diff --git a/docs/changelog.txt b/docs/changelog.txt
index 4bcd39ea2..e3684cc9f 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog.txt
@@ -74,8 +74,12 @@ Template for new versions:
 - `modding-guide`: Add examples for script-only and blueprint-only mods that you can upload to DF's Steam Workshop
 
 ## API
+- ``random_index``, ``vector_get_random``: new ``MiscUtils`` functions, for getting a random entry in a vector
+- ``capitalize_string_words``: new ``MiscUtils`` function, returns string with all words capitalized
+- ``grab_token_string_pos``: new ``MiscUtils`` function, used for parsing tokens
 
 ## Lua
+- ``dfhack.capitalizeStringWords``: new function, returns string with all words capitalized
 
 ## Removed
 
diff --git a/docs/dev/Lua API.rst b/docs/dev/Lua API.rst
index ee68fd7fc..b58efbd0a 100644
--- a/docs/dev/Lua API.rst	
+++ b/docs/dev/Lua API.rst	
@@ -941,6 +941,10 @@ can be omitted.
   Note that the returned string may be longer than the input string. For
   example, ``ä`` is replaced with ``a``, and ``æ`` is replaced with ``ae``.
 
+* ``dfhack.capitalizeStringWords(string)``
+
+  Return a version of the string with each word capitalized.
+
 * ``dfhack.run_command(command[, ...])``
 
   Run an arbitrary DFHack command, with the core suspended, and send output to
diff --git a/library/LuaApi.cpp b/library/LuaApi.cpp
index 1769baa90..fefcd42fe 100644
--- a/library/LuaApi.cpp
+++ b/library/LuaApi.cpp
@@ -1450,6 +1450,7 @@ static std::string df2utf(std::string s) { return DF2UTF(s); }
 static std::string utf2df(std::string s) { return UTF2DF(s); }
 static std::string df2console(color_ostream &out, std::string s) { return DF2CONSOLE(out, s); }
 static std::string toSearchNormalized(std::string s) { return to_search_normalized(s); }
+static std::string capitalizeStringWords(std::string s) { return capitalize_string_words(s); }
 
 #define WRAP_VERSION_FUNC(name, function) WRAPN(name, DFHack::Version::function)
 
@@ -1468,6 +1469,7 @@ static const LuaWrapper::FunctionReg dfhack_module[] = {
     WRAP(utf2df),
     WRAP(df2console),
     WRAP(toSearchNormalized),
+    WRAP(capitalizeStringWords),
     WRAP_VERSION_FUNC(getDFHackVersion, dfhack_version),
     WRAP_VERSION_FUNC(getDFHackRelease, dfhack_release),
     WRAP_VERSION_FUNC(getDFHackBuildID, dfhack_build_id),
diff --git a/library/MiscUtils.cpp b/library/MiscUtils.cpp
index a90cf1208..ba3af1f36 100644
--- a/library/MiscUtils.cpp
+++ b/library/MiscUtils.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ distribution.
 #include <map>
 #include <array>
 
+int random_int(int max)
+{
+    return int(int64_t(rand()) * max / (int64_t(RAND_MAX) + 1));
+}
+
 std::string stl_sprintf(const char *fmt, ...) {
     va_list lst;
     va_start(lst, fmt);
@@ -171,6 +176,64 @@ std::string to_search_normalized(const std::string &str)
     return result;
 }
 
+std::string capitalize_string_words(const std::string& str)
+{   // Cleaned up from g_src/basics.cpp, and returns new string
+    std::string out = str;
+    bool starting = true;
+    int32_t bracket_count = 0;
+    bool conf;
+
+    for (size_t s = 0; s < out.length(); s++)
+    {
+        if (out[s] == '[') { ++bracket_count; continue; }
+        else if (out[s] == ']') { --bracket_count; continue; }
+        else if (bracket_count > 0) continue;
+
+        conf = false;
+        if (!starting)
+        {
+            if (out[s - 1] == ' ' || out[s - 1] == '\"')
+                conf = true;
+            // Discount single quote if it isn't preceded by space, comma, or nothing
+            else if (out[s - 1] == '\'' && s >= 2 && (out[s - 2] == ' ' || out[s - 2] == ','))
+                conf = true;
+        }
+
+        if (starting || conf)
+        {
+            // Capitalize
+            if (out[s] >= 'a' && out[s] <= 'z')
+                out[s] += 'A' - 'a';
+            else
+            {
+                switch (out[s])
+                {
+                case (char)129: // 'ü'
+                    out[s] = (char)154; break; // 'Ü'
+                case (char)164: // 'ñ'
+                    out[s] = (char)165; break; // 'Ñ'
+                case (char)132: // 'ä'
+                    out[s] = (char)142; break; // 'Ä'
+                case (char)134: // 'å'
+                    out[s] = (char)143; break; // 'Å'
+                case (char)130: // 'é'
+                    out[s] = (char)144; break; // 'É'
+                case (char)148: // 'ö'
+                    out[s] = (char)153; break; // 'Ö'
+                case (char)135: // 'ç'
+                    out[s] = (char)128; break; // 'Ç'
+                case (char)145: // 'æ'
+                    out[s] = (char)146; break; // 'Æ'
+                }
+            }
+
+            starting = false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return out;
+}
+
 bool word_wrap(std::vector<std::string> *out, const std::string &str, size_t line_length,
                word_wrap_whitespace_mode mode)
 {
@@ -230,6 +293,21 @@ bool word_wrap(std::vector<std::string> *out, const std::string &str, size_t lin
     return true;
 }
 
+std::string grab_token_string_pos(const std::string& source, int32_t pos, char compc)
+{   // Cleaned up from g_src/basics.cpp, return string instead of bool
+    std::string out;
+
+    // Go until you hit compc, ']', or the end
+    for (auto s = source.begin() + pos; s < source.end(); ++s)
+    {
+        if (*s == compc || *s == ']')
+            break;
+        out += *s;
+    }
+
+    return out;
+}
+
 bool prefix_matches(const std::string &prefix, const std::string &key, std::string *tail)
 {
     size_t ksize = key.size();
@@ -253,11 +331,6 @@ bool prefix_matches(const std::string &prefix, const std::string &key, std::stri
     return false;
 }
 
-int random_int(int max)
-{
-    return int(int64_t(rand())*max/(int64_t(RAND_MAX)+1));
-}
-
 #ifdef LINUX_BUILD // Linux
 uint64_t GetTimeMs64()
 {
diff --git a/library/include/MiscUtils.h b/library/include/MiscUtils.h
index 06915fde5..2ecda4d9c 100644
--- a/library/include/MiscUtils.h
+++ b/library/include/MiscUtils.h
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ namespace DFHack {
     class color_ostream;
 }
 
+DFHACK_EXPORT int random_int(int max);
+
 template <typename T>
 void print_bits ( T val, std::ostream& out )
 {
@@ -178,6 +180,17 @@ inline int binsearch_index(const std::vector<CT*> &vec, typename CT::key_pointer
     return CT::binsearch_index(vec, key, exact);
 }
 
+template <typename FT>
+int random_index(const std::vector<FT>& vec)
+{
+    if (vec.empty())
+        return -1;
+    else if (vec.size() == 1)
+        return 0;
+
+    return random_int(vec.size());
+}
+
 template<typename FT, typename KT>
 inline bool vector_contains(const std::vector<FT> &vec, KT key)
 {
@@ -199,6 +212,12 @@ inline T vector_get(const std::vector<T> &vec, unsigned idx, const T &defval = T
         return defval;
 }
 
+template<typename T>
+inline T vector_get_random(const std::vector<T>& vec, const T& defval = T())
+{
+    return vector_get(vec, random_index(vec), defval);
+}
+
 template<typename T>
 inline void vector_insert_at(std::vector<T> &vec, unsigned idx, const T &val)
 {
@@ -401,6 +420,7 @@ inline std::string join_strings(const std::string &separator, T &items) {
 DFHACK_EXPORT std::string toUpper(const std::string &str);
 DFHACK_EXPORT std::string toLower(const std::string &str);
 DFHACK_EXPORT std::string to_search_normalized(const std::string &str);
+DFHACK_EXPORT std::string capitalize_string_words(const std::string& str);
 
 static inline std::string int_to_string(const int n) {
     std::ostringstream ss;
@@ -444,6 +464,13 @@ DFHACK_EXPORT bool word_wrap(std::vector<std::string> *out,
                              const std::string &str,
                              size_t line_length = 80,
                              word_wrap_whitespace_mode mode = WSMODE_KEEP_ALL);
+/**
+* Function to assist in parsing tokens. Returns string from source pos until next compc, ']', or end.
+* pos should be set to position after '[' to start with, then incremented by the result's size+1 before subsequent calls.
+* compc is usually ':', but can be '.' for parsing number ranges.
+* Based on Bay12's g_src/basics.cpp
+*/
+std::string grab_token_string_pos(const std::string& source, int32_t pos, char compc = ':');
 
 inline bool bits_match(unsigned required, unsigned ok, unsigned mask)
 {
@@ -457,8 +484,6 @@ inline T clip_range(T a, T1 minv, T2 maxv) {
     return a;
 }
 
-DFHACK_EXPORT int random_int(int max);
-
 /**
  * Returns the amount of milliseconds elapsed since the UNIX epoch.
  * Works on both windows and linux.