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Skull Lord

Skull lords have a skeletal humanoid form, but have three skull — one each side of the central one. These undead often wear plate armor and carry a powerful staff of bone.

AC: 18 HP: 112
CR: 15 Size: M

Skull Lord
Harvesting Table

Instructions: Because this creature is an Undead, 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: Undead (sorcerer)
Skill: Arcana

Item

Description

Value

Weight

Exp.

Crafting

DC: 10

ITEM: Skull Lord Dust (pouch) DC: 10

When a skull lord is destroyed, its skeletal form crumbles to ash. The ash is valuable to alchemists and spellcasters (especially artificers and necromancers).

VALUE: 500 gp

WEIGHT: 4lb.

EXPIRE: ∞

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, HHH2 and HHH3 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.

Expiration

Many harvested goods will start to rot and decay after a period of time. Below is a quick overview of how we determine expiration dates, and is used as a guide for most harvested items. Note: It is always up to the DM to decide on the exact expiration.

Item Type

Days

Explanation

Body Part

2 days

Flesh rots and decays quickly.

Body Part, Undead

7 days

Undead body parts are already rotting, so their usefulness can last a little longer than regular flesh (which becomes useless when it rots).

Bones

∞

Bones take a very long time to decay.

Feathers

∞

Feathers take a very long time to decay.

Ears

14 days

Ears are predominantly tough cartilage (soft bone). The skin around the ears rot quickly, but the ear remains intact for some time after.

Hair

∞

Hair takes a very long time to decay.

Head

3 days

Like other flesh, it rots and decays quickly, but lasts slightly longer

Hides/Pelts

10 days

Hides/Pelts must be treated and soaks in order to retain its usefulness.

Liquid, Vial (i.e. Blood)

7 days

If contained in a stoppered vial, most fluids have a longer shelf life. However, if exposed to air, it gets ruined VERY quickly.

Liquid, Vial (i.e. Slime)

14 days

Slimes and gels tend to have a longer shelf-life than other fluids. However, if exposed to air, it gets ruined VERY quickly.

Poisons

14 days

Most poisons are viable for about 2 week. However, each poison is different. In additions, proficiency with a poisoner's kit may allow assassins the ability to extend the shelf-life every few weeks (adding other ingredients to extend the poison's usefulness)

Tattoos/Marks

5 days

Usually a strip of skin, which can be preserved with some oil to last a little longer than other flesh.

Wings

7 days

While wings contain flesh, which rots quickly, the bones and leather/feather last much longer, making the wings usefulness last longers.

Skull Lord
Individual Treasure

1098 gp, 56 pp

Random Roll: d100 = 59

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d100	cp	sp	ep	gp	pp
01-20	cp: —	sp: 4d6 x 100 (1,400)	ep: —	gp: 1d6 x 100 (35)	pp: —
21-35	cp: —	sp: —	ep: 1d6 x 100 (350)	gp: 1d6 x 100 (350)	pp: —
36-75	cp: —	sp: —	ep: —	gp: 2d6 x 100 (700)	pp: 1d6 x 10 (35)
76-100	cp: —	sp: —	ep: —	gp: 2d6 x 100 (700)	pp: 2d6 x 10 (35)

Skull Lord
Treasure Hoard

8896 gp, 1856 pp
Gems: 3 gems worth 1000 gp each
[1 Emerald, 1 Opal, 1 Blue sapphire]

Random Roll: d100 = 15

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	cp	sp	ep	gp	pp
Coins	cp: —	sp: —	ep: —	gp: 4d6 x 1000 (1400)	pp: 5d6 x 100 (1750)

d100	Gems or Art Objects	—
01-03	Gems or Art Objects: —	—: —
04-06	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects	—: —
07-10	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 750 gp art objects	—: —
11-12	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 500 gp gems	—: —
13-15	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems	—: —
16-19	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects	—: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table A and 1d6 times on Magic Item Table B
20-23	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 750 gp art objects	—: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table A and 1d6 times on Magic Item Table B
24-26	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 500 gp gems	—: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table A and 1d6 times on Magic Item Table B
27-29	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems	—: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table A and 1d6 times on Magic Item Table B
30-35	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects	—: Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table C
36-40	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 750 gp art objects	—: Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table C
41-45	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 500 gp gems	—: Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table C
46-50	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems	—: Roll 1d6 times on Magic Item Table C
51-54	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects	—: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table D
55-58	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 750 gp art objects	—: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table D
59-62	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 500 gp gems	—: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table D
63-66	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems	—: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table D
67-68	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects	—: Roll once on Magic Item Table E
69-70	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 750 gp art objects	—: Roll once on Magic Item Table E
71-72	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 500 gp gems	—: Roll once on Magic Item Table E
73-74	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems	—: Roll once on Magic Item Table E
75-76	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects	—: Roll once on Magic Item Table F and 1d4 times on Magic Item Table G
77-78	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 750 gp art objects	—: Roll once on Magic Item Table F and 1d4 times on Magic Item Table G
79-80	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 500 gp gems	—: Roll once on Magic Item Table F and 1d4 times on Magic Item Table G
81-82	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems	—: Roll once on Magic Item Table F and 1d4 times on Magic Item Table G
83-85	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects	—: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table H
86-88	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 750 gp art objects	—: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table H
89-90	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 500 gp gems	—: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table H
91-92	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems	—: Roll 1d4 times on Magic Item Table H
93-94	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 250 gp art objects	—: Roll once on Magic Item Table I
95-96	Gems or Art Objects: 2d4 (5) 750 gp art objects	—: Roll once on Magic Item Table I
97-98	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems	—: Roll once on Magic Item Table I
99-100	Gems or Art Objects: 3d6 (10) 1,000 gp gems	—: Roll once on Magic Item Table I

Skull Lord
Equipment & Other Goods

Typically found on (or even "in" the creature)

This character usually carries: 1 Staff, 1 Plate

1 ~~Staff~~
[0 gp (quality: 0×, size: 1×, normally 5 gp)][4 lb.]
destroyed, splintered made of ironwood

1 ~~Plate Armor~~
[0 gp (quality: 0×, size: 1×, normally 1500 gp)][65 lb.]
destroyed made of steel

The tables below show how we determine an item's value and weight modifiers. The first table determines the item's value modifier based on its quality. The second table determines the item's value and weight modifiers based on the creature's size.

d100	% Chance	Quality	Value
1-2	% Chance: 2%	Quality: Superb	Value: 1.5×
3-5	% Chance: 3%	Quality: Almost New	Value: 1×
6-55	% Chance: 50%	Quality: Low Quality (poorly made, high use)	Value: 0.5×
56-65	% Chance: 10%	Quality: Terrible Quality (cracked, warped)	Value: 0.1×
66-100	% Chance: 35%	Quality: Destroyed	Value: 0×

Creature's size and its value and weight modifiers.

Size	Weight(x)	Value(x)	Note
Tiny	Weight(x): ¼×	Value(x): ¼×	Note: Tiny creatures often carry very small weapons & armor, too small for other creature.
Small	Weight(x): 1×	Value(x): 1×	Note: Small creatures tend to use smaller standard weapons, like daggers and shortswords, but it is the DM's discretion if the items are usable or have a modified weight/value.
Medium	Weight(x): 1×	Value(x): 1×
Large	Weight(x): 1×	Value(x): 1×	Note: Large creatures tend to use larger standard weapons, like greatswords and greatclubs, but it is the DM's discretion if the items are usable or have a modified weight/value.
Huge	Weight(x): 8×	Value(x): 2×	Note: The increase in value is for the raw materials (as the items are way too large to be useful).
Gargantuan	Weight(x): 15×	Value(x): 4×	Note: The increase in value is for the raw materials (as the items are way too large to be useful).

Skull Lord
Trinkets

1 ruby, broken in half

Random Roll: 1d20 = 9

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1d20

Item

Weight

Value

1 eyeball floating in a jar

5 lb.

5 sp

1 human nose, wrapped in a moist rag

¼ lb.

3 sp

1 set of broken spectacles

8 sp

1 illegible journal with random symbols and scratches

23 lb.

5 sp

1 partially carved stone medallion, with a skull symbol

1 lb.

3 sp

1 vial of dried blood

½ lb.

1 sp

1 pouch of grave dirt (from an unmarked grave)

3 lb.

2 cp

1 pouch of rare herbs

2 lb.

3 gp

1 ruby, broken in half

5 gp

1 jar of wrinkle cream

2 lb.

4 sp

1 sacrificial dagger carved from a single piece of bone, engraved with arcane symbols

1 lb.

2 gp

1 book titled "Dealing with Old Age"

6 lb.

12 gp

1 cracked crystal ball (unusable)

3 lb.

1 sp

1 stone with a worn runestone (death)

4 lb.

6 cp

1 small mithral orb

1 lb.

10 gp

1 finger bone quill

5 gp

1 small urn with a preserved, desiccated liver inside

6 lb.

5 sp

1 handful of dry gray hair, tied with a black ribbon

2 cp

1 parchment with a list of names, and the title "Potential Souls"

1d4 blank scrolls

1 sp

Skull Lord
Meat

The meat of an undead creature, if any still exists, is decayed, rotten and often riddled with disease. Eating the meat can cause serious illness, and even death. Dungeon Master's discretion.

This creature produces 6 pieces of meat, weighing a total of 24 lbs.

Random Roll: 2d6 = 6

Medium creatures produce 2d6 worth of meat.

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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.

Meat and Creature Types

Some creature types have meat that is inedible (i.e udead), while others carry some sort of stygma (cannibalism, distasteful, unholy). For example, eating a celestial may be considered a vile, unholy act; while eating a monstrosity may be considered disgusting and distasteful; in addition, giants are too similar to most medium-sized humanoids and are often considered inline with cannibalism. Of course, while buying meats with a stygma is forbidden and possibly illegal in most places, there are always people willing to buy illegal goods (although they may be hard to find).

Creature Type

Edible

Possible Stigma

Sellable

Aberration

Inedible

Beast

Celestial

Cannibalism, Holy Creature

Construct

Inedible

Dragon

Elemental

Inedible

Fey

Cannibalism, Worshipped

Some are inedible

Fiend

Inedible

Giant

Cannibalism, Disgusting Creature

Humanoid

Cannibalism

Monstrosity

Disgusting Creature

Ooze

Inedible

Plant

No meat

Undead

Inedible

* Some monstrosities have meat that is edible (DM Discretion)

Eating Meat

Cooked meat can be eaten safely. Cooking meat requires a campfire or oven. Eating raw meat requires a DC 10 Constitution Check. A successful check results in a filling meal. A failure results in debilitating stomach cramps, causing 1 level of exhaustion (disadvantage on ability checks).

Drying Meat

The meat can be dried using salt, spices, heat and time.

Drying Method

Time

Notes

Oven

6 hours

Smoke Hut

2 days

Smoking must be maintained periodically (can't be left alone for days)

Sun

16 hours

Must be in direct sunlight, in over 85°F.
Set on a hot stone, or hanging from a rack.
Higher chance of spoiling.

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Eating Meat

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