Starting Equipment
When you create your character, you receive equipment based on your background. Alternatively, you can start with 5d4 × 10 gp (average 125 gp) and spend them on items from the equipment lists. You decide how your character came by this starting equipment. It might have been an inheritance, or goods that the character purchased during his or her upbringing. You might have been equipped with a weapon, armour and a backpack as part of military service. You might even have stolen your gear. A weapon could be a family heirloom, passed down from generation to generation until your character finally took up the mantle and followed in an ancestor’s adventurous footsteps.
Advanced Characters
The Starting Wealth table lists the amount of treasure that each PC is expected to have at a specific number of talents, in addition to their starting equipment from background and class.
Starting Wealth
| Number of Talents | Wealth |
|---|---|
| 1* | - |
| 2 | 60 gp |
| 3 | 120 gp |
| 4 | 239 gp |
| 5 | 393 gp |
| 6 | 542 gp |
| 7 | 691 gp |
| 8 | 1339 gp |
| 9 | 1987 gp |
| 10 | 2912 gp |
| 11 | 4022 gp |
| 12 | 4947 gp |
| 13 | 5872 gp |
| 14 | 6797 gp |
| 15 | 7629 gp |
| 16 | 12363 gp |
| 17 | 17097 gp |
| 18 | 21831 gp |
| 19 | 28458 gp |
| 20 | 35085 gp |
Note that this table assumes a standard fantasy game. Low-fantasy games might award only half this value, while high-fantasy games might double the value. It is assumed that some of this treasure is consumed in the course of an adventure (such as potions and scrolls) and that some of the less useful items are sold for half value so more useful gear can be purchased.
Trinkets
When you make your character, you can roll once on the Trinkets table to gain a trinket, a simple item lightly touched by mystery.
| d100 | Trinket |
|---|---|
| 01 | A mummified goblin hand |
| 02 | A piece of crystal that faintly glows in moonlight |
| 03 | A gold coin minted in an unknown land |
| 04 | A diary written in a language you don’t know |
| 05 | A brass ring that never tarnishes |
| 06 | An old chess piece made from glass |
| 07 | Two knucklebone dice, with a skull symbol on the 6 |
| 08 | An idol of a creature that gives you strange dreams |
| 09 | Four mummified elf fingers on a necklace |
| 10 | The deed for a parcel of land in an unknown realm |
| 11 | A 1-ounce block made from an unknown material |
| 12 | A small cloth doll skewered with needles |
| 13 | A tooth from an unknown beast |
| 14 | An enormous scale, perhaps from a dragon |
| 15 | A bright green feather |
| 16 | An old divination card bearing your likeness |
| 17 | A glass orb filled with moving smoke |
| 18 | A 1-pound egg with a bright red shell |
| 19 | A pipe that blows bubbles |
| 20 | A glass jar containing a bit of flesh floating in fluid |
| 21 | A tiny gnome-crafted music box that plays a song you dimly remember from your childhood |
| 22 | A small wooden statuette of a smug halfling |
| 23 | A brass orb etched with strange runes |
| 24 | A multicolored stone disk |
| 25 | A tiny silver icon of a raven |
| 26 | A bag containing forty-seven humanoid teeth, one of which is rotten |
| 27 | A shard of obsidian that always feels warm |
| 28 | A dragon’s talon hanging from a leather necklace |
| 29 | A pair of old socks |
| 30 | A blank book whose pages refuse to hold ink, chalk, graphite, or any other substance or marking |
| 31 | A silver badge in the shape of a five-pointed star |
| 32 | A knife that belonged to a relative |
| 33 | A glass vial filled with nail clippings |
| 34 | A rectangular metal device with two tiny metal cups on one end that throws sparks when wet |
| 35 | A white, sequined glove sized for a human |
| 36 | A vest with one hundred tiny pockets |
| 37 | A small, weightless stone block |
| 38 | A tiny sketch portrait of a goblin |
| 39 | An empty glass vial that smells of perfume |
| 40 | A gemstone that looks like a lump of coal when examined by anyone but you |
| 41 | A scrap of cloth from an old banner |
| 42 | A rank insignia from a lost legionnaire |
| 43 | A tiny silver bell without a clapper |
| 44 | A mechanical canary inside a gnome-crafted lamp |
| 45 | A tiny chest carved to look like it has numerous feet |
| 46 | A dead sprite inside a clear glass bottle |
| 47 | A can with no opening that sounds full of liquid, sand, spiders, or broken glass (your choice) |
| 48 | A glass orb of water with a clockwork goldfish |
| 49 | A silver spoon with an M engraved on the handle |
| 50 | A whistle made from gold-colored wood |
| 51 | A dead scarab beetle the size of your hand |
| 52 | Two toy soldiers, one with a missing head |
| 53 | A small box filled with different-sized buttons |
| 54 | A candle that can’t be lit |
| 55 | A tiny cage with no door |
| 56 | An old key |
| 57 | An indecipherable treasure map |
| 58 | A hilt from a broken sword |
| 59 | A rabbit’s foot |
| 60 | A glass eye |
| 61 | A cameo carved in the likeness of a hideous person |
| 62 | A silver skull the size of a coin |
| 63 | An alabaster mask |
| 64 | A pyramid of sticky black incense that smells bad |
| 65 | A nightcap that gives you pleasant dreams |
| 66 | A single caltrop made from bone |
| 67 | A gold monocle frame without the lens |
| 68 | A 1-inch cube, each side painted a different color |
| 69 | A crystal knob from a door |
| 70 | A small packet filled with pink dust |
| 71 | A fragment of a beautiful song, written as musical notes on two pieces of parchment |
| 72 | A silver teardrop earring made from a real teardrop |
| 73 | The shell of an egg painted with scenes of human misery in disturbing detail |
| 74 | A fan that, when unfolded, shows a sleeping cat |
| 75 | A set of bone pipes |
| 76 | A four-leaf clover pressed inside a book discussing manners and etiquette |
| 77 | A sheet of parchment upon which is drawn a complex mechanical contraption |
| 78 | An ornate scabbard that fits no blade you know |
| 79 | An invitation to a party where a murder happened |
| 80 | A bronze pentacle etched with a rat’s head |
| 81 | A purple handkerchief embroidered with the name of a powerful archmage |
| 82 | Half of a floorplan for a temple, castle, etc |
| 83 | A bit of folded cloth that turns into a stylish cap |
| 84 | A receipt of deposit at a bank in a far-flung city |
| 85 | A diary with seven missing pages |
| 86 | An empty silver snuffbox bearing an inscription on the surface that says “dreams” |
| 87 | An iron holy symbol devoted to an unknown god |
| 88 | A book that tells the story of a legendary hero’s rise and fall, with the last chapter missing |
| 89 | A vial of dragon blood |
| 90 | An ancient arrow of elven design |
| 91 | A needle that never bends |
| 92 | An ornate brooch of dwarven design |
| 93 | An empty wine bottle bearing a pretty label that says, “The Wizard of Wines Winery, Red Dragon Crush, 331422-W” |
| 94 | A mosaic tile with a multicolored, glazed surface |
| 95 | A petrified mouse |
| 96 | A black flag with a dragon’s skull and crossbones |
| 97 | A tiny mechanical crab or spider that moves about when it’s not being observed |
| 98 | A glass jar containing lard with a label that reads, “Griffon Grease” |
| 99 | A wooden box with a ceramic bottom that holds a living worm with a head on each end of its body |
| 100 | A metal urn containing the ashes of a hero |