diff --git a/events.asm b/events.asm
index cad6942..c225943 100644
--- a/events.asm
+++ b/events.asm
@@ -154,13 +154,19 @@ OnNewFile:
 			LDA.b #$80 : STA $7EF093 ; open skull woods curtain
 		+
 
-		LDA.l PreopenPyramid : BEQ +
-			LDA.b #$20 : STA $7EF2DB ; pyramid hole already open
-		+
+		LDX.b #$7f : - ; copy over starting overworld event data
+			LDA StartingOverworldEvents, X : STA $7EF280, X
+			DEX
+		BPL -
 
-		LDA.l PreopenGanonsTower : BEQ +
-			LDA.b #$20 : STA $7EF2C3 ; Ganons Tower already open
-		+
+		; below (indented) is obsoleted by StartingOverworldEvents table copy above
+			LDA.l PreopenPyramid : BEQ +
+				LDA.b #$20 : STA $7EF2DB ; pyramid hole already open
+			+
+
+			LDA.l PreopenGanonsTower : BEQ +
+				LDA.b #$20 : STA $7EF2C3 ; Ganons Tower already open
+			+
 
 		LDA StartingSword : STA $7EF359 ; set starting sword type
 
diff --git a/tables.asm b/tables.asm
index c521d22..28341d2 100644
--- a/tables.asm
+++ b/tables.asm
@@ -1623,6 +1623,17 @@ dw $0000, $0000, $0000, $0000, $0000, $0000, $1818, $FF00
 dw $0000, $0000, $0000, $0000, $F800, $0000, $0000, $0000
 dw $0000, $0000, $0000, $0000, $0000, $0000, $0000, $0000
 dw $0000, $0000
+
+org $30B080 ; PC 0x183080 - 0x1830FF
+StartingOverworldEvents:
+db $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00
+db $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00
+db $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00
+db $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00
+db $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00
+db $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00
+db $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00
+db $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00, $00
 ;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ; 0x182355 - 183FFF (unused)
 ;================================================================================