Future (4e Sourcebook)/Equipment

Starting Equipment

Your Future character begins with:

1. A set of armor
2. Optionally, a shield
3. A basic melee weapon
4. A basic ranged weapon

Whilst there are many different types of armor and weapon, the following statblocks represent the baseline for each category. These represent generic mundane weapons and armor - swords, revolvers, shuriken, kevlar jackets, power armor and riot shields. Once you have gained some credits, more specific types of weapon and armor may be purchased through mods.

Armor	Benefit
Light armor	+3 armor bonus to AC. Whilst wearing light armor, you add your Dexterity or Intelligence modifier to your AC.
Heavy armor	+7 armor bonus to AC. Whilst wearing heavy armor, reduce your speed by 1.
Shield	+1 shield bonus to AC. Wearing a shield takes one hand, and you can't use that hand for anything else.

Unarmed Attacks	Ability	Accuracy	Damage [W]
Quick attack	Dex/Int	+3	1d4
Powerful attack	Str/Con	+2	1d8

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Weapons	Ability	Accuracy	Damage [W]	Range
One-handed light melee	Dex/Int	+3	1d8
Two-handed light melee	Dex/Int	+3	1d12
One-handed heavy melee	Str/Con	+2	1d10
Two-handed heavy melee	Str/Con	+2	2d8
One-handed light throwing	Dex/Int	+3	1d8	5 squares
Two-handed light throwing	Dex/Int	+3	1d12	10 squares
One-handed light gun*	Dex/Int	+4	1d8	10 squares
Two-handed light gun*	Dex/Int	+4	1d12	20 squares
One-handed heavy throwing	Str/Con	+2	1d10	5 squares
Two-handed heavy throwing	Str/Con	+2	2d8	10 squares
One-handed heavy gun*	Str/Con	+2	2d6	10 squares
Two-handed heavy gun*	Str/Con	+2	2d10	20 squares

*This weapon requires ammunition

Ammunition

In 4e Future, ammunition is abstract: You either have ammo, or you don't. If you do, you can use ammunition to fire any weapon you have that requires ammunition. If you don't, you can't.

If you use ammunition only once in an encounter: You are managing your ammo reserves carefully. At the end of the encounter, you still have ammunition.

If you use ammunition more than once in an encounter: At the end of the encounter, you are out of ammo - so if you fire more than once you may as well unleash hell with your gun. You must aquire more before you can use a weapon that requires ammunition again. If you borrow some from an ally, then that ally is out of ammo. Ammunition is given to you by the DM as part of the treasure parcels.

Ammunition Crates

You can buy a crate of ammunition in advance. Using an ammunition pack is a standard action, is used once only, and once used you have ammunition for all your weapons again.

An ammunition pack has a tech level. If you have a weapon with a mod of a higher tech level than the ammunition pack, then you cannot use the ammunition pack.

Ammunition Pack	Cost	Weight
Level 2	125	20 lbs
Level 4	175	18 lbs
Level 6	250	15 lbs
Level 8	350	12 lbs
Level 10	500	10 lbs

Other Equipment

Beyond the free, basic equipment listed above, you may purchase more interesting items once you have the credits to do so. See Future Economy for a full explanation of equipment levels, costs and availability.

Level: A piece of equipment's Level is an abstracted measure of the amount of training required to use it, and its rarity or availability. If you want to purchase an item of a higher level than you, a skill roll is required.

Cost: Measured in credits. For mods, this covers the price of the base item and the mod.

• Weapon Mods
• Armor Mods
• Head Slot - Includes mods that improve attacks made with non-weapon powers.
• Neck Slot - In addition to equipment literally worn around the neck, this covers backpack-type equipment and cloaks.
• Waist Slot - Waist slot items are either belts, or gadgets that clip onto a belt. Includes energy shields.
• Adventuring Gear
• Consumables - One-shot items including grenades and drugs.
• Vehicles

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