Equipment

Items and equipment are important to most creatures in the world. They allow people to accomplish various tasks and overcome many hardships that would be difficult or impossible with their barehand. Mechanically, Items and Equipment have an additional purpose. The character's equipment, specifically, enables the character to perform at their best. A character's strength cannot be properly utilized without an equivalent weapon or item to channel it. Same could be said about Tools associated with skills. A carpenter without a saw will likely have a hard time completing their task.

## Weapon Grades

Like stats, a character's equipment has grades. The grades are the same as stats. The points required to upgrade or purchase higher grade weapons is the same as stats table also. Additionally, it is possible to have a Grade A Iron sword and a Grade D steel sword. With a couple exceptions, the grade of the weapon or armor is mainly based on the durability of the weapon. A well crafted iron blade may outperform a shoddy and worn steel blade.

### S Grade Weapons

S Grade weapons are so powerful, that they cannot be made with mere normal materials. There are two materials that must be used for the weapon: Orichalcum and Mythril

**Orichalcum:** A material that can only be mined form the earth with exceptionally skills miners and/or magic users. Supposedly the material would be impossible to exist without mana present. It can be forged into the hardest material currently known to the world and is virtually impossible to break. Typically a greenish color, armaments made from it that aren't painted come out shining like emeralds. The hardness of the material coupled with its relationship with mana allows weapons made of Orichalcum to cut through practically any other material.

**Mythril:** The other material considered to be capable of reaching S Grade quality, it is said to be a metal infused with magic and able to take on and exude various magical properties. Magical weapons like the blazing flametongue, a sword wreathed in fire and able to send out sprays of flame with each swing, would be an example of weapons made with mythril.

## Item Restrictions and Requirements

Save for something magical, items can generally be picked up by anyone. Steve with D strength can carry a Grade A sword if he wants. The problem comes when a character tries to use an item they do not have the underlying stats to properly use.

For example: If steve tries to use that Grade A sword, he may find he does not have the raw ability or skill to properly wield the blade. What this means mechanically is that when steve swings his blade, he will, at best, get a D Grade quality cut/attack/ability.

It should also be noted that wearing or using items of a lesser grade than what you are capable of will prevent the character of performing at their best and at worst could destroy/damage the items.

For example: Steve has grade C strength. He has decided to keep using his E grade sword for the next rp mission. During the mission, he needed to leverage all his strength and ability to handle the scenario as it was presented. At the end of the rp, the grader of the rp decided Steve would have likely damaged or broke his sword due to it not being sturdy enough to tolerate the abuse Steve put it through. Steve will now need to spend extra to replace the blade or get it fixed.

## Buying and Upgrading Items

**Note: If using Mythril or Orichalcum, the weapon costs double!**
When buying items, it's possible to buy the item from scratch or to upgrade it. Here's list of costs:

* F Grade - 7 Points
* E Grade - 14 Points
* D Grade - 21 Points
* C Grade - 28 Points
* B Grade - 35 Points
* A Grade - 42 Points
* S Grade - ??? Points
* Upgrades: Going up one grade cost 7 Points. However, if not made of the two legendary weapons, your weapon cannot be upgraded beyond A grade!