#include "nw_i0_plot"
int StartingConditional()
{
    object oPC = GetPCSpeaker();
    int nLevel = GetHitDice(oPC);
    string sMinorItem;
    string sMajorItem;
    int nMinorGold;
    int nMinorXP;
    int nMajorGold;
    int nMajorXP;
    int nMinorNum;
    int nMajorNum;
    int nGold;
    int nXP;
    object oItem;

    if (nLevel <= 3)
    {
        sMinorItem = "anc_it_slimeball";
        sMajorItem = "anc_it_cubeskull";
        nMinorGold = 75;
        nMajorGold = 200;
        nMinorXP = 50;
        nMajorXP = 100;
    }

    else //if (nLevel <= 7)
    {
        sMinorItem = "anc_it_colhidew";
        sMajorItem = "anc_it_colhideb";
        nMinorGold = 100;
        nMajorGold = 250;
        nMinorXP = 125;
        nMajorXP = 250;
    }

    //get numbers of items
    nMinorNum = GetNumItems(oPC, sMinorItem);
    nMajorNum = GetNumItems(oPC, sMajorItem);

    //get gold and XP the PC will receive
    nGold = nMinorGold * nMinorNum + nMajorGold * nMajorNum;
    nXP = nMinorXP * nMinorNum + nMajorXP * nMajorNum; //the rule of thumb: about 20 minor items + 10 major items are required to advance from a level in the middle of the level range (here: lvl 2)

    //destroy items
    oItem = GetFirstItemInInventory(oPC);
    while (GetIsObjectValid(oItem))
    {
        if (GetTag(oItem) == sMinorItem || GetTag(oItem) == sMajorItem ) DestroyObject(oItem);
        oItem = GetNextItemInInventory(oPC);
    }

    //give gold and XP
    GiveGoldToCreature(oPC, nGold);
    GiveXPToCreature(oPC, nXP);
    return TRUE;
}