Post by Kazan on Sept 6, 2015 14:22:06 GMT -5
A few more things here, mostly for the early stages of the game:
Equipment("Cudgel", 1, Mundane, Weapon)
{"<A simple, cheap club.> The most basic of weapons, the only thing that differentiates a cudgel from any broken-off branch is the fact that the former is professionally turned, making it slightly more balanced, and thus slightly easier to judge its point of impact. [mAtk(+4)]"}
{"<A simple, cheap club.> The most basic of weapons, the only thing that differentiates a cudgel from any broken-off branch is the fact that the former is professionally turned, making it slightly more balanced, and thus slightly easier to judge its point of impact. [mAtk(+4)]"}
Equipment("Roundhead Mace", 3, Mundane, Weapon)
{"<A roundish lump of iron on a handle.> The addition of an iron head to a length of wood makes it a more effective weapon than a length of wood alone, partly because iron is incompressible, and partly because the iron adds weight to the head, increasing its momentum. [mAtk(+7)]"}
{"<A roundish lump of iron on a handle.> The addition of an iron head to a length of wood makes it a more effective weapon than a length of wood alone, partly because iron is incompressible, and partly because the iron adds weight to the head, increasing its momentum. [mAtk(+7)]"}
Equipment("Jackette", 2, Mundane, Body)
{"<A thick leather coat covering the torso.> Although offering limited protection against bludgeoning, the several layers of leather that going into the Jackette do offer a modicum of protection against blades, and the low price of leather makes it cheap enough for almost anyone to afford. [mDef(+2)]"}
{"<A thick leather coat covering the torso.> Although offering limited protection against bludgeoning, the several layers of leather that going into the Jackette do offer a modicum of protection against blades, and the low price of leather makes it cheap enough for almost anyone to afford. [mDef(+2)]"}
Equipment("Jack Coat", 3, Mundane, Body)
{"<A thick leather coat covering the body down to the knees.> Longer than the Jackette, the Jack Coat offers more protection below the waist, though at a minor cost to the wearer's speed, as taking long strides is hard if the coat is buttoned closed. [mDef(+4)][mAgi(-1)]"}
{"<A thick leather coat covering the body down to the knees.> Longer than the Jackette, the Jack Coat offers more protection below the waist, though at a minor cost to the wearer's speed, as taking long strides is hard if the coat is buttoned closed. [mDef(+4)][mAgi(-1)]"}
Equipment("Plated Jackette", 5, Mundane, Body)
{"<A torso covering leather coat lined with metal plates.> Although heavier and more expensive than a plain leather Jackette, the Plated Jackette offers much greater protection against knives, making it a sought-after item amongst those who can't afford decent metal armour. [mDef(+4)]"}
{"<A torso covering leather coat lined with metal plates.> Although heavier and more expensive than a plain leather Jackette, the Plated Jackette offers much greater protection against knives, making it a sought-after item amongst those who can't afford decent metal armour. [mDef(+4)]"}
Equipment("Plated Jack", 7, Mundane, Body)
{"<A knee-length coat lined with metal plates.> As with the Plated Jackette, the Plated Jack is heavier and more expensive than the standard Jack Coat, but equally, offer much more protection against knives and other small-bladed weapons. [mDef(+7)][mAgi(-1)]"}
{"<A knee-length coat lined with metal plates.> As with the Plated Jackette, the Plated Jack is heavier and more expensive than the standard Jack Coat, but equally, offer much more protection against knives and other small-bladed weapons. [mDef(+7)][mAgi(-1)]"}
Equipment("Stiletto", 1, Mundane, Weapon)
{"<A metal spike on a handle.> Of somewhat less utility than a dagger, with a Stiletto only the very tip is sharpened, making it worthless as a cutting weapon, but useful for finding any chinks in a suit of armour, if you can survive long enough. [mAtk(+4)]"}
{"<A metal spike on a handle.> Of somewhat less utility than a dagger, with a Stiletto only the very tip is sharpened, making it worthless as a cutting weapon, but useful for finding any chinks in a suit of armour, if you can survive long enough. [mAtk(+4)]"}
Equipment("Dagger", 1, Mundane, Weapon)
{"<A bladed weapon longer than a meat-knife, but shorter than a proper sword.> Also sometimes known as a 'shortarm' due to the blade being shorter than most folks' forearms, it straddles the line between being considered merely a tool and being a proper weapon. [mAtk(+6)]"}
{"<A bladed weapon longer than a meat-knife, but shorter than a proper sword.> Also sometimes known as a 'shortarm' due to the blade being shorter than most folks' forearms, it straddles the line between being considered merely a tool and being a proper weapon. [mAtk(+6)]"}
Equipment("Short Sword", 3, Mundane, Weapon)
{"<A sword with a blade not much longer than the length of the average forearm.> Comparatively simple and cheap to manufacture, these weapons are probably the most common bladed weapon in existence, though they are by no means uniform [mAtk(+8)]"}
{"<A sword with a blade not much longer than the length of the average forearm.> Comparatively simple and cheap to manufacture, these weapons are probably the most common bladed weapon in existence, though they are by no means uniform [mAtk(+8)]"}
Mechanically, these are fine. The only problem I have with these is that each of them just build off of a weaker version of itself. The names and descriptions, especially for the armor, are more or less the same.