Shops are generally the most plentiful source of powerful non-unique items in the game. They reset on a 24-hour cycle; this doesn't mean that they reset at exactly the same time every day, but rather after 24 hours with something that seems a bit more complex on the surface than it actually is once you understand it (if you just wait a full 24 hours via the inn every time then you won't have to think about it anyway). One way to explain it might be to describe it as follows:
 -There's a spell called "Reset Shops"
 -It has a 24 hour cooldown
 -When you open a shop, you cast this spell if it isn't on cooldown
 
 While there isn't literally a 'reset shops' spell, functionally it's similar.
 
 There are many types of shops, with some being crafters that you may buy items from OR craft some of your own items with (such as the enchanter), some being strictly shops (like the general store on Hammer Island), and one or more crafting-only (like the potion lady on Hammer Island). They all buy/sell slightly different sets of items, as well. In Aventurine (the big main town in the center of Fallowfields, which is the mainland that you sail to from Hammer Island), for example, there are two shops at one of the top-left path against the cliff that sell mainhand and offhand equipment for your class (if you joined an active session you may need it to reset before it shows items from the correct class). The higher one being expert/master tier, and the lower one being apprentice/adept tier.
 
 See the map of Fallowfields (where most of these shops can be found) here: https://wiki.hammerwatch2.com/Fallowfields_map
 List from a steam guide by Jaspurr https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3021525707 (+minor edits) here:
 
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Location
! Cash on-hand
! Retail Rate (%)
! Pawn Rate (%)
! Notes
|-
| Barkeep Donnie
| Haart's Landing
| 4000
| 110
| 45
| sells/buys almost anything
|-
| Farmer Davon
| Haart's Landing
| 2000
| 110
| N/A
| sells vegetables, does not buy
|-
| Farmer Denise
| Switch Town
| 250
| 100
| N/A
| sells vegetables, does not buy
|-
| Jase
| Switch Town
| 1400
| 100
| N/A
| sells meals, does not buy
|-
| Aaron
| Switch Town
| 3000
| 120
| 60
| sells and buys tools and apprentice/adept gear
|-
| Arena
| Scalem
| 5000
| 110
| 40
| sells and buys almost anything
|-
| Isac
| Aventurine
| 5000
| 120
| 65
| sells/buys leather gear
|-
| Ector
| Aventurine
| 15000
| 100
| 60
| sells/buys expert/master weapons
|-
| Lo
| Aventurine
| 6000
| 100
| 60
| sells/buys apprentice/adept weapons
|-
| Seamstress Joy
| Aventurine
| 6000
| 104
| 65
| sells/buys cloth gear
|-
| Proctor Quinn
| Aventurine
| 5000
| 100
| 90
| sells meals, buys fish
|-
| Sean Bean
| Aventurine
| 6500
| 110
| 45
| sells tools, keys, food; buys almost anything
|-
| Neal
| Aventurine
| 5000
| 100
| 75
| sells wine, buys grapes
|-
| Gabriella
| Aventurine
| 5000
| 110
| 60
| sells/buys gems
|-
| Robe Berg
| Aventurine
| 4000
| 100
| 60
| sells/buys flowers, bottles, potions
|-
| Charlotte
| Aventurine
| 2500
| 120
| N/A
| sells materials, does not buy
|-
| Barba's
| Aventurine
| 5000
| 110
| 65
| sells/buys metal gear
|-
| Olena
| Resistance Hideout
| 3500
| 100
| 55
| sells poison resistant gear, buys any gear
|-
| Rebecka
| Northern Fallowfields
| 1300
| 100
| 75
| sells meals, buys ingredients
|-
| Terrance
| Ambrose Retreat
| 11000
| 110
| 75
| sells/buys almost everything
|-
| Thomas
| Ambrose Retreat
| 600
| 100
| 100
| sells/buys fish
|-
| Zydar
| Pirate Hideout
| 2000
| 100
| N/A
| sells almost everything, does not buy
|-
| Stockard
| Thieves Tower
| 1800
| 50
| N/A
| sells cash items, does not buy
|-
| Lannern
| Wishless Resting Place
| 5000
| 120
| 63
| sells/buys gear, buys ingredients
|}

Shops

2023-08-18T17:04:12Z

Kaazmun: Link to future shop list

2023-08-13T22:47:03Z

Kaazmun: Basic information on differences between difficulties

The difficulty level affects a number of things. For example, pirate crossbowmen will fire their arrows predictively, toward the position you're currently headed to, rather than directly at you. There are also differences in numbers like enemy HP, and the experience they grant (higher difficulty levels make enemies give less exp because their spawn numbers are greater, so if you can clear quickly you'll gain levels at roughly the same rate).
{| class="wikitable"
==== For easy, normal, hard, and serious respectively ====
|-
Enemy health: 66%, 100%, 125%, 150%
|-
Damage taken from enemies: 66%, 100%, 125%, 200%
|-
Damage taken from traps: 50%, 100%, 125%, 150%
|-
EXP scale: 100%, 100%, 75%, 75%
|-
Revive time (seconds): 1, 3, 3, 6
|}
^ Should be noted that EXP is also affected by your tier vs that of the enemy, and it will thus be lowered if facing enemies of a lower tier. There isn't currently anything that indicates this, aside from higher-tier enemies having darker HP bars.
{| class="wikitable"
==== The EXP difference is as follows: ====
|-
Apprentice: 100% (all)
|-
Adept: 50% (vs apprentice), 100% (vs adept/expert/master)
|-
Expert: 20% (vs apprentice), 50% (vs adept), 100% (vs expert/master)
|-
Master: 10% (vs apprentice), 20% (vs adept), 50% (vs expert), 100% (vs master)
|}

Equipment

2023-07-18T01:49:34Z

Kaazmun: /* Equipment Base Stats */

== Equipment Properties ==

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
! Slot
! Quality
! Tier
|-
| MainHand
| None
| None 
|-
| OffHand
| Common
| Apprentice
|-
| Head
| Uncommon
| Adept
|-
| Chest 
| Rare
| Expert 
|-
| Feet 
| Epic
| Master
|-
| Hands
| Legendary
|
|-
| Accessory
| Unique
|
|-
|
| Quest 
|
|}

== Equipment Base Stats ==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Equipment
! Type
! Base Values (Apprentice)
! Base Values (Adept)
! Base Values (Expert)
! Base Values (Master)
|-
| Ring
| Accessory
| 3-5 resistance for 2 elements
| 6-8 resistance for 2 elements
| 10-12 resistance for 2 elements
| 15-18 resistance for 2 elements
|-
| Belt
| Accessory
| 1-3 armor, 5-10 HP
| 3-4 armor, 10-15 HP
| 5-6 armor, 15-20 HP
| 7-8 armor, 20-25 HP
|-
| Amulet
| Accessory
| 10-15 mana
| 25-30 mana
| 40-45 mana
| 55-65 mana
|-
| Cloak
| Accessory
| 10-15 stamina
| 25-30 stamina
| 40-45 stamina
| 55-65 stamina
|-
| Charm
| Accessory
| 1 STR & INT
| 2-4 STR & INT
| 5-7 STR & INT
| 8-10 STR & INT
|-
| Medal
| Accessory
| 1 STR & DEX
| 2-4 STR & DEX
| 5-7 STR & DEX
| 8-10 STR & DEX
|-
| Talisman
| Accessory
| 1 INT & DEX
| 2-4 INT & DEX
| 5-7 INT & DEX
| 8-10 INT & DEX
|-
| Plate (STR)
| Chest
| 8-10 armor
| 14-16 armor
| 20-24 armor
| 28-32 armor
|-
| Robe (INT)
| Chest
| 1-2 armor, 0.4-0.5 mana regen
| 3-4 armor, 0.6-0.8 mana regen
| 6-8 armor, 1.1-1.2 mana regen
| 8-10 armor, 1.4-1.5 mana regen
|-
| Jacket (DEX)
| Chest
| 3-5 armor, 0.4-0.5 stamina regen
| 7-9 armor, 0.6-0.8 stamina regen
| 13-15 armor, 1.1-1.2 stamina regen
| 18-22 armor, 1.4-1.5 stamina regen
|-
| Greaves (STR)
| Feet
| 4-6 armor
| 9-12 armor
| 15-18 armor
| 20-24 armor
|-
| Slippers (INT)
| Feet
| 0.2-0.3 mana regen, 2-3% movespeed
| 0.4-0.5 mana regen, 3-3.5% movespeed
| 0.6-0.8 mana regen, 3.5-4% movespeed
| 1-1.1 mana regen, 4-4.5% movespeed
|-
| Boots (DEX)
| Feet
| 0.2-0.3 stamina regen, 2-3% movespeed
| 0.4-0.5 stamina regen, 4-5% movespeed
| 0.6-0.8 stamina regen, 5-5.5% movespeed
| 1-1.1 stamina regen, 6-6.5% movespeed
|-
| Gauntlets (STR)
| Hands
| 4-6 armor
| 6-8 armor
| 10-14 armor
| 15-20 armor
|-
| Gloves (INT)
| Hands
| 20% cooldown reduction
| 25% cooldown reduction
| 30% cooldown reduction
| 35% cooldown reduction
|-
| Bracers (DEX)
| Hands
| 2-3 armor, 3-5% attack speed
| 4-5 armor, 6-8% attack speed
| 5-6 armor, 9-10% attack speed
| 8-10 armor, 12-14% attack speed
|-
| Helmet (STR)
| Head
| 4-6 armor
| 7-9 armor
| 10-12 armor
| 15-20 armor
|-
| Circlet (INT)
| Head
| 0.4-0.5 mana regen
| 0.6-0.8 mana regen
| 1-1.2 mana regen
| 1.5-1.9 mana regen
|-
| Hood (DEX)
| Head
| 3-4 armor
| 5-7 armor
| 8-10 armor
| 12-15 armor
|-
| Sword
| Weapon (Mainhand)
| 20-22 damage
| 32-36 damage
| 46-52 damage
| 80-90 damage
|-
| Sword (STR)
| Weapon (Mainhand)
| 15-17 & (25-29% STR) damage
| 19-21 & (30-34% STR) damage
| 24-27 & (35-39% STR) damage
| 32-37 & (40-45% STR) damage
|-
| Sword (DEX)
| Weapon (Mainhand)
| 15-17 & (25-29% DEX) damage
| 19-21 & (30-34% DEX) damage
| 24-27 & (35-39% DEX) damage
| 32-37 & (40-45% DEX) damage
|-
| Bow
| Weapon (Offhand)
| 32-35 damage
| 44-48 damage
| 62-68 damage
| 100-120
|-
| Bow (STR)
| Weapon (Offhand)
| 24-26 & (25-29% STR) damage
| 30-24 & (30-33% STR) damage
| 40-44 & (35-39% STR) damage
| 50-58 & (40-45% STR) damage
|-
| Bow (DEX)
| Weapon (Offhand)
| 24-26 & (25-29% DEX) damage
| 30-34 & (30-33% DEX) damage
| 40-44 & (35-39% DEX) damage
| 50-58 & (40-45% DEX) damage
|-
| Wand (Fire)
| Weapon (Mainhand)
| 8-10 & (25-29% INT) fire
| 12-14 & (30-34% INT) fire
| 15-18 & (35-39% INT) fire
| 20-24 & (40-45% INT) fire
|-
| Wand (Ice)
| Weapon (Mainhand)
| 8-10 & (25-29% INT) ice
| 12-14 & (30-34% INT) ice
| 15-18 & (35-39% INT) ice
| 20-24 & (40-45% INT) ice
|-
| Wand (Lightning)
| Weapon (Mainhand)
| 8-10 & (25-29% INT) lightning
| 12-14 & (30-34% INT) lightning
| 15-18 & (35-39% INT) lightning
| 20-24 & (40-45% INT) lightning
|-
| Grimoire (Beam)
| Weapon (Offhand)
| 10-12 fire, ice, or lightning
| 20-24 fire, ice, or lightning
| 35-41 fire, ice, or lightning
| 56-64 fire, ice, or lightning
|-
| Grimoire (Blast)
| Weapon (Offhand)
| 38-42 fire, ice, or lightning
| 76-84 fire, ice, or lightning
| 134-146 fire, ice, or lightning
| 210-230 fire, ice, or lightning
|-
| Grimoire (Orb)
| Weapon (Offhand)
| 28-32 fire, ice, or lightning
| 57-63 fire, ice, or lightning
| 99-111 fire, ice, or lightning
| 160-170 fire, ice, or lightning
|}