Equipment

Equipment is one of the easiest ways to make your hirelings stronger. Various types of equipment provides various benefits, and it will all be outlined here.

Weapons
Whether its a bow, a staff or a sword, which weapon used will affect how much damage will be dealt.

Swords and Axes
These weapons are used most often by warriors, and are often equipped with a shield. Axes will contribute more damage if no shield is used.

Staves and Wands
Staves and wands have a range of 2, and are the only weapon to use Intelligence to determine damage.

Bows and Guns
Bows and guns never have a range less then 3. They require ammo or arrows to be equipped, in order to use them.

Arrows, Ammo, and Off-Hand Weapons
Arrows and Ammo are needed to use bows and guns. Off-Hand weapons are only used by some hires and offer additional damage to the primary weapons.

Shields
Shields offer the second most powerful contribution to defense. Not using one with some weapons may increase damage.

Helms
Helms offer medium contribution to defense.

Armor
Armor offers the most powerful contribution to defense of all equipment.

Boots
Boots offer a small contribution to defense, some special sets increase movment of the hireling using them.

Charms
Charms offer a wide variety of benefits, from adding defense, to increasing magic damage, healing, or offering regenerative powers.