Equipment (player character)

This article provides a brief overview of the player character's in-game equipment.

Melee weapons

• Blackjack - stealthy weapon used for stealthy knock outs of some non-player characters
• Shortsword - bladed weapon used as a sidearm for self-defence

Ranged weapons

• Bow - always available to the the player, as long as there are arrows in the quiver
• Broadhead arrows - standard arrows for offensive use
• Water arrows - special alchemical arrows for putting out fire-based light sources
• Moss arrows - special magical arrows for dampening footsteps on loud surfaces
• Noisemaker arrows - special clockwork arrows that serve as sound-based decoys
• Rope arrows - special mechanical arrows that deploy rope and allow for vertical traversal
• Vine arrows - special magical arrows that deploy vines on flat walls to make them climbable
• Gas arrows - special mechanical arrows that deploy a small cloud of sleeping gas
• Fire arrows - special alchemical arrows that explode violently and loudly on impact

Explosives

• Flashbomb - mechanical stun bomb that dazes an adversary for a short while
• Mines - mechanical explosives with a flat profile, explode once triggered

Tools

• Lockpicks - essential tools for unlocking doors, gates and windows
• Compass - helps the player character find his or her bearings if confused
• Spyglass - allows observing the magnified view of an area safely from afar
• Lantern - offers a light source for dark locations that can be quickly covered
• Slow match - allows for lighting things with a slight smouldering fire

Potions and substances

• Health potion - restores some of the player character's health
• Breath potion - restores some of the player character's breath (while underwater)
• Holy Water - combined with water arrows, it becomes a weapon against the undead

See also

• Basics of Stealth Gaming - How to be stealthy with your player character and what to consider.
• Thieves - The nature of thieves (including the player character) in The Dark Mod universe.