diff --git a/apps/api/src/hunting/hunting.module.ts b/apps/api/src/hunting/hunting.module.ts
index e963735..2ae552b 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/hunting/hunting.module.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/hunting/hunting.module.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { Hunt } from './entities/hunt.entity';
 import { HuntEncounter } from './entities/hunt-encounter.entity';
 import { HuntingController } from './hunting.controller';
 import { HuntingService } from './hunting.service';
-import { RANDOM_SOURCE, systemRandomSource } from './random-source';
+import { RANDOM_SOURCE, systemRandomSource } from '../shared/random-source';
 
 @Module({
   imports: [
diff --git a/apps/api/src/hunting/hunting.service.spec.ts b/apps/api/src/hunting/hunting.service.spec.ts
index 7d9783c..21138d9 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/hunting/hunting.service.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/hunting/hunting.service.spec.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { HuntEncounter } from './entities/hunt-encounter.entity';
 import { HuntStatus } from './hunt-status.enum';
 import { HuntingDomainError } from './hunting.errors';
 import { HuntingService } from './hunting.service';
-import type { RandomSource } from './random-source';
+import type { RandomSource } from '../shared/random-source';
 
 const CHARACTER_ID = '10000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001';
 const HUNTING_LOCATION_ID = '20000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001';
diff --git a/apps/api/src/hunting/hunting.service.ts b/apps/api/src/hunting/hunting.service.ts
index 55e71b7..f70c82d 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/hunting/hunting.service.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/hunting/hunting.service.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import {
   huntingNotAvailable,
   noHuntEncountersAvailable,
 } from './hunting.errors';
-import { RANDOM_SOURCE } from './random-source';
-import type { RandomSource } from './random-source';
+import { RANDOM_SOURCE } from '../shared/random-source';
+import type { RandomSource } from '../shared/random-source';
 
 export interface MonsterSummary {
   key: string;
diff --git a/apps/api/src/hunting/random-source.ts b/apps/api/src/shared/random-source.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from apps/api/src/hunting/random-source.ts
rename to apps/api/src/shared/random-source.ts
diff --git a/apps/api/src/shared/roll-range.spec.ts b/apps/api/src/shared/roll-range.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..17389cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/shared/roll-range.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import type { RandomSource } from './random-source';
+import { rollInclusive } from './roll-range';
+
+function fixed(...values: number[]): RandomSource {
+  let index = 0;
+  return { next: () => values[index++] };
+}
+
+describe('rollInclusive', () => {
+  it('maps the bottom of the random range to min and the top to max', () => {
+    expect(rollInclusive(fixed(0), 4, 7)).toBe(4);
+    expect(rollInclusive(fixed(0.999), 4, 7)).toBe(7);
+  });
+
+  it('spreads the random range evenly across every value in between', () => {
+    expect(rollInclusive(fixed(0.25), 4, 7)).toBe(5);
+    expect(rollInclusive(fixed(0.5), 4, 7)).toBe(6);
+    expect(rollInclusive(fixed(0.5), 9, 15)).toBe(12);
+  });
+
+  it('never exceeds max even if the source yields exactly 1', () => {
+    expect(rollInclusive(fixed(1), 9, 15)).toBe(15);
+  });
+
+  it('returns the single value when min equals max', () => {
+    expect(rollInclusive(fixed(0.7), 1, 1)).toBe(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/api/src/shared/roll-range.ts b/apps/api/src/shared/roll-range.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c2c97a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/shared/roll-range.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import type { RandomSource } from './random-source';
+
+/**
+ * Rolls an inclusive integer in [min, max] from one value of `random`.
+ *
+ * `RandomSource.next()` is documented as [0, 1), but the clamp keeps a
+ * misbehaving or hand-stubbed source from ever exceeding `max`.
+ */
+export function rollInclusive(
+  random: RandomSource,
+  min: number,
+  max: number,
+): number {
+  if (max <= min) {
+    return min;
+  }
+
+  return Math.min(max, min + Math.floor(random.next() * (max - min + 1)));
+}