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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Crimson Binome" data-source="post: 6635690" data-attributes="member: 6775031">Some items are better than others. The players know this. The characters might know this, if magic items are commonly known in your world. Most importantly, though, the ones who created the magical items in the first place should know this.In 3E, terms, every low-level barbarian wants Gauntlets of Ogre Power, because they give the best return on investment. Because they are so popular, and so powerful, they are also one of the most-created of magical items. If the world contains 1000 barbarians of level 8 or higher, then there are probably 800+ sets of Gauntlets of Ogre Power among them. Thus, whenever you find a magical item, it stands a reasonable chance of being something useful.If your players want the good items, then it's not all that strange when they find such a thing. It's only really weird if someone wants something unusual, and that happens to show up. There might be a grand total of three magical greatclubs in the world, and only one of them is a frost weapon; if a character in the party wants one, and it happens to show up, then that's kind of silly.</blockquote>