Origin Equipment Replacer
⚪ Last updated 2024⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 4.6% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #169 of 403 Equipment mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
It started with I was irritated that Lae'zel starting weapon is normal long sword, not a Gith great sword. so I made this mod.
Only work on whole new playthrough. Not working on existing saves. You need to start with new character
What's change on each characters
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[]Shadowheart now wields spear, Dark justiciar shield (common variation, no special ability or passive), and short bow. She also has extra 2 Potion of Greater Healing
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]Lae'zel finally gets her Gith great sword and heavy crossbow (I made new version with no enchantment at all). She has extra camp supplied since gith outside Astral Plane required a lot of food[]Gale has his staff as usual, metal shield, and light crossbow. He has feather fall scroll
[]Astarion now wields 2 short swords and long bow instead of 1 tiny dagger and short bow. He has extra thieves' tool (now 2) and I add trap disarming toolkit
[]Wyll gets extra shield and short bow. He also has soap and some alcohol. He's son of grand duke after all
[]Karlach finally gets heavy crossbow. Our girl hits thing hard. her inventory has extra 2 bottles of water.
What's different on uncommon version
- every weapon has +1 enchantment
This mod will not be compatible with other mods that change starting equipment of companions (for now)
Exception: Wyll Terpichore edit. Check optional file
I would like to thanks Aimryax for helping me through testing and finding errors. Without them, I would still stuck with my code.
Origin Equipment Replacer by koboldJuno swaps companion starting gear to better match their stories and be more useful. Offers common and uncommon (+1 enchantment) versions. Compact quality-of-life mod with 90 endorsements, last updated August 2024.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community-approved with 90 endorsements and nearly 2k downloads.
- Two versions let you pick between balanced and slightly stronger gear.
- Fits the game's lore by aligning gear with character stories.
⚠️ Cons
- Only affects starting equipment—no changes to later gear or progression.
- Last updated in August 2024—may not be compatible with future game patches.
For Baldur's Gate 3 players who want companions to start with gear that makes sense for their backgrounds and is actually useful. Skip if you're looking for major gameplay overhauls—this is a subtle tweak.
💡 Beginner Tips
- If you're using a mod manager, just drop the file into your mods folder and activate it.
- Choose the uncommon version if you want a slight power boost early on.
- This mod only affects starting gear, so you'll still find better items as you explore.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Baldurs Gate 3 Mods
- Author
- koboldJuno
- Version
- 1.0
- Downloads
- 1,960
- Endorsements
- 90
- Category
- Equipment
- Created
- 8/23/2024
- Updated
- 8/23/2024
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