All characters have access to the following assistive items regardless of sourcebook ownership:

Note: items are listed above by their names in the Player Core sourcebook. Player Core drops the word "basic" at the beginning of item names that included "basic" in Lost Omens: Grand Bazaar.

The Society provides these items to PCs who need them for free and replaces them at no cost if they are lost or destroyed. The items are provided at character creation or at whatever point in the character’s adventuring career they become necessary. These assistive items have an effective price of 0 gp for the purposes of resale.

Blind Characters

Characters that are blind from birth or are otherwise permanently sightless cannot detect anything using vision. They automatically critically fail any Perception checks based on vision, are immune to visual effects, and can’t be blinded or dazzled. However, such characters do not have the blinded condition.

Blind characters who either cannot or choose not to remove their blindness hone their other senses. They are not off-guard to creatures that are hidden from them (unless they’re off-guard to them for reasons other than the hidden condition), and they need only a successful DC 5 flat check to target a hidden creature. Normally, such characters cannot remove their blindness later; if they somehow do, they lose these benefits.

Visually Impaired Characters

A permanently visually impaired (but not blind) character takes a -2 or -4 penalty to Perception checks that rely on vision (player’s choice). Wearing corrective lenses negates the -2 penalty or reduces the -4 penalty to a -1 penalty.

Deaf Characters

Characters that are deaf from birth or are otherwise permanently without hearing cannot detect anything using hearing. They automatically critically fail any Perception checks that require hearing and are immune to auditory effects. However, such characters do not have the deafened condition.

Deaf characters who either cannot or choose not to remove their deafness gain additional benefits. They have enough practice to cast spells and activate magic items without issue, but if they perform an action they are not accustomed to that involves auditory elements, they must succeed at a DC 5 flat check or the action is lost. They gain the Sign Language feat PC pg. 262, CRB pg. 266Player Core page 262
Core Rulebook page 266
(click to close) for free at character creation, and they can take the Read Lips feat PC pg. 261, CRB pg. 265Player Core page 261
Core Rulebook page 265
(click to close) even if they do not meet the prerequisites. Normally, such characters cannot remove their deafness later; if they somehow do, they lose these benefits.

Hearing Impaired Characters

A permanently hearing impaired (but not deaf) character takes a -2 or -4 penalty to Perception checks that rely on hearing (player’s choice). Wearing hearing aids negates the -2 penalty or reduces the -4 penalty to a -1 penalty.

Characters with permanent hearing impairment gain the Sign Language feat PC pg. 262, CRB pg. 266Player Core page 262
Core Rulebook page 266
(click to close) for free at character creation, and they can take the Read Lips feat PC pg. 261, CRB pg. 265Player Core page 261
Core Rulebook page 265
(click to close) even if they do not meet the prerequisites. Normally, such characters cannot remove their hearing impairment later; if they somehow do, they lose these benefits.

Non-Speaking Characters

Non-speaking characters have enough practice to cast spells and activate magic items without issue. They gain the Sign Language feat PC pg. 262, CRB pg. 266Player Core page 262
Core Rulebook page 266
(click to close) for free at character creation, and they can take the Read Lips feat PC pg. 261, CRB pg. 265Player Core page 261
Core Rulebook page 265
(click to close) even if they do not meet the prerequisites. Normally, such characters cannot gain the ability to speak later; if they somehow do, they lose these benefits.

Characters With Missing Limbs

A character missing an arm and who is not wearing a prosthetic cannot use two-handed weapons and items, and must use two actions if an Interact action would require two hands, at the GM’s discretion. If a character missing a leg or foot is not wearing a prosthetic or using a crutch, their speed has a 10-foot penalty.

Characters With Other Mobility Restrictions

A character who is unable or finds it difficult to walk on their own can obtain a wheelchair or traveler’s chair for free at character creation or at whatever point in the character’s adventuring career they become necessary. An impulse control module can also be added to the chair for no cost if required.