Items

This section details the various materials and currency used in the Echoes fantasy setting. These resources form the backbone of the crafting system and economy within the game world.

Currency: Marks

Marks are the standard currency used throughout the world. These coins are crafted from an alloy of copper, zinc, tin, and silver, making them lightweight, resistant to wear, and inherently valuable.

This standardized currency simplifies trade and commerce, making them easily adaptable to the needs of each campaign: specific world settings may elaborate on local variations or historical context, while their fundamental value remains consistent.

At Level 0, each character starts with 300 Marks that can be used to purchase their starting equipment and consumables.

Crafting Materials

The lists that follow identify the primary materials used in crafting. They are presented divided by each profession, in order of rarity and value. The pairing between a material and a profession is not to be taken as a strict rule, but rather a suggestion for the most common uses.

Blacksmith

Iron (Mundane): The fundamental metal for most blacksmithing work, it is used to create tools, weapons, and armor. Found in abundance throughout the world, iron is relatively soft but can be worked into serviceable items.
Hardened Iron (Common): Iron that has been strengthened by repeatedly heating it within beds of glowing charcoal and then hammered. This treatment gives the outer layers steel-like qualities while maintaining an iron core. The result is a material that holds a better edge than common iron and proves more durable in use. Smiths recognize it by its distinctive mottled surface pattern.
Steel (Rare): Obtained by carefully heating iron in a furnace full of charcoal, steel is stronger and more durable than iron. The process requires significant skill and precise control of the forge temperature. Smiths judge the quality by the sound when struck and the appearance of the metal after cooling. The resulting material can take and hold a superior edge, making it highly prized for quality weapons and armor.
Infused Steel (Elite): Similar to steel, but forged using specialized techniques with rare minerals added during specific stages of the heating process. Blue steel is one of most known and sought after variants. Items made from infused steel are extremely rare and expensive to produce.

Carpenter

Silvergrain (Mundane): Pale, fine-grained hardwood valued for its balance between strength and flexibility, though it lacks durability. Easy to cut and shape, Silvergrain is a staple for apprentice carpenters. (Inspired by Maple)
Knothide (Common): Brown hardwood with a dense, interlocking grain. Hard to work with, it rewards patient craftsmen with durable weapons, sturdy shields, and resilient framing. (Inspired by Elm)
Shockweave (Rare): Robust dark hardwood known for its superb strength and durability. Its trees mature over centuries in groves so ancient that their fibers are said to carry echoes of long-forgotten battles. (Inspired by Oak)
Galebend (Rare): Vibrant orange wood with an uncanny ability to bend and return to form. Galebend grows on storm-battered cliffs, shaped by relentless winds. Its grain holds a natural tension, as if storing the fury of the tempests. (Inspired by Osage Orange)
Lavatrunk (Elite): Dense, reddish wood with exceptional durability and impact resistance. Lavatrunk grows in remote volcanic regions. Myths claim its roots are so deep they draw strength from magma, keeping it from erupting. (Inspired by Hickory)
Nightsway (Elite): Greenish-brown wood of strange contradiction, nearly as hard as iron, yet flexible as a whip. Found in remote highland valleys where mist clings day and night, year around. Its trees are said to grow only at night, always bending toward moonlight. (Inspired by Yew)

Goldsmith

Copper (Mundane): Reddish-brown metal known for its malleability, inexpensive and prone to tarnishing.
Brass (Mundane): Alloy of copper and zinc with a gold-like appearance, more durable than copper by itself.
Bronze (Common): Alloy of copper and tin, bronze is both harder and more durable than copper.
Silver (Common): Soft, white metal, silver prized for its beauty but prone to corrosion.
Electrum (Rare): Natural alloy of silver and gold, more durable than silver.
Gold (Rare): Dense, soft and precious metal, highly valued for its beauty and durability.
White Gold (Elite): Complex alloy of gold and silver, forged using a process that fuses the two metals together with other rare minerals. The exact composition is closely guarded, resulting in a unique and highly sought-after material.
Platinum (Elite): Dense, silvery-white metal found only in remote mountain veins. Requires specialized forge techniques and tools to work its stubborn nature, as it melts only in the hottest fires. Its exceptional resistance to tarnish and remarkable weight make it the most prestigious material.

Herbalist

Waterleaf (Mundane): Succulent plant with thick leaves containing a soothing gel used in healing salves. The gel, properly purified, is applied directly to minor wounds and burns for immediate relief. (Inspired by Aloe)
Bentwood Bark (Mundane): Harvested from flexible trees, this bark contains properties that reduce pain and cure common diseases. In high dosages can be poisonous. (Inspired by Willow)
Bonewort (Common): Plant with deep roots and broad leaves, harvested for its healing properties. When ground into a paste, it accelerates the mending of broken bones and torn muscles. (Inspired by Comfrey)
Feverfern (Common): Plant with a thick purple stem and creamy white flowers. Its leaves, harvested when blooming, can be brewed into teas that treat fevers and, to the delight of tavern-goers, alleviate hangovers. (Inspired by Meadowsweet)
Stonesap (Rare): Resin harvested from hardy trees with roots embedded in rocks. When properly processed, it greatly accelerates the healing process of even severe wounds. Few of these trees survive to maturity, and those that do yield only small amounts of resin. (Inspired by Boswellia)
Frostbloom (Rare): White flower that grows in the harshest winter conditions. Its bulbs, harvested and distilled in their native freezing environment, can be used to create both deadly poisons and remedies for the most persistent diseases. (Inspired by Snowdrop)
Phoenix Leaf (Elite): Fern-like plant with leaves that turn vibrant red for a brief period each year. When harvested during this red phase, they can be used to create powerful healing salves capable of treating even the most grievous wounds. The plant only grow in areas that have been ravaged by fire. (Inspired by Resurrection Fern)
Nightwhisper (Elite): Delicate purple flower that only blooms during total lunar eclipses. Its petals release an ethereal fragrance that must be captured during those precious few minutes of totality. Expert herbalists can transform these petals into potent elixirs that induce either unshakable slumber or vivid prophetic visions. (Inspired by Lavender)

Tailor

Hemp (Mundane): Coarse, fibrous textile spun from stalks of the hemp plant. Durable for its weight, but prone to wear with heavy use. Favored by common folk for travel wraps, tunics, and padded liners.
Buckskin (Mundane): Soft, pliable leather made from deer hide. Lightweight and comfortable for extended wear, though it provides minimal protection.
Boar Hide (Mundane): Coarse, bristly leather taken from wild boars. Its natural stiffness and toughness make it a reliable choice for basic medium armor when properly cured and shaped.
Brimhide (Common): Dark leather taken from Brimbacks, powerful horned beasts. Once tanned, it becomes surprisingly flexible for its thickness, offering a solid balance of mobility and protection. Commonly used in reinforced coats, jerkins, and travel-ready light armor.
Bear Hide (Common): Thick, rugged leather taken from various species of bears. Naturally resistant to wear, it becomes well-suited for medium armor once properly treated, capable of withstanding heavy blows.
Duskleech Hide (Rare): Oily, charcoal hide harvested from the Duskleech, a bloated, semi-aquatic predator that nests in flooded cave systems and brackish mires. Once treated, the hide becomes smooth and resistant with a subtle eerie sheen. Ideal for lightweight, close-fitted armor.
Sandscale Skin (Rare): Sand-colored scaly hide sourced from the Sandstrider, an elusive desert predator known for lying motionless beneath dunes or sun-baked rock, waiting for its prey. The cured hide, while heavy, retains a natural layering of interlocking scales that deflect blows and resist tearing, making it an exceptional choice for medium armor.
Grimhide (Elite): Dark leather with silvery streaks that carry a faint shimmer in moonlight. Once cured, the pelt becomes as light as cloth, yet remaning remarkably resistant to tearing and strain. Sourced from legendary Grimhowlers, solitary wolf-like predators said to haunt mist-chocked peaks. Those who claim to have seen one did so from afar, or lived only because they weren’t its prey.
Stonehide (Elite): Mineral-infused leather from the Stone Ravager, a feral predator known to roam volcanic ridges, tunneling through basalt and feasting on both flesh and stone. Despite being veined with natural ore and embedded with obsidian flakes, the hide retains enough flexibility to be worked into heavy, protective layers. Few tanners can work the hide without ruining it, fewer hunters survive the beast to source it.

Items' List

In this section, a comprehensive list of items available in the Echoes fantasy setting is presented.

Items in this list are sorted by category, rarity and quality, and provide an indication of their value. Social aspects - such as negotiation with a merchant - materials or skillset required to craft an item might impact its availability and final cost.

Armors: Light

Tailor - Equipment

For the specific rules and needed proficiencies see the Armors section.

Armors: Medium

Tailor - Equipment

For the specific rules and needed proficiencies see the Armors section.

Armors: Heavy

Blacksmith - Equipment

For the specific rules and needed proficiencies see the Armors section.

Healing Salves

Herbalist - Consumable

Healing salves restore Hit Points when applied to wounds. Depending on their rarity and quality, they may also reduce tiers of Injury.

Applying a salve counts as a Support Activity and can be performed by any character on themselves or other entities. Only one salve can be applied to the target entity. This limit resets either at the start of the entity's turn, or any time they take damage.

The application requires 1 Tick and a successful Finesse roll against the Success Threshold of 10, on a Failure the salve heals for half the HP, rounded up. You can reduce the Success Threshold to 5 by spending 2 Ticks. Application out of Initiative automatically succeeds.

The salve is consumed upon application.

Poisons

Herbalist - Consumable

Poisons add versatility to Offense activities by adding Psychic Damage to Physical hits and inducing various ailments in the form of Conditions. Objects are immune to the effects of poisons.

Application

Applying poison to a weapon counts as a Support activity that takes 1 Tick. The poison remains active on the weapon for 10 minutes or until the next successful Offense activity with that weapon, whichever comes first.

Each vial contains a specified number of doses, but only one dose and type of poison can be applied to a given weapon at a time.

Poisoned Weapon

When an Offense activity hits with a poisoned weapon, the following effects are added to the outcome:

Partial Success: The target suffers the full amount of Psychic Damage specified by the poison.
Success: The target suffers both the full amount of Psychic Damage and the Condition caused by the poison.
Critical Success: The Condition caused by the poison is intensified. If the condition is tiered, its tier increases by 1; otherwise, its duration doubles.

Poison Effects

Effects that cause a tiered Condition, can be stacked on the target, doing so increasing their potency by the specified tiers and the duration by 1 turn. The duration of a poison effect is reduced by 1 at the end of the affected entity’s turn.

Crafting Risk

Crafting poisons is a risky business. If the materials are not handled properly, they can become dangerous to the crafter.

Add the following Risk Modifiers to the Quality Success Threshold of the Crafting activity:

Basic	Superior
ST+2	ST+5

Moreover, add the following effects to the outcome of the Crafting activity roll:

Critical Failure: The crafter and any entity in a 3 square radius suffer 3 Tiers of Disease for each Rarity tier of the material used.
Failure: The crafter suffers 2 Tiers of Disease for each Rarity tier of the material used.
Partial Success: Roll equal to the Basic Quality Threshold. One less dose is produced (adjust value accordingly), the crafter suffers 1 Tier of Disease for each Rarity tier of the material used.

Poison Types

Potions

Herbalist - Consumables

Potions provide various benefits and resistances, with some offering immediate relief from poison effects.

As Tonics

Potions can be taken preventively as tonics (Support Activity, 1 Tick). When consumed in this way, the entity experiences 2 tiers of Disease condition per rarity for one minute. After this period, any HP loss due to the Disease condition is restored, and temporary benefits are gained. Only one tonic effect can be active at a time.

Poison Resistance

Some tonics grant partial resistance to poisons made with the same main ingredient. In these cases, the effects of Offense activities involving poisoned weapons against the entity affected by the tonic are reduced based on the Quality Tier of the poison:

Basic: Partial Successes become Failures, Successes become Partial Successes, and Critical Successes become Successes.
Refined: The effects of a Basic-quality poison are applied instead.
Superior: The effects of a Refined-quality poison are applied instead.

As Antidotes

Some potions can be administered on the spot as antidotes (Support Activity, 1 Tick). When used this way, they immediately counteract the effects of poisons made from the same main ingredient as the potion. The Quality Tier of the potion is not considered for this purpose, and no additional benefits gained from consuming the potion as a tonic are provided.

If the potion does not counter the correct effect or if the effect is not caused by poison, it functions as a tonic and follows its rules.

Potion Types

Shields: Light

Carpenter - Equipment

For the specific rules and needed proficiencies see the Shields section.

Shields: Heavy

Blacksmith - Equipment

For the specific rules and needed proficiencies see the Shields section.