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Vaesen uses a different concept for equipment than the games I know and played so far, and I'm not sure I entirely get it - so I humbly ask for confirmation here:

1) The PCs always have the equipment given by their archetype. Right?

2) When preparing for the mystery, the PCs roll and pool their successes to buy whatever equipment they want. Additionally, they gain access to equipment from various upgrades (e.g. Weapons Corridor gives each PC a "1" weapon of their choice). All these things are "discarded" at the end of the mystery. Right?

3) During the mystery, the PCs can buy whatever they like (given the GM rules that item in question is available) also by using successes from another Resource roll and/or Capital. This can be done how often? Once per item? Once per settlement?
I also take it that such purchases cannot be done in Upsala (before the mystery), as this would allow the PCs to go on an unlimited shopping spree. Or is there a general limit on how often they can buy things during the mystery (or better said, how often they can roll for resources)?

Thanks for any clarification.
Cheers,
Ron

At the start of a mystery, the PCs will always have their three personal items (i.e. the items that they got when they created the character). These three items are part of who you are.

The players can, during the preparation phase, get more items. Since this is done at the HQ (Upsala if you play in Sweden) and done altogether, they can pool their resources and even use capital if they want to. They also have access to more items than this depending on upgrades done.

During a mystery, they can buy items if there is a store at the mystery location and they can also find items. A resource roll represent that you buy an item, using your good name (i.e. credit) and the GM may say that, this is not possible in some mystery locations, but you can of course use your capital to buy things. But if you make a resource roll in one store, you can also in another scene shop in another store, making another resource roll, if the GM so allows. I have noticed that many mysteries takes place in small remote areas and there aren't that many stores there. Also, the GM may also say that some items aren't available in some locations, but there might be NPCs that still have those items that can be persuaded to sell them.

At the end of the mystery, all the players can keep one extra item on top of their three personal items. If any of your personal items was consumed or destroyed, you will have it again for your next mystery. There is an upgrade that let you store extra items beyond this.

Thank you! Very helpful!

Thank you for this information as the different sections on equipment are scattered throughout the rule book.

I do have a question about extra equipment.
At the end of the mystery, a character has their 3 starting items and they can keep one extra that they picked up in the mystery.
What about after the next mystery?
Can they add one item per mystery to what they carry, or is it limited to only one extra forever?

If the maximum limit is 4, how to all of the extra items from HQ upgrades influence this?
If a character has 4 permanent items, and they pick up the holy water from the chapel, can they carry 5 items? or do they have to swap one?

If the characters can store 3 items in the cellar vault, can that same character pull out the 3 of them and be carrying 8 items - 3 archetype, 1 from mystery, holy water from chapel, and 3 items from vault?

Also, if a character has 2 starting items, for example, the occultist's poison from the background rolls at the back of the book, and they later get stronger poison, can they swap that out to upgrade their personal items?

Another example could be the servants' bandages being swapped for medical equipment, or if the Priest upgrades their musical instrument?

At the end of the mystery, a character has their 3 starting items and they can keep one extra that they picked up in the mystery.
What about after the next mystery?
Can they add one item per mystery to what they carry, or is it limited to only one extra forever?

You can keep one extra item besides your three personal items. If the extra item is a pistol, you will have your three personal items plus a pistol at the start of the next mystery and at the end of that mystery you will again keep your three personal items plus one more. This can be the pistol again or another item. Another character might decide to choose that pistol as his extra item if you don't.

If the maximum limit is 4, how to all of the extra items from HQ upgrades influence this?
If a character has 4 permanent items, and they pick up the holy water from the chapel, can they carry 5 items? or do they have to swap one?

The above rule is only what you do when you end a mystery and how you start a mystery. During a mystery you can have any number of items. During the preparation phase you and your group can pick up items from the HQ (it is assumed that you return those items to the HQ after the mystery).

If the characters can store 3 items in the cellar vault, can that same character pull out the 3 of them and be carrying 8 items - 3 archetype, 1 from mystery, holy water from chapel, and 3 items from vault?

Since this isn't an item hoarding game, you can during an adventure have any number of items. Well, if you and the GM think you can carry them. So at the start of a mystery, you have you three personal items plus perhaps one more. During the preparation phase of the mystery you can pick up any item in the HQ that you are allowed to pick up or technically the group can pick them up because you can of course discuss who will get what item for this mystery.

Also, if a character has 2 starting items, for example, the occultist's poison from the background rolls at the back of the book, and they later get stronger poison, can they swap that out to upgrade their personal items?

Another example could be the servants' bandages being swapped for medical equipment, or if the Priest upgrades their musical instrument?

Your three personal items are your three personal items and will be for the rest of his life. There are ways to have more items through the HQ though.

Thank you so much for answer these questions.

In the updated version, you are no longer allowed to keep one item. The only items that you keep (or are replaced if they used or have been broken) are your three personal items. Certain HQ upgrades may change this still.