diff --git a/assets/Scripts/client/client.ts b/assets/Scripts/client/client.ts
index f8528595..4532122f 100644
--- a/assets/Scripts/client/client.ts
+++ b/assets/Scripts/client/client.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { ClientInventory, onEquipItem, onMoveItemContainer, onUnequipItem } from "/Scripts/client/entity/inventory";
 import { Namespace } from "/Scripts/types/namespace";
 
 
@@ -6,17 +5,17 @@ import { Namespace } from "/Scripts/types/namespace";
  * The client namespace type
  */
 export interface NamespaceClient extends Namespace {
-    inventory: ClientInventory,
+    // inventory: ClientInventory,
 }
 
 /**
  * The client namespace (should contain all client callbacks, data, etc)
  */
 export const Client: NamespaceClient = {
-    inventory: {
-        onMoveItemContainer: onMoveItemContainer,
-        onEquipItem: onEquipItem,
-        onUnequipItem: onUnequipItem,
-    },
+    // inventory: {
+    //     onMoveItemContainer: onMoveItemContainer,
+    //     onEquipItem: onEquipItem,
+    //     onUnequipItem: onUnequipItem,
+    // },
 }
 
diff --git a/assets/Scripts/client/entity/inventory.ts b/assets/Scripts/client/entity/inventory.ts
index 90610277..3ab708fd 100644
--- a/assets/Scripts/client/entity/inventory.ts
+++ b/assets/Scripts/client/entity/inventory.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Entity } from "/Scripts/engine/entity/entity"
+import { Entity } from "/Scripts/types/host/entity/entity"
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
index 3da8833e..e805c43c 100644
--- a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
+++ b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
@@ -631,6 +631,10 @@ Return to main menu from ingame
 Tagging threads in manager
 Quitting to main menu
 
+(08/25/2024)
+Server utilities provided to scripting engine
+Spawn player character with weapon when testing levels
+
 
 # TODO
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/loadingthreads/LoadingUtils.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/loadingthreads/LoadingUtils.java
index ac086213..7243e382 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/loadingthreads/LoadingUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/engine/loadingthreads/LoadingUtils.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import org.joml.Vector3i;
 import electrosphere.auth.AuthenticationManager;
 import electrosphere.engine.Globals;
 import electrosphere.engine.threads.LabeledThread.ThreadLabel;
+import electrosphere.entity.types.creature.CreatureEquipData.EquippedItem;
 import electrosphere.entity.types.creature.CreatureTemplate;
 import electrosphere.game.data.creature.type.CreatureData;
 import electrosphere.game.data.creature.type.visualattribute.VisualAttribute;
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ public class LoadingUtils {
                 template.putAttributeValue(attribute.getAttributeId(), attribute.getVariants().get(0).getId());
             }
         }
+        template.getCreatureEquipData().setSlotItem("handsCombined",new EquippedItem(71, "Katana2H"));
         //set player character template
         serverPlayerConnection.setCreatureTemplate(template);
         Globals.clientConnection.queueOutgoingMessage(CharacterMessage.constructRequestSpawnCharacterMessage());
diff --git a/src/main/java/electrosphere/server/character/PlayerCharacterCreation.java b/src/main/java/electrosphere/server/character/PlayerCharacterCreation.java
index 92a98a4b..f386a844 100644
--- a/src/main/java/electrosphere/server/character/PlayerCharacterCreation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/electrosphere/server/character/PlayerCharacterCreation.java
@@ -5,13 +5,19 @@ import org.joml.Vector3i;
 
 import electrosphere.engine.Globals;
 import electrosphere.entity.Entity;
+import electrosphere.entity.EntityUtils;
+import electrosphere.entity.state.equip.ServerEquipState;
+import electrosphere.entity.state.inventory.InventoryUtils;
 import electrosphere.entity.state.server.ServerPlayerViewDirTree;
+import electrosphere.entity.types.creature.CreatureEquipData.EquippedItem;
 import electrosphere.entity.types.creature.CreatureTemplate;
 import electrosphere.entity.types.creature.CreatureUtils;
+import electrosphere.entity.types.item.ItemUtils;
 import electrosphere.logger.LoggerInterface;
 import electrosphere.net.server.ServerConnectionHandler;
 import electrosphere.net.server.player.Player;
 import electrosphere.server.datacell.Realm;
+import electrosphere.server.datacell.utils.EntityLookupUtils;
 
 /**
  * Deals with spawning player characters
@@ -36,6 +42,24 @@ public class PlayerCharacterCreation {
         Vector3d spawnPoint = realm.getSpawnPoint();
         Entity newPlayerEntity = CreatureUtils.serverSpawnBasicCreature(realm,new Vector3d(spawnPoint.x,spawnPoint.y,spawnPoint.z),raceName,template);
 
+        //
+        //now that creature has been spawned, need to create all attached items
+        if(template != null && template.getCreatureEquipData() != null && template.getCreatureEquipData().getSlots() != null){
+            for(String equipSlotId : template.getCreatureEquipData().getSlots()){
+
+                //spawn the item in the world
+                EquippedItem itemDefinition = template.getCreatureEquipData().getSlotItem(equipSlotId);
+                Entity itemInWorld = ItemUtils.serverSpawnBasicItem(realm, EntityUtils.getPosition(newPlayerEntity), itemDefinition.getItemType());
+
+                //add the item to the creature's inventory
+                Entity itemInInventory = InventoryUtils.serverAttemptStoreItem(newPlayerEntity, EntityLookupUtils.getEntityById(itemInWorld.getId()));
+
+                //equip the item to the slot defined in the template
+                ServerEquipState serverEquipState = ServerEquipState.getEquipState(newPlayerEntity);
+                serverEquipState.commandAttemptEquip(itemInInventory,serverEquipState.getEquipPoint(equipSlotId));
+            }
+        }
+
         //
         //attach entity to player object
         LoggerInterface.loggerEngine.INFO("Spawned entity for player. Entity id: " + newPlayerEntity.getId() + " Player id: " + playerObject.getId());