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Winter gear

Even the hardiest of adventurers cannot ignore the weather, especially when the cold arrives at the onset of winter, or when exploring regions that are naturally cold, such as the poles or the high mountains. To survive in such extreme conditions, winter gear is needed to keep travelers warm. The penalty for the added warmth is that most of this gear does not protect the wearer in combat (meaning he has no armour rating).

Description[edit]

Winter gear usually is made from animals with good fur, and generally consists of these three parts:

  • A fur cap, which keeps the head warm.
  • A thick cloak, which can be wrapped around the body.
  • Fur boots, which prevent damage to the feet.

However, many other armour parts also provide warmth, those above are only the best at doing the job.

In Ultima VII Part Two, the Avatar and party needed winter gear to enter the Northern Regions of the Serpent Isle, as this part of the land was frozen over, and the cold temperatures would have killed them in mere minutes. The threshold for keeping warm is a warmth-level of 175. Fur boots (95), a fur cloak (70), magic leggings (5) and magic armor (5) do reach this limit, so that the choice in head gear is free, it doesn't have to be the fur cap.

Warmth Ratings[edit]

All the gear that gives or detracts warmth is listed here, sorted by body regions and from best to worst.

Helms
Warmth
FurCapSI.PNG
Fur cap
35
LivingToupeeSI.PNG
Living toupee
20
VikingHelmSI.PNG
Viking
15
HelmofLightSI.PNG
Helm of Light
10
LeatherHelmSI.PNG
Leather
10
MagicHelmSI.PNG
Magic
5
GreatHelmU7.png
Great helm
5
HelmofCourageSI.PNG
Helm of Courage
5
PlumedHelmetSI.PNG
Plumed
5
CrestedHelmU7.png
Crested
5
ChainCoifU7.png
Chain coif
0
SerpentCrownSI.PNG
Serpent Crown
-8
Armour
Warmth
LeatherArmourSI.PNG
Leather
10
MagicArmourSI.PNG
Magic
5
AntiqueArmourSI.PNG
Antique
5
SerpentArmourSI.PNG
Serpent
0
KidneyBeltU7.png
Kidney belt
0
ChainArmourU7.jpg
Chain
-5
ScaleArmourSI.PNG
Scale
-8
BreastPlateSI.PNG
Breast plate
-9
PlateArmourSI.PNG
Plate
-10
Leggings
Warmth
LeatherLeggingsU7.png
Leather
10
MagicLeggingsU7.png
Magic
5
StockingsSI.PNG
Stocking
4
Columna'sStockingsSI.PNG
Columna's stockings
4
PlateLeggingsU7.png
Plate
-5
ChainLeggingsU7.png
Chain
-5
Boots
Warmth
FurBootsSI.PNG
Fur
95
LeatherBootsU7.png
Leather
85
SwampBootsSI.PNG
Swamp
80
SlippersSI.PNG
Slippers
75
MagicBootsU7.png
Magic
65
ArmoredBootsSI.PNG
Armored
50
BlackBootsSI.PNG
Black
50
Gloves
Warmth
LeatherGlovesU7.png
Leather
7-20
MagicGauntletsU7.png
Magic
0
GauntletsofQuicknessSI.PNG
Gauntlets of Quickness
0
GauntletsU7.png
Gauntlets
-5
Cloaks
Warmth
WolfCloakSI.png
Wolf
70
SnowLeopardCloakSI.png
Leopard
70
BearCloakSI.png
Bear
70
Gwani CloakSI.png
Gwani
70
RedCloakSI.png
Red
30

Trivia[edit]

  • In Ultima II, cloaks could protect the upper body from paralysis by devils.
  • The Helm of Light also keeps the head of the wearer warm, thus replacing a fur cap.
  • It is not advised to wear a gwani fur cloak around other gwani, as this will offend them.
  • In Ultima VII Part Two, cloaks have a defensive value of 1.[1]
  • Warm clothing is also a necessity during the nighttime in Martian Dreams; the warmest combination of clothing according to the Martian Dreams Clue Book is a military/pith helmet, muffler, hip boots, arctic parka, wool pants/dress, and either wool mittens or welding gloves.

See Also[edit]

References[edit]


Armour
Basic Armour Cloth armourLeather armourRing mailScale armourChain armour
Bone armorPlate armourBlackrock armor
Enhanced Armour Magic armourAnachronistic armourExotic ArmourMystic Armour
Leather Vest of FlameproofArtifact armor
Other Armour Armour in Martian DreamsPrimitive armourAntique armourArmour of Beauty
Winter gearWyrmguard armorPirate outfitAvatar armor
Head Protection HelmetsViking helmSpiked helmHelm of CourageCaddellite helm
Cap of Missile ProtectionCowl of ValorHelm of LightLiving toupee
Shields ShieldsShield of MonitorShield of ValorMagic shieldJeweled shield
Dupre's shieldMage shieldKiran shieldSerpent Isle shields
Legs and Arms Protection Swamp bootsBoots of BouncingDragonskin bootsLeather Leggings of Stealth
GreavesStockingGauntlets of Missile ProtectionGauntlets of Quickness
Other Items Kidney beltLoriel's GiftSpiked collarSerpent artifactsRing of Protection