@Beowulf: I don't see why you can't use artifacts in tandem with your gear for certain effects. One of the things that I'm going to exploit with this RP is Stalker's unexplored potential. It's so easy to take a game in which one of the main principles is mystery and intrigue and add to it, and I intend to do it justice, especially considering that so many features were cut from any one of the games. I intend to fill those gaps with something that I hope you all will appreciate and make the zone slightly richer for it.