diff --git a/data/armor_shields.yml b/data/armor_shields.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5eb9933
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/armor_shields.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+armor_shields:
+
+  - name: No Armor
+    cost: 0
+    defense: DEX size
+    magic_defense: INS size
+    initiative: 0
+    category: armor
+    description: No Quality.
+
+  - name: Silk Shirt
+    cost: 100
+    defense: DEX size
+    magic_defense: INS size +2
+    initative: -1
+    category: armor
+    description: No Quality.
+
+  - name: Travel Garb
+    cost: 100
+    defense: DEX size +1
+    magic_defense: INS size +1
+    initiative: -1
+    category: armor
+    description: No Quality.
+
+  - name: Combat Tunic
+    cost: 150
+    defense: DEX size +1
+    magic_defense: INS size +1
+    initiative: 0
+    category: armor
+    description: No Quality.
+
+  - name: Sage Robe
+    cost: 200
+    defense: "DEX size +1"
+    magic_defense: "INS size +2"
+    initiative: -2
+    category: armor
+    description: No Quality.
+
+  - name: Brigandine E
+    cost: 150
+    defense: "10"
+    magic_defense: "INS size"
+    initiative: -2
+    category: armor
+    description: No Quality.
+
+  - name: Bronze Plate (E)
+    cost: 200
+    defense: "11"
+    magic_defense: "INS size"
+    initiative: -3
+    category: armor
+    description: No Quality.
+
+  - name: Runic Plate (E)
+    cost: 250
+    defense: "11"
+    magic_defense: "INS size +1"
+    initiative: -3
+    category: armor
+    description: No Quality.
+
+  - name: Steel Plate (E)
+    cost: 300
+    defense: "12"
+    magic_defense: "INS size"
+    initative: -4
+    category: armor
+    description: No Quality.
+
+  - name: Bronze Shield
+    cost: 100
+    defense: "+2"
+    magic_defense: "0"
+    initiative: 0
+    category: shield
+    description: No Quality.
+
+  - name: Runic Shield (E)
+    cost: 150
+    defense: "+2"
+    magic_defense: "+2"
+    initiative: 0
+    category: shield
+    description: No Quality.
diff --git a/data/weapons.yml b/data/weapons.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..823a598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/weapons.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+weapons:
+
+  - name: Staff
+    cost: 100
+    accuracy: "【WLP + WLP】"
+    damage: "【HR + 6】 physical"
+    category: arcane
+    description: Two-handed, Melee, No Quality.
+
+  - name: Tome
+    cost: 100
+    accuracy: "【INS + INS】"
+    damage: "【HR + 6】 physical"
+    category: arcane
+    description: Two-handed, Melee, No Quality.
+
+  - name: Crossbow
+    cost: 150
+    accuracy: "【DEX + INS】"
+    damage: "【HR + 8】 physical"
+    category: bow
+    description: Two-handed, Ranged, No Quality.
+
+  - name: Shortbow
+    cost: 200
+    accuracy: "【DEX + DEX】"
+    damage: "【HR + 8】 physical"
+    category: bow
+    description: Two-handed, Ranged, No Quality.
+
+  - name: Unarmed Strike
+    cost: 0
+    accuracy: "【DEX + MIG】"
+    damage: "【HR + 0】 physical"
+    category: brawling
+    description: One-handed, Melee, Automatically equipped in each empty hand slot.
+
+  - name: Improvised (Melee)
+    cost: 0
+    accuracy: "【DEX + MIG】"
+    damage: "【HR + 2】 physical"
+    category: brawling
+    description: One-handed, Melee, Breaks after the attack.
+
+  - name: Iron Knuckle
+    cost: 150
+    accuracy: "【DEX + MIG】"
+    damage: "【HR + 6】 physical"
+    category: brawling
+    description: One-handed, Melee, No Quality.
+
+  - name: Steel Dagger
+    cost: 150
+    accuracy: "【DEX + INS】 +1"
+    damage: "【HR + 4】 physical"
+    category: dagger
+    description: One-handed, Melee, No Quality.
+
+  - name: Pistol ✦
+    cost: 250
+    accuracy: "【DEX + INS】"
+    damage: "【HR + 8】 physical"
+    category: firearm
+    description: One-handed, Ranged, No Quality.
+
+  - name: Chain Whip
+    cost: 150
+    accuracy: "【DEX + DEX】"
+    damage: "【HR + 8】 physical"
+    category: flail
+    description: Two-handed, Melee, No Quality.
+
+  - name: Iron Hammer
+    cost: 200
+    accuracy: "【MIG + MIG】"
+    damage: "【HR + 6】 physical"
+    category: "heavy"
+    description: One-handed w Melee w No Quality.
+
+  - name: Broadaxe ✦
+    cost: 250
+    accuracy: "【MIG + MIG】"
+    damage: "【HR + 10】 physical"
+    category: "heavy"
+    description: One-handed w Melee w No Quality.
+
+  - name: Waraxe ✦
+    cost: 250
+    accuracy: "【MIG + MIG】"
+    damage: "【HR + 14】 physical"
+    category: "heavy"
+    description: Two-handed w Melee w No Quality.
+
+  - name: Light Spear ✦
+    cost: 200
+    accuracy: "【DEX + MIG】"
+    damage: "【HR + 8】 physical"
+    category: "spear"
+    description: One-handed w Melee w No Quality.
+
+  - name: Heavy Spear ✦
+    cost: 200
+    accuracy: "【DEX + MIG】 【HR + 12】 physical"
+    damage: "Two-handed w Melee w No Quality."
+    category: "spear"
+    description:
+
+  - name: Bronze Sword ✦
+    cost: 200
+    accuracy: "【DEX + MIG】 +1"
+    damage: "【HR + 6】 physical"
+    category: "sword"
+    description: One-handed w Melee w No Quality.
+
+  - name: Greatsword ✦
+    cost: 200
+    accuracy: "【DEX + MIG】 +1"
+    damage: "【HR + 10】 physical"
+    category: "sword"
+    description: Two-handed w Melee w No Quality.
+
+  - name: Katana ✦
+    cost: 200
+    accuracy: "【DEX + INS】 +1"
+    damage: "【HR + 10】 physical"
+    category: "sword"
+    description: Two-handed w Melee w No Quality.
+
+  - name: Rapier ✦
+    cost: 200
+    accuracy: "【DEX + INS】 +1"
+    damage: "【HR + 6】 physical"
+    category: "sword"
+    description: One-handed w Melee w No Quality.
+
+  - name: Improvised (Ranged)
+    cost: 0
+    accuracy: "【DEX + MIG】"
+    damage: "【HR + 2】 physical"
+    category: "thrown"
+    description: One-handed w Ranged w Breaks after the attack.
+
+  - name: Shuriken
+    cost: 150
+    accuracy: "【DEX + INS】"
+    damage: "【HR + 4】 physical"
+    category: "thrown"
+    description: One-handed w Ranged w No Quality.
+
diff --git a/find-empty-pages.sh b/find-empty-pages.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ed3527c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/find-empty-pages.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Finds blank (empty or whitespace-only) HTML files in books/core
+
+DIR="$(dirname "$0")/books/core"
+empty=()
+whitespace_only=()
+
+for f in "$DIR"/*.html; do
+  if [ ! -s "$f" ]; then
+    empty+=("$f")
+  elif ! grep -qE '[^[:space:]]' "$f"; then
+    whitespace_only+=("$f")
+  fi
+done
+
+echo "=== Empty (0 bytes): ${#empty[@]} files ==="
+for f in "${empty[@]}"; do printf '  %s\n' "$(basename "$f")"; done | sort -V
+
+if [ ${#whitespace_only[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+  echo ""
+  echo "=== Whitespace-only: ${#whitespace_only[@]} files ==="
+  for f in "${whitespace_only[@]}"; do printf '  %s\n' "$(basename "$f")"; done | sort -V
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "Total blank: $((${#empty[@]} + ${#whitespace_only[@]}))"
diff --git a/src/CharacterSheet.tsx b/src/CharacterSheet.tsx
index 7e6da0b..6e5de3b 100644
--- a/src/CharacterSheet.tsx
+++ b/src/CharacterSheet.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React, { useState, useEffect, useCallback, useRef } from "react";
 import "./fabula-ultima-sheet.css";
 import spellsFile from "../data/spells.yml";
+import weaponsFile from "../data/weapons.yml";
 
 const STATUSES = ["Slow", "Enraged", "Dazed", "Weak", "Poisoned", "Shaken"];
 const FEELINGS = [
@@ -235,6 +236,8 @@ export default function CharacterSheet() {
   const [otherClasses, setOtherClasses] = useState<ClassEntry[]>([]);
   const [spells, setSpells] = useState<Spell[]>([]);
   const [spellPickerOpen, setSpellPickerOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [weaponPickerOpen, setWeaponPickerOpen] = useState(false);
+  const [weaponCategory, setWeaponCategory] = useState<string>("all");
   const [statuses, setStatuses] = useState<CheckMap>({});
   const [martial, setMartial] = useState<CheckMap>({});
   const [disciplines, setDisciplines] = useState<CheckMap>({});
@@ -1134,6 +1137,57 @@ export default function CharacterSheet() {
               placeholder="Items, notes, lore…"
               style={{ minHeight: 200 }}
             />
+            <button
+              className="add-btn"
+              style={{ marginTop: 8 }}
+              onClick={() => { setWeaponCategory("all"); setWeaponPickerOpen(true); }}
+            >
+              + Add Equipment
+            </button>
+
+            {weaponPickerOpen && (() => {
+              const allWeapons = (weaponsFile as WeaponsFile).weapons;
+              const categories = ["all", ...Array.from(new Set(allWeapons.map(w => w.category))).sort()];
+              const visible = weaponCategory === "all" ? allWeapons : allWeapons.filter(w => w.category === weaponCategory);
+              return (
+                <div className="spell-picker-overlay" onClick={() => setWeaponPickerOpen(false)}>
+                  <div className="spell-picker-modal" onClick={e => e.stopPropagation()}>
+                    <div className="spell-picker-header">
+                      <span>Choose a weapon</span>
+                      <button className="spell-picker-close" onClick={() => setWeaponPickerOpen(false)}>✕</button>
+                    </div>
+                    <div style={{ display: "flex", gap: 6, flexWrap: "wrap", padding: "8px 14px", borderBottom: "1px solid var(--border)" }}>
+                      {categories.map(cat => (
+                        <button
+                          key={cat}
+                          className={`add-btn${weaponCategory === cat ? " active-filter" : ""}`}
+                          style={{ padding: "2px 8px", fontSize: "0.65rem", textTransform: "capitalize" }}
+                          onClick={() => setWeaponCategory(cat)}
+                        >
+                          {cat}
+                        </button>
+                      ))}
+                    </div>
+                    <ul className="spell-picker-list">
+                      {visible.map((w, i) => (
+                        <li
+                          key={i}
+                          className="spell-picker-item"
+                          onClick={() => {
+                            const line = `• ${w.name}: Acc ${w.accuracy}, Dmg ${w.damage}${w.description ? ` | ${w.description}` : ""}${w.cost > 0 ? ` (${w.cost}z)` : ""}`;
+                            f("backpack", fields.backpack ? fields.backpack + "\n" + line : line);
+                            setWeaponPickerOpen(false);
+                          }}
+                        >
+                          <span className="spell-picker-name">{w.name}</span>
+                          <span className="spell-picker-class">{w.category}</span>
+                        </li>
+                      ))}
+                    </ul>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+              );
+            })()}
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/fabula-ultima-sheet.css b/src/fabula-ultima-sheet.css
index cf5d07f..16fe2e4 100644
--- a/src/fabula-ultima-sheet.css
+++ b/src/fabula-ultima-sheet.css
@@ -923,6 +923,12 @@ input[type="number"] {
   text-transform: capitalize;
 }
 
+.add-btn.active-filter {
+  background: var(--teal);
+  color: var(--bg);
+  border-color: var(--teal);
+}
+
 /* ── DISCIPLINES ─────────────────────────────────── */
 .disciplines-row {
   display: flex;
diff --git a/src/globals.d.ts b/src/globals.d.ts
index 600f9bb..0ca271c 100644
--- a/src/globals.d.ts
+++ b/src/globals.d.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,19 @@ declare module "*.yml" {
   export default data;
 }
 
+interface WeaponTemplate {
+  name: string;
+  cost: number;
+  accuracy: string;
+  damage: string;
+  category: string;
+  description?: string;
+}
+
+interface WeaponsFile {
+  weapons: WeaponTemplate[];
+}
+
 interface SpellTemplate {
   name: string;
   cost: string;