<p>If the items are unavailable, the new investigator cannot take them.</p>

<p>From <a href="https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/eldritch-horror/support/EH%20Errata%20&amp;%20FAQ%202015-01-23.pdf">the official errata &amp; FAQ</a>:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p><strong>Q.</strong> What happens if a new investigator’s starting possessions are
  being used by another investigator?</p>
  
  <p><strong>A.</strong> When a player chooses a new investigator, he receives
  that investigator’s starting possessions from the decks,
  discard piles, or reserve. If the starting possessions are not
  in these places, such as if another investigator or a defeated
  investigator has them, the new investigator does not start
  with those possessions.</p>
</blockquote>

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2016-06-05T05:34:37.520Z
2016-06-05T05:34:37.520Z
Ken Herbert
<p>If the items are not available in the card stack, the new investigator does not receive those items. Doesn't matter how they've been pulled out of the stack. </p>

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2016-06-05T05:24:03.910Z
2016-06-05T05:24:03.910Z
Ginji
<p>During a recent game, a player was defeated. He chose another investigator but when he came to receive the starting items, we realised that they were actually with another investigator in the game.</p>

<p>What should happen in that case? Does the new investigator just miss out on those items or do they take them from the other investigator?</p>

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Starting items for investigator not available
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# Starting items for investigator not available

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-06-05)

During a recent game, a player was defeated. He chose another investigator but when he came to receive the starting items, we realised that they were actually with another investigator in the game.

What should happen in that case? Does the new investigator just miss out on those items or do they take them from the other investigator?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2016-06-05. Score: 7

If the items are unavailable, the new investigator cannot take them.

From [the official errata & FAQ](https://images-cdn.fantasyflightgames.com/ffg_content/eldritch-horror/support/EH%20Errata%20&%20FAQ%202015-01-23.pdf):

> **Q.** What happens if a new investigator’s starting possessions are
> being used by another investigator?
>
> **A.** When a player chooses a new investigator, he receives
> that investigator’s starting possessions from the decks,
> discard piles, or reserve. If the starting possessions are not
> in these places, such as if another investigator or a defeated
> investigator has them, the new investigator does not start
> with those possessions.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-06-05. Score: 3

If the items are not available in the card stack, the new investigator does not receive those items. Doesn't matter how they've been pulled out of the stack.


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