diff --git a/packages/oracle/package.json b/packages/oracle/package.json
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+{
+  "name": "@solo/oracle",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "private": true,
+  "type": "module",
+  "description": "Dice, the d6 yes/no/but oracle, and CSV spark-table engine.",
+  "main": "src/index.js",
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./src/index.js"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/oracle/src/csv.js b/packages/oracle/src/csv.js
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+/**
+ * A small RFC 4180-ish CSV parser. Kept dependency-free so the tooling runs
+ * with nothing but Node.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Parse CSV text into an array of rows (each row an array of string fields).
+ *
+ * @param {string} text
+ * @returns {string[][]}
+ */
+export function parseCsv(text) {
+  const src = String(text).replace(/^\uFEFF/, '');
+  const rows = [];
+  let row = [];
+  let field = '';
+  let inQuotes = false;
+  let started = false;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < src.length; i++) {
+    const c = src[i];
+
+    if (inQuotes) {
+      if (c === '"') {
+        if (src[i + 1] === '"') {
+          field += '"';
+          i++;
+        } else {
+          inQuotes = false;
+        }
+      } else {
+        field += c;
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (c === '"') {
+      inQuotes = true;
+      started = true;
+    } else if (c === ',') {
+      row.push(field);
+      field = '';
+      started = true;
+    } else if (c === '\n') {
+      row.push(field);
+      rows.push(row);
+      row = [];
+      field = '';
+      started = false;
+    } else if (c === '\r') {
+      // Normalize CRLF by ignoring the carriage return.
+    } else {
+      field += c;
+      started = true;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (started || field.length > 0 || row.length > 0) {
+    row.push(field);
+    rows.push(row);
+  }
+
+  return rows.filter((r) => !(r.length === 1 && r[0].trim() === ''));
+}
diff --git a/packages/oracle/src/dice.js b/packages/oracle/src/dice.js
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+/**
+ * Dice primitives. Every source of randomness in the project flows through
+ * here so that the CLI is the single place dice are ever rolled.
+ */
+
+const TERM = /^(\d*)d(\d+)$/i;
+
+/**
+ * Roll a single die with `sides` faces, returning 1..sides.
+ *
+ * @param {number} sides
+ * @param {() => number} [rng]
+ * @returns {number}
+ */
+export function rollDie(sides, rng = Math.random) {
+  if (!Number.isInteger(sides) || sides < 1) {
+    throw new Error(`Invalid die: d${sides}`);
+  }
+  return Math.floor(rng() * sides) + 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Roll a dice expression such as `2d6+1`, `d20`, or `3d6-1d4+2`.
+ *
+ * @param {string} expr
+ * @param {() => number} [rng]
+ * @returns {{ expr: string, total: number, parts: Array<object> }}
+ */
+export function rollExpr(expr, rng = Math.random) {
+  const cleaned = String(expr).replace(/\s+/g, '');
+  if (!cleaned) throw new Error('Empty dice expression');
+
+  const terms = cleaned.match(/[+-]?[^+-]+/g);
+  if (!terms) throw new Error(`Invalid dice expression: ${expr}`);
+
+  let total = 0;
+  const parts = [];
+
+  for (const raw of terms) {
+    const sign = raw.startsWith('-') ? -1 : 1;
+    const body = raw.replace(/^[+-]/, '');
+    const match = body.match(TERM);
+
+    if (match) {
+      const count = match[1] === '' ? 1 : Number(match[1]);
+      const sides = Number(match[2]);
+      const rolls = [];
+      for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) rolls.push(rollDie(sides, rng));
+      const sum = rolls.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0);
+      total += sign * sum;
+      parts.push({ sign, count, sides, rolls, sum });
+    } else if (/^\d+$/.test(body)) {
+      const value = Number(body);
+      total += sign * value;
+      parts.push({ sign, constant: value });
+    } else {
+      throw new Error(`Invalid term: ${raw}`);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return { expr: cleaned, total, parts };
+}
diff --git a/packages/oracle/src/index.js b/packages/oracle/src/index.js
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+export { rollDie, rollExpr } from './dice.js';
+export { parseCsv } from './csv.js';
+export { parseTable, tableRange, rollTable } from './tables.js';
+export { D6_ORACLE, oracle } from './oracle.js';
diff --git a/packages/oracle/src/oracle.js b/packages/oracle/src/oracle.js
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+import { rollDie } from './dice.js';
+
+/**
+ * The d6 yes/no/but oracle.
+ *
+ *   6  Yes, and…   (a fortunate extra)
+ *   5  Yes
+ *   4  Yes, but…   (a cost or complication)
+ *   3  No, but…    (a consolation or opening)
+ *   2  No
+ *   1  No, and…    (an additional setback)
+ *
+ * @type {ReadonlyArray<{ roll: number, outcome: 'yes' | 'no', twist: 'and' | 'but' | null, label: string }>}
+ */
+export const D6_ORACLE = Object.freeze([
+  { roll: 6, outcome: 'yes', twist: 'and', label: 'Yes, and…' },
+  { roll: 5, outcome: 'yes', twist: null, label: 'Yes' },
+  { roll: 4, outcome: 'yes', twist: 'but', label: 'Yes, but…' },
+  { roll: 3, outcome: 'no', twist: 'but', label: 'No, but…' },
+  { roll: 2, outcome: 'no', twist: null, label: 'No' },
+  { roll: 1, outcome: 'no', twist: 'and', label: 'No, and…' },
+]);
+
+/**
+ * Consult the oracle.
+ *
+ * @param {() => number} [rng]
+ * @returns {{ roll: number, outcome: 'yes' | 'no', twist: 'and' | 'but' | null, label: string }}
+ */
+export function oracle(rng = Math.random) {
+  const roll = rollDie(6, rng);
+  const face = D6_ORACLE.find((f) => f.roll === roll);
+  return { roll, ...face };
+}
diff --git a/packages/oracle/src/tables.js b/packages/oracle/src/tables.js
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+import { parseCsv } from './csv.js';
+import { rollDie } from './dice.js';
+
+/**
+ * Parse a spark table from CSV text.
+ *
+ * The header must contain `min`, `max`, and `text`; `tags` is optional and may
+ * hold several tags separated by `;` or `|`.
+ *
+ * @param {string} text
+ * @returns {Array<{ min: number, max: number, text: string, tags: string[] }>}
+ */
+export function parseTable(text) {
+  const rows = parseCsv(text);
+  if (!rows.length) throw new Error('Table is empty');
+
+  const header = rows[0].map((h) => h.trim().toLowerCase());
+  const iMin = header.indexOf('min');
+  const iMax = header.indexOf('max');
+  const iText = header.indexOf('text');
+  const iTags = header.indexOf('tags');
+
+  if (iMin === -1 || iMax === -1 || iText === -1) {
+    throw new Error('Table header must include min, max, and text columns');
+  }
+
+  return rows.slice(1).map((r, n) => {
+    const line = n + 2;
+    const min = Number(r[iMin]);
+    const max = Number(r[iMax]);
+
+    if (!Number.isInteger(min) || !Number.isInteger(max)) {
+      throw new Error(`Row ${line}: min and max must be integers`);
+    }
+    if (min > max) {
+      throw new Error(`Row ${line}: min (${min}) is greater than max (${max})`);
+    }
+
+    const text = (r[iText] ?? '').trim();
+    if (!text) throw new Error(`Row ${line}: text is empty`);
+
+    const tags =
+      iTags === -1
+        ? []
+        : (r[iTags] ?? '')
+            .split(/[;|]/)
+            .map((t) => t.trim())
+            .filter(Boolean);
+
+    return { min, max, text, tags };
+  });
+}
+
+/**
+ * The inclusive range covered by a set of table entries.
+ *
+ * @param {Array<{ min: number, max: number }>} entries
+ * @returns {{ min: number, max: number }}
+ */
+export function tableRange(entries) {
+  if (!entries.length) throw new Error('Table has no entries');
+  return {
+    min: Math.min(...entries.map((e) => e.min)),
+    max: Math.max(...entries.map((e) => e.max)),
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Roll on a table.
+ *
+ * Without a tag, a die is rolled across the table's full range and the covering
+ * entry is returned. With a tag, an entry is chosen uniformly from the entries
+ * carrying that tag (ranges are not meaningful once the table is filtered).
+ *
+ * @param {Array<{ min: number, max: number, text: string, tags: string[] }>} entries
+ * @param {{ tag?: string, rng?: () => number }} [options]
+ * @returns {{ roll: number | null, entry: object }}
+ */
+export function rollTable(entries, { tag, rng = Math.random } = {}) {
+  if (!entries.length) throw new Error('Table has no entries');
+
+  if (tag) {
+    const pool = entries.filter((e) => e.tags.includes(tag));
+    if (!pool.length) throw new Error(`No entries tagged "${tag}"`);
+    const entry = pool[Math.floor(rng() * pool.length)];
+    return { roll: null, entry };
+  }
+
+  const { min, max } = tableRange(entries);
+  const roll = rollDie(max - min + 1, rng) + min - 1;
+  const entry = entries.find((e) => roll >= e.min && roll <= e.max);
+  if (!entry) throw new Error(`No entry covers roll ${roll}`);
+
+  return { roll, entry };
+}