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OD&D Equipment Kits

Overview

This source converts slow manual OD&D shopping into package-first loadout generation, preserving expedition priorities while cutting setup time.

Focus

This source presents a one-roll replacement for manual starting purchases.

It maps 3d6 outcomes to class-specific starting packages and cash remainder.

Core Takeaways

  • Starting gear can be front-loaded into prebuilt bundles.
  • Package composition encodes expedition priorities.
  • Rations, light, containers, and probing tools appear as baseline logistics.
  • Monster-specific counters are treated as standard kit components.

Practical Structures

The source provides two immediately reusable structures:

  1. A 3d6 starting-package matrix.
  2. Budgeted re-equipping bundles for quick replacement loadouts.

These structures reduce setup friction and keep session start focused on mission planning.

Kit Logic

Design Element Practical Effect
3d6 class-specific package matrix One-roll onboarding with controlled variability
Category-balanced loadouts Ensures light, food, and utility tools appear early
Re-equipping bundles Speeds replacement after high-casualty delves
Scroll-enabled high rolls Adds early asymmetry and risk/reward spikes

Notable Bundle Patterns

  • Explorer bundles emphasize light, food, and container logistics.
  • Slayer bundles encode monster-counter assumptions into equipment.
  • Infantry/archer/skulk bundles model mission role through loadout composition.

Coverage

  • Fully covered from source: one-roll 3d6 package matrix replacing manual shopping and preserving OD&D price assumptions.
  • Fully covered from source: category-driven loadout construction logic (weapons, armor, exploration gear, containers, light, monster-counter tools, rations).
  • Fully covered from source: re-equipping bundle menu and design rationale for rations, class-weapon interpretations, and scroll-start handling.

Design Use

For classless or lightly hacked onboarding, this source is most useful as a kit-construction pattern rather than as a direct class table transplant.

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