Aba (Abaya), masterwork

Ultimate Equipment Guide II

Author Greg Lynch, J. C. Alvarez

Publisher Mongoose Publishing

Publish date 2005

These desert robes are made of a light fabric, covering the whole body and typically brown or white in colour. A humanoid will usually wear several layers of these fabrics, with light colours worn under dark colours. In hot or dry climates, an aba helps prevent perspiration, allowing the wearer to retain water. In temperatures up to 140 degrees, the masterwork aba provides a +6 circumstance bonus to all Fortitude saves made against heat exhaustion and nonlethal damage due to heat. However, characters suffering from thirst or in environments with high humidity do not benefit from wearing a masterwork aba. A character must be shown how to wear an aba properly. If the character does not have a guide, he must succeed in a Survival skill check (DC 10) when he first tries to wear an aba.

Masterwork abas are of exceptional quality, a fact which is apparent to any individual accustomed to wearing this manner of clothing. In the company of desert nomads, or any other culture in which the aba is the common article of clothing, the wearer of a masterwork aba gains a +1 circumstance bonus to all Diplomacy skill checks made against such people.

Aba, masterwork: 130 gp; 2 lb.