Weird Items
Each character begins the game with a weird item that seems ordinary but hides some extraordinary propriety. What this strange power might be is up to the player and the Referee. Referees should allow and reward creative and fun ideas about these objects, but their usability should still be limited. In order to work, a player must make a Luck Roll to make use of the strange propriety of these Weird Items.
Below is a random table of items that can be used to determine what these items are. What they actually do we will only find out during the game. A rusty dagger might vibrate when ghosts are nearby. A broken watch might freeze time for 1d6 rounds. A broken mirror might allow the user to see in the Shadow World.
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Weird Item
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1
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Melted amulet
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2
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Ancient arrowhead
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3
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Beaten backpack
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4
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Discolored bag
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5
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Small metallic ball
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6
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Smelly bandana
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7
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Blood stained bedroll
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8
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Dented beer mug
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9
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Petrified bone
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10
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Handbound book
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11
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Dirt covered boots
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12
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Decorated Ivory Box
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13
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Leather Bracelet
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14
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Ash covered brazier
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15
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Small siver cage
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16
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Deep scarlet candle
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17
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Blood colored chalk
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18
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Rusted Chisel
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19
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Ragged grey cloak
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20
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Coal statue
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21
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Scratched coin
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22
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Dusty woode comb
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23
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Miniature crib
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24
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Spartan iron crown
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25
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Rune inscribed cube
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26
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Dented cuirass
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27
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Split golden cup
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28
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Rusty bronze dagger
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29
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Illustrated deck of cards
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30
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Set of polyhedral dice
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31
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Polished dirk
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32
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Faceless porcelain doll
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33
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Miniature iron door
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34
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Blank old sketchbook
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35
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Stained drums
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36
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Exotic earings
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37
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Large petrified egg
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38
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Colorful feather
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39
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Wooden flute
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40
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Opaque Gem
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41
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Silky gloves
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42
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Rusty grappling hook
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43
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Large stone hammer
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44
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Out of tune harp
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45
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Bloody stained harpoon
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46
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Fancy hat
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47
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Bone hatchet
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48
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Rusty hook
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49
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Crystal hourglass
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50
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Shrunken human head
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51
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Foul smelling incense
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52
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Vial of ink
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53
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Painted jar
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54
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Ancient jewel
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55
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Large bronze key
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56
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Bright colored kite
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57
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Bone knife
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58
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Broken ladder
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59
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Old oil lamp
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60
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Malfunctioning flashlight
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61
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Sturdy lock
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62
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Old iron manacles
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63
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Painted mask
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64
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Broken mirror
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65
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Oil tainted mitten
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66
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Beaten musical instrument
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67
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Snapped necklace
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68
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Sharp needle
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69
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Silver net
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70
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Iridescent oil
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71
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Discolored painting
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72
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Ragged pair of jeans
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73
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Uncomfortable old pillow
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74
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Metal pin
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75
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Worn off pocket knife
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76
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Vial of poison
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77
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Sweat stained pouch
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78
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Preserved organ
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79
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Small stone pyramid
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80
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Shattered quartz
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81
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Flea ridden quilt
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82
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Torned ribbon
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83
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Worn off iron ring
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84
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Perfumed robe
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85
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Sea smelling rope
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86
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Broken saber
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87
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Leather satchel
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88
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Forbidden scabbard
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89
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Silver scythe
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90
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Great seashell
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91
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Ancient bronze shield
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92
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Polished leather shoes
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93
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Rusty shovel
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94
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Perfumed soap
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95
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Colored glass sphere
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96
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Golden spoon
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97
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Stone sundial
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98
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Wooden totem
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99
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Unknown machinery
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100
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Silver whistle
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