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Cairn Starter-package Table


Into the Odd by Chris McDowall has an interesting method for determining starting equipment for your character. Rather than rolling on a table, the character receives a package of items based on their hit protection (HP) and highest ability score.

Here is a starter-package table adapted for Cairn:

v1.01HP2HP3HP4HP5HP6HP
≤9Cudgel d6
Bow d6✝
Sense nearby magical beings
Crossbow d8✝
Dagger d6
Caltrops
Sense nearby magic
Crossbow d8✝
Staff d6
Immune to extreme temperatures
Bow d6✝
Dagger d6
Telepathic
Crossbow d8✝
Dagger d6
Mutt
Dreams show you undiscovered surroundings
Crossbow d8✝
Dagger d6
Caltrops
Iron limb
Spell
10Crossbow d8✝
Dagger d6
Lantern & oil
Spell
Crossbow d8✝
Cudgel d6
Hawk
Spell
Crossbow d8✝
Protective gloves
Spell
Axe d8
Bow d6✝
2 acid flasks
Spell
Crossbow d8✝
Rope
Grappling hook
Spell
Crossbow d8✝
Cudgel d6
Eagle
Poison
11Crossbow d8✝
Hound
Spell
Staff d6
Bow d6✝
Crowbar
Spell
Crossbow d8✝
Mallet
Marbles
Fancy Hat
Spell
Crossbow d8✝
Dagger d6
Mutt with telepathic link
Cudgel d6
Crossbow d8✝
Talking parrot
Never sleep
Sickle d6
Fire powder
Tar
Dark vision
12Staff d6
Sling d4
Spell
Crossbow d8✝
Mule
Spell
Sickle d6
Manacles
Spell
Bow d6✝
Immune to toxins
Tar
Crossbow d8✝
Dagger d6
Acid
Slightly magnetic
Spear d8
Cudgel d6
Chain
13Bow d6✝
Spell
Cudgel d6
Bow d6✝
Bow d6✝
Mutt
Shovel
Crossbow d8✝
Portable ram
Dice set
Crossbow d8✝
Crowbar
Fiddle
Sword d8
Rum
Fire powder
14Sickle d6
Spell
Bow d6✝
Bell
Rope
Smoke bomb
Mace d8
Throwing axes
Fire oil
Bow d6✝
Saw
Animal trap
Spy glass
Bow d6✝
Grease
Hand drill
Drum
Staff d6
Fire oil
Mirror
15Crossbow d8✝
Canary
Ether
Sword d8
Ferret
Fire oil
Staff d6
Ether
Crowbar
Flue
Bow d6✝
Staff d6
Tar
Fire oil
Flail d8
Dagger d6
Magnifying glass
Lost eye
Bow d6✝
Cudgel d6
Fire powder
Saw
16Crossbow d8✝
Hourglass
Fire powder
Spear d8
Tongs
Glue
Dagger d6
Net
Fire oil
Burnt face
Bow d6✝
Whip d6
Pipe
Lost eye
Bow d6✝
Acid
Animal repellant
Prosthetic hand
Bow d6✝
Fire powder
Shovel
Glowing eyes
17Sword d8
Air bladder
Asthma
Bow d6✝
Net
Prosthetic leg
Trumpet
Sickle d6
Paint
Crowbar
Loud lungs
Crossbow d8✝
Accordion
No nose/scent
Staff d6
Rope
Birth defect
Axe d8
Sling d4
18Dagger d6
Crossbow d8✝
Mute or no tongue
Bow d6✝
Grease
Hacksaw
One arm
Bow d6✝
Pipe
Poison
Fugitive
Dagger d6
Shield
Illiterate
Sickle d6
Ferret
Tattered clothes
50 gp debt
Staff d6
Pigeon
Disfigured

✝ Indicates that an item is bulky