Wednesday 1 June 2016

Generators Funds - Scriptures


by
MrZarono


And once again wie have the first day of a new month and as promised you get a new generator. This time it is all about funds which your PCs can pick up, stumble over or find while they are prowling around. This is the second article in the series of funds. If you have ideas or need something special as funds, just drop me a note.

The generator you find HERE and it is once more written for Inspiration Pad Pro.

Happy gaming!

Examples

At first glance:
(Name of the discovering SC) discovers 2 equilateral triangles made from gold with a hole in the middle.
At closer inspection:
One side measures 20cm (7.8 inches), the hole in the center has a diameter of 5cm (2 inches) and the triangle is 2cm (0.4 inches) thick. One triangle weights 3.1 kg (6.8 lb). The discovered scripture seems to be old, over 500 years for sure and is in a very bad shape so that only 53% is readable. The writing is in an unknown alphabet and in an unknown language.
The content is a heretical topic and lies next to a corpse or what is left of it. Simple, straightforward and unadorned language is used.
Value material: 1'178 gp per triangle
Value: The right buyer will be willing to pay up to 2'945 gp per triangle.

At first glance:
(Name of the discovering SC) discovers a book bound in ornate leather.
At closer inspection:
The book measures 30x30x6cm (12 x18x4"), has around 100 pages made from mold-made paper (weight is only 1/10), weights 1.5 kg (3 lbs). The discovered scripture seems to be contemporary, about 8 decades old and is in a very bad shape so that only 35% is readable. The writing is in an unknown alphabet and in an unknown language.
The content is a forbidden topic and it is a compilation or anthology (author = editor). The handwriting is exceptionally ornate.
Value: The right buyer will be willing to pay up to 63 gp.

At first glance:
(Name of the discovering SC) discovers a book which has metal hinges and clasps that connect the covers and lock the book.
At closer inspection:
The book measures 30x30x6cm (12 x18x4"), has around 100 pages made from papyrus, weights 1.5 kg (3 lbs). The discovered scripture seems to be new, 8 months old the most and is in an acceptable condition with some signs of use. The writing is in a foreign archaic alphabet in a temporary but foreign language.
The content is a biography and its first page has a portrait (evtl. of the author). It is obviously not written in the author’s mothers tongue.
Value: The right buyer will be willing to pay up to 25 gp.

At first glance:
(Name of the discovering SC) discovers a book which has a plain and unadorned binding.
At closer inspection:
The book measures 60x60x15cm (24x24x6"), has around 500 pages made from parchment and weights good 20 kg (40 lbs). The discovered scripture seems to be contemporary, about 1 decades old and is in a very bad shape so that only 71% is readable. The writing is in a local but ancient alphabet in a local but archaic language.
The content is a letter of consignement and its content is protected by traps, codes or deliberate errors. The tone of the author is haughty and authoritative.
Value: The right buyer will be willing to pay up to 150 gp.

At first glance:
(Name of the discovering SC) discovers 4 wax-tablets, with covers made from wood and with simple leather binding.
At closer inspection:
On the inside is a thin waxfilm, 63% chance something is written there. One wax-tablet measures 20x12x4cm (7.8x4.7x0.8inches) when closed, 20x24x2cm (7.8x9.4x0.4inches) when open and weights 0.3kg (0.66 lb). The discovered scripture seems to be new, 10 months old the most and is in an acceptable condition with some signs of use. The writing is in a foreign archaic alphabet in a local and familiar language.
The content is a business letter and lies next to a corpse or what is left of it. Two different colors of ink are used for clarity in the text.
Value: The right buyer will be willing to pay up to 4 gp per tablet.