[POP] Do Companions Affect Quality or just Quantity of loot?

I've read conflicting information on how looting works in PoP. Some say companions (and troops) will reduce the quantity of loot, but that will only "cut off" the least valuable loot from the table. Others say more companions/solders will disproportionately affect quality loot, making high value loot that's sorted first/at the top of the loot table less likely to appear. Others yet say both the quantity and quality of loot are reduced.

It doesn't help that the wiki isn't always accurate, like on whether 30+ right to rule prevents vassalage offers (wiki says yes, comments including recent ones say no). So does anyone know how the relationship between looting and party size/companions really works?

Submitted August 27, 2023 at 12:06AM by IRATE_YER_NEWDS https://ift.tt/IdWf5me