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Arms and Equipment Guide

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This article is about the 2nd edition accessory. For the 3rd edition accessory, see Arms and Equipment Guide 3rd edition.

The Arms and Equipment Guide is a 2nd-edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons accessory. It is the third book in the DMGR series.

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At one time or another, every Dungeon Master faces questions like "What's the difference between banded mail and splint mail?" and "What do all these pole arms look like?" DMs and players alike will be thrilled to find answers to these and other equipment questions all in this book, the Arms and Equipment Guide. Lavishly illustrated, this book provides valuable descriptions and diagrams for a variety of armors, weapons, and barding, as well as important items of clothing and equipment. This is the essential volume for the well-equipped character!
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Description[]

The Arms and Equipment Guide provides detailed descriptions and rules for a wide variety of weapons, armor, and other equipment that can be used by characters in the game. It includes information about the different types of weapons and armor, as well as guidelines for their use and customization.

The book also includes rules for creating and modifying magical items, as well as guidelines for handling and using firearms and other ranged weapons. It also provides rules and descriptions for various vehicles and mounts that can be used in the game, such as horses, wagons, and ships.

In addition to its rules and mechanics, the Arms and Equipment Guide also includes a wealth of background information about the history and lore of various weapons and pieces of equipment.

Contents[]

Chapter 1 Armor
Written by Grant Boucher and illustrated by Kelly Freas, Laura Freas, Mark Nelson and Karl Waller.
Chapter 2 Equipment for mounts
Written by Jon Pickens and Troy Christensen, and illustrated by Valerie Valusek.
Chapter 3 Weapons
Written by John Terra and illustrated by Stephen Sullivan.
Chapter 4 Equipment
Written by Jon Pickens and Troy Christensen, and illustrated by Ken Frank.
Chapter 5 Clothing
Written by Scott Davis and illustrated by Ned Dameron.

Index[]

Click here for index

Armor[]

Armor
Banded mail • Brigandine • Chain mail • Drow chainmail • Dwarven plate mail • Elven chainmail • Gnomish workman's leather • Hide armor • Leather armor • Plate mail (Field • Full) • Ring mail • Scale mail (Coin armor • Sea elven scale mail) • Splint mail • Studded leather armor • Spiked leather armor
Referenced only
Gorget
Helmets
closed-face helmet • mail coif • open-faced helmet • great helm • skullcap
Mount Equipment
barding • bridle • horseshoe • saddle • spur • stirrup
Shields
body shield • buckler • medium shield • small shield

Clothing[]

Footwear
Boots • Braies • Shoes
Jewelry
Ferronnière • Gorget (jewelry)
Outerclothes
Apron • Baladrana • Buckles • Caps • Caul • Coif (clothing) • Gamash • Girdle • Ruff • Tabard • Tunic
Overclothes •
Pouch (Almoner, Bag, Gipser) • Bandolier (Baldric) • Band • Breeches • Cloak (Cassock) • Doublet • Garnache • Gloves • Hood • Hose • Liripipe • Pantaloons • Shirt • Surcoat
Underclothes
Boot hose • Chemise • Drawers

Creatures[]

Referenced only
balor • bear • beaver • bison • boar • buffalo • camel • centaur • cow • demihuman • dragon (red dragon) • dwarf (duergar) • elephant • elf (drow • grey elf • high elf • sea elf • sylvan elf • wood elf) • ermine • fire giant • fish • flind • fox • githyanki • gnoll • gnome (svirfneblin) • goat • goblin • goose • grippli • halfling • hill giant • hobgoblin • human • kenku • kobold • kuo-toa • lice • lizardmen • locathah • marten • mermen • nixie • ogre • orc • otter • parrot • reindeer • sable • sahuagin • sheep • triton • troglodyte • walrus • war dog • wolf • worg • yuan-ti

Equipment[]

Adventuring Equipment
Backpack • Block and tackle • Crampons • clawed gloves • clawed shoes • flint • Grappling hook • healer's bag • Housebreaker harness • Lantern (beacon • bullseye • hooded) • lock • provisions • rope • thieves' tools • waterskin • weaponblack

Religions[]

Church of Loviatar • Church of Tempus

Weapons[]

Ammunition
Arrows (Flight • Incendiary • Sheaf • Stone) • Bullets • Darts • Quarrels • Stinkpot
Melee, Bludgeoning •
Belaying pin • Club • Footman's flail • Horseman's flail • Lucerne hammer • Mace • Morningstar • Sap • Quarterstaff • Warhammer
Melee, Piercing
Awl pike • Caltrop • Dagger • Fauchard • Gaff • Halberd • Harpoon • Javelin • Lance • Main-gauche • Military fork • Military pick • Partisan • Ranseur • Rapier • Shortsword • Rapier • Spear • Stiletto • Trident • Voulge
Melee, Slashing
Bastard sword • Battle axe • Broad sword • Cestus • Claymore • Cutlass • Falchion • Glaive • Guisarme • Handaxe • Khopesh • Knife • Long sword • Rapier • Sabre • Scimitar • Short sword • Sickle • Spetum • Throwing axe
Ranged
Arquebus • Blowgun • Bolas • Bow (composite bow • longbow • shortbow) • Cat-o-nine-tails • Crossbow (Hand crossbow) • Lasso • Net • Scourge • Sling • Staff sling • Whip

Miscellaneous[]

Diseases
scurvy
Food & Drinks
apple • apricot • biscuit (hardtack) • cheese • cherry • corn • herbs • honey • jerky • molasses • onion • raisin
Items
bell • chisel • coin • hacksaw • mirror • pulley • rope • vial
Materials & Substances
acid • canvas • ceramic • clay • gunpowder • hemp • ivory • lard • lead • linen • obsidian • rawhide • silk • smokepowder • suede • sulfur • velvet
Vegetation
ash • birch • mistletoe • oak • yew

Gallery[]

Appendix[]

See Also[]

External links[]

Disclaimer: The views expressed in the following links do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki, nor does any lore presented necessarily adhere to established canon.

References[]

  1. ↑ Grant Boucher. Arms and Equipment Guide (2e). Dungeon Masters Guild. Retrieved on 2013-23-04.
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