Average Inn Room (Per Night)
16
Quality Inn Room (Per Night)
36
Shackles
2
50
Name
Weight Cost
High Class Inn Room (Per Night)
72
Soap
.1
4
Basic Clothing
2
10
Stabling (Per Night)
2
Tarp
1.5
10
Cold Weather Clothing
3
45
Tent
4
19
Fashionable Clothing
2
70
Tent, Large
8
36
Jewelry
.5
50
Tobacco
.1
4
Rogue’s Clothing
1.5
50
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Escaping Manacles
& Shackles
Gear Descriptions
Escaping manacles requires
a DC:16 Pick Locks check,
General
Lock, Strong
Holy Symbol
These designs are tough as hell to
20m of Rope
There’re all kind of symbols, but pick, and you’ll find ‘em in bank
and escaping shackles takes
Always carry some rope. I’ve been they’re all made of wood and show vaults and such. (DC:18 Pick Lock) a DC:20 Pick Locks check. If
trapped in holes, needed to climb off your faith.
you want to break your way
cliffs. All sorts of times rope’d be
Manacles
out of manacles or shackles,
useful.
Hourglass
Need to hold a person? Manacles
you’ll have to make a Physique
Need to keep track of time? An are your best bet. They’ll chain up
Dice Poker Board
hourglass’ll time out an hour. When a person’s wrists. Comes with a key.
check. The DC for breaking
Your average dice poker board’s all the sand runs to the bottom,
manacles is 18, while the DC
small, with a dish for throwing dice. time’s up.
Map of the Continent
for breaking shackles is 22.
Comes with ten dice.
The best maps we have are of the
Hourglass, Minute
Dragon Mountains to Nilfgaard,
Bedrol
For real fine, hair-splittin’ work like and Skel ige to the Korath. They’re
I’ve slept on the ground a lot. A bed- alchemy and temperin’ blades, it’s solid enough, but they tend to rol ’s a nice thing to have. Nice com- good to have a smal er hourglass.
change a bit with the region of ori-
The Scourge of
fy pad to sleep on with a blanket to
gin. (+3 to navigating)
Gwent
cover ya.
Instrument
Instruments of every shape and size. Perfume/Cologne
What’s realy gotten stuck in my
Candles (x5)
Lutes, flutes, lyres, harps, bagpipes, Don’t use the stuff much. Basical y
craw lately is gwent. I’m sure
Simple wax candles to keep the and such.
just some nice-smel ing spray to cov-
you’ve heard of the card game
darkness at bay for a few hours.
er up any unfortunate scents.
that is sweeping the taverns,
(Raises light levels by 1 for 2m al Journal/Ledger
barracks, and even the elegant
around. High wind blows it out.)
Just a simple leather-bound book Pipe
with blank pages. I keep a ledger for Just your basic pipe. Fill it with to-
afternoon teas. But nowhere is
Chalk
all my product and sales.
bacco, light it up, and take a smoke.
this game more prevalent than
Like to use chalk to mark where I’m
in Oxenfurt, where students
goin’ in mazes and forests and such. Lantern
Pitons (x5)
will do anything to avoid study-
Leaves a nice clear white line.
It’s a small metal cage with a candle They’re iron spikes. Flat head on
ing. I have a drawer full of cards
in it to spread light. (Raises light lev- one end, sharp point at the other.
Flint & Steel
els by 2 for 3m all around)
They’re used to pin down ropes and
I confiscate from the students
A chunk of flint and a steel loop.
such, but you can stab with ‘em.
“secretly” trading cards during
Strike ‘em together and you’ll create Lantern, Bullseye
(1d6 DMG Melee weapon)
my lectures. One hopes none
a shower of sparks that’ll light smal Mostly, these are for watchmen and
of them are ever drafted by Re-
fires.
criminals. Heh, the little light win- Prosthetic, Basic
danian inteligence. I will admit
dow can be shut with a lever.(Raises Just a reality of war. Heh, people go
Grappling Hook
light levels by 3 within a 5m cone)
out with everythin’ intact and come
that the cards are attractively
Basical y a four pronged hook with
back needin’ replacements. ‘Sa grim
painted and represent the forces
a loop at the end to tie a rope to. Loaded Dice
world. Ya can replace a leg with a
and well-known individuals of
Real good for climbing. (+2 Climb- Now I’m not sayin’ you should cheat. peg or a hand with a hook.
our times, but I have no desire
ing)
But if you’re gonna, use loaded dice.
to decipher the labyrinthine
(+3 Gambling, DC:16 Awareness to Prosthetic, Quality
Gwent Deck
notice)
Some folks go a step farther when
rules. With any luck the stu-
Don’t know how gwent got so pop-
they lose a limb. Go to a good car-
dents will soon return to darts
ular so fast. They’re large decks of Lock
penter and ya can get a wooden
and cock-fighting.
strategy cards based around the Just your average lock. Locks any- leg with a foot at the end or a hand
–Brandon of Oxenfurt
five factions: Northern Realms, thing with a pair of loops. I keep one with fingers that lock in place. Ain’t Nilfgaard, Scoia’tael, monsters, and of these on all my chests. (DC:15 like the real thing but it’s better than Skel ige.
Pick Lock)
a hook, heh.
Hand Mirror
Small mirrors for checkin’ your face,
lookin’ behind ya and such.
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Shackles
Secret Pocket
Sweets
A lot like manacles but they hold These small pockets’re woven into Treats of honey and nuts, spun sug-your wrists and ankles. Damn hard the inside of clothing. They’ll hold ar, candied berries, and all kinds of Drinking Alcohest
to break. (Restricts SPD to 3)
5kg of tiny items. (DC:16 Awareness sugary delights. Heh, uncommon
to notice)
but worth a bit of huntin’.
If you drink a bot le of alco-
Soap
hest it will poison you and in-
Mostly find this in bigger cities. Sheath, Bow
Alcohest
> toxicate you. Once poisoned
Helps ya wash off and smell nicer.
A nice holder for a bow and a quiv- There’s spirits an’ there’s pure al-
it takes a DC:16 Endurance
er full of arrows. Easier than holdin’ cohol. Alcohest is basical y pure
Tarp
the damn bow all the time.
alcohol for alchemy and such. One
check to shake off the poison-
Huge tarp for coverin’ yourself or
shot’ll put a dwarf on their ass. A
ing. Even afterwards you wil
anything ya got that ya need to keep Sheath, Garter
full bottle’s pretty much poison.
still be intoxicated for a num-
the rain off.
Much like the sleeve sheath but, heh,
ber of hours equal to 12 minus
for the thigh. Always check under Beer
your Body. Intoxication can be
Tent
the skirts for weapons. Might find Comes in all varieties: Temerian
A tent’s always nice to have when one of these. (DC:18 Awareness to rye, Redanian lager, Mag Turgan treated with wives’ tears potion.
you’re travelin’. A little shelter notice)
stout. A good workman’s drink.
against rain, wind...and sometimes
monsters.
Sheath, Sleeve
Spirits
Mercenaries and assassins love Dwarven spirits are the most com-
Tent, Large
these. Small sheaths for small blades mon kind in the North, Nilfgaardi-
What’s On The Table
This tent’s large enough to hold eight that strap onto the inside of the arm. an lemon in the South. Either way people in comfort. Real y more de- (DC:15 Awareness to notice)
they’re the hardest stuff around.
Your average peasant ain’t gon-
signed for merchants to sell goods
na be eatin’ more than some
out of.
Wooden Chest
Wine
bread, fruit, and some dried
When ya need to keep a few items Wine’s a real art, from what I hear.
meats if they’re lucky. Why d’ya
Tobacco
safe, a wooden chest like this is Heh, even more varieties than beer,
Stuff’s hard to grow, I hear, but it good. It’ll carry 30kg of small items.
more alcohol, and more pricey.
think people spend so much
pays off. I know a lot of folks who
time at taverns? At a good tav-
smoke the stuff.
Wooden Chest, Large
ern in the North, ya can get al
These large, thick chests are hard Clothing
sorts of good grub. Heh, baked
Containers
enough to keep most thieves out. It’l Basic Clothing
apples, sweets, roasted chicken,
carry a good 50kg of large items.
Just your basic shirt, pants, and
Bandolier
boots. Or a dress if that’s your style.
dumplin’s, mutton stew. Wash
This belt goes around your chest,
Cloak too, if ya need it.
that down with some Kaed-
from shoulder to waist, and has Food & Drink
weni porter, Temerian rye, or
hooks and pockets. It’ll hold 25kg A Simple Meal
Cold Weather Clothing
raspberry juice and ya got a fine
of tiny items, or larger items hooked A quick meal of curried mutton, When ya have to travel into the high ploughin’ meal. Further south ya
onto it.
roasted roots, or some bread and mountains, ya need cold weather
ale. That sorta thing.
clothing. Heavy furs and cloaks and
go, more things change o’course.
Basket
such. (+5 Endurance against cold
Not sure about Nilfgaard prop-
More for pickin flowers, berries and A Good Meal
conditions)
er, but I spent some time in the
such. But it’ll carry 15kg of smal You’ll usual y get a tasty meal of
provinces and the food’s real re-
items.
dumplings, soups, roasted meat, or Fashionable Clothing
gional. ‘Course every meal’s got-
pickled vegetables in a city restur- High fashion’s the top of the line
Belt Pouch
ant.
clothing for the area you’re in. It’l
ta be served with wine if you’re
Just a small pouch that hooks onto a
make ya fit in at high parties, but
near Tous aint. Lotsa fancy
belt. Carries 5kg of tiny items.
A Feast
fashion’ll change in a few months.
meals in Nazair, fresh butch-
Feasts are a wonder. So much food
ered roasts in the Mag Turga
Sack
ya’d probably die if ya ate all of it at Jewelry
highlands, hearty, earthy stews
Just your basic big cloth sack. It’l
once. Probably only run across this Comes in all shapes and sizes. Only
carry a good 20kg of tiny items.
at a fancy party.
requirement is: gotta be shiny.
in Gemmera. There’re some real
interestin’ spiced food cooked in
Satchel
Raw Meat
Rogue’s Clothing
clay pots that get more popular
Here’s a side-slung bag that’ll carry In fancy places, meat’s still split up Dark clothes with a hood to pul the further south ya go. Figure
a good 30kg of small items.
by what it came from. These days, over your face. If ya need to break
it’s the Zerrikanian influence.
meat’s meat. Chicken, pork, beef, into someplace, this style’s best. (+1
fish, wolf. All the same.
Stealth at night)
–Rodolf Kazmer
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Locks on Rooms
Services
Craftsman
Laundry
When your shield’s cracked, your Simple. Need your armor wrung
Average, quality & high class
Bath, Cold
sword’s bent, or you need somethin’ out? Clothes got too bloody? Stinkin’
inn rooms can all be locked
Just a tub of cold water. Maybe some made, it’s time to see a craftsman. of corpses and rot? Go get your gear soap if you’re real lucky. Helps ya get It’ll cost ya, but they’ll put all your cleaned. Be stinkin’ of soap in no from the inside to keep people
clean.
gear back together or make ya any- time, heh.
out. Average and quality inn
thing ya got a diagram for.
rooms have standard locks
Bath, Hot
Lawyer
with a Lock Picking DC of
Hot bath in a copper tub. A great Doctor
When you’re in a city, you’ll find
15, while high class inn rooms
feelin’ to spend some coin on, here Barber-surgeon, town healer, what- yourself in reach of worse monsters and there. Luxury of sorts. Good ever ya call ‘em. A handful of coin than even fiends and grave hags: have strong locks with a Lock
place to entertain company as well, and they’ll patch up your cuts, tend bureaucrats. Hire a lawyer to deal Picking DC of 18.
if ya know what I mean, heh.
to your bruises, and put ya back to- with any legal problems.
gether.
Carriage Ride
Messenger
Dangerous Travel
Prefer a horse most of the time, but Entertainment
Need a message tak
en from town
I guess if ya wanna get somewhere Once spent 100 orens on a bard to town or city to city? Find a mes-A sea voyage costs twice as
safely with a bit of luxury, a carriage durin’ one hell of a gamblin’ binge. senger. Probably know safer paths much if you plan to travel
ride’l do the trick.
Musta thrown dice against everyone through the wilderness anyway.
to Skellige, from either the
in the damn tavern. Good music
Northern Kingdoms or Nil-
Chronicler
means good luck in my book, heh.
Prostitute
More a writer than a bard, a chron-
Don’t have a lover? Out on the fron-
fgaard. Similarly, traveling to
icler’ll write out anything ya want Fence
tier or out toward the Front? Easy
Nilfgaard from the Northern
and keep a record of it. Good if ya I ain’t sayin’ you should be thievin’, enough to get your kicks if ya got Kingdoms or vice versa wil
wanna get something immortalized. but if ya gotta, find yourself a good enough coin.
cost you half again as much as
fence. Heh, they’ll find buyers for
a regular voyage.
your goods and make sure it all dis- Rented Horse
appears and you get paid. For a cut If you need to get somewhere quickly
of the take, of course.
and ya ain’t concerned about price,
do yourself a favor and rent a horse.
Hireling
You’ll have to pay per day, but it’s a
Need somebody to carry your hell of a lot faster than walkin’. Spe-
things? Run messages from one side cial y for dwarves, heh.
of town to the other? Any number of
other borin’ jobs? Hire one of these Sea Voyage
whoresons.
Most ships’ll take ya down the major
rivers or along the coastline. Be hard
Investigator
pressed to get anyone in the North
As a smuggler, I’ve had to hunt a or Nilfgaard to sail to Skel ige.
few folk down in my time. Heh, ain’t
easy without a lead. That’s where an Toll Gate
investigator takes over. Leave it to Remember the days when ya could
the professionals, I say.
slip through just about any border
without havin’ to pay the king? Heh,
guess those days are gone.
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Lodging
Straw On The Floor
Not lookin’ for much more than a
roof over your head and some straw
to cushion ya? Save a few crowns.
Keep in mind ya won’t have much
privacy though, heh.
Sketchy Inn Room
Won’t have a lock and won’t be
free of rats, plus ya might find folk
comin’ in the window. Heh, prob-
ably not the best idea unless you’re
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