1. Apple Core | 51. Mummified Finger or Toe |
2. Small Ball of Wax | 52. Nails or Tacks (d12) |
3. Berries (Dried or Fresh) (Blackberry, Blueberry, Cranberry, or Mulberry) (d12) | 53. Nuts (Acorns, Cashews, Pecans, Walnuts) |
4. Bones (Bird, Mammal, Reptile, Humanoid) | 54. Palm Fronds, Pine Needles, or Cedar Shavings |
5. Bottle or Flask (Empty) | 55. Patch (Fabric, Hide, Leather, or Skin) |
6. Broken Buckle, Brooch, Clasp or Fibula | 56. Pebbles or Small Rocks (2d12) |
7. Broken Glass or Beads (Colored or Clear) (d12) | 57. Petals or Dried Flowers |
8. Butter Knife (Bone, Pewter, Silver or Wood) | 58. Piece of Antler or Small Horn |
9. Buttons (d12) | 59. Piece Of Charcoal |
10. Chess Piece (Bone or Wood) | 60. Piece Of Fruit (Apple, Melon, Orange, or Pear) |
11. Chipped Cup or Mug (Bone, Clay, Tin, or Wood) | 61. Piece of Tree Bark (Birch, Oak, Pine, Yew) |
12. Chunk of Algae, Fungus, Moss, or Lichen | 62. Pieces of Candy or Sweets (d6) |
13. Claws, Fingernails or Toenails (d10) | 63. Pinch of Salt |
14. Clump of Brimstone | 64. Plum Pits, Pine Cones, Coconut Shell, or Cherry Stones (d6) |
15. Clump of Sand | 65. Metal Shavings or Powdered Rock |
16. Corks (d4) | 66. Reed Flute or Harmonica |
17. Crude Bowl (Bone, Clay, Tin or Wood) | 67. Roots or Bulbs (d4) |
18. Crude Pipe (Bone, Clay, Corncob or Wood) | 68. Scrap of Cloth (Linen or Wool) |
19. Cubit of Wire (Copper or Tin) | 69. Scrap of Lace or Silk |
20. Dead Amphibian (Frog, Toad, Newt or Salamander) | 70. Seven Dried Herbs or Spices |
21. Dead Arthropod (Crab, Insect, Scorpion or Spider) | 71. Sewing Needle or Pin (Bone, Copper, Silver, Wood) |
22. Dead Mammal (Bat, Mouse, Shrew, or Vole) | 72. Shards of a Broken Mirror |
23. Dead Reptile (Lizard, Snake, Tortoise or Turtle) | 73. Simple Hairbrush or Comb (Brass, Bone, Tin or Wood) |
24. Ear (Elf, Human, Gnoll, Other) | 74. Single Cloth or Leather Glove or Mitten |
25. Ear (Ox, Rabbit, Pig or Wolf) | 75. Single Stocking or Sock |
26. Edible Shoots or Leaves (d12) | 76. Skeleton Key |
27. Eggshells or Egg (Bird or Reptile) | 77. Skin (Mouse, Rabbit, Rat or Snake) |
28. Feathers, Hair or Scraps of Fur | 78. Small Ball of Tar or Resin |
29. Few Feet of Thread (d4) | 79. Small Chunk of Cheese |
30. Fish or Reptile scales | 80. Small Fossil or Shell |
31. Fishing Hooks (d4) | 81. Small Knife (Skinning or Whittling) |
32. Greenstone, Flint, Shale or Chert Shard | 82. Small Pumice Stone |
33. Foot of String, Twine or Yarn | 83. Small Shard of Petrified Wood |
34. Fork (Bone, Pewter, Tin, or Wood) | 84. Soiled Handkerchief, Bandanna, Rag or Scarf |
35. Glass Vial (Empty) | 85. Some Fruit Peels or Rinds |
36. Handful of Barley, Couscous, Oats, or Rice | 86. Spool (Bone, Clay or Wood) |
37. Handful of Dried Peppers or Peppercorns | 87. Spoon (Bone, Wood or Pewter) |
38. Handful of Flour, Grain, Meal or Spelt | 88. Stale Heel of Bread, Biscuts, or Crackers (d4) |
39. Handful of Seeds (Flower, Fruit, Tree or Vegetable) | 89. Stamp, Quill, Nib Pen or Chalk |
40. Incense Cones, Herbs or Sticks (d4) | 90. Stub of a Candle or Wicks (d4) |
41. Iron Arrow or Spear Head | 91. Teeth (d12) |
42. Jermlaine, Pixie or Sprite Skull | 92. Thimble (Bone, Clay, Silver, Tin, Wood) |
43. Ladle (Bone, Tin or Wood) | 93. Tiny Bell (Brass, Tin or Silver) |
44. Leather or Hide Cord | 94. Tiny Ingot Of Metal (Iron, Pewter, Steel, Tin) |
45. Length of Ribbon | 95. Tiny Lead Figurine |
46. Little Box (Bone or Wood) | 96. Torn Vellum, Papyrus, or Parchment with Notes or Drawings |
47. Lock Pick (Elfnose, Faeriefork, Spiderlimb or Wyverntail) | 97. Twigs, Kindling or Slivers of Wood |
48. Lump of Tree Sap | 98. Two Dice (Bone or Wood) |
49. Morel Mushroom, Vanilla Bean or Cinnamon Stick | 99. Un-worked Strap or Belt of Leather or ide |
50. Morsel of Meat, Strip of Jerky | 100. Whistle (Bone, Tin or Wood) |
Many of the items are only as useful as the adventurer chooses to make them and some even become mini-McGuffins in their own right. Maybe my players are just suspicious of “free stuff,” but I’ve found that frequently, they make a concentrated effort to incorporate these tiny, inconsequential things into the adventure, attempting to distract a spider with a dead insect, using a piece of string to monitor activity on a dungeon door, et cetera.
Naturally, I’m sure a list like this could have other uses (Spell Components, Dungeon Dressings, maybe even Gullet Contents), so let me know if and how you end up using it!