Crusaders TTRPG Items
Items in Crusaders TTRPG help you make your roleplaying experience more authentic.
Choose Your Starting Equipment
Choose 1 armor your class is proficient in.
Choose either 1 weapon and an accessory, or 2 weapons your class is proficient with.
2 health potions.
A backpack with 10 rations, tent & bedroll, cooking utensils, mess kit, tinderbox, 3 torches, roper and a waterskin. (From Background)
1 Uncommon Item.
That's it! Enjoy your new character and remember, you are roleplaying with other people at the table.
Weapons double in damage die at level 6, 11, and 16.
Attunement, Item & Game Limitations
Attunement is when you bond with an item. In crusaders it's more of a cap of items. For instance a character can only wield 1 two handed weapon (great weapon), or wear one armor.
You can only have 3 accessories and only 1 of the same type. For example, you can have 1 ring, shield, and bracers but cannot have 3 rings. Be careful adventurer for cursed accessories cannot be removed from your attunement easily.
You can attune items instantly, there is no downtime to attune to items. There is also no limit to the amount of magic items outside of the weapon, armor, and accessory limitations.
Other limitations include:
MAX base armor (before bonuses) for each tier of play is capped. Tier 1 (18), tier 2 (28), tier 3 (38), tier 4 (48).
Temporary hit points from all sources is capped at 8 + 5 per level.
Choosing Your Armor
Your armor will determine how hard you are to hit. The higher number your armor is the harder you are to hit with attack rolls. In Crusaders players flavor their armor how they want, however their armor still has a mechanical stat value.
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Unarmored
Button5 + CON + PM Armor Class
While you may not be wearing armor you gain mobility gain +10 movement speed. Races that get unarmored defenses do not get this bonus movement speed.
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Robes
Button5 + SM + PM Armor Class
This armor class has a base of 5 + SM (Spellcasting Modifier) + PM (Proficiency Modifier). In addition, if you have a Spellcasting score of at least 14 while wearing robes you add your Proficiency Modifier to your healing and damage spells.
Robes have a weight of 3 pounds.
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Light Armor
Button5 + DEX + PM Armor Class
This armor class has a base of 4 + DEX (Dexterity Modifier) + PM (Proficiency Modifier). In addition, if you have a Dexterity score of at least 14 you gain 1 additional AC.
Light armor has a weight of 8 pounds.
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Medium Armor
Button12 + PM Armor Class
This armor class has a base of 12 + your proficiency modifier.
Medium armor has a weight of 15 pounds.
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Choosing Your Accessories
Accessories are a way to increase your armor while granting your character some personal style. Accessories increase your armor by 1. Remember, you can attune to up to 3 accessories at a time. In Crusaders players flavor their accessories how they want, however their Accessory still has a mechanical stat value.
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Amulet
ButtonAmulets have a weight of 1.5 pounds.
Amulets can be worn by any class.
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Boots
ButtonBoots have a weight of 3 pounds.
Boots can be worn by any class.
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Cloak / Cape
ButtonCape, Cloak, Cowl, Poncho, Shroud, Mantle, Toga, Liripipe, Chausuble, Serape, or Shawl.
Cloaks have a weight of 1.5 pounds.
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Ring
ButtonGuild Signet, Gem Cut Ring, Wedding Ring, or A Champion's Ring.
Rings have a weight of 0.1 pounds.
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Other Starting Equipment
Starter Simple Weapons
Simple weapons are also classified as thrown weapons, and possess the Finesse properties.
Starter Gun
Guns deal piercing damage. They do not include any ability modifiers like Dexterity. Guns require ammo, but do not require a reloading time. Ammo for guns costs 1 gold for 25 bullets. A DM can choose to not allow guns, in which case replace the gun's name with a similar crossbow, the crossbow will be magically enhanced to function like a gun and use it's stats.
Starter Martial Weapons
Martial weapons are weapons that can be used with two hands and require a Strength score of 12 to use.
Great weapons require 2 hands to wield. Wielding a great weapon with 1 hand will result in disadvantage on all attack rolls with that weapon.
Starter Caster Weapons
Simple weapons are also classified as thrown weapons, and possess the Finesse properties.
Starter Ranged
Simple weapons are also classified as thrown weapons, and possess the Finesse properties.
Uncommon Items
Uncommon items can range from 100-500 gold cannot be purchased as starter items. Typically handed out as loot or rewards for levels 1-6.
Uncommon Accessories
Uncommon Caster & Trinket
Attunement Gem
Attunement Gems are magical gems players can use to attune to a weapon, accessory, or armor. Attunement Gems can be a great way to incentivize or reward players for completing tasks.
You can attune up to 3 gems per item, gems become dead gems when removed from that item. If a dead gem is placed in another item, that item will lose all magical properties including magic from gems.
Gem Rarity
A gem gives a character bonuses and are commonly traded at the following prices:
- Dead Gems: Dead gems will ruin items if they are put into a magical item. They can still be sold for 50 gold to a local jeweler who will likely make a piece of cheap jewelry out of it. (A natural 1)
- Flawed Gem: Flawed gems have a 50% chance of becoming a dead gem on attunement. These can be sold for around 100 gold to any shop as they are valuable but not as valuable as a regular gem.
- Imperfect Gem: Imperfect gems can be attuned to an item for their normal bonus amount. They are considered highly valuable and can be sold for 500 to 2,000 pending on the gem type.
- A Perfect Gem: Perfect gems are rare, they are considered the best gems and give double the attunement bonus when attuned. They are highly sought after, and can be sold for an upwards of 10,000.
While gems are not exactly rare, they are considered valuable and should be handed out as rewards for completing missions as they can be a great way to incentivize players without handing them items. Whether it's a dungeon crawl or a wealthy governor looking to pay the adventurers, gems are an awesome alternative to the raw power of magic items.
What Gems Are Available?
Below you can find an easy roll table. Simply have them roll, for the type of gem and quality. Below is a list of Uncommon Gems. Each rarity level increases the bonuses by 1, except for Topaz which increases by 3.
Gemstone Benefits Table
| Gemstone | Benefit |
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| Amber | Reduce damage taken from elemental damage by 2. |
| Amethyst | Reduce damage taken from otherworldly damage by 2. |
| Aquamarine | Provides a +1 bonus to Wisdom skill checks. |
| Citrine | Spells and attacks deal 3 additional Solar damage. |
| Diamond | Provides a +1 bonus to Constitution saving throws. |
| Emerald | Reduce damage taken from bludgeoning, slashing, and piercing by 2. |
| Garnet | Provides a +1 bonus to Strength saving throws. |
| Jade | Provides a +1 bonus to Dexterity skill checks. |
| Labradorite | Provides a +1 bonus to contested skill checks. |
| Lapis Lazuli | Provides a +1 bonus to Intelligence saving throws. |
| Moonstone | Provides a +1 bonus to Charisma skill checks. |
| Obsidian | Provides a +1 bonus to Strength skill checks and 6 additional damage on melee attack damage rolls. |
| Onyx | Provides a +1 bonus to Dexterity saving throws. |
| Opal | Provides a +1 bonus to Wisdom saving throws. |
| Pearl | Provides a +1 bonus to Wisdom skill checks. |
| Peridot | Provides a +1 bonus to Intelligence skill checks. |
| Ruby | Grants a +1 to attack rolls and 3 additional Fire damage to spells and attacks. |
| Sapphire | Grants 1 spell point regeneration per round. |
| Topaz | Provides a +2 bonus to Initiative skill checks. |
| Turquoise | Provides a +1 bonus to Charisma saving throws. |
Other Items
These are mostly consumable items or magic items not categorized in the above sections.
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Uncommon
Rare
Very Rare
Legendary
Artifact
