eric</span>
         Boolean. Whether to ignore any special populate_creatures() code in the room decorator's code. Optional
        </li>
    </ul>





</dd>
    <dt>
    <a name = "room:populate_items"></a>
    <strong>room:populate_items (itemTotal, forceGeneric)</strong>
    </dt>
    <dd>
    Randomly add items to the room


    <h3>Parameters:</h3>
    <ul>
        <li><span class="parameter">itemTotal</span>
         Number. The number of items to add. Optional, if blank will generate enough to meet