I know Pundit said there would be a lot of random tables in D&D 5e, and I really hope they are as good as this one. Basically its a table for randomly generating a bit of odd kit a character can start with.

It is absolutely loaded with plot hooks, like:

• 04 A diary written in a language you don’t know
• 57 An indecipherable treasure map
• 84 A receipt of deposit at a bank in a far-flung city

And really weird stuff, like:

• 08 A small idol depicting a nightmarish creature that gives you unsettling dreams when you sleep near it
• 40 A gemstone that looks like a lump of coal when examined by anyone but you
• 98 A glass jar containing lard with a label that reads, “Griffon Grease”

I think this is going to generate a ton of play! I am well happy.

Not that it's a big deal, because it is a neat list full of potential, but it reminds me of Numenera's list of oddities.

Wasn't Pundit saying a while back that had Mike Mearls got his way more with the 5E design process, it'd have ended up looking a lot more like Numenera?

Looks like the treasure list i did for WFRP v2 back in the day.

It actually reminds me of a fan-made list of random items for Dark Heresy.

I love me some random tables like this. I've been using Kevin Crawford's tables for all sorts of games. Actually, it might be cool to run Spears of Dawn using 5e and just re-skinning the classes to better suit the setting's culture and mythology. If that's not too hard...

Quote from: One Horse Town;764303Looks like the treasure list i did for WFRP v2 back in the day.

Well to be fair, Rob at least seemed to be trying to get a lot of WFRP into the game, it even had a Drive Cart skill at one iteration. ;o)

101) A single pubic hair from a nymph.
102) A string of firecrackers.
103) An ancient bronze coin (1/2 CP ). The tyrant on it looks exactly like you.
104) A deck of dirty playing cards.
105) A link of chain from a Valkyrie's chain mail bikini.
106) A horseshoe once worn by a unicorn.
107) A pinch of lich dust in a tiny batskin pouch.
108) A genie's veil.
109) 1d20 noxious drow cigarettes in a little tin coffin.
110) The holy book of a dead god.
111) An apple from a dryad's garden.
112) Gold from a dragon's horde, fused into a blob by his heat & weight (1d6 GP).
113) Chunk of amber, 1" tall prehistoric proto-faerie trapped inside.
114) Bookmark made from the skin of an infamous assassin.
115) A hen's tooth.
116) A single scale from a mermaid's tail.
117) Flask of liquid: Vinegar by day, turns into goblin wine by night.
118) 25mm lead figure of yourself.
119) White crayon and 1d6 weird dice.
120) Piece of goblin chalk -markings last one week & can only be seen by those w/ darkvision.
121) Little plastic toy rust monster.
122) Vial of unicorn's milk.
123) Feather from a pegasus.
124) A failed adventurer's suicide note. "I should have died down there with the others..."
125) Exquisite flute made from a human thigh bone.
126) Little plastic toy bullette.
127) Little plastic toy owlbear (With "Moe" haircut).
128) Piece of weird fruit from a sunless goblin orchard deep underground.

I missed the point, though.  Do they DO anything?  Or are they just more colorful pocket lint?

Quote from: mcbobbo;764419I missed the point, though.  Do they DO anything?  Or are they just more colorful pocket lint?

A character with his or her Good Luck Charm on their person can, once per day, roll a single save with a d24 instead of a d20. Or they can roll a d30, but this permanently burns all the good luck out of the charm until they find a new one the next time they raise a level*.



*I just pulled this out of my ass. It's not an actual D&DV rule.

Quote from: jadrax;764318Well to be fair, Rob at least seemed to be trying to get a lot of WFRP into the game, it even had a Drive Cart skill at one iteration. ;o)

There's still a Tool Proficiency : land vehicle.

Quote from: mcbobbo;764419I missed the point, though.  Do they DO anything?  Or are they just more colorful pocket lint?

It's whatever the GM wants it to be. From harmless curio, to valuable knick knack, to adventure hook.

It's pure potential.

Quote from: Just Another Snake Cult;764352101) A single pubic hair from a nymph.
102) A string of firecrackers.
103) An ancient bronze coin (1/2 CP ). The tyrant on it looks exactly like you.
104) A deck of dirty playing cards.
105) A link of chain from a Valkyrie's chain mail bikini.
106) A horseshoe once worn by a unicorn.
107) A pinch of lich dust in a tiny batskin pouch.
108) A genie's veil.
109) 1d20 noxious drow cigarettes in a little tin coffin.
110) The holy book of a dead god.
111) An apple from a dryad's garden.
112) Gold from a dragon's horde, fused into a blob by his heat & weight (1d6 GP).
113) Chunk of amber, 1" tall prehistoric proto-faerie trapped inside.
114) Bookmark made from the skin of an infamous assassin.
115) A hen's tooth.
116) A single scale from a mermaid's tail.
117) Flask of liquid: Vinegar by day, turns into goblin wine by night.
118) 25mm lead figure of yourself.
119) White crayon and 1d6 weird dice.
120) Piece of goblin chalk -markings last one week & can only be seen by those w/ darkvision.
121) Little plastic toy rust monster.
122) Vial of unicorn's milk.
123) Feather from a pegasus.
124) A failed adventurer's suicide note. "I should have died down there with the others..."
125) Exquisite flute made from a human thigh bone.
126) Little plastic toy bullette.
127) Little plastic toy owlbear (With "Moe" haircut).
128) Piece of weird fruit from a sunless goblin orchard deep underground.

You, I like.

129) A page of hastily-scribbled mathematical formulas no one has been able to explain to you yet
130) A shrunken head
131) A rag doll dressed in clothes from another time
132) A metal tube about 6 inches long. When you press a button, a narrowly-focused beam of colored light shoots out from it
133) The rowel (the little wheel part) from a spur
134) A silver spoon with a handle shaped like a medusa
135) An exotic dried fruit
136) A lump of heavy, grey metal that is always warm to the touch
137) A scrap from your childhood blanket
138) An ivory miniature of a duck
139) A lump of coal that appears to be burning but sheds no heat and is never consumed
140) A spare reed from a wind instrument

141) A small sphere, about palm-sized, top half red and bottom half white, with a black band running between the two halves and a seal on the band. If you listen carefully something can be heard scratching and muttering to itself inside it.

142) A partially burnt family tree
143) A jar of jam, half eaten
144) A ticket to a dwarvern opera, to be performed a tenday hence
145) A small black cube that projects the image of a spider driven saucer when placed on a level surface
146) The ace of tears from a card deck

147) A crystal containing a trapped stirge. Emits a faint glow at night.
148) A broken sword-hilt made of black metal. On it is written "Whoever recovers my blade..."
149) A tiny, mummified beholder.
150) A severed hand: human-sized, scaly and perfectly preserved (still warm).
151) A triangular silver coin of unknown origin. Always finds its way back into your pocket.