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Equipment		To make your mark on the world, you’ll need to have the right equipment, including armor, weapons, and other gear. This chapter presents the various equipment that you can purchase during character creation.
Armor		Armor increases your character’s defenses, but some medium or heavy armor can hamper movement. If you want to increase your character’s defense beyond the protection your armor provides, they can use a shield.
Equipment	271	To make your mark on the world, you’ll need to have the right equipment, including armor, weapons, and other gear. This chapter presents the various equipment that you can purchase during character creation.
Carrying and Using Items	271	A character typically has two hands, allowing them to hold an item in each hand or a single two-handed item using both hands.
Item Damage	272	An item can be broken or destroyed if it takes enough damage. Every item has a Hardness value. Each time an item takes damage, reduce any damage the item takes by its Hardness.
Shields	277	A shield can increase your character’s defense beyond the protection their armor provides.
Weapons	278	Most characters in Pathfinder carry weapons, ranging from mighty warhammers to graceful bows to even simple clubs.

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