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Trinkets for your fantasy city adventures and campaigns of intrigue and crowds.
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Trinkets of the City
Toy soldiers, tavern signs, documents and items from all over the city. Fantasy urban trinkets might be found on labourer npcs, human adventurers, town guards, in an parked wagon, back alley or in someone's pocket.
So here are trinkets for your characters in city campaigns.
There is a fantasy trinket generator at ChaosGen. Trinkets in pdf form at Trinkets of the City on DriveThru RPG.
100 Trinkets of the City
| 1d100 | Fantasy City Trinkets |
|---|---|
| 1 | A miniature gazebo made of metal wire |
| 2 | A cloth doll given to you by an urchin who felt sorry for you |
| 3 | A stale anniversary pie with beautiful decorations |
| 4 | A slate of bar tabs with fifty-two names |
| 5 | A cracked sewer pipe with bloodstains |
| 6 | A clay bust of a legendary city founder |
| 7 | A glass orb that attracts stray dog hairs |
| 8 | An ugly wooden gnome figurine, you stole on a dare |
| 9 | A tiny clockwork wagon with wheels that fall off |
| 10 | An iron caltrop you pulled from the paw of a stray dog |
| 11 | A flower that never wilts, picked for a lover before a big argument |
| 12 | A brown coat with twenty small inner pockets |
| 13 | A washing line with five odd socks |
| 14 | A front door key to somewhere you used to live |
| 15 | A wooden toy bridge with a troll doll |
| 16 | A metal egg with gold swirls you got from a pawn shop |
| 17 | An entry pass to an exclusive club, recently burnt down |
| 18 | A piece of underwear that belonged to a good friend |
| 19 | A bronze token granting the bearer a sack of grain if a dragon attacks |
| 20 | A chunky stone ring with a model of a famous building on top |
| 21 | A tiny stone gargoyle that can attach to any surface |
| 22 | A recipe for a unique pie, written on the back of a leaflet for a bakery |
| 23 | Four copper coins that depict five themed city landmarks |
| 24 | A suit of scalemail made for a humanoid insect the size of your hand |
| 25 | An old bounty notice for a family member last seen setting off to sea |
| 26 | A bone bracelet with ribbons, showing an annual festival when rubbed |
| 27 | A padlock that won't lock |
| 28 | A music box that only produces clicks, whistles and humming noises |
| 29 | A clamshell containing many buttons |
| 30 | A chunk of marble from an important statue |
| 31 | A threadbare city flag |
| 32 | A rough guide to the dangerous attractions of your city |
| 33 | A cat's skull wrapped in a blue cloth |
| 34 | A glazed tile in red and white, depicting a religious scene |
| 35 | A preserved dead pet you believe watches over you at night |
| 36 | A drawing of a city in flames |
| 37 | A bag of dirt from a sacred site |
| 38 | A monocle engraved with an unusual name, you found in a park |
| 39 | A soot-covered brush that belonged to a sibling |
| 40 | A purplish bottle of an unknown drink, leftover from a party |
| 41 | A garish tavern sign, you woke up with after a night you barely recall |
| 42 | A runed wooden box containing three coloured glass eyes |
| 43 | A gold coin with your face on both sides |
| 44 | A small ugly clay dog, said to protect any home it is placed in |
| 45 | A porcelain mask painted with the features of a local ruler |
| 46 | A silk handkerchief, given to you by a noble before they disappeared |
| 47 | A wooden horse head attached to a long stick |
| 48 | A stone flask with a mage sigil, you haggled for in a market |
| 49 | A begging bowl of a dead veteran no one else remembers |
| 50 | A petrified cockroach, that shifts position every night |
| 51 | An invitation to visit a friend in a far away city |
| 52 | A tax receipt for a renowned sage |
| 53 | An eye encased in amber you got from a pawnshop |
| 54 | A six-sided die marked with pictures of six city landmarks |
| 55 | A battered toy soldier that belonged to a loved one |
| 56 | A nest of eggs that fell on your head |
| 57 | A deck of playing cards illustrating places from the same city |
| 58 | A bronze figurine of a favourite family pet |
| 59 | A miniature version of a street, using shells and wood |
| 60 | A potion of dubious quality you traded with a backstreet fence |
| 61 | A card with details of six taverns, of which three are stamped |
| 62 | An ornate door handle carved with the head of a pigeon |
| 63 | A blindfold, that gives dreams of an ancient city when worn |
| 64 | An ivory key with the name of a city, that doesn't fit any lock |
| 65 | A board for a crude game where you buy city landmarks |
| 66 | A clay square, advertising a strong foreign ale |
| 67 | A stained sewer map |
| 68 | A lump of coal wrapped in cloth, thats been in you family for generations |
| 69 | A pouch with a selection of herbal teas |
| 70 | An unblemished copper sphere, with the sounds of insects living inside it |
| 71 | A booklet on how to swear like a local |
| 72 | A silver spoon with the symbol of a noble family |
| 73 | A crossbow bolt, used in an execution you saw |
| 74 | An old silver medal giving out to defenders in a historic siege |
| 75 | A gaudy memento for a famous but ugly urban landmark |
| 76 | A necklace of household objects, given to you by your neighbours |
| 77 | A wooden bracelet charm, with a face that gives a dire warning each day |
| 78 | A roof tile with an intriguing pattern of moss |
| 79 | A green glass rose you found in a pile of waste |
| 80 | An ivory hair ornament, that belonged to a guild leader |
| 81 | A crystal holy symbol dedicated to a local deity |
| 82 | A commemorative tankard, made for an important coronation |
| 83 | A leather collar with a bell and two names |
| 84 | A wine cork from a vintage bottle you remember fondly |
| 85 | A short written guide on how to say "cheese" in fourteen languages |
| 86 | A black hood that glows for a few hours every night |
| 87 | A pig-shaped rattle |
| 88 | A nameplate from a favourite shop, that went bankrupt |
| 89 | A stylish hat with a tiny blade hidden inside |
| 90 | A pot of unused paint you've had for as long as you can remember |
| 91 | A lock of grimy, greasy hair said to bring good luck |
| 92 | A weightless knife sheaf, inscribed with a prophecy about your family |
| 93 | A white glove from someone who challenged you to a duel |
| 94 | A song sheet from a theatre show you remember fondly |
| 95 | A small iron plaque with city heraldry, that sticks to other metal |
| 96 | An old bronze bracelet you found in a mound of waste |
| 97 | A piece of tombstone from a famous thief who saved a city |
| 98 | A railing spike from a temple boundary |
| 99 | A tattered book on manners and etiquette, edited with charcoal |
| 100 | A crystal smoking pipe that emits two trails of smoke |
More City Tables
There is a fantasy trinket generator at ChaosGen. Trinkets in pdf form at Trinkets of the City on DriveThru RPG.
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