Trinkets

Random Roll: d100 = 54

A candle that can’t be lit

Trinkets are fun little items that add to a player's backstory, or are interesting items that players find along their journey. If your DM allows you to add a trinket to your starting items, try to think of an good reason for how your character acquired the item. A trinket can be...

something the character found in their youth
what remains of a collection that the character had in his past
a cherished gift from a former lover
something a parent gave to the character before they passed
an award for a task done well
a remembrance from a mentor
the first item that a rogue stole.

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d100	Trinket
01	Trinket: A mummified goblin hand
02	Trinket: A piece of crystal that faintly glows in the moonlight
03	Trinket: A gold coin minted in an unknown land
04	Trinket: A diary written in a language you don’t know
05	Trinket: A brass ring that never tarnishes
06	Trinket: An old chess piece made from glass
07	Trinket: A pair of knucklebone dice, each with a skull symbol on the side that would normally show six pips
08	Trinket: A small idol depicting a nightmarish creature that gives you unsettling dreams when you sleep near it
09	Trinket: A rope necklace from which dangles four mummified elf fingers
10	Trinket: The deed for a parcel of land in a realm unknown to you
11	Trinket: A 1-ounce block made from an unknown material
12	Trinket: A small cloth doll skewered with needles
13	Trinket: A tooth from an unknown beast
14	Trinket: An enormous scale, perhaps from a dragon
15	Trinket: A bright green feather
16	Trinket: An old divination card bearing your likeness
17	Trinket: A glass orb filled with moving smoke
18	Trinket: A 1-pound egg with a bright red shell
19	Trinket: A pipe that blows bubbles
20	Trinket: A glass jar containing a weird bit of flesh floating in pickling fluid
21	Trinket: A tiny gnome-crafted music box that plays a song you dimly remember from your childhood
22	Trinket: A small wooden statuette of a smug halfling
23	Trinket: A brass orb etched with strange runes
24	Trinket: A multicolored stone disk
25	Trinket: A tiny silver icon of a raven
26	Trinket: A bag containing forty-seven humanoid teeth, one of which is rotten
27	Trinket: A shard of obsidian that always feels warm to the touch
28	Trinket: A dragon's bony talon hanging from a plain leather necklace
29	Trinket: A pair of old socks
30	Trinket: A blank book whose pages refuse to hold ink, chalk, graphite, or any other substance or marking
31	Trinket: A silver badge in the shape of a five-pointed star
32	Trinket: A knife that belonged to a relative
33	Trinket: A glass vial filled with nail clippings
34	Trinket: A rectangular metal device with two tiny metal cups on one end that throws sparks when wet
35	Trinket: A white, sequined glove sized for a human
36	Trinket: A vest with one hundred tiny pockets
37	Trinket: A small, weightless stone block
38	Trinket: A tiny sketch portrait of a goblin
39	Trinket: An empty glass vial that smells of perfume when opened
40	Trinket: A gemstone that looks like a lump of coal when examined by anyone but you
41	Trinket: A scrap of cloth from an old banner
42	Trinket: A rank insignia from a lost legionnaire
43	Trinket: A tiny silver bell without a clapper
44	Trinket: A mechanical canary inside a gnome-crafted lamp
45	Trinket: A tiny chest carved to look like it has numerous feet on the bottom
46	Trinket: A dead sprite inside a clear glass bottle
47	Trinket: A metal can that has no opening but sounds as if it is filled with liquid, sand, spiders, or broken glass (your choice)
48	Trinket: A glass orb filled with water, in which swims a clockwork goldfish
49	Trinket: A silver spoon with an M engraved on the handle
50	Trinket: A whistle made from gold-colored wood
51	Trinket: A dead scarab beetle the size of your hand
52	Trinket: Two toy soldiers, one with a missing head
53	Trinket: A small box filled with different-sized buttons
54	Trinket: A candle that can’t be lit
55	Trinket: A tiny cage with no door
56	Trinket: An old key
57	Trinket: An indecipherable treasure map
58	Trinket: A hilt from a broken sword
59	Trinket: A rabbit’s foot
60	Trinket: A glass eye
61	Trinket: A cameo carved in the likeness of a hideous person
62	Trinket: A silver skull the size of a coin
63	Trinket: An alabaster mask
64	Trinket: A pyramid of sticky black incense that smells very bad
65	Trinket: A nightcap that, when worn, gives you pleasant dreams
66	Trinket: A single caltrop made from bone
67	Trinket: A gold monocle frame without the lens
68	Trinket: A 1-inch cube, each side painted a different color
69	Trinket: A crystal knob from a door
70	Trinket: A small packet filled with pink dust
71	Trinket: A fragment of a beautiful song, written as musical notes on two pieces of parchment
72	Trinket: A silver teardrop earring made from a real teardrop
73	Trinket: The shell of an egg painted with scenes of human misery in disturbing detail
74	Trinket: A fan that, when unfolded, shows a sleeping cat
75	Trinket: A set of bone pipes
76	Trinket: A four-leaf clover pressed inside a book discussing manners and etiquette
77	Trinket: A sheet of parchment upon which is drawn a complex mechanical contraption
78	Trinket: An ornate scabbard that fits no blade you have found so far
79	Trinket: An invitation to a party where a murder happened
80	Trinket: A bronze pentacle with an etching of a rat's head in its center
81	Trinket: A purple handkerchief embroidered with the name of a powerful archmage
82	Trinket: Half of a floorplan for a temple, castle, or some other structure
83	Trinket: A bit of folded cloth that, when unfolded, turns into a stylish cap
84	Trinket: A receipt of deposit at a bank in a far-flung city
85	Trinket: A diary with seven missing pages
86	Trinket: An empty silver snuffbox bearing an inscription on the surface that says 'dreams'
87	Trinket: An iron holy symbol devoted to an unknown god
88	Trinket: A book that tells the story of a legendary hero's rise and fall, with the last chapter missing
89	Trinket: A vial of dragon blood
90	Trinket: An ancient arrow of elven design
91	Trinket: A needle that never bends
92	Trinket: An ornate brooch of dwarven design
93	Trinket: An empty wine bottle bearing a pretty label that says, 'The Wizard of Wines Winery, Red Dragon Crush, 331422-W'
94	Trinket: A mosaic tile with a multicolored, glazed surface
95	Trinket: A petrified mouse
96	Trinket: A black pirate flag adorned with a dragon's skull and crossbones
97	Trinket: A tiny mechanical crab or spider that moves about when it’s not being observed
98	Trinket: A glass jar containing lard with a label that reads, 'Griffon Grease'
99	Trinket: A wooden box with a ceramic bottom that holds a living worm with a head on each end of its body
100	Trinket: A metal urn containing the ashes of a hero