diff --git a/code/citadel/custom_loadout/load_to_mob.dm b/code/citadel/custom_loadout/load_to_mob.dm
index 830c1a4171..e0913cd383 100644
--- a/code/citadel/custom_loadout/load_to_mob.dm
+++ b/code/citadel/custom_loadout/load_to_mob.dm
@@ -9,10 +9,17 @@
 
 /proc/handle_roundstart_items(mob/living/M)
 	world << "handle_roundstart_items([M])"
-	if(!istype(M) || !M.ckey)
-		world << "handle_roundstart_items: [M] has no ckey."
+	if(!istype(M) || !M.ckey || !M.mind)
+	world << "handle_roundstart_items: [M] has either no ckey or no mind!"
 		return FALSE
-	var/list/items = parse_custom_items_by_key(M.ckey)
+	var/list/items = parse_custom_items_by_key_and_job(M.ckey, M.mind.assigned_role)
+	if(M.mind.special_role)
+		var/list/items_special = parse_custom_items_by_key_and_job(M.ckey, M.mind.special_role)	//And this way you can have snowflake antags!
+		for(var/thing in items_special)
+			if(!items[thing])
+				items[thing] = items_special[thing]	//don't have it, make it have it!
+			else
+				items[thing] += items_special[thing]	//More~
 	if(isnull(items))
 		world << "handle_roundstart_items: itemlist null."
 		return FALSE
@@ -45,7 +52,8 @@
 		return FALSE
 	var/turf/T = get_turf(H)
 	for(var/item in itemlist)
-		var/path = text2path(item)
+		if(!ispath(item))
+			item = text2path(item)
 		if(!path)
 			continue
 		var/amount = itemlist[item]
diff --git a/code/citadel/custom_loadout/read_from_file.dm b/code/citadel/custom_loadout/read_from_file.dm
index 5c3f670762..dbca069cb7 100644
--- a/code/citadel/custom_loadout/read_from_file.dm
+++ b/code/citadel/custom_loadout/read_from_file.dm
@@ -1,67 +1,78 @@
 
-GLOBAL_LIST(custom_item_list)	//Assoc list in form of ckey = delimited paramlist.
+GLOBAL_LIST(custom_item_list)
+//Layered list in form of custom_item_list[ckey][job][items][amounts]
+//ckey is key, job is specific jobs, or "ALL" for all jobs, items for items, amounts for amount of item.
 
-//File should be in the format of Ckey|things, where things is in the form of itempath1=amount;itempath2=amount;itempath3=amount
-//Each ckey should be on a different line!!
+//File should be in the format of ckey|exact job name/exact job name/or put ALL instead of any job names|/path/to/item=amount;/path/to/item=amount
+//Each ckey should be in a different line
+//if there's multiple entries of a single ckey the later ones will add to the earlier definitions.
 
-/proc/reload_custom_item_list(custom_filelist)
+/proc/reload_custom_roundstart_items_list(custom_filelist)
 	if(!custom_filelist)
-		custom_filelist = "config/custom_items.txt"
+		custom_filelist = "config/custom_roundstart_items.txt"
 	GLOB.custom_item_list = list()
 	var/list/file_lines = world.file2list(custom_filelist)
 	for(var/line in file_lines)
-		var/list/key_separation = splittext(line, "|")
-		if((!istype(key_separation))||(key_separation.len > 2)||(key_separation.len < 1))
-			stack_trace("Warning: Roundstart items configuration file improperly formatted!")
-			continue
-		var/key = key_separation[1]
-		var/items = key_separation[2]
-		if(!key)
-			continue
-		if(!items)
-			GLOB.custom_item_list[key] = "ERROR"
-			continue
-		GLOB.custom_item_list[key] = list()
-		var/list/item_separation = splittext(items, ";")
-		if((!istype(item_separation))||(item_separation.len < 1))
-			stack_trace("Warning: Roundstart items configuration file improperly formatted!")
-			continue
-		for(var/item_string in item_separation)
-			world << "itemstring [item_string]"
-			var/list/amount_separation = splittext(item_string, "=")
-			world << "separated [item_string] == [english_list(amount_separation)]"
-			if((!istype(amount_separation))||(amount_separation.len > 2)||(amount_separation.len < 1))
-				stack_trace("Warning: Roundstart items configuration file improperly formatted!")
+		try							//Lazy as fuck.
+			if(length(line) == 0)	//Emptyline, no one cares.
 				continue
-			var/path_to_item = amount_separation[1]
-			if(!ispath(text2path(path_to_item)))
-				GLOB.custom_item_list[key] += "ERROR"
-			var/amount_of_item = amount_separation[2]
-			if(!amount_of_item)
-				GLOB.custom_item_list[key][path_to_item] = "ERROR"
-			var/amount_of_item_num = 0
-			if(isnum(amount_of_item))
-				amount_of_item_num = amount_of_item
-			else
-				amount_of_item_num = text2num(amount_of_item)
-			if(!isnum(amount_of_item) || (amount_of_item < 1))
-				GLOB.custom_item_list[key][path_to_item] = "ERROR"
-			GLOB.custom_item_list[key][path_to_item] = amount_of_item_num
+			if(copytext(line,1,3) == "//")	//Commented line, ignore.
+				continue
+			var/ckey_str_sep = findtext(line, "|")						//Process our stuff..
+			var/job_str_sep = findtext(line, "|", ckey_str_sep+1)
+			var/item_str_sep = findtext(line, "|", job_str_sep+1)
+			var/ckey_str = ckey(copytext(line, 1, ckey_str_sep))
+			var/job_str = copytext(line, ckey_str_sep+1, job_str_sep)
+			var/item_str = copytext(line, job_str_sep+1, item_str_sep)
+			world << "DEBUG: Line process: [line]"
+			world << "DEBUG: [ckey_str_sep], [job_str_sep], [item_str_sep], [ckey_str], [job_str], [item_str]."
+			if(!islist(GLOB.custom_item_list[ckey_str]))
+				GLOB.custom_item_list[ckey_str] = list()	//Initialize list for this ckey if it isn't initialized..
+			var/list/jobs = splittext(job_str, "/")
+			world << "DEBUG: Job string processed."
+			world << "DEBUG: JOBS: [english_list(jobs)]"
+			for(var/job in jobs)
+				if(!islist(GLOB.custom_item_list[ckey_str][job]))
+					GLOB.custom_item_list[ckey_str][job] = list()		//Initialize item list for this job of this ckey if not already initialized.
+			var/list/item_strings = splittext(item_str, ";")			//Get item strings in format of /path/to/item=amount
+			for(var/item_string in item_strings)
+				var/path_str_sep = findtext(item_string, "=")
+				var/path = copytext(item_string, 1, path_str_sep)	//Path to spawn
+				var/amount = copytext(item_string, path_str_sep+1)	//Amount to spawn
+				world << "DEBUG: Item string [item_string] processed"
+				path = text2path(path)
+				world << "DEBUG: [path_str_sep], [path], [amount]"
+				for(var/job in jobs)
+					if(GLOB.custom_item_list[ckey_str][job][path])		//Doesn't exist, make it exist!
+						GLOB.custom_item_list[ckey_str][job][path] = amount
+					else
+						GLOB.custom_item_list[ckey_str][job][path] += amount	//Exists, we want more~
+		catch	//Uh oh.
+			var/msg = "Error processing line in [custom_filelist]. Line : [line]"
+			message_admins(msg)
+			log_game(msg)
+			stack_trace(msg)
+			continue
 	return GLOB.custom_item_list
 
-/proc/parse_custom_items_by_key(ckey)
-	world << "parse_custom_items_by_key([ckey])"
+/proc/parse_custom_item_list_key_to_joblist(ckey)		//First stage
 	if(!ckey || !GLOB.custom_item_list[ckey])
-		world << "parse_custom_items_by_key: no ckey match"
 		return null
-	var/list/items = GLOB.custom_item_list[ckey]
-	for(var/I in items)
-		if(items[I] == "ERROR")
-			items -= I
-			continue
-	return items
+	return GLOB.custom_item_list[ckey]
+
+/proc/parse_custom_item_list_joblist_to_items(list, job)	//Second stage
+	var/list/ret = list()
+	for(var/j in list)	//for job in ckey-job-item list
+		if((j == job) || (j == "ALL") || (job == "ALL"))	//job matches or is all jobs or we want everything.
+			for(var/i in list[j])		//for item in job-item list
+				if(!ret[i])
+					ret[i] = list[j][i]		//add to return with return value if not there
+				else
+					ret[i] += list[j][i]	//else, add to that item in return value!
+	return ret	//If done properly, you'll have a list of item typepaths with how many to spawn.
+
+/proc/parse_custom_items_by_key_and_job(ckey, job)
+	return parse_custom_item_list_joblist_to_items(parse_custom_item_list_key_to_joblist(ckey), job)
 
 /proc/debug_roundstart_items()
-	reload_custom_item_list()
-	for(var/mob/M in world)
-		handle_roundstart_items(M)
+	reload_custom_roundstart_items_list()
diff --git a/code/controllers/configuration.dm b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
index 5236cdbb03..6fd3969cd3 100644
--- a/code/controllers/configuration.dm
+++ b/code/controllers/configuration.dm
@@ -284,7 +284,6 @@
 	load("config/config.txt")
 	load("config/game_options.txt","game_options")
 	loadsql("config/dbconfig.txt")
-	reload_custom_item_list()
 	if (maprotation)
 		loadmaplist("config/maps.txt")
 
diff --git a/config/custom_items.txt b/config/custom_items.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/config/custom_roundstart_items.txt b/config/custom_roundstart_items.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..227015e9e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/custom_roundstart_items.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//File should be in the format of ckey|exact job name/exact job name/or put ALL instead of any job names|/path/to/item=amount;/path/to/item=amount
+//Each ckey should be in a different line
+//if there's multiple entries of a single ckey the later ones will add to the earlier definitions.
+//is obviously a comment.
+//Recommend defining one job per line, but do what you want.
+test1|testjob1/test job 2/ALL|/obj/item/weapon/gun/energy/laser=3;/obj/item/weapon/gun/energy/laser/retro=1;/obj/item/weapon/gun/energy=2
+test1|testjob1|/obj/item/device/aicard=3;/obj/item/device/flightpack=1;/obj/item/weapon/gun/energy=3
+