Battlespire:Items

This page summarizes items in Battlespire, including weapons and armor.

Weapons

Battlespire has 15 weapon types with an additional 16th type that was removed (Sling) with each being controlled by one of six skills.

The weapons skill is a factor used to determine its accuracy (hit chance) and attack speed. Hand to Hand also is used as the sole factor for determining damage bonuses for the Hand type, all other types use the weapon's material modifier.

During character creation, the player may select a disadvantage preventing equipping weapons of a specific skill and a message will be displayed if a player attempts to equip a weapon that is not allowed. Note: this does not apply to the Spear of Bitter Mercy or Broadsword of the Moon Reiver

Note: Unlike other games in the TES series, there are no creatures with immunity to specific weapons or material types, any weapon of any material is always capable of damaging any enemy.

The following table contains all weapon types in Battlespire:

Type	Skill	ID	Weight	Base Condition	Base Cost	Hands	Base Min Damage	Base Max Damage
Dagger	Short Blade	0	1.0	100	20	1	2	6
Short Sword	Short Blade	1	3.0	200	40	1	2	8
Long Sword	Long Blade	2	5.0	400	80	1	4	10
Broad Sword	Long Blade	3	8.0	500	100	1	4	12
Claymore	Long Blade	4	12.0	800	160	2	8	16
Battle Axe	Axe	5	9.0	600	120	1	6	10
War Axe	Axe	6	11.0	700	140	2	6	14
Mace	Blunt Weapon	7	7.0	500	100	1	4	10
Short Bow	Missile	8	2.0	80	16	2	2	8
Long Bow	Missile	9	4.0	110	22	2	6	14
Crossbow	Missile	10	6.0	120	24	2	4	10
Javelin	Missile	11	4.0	300	60	1	4	10
Sling*	Missile	12	1.5	20	4	2	2	6
Staff	Blunt Weapon	13	4.0	200	40	2	2	8
Spear	Long Blade	14	5.0	200	40	1	4	10
Hand	Hand to Hand	15	-	-	-	1	2	4

* Slings were removed from Battlespire. Because of this, the 13th weapon item type listed for purchase in the CharacterMaker is random.

Note: The WeaponID in the table above matches to the weapon's item record for all except Hand which does not have one. Additionally, the "Hands" column is an unused value leftover from before shields were removed from the game but has been included as it is both listed in the user manual and defined in the weapons table in the game's executable.

It should also be noted that the Javelin weapon type is a melee weapon despite it using the Missile skill.

Ammunition

Arrows are needed to operate any type of ranged weapon. An arrow may add or remove an additional attack bonus to the weapon's own penetrating power, depending on the material the arrow is crafted from. Take a look at the material modifier section at the bottom of the page for further information.

Armor

Battlespire features three armor classes which applies to all types of armor: light, medium, and heavy. The defense value of the armor determines its type.

• Light < 4
• Medium 4-5
• Heavy > 5

During character creation, the player may select a disadvantage preventing equipping certain types and a message will be displayed if a player attempts to equip a piece that is not allowed.
Note: this does not apply to the Savior's Hide armor

The following table contains the types that can be found:

Type	ID	Weight	Base Condition	Base Cost	Hit %
Helmet	24	2.0	50	10	10
Cuirass	25	7.0	80	16	40
Pauldron	26	5.0	60	12	20
Greaves	27	2.0	50	10	15
Boot	28	3.0	40	8	5
Gauntlet	29	2.0	40	8	10

Note: The name displayed comes from the items's image file. For armor this will set the name to Sandals for female boots when the image name ends with 463-468. This is not a different armor type, it is strictly a cosmetic display name change.

This table shows the defense value for each piece of armor for every material type. It is color coded to show the type with:

• Light = Yellow
• Medium = Orange
• Heavy = Red

Type	ImageFile	Iron	Steel	Silver	Elven	Dwarven	Mithril	Adamantium	Ebony	Orcish	Daedric
Helmet	[F | M ] HLMT500	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5
	[F | M ] HLMT501	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6
	[F | M ] HLMT502	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7
	[F | M ] HLMT503	3	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8
	[F | M ] HLMT504	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5
	[F | M ] HLMT505	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6
	[F | M ] HLMT506	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7
	[F | M ] HLMT507	3	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8
	[F | M ] HLMT508	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5
	[F | M ] HLMT509	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6
Cuirass	[F | M ] BRST260	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5
	[F | M ] BRST261	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6
	[F | M ] BRST262	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7
	[F | M ] BRST263	3	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8
	[F | M ] BRST264	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5
	[F | M ] BRST265	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6
	[F | M ] BRST266	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7
	[F | M ] BRST267	3	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8
	[F | M ] BRST268	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5
	[F | M ] BRST269	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6
Pauldron	[F | M ] PLDN330	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5
	[F | M ] PLDN331	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6
	[F | M ] PLDN332	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7
	[F | M ] PLDN333	3	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8
	[F | M ] PLDN334	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5
	[F | M ] PLDN335	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6
	[F | M ] PLDN336	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7
	[F | M ] PLDN337	3	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8
Greaves	[F | M ] GREV450	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5
	[F | M ] GREV451	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6
	[F | M ] GREV452	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7
	[F | M ] GREV453	3	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8
Boot	[F | M ] BOOT460	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5
	[F | M ] BOOT461	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6
	[F | M ] BOOT462	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7
	[F | M ] BOOT463	3	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8
	[F | M ] BOOT464	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5
	[F | M ] BOOT465	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6
	[F | M ] BOOT466	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7
	[F | M ] BOOT467	3	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8
	[F | M ] BOOT468	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5
Gauntlets	[F | M ] GAUN340	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5
	[F | M ] GAUN341	1	2	3	3	3	4	4	5	5	6
	[F | M ] GAUN342	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7
	[F | M ] GAUN343	3	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8
	[F | M ] GAUN344	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	5

Note: While a character limited to light or medium armor cannot wear armor with a defense value higher than 3 or 5, the material's condition bonus still applies, making the best armor for characters with restrictions ones where the image file ends in 0 or multiples of 4.

Clothing

There are 4 clothing types in Battlespire; Arm Bands, Capes, Pants, and Shirts. Like armor, the display name in game is taken from the image file used for that item of clothing (technically weapons work the same but the image name never differs from the item name for those).

Internally, all clothing are considered the same item type using ID 19. The image file used is randomly picked when the level is first initialized on the player's arrival which ultimately defines the actual type.

All clothing weighs 3.0 and provides no defensive value; however, they can be enchanted, making them potentially beneficial. Non-enchanted clothing provide no benefit as public nudity law enforcement has been suspended in the Battlespire until the invasion has been contained and, due to their weight, can be considered detrimental.

The following table contains the types that can be found and the display name used for each:

Type	ImageFile	Female Description	Male Description
Arm Bands	[F|M]ARMB300	Arm Bands	Arm Bands
	[F|M]ARMB301	Arm Bands	Arm Bands
	[F|M]ARMB302	Arm Bands	Arm Bands
	[F|M]ARMB303	Arm Bands	Arm Bands
	[F|M]ARMB304	Arm Bands	Arm Bands
	[F|M]ARMB305	Arm Bands	Arm Bands
	[F|M]ARMB306	Arm Bands	Arm Bands
	[F|M]ARMB307	Arm Bands	Arm Bands
	[F|M]ARMB308	Arm Bands	Arm Bands
	[F|M]ARMB309	Arm Bands	Arm Bands
	[F|M]ARMB310	Arm Bands	Arm Bands
Cape	[F|M]CAPE500	Cape	Cape
	[F|M]CAPE501	Cape	Cape
	[F|M]CAPE502	Cape	Cape
Pants	[F|M]PNTS100	Pants	Pants
	[F|M]PNTS101	Pants	Pants
	[F|M]PNTS102	Pants	Pants
	[F|M]PNTS103	Pants	Pants
	[F|M]PNTS104	Pants	Pants
	[F|M]PNTS105	Pants	Pants
	[F|M]PNTS106	Pants	Pants
	[F|M]PNTS107	Thongs	Pants
	[F|M]PNTS108	Thongs	Pants
	[F|M]PNTS109	Thongs	Pants
	[F|M]PNTS110	Thongs	Pants
	[F|M]PNTS111	Skirt	Pants
	[F|M]PNTS112	Skirt	Pants
	[F|M]PNTS113	Skirt	Pants
	[F|M]PNTS114	Skirt	Pants
Shirt	[F|M]SHRT200	Blouse	Shirt
	[F|M]SHRT201	Blouse	Shirt
	[F|M]SHRT202	Tunic	Shirt
	[F|M]SHRT203	Tunic	Shirt
	[F|M]SHRT204	Tunic	Shirt
	[F|M]SHRT205	Tunic	Shirt
	[F|M]SHRT206	Tunic	Shirt
	[F|M]SHRT207	Tunic	Shirt
	[F|M]SHRT208	Tunic	Shirt
	[F|M]SHRT209	Tunic	Shirt
	[F|M]SHRT210	Tunic	Shirt
	[F|M]SHRT211	Tunic	Tunic
	[F|M]SHRT212	Tunic	Tunic
	[F|M]SHRT213	Tunic	Shirt
	[F|M]SHRT214	Tunic	Shirt
	[F|M]SHRT215	Tunic	Shirt

Miscellaneous Items

Various items found in the world. The containers may be picked up and carried, as well as used for sorted storage. Rarely, a scroll may hold a spell for the player to learn.

Type	Weight (kg)
Large Chest	8
Sack	2
Scroll	0.5
Small Chest	5

Potions

Potions are one-use consumables, unless placed into a Coffer of Restoration. Some effects are potion-only; they may not be cast by player spells.

Type	Potion-Only Effect
Cure Health	N
Cure Poison	N
Detect Invisibility	N
Etherealness	N
Invisibility	N
Jumping	N
Poison	N
Restoration	Y
Running	Y
Shield	N
Slow Fall	N
Spell Absorption	N
Spell Reflection	N
Spell Resistance	N
Teleport	N
Vampiric Drain	N

Special Items

Type	Weight (kg)	Usage
Coffer of Restoration	5	Once Only: Place any item inside to fully repair. Consumables gain 10 uses.
Sigil Amulet [x] Sigil	2	Consumable: Become ethereal for a short time. May not take or deal damage.
Sigil Amulet [x] Sigil of Entry	2	Allows the player to pass matching Sigil Wards unharmed.

Material Modifiers

This table shows the effect material has to weapon damage and armor defensive value. Additionally, it contains the internal ID number for each material which is used in multiple formulas for various things such as determining an item's condition or the cost in the CharacterMaker.

Material	ID	Weapon modifier	Armor modifier
Iron	0	-1	-1
Steel	1	0	0
Silver	2	1	1
Elven	3	2	1
Dwarven	4	3	1
Mithril	5	4	2
Adamantium	6	5	2
Ebony	7	6	3
Orcish	8	7	3
Daedric	9	8	4

Note: Material affects armor type but is not the only factor. See the table above to determine the type.

Formulas

Condition

The weapon or armor's condition is set by the following formula:
Condition = BaseCondition + (MaterialID * Base Condition)

Note: The condition bonus appears to be irregularly set, with cases of weapon or armor having only the base condition found.

Cost

To determine the cost for a regular (non-enchanted) weapon or armor in the CharacterMaker, the following formula is used:
Cost = BaseCost + (MaterialID * (BaseCost + 50))

Enchanted weapons and armor uses the same formula for all types:
Cost = 500 + (MaterialID * 50)

Arrows use the following formula:
Cost = if (MaterialID == 0) {10} else {MaterialID * 51}

Damage

A weapon's damage range is set simply by adding the material's WeaponModifier to the weapon's BaseMinDamage and BaseMaxDamage. Additionally, for ranged weapons, the material's WeaponModifier for the arrow used is also added to the weapon's BaseMinDamage and BaseMaxDamage (arrows do not have a base damage, only the material modifier is used).

For the Hand weapon type, as there is no material involved, the Hand to Hand skill is used to determine the modifier added to its BaseMinDamage and BaseMaxDamage using this formula:
DamageModifier = FLOOR(Skill / 7)

Defense

The armor's defense/protective value is determined by a combination of the armor's file name, which is randomly picked when the level is initialized, and the armor's material. The following formula is used:
Defense = 1 + (RIGHT(ImageFile, 1) % 4) + ArmorModifier

The above formula will evaluate to 0 when the file name ends with 0 or multiples of 4. In that case the defense value is set to 1.