Brittle: If a Critical or Sublime Success is rolled against someone wearing armor with this Quality, the armor becomes Ruined.
Cumbersome (x): While wielding Finesse weapons, lose Skill Ranks in Coordination-, Stealth-, and Combat-related Skills equal to the number in parentheses, or 1 Skill Rank if no number is indicated.
Defensive: When using this shield to Parry against Melee weapons, add +10 Base Chance.
Fitted: This item—usually armor—can only be used by the person it was made for unless it is specifically refitted for someone else.
Formation: Shields with this Quality provide extra protection to Blackbirds in formation with other shield units and add +10 to Parry when they are adjacent to an ally who also has a shield currently in use.
Heavy: When combat begins, the Blackbird may move freely in this armor for their [BB] in Turns before fatigue becomes an issue. At the end of the last Turn and every Turn thereafter, make a successful Toughness test for the wearer, or they gain 1 level of Peril from exhaustion. If a Blackbird chooses to travel in Heavy armor, they accumulate 1 level of Peril every hour.
Intricate (-20): This item is difficult to repair. Subtract –20 from Tradecraft rolls made to repair or craft it, and you must have access to a forge to do so. In addition, crafting takes twice as long.
Off-Hand: Whenever a shield with this Quality is held in the Blackbird’s off hand while they attack with a Melee weapon in their primary hand, add +1 to the Damage from that Melee weapon.
Protective (x): Shields with this Quality can be used to Parry attacks made with Ranged weapons. If a number in parentheses is indicated, adjust the Parry for Ranged weapons by this amount.
Shoddy (x): Armor of this Quality is badly made and, therefore, less effective. Reduce Damage Threshold bonus by –1 or the number in parentheses, if one is indicated.
Signet: This Quality is conferred by the handiwork of guildmasters. Armor and shields with this Quality add a passive +2 to the Damage Threshold Modifier. Add 3 to the Patronage level required to obtain such items, if they are even available. In addition, they do not suffer Degradation from the Wheel.
Workable: This item is easy to repair. Add +10 to Tradecraft rolls made to repair or craft it.
