d30: Containers, Contents & Consequences

This d30 table has several columns: the containers things are found in, the things found in containers and the possible consequences of picking the items up.
Valiant is a cash poor, low magic campaign so these might not satisfy your players for treasure. The magical effects are notes only in an effort to be somewhat system [...]

Bookshelf Contents

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No matter what level of magic you’ve chosen for your campaign, any wizard’s study is going to need bookshelves. Here’s a nifty generator based on Dungeon Magazine 135.
Here is an example of the results you can get:

Numerous display bottles labeled “danger” lie shattered here, some with fresh, we trails of goo leading from [...]

Unique Locked Door

Locked doors in dungeons are common staples, right along with trapped doors. Take a look at this unique chain lock.
Now suppose it was a real maze that had to be navigated before the door would open? What if a trap went off if you did it wrong? This would be a lock for more than [...]

Dragon Eggs for Easter

Try a few of these crafts with your family for some cool dragon eggs or treasure for the Easter holiday. If you don’t have the time or materials to make them today, eggs are symbols of fertility and any ingame holiday celebrating that concept would be a great time for these. If you go that [...]

Item Seed: Straight Razor

Who needs a dagger with this thing? Reaching up to 8 inches long, these can be wicked nasty weapons in their own right and who would ever see it coming? Add a random magic ability like protection from fire or a boost to charisma and you’re all set to add a unique item to your [...]

Random Jewelry Generator

Random things are always cool and fun so here’s a random generator for jewelry. Be patient, the site is slow but does load. Results include: random pieces of jewelry with and without extra description, wearable and non-wearable pieces and armor.

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Not Your Father’s Ioun Stone

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I love ioun stones but the real drawback is the cliche. Everyone knows what they are and even if you use cool effects for them, little gems floating around your head is sooo yesterday. So consider disguising them as the charms on a  bracelet. Each charm has a different effect, like [...]

Item Seed: Cyborg Bugs

Even if you don’t like the nanotech idea from earlier today, nano is being used to do some amazing things prompting the slogan “The Future is Now!”. and if you aren’t quite sure if that’s true, just take a look at on of these beauties:
Highlighted by BoingBoing, this page of cyborg insect weapons is based [...]