| Item class |
Description |
Possible sub-classes/cross classes
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| Wieldable |
Things that can be wielded |
one-handed, two-handed, piercing, cutting, bashing, ranged
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| Wearable |
Things that can be worn |
worn on limbs (hand, foot, arm, leg, torso, head), worn in jewelry locations (fingers, neck, head, ears)
|
| Protection |
Things that protect or have "armor class" |
worn on limbs (see wearable), armor type, material
|
| Ingestible |
Things that can be eaten or drunk |
food, drinks, alcoholic drinks, poisons, potions
|
| Tool |
Things that can be used and reused |
keys, lockpicks, ladders, rope, magical wings, money
|
| Consumable |
Things that can be used once |
ammunition, balms, bandages, scrolls, ingestible
|
| Container |
Things that can hold other things |
bags, quivers, boxes, carriages
|
| Transportation |
Things that transport you (weight/strength based) |
carriages, mounts
|
| Portable |
Things that can be carried (weight/strength based) |
light, bulky
|
| Active |
Things that can take actions (magic things? food? poison?) |
magic items, consumable, tools
|
| Intelligent |
Things that know their owner |
magic items
|
| Enchantable |
Things that can be enchanted |
magic items
|
| Cursed |
Things that can get stuck/can't be taken off |
magic items
|
| Background |
Things that may exist but don't get put into "inventory" listings in rooms |
furniture
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