Just noticed that WotC came out with an official update to the rarity of many older items:
Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (Official D&D Errata & Rules Updates)
This hasn't hit the Compendium yet, that I can see, but hopefully this will make your
players happier - there's now a lot more Common items available. ![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (Official D&D Errata & Rules Updates)
This hasn't hit the Compendium yet, that I can see, but hopefully this will make your
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