I'm looking for info about osr-game treasure tables, ones that are variant, ideally in interesting ways, from the standard ones from the various D&D editions. Either stuff found in products, or free ones available wherever...
Anyone got something to share?
RPGPundit
Well, here are the two pages (https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4qCWY8UnLrcVTdsRVZjcFlxazQ/edit?usp=sharing) on it I put into Spears of the Dawn, to try to give a bit more local flavor to the typical loot trove- and also because I could never keep treasure type codes straight in my head.
Dragon magazine had a GREAT "common items" "treasure" table that we used the Hell out of...
...and it actually worked out at times (like someone finding a jar of marbles that they later used to trip up a pursuing enemy).
Damned if I know the issue number, though.
I had some interesting items found in DD1, and ... I think we did an "interesting treasures" list for a module by Stuart Marshall (although it may have been just "interesting junk").
If only there was a community of like-minded people who could contribute to such a table, perhaps in the form of an electronic message sharing system...
:D
I don't think GEnie is around anymore.
Someone was floating an idea not too long ago where the treasure types, indicated by letters of the alphabet, represented categories of valuable objects, like F = Furniture or B = Books. So monster listings would include a code like FHPXX that would describe what kinds of items would be included in the treasure.
Of course, the problem was that someone would have to write up a list of codes for existing monsters, so I haven't seen anything more about that. Anyways, I believe the idea was written up in a Fight On! article. It was also posted to the ODD74 forums.
This site has some of the coolest treasure generators ever. Its useful for several different rulesets too.
http://www.wizardawn.com/rpg/index.php
Quote from: Exploderwizard;663592This site has some of the coolest treasure generators ever.
"A BROWN CANVAS SATCHEL CONTAINING: 36,000cp"
What, no rats?
Quote from: Black Vulmea;663598"A BROWN CANVAS SATCHEL CONTAINING: 36,000cp"
What, no rats?
Rats are extra. What kind of place do you think this is?
Quote from: JeremyR;663474I don't think GEnie is around anymore.
pfft. Effete snob. Clearly he was talking about a BBS door.
Quote from: SineNomine;663411Well, here are the two pages (https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4qCWY8UnLrcVTdsRVZjcFlxazQ/edit?usp=sharing) on it I put into Spears of the Dawn, to try to give a bit more local flavor to the typical loot trove- and also because I could never keep treasure type codes straight in my head.
Very interesting! Am I to think I might be getting a review copy of Spears sometime?
Quote from: RPGPundit;663765Very interesting! Am I to think I might be getting a review copy of Spears sometime?
Huh- I thought I sent one out in the last batch, but now I see that it was a month too early for that. I've just sent out one that ought to get there eventually, barring postal malfeasance.
Quote from: Exploderwizard;663600What kind of place do you think this is?
Clearly it's not LEGENDARY.
Quote from: RPGPundit;663407I'm looking for info about osr-game treasure tables, ones that are variant, ideally in interesting ways, from the standard ones from the various D&D editions. Either stuff found in products, or free ones available wherever...
Anyone got something to share?
RPGPundit
Ironically the best one I seen for any classic D&D game is GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Treasure Table (http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG37-0313) For example I generated a magic spike that produced a shower of damaging sparks in a radius around the person striking it with a hammer with the spike against a hard surface. Just use $20 = 1 gp as a conversion of value.
Kellri's Encounter Reference (http://kellri.truculent.org/CDD%234%20-%20ENCOUNTERS%20Reference.pdf) has a excellent section on Treasure generation.
Quote from: SineNomine;663777Huh- I thought I sent one out in the last batch, but now I see that it was a month too early for that. I've just sent out one that ought to get there eventually, barring postal malfeasance.
Check your PMs, pronto!
Quote from: thedungeondelver;663601pfft. Effete snob. Clearly he was talking about a BBS door.
Barren Realms Elite FOR! THE! WIN!
http://roll1d12.blogspot.com/
It's a blog with about 300 entries. Some are monsters, some are treasures, some are rumors, etc. All are random tables.
Quote from: danbuter;664140http://roll1d12.blogspot.com/
A very fun blog with lots of great ideas therein.
Quote from: Exploderwizard;663592This site has some of the coolest treasure generators ever. Its useful for several different rulesets too.
http://www.wizardawn.com/rpg/index.php
A very cool thing indeed, thanks. I had 30 minutes of fun playing with village/city generator.
Quote from: Rincewind1;664305A very cool thing indeed, thanks. I had 30 minutes of fun playing with village/city generator.
I love the Treasure Map Creator, so much fun! :)
...I'll spend a lot of time on that site, I'm pretty sure.
Quote from: Tommy Brownell;663418Dragon magazine had a GREAT "common items" "treasure" table that we used the Hell out of...
...and it actually worked out at times (like someone finding a jar of marbles that they later used to trip up a pursuing enemy).
Damned if I know the issue number, though.
Looking through DragonDex (http://www.aeolia.net/dragondex/)and my own copies of Dragon... I think I might have found it, but it was a bag of marbles in the charts. Trifling Treasures, issue #207. Nice find, I might have to make use of this.
The treasure lists in Towers of Krshal are remarkably adventure inspiring.
Towers of Krshal (http://www.lulu.com/shop/albert-rakowski/towers-of-krshal/paperback/product-20262562.html)
This is good stuff.. any more though?
I'm very proud of the treasure tables in Hulks and Horrors, and it's pay what you want along with Heaven's Shadow on DTRPG right now. (http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/115686/Bedroom-Wall-Two-Pack---Pay-What-You-Want)
Drums of War (http://drumsofwar.wikia.com/wiki/Drums_of_War_Wiki) has some treasure tables I am also very proud of, but the stat model in that system is far different from normal D&D so I'm not sure the resultant gear would be all that useful, though you could adapt the Diablo/Warcraft style naming tools to different results possibly, or tone down the numbers. It's also free, so it's worth taking a look for ideas at least.
So now that I reviewed Heaven's Shadow, you thinking of sending me a review copy of Hulks & Horrors?
Quote from: RPGPundit;665124So now that I reviewed Heaven's Shadow, you thinking of sending me a review copy of Hulks & Horrors?
It was always in the plan, but I was waiting for the both of us to get settled in our new digs. PM me your new details and I'll get the order in as soon as I can.
The Hack & Slash "Treasure" document is a great guide to creating interesting treasure. It has more tables and information so takes a bit longer, but the detail is a great cue for the imagination.
Description:
http://hackslashmaster.blogspot.com/2010/11/treasure-update.html (http://hackslashmaster.blogspot.com/2010/11/treasure-update.html)
PDF:
http://angband.oook.cz/steamband/Treasure.pdf (http://angband.oook.cz/steamband/Treasure.pdf)
Quote from: danbuter;664140http://roll1d12.blogspot.com/
It's a blog with about 300 entries. Some are monsters, some are treasures, some are rumors, etc. All are random tables.
Best blog in the OSR, and maybe all of RPG.
Quote from: RPGPundit;664683This is good stuff.. any more though?
This is the non-coin part of a pick pockets article I put together for my upcoming Kickstarter release the Guidebook to the City of Dolmvay. It's not technically a treasure table so I'm not sure it's what you're looking for. Incidentally, any feedback on it is appreciated. I don't mind the results being a little odd, but I don't want them to be ridiculous so if I missed something please let me know.
Items
If the character pickpockets an item instead of coins, roll 1d6 and consult the table below to determine what type of item was stolen.
1. Food
2. Jewelry
3. Gem
4. Interesting Item
5. Valuable Item
6. Unwanted Item
Food
1. 1d4 strips of jerky
2. bull testicles
3. chicken breast
4. cow tongue
5. garlic
6. pastry
7. piece of fruit
8. roll of bread
9. vegetable
10. wedge of cheese
Jewelry
After determining the type of jewelry, roll on the Precious Metals table to see what the item is made of.
1. anklet
2. armlet
3. bracelet
4. brooch
5. circlet
6. earring
7. hairpin
8. necklace
9. pendant
10. ring
11. toe ring
12. engraved with*
*Roll again and then roll on the Design table.
Gem
1. onyx
2. amethyst
3. tiger's eye
4. garnet
5. sapphire
6. jade
7. emerald
8. ruby
9. diamond
10. roll twice
Interesting Item
1. 1d4 candles
2. baby's rattle
3. bottle of perfume
4. child's doll
5. comb
6. dog collar
7. flask of oil
8. flint and steel
9. flute
10. handkerchief
11. herbal poultice
12. iron spike
13. lock
14. quill and ink pot
15. rabbit's foot
16. sheet of parchment
17. small mirror
18. spyglass
19. thieves' tools
20. vial of holy water
Valuable Item
After determining the type of item, roll on the Made Of table see what the item is made of.
1. candlestick
2. flask
3. holy symbol
4. horn
5. key
6. letter opener
7. mug
8. set of dice
9. smoking pipe
10. trinket box
11. engraved with*
12. inlaid with**
*Roll again and then roll on the Design table.
**Roll again and then roll on the Precious Metal table
Made of
1. Bone
2. Wood
3. Copper
4. Bronze
5. Brass
6. Precious Metal
Precious Metal
1. copper
2. silver
3. electrum
4. gold
5. platinum
6. encrusted with*
*Roll again and then roll on the Gem table
Unwanted Item
1. 15 fake gold coins
2. bag of goat eyes
3. bead necklace covered in feces
4. bloody glove
5. bundle of dog poo
6. clump of poison ivy
7. fingernail clippings wrapped in cloth
8. flag with standard of Xanne
9. flask of deer urine
10. folded paper with "Death to the Duke!" written on it
11. grimy wooden dentures
12. head lice
13. holy symbol of Chaos and Destruction
14. maggoty pork wrapped in cloth
15. poisonous snake
16. severed finger inside a biscuit
17. small sack with dead kitten inside
18. soiled adult diaper
19. tobacco pouch made of tattooed human skin
20. vial of sour breast milk
Design
Roll d100 to determine what design the image is engraved with.
1. antlers
2. apples
3. arcane symbols
4. arenas
5. axes
6. bears
7. blackberries
8. boars
9. bones
10. bottles
11. bows
12. bulls
13. carnations
14. cathedrals
15. cats
16. chains
17. chariots
18. circles
19. cornstalks
20. crabs
21. crowns
22. crows
23. demons
24. dogs
25. dragons
26. dwarves
27. eagles
28. elements
29. elves
30. eye of terror
31. eyes
32. fish
33. flagons
34. flames
35. flutes
36. foxes
37. frogs
38. grapes
39. griffons
40. halflings
41. hammers
42. hands
43. hares
44. helms
45. holly
46. horses
47. knights
48. knotwork
49. krakens
50. lightning
51. lily pads
52. lions
53. lutes
54. maces
55. manta rays
56. melons
57. mermaids
58. mistletoe
59. moon
60. mosques
61. pegasi
62. pies
63. pipes
64. pots
65. pyramids
66. quill and ink
67. rams
68. religious symbols
69. roses
70. saints
71. scales
72. scorpions
73. scythes
74. serpents
75. sharks
76. shields
77. ships
78. skulls
79. spears
80. spirals
81. squares
82. stag
83. stars
84. staves
85. sun
86. sun/moon
87. swords
88. teardrops
89. temples
90. towers
91. trees
92. triangles
93. tridents
94. trolls
95. turtles
96. unicorns
97. virgins
98. wheat
99. wizards
100. wolves
Very cool!
Quote from: RPGPundit;663407I'm looking for info about osr-game treasure tables, ones that are variant, ideally in interesting ways, from the standard ones from the various D&D editions. Either stuff found in products, or free ones available wherever...
Anyone got something to share?
RPGPundit
I don't know if this is what you're looking for, but it's pretty damn slick overall:
http://www.outworld-studio.com/wfrp/html/wfrp-trappings-generator.htm
Quote from: RPGPundit;703949Very cool!
Assuming your talking about my tables, thanks! I'm in the process of expanding it to a general treasure table (as opposed to a pickpockets table), but I'm still working out the kinks.
Quote from: pspahn;704012Assuming your talking about my tables, thanks! I'm in the process of expanding it to a general treasure table (as opposed to a pickpockets table), but I'm still working out the kinks.
Yes. I was talking about you. You need to publish these tables in one of your gaming products; and then send me a review copy of that product.
RPGPundit
Quote from: RPGPundit;704634Yes. I was talking about you. You need to publish these tables in one of your gaming products; and then send me a review copy of that product.
RPGPundit
They're going to be in the Guidebook to the City of Dolmvay product and yes, you will be receiving a copy. Incidentally while I have you here, RPGNow sent me a message saying the Shrine of St. Aleena shipped last week so please let me know when that arrives.
Pete
Quote from: pspahn;704641They're going to be in the Guidebook to the City of Dolmvay product and yes, you will be receiving a copy. Incidentally while I have you here, RPGNow sent me a message saying the Shrine of St. Aleena shipped last week so please let me know when that arrives.
Pete
Oh, very good. No sign of it yet; hope it doesn't get here while I'm on vacation next weekend.