Everything in Tribes is either an Item, an Organism or raw Energy (Fire or Sunlight).
Items can be picked up by People and carried between Squares at a cost of 1 Calorie per 100 Grams of Weight.
Items can be Organic/Inorganic and Liquid/Solid.
All Organic Items contain Energy.
Solid Items can be further divided into Continuous or Discrete
Some Items can increase People‘s Strength when [[Wield?]]ed.
| Organic | Inorganic | |
| Solid | Maize seed | Flint |
| Liquid | Honey | Water |