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Trinkets of Sea and Shore
Preserved parrots, shells, bits of ships and items from beneath the sea. Fantasy trinkets might be found on sailor npcs, merfolk adventurers, seafaring merchants, in underwater chests, a ruined lighthouse or in a fishing family.
So here are trinkets for your sea characters in fantasy campaigns
There is a fantasy sea trinket generator at ChaosGen. Trinkets in pdf form at Trinkets of Sea and Shore on DriveThru RPG.
100 Trinkets of Sea and Shore
| 1d100 | Fantasy Sea Trinkets |
|---|---|
| 1 | A necklace made from eye patches |
| 2 | A clay seahorse with a head that turns to watch its surroundings |
| 3 | A length of rope, that can't be tied |
| 4 | A waterskin holding a thriving ecoystem of fish and sea plants |
| 5 | A bloodstained woodcut of a shark with angel wings |
| 6 | A flag made from seaweed |
| 7 | A crude prototype for a boat that functions underwater |
| 8 | A clam shell which is fully of brackish water every morning |
| 9 | A embalmed parrot with glowing feathers |
| 10 | A preserved creature, half sea urchin and half lobster |
| 11 | A bottle with a family of anemones living inside |
| 12 | An ancient scroll with a recipe for battered fish and fried vegetables |
| 13 | A model lighthouse carved from driftwood |
| 14 | Wind chimes that only sound when a storm is near |
| 15 | A copper key, decorated with twisted drowning faces |
| 16 | A tin of hard biscuits marked with a date from a century ago |
| 17 | A set of 36 playing cards with complex instructions to cursed treasure |
| 18 | A bright hat shaped like a seashell |
| 19 | A chain with metal lobster claws that pinch the skin |
| 20 | A small sea chest with sea shanty titles on slips of paper |
| 21 | A list of names of everyone who worked at a shipyard |
| 22 | A wooden head that smiles when in freshwater and frowns in saltwater |
| 23 | A holy symbol made from three anchors |
| 24 | A bandanna made of sailcloth taken from a famous wreck |
| 25 | A miniature coral-framed painting of seal-folk under a stormy sky |
| 26 | A pirate costume for a cat |
| 27 | A rusted hook, inscribed with a message only visible in moonlight |
| 28 | A fish skeleton that loses bones through the day, reforming every dawn |
| 29 | A miniature cart that turns into a boat and back again |
| 30 | An astrolabe covered in pink sigils |
| 31 | A fishing net that can't catch anything |
| 32 | A puzzle box in the form of a ship |
| 33 | A toy wooden cutlass scrawled with nautical slang |
| 34 | A vial of shimmering squid ink |
| 35 | A glass bottle containing a miniature sea serpent |
| 36 | A set of five miniature torsos, with four mer-tails to attach to them |
| 37 | A hunk of weathered timber with the name of a famed sea witch |
| 38 | A belt with pouches, each holding sand of a different colour |
| 39 | A bone statuette of a crab-headed humanoid |
| 40 | A weathered bag painted with a distinctive crew of seafarers |
| 41 | A tarnished bell, which when rung, emits the smell of smoked fish |
| 42 | A drinking vessel made from a conch horn |
| 43 | A blessed spearhead said to be potent against sea horrors |
| 44 | A tiny penguin that likes to sit on your shoulder |
| 45 | A cursed silver half-moon pendant |
| 46 | A piece of canvas cut into the shape of a whale |
| 47 | A pair of heart-shaped earrings you found on a beach |
| 48 | A green figurine of a jellyfish with movable tentacles |
| 49 | A book titled "A Surface Dweller's Guide to Cities Under the Sea" |
| 50 | A belt of tern feathers |
| 51 | A tinted glass jar filled with shark teeth |
| 52 | A wooden puzzle depicting several flag designs |
| 53 | An amulet of blue stone glowing with the sigil of a sea oracle |
| 54 | An octopus figurine that clutches seven copper coins |
| 55 | A seal skull that whispers of freeing a ghost ship |
| 56 | A trident head driven through a still-moving fish fin |
| 57 | A tiny anchor inscribed with a prophecy of a doomed undersea city |
| 58 | A worn set of pipes, that when played, remind you of a particular port |
| 59 | A preserved sea elf lung |
| 60 | A wooden shadow puppet of a sailor, holding an eel |
| 61 | A muslin shawl said to be taken from a sea sprite |
| 62 | A petrified octopus tentacle that floats |
| 63 | A waterproof jewellery box, with ash and a letter for a loved one |
| 64 | A feather bracelet that tightens at the sounds of seabirds |
| 65 | An oar paddle covered in barnacles |
| 66 | A pot with purple seagrass that can survive anything |
| 67 | A runed starfish brooch that attracts starfish |
| 68 | A children's book depicting frightening sea creatures |
| 69 | A model boat full of holes, that still floats |
| 70 | A silver hair ornament of a crayfish battling a squid |
| 71 | A frayed rope noose once used to hang smugglers |
| 72 | A pebble with seaweed attached, that gives its bearer dreams of seagulls |
| 73 | An mermaid amulet which is constantly shedding tears |
| 74 | A copper board game with pieces for ships, islands and serpents |
| 75 | A crumpled sheet which describes how to make a flying ship |
| 76 | A miniature island made of pewter, with kelp growing on it |
| 77 | A bronze bracelet with several charms depicting sea gods |
| 78 | A wooden cup that fills with water at inconvenient times |
| 79 | A tiny spyglass that lets a viewer see a warship |
| 80 | An illustrated guide to edible seaweed |
| 81 | A wooden dolphin charm, that squeaks when dipped in saltwater |
| 82 | An unusually heavy chunk of coral |
| 83 | The preserved tongue of a sea dragon that whispers of a lost city |
| 84 | A warped piece of wood with the names of three famous ships |
| 85 | A jar with sand that shifts into different fish shapes |
| 86 | A mouldy seahorse doll said to ward off sea monsters |
| 87 | A slimy wooden plank that attracts tiny crustaceans |
| 88 | A shell with an anemone that often burbles happily |
| 89 | An empty rum bottle, that always points towards the moon when spun |
| 90 | A sharkskin loincloth |
| 91 | An old ship's nameplate, given to you by a dying sailor |
| 92 | A briny gold coin with the faces of dead gods |
| 93 | A set of four turtle shells that fit inside one another |
| 94 | A tiny rowing boat hanging from a silk cord |
| 95 | A book written with the charter of a infamous pirate crew |
| 96 | A seaweed medallion with a miniature chest dangling from it |
| 97 | A dead pirate's hand, clutching tight to a glass vial |
| 98 | A bone sceptre marked with the symbols of thirteen merfolk clans |
| 99 | A scrimshaw figurehead of an archer |
| 100 | A crude parchment map with a pirate symbol on the reverse |
More Sea Tables
There is a fantasy sea trinket generator at ChaosGen. Trinkets in pdf form at Trinkets of Sea and Shore on DriveThru RPG.
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