Rarity
Common, Uncommon, Rare, Epic, or Legendary. Rarity determines the item's underlying sophistication and modification capacity.
SCARS OF MANDALORE // FIELD MANUAL
Equipment Rules
FIND • REPAIR • MODIFY • CRAFT • SURVIVE
Equipment is a core part of life on ruined Mandalore. Find gear in the field, decide what is worth saving, repair what survived, and turn scavenged technology into equipment that becomes your own.
01 // OVERVIEW
Built to survive.
Every significant piece of equipment is easy to read: Rarity tells you how advanced it is, Condition tells you whether it works, and Mods tell you how it has been customized.
The Basics
Condition
Functional works normally. Damaged works with one Fault. Broken cannot perform its primary function until repaired.
Modifications
Physical upgrades installed into an item's modification slots. Mods are loot, crafting projects, rewards, and trade goods.
The Equipment Loop
1. FINDDiscover equipment.
→2. IDENTIFYCheck rarity, condition & mods.
→3. DECIDEKeep, repair, salvage or study.
→4. IMPROVECraft and install upgrades.
→5. MAKE IT YOURSCreate signature gear.
02 // RARITY
How advanced is it?
Rarity describes the underlying design. It determines the item's general power, value, crafting difficulty, and modification slots.
Ordinary equipment and straightforward technology.
Specialized or improved equipment.
Advanced military or corporate technology.
Exceptional technology rarely encountered.
Prototype, masterwork-era, or historically significant technology.
A Legendary item can still be Broken. Rarity tells you what the technology is; Condition tells you what has happened to it.
03 // CONDITION
Can you trust it?
Condition is deliberately simple. Equipment has only three states.
Works normally.
No penalties and no Fault.
Works with one Fault.
The item remains usable, but its Fault creates a specific complication until repaired.
Does not work.
The item cannot perform its primary function until repaired. It may still be salvaged or studied.
Faults, not generic penalties
A damaged rifle might have a burned heat sink; damaged armor might have a compromised seal. Faults describe what is actually wrong instead of simply applying a blanket −1 or −2.
04 // MODIFICATIONS
Change what your gear can do.
Mods are physical upgrades. They occupy slots determined by rarity and can be found, crafted, traded, installed, or removed.
Mods are real objects.
A Caedran Combat Optic, Kordax Overcharged Capacitor, or Ordo Reinforced Receiver can be removed from one compatible item and installed in another.
At a workstation: installing or removing a compatible mod normally requires no check.
In the field: the GM may call for an appropriate crafting check.
EXAMPLE
Kordax KR-88 Heavy Rifle
Rare • Functional • Mods 2/3
Caedran Combat Optic · Kordax Recoil Compensator · 1 Open Slot
05 // CRAFTING
One schematic. One roll.
Crafting should create decisions, not bookkeeping.
- Know the schematic. Once learned, it is permanently known to the group.
- Gather the listed components.
- Have the correct tools or workstation.
- Spend the listed crafting time.
- Make one crafting check.
| Rarity | DC | Typical Time |
|---|---|---|
| Common | 10 | 1 hour |
| Uncommon | 12 | 2 hours |
| Rare | 15 | 4 hours |
| Epic | 18 | 8 hours |
| Legendary | 22 | Downtime Project |
Success
The item is completed and its listed components are consumed.
Failure
The item is not completed. Lose one component chosen by the GM, replace it, and try again.
06 // CRAFTSMANSHIP
Refined & Masterwork
Quality only appears when an item is exceptional. Most equipment is Standard and does not need a quality label.
Refined
When crafting, attempt the recipe at +3 DC. On success, choose 1 Craftsmanship Trait. If you meet the normal DC but miss the Refined DC, you still create the Standard item.
Masterwork
A Refined item can later undergo a Masterwork Upgrade at a proper workstation. Use +5 DC. On success, add a second different Craftsmanship Trait.
Craftsmanship Traits
Unusually resistant to developing Faults or becoming Damaged.
Substantially harder to physically destroy.
Weight or encumbrance is reduced roughly by half.
Consumes ammunition, charges, fuel, or expendables more efficiently.
Gains +1 modification slot.
Unusually easy to hide, stow, or transport.
A weapon built for improved handling.
A weapon resistant to overheating and heat-related Faults.
Armor custom-built to reduce problems caused by bulk or extended wear.
Armor better protected against dust, smoke, weather, and hostile environments.
Armor/materials designed to reduce noise during movement.
Electronics are especially accurate and resistant to interference.
Electronics resist ion effects and technological disruption.
Tools/electronics are smaller without sacrificing their function.
Basic functions are easier for unfamiliar users to operate.
A trait must make physical sense for the item. Craftsmanship does not grant generic +1 attack, damage, or AC bonuses.
07 // REPAIRS
Keep it alive.
Repairs use the item's appropriate crafting discipline and sensible replacement components.
Damaged → Functional
Use appropriate tools, replacement components, and one crafting check to remove the item's Fault.
Broken → Functional
Requires more components, a proper workstation, and a harder crafting check. One successful repair restores the item directly to Functional.
Field Repair
10 minutes + crafting check. On success, suppress a Damaged item's Fault until the next long rest. The item is still Damaged until properly repaired.
08 // SALVAGING
Nothing useful gets wasted.
Any piece of technology can become tomorrow's components.
Make one salvage check.
Success: recover the item's useful components.
Failure: recover fewer components.
There are no percentage-yield tables to track. The item's recipe and the GM determine which useful parts survive.
Remove mods first.
Installed modifications can be extracted before the base item is dismantled, making damaged gear valuable even when nobody wants the item itself.
09 // REVERSE ENGINEERING
Sacrifice one to learn how to build more.
Reverse engineering is intentionally a single meaningful choice rather than another progression track.
Reverse Engineer: Sacrifice the item and make one appropriate crafting check. On success, its schematic is permanently unlocked for the group.
| Rarity | Reverse Engineering DC |
|---|---|
| Common | 10 |
| Uncommon | 12 |
| Rare | 15 |
| Epic | 18 |
| Legendary | 22 |
Broken items must first be restored enough to study. Finding a schematic directly as loot skips this process entirely.
10 // MANUFACTURERS
Identity, not another progression system.
Manufacturers are story-driven. They create distinctive technology, proprietary equipment, unique modifications, corporate facilities, and adventure hooks. There is no manufacturer knowledge XP or familiarity track.
Kordax Armaments
Heavy weapons, recoil, heat, and overcharging.
Vhekta Dynamics
Adaptive droids and learning systems.
Ordo Industrial Works
Industrial equipment, reinforcement, and repairability.
Rathen Forgeworks
Armor, shielding, and defensive systems.
Skalder Motors
Vehicles, mobility, and maneuverability.
Caedran Systems
Sensors, targeting, shields, and electronics.
Morrow Salvage Consortium
Improvised technology and unusual compatibility.
11 // QUICK REFERENCE
Equipment at the table
When you find gear
1. What rarity is it?
2. Is it Functional, Damaged, or Broken?
3. What mods are installed?
4. Keep, repair, modify, salvage, reverse engineer, or trade it.
Crafting
Common 10 · Uncommon 12 · Rare 15 · Epic 18 · Legendary 22
Refined: +3 DC / 1 Trait
Masterwork upgrade: +5 DC / second Trait
Condition
Functional: works normally.
Damaged: works with one Fault.
Broken: does not work until repaired.
Mod slots
Common 1 · Uncommon 2 · Rare 3 · Epic 4 · Legendary 5