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Hi! Thanks for buying QotBG!

Good questions.

Most things work just like they do in Band of Blades, unless there's a specific rule stating otherwise or an exception. So Load is handled like it is in core, with the exception noted on page 12 under Replacement Gear. Note, this means literally "used up" or "broken" -- this is a fictional call. Was the item lost, destroyed, or ruined by use? It's gone until replaced (or repaired). Otherwise you still have it and its box "resets" for the next mission.

If the item is used up, make an Acquire Assets check to replace it, as noted, and use the result to determine the outcome. A good result or better replaces all your "missing" gear (since these are personal actions, it only replaces YOUR gear, not the whole squad's). Remember you can boost this roll using Supply.

You start with everything listed on your sheet. You are not limited to what you choose for load/utility on the first mission and can pick any Load or Utility item on your sheet that you haven't crossed out ("used up") during a mission.

So, for example, unless the narrative describes your armor being destroyed by an attack, you still have it next mission and can choose it again even if you checked it off (so it's the same as in the core rules: many things can be used for their mechanical effect without being lost/destroyed/used up).

However, if the fiction describes your armor as ruined/destroyed, cross it out, you can't. Did you use up all your bullets? All gone. Otherwise you have them. (I don't know how much book-keeping you want to do here, so how you handle "I only used up some of them" is up to the group.)

Hope that helps!