Starting Equipment Selection
🟡 Updated this year⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.1% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #380 of 390 Equipment mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
DESCRIPTION
Adds Equipment and Clothing for selection in the Character Creation. The hope was to build something that feels native to the game. This was a huge undertaking which started last year.
• Custom UI which groups equipment and clothing into two tabs
• Only shows equipment that you are proficient in
• Validates weapon combinations (ie versatile weapons can also have a shield etc)
• Only shows camp clothes on character when selecting clothing
• Only shows underwear on character when selecting underwear
• Shows sheathed off-hand equipment on character including weapons and shields
• Shows headwear on character when selecting headwear
• Hides equipment and clothing selection in Character Respec
• Only custom origins are supported (including the Dark Urge)
• Supports both mouse & keyboard and controller layouts
• Comprehensive list of starting weapons (one of each type)
EQUIPMENT SLOTS
• Melee Weapon
• Off-Hand Melee Weapon
• Ranged Weapon
• Off-Hand Ranged Weapon
• Shield (technically not a slot)
• Musical Instrument
CLOTHING SLOTS
• Underwear
CUSTOMIZATION
To add custom equipment to this mod, simply make a mod in the toolkit which depends on this one and merge into the provided lists. The lists are separate by proficiency. Proficiency is very granular so you will see a dedicated list for Greatswords for example. See the optional Githyanki pack as an example.
TECHNICAL
INSTALLATION
Not recommended installing or removing mid-playthrough.
There are equipment/clothing packs as optional downloads
Starting Equipment Selection lets you pick your starting gear during character creation instead of using the default loadout. It's a small, focused quality-of-life mod with 38 endorsements and 3,482 downloads, last updated in August 2026. For players who want to customize their early game loadout.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Tiny mod that does exactly what it says—no bloat, just pick your gear.
- 3,482 downloads show a decent niche following for a utility like this.
- Recently updated (August 2026), so it's likely still compatible with current game versions.
⚠️ Cons
- Only 38 endorsements—small community, so you're on your own for troubleshooting.
- Potential conflicts with other mods that alter the character creation menu or starting inventory.
For players who hate the default starting loadout and want to tailor their early game gear. Perfect for roleplayers or those who want a specific build from the get-go. Skip if you're fine with the vanilla starting equipment or if you use overhaul mods that change character creation.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Check if the mod is compatible with your game version—last update was August 2026, so it should be fine for recent patches.
- If you use other character creation mods, install this one last to avoid conflicts.
- Test in a new game to see if the equipment selection appears as expected.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Baldurs Gate 3 Mods
- Author
- NecroticFlame
- Version
- 1.2.4
- Downloads
- 3,482
- Endorsements
- 38
- Category
- Equipment
- Created
- 7/3/2026
- Updated
- 8/9/2026
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