I have been creating a warlock character, and I noticed that the list of starting equipment states (emphasis my own):
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:
- (a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) any simple weapon
- (a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus
- (a) a scholar’s pack or (b) a dungeoneer’s pack
- Leather armor, any simple weapon, and two daggers
Meanwhile, when I created a ranger previously, I noticed that its list of starting equipment says:
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:
- (a) scale mail or (b) leather armor
- (a) two shortswords or (b) two simple melee weapons
- (a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
- A longbow and a quiver of 20 arrows
For the ranger, it specifies that the 20 arrows come in a quiver. However, it does not mention that the warlock's crossbow bolts come with a case.
Does this mean that characters who start out with crossbows do not also have a crossbow bolt case to start with?