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<blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 6898613" data-attributes="member: 12731">When you roll something like &quot;01-11 Weapon, +2&quot; on the random magic item tables, how do you find out exactly what weapon it is? (A sword? A dagger? A Bohemian earspoon?)The SKT FAQ only says &quot;however, feel free to take the party's composition into account when determining armor or weapon types.&quot;This is very vague to me. Does this mean the DM should choose a weapon/armor/ammunition/shield? Doesn't this mean the notion of swords being more common than polearms is getting lost? Specifically, if I get to choose between &quot;taking the party's composition into account&quot; on one hand (giving out a Bohemian earspoon since one of the players use that) and giving them yet another sword (even though none of the PCs actually use one), most DMs will not consider that a true choice. How are DMs supposed to not cave in and always hand out items that perfectly suit their parties?Or, alternatively, is this the actual intent behind the decision to phrase it like that? To be exact - is AL encouraging DMs to cater to the most exotic item use, to eradicate any notion of some weapons being more commonly encountered as magic loot than others?Is there an official table where you can roll for specific weapons (etc) randomly? (either in AL, or anywhere in 5th Edition at all?)Thank you</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CapnZapp, post: 6898613, member: 12731"] When you roll something like "01-11 Weapon, +2" on the random magic item tables, how do you find out exactly what weapon it is? (A sword? A dagger? A Bohemian earspoon?) The SKT FAQ only says "however, feel free to take the party's composition into account when determining armor or weapon types." This is very vague to me. Does this mean the DM should choose a weapon/armor/ammunition/shield? Doesn't this mean the notion of swords being more common than polearms is getting lost? Specifically, if I get to choose between "taking the party's composition into account" on one hand (giving out a Bohemian earspoon since one of the players use that) and giving them yet another sword (even though none of the PCs actually use one), most DMs will not consider that a true choice. How are DMs supposed to not cave in and always hand out items that perfectly suit their parties? Or, alternatively, is this the actual intent behind the decision to phrase it like that? To be exact - is AL encouraging DMs to cater to the most exotic item use, to eradicate any notion of some weapons being more commonly encountered as magic loot than others? [B]Is there an official table where you can roll for specific weapons (etc) randomly?[/B] (either in AL, or anywhere in 5th Edition at all?) Thank you [/QUOTE]

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