Random Items? Or fixed upon first encounter?

[Akimbo]

Hey, my first question and first post here

I'm at the NPC Zombie in the graveyard ( Noric I think his name was. ) and I read you can get some okay/good items from him when you kill him. I don't seem to be lucky as I got a Flame Necklace ( +15% fire damage spells ) which doesn't seem to be much use to a warrior. So I tried reloading and killing him again....same item. So I tried reloading, leaving the area, fighting a few battles, then returned and killed him again....Flame Necklace. I've tried this a few times, and I'm assuming I'm stuck with this useless item. ( In fact it's so useless I'm considering starting over. ) Does anyone know if I'm just really unlucky, or if it's determined the first time I spoke to him?

Also I'm only on normal, but I've not found many good items at all, is it a good idea to kill the roaming bosses for some? Does level help you get better items if you do it this way? ( Your level and/or opponent level? )

[Nike-it]

Originally Posted by Akimbo

Hey, my first question and first post here

I'm at the NPC Zombie in the graveyard ( Noric I think his name was. ) and I read you can get some okay/good items from him when you kill him. I don't seem to be lucky as I got a Flame Necklace ( +15% fire damage spells ) which doesn't seem to be much use to a warrior. So I tried reloading and killing him again....same item. So I tried reloading, leaving the area, fighting a few battles, then returned and killed him again....Flame Necklace. I've tried this a few times, and I'm assuming I'm stuck with this useless item. ( In fact it's so useless I'm considering starting over. ) Does anyone know if I'm just really unlucky, or if it's determined the first time I spoke to him?

Also I'm only on normal, but I've not found many good items at all, is it a good idea to kill the roaming bosses for some? Does level help you get better items if you do it this way? ( Your level and/or opponent level? )

All items as placed at the start of the game, so loading saves won't change the situation. To get another item form zombie you need to start new game.

[Vilk]

Aren't this zombie giving always the same item anyway? Myself I remember always get the same ring from it, any game.

[Ryastar]

Originally Posted by Vilk

Aren't this zombie giving always the same item anyway? Myself I remember always get the same ring from it, any game.

Nope, it usually gives a different one. There's probably a list of possible ones, each with a chance of appearing in any given game, and which one is determined at the start of the game. Personally, I don't think that I've ever gotten a good item from it. There's enough items in the game that it doesn't matter that much if this one sucks.

[Vilk]

Rhaa it's weird at my last game I check carefully to see if I get again the Bronze Ring and again I get it. Myself I don't see this item that bad when you upgrade it, with some character and a slot available I find it ok, sure there's better.

I have a new current game but haven't yet done the fight I'll check again carefully.

About item random it's not fully random but more like you wrote, random among a list. For example is anybody get the elven crown in the first areas?

[Vilk]

In the current game I check again and didn't get the ring but the Flame Necklace!! Well for a mage it isn't that bad alas in impossible mode the gremlins fight to update it is... chocking!