| Item class |
Description |
Possible sub-classes/cross classes
|
| Wieldable |
Things that can be wielded |
one-handed, two-handed, piercing, cutting, bashing, ranged
|
| 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
|
| Item Type |
Description |
Usual Classes |
Optional classes
|
| Weapons |
things to hit things with |
wieldable |
enchantable, intelligent, cursed, tools
|
| Armor |
things to keep from getting hit |
wearable, protection |
enchantable, intelligent, cursed, tools
|
| Money |
things only useful in exchange for other things |
portable
|
| Jewelry |
small wearable shiny things |
wearable |
protection, enchantable, intelligent, cursed
|
| Musical instruments |
|
portable, tools |
enchantable, wieldable, intelligent, cursed
|
| Treasure |
gems and stuff |
portable
|
| Books, scrolls, notes |
|
portable
|
| Food and drink |
|
ingestible
|
| Potions |
|
ingestible
|
| Raw materials for inventing |
|
portable
|
| Clothing |
|
wearable
|
| Barding and pet items |
|
wearable, protection
|
| Ammunition |
|
consumable
|
| Backpacks and quivers |
|
container
|
| Plants |
|
portable
|
| Non-distinct items |
furniture, room decorations, etc. |
background
|
| Locks and keys |
|
tools
|
| Traps |
|
active
|
| Lockpicks and other rogue things |
|
tools
|
| Adventuring gear |
rope, tent, bedroll, tindertwigs |
tools
|
| Spellbooks and holy symbols |
|
tools
|
| Poisons |
|
ingestible
|
| Alcohol and other drugs |
|
ingestible
|
