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