Forbidden Lands Players Handbook

COINS IN
THE FORBIDDEN LANDS
Silver coins are the common
currency in the Forbidden
Lands. There are no silver
mines in the land and no is one
coining silver here. Instead, the
coins now used are old and
worn remains from the Alder
Wars. Even copper coins come
from Alderland in the south,
although these are used less
often as common folk tend
to exchange services directly
instead. There are some gold
deposits in the Forbidden
Lands, and gold from these are
used for trade alongside old
gold coins. Anyone trading with
gold coins is wise to check their
weight personally.
ENCUMBRANCE
You can carry a number of regular items
equal to double your Strength. Use your base
Strength score, not the temporary rating reduced
by taking damage (see page 104).
HEAVY & LIGHT ITEMS
An item designated as HEAV Y counts as two
regular items, and will take up two rows on
your character sheet instead of one. At the
opposite end of the spectrum, there are items
that are designated as LIGHT – they count as
half of a regular item, and so you can list two
LIGHT items on one row on your sheet.
TINY ITEMS
Items that are even smaller than LIGHT are
called TINY. They are so small they don’t affect
your encumbrance at all. The rule of thumb is:
if the item can be hidden in a closed fist, it’s
TINY. TINY items also need to be listed on your
character sheet.
is used. Ten copper coins equal one silver, and
ten silver coins equal one gold coin.
You roll a die determined by your profession
to see how much silver you have at the start of
the game. Starting gear is free, but you can buy
extra gear at the start of the game if you’d like.
COINS: Single coins count as TINY items and
don’t encumber you. However, 100 coins count
as a LIGHT item, 200 coins count as a normal
item, and 400 coins count as a HEAV Y item.
OVER ENCUMBERED
You can temporarily carry more than your normal
encumbrance limit (Strength x 2 items). In
this case, you need to make a roll for the EN-
DURANCE skill whenever you want to RUN in
a round of combat (see page 88) or HIKE for a
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