Standard Adventurer's Kit

[SalientGreen]

Could someone please tell me where I can find details regarding the Standard Adventurer's Kit?

Thanks!

[Falrin]

There are non.

Some DM's (me for example) let players write down : Adventure kit.

I have a set list of items that are in this Kit and so we keep down bookkeeping. (just pay x gold after every adventure & your full again.)

Ex.
60 Ft Rope
5 Torches
5 Rations
3 days water
Regular maintenance crap (armour & weapons)
Regular Camping crap (Bedroll, Flintstones, ...)
a few paper & something to write
a few flask, potions & sacks.
...

[Citizen Joe]

Backpack
Pouch
Bedroll
Flint and steel
Hempen rope (50')
2 sunrods
10 days trail rations
waterskin

I got that from CrystalKeep's equipment PDF
Should be detailed on PHB p. 215

[Soepvork]

Backpack
Pouch
Bedroll
Flint and steel
Hempen rope (50')
2 sunrods
10 days trail rations
waterskin

I got that from CrystalKeep's equipment PDF
Should be detailed on PHB p. 215

It is in PHB-2 on page 216.

[SalientGreen]

Backpack
Pouch
Bedroll
Flint and steel
Hempen rope (50')
2 sunrods
10 days trail rations
waterskin

I got that from CrystalKeep's equipment PDF
Should be detailed on PHB p. 215

It is in PHB-2 on page 216.

Yea! That's it! I knew I saw it printed in some book I owned.

Thanks guys!

[Kurald Galain]

What about the ten-foot pole?

[kpenguin]

What about the ten-foot pole?

The one used for not touching things?

Anyway, I dislike having a ten-foot pole, if for no other reason then for stretching credibility of sneaking while carrying it around.

[Arbitrarity]

*Wants a 20 ft telescoping pole*

Awesome

[Doc_Outlands]

I have LONG cried "foul!' over the Standard Adventurer's Kit. Many moons ago did I develop for my own campaigns and characters the "SAK" concept. I shoulda sent it in to Dragon. Anyway, in all its glory and infamy, I present to you the mighty Doc Outlands SAK!

Backpack
Belt-pouch
Bedroll
Blanket
Flint & Steel
Trail Rations x3 days
Tent OR 50' silk rope
Waterskin
Signal Whistle
Clay Mug
Whetstone
5x Candles

total of 18gp.

[....]

None of you people put grappling hooks in your standard aventuring kit!?

Thats like, the second thing on ours, after the rope.

[Matthew]

No Iron Spikes, Hammers, Hatchets or Knives, either. Pitiful.

[Ghal Marak]

/snip Anyway, in all its glory and infamy, I present to you the mighty Doc Outlands SAK!

I laughed hard when I saw this. It may be low brow humor, but gosh darnit it's still humor.

Not on topic, I know. Sorry, I've got nothing to add to it. I just wanted to point out the wording of Doc's sentence.

[Citizen Joe]

Umm... we're not making up a list of items every adventurer should have... there's a premade 'kit' of gear called 'Standard Adventurer's Kit'. If you want to include extra gear, then you're welcome to buy it a la carte.

[horseboy]

I have LONG cried "foul!' over the Standard Adventurer's Kit. Many moons ago did I develop for my own campaigns and characters the "SAK" concept. I shoulda sent it in to Dragon. Anyway, in all its glory and infamy, I present to you the mighty Doc Outlands SAK!

Backpack
Belt-pouch
Bedroll
Blanket
Flint & Steel
Trail Rations x3 days
Tent OR 50' silk rope
Waterskin
Signal Whistle
Clay Mug
Whetstone
5x Candles

total of 18gp.

Wow, a guy I used to know called it the SAK too. Don't remember what all he had in it, it's been over 10 years since he disappeared.

[CockroachTeaParty]

My problem with the standard adventurer's kit as written in the PHB II is that it weighs a hefty amount. A STR 8 wizard with the standard kit, a spellbook, spell component pouch, quarterstaff, and crossbow is pushing a medium load, which is annoying. The rope and rations alone are 20 lbs., as heavy as a suit of studded leather armor. I personally use my own standard kit, which only weighs 13 lbs. and is a lot more friendly for the weaker STR classes. Of course, one could always buy a donkey, but who needs another ass to take care of?

[Kurald Galain]

Anyway, I dislike having a ten-foot pole.

I was kidding carrying a 10ft pole doesn't make sense except from a metagaming point of view.


Serious stuff to add to the list:
chalk, for marking stuff, doesn't cost much
signal whistle, for calling stuff, also cheapish
knife or dagger, regardless of whether you're going to be fighting with it, you want to be able to cut things.
soap, 'cause we don't need no stinkin' adventurers


If you're low on strength, replace backpack with sack; for some reason a backpack made to distribute weight equally and make it easier to carry, is harder to carry than plain old bag.

[CockroachTeaParty]

It must be those adamantine buckles. I hear those are rather hefty.

By the way, sir, what the bloody froth is happening in your avatar? I've always wanted to know where it's from.

[Subotei]

My problem with the standard adventurer's kit as written in the PHB II is that it weighs a hefty amount. A STR 8 wizard with the standard kit, a spellbook, spell component pouch, quarterstaff, and crossbow is pushing a medium load, which is annoying.

Err.. well that lot is probably a medium load. I've been camping - it weighs a lot. I have no problem with that. I take it he will have a quiver for crossbow bolts as well? A weedy wizard shouldn't be lugging all that around - he might break a nail.

[BardicDuelist]

We generally distribute the SAK amongst the party. Rogues tend to get the rope and hook, fighters the heavy stuff (like tents). Then again, I havn't played a wilderness campaign in a while. I tend to run city campaigns (where carrying all of that just doesn't happen).

[PlatinumJester]

50 foot of rope.
5 rations
3 days worth of water.
A tent (if you can carry it)
3 torches
A bedroll
A dagger
Paper and quill w/ink
Whetstone
Flint and Steel
Some spare vials
Spell components (Spellcasters only)
Class tools (varies from Class to Class for anyone who cant figure that out)

I also usully have Smugglers Boots with either acid, lockpicks or a hacksaw blade in case we get chucked in prison.

Arms and Equipment guide is good for this sort of thing.

[JellyPooga]

If you're low on strength, replace backpack with sack; for some reason a backpack made to distribute weight equally and make it easier to carry, is harder to carry than plain old bag.

It always kinda bugged me that there was no rules for backpacks with regards to encumbrance.

When I next run a game I may houserule that anything carried in a backpack (not 'tied to' or 'hanging off') has an effective weight 3/4 it's actual weight for encumbrance purposes (or something like that)...sensibly, a limit would have to be put on how much can fit in a backpack as well, but I haven't thought it through that much...

[Skjaldbakka]

I believe that d20 Modern has backpacks give a +2 circumstance bonus to strength for purposes of determining carrying capacity. Of course, that is for a modern backpack. I'd give a medieval backpack a +1 instead.

[Citizen Joe]

Actually, if you do a search for 'bedroll' you'll find that it makes the pack superfluous.

Basically, a bedroll is a waterproof tarp, some padding and a blanket. In the American Civil War, the soldiers would wrap up their gear into the bedroll and sling it across their chest/back.

[bugsysservant]

It always kinda bugged me that there was no rules for backpacks with regards to encumbrance.

When I next run a game I may houserule that anything carried in a backpack (not 'tied to' or 'hanging off') has an effective weight 3/4 it's actual weight for encumbrance purposes (or something like that)...sensibly, a limit would have to be put on how much can fit in a backpack as well, but I haven't thought it through that much...

Thinks about WoTC coming out with extensive encumbrance rules by location, weight and volume. Shudders.

But, in all seriousness, didn't the original D&D opperate based on encumbrance, so that a lightweight pole was still more difficult to carry around than a small metal block with convenient handles? And a coin or gem was 1 cn (coin), so that you didn't have the problem of charcters lugging around several banks worth of gold because DMs didn't want to deal with fiftieths of the common unit? And carrying apparati were rated by how much encumbrance they could take, not by volume, which nobody uses anyway. So a sack would accomodate less cn than a backpack, though they may be the same volume (I don't remeber if this was 100% true, but its close enough).
Come to think of it, why did they do away with encumbrance? it seems a lot more logical than weight anyway. (sorry about off topic rant)

[AlterForm]

Bubblegum (in the wrapper), paper clips, and a small lens.

All you'll ever need.

[PlatinumJester]

Bubblegum (in the wrapper), paper clips, and a small lens.

All you'll ever need.

Who the hell is that noob and why is his forehead so big?

[LordShaper]

Dude, don't you know MacGyver?
The guy's a minimum of Artificer 15/Rogue 15, disables deathtraps with a toothpick and builds tower-razing and gate-busting devices from paperclips and toilet paper...all using his trusty Swiss army knife
Love the guy

[PlatinumJester]

I don't think we have Macgyver in England. He sounds like one rocking dude.

[goat]

Everyone should have rope unless they're really incapable of lifting anything. Once you've been on an adventure, the 10GP for some silk rope isn't going to be much, and you should be able to make room for 5lbs somewhere.

[Skyserpent]

Who the hell is that noob and why is his forehead so big?

Unless I'm mistaken, that is MacGyver...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ed_by_MacGyver

Indeed he can probably destroy half a continent with a Supermarket.