Drowning townsfolk give nothing

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Whenever I drown people in town or use my rod of asphyxiation none of the townsfolk give any exp or drop any loot except rares which only drop a rare item and nothing else. Am I doing it wrong like a dumbo or did something change? I'm new to this drowning thing so any help is welcomed.

[DaltonRaccoon]

Normal townspeople have an incredibly small chance to drop anything. Only the rares drop things. That's why drowning people is a common tactic on insane+, where the game forces many rares to spawn.

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Ohhhhh ok. Also do rares only give exp in towns or do they give no exp?