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| − | | | + | | 01–02 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Animal control potion || 28-29 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Oil of slipperyness || 73-76 || style="text-align:left|Arrow +1, 11-20 in number |
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| − | | | + | | 03-04 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Clairaudience potion || 30-31 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Philter of persuasiveness || 77-78 || style="text-align:left|Arrow +2, 5-8 in number |
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| − | | | + | | 04–05 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Clairvoyance potion || 32-33 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Plant control potion || 79 || style="text-align:left|Arrow +3, 3-5 in number |
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| − | | | + | | 06 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Climbing potion || 34-35 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Water breathing potion || 80-82 || style="text-align:left|Hand axe +1 |
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| − | | | + | | 07-08 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Diminution potion || 36–40 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Scroll, 1 spell, 3-4 level || 83 || style="text-align:left|Battle axe +1 |
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| − | | | + | | 09–10 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Extra-healing potion || 41-42 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Scroll, 2 spells, total 3-4 levels || 84-86 || style="text-align:left|Bolt +2, 5-8 in number |
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| − | | | + | | 11 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Fire resistance potion || 43-44 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Scroll, 3 spells, total 3-4 levels || 87-88 || style="text-align:left|Dagger +2, +3 vs. creatures larger than man-sized |
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| − | | | + | | 12 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Gaseous form potion || 45-48 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Leather armour +1 || 89-90 || style="text-align:left|Warhammer +1 |
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| − | | | + | | 13 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Growth potion || 49-52 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Ring mail +1 || 91-93 || style="text-align:left|Mace +1 |
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| − | | | + | | 14 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Heroism potion || 53-55 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Studded leather +1 || 94 || style="text-align:left|Military pick +1 |
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| − | | | + | | 15–16 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Invisibility potion || 56-60 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Shield +1 || 95-96 || style="text-align:left|Morning star +1 |
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| − | | | + | | 17-18 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Invulnerability potion || 61-70 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Sword +1 || 97 || style="text-align:left|'''Rods, Staves & Wands Subtable''' |
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| − | | | + | | 19 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Levitation potion || 71-72 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Sword +1, cursed || 98-00 || style="text-align:left|'''Rare Item Subtable''' |
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| − | | | + | | 68 || style="text-align:left;"|Pearl of Power, 2nd level |
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| − | | | + | | 01 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Rod of absorption, 3 charges || 29-30 || style="text-align:left"|Wand of frost, 4-6 charges |
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| − | | | + | | 02 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Rod of beguiling, 3-4 charges || 31-39 || style="text-align:left"|Wand of illumination, 11-20 charges |
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| − | | | + | | 03-06 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Rod of cancellation, 2 charges || 40-45 || style="text-align:left"|Wand of illusion, 7-13 charges |
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| − | | | + | | 07 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Rod of Resurrection or of Rulership, 2 charges || 46-48 || style="text-align:left"|Wand of lightning, 6-10 charges |
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| − | | | + | | 08 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Staff of command, 2 charges || 49-62 || style="text-align:left"|Wand of magic detection, 9-16 charges |
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| − | | | + | | 09 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Staff of curing, 1 charges || 63-74 || style="text-align:left"|Wand of metal & mineral detection, 14-26 charges |
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| − | | | + | | 10-12 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Staff of striking, 1 charge || 75-79 || style="text-align:left"|Wand of magic missiles, 6-10 charges |
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| − | | | + | | 14 || style="text-align:left; border-right:3px solid;"|Wand of conjuration, 3-5 charges || 89-92 || style="text-align:left"|Wand of paralysation, 6-11 charges |
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Latest revision as of 16:08, 20 July 2026
The Magic Item Distribution tables are an attempt to produce a rational allocation of magical items for encountered creatures, based on the assigned amounts of treasure they possess for their number, including an "X.P." assigned number for magic. What magic items then received should reflect this amount in a way that allows only small, less-powerful items appearing in the hordes of more ordinary creatures, while permitting highly dangerous and powerful creatures to possess a meaningful trove of effective, potent items for the players to overcome and in turn acquire.
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Table Distribution
This requires a scaling of magic upon each table, listed simply as I, II, III and so on, with each progressively having magic of a greater potency. The first table accounts for items between 100 x.p. (the minimum) and 200, as listed in the original Dungeon Masters Guide, with zero-X.P. items being rated according to the average of that type of item. For example, a cursed potion, either "poison" or "delusion," would appear on a table that fitted the average of all potions that could possibly be obtained — placing them at midpoint in the likely span of possible potions that might be found. As a further benefit, lower-potency magic items would not appear on higher-tier tables, ensuring a minimum value whenever one of those tables was rolled upon.
| Total X.P. | Magic Table | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 150 x.p. |
II 300 x.p. |
III 550 x.p. |
IV 950 x.p. | |
| less than 100 | — | — | — | — |
| 100-225 | 1 | — | — | — |
| 226-375 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 376-500 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 501-625 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 626-775 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| 776-900 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 901-975 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 976-1050 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 1051-1175 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Though not strictly accurate, the table shown indicates, first, the average experience of items found there. The leftmost column indicates the amount of "magic experience" granted by the monster's treasure table, which is then compared to the columns to determine which is rolled on when that amount of magic is specified. For example, let us say that 31 troglodytes have accumulated a treasure that the party has obtained. With 22.3 x.p. per troglodyte, the total is 691, the fraction ignored. As such, one roll would be made on Table I and one upon Table III. The ignored fraction applies only in determining the encounter's total magic X.P. — it does not alter the values of the items subsequently rolled.
Importantly, the table does not spend the available magic X.P. point by point. It rounds the total to the nearest available combination of table averages. Thus, 691 x.p. is represented by Table I and Table III because their stated averages total 700 x.p.
It should also be made explicit that each numeral means one independent roll on that table. A dash means that no roll is made there. The user does not choose between the indicated tables, exchange several lower-table rolls for a higher-table roll, or retain any unallocated amount. The values at the tops of the columns are averages, not guaranteed results. A roll on Table III does not necessarily produce an item worth exactly 550 x.p.; it produces an item from a group whose average value is approximately 550 x.p. The actual total value of the items obtained may therefore fall above or below the creature treasure’s assigned magic X.P.
Table I
| d100 | Item |
|---|---|
| 01–13 | Healing potion |
| 14–20 | Philter of love |
| 21–26 | Polymorph potion (self) |
| 27–33 | Speed potion |
| 34–39 | Sweet water potion |
| 40–55 | Scroll, 1 spell, 1-2 level |
| 56 | Figurine of wonder: onyx dog (1-11), serpentine owl (12-20) |
| 57–68 | Dagger +1, +2 vs. creatures smaller than man-sized |
| 69–81 | Arrow +1, 1–10 in number |
| 82-87 | Arrow +2, 1–4 in number |
| 88–90 | Arrow +3, 1–2 in number |
| 91-97 | Bolt +2, 1–4 in number |
| 98-00 | Roll on the Rare Item Subtable |
| d100 | Item | d100 | Item |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Rod of absorption, 1 charge | 36-40 | Wand of illusion, 1-6 charges |
| 02 | Rod of beguiling, 1-2 charge | 41-43 | Wand of lightning, 1-5 charges |
| 03-06 | Rod of cancellation, 1 charge | 44-57 | Wand of magic detection, 1-8 charges |
| 07 | Rod of resurrection, 1 charge | 58-70 | Wand of metal & mineral detection, 1-13 charges |
| 08 | Rod of rulership, 1 charge | 71-75 | Wand of magic missiles, 1-5 charges |
| 09 | Staff of command, 1 charge | 76-83 | Wand of negation, 1-5 charges |
| 10 | Wand of conjuration, 1-2 charges | 84-86 | Wand of paralysation, 1-5 charges |
| 11-17 | Wand of enemy detection, 1-10 charges | 87-89 | Wand of polymorphing, 1-5 charges |
| 18-21 | Wand of fear, 1-6 charges | 90 | Wand of secret door & trap location, 1-4 charges |
| 22-23 | Wand of fire, 1-4 charges | 91-94 | Wand of wonder, 1-3 charges |
| 24-25 | Wand of frost, 1-3 charges | 95-00 | Pearl of power, 1st level |
| 26-35 | Wand of illumination, 1-10 charges | ||
Table II
| d100 | Magic Item | d100 | Magic Item | d100 | Magic Item |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01–02 | Animal control potion | 28-29 | Oil of slipperyness | 73-76 | Arrow +1, 11-20 in number |
| 03-04 | Clairaudience potion | 30-31 | Philter of persuasiveness | 77-78 | Arrow +2, 5-8 in number |
| 04–05 | Clairvoyance potion | 32-33 | Plant control potion | 79 | Arrow +3, 3-5 in number |
| 06 | Climbing potion | 34-35 | Water breathing potion | 80-82 | Hand axe +1 |
| 07-08 | Diminution potion | 36–40 | Scroll, 1 spell, 3-4 level | 83 | Battle axe +1 |
| 09–10 | Extra-healing potion | 41-42 | Scroll, 2 spells, total 3-4 levels | 84-86 | Bolt +2, 5-8 in number |
| 11 | Fire resistance potion | 43-44 | Scroll, 3 spells, total 3-4 levels | 87-88 | Dagger +2, +3 vs. creatures larger than man-sized |
| 12 | Gaseous form potion | 45-48 | Leather armour +1 | 89-90 | Warhammer +1 |
| 13 | Growth potion | 49-52 | Ring mail +1 | 91-93 | Mace +1 |
| 14 | Heroism potion | 53-55 | Studded leather +1 | 94 | Military pick +1 |
| 15–16 | Invisibility potion | 56-60 | Shield +1 | 95-96 | Morning star +1 |
| 17-18 | Invulnerability potion | 61-70 | Sword +1 | 97 | Rods, Staves & Wands Subtable |
| 19 | Levitation potion | 71-72 | Sword +1, cursed | 98-00 | Rare Item Subtable |
| d100 | Magic Item |
|---|---|
| 01-11 | Hill giant control potion |
| 12-18 | Figurine of wonder: ebony fly |
| 19-34 | Dagger of venom |
| 35-50 | Javelin of lightning |
| 51-67 | Javelin of piercing |
| 68 | Pearl of Power, 2nd level |
| 69-85 | Shield, large, +1, +4 vs. missiles |
| 86-00 | Arrow of slaying |
| d100 | Magic Item | d100 | Magic Item |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Rod of absorption, 3 charges | 29-30 | Wand of frost, 4-6 charges |
| 02 | Rod of beguiling, 3-4 charges | 31-39 | Wand of illumination, 11-20 charges |
| 03-06 | Rod of cancellation, 2 charges | 40-45 | Wand of illusion, 7-13 charges |
| 07 | Rod of Resurrection or of Rulership, 2 charges | 46-48 | Wand of lightning, 6-10 charges |
| 08 | Staff of command, 2 charges | 49-62 | Wand of magic detection, 9-16 charges |
| 09 | Staff of curing, 1 charges | 63-74 | Wand of metal & mineral detection, 14-26 charges |
| 10-12 | Staff of striking, 1 charge | 75-79 | Wand of magic missiles, 6-10 charges |
| 13 | Staff of withering, 1 charge | 80-88 | Wand of negation, 6-11 charges |
| 14 | Wand of conjuration, 3-5 charges | 89-92 | Wand of paralysation, 6-11 charges |
| 15-22 | Wand of enemy detection, 11-20 charges | 93-95 | Wand of polymorphing, 6-11 charges |
| 23-26 | Wand of fear, 7-13 charges | 96-97 | Wand of secret door & trap location, 5-8 charges |
| 27-28 | Wand of fire, 5-8 charges | 98-00 | Wand of wonder, 4-6 charges |
