Poor equipment is damaged, improvised, or so badly maintained that it impairs your effectiveness. Scavenged weapons, jury-rigged tools, and neglected gear fall into this category.

• Subtract 1 from your Final Sum when using this item
• Poor firearms jam on any Fumble (require Tempo 4 to clear)
• Poor armor degrades: loses 1 AR permanently when you take a Grievous Wound

Standard equipment is functional and reliable—the baseline against which other quality is measured. Most purchased gear is Standard quality unless otherwise specified.

Superior equipment is crafted with care by a skilled artisan. The balance is better, the materials finer, the construction more precise.

• Add +1 to your Final Sum when using this item
• Typically costs twice the base price
• Must be purchased from a specialist or found as treasure

Masterwork equipment represents the pinnacle of craftsmanship—weapons and tools that are works of art as much as functional items. A Masterwork revolver might have silver inlay, a perfectly tuned action, and a grip shaped to its owner’s hand.

• Add +2 to your Final Sum when using this item
• Replaces Superior (bonuses do not stack)
• Typically costs five times the base price
• Rare; must be commissioned, inherited, or taken from someone important

The derringer is a gambler’s gun, a lady’s gun, a last-resort gun. It holds only two shots and has poor range, but it fits in a boot, a sleeve, or a corset. Many a man has died surprised by a derringer he never saw coming.

The Peacemaker is the iconic revolver of the Frontier—reliable, accurate, and powerful enough to put down most threats. Its six-shot cylinder and single-action mechanism are familiar to anyone who’s held a gun.

The Volcanic represents an attempt at semi-automatic fire using lever-action mechanics. It holds more rounds than a revolver and can be fired quickly, though it lacks the raw stopping power of heavier pistols.

The LeMat is a beast of a weapon—heavy, complex, and devastating. Its primary cylinder holds nine pistol rounds, while a secondary barrel beneath fires a single shotgun shell. Switching between barrels requires manually adjusting the striker.

The Dragoon is a monster—a massive revolver originally designed for mounted troops who needed to punch through enemy cavalry. It kicks like a mule and requires significant strength to control, but its heavy rounds ignore light armor.

The carbine sacrifices some range and power for portability. It’s the preferred long gun of cavalry, scouts, and anyone who needs a rifle that won’t catch on doorframes or saddle horns.

The repeater is the most common long gun on the Frontier. Its lever-action mechanism allows rapid follow-up shots, and its tube magazine holds enough rounds for a sustained firefight. Every ranch, every homestead, every guard post has at least one repeater.

The buffalo rifle fires a massive cartridge capable of dropping a bull at extreme range—or punching through cover that would stop lesser rounds. It’s slow to reload and punishing to fire, but nothing else hits as hard.

The sniper rifle is a specialized weapon for those who kill from beyond normal engagement range. Its telescopic scope provides significant advantages at distance but makes close-quarters work nearly impossible.

The sawed-off sacrifices what little range a shotgun has for portability and sheer terror. It’s the weapon of highwaymen, enforcers, and anyone who expects to fight in spaces measured in feet rather than yards.

The coach gun is a classic—two barrels, two shots, devastating effect. It’s the standard scattergun of guards, homesteaders, and anyone who values reliability and stopping power over capacity.

The pump-action represents the cutting edge of scattergun technology. Its five-round magazine and reliable action make it the preferred weapon for serious close-quarters fighters. The distinctive sound of a pump-action being racked is enough to give most opponents pause.

The Gatling is the most devastating infantry weapon on the Frontier. Its multiple rotating barrels allow continuous fire as long as ammunition feeds and the crank turns. It requires mounting on a tripod, wagon, or fortification—no one fires a Gatling from the hip.

The duster is the iconic garment of the Frontier—a long coat that keeps off dust, rain, and prying eyes. It won’t stop a bullet, but it will hide the guns you’re carrying.

Boiler plate is the armor of the desperate—heavy iron plates strapped to vital areas. It’s crude, uncomfortable, and marks you as someone who expects to be shot. But when that first bullet comes, you’ll be glad you wore it.

The Consortium vest represents the best mass-produced armor available. Layers of treated leather and metal plating provide solid protection without the bulk of heavier armor. It’s expensive, but you get what you pay for.

The hardsuit is the pinnacle of personal protection—a full suit of interlocking metal plates with hydraulic assistance to offset the weight. Only the Ironbrand mercenary company produces them, and they don’t sell to outsiders. If you’re wearing one, you either earned it through service or took it from a corpse.

Salt rounds are the standard anti-supernatural ammunition. The salt disrupts the Current, making these rounds devastating against spirits, Hollow Men, and other Veil-born creatures. Against living targets, they’re painful but less lethal than lead.

Iron-core rounds punch through armor more effectively than standard lead and carry the grounding properties of cold iron. They’re heavier, which increases recoil, but the penetration is worth it against armored targets or creatures vulnerable to iron.

Ghost-rock rounds are devastatingly powerful—and terrifyingly unstable. The ghost-rock fragments detonate on impact, dealing massive damage. But the volatility works both ways; a fumble can be catastrophic for the shooter.

Hollow-points are designed to kill soft targets as efficiently as possible. They expand on impact, creating devastating wounds. Against armored targets, however, the expansion actually reduces penetration.

Tracers are used to mark targets, adjust aim, and coordinate fire. The glowing trail makes subsequent shots easier but also reveals your position.

A leather pouch containing approximately 10 uses of purified rock salt. Ward spirits (create salt line), purify water (1 gallon per use), preserve food (1 day per use), “salt the dead” (prevent rising).

6 hours of light per oil fill; oil refill §5; illuminates 10m radius; negates Darkness penalties.

50 feet of sturdy hemp rope; supports up to 500 lbs.

Protects against Ash Belt toxicity and airborne hazards; filters last approximately 1 week of regular use; replacement filters §20.

Holds 1 day’s water for one person.

7 days of dried meat, hardtack, and other preserved foods; lasts indefinitely if kept dry.

Necessary for proper rest in the wastes; without it, Long Rest only recovers half normal HP.

Clears 1d3 Strain immediately; addictive (GM tracks usage; withdrawal after 3+ consecutive days of use).

+2 Roll Bonus to Medicine checks; 5 uses (each use consumes some supplies).

WR 6 in 3m radius; Tempo 6 to light and throw; can be bundled (each additional stick: +2 WR, +1m radius).

An Erosion Sink is a carefully prepared crystal—usually quartz or obsidian—that has been attuned to absorb the Current’s corrosive effects. When you would take Erosion, you can channel it into the Sink instead. But crystals can only hold so much before they shatter.

Effect: Absorb 1 Erosion per session; breaks after 3 total absorptions.

Reduce Strain cost of Rank 1–2 Talents by 1 (minimum 0).

+2 Roll Bonus to Focus checks vs. Disruption.

+1 Resonance Echo per rest.

+2 Roll Bonus to Defense vs. Psionic attacks; −1 die to your own Channel checks (Pool Penalty).

Grimoires are texts containing psionic knowledge—the theories, techniques, and warnings necessary to learn advanced Talents. They cannot be purchased. They are found in ruins, hoarded by the Circle of Ash, or pried from the cold hands of dead practitioners.

To learn a Rank 3+ Talent without a mentor, you need a Grimoire containing that Talent. Each Grimoire contains 1–3 Talents from a single Discipline.