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pouch, and you should now enter this number in the ‘Gold Crowns’ section of your Action Chart .
    Banedon also makes available a choice of equipment to help you survive in the hostile enemy heartland. For the voyage into the cold waters of the Kaltersee, you are given special fur-lined clothing, sturdy boots, and a hooded cape made from waterproof Kalkoth hide. You may also take six items from the following list, to add to any you may already possess. However, remember that you can carry a maximum of two Weapons and eight Backpack Items.
Sword (Weapons)
Bow (Weapons)
Quiver (Special Items) This contains six Arrows. Tick them off as they are used.
Rope (Backpack Items)
Potion of Laumspur (Backpack Items) This potion restores 4 ENDURANCE points to your total when swallowed after combat. There is enough for only one dose.
Lantern (Backpack Items) 1
Mace (Weapons)
4 Meals (Meals) Each Meal takes up one space in your Backpack.
Dagger (Weapons)
Quarterstaff (Weapons)
Axe (Weapons)
    List the six items that you choose on your Action Chart , under the heading given in brackets, and make a note of any effect they may have on your ENDURANCE points or COMBAT SKILL .
How to Carry Equipment
    Now that you have your equipment, the following list shows you how it is carried. You do not need to make notes, but you should refer back to this list in the course of your adventure.
Sword — carried in the hand.
Bow — carried in the hand.
Quiver — slung over your shoulder.
Rope — carried in the Backpack.
Potion of Laumspur — carried in the Backpack.
Lantern — carried in the Backpack.
Mace — carried in the hand.
Meals — carried in the Backpack.
Dagger — carried in the hand.
Quarterstaff — carried in the hand.
Axe — carried in the hand.
How Much Can You Carry?
Weapons
The maximum number of weapons that you may carry is
two
.
Backpack Items
These must be stored in your Backpack. Because space is limited, you may keep a maximum of only eight articles, including Meals, in your Backpack at any one time.
Special Items
Special Items are not carried in the Backpack. When you discover a Special Item, you will be told how to carry it.

The maximum number of Special Items that can be carried on any adventure is twelve. Surplus Special Items may be left for safekeeping at your Kai Monastery.
Gold Crowns
These are always carried in the Belt Pouch. It will hold a maximum of fifty Crowns.
Food
Food is carried in your Backpack. Each Meal counts as one item.
    Any item that may be of use and can be picked up on your adventure and entered on your Action Chart is given initial capitals (e.g. Gold Dagger, Magic Pendant) in the text. Unless you are told it is a Special Item, carry it in your Backpack.
How to Use Your Equipment
Weapons
Weapons aid you in combat. If you have the Magnakai Discipline of Weaponmastery and a correct weapon, it adds 3 points to your COMBAT SKILL . If you enter a combat with no weapons, deduct 4 points from your COMBAT SKILL and fight with your bare hands. If you find a weapon during the adventure, you may pick it up and use it. (Remember that you can only carry two Weapons at once.) You may only use one Weapon at a time in combat.
Bow and Arrows
During your adventure there will be opportunities to use a Bow and Arrow. If you equip yourself with this weapon, and you possess at least one Arrow, you may use it when the text of a particular section allows you to do so. The Bow is a useful weapon, for it enables you to hit an enemy at a distance. However, a Bow cannot be used in hand-to-hand combat; therefore it is strongly recommended that you also equip yourself with a close combat weapon, like a Sword or Mace.

In order to use a Bow you must possess a Quiver and at least one Arrow. Each time the Bow is used, erase an Arrow from your Action Chart . A Bow cannot, of course, be used if you exhaust your supply of Arrows, but the opportunity may arise during your adventure for you to replenish your stock of Arrows.

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