diff --git a/packages/web/src/fpv/FpvWorkshop.svelte b/packages/web/src/fpv/FpvWorkshop.svelte
index af3ed94..74d9d61 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/fpv/FpvWorkshop.svelte
+++ b/packages/web/src/fpv/FpvWorkshop.svelte
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@
     const [k, n] = spec.split("@") as [string, string?];
     view.wallDamage[k] = Number(n ?? 1) || 1;
   }
+  // ?carry=Rival hands the first treasure to that wizard, for viewing
+  // what a laden thief looks like.
+  const carrier = q.get("carry");
+  if (carrier && view.treasures[0]) {
+    view.treasures[0] = { ...view.treasures[0], carriedBy: carrier, position: null };
+  }
   // ?terrain=pit@3,7;thornbush@4,7 — furnish squares for the renderer
   // (and the artist) to rehearse. dimwarp@x,y opens a floor mouth.
   for (const spec of (q.get("terrain") ?? "").split(";").filter(Boolean)) {
diff --git a/packages/web/src/fpv/raycast.ts b/packages/web/src/fpv/raycast.ts
index 6e2fe3b..f6b8155 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/fpv/raycast.ts
+++ b/packages/web/src/fpv/raycast.ts
@@ -387,11 +387,24 @@ export function billboards(
     });
   }
   for (const t of view.treasures) {
-    if (!t.position || t.carriedBy) continue;
+    const src = art(`treasure-${(view.players.find((p) => p.id === t.owner)?.colorIndex ?? 0) % 6}`, "objects");
+    if (t.carriedBy) {
+      // A carried treasure rides its carrier at chest height, drawn just
+      // in front of them — the most important status in the game should
+      // be visible on the thief's own body.
+      const carrier = view.players.find((p) => p.id === t.carriedBy && p.alive);
+      if (!carrier || carrier.id === povId) continue;
+      const o = posOverride?.[carrier.id];
+      out.push({
+        x: o?.x ?? carrier.position.x + 0.5, y: o?.y ?? carrier.position.y + 0.5,
+        src, scale: 0.26, rise: 0.2, bias: 0.12, label: "treasure",
+      });
+      continue;
+    }
+    if (!t.position) continue;
     out.push({
       x: t.position.x + 0.5, y: t.position.y + 0.5,
-      src: art(`treasure-${(view.players.find((p) => p.id === t.owner)?.colorIndex ?? 0) % 6}`, "objects"),
-      scale: 0.4, rise: 0, label: "treasure",
+      src, scale: 0.4, rise: 0, label: "treasure",
     });
   }
   // The floor's furniture, standing in the room. Bushes fill the square