Weapons are more than damage! Armor is more than protection!
One of the best parts of a roleplaying game is the building of characters. Character backstory, class abilities, race, skills, and combat are all different aspects that can be loved by players. In Fifth Edition, it tends to get clumped into the simple “not enough options” category. In 5e the single largest lackluster choice is the weapon. There isn’t much in the way of uniqueness to separate them, except for maybe the damage die and a few restricting traits. Not to mention, some of the weapon stats are literally EXACTLY the same (looking at you polearms). To an extent, this can also be true for armor as well. Aside from the bonus to AC, there isn’t really a reason to wear any particular piece of armor. Well, Exotic Equipment Perks hopes to remedy that. We want to make your choice of equipment matter just as much as a class, race, or skill option. We want it to be another defining feature of your play style.
Weapons and equipment should be more than just objects that adventurers carry to slay enemies and protect themselves. In the proper hands of a master, they should be powerful tools to gain the upper hand in battle. In order to remedy this, we present to you Exotic Equipment Perks!
Inside you will find:
36 New Weapon Perks
12 New Exotic Weapons with Perks
16 New Armor Perks
6 New Exotic Armors with Perks
10 Toolkit Perks
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Toonkid (verified owner) –
Harkening back to 3.X editions of D&D, the perks available by this supplement to equipment are… interesting. From the previous literature, a weapon would typically have a trait/quality to it, if it were made from a rare material or was of exotic origin.
Unfortunately, there is a lack of special materials options (cold steel, dark iron, mithril, etc) to spice up items the players receive. Also, some of the perks feel either “fine, I guess” or not satisfying to use at all.
There are stats for exotic weapons in game, which is a nice treat for what is readily available in 5th edition. As well as a few named armor pieces that are made from non-standard material.
In broad strokes, this is definitely a splatbook/cheese source that attempts to do what previous editions have done, but with the limitation of official 5th edition material.