diff --git a/game.py b/game.py
index 61b47d3..92fa1ff 100644
--- a/game.py
+++ b/game.py
@@ -654,8 +654,8 @@ BLOCK_CHANCE = 0.15        # a shield turns aside this share of hits
 REAGENT_COUNTS = {"helmet": 1, "legs": 2, "body": 3}
 REAGENT_NOUNS = {"heavy": "plating", "medium": "lacing", "light": "thread", "jewel": "shard"}
 REAGENT_ODDS = 0.10       # each of the area's four reagents, from any of its races
-TROPHY_ODDS = 0.03        # rare: higher-tier weapons are hunted for
-BOSS_TROPHY_ODDS = 0.06   # each of the four lines, so a boss is worth the longer fight
+TROPHY_ODDS = 0.10        # weapons arm the town as well as the hunter, so as common as reagents
+BOSS_TROPHY_ODDS = 0.20   # each of the four lines, so a boss is worth the longer fight
 
 
 def _slug(name: str) -> str:
@@ -4471,6 +4471,7 @@ PATCH_NOTES = [
         ("balance", "Gear: combat requirement adjusted to match the tier of crafting required to make it."),
         ("balance", "Combat XP reduced to keep it in line with professions. Eating now delays your next swing; eat higher tier food to reduce the impact."),
         ("balance", "Construction workbench now also affects labour on building sites."),
+        ("balance", "Weapon trophies drop more often, since the town needs weapons too: 3% → 10% from races, 6% → 20% per weapon type from bosses."),
     ]},
 ]