Shelf Generic loot table

Shelf Generic is a loot table in Project Zomboid Build 42. The game rolls it 2 times when it fills a container, picking from 161 entries. It is used in 2 containers across 2 room types.

01Part

Items and chances

Chance is each entry's weight as a share of the whole list, per roll.

Item	Weight	Share of list
Paperwork	30	14.8%
Paperback	20	9.9%
Book	10	4.9%
Note	10	4.9%
Notebook	10	4.9%
Pencil	10	4.9%
Phonebook	10	4.9%
Sheet of Paper	10	4.9%
Pen - Blue	8	3.9%
Notepad	8	3.9%
Pen - Black	8	3.9%
Pen - Red	8	3.9%
Magazine: TV Monthly	8	3.9%
Magazine	5	2.5%
Magazine	5	2.5%
Comic Book	4	2.0%
Pen - Green	4	2.0%
Old Newspaper	4	2.0%
Newspaper	4	2.0%
Brochure	2	1.0%
Vehicle Key	2	1.0%
CD	2	1.0%
Flier	2	1.0%
Magazine: Crossword	2	1.0%
Magazine: Wordsearch	2	1.0%
Calculator	1	0.5%
Clipboard	1	0.5%
Credit Card	1	0.5%
Marker - Black	1	0.5%
Photograph	1	0.5%
Marker - Blue	0.5	0.2%
Marker - Green	0.5	0.2%
Marker - Red	0.5	0.2%
Blacksmithing I: "Elementary Forge Practice"	0.1	0.0%
Butchering I: "Butchering Basics"	0.1	0.0%
Carpentry I: "A Guide to Nailing"	0.1	0.0%
Cooking I: "Better Burger Flipping"	0.1	0.0%
Electrical I: "Basic Electronics"	0.1	0.0%
Agriculture I: "Better Gardening"	0.1	0.0%
First Aid I: "A Scouts Injury Guide"	0.1	0.0%
Fishing I: "Dean's Good Fishing Guide"	0.1	0.0%
Foraging I: "A Feast in the Forest"	0.1	0.0%
Glassmaking I: "Glass: A History"	0.1	0.0%
Animal Care I: "A Tale of St. Francis"	0.1	0.0%
Maintenance I: "Basic Repairs"	0.1	0.0%
Masonry I: "A Bricklayer's Life"	0.1	0.0%
Mechanics I: "Carzone's Repair Guide"	0.1	0.0%
Welding I: "Basics of Welding"	0.1	0.0%
Pottery I: "Ancient Pottery"	0.1	0.0%
Tailoring I: "Basic Clothing Repair"	0.1	0.0%
Tracking I: "Animal Pawprints"	0.1	0.0%
Trapping I: "Basic Pest Control"	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Good Cooking - June 1993	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Good Cooking - May 1993	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Italian Delights	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Grandma's Kitchen	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: World Cooking	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Delicious Meals - June 1993	0.1	0.0%
Diary	0.1	0.0%
Diary	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Zapper!	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Like Clockwork	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Home Security Monthly	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: How to Use Generators	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Sparky's Lighting Guide	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Real Spy Secrets - June 1993	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: The Cheapskate's John Spiral - Chemical Warfare	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Kentucky Farmer - June 1993	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Kentucky Farmer - May 1993	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Blooms and Blossoms	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: The Farmers Guide	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: American Homesteading	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Cropping for Cash	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Growing Your Own	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Thyme Time	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Angler USA - June 1993	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Angler USA - May 1993	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Wilderness Survival	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Small Game Hunting	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: The Hunter	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Wildlife Preserve	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Get Stuffed	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Woolly Yarns - June 1993	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Woolly Yarns - May 1993	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Laines Standard Auto Manual	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Laines Commercial Auto Manual	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Laines Performance Auto Manual	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Welder Monthly - June 1993	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Welder Monthly - May 1993	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Welder Monthly - April 1993	0.1	0.0%
Magazine: Welder Monthly - March 1993	0.1	0.0%
RPG Manual	0.1	0.0%
Wrist Watch - Classic	0.1	0.0%
Wrist Watch - Classic	0.1	0.0%
Wrist Watch - Gold	0.1	0.0%
Digital Watch	0.1	0.0%
Digital Watch	0.1	0.0%
Blacksmithing II: "General Purpose Blacksmithing"	0.05	0.0%
Butchering II: "From Chuck to Shank"	0.05	0.0%
Carpentry II: "Carpentry, Woodcraft Style"	0.05	0.0%
Cooking II: "Essential Home Cooking Guide"	0.05	0.0%
Electrical II: "Kentucky AV Guide '93"	0.05	0.0%
Agriculture II: "Growing Food at Home"	0.05	0.0%
First Aid II: "Bandaging and Suturing"	0.05	0.0%
Fishing II: "Fly Fishing, with JR Hartley"	0.05	0.0%
Foraging II: "Dean's Guide to Sticks & Stones"	0.05	0.0%
Glassmaking II: "From Sand to Glass: A Journey"	0.05	0.0%
Animal Care II: "Animal Welfare Basics"	0.05	0.0%
Maintenance II: "Better Tools, Made Easy"	0.05	0.0%
Masonry II: "Flooring: Do It Yourself"	0.05	0.0%
Mechanics II: "How Vehicle Engines Work"	0.05	0.0%
Welding II: "Building with Metal"	0.05	0.0%
Pottery II: "Build Your Own Kiln"	0.05	0.0%
Tailoring II: "From Rags to Royalty: A Sewing Guide"	0.05	0.0%
Tracking II: "Hunting with Hemingway"	0.05	0.0%
Trapping II: "Better Trapping, with Dean"	0.05	0.0%
Magazine: Murano Glass Manual	0.05	0.0%
Magazine: Carlow Crystal Guide	0.05	0.0%
Magazine: Bottle Making at Home	0.05	0.0%
Blacksmithing III: "Old West Smiths and Their Secrets"	0.03	0.0%
Butchering III: "Hunter's Guide to Butchering"	0.03	0.0%
Carpentry III: "Hand Crafted Shelving and Storage"	0.03	0.0%
Cooking III: "Flavorful Cuisine - 1993 Edition"	0.03	0.0%
Electrical III: "Practical Wiring Guide"	0.03	0.0%
Agriculture III: "Liam Keating's Subsistence Farming"	0.03	0.0%
First Aid III: "Emergency Paramedics Manual"	0.03	0.0%
Fishing III: "Fresh and Saltwater Fishing"	0.03	0.0%
Foraging III: "Finding The Treasure in the Trash"	0.03	0.0%
Glassmaking III: "Laboratory Manual of Glassblowing"	0.03	0.0%
Animal Care III: "How Animals Think: A Helpful Guide"	0.03	0.0%
Maintenance III: "Home Guide to Tool Repairs"	0.03	0.0%
Masonry III: "Dibnah's Guide to Bricks"	0.03	0.0%
Mechanics III: "Laine's Repair Manual '93"	0.03	0.0%
Welding III: "Machining Metal: The Mass Genfac Guide"	0.03	0.0%
Pottery III: "Glazing Ceramics at Home"	0.03	0.0%
Tailoring III: "Haute Couture Tailoring Methods"	0.03	0.0%
Tracking III: "Long Range Animal Tracking"	0.03	0.0%
Trapping III: "Park Rangers Wildlife Handbook '93"	0.03	0.0%
Magazine: Everyday Smithing - June 1993	0.01	0.0%
Magazine: Everyday Smithing - May 1993	0.01	0.0%
Magazine: Everyday Smithing - April 1993	0.01	0.0%
Magazine: Small-Scale Smithing	0.01	0.0%
Magazine: Blunt Forge	0.01	0.0%
Magazine: Modern Blacksmithing at Home	0.01	0.0%
Magazine: Medieval Armory - June 1993	0.01	0.0%
Magazine: American Bladecraft	0.01	0.0%
Magazine: Iron Age Blacksmithing	0.01	0.0%
Magazine: Medieval Blacksmithing	0.01	0.0%
Magazine: Medieval Armory - May 1993	0.01	0.0%
Aiming I: "Better Aiming"	0.01	0.0%
Carving I: "Beginners Carving"	0.01	0.0%
Long Blade I: "Cool Swords!"	0.01	0.0%
Reloading I: "Basic Reloading"	0.01	0.0%
Aiming II: "Drawing and Shooting"	0	0.0%
Carving II: "Cool Woodshaping Projects!"	0	0.0%
Long Blade II: "Fencing: A History"	0	0.0%
Reloading II: "Dead Man's Click"	0	0.0%
Aiming III: "Leading Moving Targets"	0	0.0%
Carving III: "Grinling Gibbons: His Life and Works"	0	0.0%
Long Blade III: "Old Sword-Play" by Alfred Hutton	0	0.0%
Reloading III: "Jungle Style Reloading"	0	0.0%

02Part

Where it appears

Room	Container
Office	Shelves
All	Shelves

03Part

Quick answers

What can you find in Shelf Generic?

The most common entries are Paperwork, Paperback, Book, Note, Notebook.

Where is the Shelf Generic loot table used?

In Office (Shelves), All (Shelves).

Figures on this page are read from the Build 42 game files (42.22, November 2026). Chances are relative weights inside each loot table, not exact drop rates. Your game is the final word: if it disagrees with us, tell us and we will fix the page.