diff --git a/2006Redone Server/src/redone/game/npcs/NpcHandler.java b/2006Redone Server/src/redone/game/npcs/NpcHandler.java
index 5fca2a91..66e1ad10 100644
--- a/2006Redone Server/src/redone/game/npcs/NpcHandler.java	
+++ b/2006Redone Server/src/redone/game/npcs/NpcHandler.java	
@@ -927,18 +927,25 @@ public class NpcHandler {
 							}
 							break;
 					}
-					if (Misc.random(1, 256) == 1) {
-						int level = getNpcListCombat(npcs[i].npcType);
-						if (level >= 2 && level <= 24) // easy
-							Server.itemHandler.createGroundItem(c, 2677, npcs[i].absX, npcs[i].absY, 1, c.playerId);
+					int level = getNpcListCombat(npcs[i].npcType);
+					// higher level monsters have a better drop rate (max of 1/128)
+					int chance = Math.max(128, 512 - (level * 2));
+					if (Misc.random(1, chance) == 1) {
+						int scroll = -1;
+						if (level <= 1) // none
+							scroll = -1;
+						else if (level <= 24) // easy
+							scroll = 2677;
 						else if (level <= 40) // easy → medium
-							Server.itemHandler.createGroundItem(c, 2677 + Misc.random(0, 1), npcs[i].absX, npcs[i].absY, 1, c.playerId);
+							scroll = 2677 + Misc.random(0, 1);
 						else if (level <= 80) // medium
-							Server.itemHandler.createGroundItem(c, 2678, npcs[i].absX, npcs[i].absY, 1, c.playerId);
+							scroll = 2678;
 						else if (level <= 150) // medium → hard
-							Server.itemHandler.createGroundItem(c, 2678 + Misc.random(0, 1), npcs[i].absX, npcs[i].absY, 1, c.playerId);
+							scroll = 2678 + Misc.random(0, 1);
 						else if (level > 150)// hard
-							Server.itemHandler.createGroundItem(c, 2679, npcs[i].absX, npcs[i].absY, 1, c.playerId);
+							scroll = 2679;
+						if (scroll >= 0)
+							Server.itemHandler.createGroundItem(c, scroll, npcs[i].absX, npcs[i].absY, 1, c.playerId);
 					}
 				}
 			}