diff --git a/src/ItemCreator.cc b/src/ItemCreator.cc
index 5c5c561c..58868a64 100644
--- a/src/ItemCreator.cc
+++ b/src/ItemCreator.cc
@@ -708,17 +708,17 @@ void ItemCreator::generate_common_weapon_special(
   if (this->rand_int(100) >= this->pt->special_percent[area_norm]) {
     return;
   }
-  item.data1[4] = this->unknown_8011CA54(
+  item.data1[4] = this->choose_weapon_special(
       special_mult * this->rand_float_0_1_from_crypt(10));
 }
 
-uint8_t ItemCreator::unknown_8011CA54(uint8_t det) {
+uint8_t ItemCreator::choose_weapon_special(uint8_t det) {
   if (det < 4) {
     static const uint8_t maxes[4] = {8, 10, 11, 11};
     uint8_t det2 = this->rand_int(maxes[det]);
     size_t index = 0;
     for (size_t z = 1; z < 0x29; z++) {
-      if (det + 1 == this->unknown_8011C63C(z)) {
+      if (det + 1 == this->item_parameter_table->get_special_stars(z)) {
         if (index == det2) {
           return z;
         } else {
@@ -730,15 +730,6 @@ uint8_t ItemCreator::unknown_8011CA54(uint8_t det) {
   return 0;
 }
 
-uint8_t ItemCreator::unknown_8011C63C(uint8_t det) const {
-  if (!(det & 0x3F) || (det & 0x80)) {
-    return 0;
-  }
-  // Note: PSO GC uses 0x1CB here. 0x256 was chosen to point to the same data in
-  // PSO BB's ItemPMT file.
-  return this->item_parameter_table->get_item_stars(det + 0x0256);
-}
-
 
 
 void ItemCreator::generate_unit_weights_tables() {
@@ -1489,10 +1480,10 @@ void ItemCreator::generate_weapon_shop_item_special(
       item.data1[4] = 0;
       break;
     case 1:
-      item.data1[4] = this->unknown_8011CA54(0);
+      item.data1[4] = this->choose_weapon_special(0);
       break;
     case 2:
-      item.data1[4] = this->unknown_8011CA54(1);
+      item.data1[4] = this->choose_weapon_special(1);
       break;
     default:
       throw runtime_error("invalid special mode");
diff --git a/src/ItemCreator.hh b/src/ItemCreator.hh
index 1cf41f2b..cc3286d4 100644
--- a/src/ItemCreator.hh
+++ b/src/ItemCreator.hh
@@ -144,8 +144,7 @@ private:
       uint8_t offset_within_subtype_range);
   void generate_common_weapon_bonuses(ItemData& item, uint8_t area_norm);
   void generate_common_weapon_special(ItemData& item, uint8_t area_norm);
-  uint8_t unknown_8011CA54(uint8_t det);
-  uint8_t unknown_8011C63C(uint8_t det) const;
+  uint8_t choose_weapon_special(uint8_t det);
   void generate_unit_weights_tables();
   void generate_common_unit_variances(uint8_t det, ItemData& item);
   void choose_tech_disk_level_for_tool_shop(
diff --git a/src/ItemParameterTable.cc b/src/ItemParameterTable.cc
index d20b4f4e..ed189eb5 100644
--- a/src/ItemParameterTable.cc
+++ b/src/ItemParameterTable.cc
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ uint8_t ItemParameterTable::get_item_stars(uint16_t slot) const {
   return 0;
 }
 
+uint8_t ItemParameterTable::get_special_stars(uint8_t det) const {
+  if (!(det & 0x3F) || (det & 0x80)) {
+    return 0;
+  }
+  // Note: PSO GC uses 0x1CB here. 0x256 was chosen to point to the same data in
+  // PSO BB's ItemPMT file.
+  return this->get_item_stars(det + 0x0256);
+}
+
 uint8_t ItemParameterTable::get_max_tech_level(uint8_t char_class, uint8_t tech_num) const {
   if (char_class >= 12) {
     throw logic_error("invalid character class");
diff --git a/src/ItemParameterTable.hh b/src/ItemParameterTable.hh
index b88da083..66e67d16 100644
--- a/src/ItemParameterTable.hh
+++ b/src/ItemParameterTable.hh
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ public:
   float get_sale_divisor(uint8_t data1_0, uint8_t data1_1) const;
   const MagFeedResult& get_mag_feed_result(uint8_t table_index, uint8_t which) const;
   uint8_t get_item_stars(uint16_t slot) const;
+  uint8_t get_special_stars(uint8_t det) const;
   uint8_t get_max_tech_level(uint8_t char_class, uint8_t tech_num) const;
 
   const ItemBase& get_item_definition(const ItemData& item) const;