Goto Atari\Temple of Elemental Evil\data\rules and open start_equipment.mes with a text editor I used notepad. It will look like this.


// This file defines starting equipment for each class. Each line is a list
// of items specified by their prototype number

// Medium size races

// barbarian
{0}{4074 6059 6011 6216 8014}

// bard
{1}{4009 6147 6011 4096 5005 5005 6012 6238 12564 8014}

// cleric
{2}{6013 6011 6012 6059 4071 8014}

// druid
{3}{6216 6217 4116 4115 5007 5007 8014}

// fighter
{4}{6013 6010 6011 6012 6059 4062 8014}

// monk
{5}{6205 6202 4110 8014}

// paladin
{6}{6013 6012 6011 6032 6059 4036 6124 8014}

// ranger
{7}{6013 6012 6011 6059 4049 4201 5004 5004 8014 6269}

// rogue
{8}{6042 6045 6046 4049 4060 6233 8014 4096 5005 5005 8014 12012}

// sorceror
{9}{6213 6045 6046 6124 4117 4115 5007 5007 8014}

// wizard
{10}{4110 4096 5005 5005 6081 6143 6038 6011 8014}

// tutorial
{11}{6047 6032 6011 6012}

// Small size races (halflings and gnomes)

// barbarian
{100}{4074 6059 6011 6216 8014}

// bard
{101}{4009 6147 6011 4096 5005 5005 6012 6238 12564 8014}

// cleric
{102}{6013 6011 6012 6059 4071 8014}

// druid
{103}{6216 6217 4116 4115 5007 5007 8014}

// fighter
{104}{6013 6010 6011 6012 6059 4062 8014}

// monk
{105}{6205 6202 4060 8014}

// paladin
{106}{6013 6012 6011 6032 6059 4040 6124 8014}

// ranger
{107}{6013 6012 6011 6059 4049 4201 5004 5004 8014 6269}

// rogue
{108}{6042 6045 6046 4049 4060 6233 8014 4096 5005 5005 8014 12012}

// sorceror
{109}{6213 6045 6046 6124 4060 4115 5007 5007 8014}

// wizard
{110}{4060 4096 5005 5005 6081 6143 6038 6011 8014}

The second set of numbers betwwen the {} is the equipment each character starts with. Leave this file open and goto Atari\Temple of Elemental Evil\data\mes and open description.mes. This is a list of every item in the game with a number in {}. Just find the number for the item you want and copy between the second set of {} for the character. Save the changes to start_equipment.mes and start a new game the character will have the new items you added.