Nothic
Harvesting Table
Instructions: Because this creature is an
Aberration, the player should roll a
Arcana Check using the DCs in the table below. On a success, the player is able to harvest the item. On a failure, the item cannot be harvested (either because the character is not skilled enough, or because the item is ruined). The DM should note that many of the items have an expiration, and can not be sold or used after the expiration has passed.
Type: Aberration
Skill: Arcana
DC
Item
Description
Value
Weight
Exp.
Crafting
DC:
10
ITEM:
Nothic Claws (x2)
DC:
10
Being a former spellcaster, with no knowledge of its past life, a torrent of magic has surged through the creature's fingers over the years. Now, these fingers end in long, sharp talons. The claw on each index fingers of a nothic retain a spark of the spellcaster's former power. The talons aren't very large, but are often used by spellcasters, especially divinators and seers. The talons are believed to help find magic items.
Use: A spellcaster can spend an hour, and 100gp worth of materials (incense, rare herbs, special candles, etc.), to perform a ritual with one of the claws. At the end of the ritual, the claw will point to the nearest magical item, and have a slight magnetic pull in that direction (unfortunately, this includes items carried by the spellcaster and their party). The claw will continue to have a slight pull in that direction for the next 12 hours. If any magic items are stored within a lead container, the ritual will not detect those items. Once the ritual is cast, the same claw loses its power and cannot be effective in the ritual again.
VALUE:
5 gp
WEIGHT:
2lb.
EXPIRE:
∞
DC:
15
ITEM:
Nothic Eye
DC:
15
The large eye of a nothic is a round white orb with a huge iris and pupil. The eye is swimming with arcane energy, prized by necromancers and divinators. The lens can be extracted and used by skilled artificers. Some spellcasters can preserve the eye into a solid orb, with a glass-like texture and use it as a scrying device.
VALUE:
30 gp
WEIGHT:
7lb.
EXPIRE:
∞
CRAFT: Lens of Insight (HHH)
Most crafting items have an acronym associated with it, such as "DMG". These acronyms refer to specific guide books. For example, "DMG" refers to the "Dungeon Master's Guide". The acronyms for HHH and HHH2 refer to Hamund's Harvesting Handbook, a homebrew harvesting guide that offers a variety of homebrew (not official) magic items. To view and purchase Hamund's Harvesting Handbook,
click here.
Nothic
Individual Treasure
This kind of creature does not normally carry treasure.
5 gp
Random Roll: d100 = 89
|
d100 |
cp |
sp |
ep |
gp |
pp |
|
01-30 |
cp:
5d6 (17) |
sp:
— |
ep:
— |
gp:
— |
pp:
— |
|
31-60 |
cp:
— |
sp:
4d6 (14) |
ep:
— |
gp:
— |
pp:
— |
|
61-70 |
cp:
— |
sp:
— |
ep:
3d6 (10) |
gp:
— |
pp:
— |
|
71-95 |
cp:
— |
sp:
— |
ep:
— |
gp:
3d6 (10) |
pp:
— |
|
96-100 |
cp:
— |
sp:
— |
ep:
— |
gp:
— |
pp:
1d6 (3) |
Nothic
Treasure Hoard
This kind of creature does not normally have or collect treasure. However, the creature may have a lair full of bodies, or reside somewhere that treasure already exists.
Coins: 2385 cp, 1060 sp, 25 gp
Art: 8 art objects worth 25 gp each
[1 Silver ewer, 1 Copper chalice with silver filigree, 1 Small mirror set in a painted wooden frame, 2 Black velvet mask stitched with silver thread, 2 Cloth-of-gold vestments, 1 Gold locket with a painted portrait inside]Magic Items (4)
: [1 Nathair's Mischief Scroll (Level 2), 1 Potion of Giant Strength (Hill Giant), 1 Potion of Animal Friendship, 1 Mariner's Armor] Random Roll: d100 = 70
|
|
cp |
sp |
ep |
gp |
pp |
|
Coins |
cp:
6d6 x 100 (2100) |
sp:
3d6 x 100 (1050) |
ep:
— |
gp:
2d6 x 10 (70) |
pp:
— |
|
d100 |
cp:
Gems or Art Objects |
sp:
— |
ep:
Magic Items |
|
|
|
01-06 |
cp:
— |
|
ep:
— |
|
|
|
07-16 |
cp:
2d6 (7) 10 gp gems |
|
ep:
— |
|
|
|
17-26 |
cp:
2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects |
|
ep:
— |
|
|
|
27-36 |
cp:
2d6 (7) 50 gp gems |
|
ep:
— |
|
|
|
37-44 |
cp:
2d6 (7) 10 gp gems |
|
ep:
Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table A |
|
|
|
45-52 |
cp:
2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects |
|
ep:
Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table A |
|
|
|
53-60 |
cp:
2d6 (7) 50 gp gems |
|
ep:
Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table A |
|
|
|
61-65 |
cp:
2d6 (7) 10 gp gems |
|
ep:
Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table B |
|
|
|
66-70 |
cp:
2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects |
|
ep:
Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table B |
|
|
|
71-75 |
cp:
2d6 (7) 50 gp gems |
|
ep:
Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table B |
|
|
|
76-78 |
cp:
2d6 (7) 10 gp gems |
|
ep:
Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table C |
|
|
|
79-80 |
cp:
2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects |
|
ep:
Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table C |
|
|
|
81-85 |
cp:
2d6 (7) 50 gp gems |
|
ep:
Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table C |
|
|
|
86-92 |
cp:
2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects |
|
ep:
Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table F |
|
|
|
93-97 |
cp:
2d6 (7) 50 gp gems |
|
ep:
Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table F |
|
|
|
98-99 |
cp:
2d4 (5) 25 gp art objects |
|
ep:
Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table G |
|
|
|
100 |
cp:
2d6 (7) 50 gp gems |
|
ep:
Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table G |
|
|
Nothic
Meat
The meat of many monsters is considered vile and distasteful. Monstrosities and aberrations, in particular, may have tainted blood or rancid tasting meat. Dungeon Master's discretion.
This creature produces 3 pieces of meat, weighing a total of 12 lbs.
Random Roll: 2d6 = 3
Medium creatures produce 2d6 worth of meat.
The table below shows how much meat an
inexperienced butcher may be able to harvest from a creature, especially after a battle may have ruined some of the meat (i.e. burned, frozen, poisoned, etc.). If a
whole creature's carcass is brought to a butcher, the butcher may pay 4x the value rolled in the chart below for the carcass (if the butcher even WANTS this kind of creature - DM discretion). Of course, carrying a heavy carcass can be difficult, and the creature's bacteria that kept it alive will begin to ruin the meat, spoiling it within a day.
|
Beast Size |
DC |
Meat |
Weight (x4)† |
Expire ‡ |
Value (x2sp)⋆ |
|
Tiny |
DC:
5 |
Meat:
1 |
Weight (x4)†:
4 lb. |
Expire ‡:
1 day |
Value (x2sp)⋆:
2 sp |
|
Small |
DC:
5 |
Meat:
1d4 |
Weight (x4)†:
4-16 lb. |
Expire ‡:
1 day |
Value (x2sp)⋆:
2-8 sp |
|
Medium |
DC:
5 |
Meat:
2d6 |
Weight (x4)†:
8-48 lb. |
Expire ‡:
1 day |
Value (x2sp)⋆:
4-24 sp |
|
Large |
DC:
5 |
Meat:
6d6 |
Weight (x4)†:
24-144 lb. |
Expire ‡:
1 day |
Value (x2sp)⋆:
12-72 sp |
|
Huge |
DC:
5 |
Meat:
8d12 |
Weight (x4)†:
32-384 lb. |
Expire ‡:
1 day |
Value (x2sp)⋆:
16-192 sp |
|
Gargantuan |
DC:
5 |
Meat:
8d20 |
Weight (x4)†:
32-640 lb. |
Expire ‡:
1 day |
Value (x2sp)⋆:
16-320 sp |
† The weight of a raw piece of meat is 4 pounds. And one slab of meat (4 lbs.), can be used to make 1 dried ration (2 lbs.).
‡ Raw meat has a very short shelf-life, and will go bad within a day if it is not refridgerated or cured.
⋆ The table above uses a standard price of 5cp per pound for regular a piece of animal meat (such as cattle or deer). The value of meat can vary drastically, depending on the quality, rarity and the creature it is sourced from. For example, dragon meat could cost 10x more than standard livestock meat, while insect meat could cost only a copper or two per pound. A DM can decide if that is adequate, and if certain meat is worth more or less.
