Avernum 5 Annotated Maps

Item Stats

This is a complete of all items to be found in Avernum 5, along with their vital stats. The Item numbers are for reference only, since there is no (official) character editor by which you can add items to your party.

Weapons Melee Weapons Pole Weapons Bow Weapons Thrown Weapons Armor Body Armor Shields Cloaks Head Wear Leg Wear Foot Wear Gloves Belts & Girdles

Accessories Rings Necklaces Other Stuff Potions Scrolls Wands/Crystals Miscellaneous Items

Items to Keep 20 Sheets of Papyrus All mined Crystals 9 Sentinel Power Stone 25 Chitrach Claw 8 Chitrach Husks Fishing Pole Pipe Potted Plant Scissors Vase

Construction Items Fine Leather Fine Steel Focusing Crystals Gold Bars (a few) Healing Herbs Spiritual Herbs Energetic Herbs Graymold Mandrake Root Eyestalks Mandrake Tincture Demon Bile Gold Necklace (a few) Platinum Ring (a few) Sticks (a few) Emeralds (a few) Rubies (a few)

Weapons

Melee Weapons

There's a lot to choose from as far as melee weapons are concerned. The blade and oozing sword are both excellent choices for a melee warrior, and can be found pretty early in the game. Other characters (non-melee) will want to augment defenses and skills instead of power, and the best options for this include the seeking and singing rapiers, the radiant soulblade, and demonslayer. Definitely put demonslayer on one of your characters, as the defensive bonuses can't be beat.

Pole Weapons

Bow Weapons

There are fewer options for bows, as most become available late in the game. The shockwave bow is great, and is followed by the bow of decay. The special abilities of these two weapons more than make up for their lack of power. The Ebony bow and Eliavri's bow are both wonderful for non-bow focused users like mages or priests, and should indubitably be equipped. Of course, the heartstriker bow is the best weapon in the game, though it's a pain to acquire. Once you get it, your bow user becomes the most consistently damaging member of your team.

Thrown Weapons

Armor

Body Armor

Unless you have a mage who doesn't have natural mage, equip everyone in some strong armor. Throw in an extra point of strength if necessary, as the bonus to resistances from armor will greatly increase your character's survivability. The best armor in the demo is the ruby breastplate. Once you get going, upgrade to blessed breastplates and armor that increases skills. All mages will appreciate armor that increases mage skills like the blessed silk tunic, enchanter's robe, magus vest, and robe of the magi. The emerald chestguard, charmed plate, crystalline plate, and radiant breastplate are the best armors in the game in terms of bonuses and overall armor/resistances.

Shields

The quicksilver bulwark is the best in the game for fighters. The crystal aegis is excellent for mages, and be sure to grab it. Otherwise, assassin's shields and silken shields both provide good stat bonuses. The eyebeast chitin is available late in the game but provides an excellent bonus to mental resistance.

Cloaks

Early in the game, have everyone where Coated/Grounded/Polar cloaks. Then switch over to cloaks that provide bonuses to stats. The Infernal shroud is great and available early in the game. You can make warrior's cloaks (and will find at least one), and they are great for most fighters. The archer's cloak must be bought (in Dharmon), but it is the best for straight archers. The flowing silk cloak is nice for most characters as it provides a bonus to quick strike. The symbiotic cloak provides a bonus to intelligence and is best for mages. Counteract the penalty by increasing strength or dexterity by a point.

Head Wear

Wyrmskin and serpentskin helmets are your best option for the first half of the game. Blessed helmets aren't bad, but these two have no penalty. Afterwards, replace them with Runed helmets and Klin/Khar helmets. The infernal helm is the best in the game, but it becomes available only at the end of the game.

Leg Wear

The runed vambraces are the best option for armor-limited characters like mages. The blessed vambraces are a great midgame option, as the extra bonus provided from armor more than makes up for the bonus from the pustulent vambraces. Afterwards, replace these items with the airy and blasted vambraces. The blasted vambraces are the best in the game.

Foot Wear

Gloves

The gloves of the hammer are the best in the game, though they aren't acquired till pretty late in the game. I'd avoid bracers, as the increase to armor doesn't really make up for the encumberance. The answering gloves are very potent as well, though you have to make them on your own. The spectral gloves are available early on in the game, and provide good resistances and armor. The putrified gauntlets are interesting, but I don't think the penalty with these gloves really makes them worth it.

Belts & Girdles

Early in the game, go for the belts that give you a single point to a major stat (strength, nimbleness, insight, and endurance). Later, switch over to the 2 point belts. Finally, go for the silk woven belt, mooneye girdle, and lightning girdle, unless you really like the +2 stat belts.

Armor Accessories

Rings

Necklaces

The hero's necklace is the best overall, though mages will like the clarity talisman. The tribal symbol is also pretty good which is a bit surprising given its cost. The tribal symbol has a net bonus to resistances of 20, though these are spread around. Other necklaces can be useful to augment the lower resistances of weaker teammates.

Other Stuff

Potions

Scrolls

Wands

Miscellaneous Items