Memories of Holdenshire.

There is no hurry. Besides, I think teh other spellcasters have locked in their choice of spells a long time ago, that, and as I stated earlier, Identify requires a costly spell component that 1st level characters are unable to purchase right away... You can always grab those spells later as you level up.

Right now, what you really need are extra supplies so your character can make the long journey to the Weirwoods. If you want to purchase other items, feel free to do so, but the adventure is really adamant the players purchase extra supplies. I think that's why it gave 10 supplies in the dungeon... Which reminds me, how many supplies from my original players did you took so we can figure out how many extra supplies are left for the new one?

Pretty close. Supplies are mostly used as provision. When in a long rest, you must consume 1 supply or become fatigued, but some class features/maneuvers/feats/whathaveyou allows you to use supplies in creative ways. In addition to their equipment, all players begin carrying a number of supplies equal to their STR score for free. If purchased (to refill used up supplies or carried as extra rations), supplies cost 5 sp (and weight 2 lb. when carried as extra) each.

so with the pack default of 10 and STR 1210 I start with 2220?

Does eat like a bird allow me to eat 1 supply for 6 days, which seems broken, or what? Half rations for that long?

You get your STR score. Teh party did found an extra 10 supplies in the catacombs that they split amongst themselves (not +10 each, just 10 total to split). So far, I can see that both Harsk and Scarfs seems to have taken 2 each. Garbuffel has 4, but I'm not sure if he grabbed 4 from the 10 of if those were supplies Kuhold bought at character creation, not knowing they started with supplies equal to their STR score... So far, that seems to leave 6 extra supplies to split between Ugost, Vuras, Zaiashi, and Zariana... Also, Ugost has a STR of 10, not sure where that 12 came from...

Okay, I see. Seems some people can have more supply in their starting gear. Something I had not anticipated. It's perfectly okay in that case, guess the group doesn't need as much supply as I had expected... BTW, with Harsk leaving, that's 2 more extra supply to redistribute...
Okay, the rules state that everyone begins with a number of supply equal to their STR score. They carry those fore "free" (as in they don't count against your encumbrance) in addition of their starting equipment. If your starting equipment somehow starts with more supplies, those will be counted as part of your encumbrance (or equipment pack's encumbrance). So yeah, it's possible for some of you to be carrying an astounding amount of supplies right now...