Raviollius said:
Started with a looting skill of 8 and obtained a freaking "Runed Bastard Sword" in the shop in Senderfall for 12k gold.
I have looting 1 and bought a masterwork morningstar from Torbah for 12k on day 1. So... probably? Or at least it doesn't have anything to do with looting.
Let me explain.
My looting skill was 8 after character creation, as opposed to 6, which was the maximum in the previoues versions.
Next: A morningstar is a common good.
Masterworks are rare, but nothing unusual in itself.
Runed weapons however can usually only bought at Quifgens store, in the hidden mines, or looted if you get lucky.
Never seen a Runed bastard sword in an ordinary shop before.
Runed Axe, a few times, but never the sword.