Quartermaster
How we decide who gets a raid drop when more than one person needs it.
How we award loot
An item is contested when two or more people in the same priority group claim it. Main-spec is checked before offspec, so one main-spec claim beats any number of offspec ones without a contest at all.
Three checks decide who receives the item, in this order.
- 1
Check who can claim
A claim is a request for an item you need. Main-spec claims come before offspec. Prized items give qualified members priority within each group.
- 2
Compare credit
If two or more claims remain in the selected group, the highest credit wins. If only one person claims it, the item is free: no credit is spent and no turn is used.
- 3
Resolve a tie
If credit is equal, the earlier turn wins. Turns are a saved order, not a new roll for each drop.
Two more steps complete the award.
- 4
Deliver the item
For a contested item, confirm delivery before changing credit or moving the winner to the back of the turn order.
- 5
Record the result
Record the claims, winner, reason, delivery, and changes to credit and turns.
Everyone who claims a contested item gains an equal share of one credit, and the winner spends one credit and moves to the back of the turn order. So your credit goes up while you wait and down when you win, and over several drops the items go around the people who need them. An item that only one person claims costs nothing.
One drop, start to finish
Six raiders are in the raid. Follow one drop through the checks and watch the field narrow to a single winner.
This drop is
Four people need it for their main role, and Erin would take it for an offspec. Alex and Blair have the most credit, so their turns decide it.
| Raider | Claim | Credit | Turn | Check who can claim | Compare credit | Resolve a tie | Deliver the item | Record the result | Checks | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlexMain-spec | Main-spec | +1/2turn 2 | 2 | Passed 5 of 5 checks. | Wins: equal credit, earlier turn | |||||
| BlairMain-spec | Main-spec | +1/2turn 4 | 4 | Passed 3 of 5 checks. | Equal credit, later turn | |||||
| CaseyMain-spec | Main-spec | 0turn 1 | 1 | Passed 2 of 5 checks. | Lower credit | |||||
| DrewMain-spec | Main-spec | −1/3turn 3 | 3 | Passed 2 of 5 checks. | Lower credit | |||||
| ErinOffspec | Offspec | — | — | Passed 1 of 5 checks. | Main-spec claims exist | |||||
| FinnNo claim | No claim | — | — | Passed 1 of 5 checks. | Did not claim |
Check 5 of 5: Record the result
The record keeps the claims, the winner Alex, the reason, the delivery, and the changes to credit and turns.
What credit does over several drops
Alex, Blair, and Casey need the same kind of item, and three of them drop over a few raids. Each drop uses the same rule and starts from where the last one left off.
Each claimant gains a third of a credit, and the winner spends one credit and moves to the back of the turn order. Step through the drops, or change a balance or a turn first.
Who do you think receives drop 1?
Pick a name, then press Next step.
- 1Alex0
- 2Blair0
- 3Casey0
Before the first drop
Alex, Blair and Casey all want the same kind of item. Three of them drop over the next few raids, one at a time.
Credit stays in its category
Each category has a separate record of credit and turns, called a ledger. Winning in one category does not change your priority in another.
| Member | Ordinary main-specItems for your approved main role that are not on the prized list. | Prized main-specA small, published list of items with separate main-spec priority. Recruits use this ledger too. Weapons and trinkets are not automatically prized. | OffspecItems for an approved secondary role, after main-spec claims are checked. Ordinary and prized offspec items share this ledger. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex | 0Turn 1 | 0Turn 2 | 0Turn 2 |
| Blair | 0Turn 2 | 0Turn 1 | 0Turn 3 |
| Casey | 0Turn 3 | 0Turn 3 | 0Turn 1 |
| Drew | 0Turn 4 | 0Turn 4 | 0Turn 4 |
Award one contested item in:
Before any award
All 3 categories start at zero. An award in one category does not change the others.
- Ordinary main-spec
- Items for your approved main role that are not on the prized list.
- Prized main-spec
- A small, published list of items with separate main-spec priority. Recruits use this ledger too. Weapons and trinkets are not automatically prized.
- Offspec
- Items for an approved secondary role, after main-spec claims are checked. Ordinary and prized offspec items share this ledger.
What changes in a new season?
A loot season is a gearing period announced by the guild. New-season credit starts at zero. Your old credit and turn determine your starting turn in each new ledger. Old items still use the old records.
| Closing turn | Member | Closing credit | New turn | New credit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex | −5/6 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Blair | +1/2 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Casey | +1/3 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Drew | 0 | 3 | 0 |
The season closes
Each member closes the season with a credit balance and a turn. The balances add up to zero, as a closed ledger must.
Old-season records stay as they are. A positive balance must not start behind a negative one just because that member had an earlier old turn.
The full rules
The complete policy has seventeen sections: the rules with worked examples, answers to common questions, and how we keep the records.