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DMtools: Loot on road and river (part1)

Updated: May 2, 2023

Dragon Magazine September 2000 (by Dawn Ibach)


You know how things run. You travel through the mud and grime of the trade roads and stumble on some crates that "fell from the wagon". What would it hold you wonder? Sitting at your camp near the river, in the early morning, you notice some barrels floating. What would it hold you wonder?


Here are some great ideas from Dawn Ibach way back in 2000.

It are often the details that make your world come to life, never forget that fellow DMs.


Barrels and Jars

01-02 Ale

03-04 Beer

05-06 Salted fish

07-08 Salted beef

09-10 Sand

11-12 Wine

13-14 Oil

15-16 Vinegar

17 Blood

18 Sewage

19-20 Pitch

21-22 Sugar

23-24 Salt

25-26 Wet clay, pottery

27-28 Rainwater

29 Volcanic ash

30 Mortar, masonry

31-33 Dried apples

34 Coffee beans

35-36 Prunes

37-38 Smoked fish

39-40 Corks

41-42 Garlic cloves

43-44 Rice

45-46 Oats

47-48 Barley

49-50 Pickles

51-52 Figs and dates

53-54 Olives

55-56 Raisins

57-58 Nuts

59-60 Brandied fruits

61-62 Flour

63-64 Rye flour

65 Pepper

66 Cocoa beans

67-68 Brown sugar

69-70 Pickled onions

71-72 Pickled eggs

73-74 Marinated mushrooms

75-76 Pickled tomatoes

77-78 Olive oil

79-80 Honey

81-82 Molasses

83-84 Fruit preserves

85-86 Cider

87-88 Mead

89-90 Liquors

91-92 Tea leaves

93-94 Dried coconut

95-99 Empty

100 Green Slime Mold


Crates

01 Manure

02 Wood

03 Rare wood

04 Nuts

05 Grain

06 Skins

07 Tabards

08 Pots and pans

09 Wool blankets

10 Coal

11 Dried leaves

12 Swords

13 Armor

14 Iron sheets

15 Backpacks, leather

16 Robes, religious

17 Fresh or rotten vegetables

18 Horse or hound barding

19 Steel strips

20 Arrows

21 Arrowheads

22 Rope ladder

23 Map or scroll cases

24 Mason tools

25 Bricks

26 Shale

27 Granite blocks

28 Shovels

29 Picks

30 Rakes and pitchforks

31 Spikes

32 Grain

33 Blocks of salt

34 Plow blades

35 Wagon wheels

36 Beans

37 Roots

38 Tree bark

39 Moss

40 Mushrooms

41 Dried peas

42 Corn

43 Dried carrots

44 Dried seaweed

45 Potatoes

46 Ginger roots

47 Dried wolfsbane

48 Turnips

49 String skeins

50 Seashells

51 Candles

52 Musical instruments

53 Ropes

54 Steel hunting traps

55 Bars of soap

56 Oil skins

57 Brooms ut mops

58 Washboards

59 Large sacks

60 Chain

61 Bustles

62 Wood dowels, assorted

63 Yarn

64 Belt pouches

65 Pitons

66 Belts

67 Scarves and sashes

68 Boots

69 Hardtack

70 Snowshoes

71 Harnesses

72 Torches

73 Wineskins

74 Wooden buckets

75 Leather straps

76 Bandages

77 Tents

78 Tent poles

79 Stakes

80 Mixed dishes

81 Reed baskets

82 Paint pots

83 Firewood cords

84 Nails and hammers

85 Saws

86 Hinges

87 Hand mirrors

88 Wigs

89 Raw wool

90 Scissors

91 Crowbars

92 Bones

93 Silver cutlery, mixed

94 Dirt

95 Stowaway

96 Jars of dye

97 Monster eggs

98 Mannequins

99 Live plants in pots

100 Skulls

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