So the trinket table has quickly become the favorite part of chargen for my players, and I gotta admit, I think it's loads of fun too.
But can we expand it?
Let us invent trinkets, is what I am saying.
>>50641376
>A set of three colorful silk hats, each large enough to fit on a finger.
>A magical stone that glows too dimly to read or see by but too brightly to be ignored in the dark.
>A book detailing the horrendous shapeshifting creature known as an Aupi.
>an ornate snail-shell made in common metals, when placed down a mechanical snail deploys and moves forward in a straight line (slowly)
>a carrot that appears to be a perfectly ordinary carrot in every respects, except that it is, in fact, made out of wood and cloth
>a bookmark with a pressed six-leaf clover inside, but upon inspection it is revealed that the clover is an elaborate fake, stitched together with the tiniest of stitches.
>a toy soldier with outlandish armour that is missing one leg, yet it stands with perfect balance.
>A geode carved to look like a row of sharp teeth
>A well-worn boot that looks far too small for even a gnome
>A lock of hair of an unnatural colour with a pretty ribbon around it
>A piece of amber containing the fossilized remains of a strange bug
>A small wooden charm on a string bearing a runic inscription
>A copper piece bearing the likeness and name of a ruler you've never heard of
>A dress made for a child's doll, with a bloodstain on it
>A rock fragment that is painted on one side
>A shrunken monkey's head
>A locket bearing the portrait of a distant ancestor
>A ring with a missing gemstone
>A dagger as small as a fingernail but still dangerously sharp
>A sea shell that makes a faint noise of rustling leaves of grass when held up to the ear
>A small brass scarab, wings can be moved to reveal a intricately shaped glass carapace that can be used to magnify images
>A set of tiny metal figures in various shapes, some familiar like a thimble or an iron, some very foreign
>A small bowl that when stroked around the edge with a stick produces a ringing sound
>A small cactus that sways when music is played
>A tiny statue no bigger than your thumb depicting a famous wizard, the statue seems to change poses from time to time when you are not looking
>A stringed instruments bow that can play when rubbed against any surface, however it is badly out of tune
>A diminutive bow and quiver of tiny arrows suited for a pixie
>A small flat disk of unknown material, one side is like an opal mirror, the other has a beautiful image painted on it
>A bell that when rung makes no audible noise, yet scares away small animals
>A magical map that shows you detailed layouts of buildings you are not in
>A shiny brass goblet that when filled and left overnight will transform the contents into wine
>A brass oil lamp that when polished emits acrid blue smoke
>A music box that can can by turning the crank backwards record any tune, and then play it back
>>50643911
>A small brass scarab, wings can be moved to reveal a intricately shaped glass carapace that can be used to magnify images
Isn't that a little too exploitable? A magnifying glass is 100gp.
>A set of tiny metal figures in various shapes, some familiar like a thimble or an iron, some very foreign
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>>50643978
>Isn't that a little too exploitable? A magnifying glass is 100gp.
Huh kind of forgot about that. Are they actually useful?
>>50644060
I suppose that depends on the circumstances and the DM.
>>50644060
They're mostly useful as a lens I think, magnifying images should be fine.
>A pair of bright red magic goggles that when looked into display a scene as if you were there, pressing the lever on the side of the device changes the scene into which you are looking
> a cooking book witch include meat of sentient creatures in many recipes.
> a novel who is the equivalent of Don Quichott in your setting.
> a handful of small cogs of brass, cooper, lead, and glass.
> an arrow head covered of fine and unknow symbols.
> a collection of stamp inside a grammar book.
> a book titled "ten ways to ward from your in-law"