D&D General Kitschy Souvenirs/Treasures?

[Indagare Nogitsune]

I was wondering if anyone ever included cheap souvenirs in their campaign setting or even as part of treasure hoards. This random thought brought to you by Roman Souvenir Styluses.

 

[Koloth]

I have seen it done. Sadly, if the thing doesn't add a + or ability to the character sheet, many players just toss the thing into the Sell pile for conversion to GP. I imagine that those characters have rooms that make a monk's cubical seem down right full of stuff.

 

[Pamphylian]

Not cheap souvenirs, but I've had fun with ancient tour guide/guide book automatons, with knowledge of an area but a limited conversational repertoire and reasoning ability (like an old chat bot) - no way of comprehending that the civilization they were built for is long gone. Fun way of giving the classic "partially completed treasure map" a bit more personality. Inspired by a talking skull or something from an old module (The Endless Stair?).

An ancient vending machine with good security and a tempting hole to reach up into has also been prepared, though not yet encountered.

 

[Whisper-Kitten]

I made a talking key once that added random commentary. My players threw it down a well.

 

[sevenbastard]

The problem is if you describe it too much the players think it is the ultimate clue and go down some crazy rabbit hole and build a giant conspiracy around it. When all you really wanted was for it to be something cool world building

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Haven't done it, but how about a ceramic chubby rakshasha that has a waving hand?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

If magic kitsch is allowed to, how about a snow globe that can show you a pleasant snowy vista of any location you’ve been? It’s not scrying, it’s an illusion, so the view could be completely absurdist- inside a monster’s lair, for instance.

 

[R_J_K75]

About 30 years ago I ran a Waterdeep campaign and the players kept coming across and collecting "gems" they kept finding thinking they were valuable. Turned out they were little more than costume jewelry that nobles were using as status symbols.

 

[Edgar Ironpelt]

In my Brotherhood of Rangers game, there is an NPC Ogre Magi couple that the party has never encountered. However, the party has arrived at various places after the couple departed. In those places, the party will sometimes find kinky bedroom-game resources.

 

[Whisper-Kitten]

Haven't done it, but how about a ceramic chubby rakshasha that has a waving hand?

My players are going to hate you now that I put that into my game.