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Age of Dragon

More or less authentic gear list for medieval/fantasy setting. I tried to stick to IRL medieval designes, however, sometimes it was rather hard (lock picking how we know it was non-existant till XIX century, for example).

* Abacus - vital instrument for traders.

* Axe, utility - multipurpose working axe.

* Backgammon board

* Backpack, canvas - most common variant among adventurers.

* Backpack, leather - relatively-waterproof backpack (as long as you keep it away from drowning), rather heavy by itself and expansive.

* Backpack, woven - large basket with straps, usually used by peasants. They are not very sturdy, but can be crafted easely. Wicker and bark-weaving are common passtime among them during winter.

* Bagpipe - different variations of bagpipe are widely used all across the world of Argos, by humans and non-humans alike. Most notable versions include Avalonian "great warpipe" and dwarven "dramba".
* Bedroll - large, heavy woolen blancket, rolled and held together by roap or leather belt. Sometimes doubles as carrying bag - you can stuff inside your travelling essentials and slung it across the shoulder.
* Belt pouch - since pockets were not yet invented, this is your next best choice.
* Book, blank - leather-bound book of 100 blank sheets. Often used by mages and other spell casters.

* Book of Needs - Savior Church priest's "manual", contains all the rituals and rites priest may perform. Larger book, Book of Rituals, contains rites for bishops.

* Book of Service - Savior Church book, containing most of the prayers, as well as liturgies.

* Bowl, ceramic

* Bucket - simple wooden bucket. Don't try to pour lava into it...

* Candles - made out of tallow or beewax.
* Candlestick

* Canteen, leather - waxed leather water bottle.

* Censer - clerical incense burner.

* Chalice, ceramic

* Chalice, glass - very, very expensive.

* Chalice, silver

* Chalk - for marking and rituals.

* Charged crystal - quarz crystals can easely store vis* for later use, or even finished spells for use by non-casters.

* Comb

* Coin purse - leather pouch to store your money and trinkets.
* Compass - brass compass in leather pouch. Rather expensive toy, but it helps in navigation.
* Crowbar - bent iron bar, can help you with locks you can't pick.

* Cup, ceramic

* De Occulta Philosophia - ancient magus textbook. Along with several other books, this text predates The Exodus.

* Dice set - five bone-carved dices and a leather cup.
* Fishing line

* Flint and steel - fire-making device, that needs some practice.

* Flute - very popular musical instrument, from peasant's huts to noble's halls.

* Glasses - corrective glasses, rather expensive.

* Hammer - simple wooden hammer

* Holy Symbol, handheld - brass or wooden cross, used by clerics of Savior's Church - most common human religion, emerged long before the Exile.

* Holy water - in ceramic bottle.

* Hourglass - medieval egg timer.

* Hunting horn

* Hurdy-gurdy - mechanical lyre, popular among minstrels.

* Incense sticks - smoldering smoking sticks, made of mixture of charocal and aromatic ingredients. Used in religious and magic rituals.

* Inkwell - road inkwell, made from horn.
* Jug, ceramic

* Journal - leather-bound notebook.

* Kettle - riveted iron kettle

* Knife, utility - small knife for your everyday needs - with it you can sharpen your quill, eat your meal, cut some strings... Can be used in a fight, it's better then nothing... But only slightly.

* Lantern - made from iron and oiled paper, it may protect your candle from the elements.
* Lockpicks - set of lockpicks and skeleton keys.

* Lute - traditional minstrel's 10-string lute.

* Mage's Wand - while not necessary for spellcasting, it helps to focus magic powers.

* Map and case - Empire's map in sturdy leather case, to protect it against elements.

* Mill, portable - heavy as hell (around 15kg/30lb), but useful in the wilderness.

* Mill board

* Mirror - tiny mirror in bronze folding case.

* Mortar and pestle - for your herbal practices.

* Mug, ceramic - glazed ceramic mug, very common. Unlike wooden mugs, they are rarely carried by adventurers - they are heavy and rather brittle, but they make good weapon in a tavern fight.

* Mug, wooden - simple mug, you can see it in any tavern.

* Ocarina - aka "earth flute". For the reasons, lost in time, since the days of Exile many ocarinas are traditionally decorated with "triple triangle" symbol. Interestingly, this is the only musical instrument elves oficially copied from humans.

* Oil lamp - small ceramic light source, fueled by vegitable oil.

* Padlock - small lock with lever locking mechanism. Initially developed by dwarves, it is now them most common lock type.
* Paper - 16 paper sheets, 8,5"x11", cut from large 34"x44" sheet. While still cheaper, then parchment, paper is still not for beggars.
* Parchment - 16 sheets. More expensive, then paper, but far more durable. It doesn't burn well, also, it's very hard to tear.
* Pencil - black lead (graphite) or black chalk in wooden holder.

* Penknife

* Plate, ceramic

* Playing cards - cheap-printed deck of 52 cards, popular among urban population (villagers prefer dice). Church does not like this pastime very much (at least, officially). Usual deck have four suits - Leaves, Acorns, Hearts and Coins... However, some games (mostly played by wizards) needs eight-suit deck.

* Prayer beads

* Reed pens - cheaper (and even less durable) alternative to quills.

* Quill - goose prime feathers, used for writing. Sold in dozens, since they break rather quickly.

* Quill, eternal - finely crafted quill with metal tip. Surves much, much longer.

* Quiver, arrow
* Quiver, quarrel
* Rope - you better carry one around... Just in case.

* Rushlights - strips of wood, soaked into pine resin. Actually, most common light source across the world - used by villagers and townees alike. One rush burns for about 15 minutes.

* Scroll case - sealed container to keep your scrolls and documents out of harm's way.

* Scissors - well, for cutting.
* Seal, personal - copper alloy (or other material) seal matrix, engraved with personal signs of the owner.

* Sealing wax

* Smoking pipe

* Soap - invaluable, if you want to keep yourself and your cloth relatively clean. In Aquilan Empire it is traditional to wash yourself once a week.

* Spade - iron-banded digging tool.
* Spoon, wooden

* Straw Dolls - cheap peasant children toy... However, some witches may use them in their rituals.

* Straight razor - yep, for shaving.

* Sun glasses - glasses with lenses made from smoky quarz.

* Sun googles - cheaper sun-protective equipment, they say, it was invented by tundra barbarians.

* Sundial, pocket - metal or wooden pocket sundial, the only pocket watch you can get.

* Tafl board

* Tarot cards - your usual fate-predicting cards. Sieliber design.

* Tinderbox - small box for storing deffernt tinder - fatwood, cloth scraps etc.

* Torch - made from wooden stick and oil- or resin-soaked rags. No coal.

* Vielle

* Waterskin - flexible water container. When it's empty, you can roll it for storage... and then start to panic.

* Wax tablet and stylus - usual tool for notes, drafts and scribbles. Cheap and reusable.
* Whetstone - blade-sharpening tool, every warrior's best friend.

*.Vis - aka "arcane power", "aetherial energy", "magical energy", "spiritual power". Very rarely, and mostly by Strangers** - "Mana".
**.Strangers - entities from another worlds and times. Technically, all of Argos inhabitants are Strangers - even dragons, first known sentient life form of this world, but this term usually applies to the zero-generation. All Strangers loose large portions of their science and technology knowledge during transportation.

Upd(29.08.2021): Added crowbar, bandage, healing salve, holy symbol, mug.

Upd(06.09.2021): Added leather backpack, padlock, bedroll, Book of Needs, Book of Service, ceramic bowl, candlestick, chalk, holy water, kettle, utility knife, mortar and pestle, ceramic mug, ceramic plate, playing cards, rushlights, scroll case, personal seals, smoking pipe, soap, wooden spoon, waterskin.

Upd(17.09.2021): healing salve and linen bandage moved to special list. Added backgammon board, silver chalice, ceramic cup, fishing line, ceramic jug, mirror, oil lamp, pencil, penknife, prayer beads, sealing wax, straight razor and tafl board.

Upd(30.05.2022): Added Bagpipe, Bucket, Ceramic chalice, Glass chalice, Comb, De Occulta Philosophia, Flute, Hunting horn, Hurdy-gurdy, Lute, Ocarina, Quivers, Rope.

Upd(27.10.2023): Added Abacus, Censer, Hammer, Wand, Mill board, Straw dolls, Tinderbox, Vielle

Upd(23.11.2023): Added canvas backpack, woven backpack, incense sticks, glasses, portable mill, reed pens, sun glasses, sun googles, pocket sundial

Description

Age of Dragon

More or less authentic gear list for medieval/fantasy setting. I tried to stick to IRL medieval designes, however, sometimes it was rather hard (lock picking how we know it was non-existant till XIX century, for example).

* Abacus - vital instrument for traders.

* Axe, utility - multipurpose working axe.

* Backgammon board

* Backpack, canvas - most common variant among adventurers.

* Backpack, leather - relatively-waterproof backpack (as long as you keep it away from drowning), rather heavy by itself and expansive.

* Backpack, woven - large basket with straps, usually used by peasants. They are not very sturdy, but can be crafted easely. Wicker and bark-weaving are common passtime among them during winter.

* Bagpipe - different variations of bagpipe are widely used all across the world of Argos, by humans and non-humans alike. Most notable versions include Avalonian "great warpipe" and dwarven "dramba".
* Bedroll - large, heavy woolen blancket, rolled and held together by roap or leather belt. Sometimes doubles as carrying bag - you can stuff inside your travelling essentials and slung it across the shoulder.
* Belt pouch - since pockets were not yet invented, this is your next best choice.
* Book, blank - leather-bound book of 100 blank sheets. Often used by mages and other spell casters.

* Book of Needs - Savior Church priest's "manual", contains all the rituals and rites priest may perform. Larger book, Book of Rituals, contains rites for bishops.

* Book of Service - Savior Church book, containing most of the prayers, as well as liturgies.

* Bowl, ceramic

* Bucket - simple wooden bucket. Don't try to pour lava into it...

* Candles - made out of tallow or beewax.
* Candlestick

* Canteen, leather - waxed leather water bottle.

* Censer - clerical incense burner.

* Chalice, ceramic

* Chalice, glass - very, very expensive.

* Chalice, silver

* Chalk - for marking and rituals.

* Charged crystal - quarz crystals can easely store vis* for later use, or even finished spells for use by non-casters.

* Comb

* Coin purse - leather pouch to store your money and trinkets.
* Compass - brass compass in leather pouch. Rather expensive toy, but it helps in navigation.
* Crowbar - bent iron bar, can help you with locks you can't pick.

* Cup, ceramic

* De Occulta Philosophia - ancient magus textbook. Along with several other books, this text predates The Exodus.

* Dice set - five bone-carved dices and a leather cup.
* Fishing line

* Flint and steel - fire-making device, that needs some practice.

* Flute - very popular musical instrument, from peasant's huts to noble's halls.

* Glasses - corrective glasses, rather expensive.

* Hammer - simple wooden hammer

* Holy Symbol, handheld - brass or wooden cross, used by clerics of Savior's Church - most common human religion, emerged long before the Exile.

* Holy water - in ceramic bottle.

* Hourglass - medieval egg timer.

* Hunting horn

* Hurdy-gurdy - mechanical lyre, popular among minstrels.

* Incense sticks - smoldering smoking sticks, made of mixture of charocal and aromatic ingredients. Used in religious and magic rituals.

* Inkwell - road inkwell, made from horn.
* Jug, ceramic

* Journal - leather-bound notebook.

* Kettle - riveted iron kettle

* Knife, utility - small knife for your everyday needs - with it you can sharpen your quill, eat your meal, cut some strings... Can be used in a fight, it's better then nothing... But only slightly.

* Lantern - made from iron and oiled paper, it may protect your candle from the elements.
* Lockpicks - set of lockpicks and skeleton keys.

* Lute - traditional minstrel's 10-string lute.

* Mage's Wand - while not necessary for spellcasting, it helps to focus magic powers.

* Map and case - Empire's map in sturdy leather case, to protect it against elements.

* Mill, portable - heavy as hell (around 15kg/30lb), but useful in the wilderness.

* Mill board

* Mirror - tiny mirror in bronze folding case.

* Mortar and pestle - for your herbal practices.

* Mug, ceramic - glazed ceramic mug, very common. Unlike wooden mugs, they are rarely carried by adventurers - they are heavy and rather brittle, but they make good weapon in a tavern fight.

* Mug, wooden - simple mug, you can see it in any tavern.

* Ocarina - aka "earth flute". For the reasons, lost in time, since the days of Exile many ocarinas are traditionally decorated with "triple triangle" symbol. Interestingly, this is the only musical instrument elves oficially copied from humans.

* Oil lamp - small ceramic light source, fueled by vegitable oil.

* Padlock - small lock with lever locking mechanism. Initially developed by dwarves, it is now them most common lock type.
* Paper - 16 paper sheets, 8,5"x11", cut from large 34"x44" sheet. While still cheaper, then parchment, paper is still not for beggars.
* Parchment - 16 sheets. More expensive, then paper, but far more durable. It doesn't burn well, also, it's very hard to tear.
* Pencil - black lead (graphite) or black chalk in wooden holder.

* Penknife

* Plate, ceramic

* Playing cards - cheap-printed deck of 52 cards, popular among urban population (villagers prefer dice). Church does not like this pastime very much (at least, officially). Usual deck have four suits - Leaves, Acorns, Hearts and Coins... However, some games (mostly played by wizards) needs eight-suit deck.

* Prayer beads

* Reed pens - cheaper (and even less durable) alternative to quills.

* Quill - goose prime feathers, used for writing. Sold in dozens, since they break rather quickly.

* Quill, eternal - finely crafted quill with metal tip. Surves much, much longer.

* Quiver, arrow
* Quiver, quarrel
* Rope - you better carry one around... Just in case.

* Rushlights - strips of wood, soaked into pine resin. Actually, most common light source across the world - used by villagers and townees alike. One rush burns for about 15 minutes.

* Scroll case - sealed container to keep your scrolls and documents out of harm's way.

* Scissors - well, for cutting.
* Seal, personal - copper alloy (or other material) seal matrix, engraved with personal signs of the owner.

* Sealing wax

* Smoking pipe

* Soap - invaluable, if you want to keep yourself and your cloth relatively clean. In Aquilan Empire it is traditional to wash yourself once a week.

* Spade - iron-banded digging tool.
* Spoon, wooden

* Straw Dolls - cheap peasant children toy... However, some witches may use them in their rituals.

* Straight razor - yep, for shaving.

* Sun glasses - glasses with lenses made from smoky quarz.

* Sun googles - cheaper sun-protective equipment, they say, it was invented by tundra barbarians.

* Sundial, pocket - metal or wooden pocket sundial, the only pocket watch you can get.

* Tafl board

* Tarot cards - your usual fate-predicting cards. Sieliber design.

* Tinderbox - small box for storing deffernt tinder - fatwood, cloth scraps etc.

* Torch - made from wooden stick and oil- or resin-soaked rags. No coal.

* Vielle

* Waterskin - flexible water container. When it's empty, you can roll it for storage... and then start to panic.

* Wax tablet and stylus - usual tool for notes, drafts and scribbles. Cheap and reusable.
* Whetstone - blade-sharpening tool, every warrior's best friend.

*.Vis - aka "arcane power", "aetherial energy", "magical energy", "spiritual power". Very rarely, and mostly by Strangers** - "Mana".
**.Strangers - entities from another worlds and times. Technically, all of Argos inhabitants are Strangers - even dragons, first known sentient life form of this world, but this term usually applies to the zero-generation. All Strangers loose large portions of their science and technology knowledge during transportation.

Upd(29.08.2021): Added crowbar, bandage, healing salve, holy symbol, mug.

Upd(06.09.2021): Added leather backpack, padlock, bedroll, Book of Needs, Book of Service, ceramic bowl, candlestick, chalk, holy water, kettle, utility knife, mortar and pestle, ceramic mug, ceramic plate, playing cards, rushlights, scroll case, personal seals, smoking pipe, soap, wooden spoon, waterskin.

Upd(17.09.2021): healing salve and linen bandage moved to special list. Added backgammon board, silver chalice, ceramic cup, fishing line, ceramic jug, mirror, oil lamp, pencil, penknife, prayer beads, sealing wax, straight razor and tafl board.

Upd(30.05.2022): Added Bagpipe, Bucket, Ceramic chalice, Glass chalice, Comb, De Occulta Philosophia, Flute, Hunting horn, Hurdy-gurdy, Lute, Ocarina, Quivers, Rope.

Upd(27.10.2023): Added Abacus, Censer, Hammer, Wand, Mill board, Straw dolls, Tinderbox, Vielle

Upd(23.11.2023): Added canvas backpack, woven backpack, incense sticks, glasses, portable mill, reed pens, sun glasses, sun googles, pocket sundial