I finally updated ascent, but when I create a character he has the starting gear on on the selection screen, but when I enter the game he has nothing equipped nor is there anything in his inventory. If I add something to his inventory it doesn't stay, but if I equip it, I see it at the selection screen, but not in game. BTW, gold saves. The console isn't spitting out errors either, but I'm feeling a column is crooked in the db. I'm using 3.8 stable too.
Thanks.