I was reading the GMG tables for random loot and for some items, I find it hard to determine exactly what I must consult.
For example, the only way to get a staff or a rod is to roll for a major item, even though there're medium staves and rods in the Core book.
Is the medium staves and rods were intentionally removed from the medium list?
If not, when using the major items list, how do I know if the staff or rod is medium or major?
Well well, I just noticed that the PRD got updated.
No more goods and services nor masterwork weapons/shields/armor in the treasure table. Staves and rods have been added to medium items as well. That's all good but...
How do I roll if I want to include the new items as well? There're now 2 sections for magic items (the Core ones and the Advanced ones). Is there a joint table that I missed somewhere, or a base rule that says I should get like 75% Core items vs 25% Advanced ones?
If no such table exists, what would you use?
Speaking of the Game Mastery Guide random tables -- I noticed the other day that Table 5-13 on p. 121 has a small error. The table goes from "84-86 Shield spikes" to "90-91 Starknife", with no entry for 87-89. I don't know of any martial weapons that would alphabetically go between "Spikes, shield" and "Starknife", either.
(Yes, I rolled an 88 on the table. :) )
The error is present in both my 1st printing print copy and 2nd printing PDF.
While waiting for an official answer, I just decided to go 75% core, 25% advanced.
In any case, I just completed a random magic item generator using Google Spreadsheet. I obviously had to tweak a few tables and create new ones for joining Core and Advanced items but all in all, it seems to work pretty good.
To get a copy, just create yourself a new spreadsheet from this template.