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<blockquote data-quote="Mallus" data-source="post: 5969049" data-attributes="member: 3887">A lot of NPC get magic items in your typical AD&amp;D module. Basically, if the PCs can encounter them, then they stand a reasonable chance of possessing usable magic. You can also find items in barrels and empty cupboards (I kid, barely).The charts in the AD&amp;D DMG also reflect this. See Appendix C: Random Monster Encounters, particularly the Chance Per Level For Magic Item chart. According to it, any 1st level town guard has a %10 chance of having a magic sword (in addition to other items). To be clear, that's a %10 per level.It's virtually a given that NPCs with class levels will have magic -- and remember, some of AD&amp;D random encounter charts can yield encounters with L10+ NPCs. Then virtually all PC parties cease being wondrous by 5th level. In my book, this is most wrongheaded quote that people simply won't stop repeating. Why do nerds love it so? It drives me batty... do I need to turn in my Nerd Card?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mallus, post: 5969049, member: 3887"] A lot of NPC get magic items in your typical AD&D module. Basically, if the PCs can encounter them, then they stand a reasonable chance of possessing usable magic. You can also find items in barrels and empty cupboards (I kid, barely). The charts in the AD&D DMG also reflect this. See Appendix C: Random Monster Encounters, particularly the Chance Per Level For Magic Item chart. According to it, any 1st level town guard has a %10 chance of having a magic sword (in addition to other items). To be clear, that's a %10 [i]per level[/i]. It's virtually a given that NPCs with class levels will have magic -- and remember, some of AD&D random encounter charts can yield encounters with L10+ NPCs. Then virtually all PC parties cease being wondrous by 5th level. In my book, this is most wrongheaded quote that people simply won't stop repeating. Why do nerds love it so? It drives me batty... do I need to turn in my Nerd Card? [/QUOTE]

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