Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara, Name:Item Calculator

Shortly after beginning a game, you will be asked to enter your character's name. Based on what you choose, you will be given a free item. For the details of how the naming system works, read the excerpt from the players guide below. Otherwise just use the keypad interface to type in a name, or enter the name directly into the text field, then the class type and free item will automatically be calculated and displayed above.

Note: Entering directly into the text field, and backspacing has problems when dealing with the roman numeral characters so it's best to avoid using those functions with them.

Name to Item Calculation Explanation

Excerpted from D&D: Shadow Over Mystara Player's Guide (24.7k)

Chapter 3 - Player Types
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Types ranging from A to J will be assigned to players after they've
entered their names.  Each type will grant the player a different type
of item upon the name is entered.  Here are the player types in
detail:

Type  Item given
 A      Medal
 B      Boots of Speed
 C      Helmet, cap, hat, circlet, depending on character
 D      Ring of Protection
 E      Ring of Fire Resistance
 F      Ring of Spell Turning
 G      Gauntlets of Ogre Power
 H      Anklet (Fighter,Drawf) Brooch (Cleric,Thief)
        Earring (Elf) Rod of Fire (Magic User)
 I      Bracelet, Rod of Cold (Magic User)
 J      Orb, Necklace (Elf), Rod of Lightning Bolt (Magic User)

To calculate your user type, use the following equation:

0 1 2 3 4  5 6 7 8 9  values

a b c d e  0 1 2 3 4
f g h i j  5 6 7 8 9
k l m n o  1 2 3 4 5 <-- Roman Numerals
p q r s t  . &   - !
u v w x y          ?
z

Values owned by each letter/number/symbol is added together, and if
there are two digits, the digits will be added together so the result
will not exceed 10.  (54 means 5+4=9) 5+5=10 is treated as a zero.

In your result, 0 grants you type A, 1 grants type B, etc.
For example:

C A P C O M
2+0+0+2+4+2 = 10 = 1 + 0 = 1 (Type B)