Mundane Equipment

The following additional non-magical equipment is available for purchase in the Known Lands, though some items may need to be obtained from specialized sources.

Arrows, Smokescreen

• Must be lit before it is fired, taking a standard action.
  
• One round after it is lit, this non-damaging explosive emits a cloud of smoke in a 10-foot radius that persists for 1d3+6 rounds. Windy conditions reduce the duration by five rounds.
  
• Visibility within the smoke is limited to two feet and provides a 20% miss chance due to partial concealment.
  
• Smokescreen arrows reduce the range increment of any bow they are fired from by 20 feet, due to the additional weight of the tip.
  
• Creating a smokescreen arrow requires an Alchemy skill check (DC 25) and a Craft (fletcher) skill check (DC 15).

Arrow, Smokescreen: 50 gp each; ½ lb.

Source: Ultimate Equipment Guide by Mongoose Publishing, modified

Balls, Juggling

• Set of five brightly-coloured balls balanced for juggling
• Usable by anyone with a rank in Sleight of Hand
• Increases the amount of money a character can make each day by 5 sp per hour of performing. Juggling is only effective in this way for two hours per day.
  
• If the juggler possesses the sneak attack class ability, he may throw one of these balls at a target within 30 feet and, assuming the attack hits, inflict one point of bludgeoning damage, plus normal sneak attack damage. This attack only works once per encounter and, because it relies on surprise, must be made before combat begins.

Balls, Juggling: 8 gp per set; 2 lb.

Source: Ultimate Equipment Guide by Mongoose Publishing

Beads, Assassin’s

• Garrotte wire hidden in prayer beads of necklace
• As a free action, the wielder can tug on the beads, separating them and exposing the garrotte.
• Assassin’s beads add +1 to the Fortitude DC of a garrotte attack.
  

Beads, Assassin’s: Medium-size Exotic Weapon; 10 gp; Dmg 1d8; Critical x2; Range –; 2 lb.; Bludgeoning.

Source: Ultimate Equipment Guide by Mongoose Publishing

Boot, Bladed

• Blade hidden in soles of boots
• Activated by pressing on heel in special manner
• An opponent cannot use a disarm action to disarm a character’s bladed boots.
  
• The cost and weight given are for a single bladed boot.
  
• An attack with a bladed boot is considered an armed attack.
  
• Use the Weapon Finesse feat to apply a character’s Dexterity modifier instead of the Strength modifier to attack rolls with a bladed boot.
  

Bladed Boot: Tiny Simple Weapon; 20 gp; Dmg 1d4; Critical 19-20/x2; 2 lb.; Piercing.

Source: Ultimate Equipment Guide by Mongoose Publishing, modified

Boots, Elven

• Allows a soft-footed character to tread with even more silence. adding a +2 circumstance bonus to all Stealth checks.

Elven Boots: 85 gp; 1 lb.

Source: Ultimate Equipment Guide by Mongoose Publishing, modified

Bowstring Silencer

• +10 bonus to Stealth checks to overcome noise the weapon normally makes
  
• Reduces its range increment by 10 feet 

Bowstring Silencer: +25 gp, 0 lb.

Source: More Ultimate Equipment by Mongoose Publishing, modified

Cards, Playing

• A deck of playing cards
  

Cards: 10 gp; 1/10 lb.

Source: Ultimate Equipment Guide by Mongoose Publishing

Concealing Ring

• Contains hidden compartment, capable of containing a single dose of poison or other powder.
  
• +2 circumstance bonus to Sleight of Hand skill checks to sneak the dose into food or drink.
  

Concealing Ring: 50 gp.

Source: Ultimate Equipment Guide by Mongoose Publishing

Dagger, Sap Pommel

• Combines a normal dagger with a sap on the end of the pommel
• In combat, the bladed end may be used as a normal dagger or the blunt end as a sap, dealing subdual damage.
  

Dagger, Sap Pommel: Small Martial Weapon; 1 gp; Dmg 1d4 or 1d6 subdual; Critical 19-20/x2 or x2; Range –; 3 lb.; Piercing or Bludgeoning.

Source: Ultimate Equipment Guide by Mongoose Publishing

Dagger Sheath, Spring-Loaded

• A dagger is kept in a spring-loaded slender, leather sheath that is strapped to the wrist.
  
• When the user twists his hand in a particular way, the dagger pops from its sheath into the user’s hand.
  
• To successfully draw this weapon, the user must make a Sleight of Hand check (DC 20).  On a success, the user draws the dagger as a free action and may immediately attack with it, possibly catching his opponent flat-footed if the target did not expect an attack. Otherwise, the user fumbles with the dagger and must follow the standard rules for drawing the weapon. A character with the Quick Draw feat does not need to make a check to properly draw a spring-loaded dagger.
  

Dagger Sheath, Spring-Loaded: 30 gp, 1 lb.

Source: Ultimate Equipment Guide by Mongoose Publishing, modified

Fireproof Clothing

• Provides a +2 circumstance bonus to all saving throws involving non-magical fire.
  
• Fire that normally ignites clothing will fail to do so 50% of the time.
  

Fireproof Clothing: x2 gp, +0 lb.

Source: More Ultimate Equipment by Mongoose Publishing, modified

Flash Powder

• Small packet of powder that produces a bright and smoky, but otherwise harmless, explosion when detonated.
  
• After using flash powder, a character may immediately attempt a Stealth check without penalty.
  
• Allows user to use Stealth skill as if he had successfully used Bluff to hide while people are aware of his presence.
  

Flash Powder: 75 gp per packet; 1 lb.

Source: Ultimate Equipment Guide by Mongoose Publishing, modified

Finger Blade

• Small blade that wearer attaches to a ring, and fits tightly between outstretched fingers where it is hidden.
  
• +2 circumstance bonus to steal a purse or pouch with Sleight of Hand

Finger Blade: 4 sp.

Source: Ultimate Equipment Guide by Mongoose Publishing, modified

Flask, Fine

• Triples the amount of time the contents remain fresh

Flask, Fine: 35 gp, 1 lb.

Source: More Ultimate Equipment by Mongoose Publishing, modified

Footpad’s Vest

• Appears as a simple vest
• A set of thieves’ tools is hidden in the vest, requiring a Search check (DC 25) to detect them.
• Requires a full-round action to open the vest and retrieve the tools.
  

Footpad’s Vest: 60 gp; 2 lb.

Source: Ultimate Equipment Guide by Mongoose Publishing, modified

Grease

• Using grease grants a +2 circumstance bonus to picking rusted locks and adds a +2 circumstance bonus on Stealth checks to open doors quietly.
  
• Each container of grease is good for ten uses.
  

Grease: 5 gp per container; ½ lb.

Source: Ultimate Equipment Guide by Mongoose Publishing, modified

Grease, Slide

• Covers a 10-foot by 10-foot area and allows sliding of up to four times his maximum weight allowance across the greased section in one round.
  
• Only lasts three rounds.
  
• Any character attempting to walk on an area treated with slide grease must make a Balance check (DC 10) if moving normally, or DC (15) if jogging or running.
  
• Characters who attempt to fight while standing on an area treated with slide grease must make a successful Balance check (DC 25).
  
• Any character who fails a balance check while moving across a greased area falls prone; standing up in a greased area requires another Balance check (DC 15).
  

Slide Grease: 25 gp; ½ lb.

Source: Ultimate Equipment Guide by Mongoose Publishing
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Magician's Hat

• When using the Sleight of Hand skill in conjunction with the hat and items of less than 1 lb. of weight, a ‘magical’ hat adds a +2 equipment bonus to these Sleight of Hand skill checks.
  
• Generally only useful during performances as the hat is too obvious to be used for pick pocketing attempts in most cases.
  

Magician's Hat: 70 gp, 2 lb.

Source: More Ultimate Equipment by Mongoose Publishing, modified

Mask

• Elaborate or a solid black leather obscuring the wearer’s face.
  
• Any character wearing a mask will be unidentifiable if he encounters others he has never met (though he should also take care to wear nondescript clothing and wield common weapons).
  
• If he does encounter someone he knows, the mask grants a +2 circumstance bonus to his Disguise check.
  

Mask: 3 sp.

Source: Ultimate Equipment Guide by Mongoose Publishing

Money Belt

• Holds up to 20 coins
  
• Sleight of Hand to steal from the belt suffers a –10 circumstance penalty. 
  
• Removing anything from the belt takes double the time, at a minimum of a full round action, and provokes attacks of opportunity.
  

Money Belt: 5 sp, 0 lb.

Source: More Ultimate Equipment by Mongoose Publishing, modified

Potion Belt

• Holds up to 10 potions for easy access
• A potion can be retrieved from the belt as a move equivalent action that does not draw an attack of opportunity.
  

Potion Belt: 65 gp, 1 lb

Source: More Ultimate Equipment by Mongoose Publishing, modified

Quiver, Climber’s

• A climber’s quiver has a covered top and a cork-lined base that holds arrows (or bolts) securely so ammunition does not spill while climbing.
  
• Extra straps hold the quiver tight against the body, keeping it from swinging.
  

Quiver, Climber’s: 50 gp; 2 lb.

Source: Ultimate Equipment Guide by Mongoose Publishing

Rations, Fine Trail

• Lightweight rations.  Cost more but weigh less than normal trail rations.
  

Rations, Fine Trail: 1 gp; ¼ lb.

Source: Ultimate Equipment Guide by Mongoose Publishing, modified
 
Tool Belt

• Holds a tool kit on waist so that the kit is always ready, regardless of the circumstances.
• Equipping the kit from the belt is a move action that does not provoke an attack of opportunity.

Tool Belt: 10 gp, 4 lb.

Source: More Ultimate Equipment by Mongoose Publishing, modified

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