for a pure caster is there gear in this game that won't add to my fizzle rate or add slugs into the deck? I've noticed all the light armor i come across is leather and gives fizzle chance
You can find Epic merchant cloth armor in Ferig's battle camp. Some of the clothes in Willam's shop in Owl's head is good to. (It's in a house close to the small first market. ) Then by using the 'v' key you can see your fizzle stat. In R11 holding a staff or wand or even bow would give you -10 fizzle, but a +30 if you move while casting. You can test and see for yourself if that is the case in R12.