diff --git a/module/actor/actor.js b/module/actor/actor.js
index 969f368..ffa8b4c 100644
--- a/module/actor/actor.js
+++ b/module/actor/actor.js
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import { fromIdUuid } from "../mosh.js";
+
 /**
  * Extend the base Actor entity by defining a custom roll data structure which is ideal for the Simple system.
  * @extends {Actor}
@@ -1375,29 +1377,8 @@ export class MothershipActor extends Actor {
 
   //A script to return the data from a table.
   async getRollTableData(tableId){
-    let currentLocation = '';
-    let tableLocation = '';
-      //find where this table is located
-    //get current compendium
-    let compendium = game.packs;
-    //loop through each compendium
-    compendium.forEach(function(pack){ 
-      //is this a pack of rolltables?
-      if (pack.metadata.type === 'RollTable') {
-        //log where we are
-        currentLocation = pack.metadata.id;
-        //loop through each pack to find the right table
-        pack.index.forEach(function(table) { 
-          //is this our table?
-          if (table._id === tableId) {
-            //grab the table location
-            tableLocation = currentLocation;
-          }
-        });
-      }
-    });
-    //get table data
-    let tableData = await game.packs.get(tableLocation).getDocument(tableId);
+
+    let tableData = await fromIdUuid(tableId,{type:"RollTable"});
     //get table name
     let tableName = tableData.name;
     //get table name
@@ -1545,27 +1526,9 @@ export class MothershipActor extends Actor {
         //set variables
         rollString = chosenRollType[0];
       }
-    //find where this table is located
+
+      let tableData = await fromIdUuid(tableId,{type:"RollTable"});
       //get current compendium
-      let compendium = game.packs;
-      //loop through each compendium
-      compendium.forEach(function(pack){ 
-        //is this a pack of rolltables?
-        if (pack.metadata.type === 'RollTable') {
-          //log where we are
-          currentLocation = pack.metadata.id;
-          //loop through each pack to find the right table
-          pack.index.forEach(function(table) { 
-            //is this our table?
-            if (table._id === tableId) {
-              //grab the table location
-              tableLocation = currentLocation;
-            }
-          });
-        }
-      });
-      //get table data
-      let tableData = await game.packs.get(tableLocation).getDocument(tableId);
       //get table name
       let tableName = tableData.name;
       //get table name
@@ -2625,29 +2588,9 @@ export class MothershipActor extends Actor {
           //prepare attribute label
           attributeLabel = 'Bankruptcy';
           //get the bankruptcy table
-            //get current compendium
-            let compendium = game.packs;
-            let currentLocation = ``;
-            let tableLocation = ``;
-            let tableId = game.settings.get('mosh','table1eBankruptcy');
-            //loop through each compendium
-            compendium.forEach(function(pack){ 
-              //is this a pack of rolltables?
-              if (pack.metadata.type === 'RollTable') {
-                //log where we are
-                currentLocation = pack.metadata.id;
-                //loop through each pack to find the right table
-                pack.index.forEach(function(table) { 
-                  //is this our table?
-                  if (table._id === tableId) {
-                    //grab the table location
-                    tableLocation = currentLocation;
-                  }
-                });
-              }
-            });
-            //get table data
-            let tableData = await game.packs.get(tableLocation).getDocument(tableId);
+          let tableId = game.settings.get('mosh','table1eBankruptcy');
+          //get Table Data
+          let tableData = await fromIdUuid(tableId,{type:"RollTable"});
           //prep text for success
           if (parsedRollResult.success && parsedRollResult.critical) {
             //flavor text
@@ -3121,27 +3064,8 @@ export class MothershipActor extends Actor {
     let newValue = 0;
     let flavorText = ``;
     let chatId = (game.release.generation >= 12 ? foundry.utils.randomID(): randomID())
-    //find where this item is located
-      //get current compendium
-      let compendium = game.packs;
-      //loop through each compendium
-      compendium.forEach(function(pack){ 
-        //is this a pack of items?
-        if (pack.metadata.type === 'Item') {
-          //log where we are
-          currentLocation = pack.metadata.id;
-          //loop through each pack to find the right table
-          pack.index.forEach(function(item) { 
-            //is this our table?
-            if (item._id === itemId) {
-              //grab the table location
-              itemLocation = currentLocation;
-            }
-          });
-        }
-      });
-    //get table data
-    let itemData = await game.packs.get(itemLocation).getDocument(itemId);
+    //get item data
+    let itemData = await fromIdUuid(itemId,{type:"Item"});
     //add or increase the count of the item, depending on type, if the actor has it
     if (this.items.getName(itemData.name)) {
       //if this is an item, increase the count
diff --git a/module/actor/ship-sheet-sbt.js b/module/actor/ship-sheet-sbt.js
index 8f925dd..c68fd79 100644
--- a/module/actor/ship-sheet-sbt.js
+++ b/module/actor/ship-sheet-sbt.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { fromIdUuid } from "../mosh.js";
 
 /**
  * Extend the basic ActorSheet with some very simple modifications
@@ -179,29 +180,8 @@ export class MothershipShipSheetSBT extends ActorSheet {
         const actorData = sheetData;
         //A script to return the data from a table.
         let tableId = game.settings.get('mosh', 'table1eMegadamageEffects');
-        let currentLocation = '';
-        let tableLocation = '';
-        //find where this table is located
-        //get current compendium
-        let compendium = game.packs;
-        //loop through each compendium
-        compendium.forEach(function (pack) {
-            //is this a pack of rolltables?
-            if (pack.metadata.type === 'RollTable') {
-                //log where we are
-                currentLocation = pack.metadata.id;
-                //loop through each pack to find the right table
-                pack.index.forEach(function (table) {
-                    //is this our table?
-                    if (table._id === tableId) {
-                        //grab the table location
-                        tableLocation = currentLocation;
-                    }
-                });
-            }
-        });
         //get table data
-        let tableData = await game.packs.get(tableLocation).getDocument(tableId);
+        let tableData = await fromIdUuid(tableId,{type:"RollTable"});
 
         let megadamageHTML = "";
 
diff --git a/module/mosh.js b/module/mosh.js
index fac2334..fcd75d9 100644
--- a/module/mosh.js
+++ b/module/mosh.js
@@ -933,4 +933,135 @@ async function noShipSelected() {
     //log what was done
     console.log(`Told the user that no character was selected.`);
   });
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * get element from world or compendiums by id or UUID, filtering by specific type.
+ * @param {string} id_uuid                   The id or the full uuid of the element we want to retieve.
+ * @param {object} options                   General search options for this function and for 'fromUuid'
+ * @param {string} [options.type]            A string to filter the compendium type to search or the world element type. Valid values =["RollTable","Item","Macro","Actor","Adventure","Cards","JournalEntry","Playlist","Scene"]
+ * @returns {Promise<Document|null>}         Returns the Document if it could be found, otherwise null.
+ */
+export async function fromIdUuid(id_uuid, options={}){
+  let type = options.type;
+  //first we try to find from UUID, asuming the parameter(id_uuid) is an UUID.
+  let item = await fromUuid(id_uuid,options);
+  if(item != null){
+    //we found the item with the id_uuid, it probably was an uuid.
+    return item;
+  }
+
+  //we need to manualy find the item
+  let currentLocation = '';
+  let objectLocation = '';
+  //first loop through each compendium
+  game.packs.forEach(function(pack){ 
+    //is this a pack of rolltables?
+    if (pack.metadata.type === type) {
+      //log where we are
+      currentLocation = pack.metadata.id;
+      //loop through each pack to find the right table
+      pack.index.forEach(function(pack_item) { 
+        //is this our table?
+        if (pack_item._id === id_uuid) {
+          //grab the table location
+          objectLocation = currentLocation;
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  });
+  if (objectLocation){
+    // Item found in a compendium -> get document data
+    return await game.packs.get(objectLocation).getDocument(id_uuid);
+  }else{
+    //if we dont find it in a compendium, its probable a world item:
+    //Lets filtery by type to search the relevant elements only.
+    switch (type) {
+      case "RollTable":
+        return getTableFromId(id_uuid);
+      case "Item":
+        return getItemFromId(id_uuid);
+      case "Macro":
+        return getMacroFromId(id_uuid);
+      case "Actor":
+        return getActorFromId(id_uuid);
+      case "Adventure":
+        //adventures can only be defined in compendiums and not in the world (i think)
+        return null;
+      case "Cards":
+        return getCardFromId(id_uuid);
+      case "JournalEntry":
+        return getJournalFromId(id_uuid);
+      case "Playlist":
+        return getPlaylistFromId(id_uuid);
+      case "Scene":
+        return getSceneFromId(id_uuid);
+
+      default:
+        //type is not defined, and we could not find it in a compendium,
+        //now we search all world elements for the ID.
+        //this could lead to conflicts since ID could not be unique.
+        let tableData = getTableFromId(id_uuid);
+        if (tableData){
+          return tableData;
+        }
+        let itemData = getItemFromId(id_uuid);
+        if (itemData){
+          return itemData;
+        }
+        let macroData = getMacroFromId(id_uuid);
+        if (macroData){
+          return macroData;
+        }
+        let actorData = getActorFromId(id_uuid);
+        if (actorData){
+          return actorData;
+        }
+        let cardData = getCardFromId(id_uuid);
+        if (cardData){
+          return cardData;
+        }
+        let journalData = getJournalFromId(id_uuid);
+        if (journalData){
+          return journalData;
+        }
+        let scenneData = getSceneFromId(id_uuid);
+        if (scenneData){
+          return scenneData;
+        }
+        let playlistData = getPlaylistFromId(id_uuid);
+        if (playlistData){
+          return playlistData;
+        }
+      }
+    //if we get here we have not found anything with that id.
+    return null;
+  }
+  /**functions to get world defined elements by type and ID */ 
+  function getSceneFromId(sceneId){
+    return game.scenes.filter(i=> i.id == sceneId)[0];
+  }
+  function getPlaylistFromId(playlistId){
+    return game.playlists.filter(i=> i.id == playlistId)[0];
+  }
+  function getJournalFromId(journalId){
+    return game.journal.filter(i=> i.id == journalId)[0];
+  }
+  function getCardFromId(cardId){
+    return game.cards.filter(i=> i.id == cardId)[0];
+  }
+  function getActorFromId(actorId){
+    return game.actors.filter(i=> i.id == actorId)[0];
+  }
+  function getTableFromId(tableId){
+    return game.tables.filter(i=> i.id == tableId)[0];
+  }
+  function getItemFromId(itemId){
+    return game.items.filter(i=> i.id == itemId)[0];
+  }
+  function getMacroFromId(macroId){
+    return game.macros.filter(i=> i.id == macroId)[0];
+  }
+
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/module/windows/ship-megadamage.js b/module/windows/ship-megadamage.js
index 16b2887..712a8d3 100644
--- a/module/windows/ship-megadamage.js
+++ b/module/windows/ship-megadamage.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { fromIdUuid } from "../mosh.js";
 export class DLShipMegaDamage extends FormApplication {
     static get defaultOptions() {
         const options = super.defaultOptions;
@@ -41,29 +42,8 @@ export class DLShipMegaDamage extends FormApplication {
 
         //A script to return the data from a table.
         let tableId = game.settings.get('mosh','table1eMegadamageEffects');
-        let currentLocation = '';
-        let tableLocation = '';
-        //find where this table is located
-        //get current compendium
-        let compendium = game.packs;
-        //loop through each compendium
-        compendium.forEach(function(pack){ 
-        //is this a pack of rolltables?
-        if (pack.metadata.type === 'RollTable') {
-            //log where we are
-            currentLocation = pack.metadata.id;
-            //loop through each pack to find the right table
-            pack.index.forEach(function(table) { 
-            //is this our table?
-            if (table._id === tableId) {
-                //grab the table location
-                tableLocation = currentLocation;
-            }
-            });
-        }
-        });
         //get table data
-        let tableData = await game.packs.get(tableLocation).getDocument(tableId);
+        let tableData = await fromIdUuid(tableId,{type:"RollTable"});
 
         let entries = Array.from(tableData.results.entries());