Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Random Tables: 100 New Trinkets

Here are 100 new trinkets for Dungeons & Dragons (5e) or just for using as random, interesting treasure additions.

Use these as an alternative table to the one in the PHB or flip a coin first to decide which one to use.

  1. A tiny brass clockwork cathedral that plays organ music when wound
  2. A bag of one-hundred marbles, ninety-nine are white and the other is black 
  3. A roc's feather
  4. A soldier doll of an empire long-forgotten
  5. A small mechanical snapping turtle
  6. A piece of torn red cloth bearing a royal insignia
  7. A preserved eyeball attached to a spindly eye-stalk, the nerves twitch occasionally
  8. A wooden puzzle box that you have not solved
  9. A shrunken head
  10. A ransom note for a long-lost relative of yours
  11. An hourglass filled with glowing sand that falls slower or faster than it should
  12. An obsidian icon of a forgotten deity
  13. A recorder carved from brilliant white ash
  14. A scroll case and scroll scribed with an unfinished spell
  15. A small stone that shifts through the color spectrum over the course of a week
  16. A candle whose flame produces no heat nor can it be extinguished or transfer its flame
  17. A leather necklace lined with troll fangs
  18. A small piece of gelatinous cube that slightly stings the skin, prolonged exposure may cause a rash
  19. A hefty piece of magnetic ore that fell from the skies
  20. A mining pick made from bone
  21. A coin that appears to have the same sides to everyone except you
  22. A bag full of tiny mummified frogs
  23. A box containing a mold for a cast iron key
  24. A compass that always points to where you were moments ago
  25. A painting of yourself when you are much older
  26. A small jewelry box containing three perfectly round and smooth stones
  27. A wanted poster with your face but someone else's name
  28. A wooden coin that weighs and sounds like metal
  29. A tiny soapstone octopus that slowly absorbs water
  30. A glass lamp with a tiny star suspended inside
  31. A petrified heart that leaks an oily black substance
  32. A harp which strings play notes you can only hear after sunset
  33. A pair of old books written in a lost language
  34. A map with a large patch of ocean torn out
  35. A pair of tetrahedral clay dice that always add up to five when rolled together
  36. A pair of glasses that make you invisible to yourself
  37. A small frozen glass-like flame that subtly melts and refreezes, morphing over time
  38. A pewter ring with an inlaid gold band that slowly rotates
  39. A hand mirror that shows everyone's reflection except your own
  40. A horn that when blown through produces no sound
  41. A freshly-excavated humanoid skeleton the size of your hand
  42. A broken sword hilt with strange runes on the remains of the blade
  43. A crow's claw
  44. A thin metal rod that plays out a tune when repeatedly tapped
  45. A heavy metal coin that floats on water
  46. A glass bone
  47. A bouncing ball made of a strange spongy wood
  48. A small crate box filled with burlap sacks of different exotic coffee beans
  49. A small mass of grey metallic ooze that can be stretched but not pulled apart
  50. A letter from a relative adressing you by a different name
  51. A stone statue of a god with an creature's head
  52. A small piece of rock that floats almost impercievably above the ground
  53. A dagger, simple and sharp, that is incapable of hurting you
  54. A pair of copper snake earrings of elven design
  55. A very small and furry creature that always sleeps and never eats
  56. A grime encrusted bone ring
  57. A "magical" acorn
  58. A green leather pouch full of berries that will never rot
  59. A silver and glass inkwell that cannot spill
  60. A child's diary
  61. A cloak lined with a strange blue fur
  62. A small crystal sphere that illuminates under starlight
  63. An odd pocket-sized gizmo that forecasts severe winds and rain coming your way
  64. A hand sized bell with no clapper but it still rings when played
  65. A right arm broken off from a statue
  66. A glass bottle that spins and points to the same place when left alone
  67. An antique sword, rusted to the scabbard
  68. A strange barbed choker that makes your voice more resonant
  69. A small piece of fabric that still holds the scent of a lost love
  70. A rock with a patch of curious purple moss
  71. A wooden carving of a strange unknown beast
  72. A spherical astrolabe that tracks the movements of the planes
  73. An ivory hair comb that changes your hair color subtly after repeated use
  74. A razor-sharp piece of metal wrapped in a bloody bandage
  75. A heavy rust-covered metal rod that whispers words only you hear
  76. A slender wooden twig which cannot be broken by any man
  77. A hand puppet that very much resembles another party member
  78. A wooden leg with a hidden compartment
  79. A clay teapot that fills itself with fresh hot tea every morning
  80. A small rabbit-fur pouch filled with ceremonial herbs and incense
  81. A piece of volcanic rock that has never completely cooled down
  82. A tiny oragami spider that ocassionaly skitters about on its own
  83. A small dark glass corked bottle filled to the brim with a powerful liquor
  84. A piece of a castle wall with a map chalked onto one side
  85. A small pouch of ashes that will remove ink from the pages they are smeared on
  86. A pocket-watch that started running backwards the moment you picked it up
  87. A rope belt that can extend to fifty feet
  88. A rare copy and translation of a religious manuscript
  89. A magical signet-ring that leaves a seal in wax that only the person or people you designate can see
  90. A gnarled walking staff of living wood that can manipulate tiny objects while you hold it
  91. A perfect forgery of a small masterpiece work of art
  92. A pair of magically linked bits of gemstone, holding one lets you sense the direction of the other
  93. A tuning fork that produces the most satisfying note anyone that hears it has ever heard
  94. A musical washboard made of monster bones
  95. A merchant's scale you can adjust with a handwave to weigh slightly in your favor
  96. A necklace of varyingly spherical and odd-shaped shimmering stones that gives the wearer prophetic dreams
  97. A quiver of twenty arrows that degrade quickly after impact, leaving no trace
  98. A small log that burns as hot as a roaring campfire and never turns to ash
  99. An unfinished autobiography
  100. A large piece of shell from a dragon's egg

7 comments:

  1. This is great! You might want to make the blog post a paragraph of you talking about what the subject is, and then have an external link (or an expandable list) for your list. Because it kind of takes of a LOT of space.

    But I'm looking forward to reading more! Can I request a magic item list?

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    1. Thanks for the feedback! I will look into formatting changes for this and future posts.

      My next post is going to be a magic item list!

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    1. Those little thieves end up with the strangest treasures in their pockets.

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  3. Great list. Thanks for making it available. Lots of food for thought.

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