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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 5410486" data-attributes="member: 92305">What would a Que-Shu warrior on Krynn carry? A Cimmerian Barbarian? A half-elven ranger in the wood near Greyhawk? A thief jumping from shadow to shadow in the streets of Sanctuary at the blackest hour of night?&nbsp;I'm not talking about the &quot;usual&quot; equipment like armor and weapons--or even specific clothing. I'm talking about the stuff that is usually skimmed over when describing an NPC--stuff you might find on a downed enemy if you rifled through his clothes. &nbsp;This type of stuff comprise the details that make the game that much more &quot;real&quot; for the players. A little bit of this when a players says, &quot;I'm looking over the dead goblin, checking for pockets, purses, or anything tied to his belt. What do I find?&quot; can go a long way to making a game go from &quot;OK&quot; to &quot;Fantastic!&quot;.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Let's consider your average, everyday Cimmerian Barbarian for an example. I would think a character like this would carry little, and if he has stuff on him, it's probably things like: &nbsp;-- a coiled length of fishing line with a hook carved from bone and tied to the end. &nbsp;-- flint, steel, tinder. &nbsp;-- maybe a ring, armlet, bone/stone/leather necklace, or some other like jewelry. &nbsp;-- a coin or three, most likely from Aquilonia. &nbsp;-- maybe a dried, skinned pelt of a small animal. Probably rabbit or fox. Easy to carry and ready for barter. &nbsp;-- maybe a homemade knife, carved from deer antler. &nbsp;-- maybe a precious stone, not &quot;cut&quot;, but chipped naturally from a node in the earth. These could be more like chips rather than bigger nuggets. Emerald, ruby, diamond are decent examples. &nbsp;-- small pieces of metal, possibly a belt buckle or buttons taken from a downed enemy. Metal is scarce in Cimmeria. Anything that can be melted and re-forged might be valuable to the right people. &nbsp;-- a horn, to signal or call prey. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That's what is coming to my mind. Have you any other ideas?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 5410486, member: 92305"] What would a Que-Shu warrior on Krynn carry? A Cimmerian Barbarian? A half-elven ranger in the wood near Greyhawk? A thief jumping from shadow to shadow in the streets of Sanctuary at the blackest hour of night? I'm not talking about the "usual" equipment like armor and weapons--or even specific clothing. I'm talking about the stuff that is usually skimmed over when describing an NPC--stuff you might find on a downed enemy if you rifled through his clothes. This type of stuff comprise the details that make the game that much more "real" for the players. A little bit of this when a players says, "I'm looking over the dead goblin, checking for pockets, purses, or anything tied to his belt. What do I find?" can go a long way to making a game go from "OK" to "Fantastic!". Let's consider your average, everyday Cimmerian Barbarian for an example. I would think a character like this would carry little, and if he has stuff on him, it's probably things like: -- a coiled length of fishing line with a hook carved from bone and tied to the end. -- flint, steel, tinder. -- maybe a ring, armlet, bone/stone/leather necklace, or some other like jewelry. -- a coin or three, most likely from Aquilonia. -- maybe a dried, skinned pelt of a small animal. Probably rabbit or fox. Easy to carry and ready for barter. -- maybe a homemade knife, carved from deer antler. -- maybe a precious stone, not "cut", but chipped naturally from a node in the earth. These could be more like chips rather than bigger nuggets. Emerald, ruby, diamond are decent examples. -- small pieces of metal, possibly a belt buckle or buttons taken from a downed enemy. Metal is scarce in Cimmeria. Anything that can be melted and re-forged might be valuable to the right people. -- a horn, to signal or call prey. That's what is coming to my mind. Have you any other ideas? [/QUOTE]

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