Lists of non-magical treasures

[Morrus]

What "categories" of non-magical treasure can you think of? I'm trying to come up with a list of categories which will prove exhaustive. This is what I've come up with so far off the top of my head, but I'm sure there are big gaps:

Gems
Jewelry
Statues/statuettes
Books
Paintings (inc. tapestries)
Candlesticks, chalices, plates, dishes, cutlery - (not sure what I'd call this category)
Spices, incense
Mirrors
Clothing
Furniture

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Documents!

Sort of geeky here, but there are all kinds of financial documents created by the Venetian banking industry that would be just as viable for a typical FRPG- promissory notes, letters of credit, checks, etc. all date back hundreds of years.

Some are fungible- the money would be paid to whomever presents the document to the moneylender noted in the document.

Others wouldn't be fungible, but would still be valuable if exchanged for reward money to the designated beneficiaries.

Other documents that could prove valuable:

Wills
Deeds to land
Letters between conspirators
Blackmail letters
Love letters
written music
Research documents
Ecology studies
maps
Details of troop movements
Recipes and formulae
Family trees ("The Prince isn't actually the King's son! Iiiiinteresting!")

etc.

 

[Sejs]

Adding to the documents entry above:

Artistic manuscripts - original drafts of amazingly famous works would be worth quite a bit to collectors or other art buffs. Plays, operas, symphonies, etc. Another option could be previously undiscovered works by famous authors, particularly if said authors are dead now.

 

[Sejs]

Candlesticks, chalices, plates, dishes, cutlery - (not sure what I'd call this category)

That's all silverware or household silver. 'Service' would be another term.

 

[philreed]

Sort of geeky here, but there are all kinds of financial documents created by the Venetian banking industry that would be just as viable for a typical FRPG- promissory notes, letters of credit, checks, etc. all date back hundreds of years.

You mean stuff like this?

I love documents as treasure. It's a great way to make a group of players sweat as they try to protect loose pages from the dangers of adventuring.

I've often thought about writing a second collection of document treasures but simply haven't managed to steal the time to do it.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Rugs/carpets
Fine furniture
Glassware
Scientific instruments
Expensive spell components
Animal body parts
Rare wine
Pie ... lots of pie

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Rare Spell components- critter parts, rare roots & herbs.

 

[philreed]

Rare Spell components- critter parts, rare roots & herbs.

Have you been looking at my PDF catalog?

 

[diaglo]

1edADnD DMG (1979, revised)

it has what you want, mang.

 

[Rhun]

Rare Liquors and Spirits
Exotic Foodstuffs
Perfumes and Oils