Starting Items

[AlphaFenris]

The rulebook states that a new character gets "one weapon tag for every weapon skill you possess". Does mean that a person that has Thrown Weapon as their only skill from the Weapons table will start with a single thrown weapon and will have to buy/find/make any additional ones they want/need?

How about Archery? The description, as written, says that they will get a tag for a bow but not how many arrows they will get (if any). Is this determined by the chapter or is there a single standard?

Since the item "Rock" does not require a weapon tag can a new player come into game with as many as they like?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Ezri]

Yes, you would receive one throwing dagger (or whichever thrown weapon rep you brought - Axe, knife etc) and would have to acquire the rest in-game. Thrown weapons however can be recovered and reused.

If you start as an archer you get a bow (or crossbow - again depending on the rep you bring) and one quiver of the appropriate ammunition - 20 arrows or bolts. Once this ammunition is used, you can of course pick up your packets, but the tag is torn and in-game you need to find yourself more ammo.

As for the rocks, I suppose you could come in with as many as you like, but rocks only do one point of damage.