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The Witcher Pen & Paper RPG

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by Cody Pondsmith

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

  94

  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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