diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_groupcache/init.lua b/mods/CORE/mcl_groupcache/init.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8d6a04e3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/CORE/mcl_groupcache/init.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+mcl_groupcache = {
+	cache = {},
+}
+
+local function check_insert(item, group, cache)
+	if minetest.get_item_group(item, group) ~= 0 then
+		table.insert(cache, item)
+	end
+end
+
+local old_register_item = minetest.register_item
+
+function minetest.register_item(name, def)
+	old_register_item(name, def)
+	for group, cache in pairs(mcl_groupcache.cache) do
+		check_insert(item, group, cache)
+	end
+end
+
+function mcl_groupcache.init_cache(group)
+	local cache = {}
+	for item in pairs(minetest.registered_items) do
+		check_insert(item, group, cache)
+	end
+	return cache
+end
+
+function mcl_groupcache.get_items_in_group(group)
+	local cache = mcl_groupcache.cache[group] or mcl_groupcache.init_cache(group)
+	mcl_groupcache.cache[group] = cache
+	return cache
+end
diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_groupcache/mod.conf b/mods/CORE/mcl_groupcache/mod.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e488d1677
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/CORE/mcl_groupcache/mod.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+name = mcl_groupcache
+author = Fleckenstein
+description = Keep track of items with certain groups
diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_loottables/api.lua b/mods/CORE/mcl_loottables/api.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..010434aff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/CORE/mcl_loottables/api.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+mcl_loottables.register_entry = mcl_util.registration_function(mcl_loottables.entries)
+mcl_loottables.register_table = mcl_util.registration_function(mcl_loottables.tables, function(name, def)
+	local function set_parents(parent)
+		for _, child in ipairs(parent.children or parent.entries or parent.pools or {}) do
+			child.parent = parent
+			set_parents(child)
+		end
+	end
+	set_parents(def)
+end)
+
+
+function mcl_loottables.get_table(def)
+	local t = type(def)
+	if t == "nil" then
+		return {}
+	elseif t == "string" then
+		return assert(mcl_loottables.tables[def])
+	elseif t == "table" then
+		return def
+	else
+		error("invalid loottable type: " .. t)
+	end
+end
+
+function mcl_loottables.get_entry_type(entry)
+	return assert(mcl_loottables.entries[entry.type])
+end
+
+function mcl_loottables.get_candidates(entries, data, func)
+	local candidates = {}
+	local functions = {}
+	for _, entry in ipairs(entries) do
+		local success = mcl_predicates.do_predicates(entry.conditions, data)
+		
+		if success then
+			local children = entry.children
+
+			if children then
+				table.insert_all(candidates, mcl_loottables.get_candidates(children, data, mcl_loottables.get_entry_type(entry).preprocess))
+			else
+				table.insert(candidates, entry)
+			end
+		end
+
+		if func and func(success, data) then
+			break
+		end
+	end
+	return candidates
+end
+
+function mcl_loottables.do_item_modifiers(itemstack, node, data)
+	if node then
+		mcl_functions.do_item_modifiers(itemstack, node.functions, data)
+		mcl_loottables.do_item_modifiers(itemstack, node.parent, data)
+	end
+end
+
+function mcl_loottables.do_pools(pools, functions, data)
+	local luck = data.luck or 0
+	local stacks = {}
+	for _, pool in ipairs(pools or {}) do
+		if mcl_conditions.do_conditions(pool.conditions, data) do
+			local rolls = mcl_loottables.get_number(pool.rolls, data) + mcl_loottables.get_number(pool.bonus_rolls, data) * luck
+			for i = 1, rolls do
+				local candidates = mcl_loottables.get_candidates(pool.entries, data)
+
+				if #candidates > 0 then
+					local total_weight = 0
+					local weights = {}
+					for _, candidate in ipairs(candidates)
+						total_weight = total_weight + math.floor((candidate.weight or 1) + (candidate.quality or 0) * luck)
+						table.insert(weights, total_weight)
+					end
+					
+					local selected
+					local rnd = mcl_util.rand(data.pr, 0, weight - 1)
+					for i, w in ipairs(weights) do
+						if rnd < w then
+							selected = candidates[i]
+							break
+						end
+					end
+					
+					local func = mcl_loottables.get_entry_type(entry).process
+					local stacks = func(selected, data)
+
+					for _, stack in ipairs(stacks) do
+						mcl_loottables.do_item_modifiers(stack, selected, data)
+					end
+					table.insert_all(stacks, stack)
+				end
+			end
+		end
+	end
+	return stacks
+end
+
+function mcl_loottables.get_loot(def, data)
+	def = mcl_loottables.get_table(def)
+	return mcl_loottables.do_pools(def.pools)
+end
+
+function mcl_loottables.drop_loot(def, data)
+	local loot = mcl_loottables.get_loot(def)
+	local old_loot = table.copy(loot)
+	for _, stack in ipairs(old_loot) do
+		local max_stack = stack:get_stack_max()
+		while max_stack < stack:get_count() do
+			table.insert(loot, stack:take_items(max_stack))
+		end
+	end
+	return loot
+end
+
+function mcl_loottables.fill_chest(def, data)
+end
diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_loottables/entries.lua b/mods/CORE/mcl_loottables/entries.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a9b80644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/CORE/mcl_loottables/entries.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+mcl_loottables.register_entry("mcl_loottables:alternatives", {
+	preprocess = function(success, data)
+		return success
+	end,
+})
+
+mcl_loottables.register_entry("mcl_loottables:group", {
+	preprocess = function(success, data)
+		return false
+	end,
+})
+
+mcl_loottables.register_entry("mcl_loottables:sequence", {
+	preprocess = function(success, data)
+		return not success
+	end,
+})
+
+mcl_loottables.register_entry("mcl_loottables:tag", function(entry, data)
+	local stacks = mcl_groupcache.get_items_in_group(entry.name)
+	if entry.expand then
+		stacks = {stacks[pr:next(1, #stacks)]}
+	end
+	return stacks
+end)
+
+mcl_loottables.register_entry("mcl_loottables:loot_table", {
+	process = function(entry, data)
+		return mcl_loottables.get_loot(entry.name, data)
+	end,
+})
+
+mcl_loottables.register_entry("mcl_loottables:empty", {
+	process = function(entry, data)
+		return {}
+	end,
+})
+
+mcl_loottables.register_entry("mcl_loottables:item", {
+	process = function(entry, data)
+		return {item = ItemStack(entry.name)}
+	end,
+})
+ 
diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_loottables/init.lua b/mods/CORE/mcl_loottables/init.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26ea1ff63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/CORE/mcl_loottables/init.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+mcl_loottables = {
+	tables = {},
+	entries = {},
+}
+
+local modpath = minetest.get_modpath("mcl_loottables")
+
+dofile(modpath .. "/api.lua")
+dofile(modpath .. "/entries.lua")
diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_loottables/mod.conf b/mods/CORE/mcl_loottables/mod.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..668ba6bd2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/CORE/mcl_loottables/mod.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+name = mcl_loot
+author = Fleckenstein
+description = Provides Minecraft-like loot table definitions
+depends = mcl_util, mcl_predicates, mcl_item_modifiers
diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_numbers/api.lua b/mods/CORE/mcl_numbers/api.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fcb8392ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/CORE/mcl_numbers/api.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+mcl_numbers.register_provider = mcl_util.registration_function(mcl_numbers.providers)
+
+function mcl_numbers.get_number(provider, data)
+	local t = type(provider)
+	if t == "nil" then
+		return 0
+	elseif t == "number" then
+		return provider
+	elseif t == "table" then
+		local func = assert(mcl_numbers.providers[data.type])
+		return assert(tonumber(func(provider, data)))
+	else
+		error("invalid number type: " .. t)
+	end
+end
diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_numbers/init.lua b/mods/CORE/mcl_numbers/init.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d539edb92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/CORE/mcl_numbers/init.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+mcl_numbers = {
+	providers = {},
+}
+
+mcl_numbers.register_provider("mcl_numbers:constant", function(provider)
+	return provider.value
+end)
+
+mcl_numbers.register_provider("mcl_numbers:uniform", function(provider, data)
+	return mcl_util.rand(data.pr, mcl_numbers.get_number(provider.min), mcl_numbers.get_number(provider.max))
+end)
+
+mcl_numbers.register_provider("mcl_numbers:binomial", function(provider, data)
+	local n = mcl_numbers.get_number(provider.n)
+	local num = 0
+	for i = 1, n do
+		if mcl_util.rand_bool(mcl_numbers.get_number(provider.p), data.pr) then
+			num = num + 1
+		end
+	end
+	return num
+end)
+ 
diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_numbers/mod.conf b/mods/CORE/mcl_numbers/mod.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad9949f5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/CORE/mcl_numbers/mod.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+name = mcl_numbers
+author = Fleckenstein
+description = Minecraft-like number providers 
+depends = mcl_util
diff --git a/mods/CORE/mcl_util/init.lua b/mods/CORE/mcl_util/init.lua
index a43c3d5d0..13432ed0c 100644
--- a/mods/CORE/mcl_util/init.lua
+++ b/mods/CORE/mcl_util/init.lua
@@ -418,3 +418,25 @@ function mcl_util.get_color(colorstr)
 		return colorstr, hex
 	end
 end
+
+function mcl_util.registration_function(tbl, func)
+	return function(name, def)
+		if func then
+			local res = func(name, def)
+			if res == false then
+				return
+			elseif res ~= nil then
+				def = res
+			end
+		end
+		tbl[name] = def
+	end
+end
+
+function mcl_util.rand(pr, ...)
+	return pr and pr:next(...) or math.random(...)
+end
+
+function mcl_util.rand_bool(probability, pr)
+	return mcl_util.rand(pr, 0, 32767) < probability * 32768
+end