Trinkets

When you make your character, you can roll once on the Trinkets table to gain a trinket, a simple item lightly touched by mystery. The DM might also use this table. It can help stock a room in a dungeon or fill a creature’s pockets.

Sample Trinkets

d100	Trinket
01	A mummified goblin hand
02	A piece of crystal that faintly glows in the moonlight
03	A gold coin minted in an unknown land
04	A diary written in a language you don’t know
05	A brass ring that never tarnishes
06	An old chess piece made from glass
07	A pair of knucklebone dice, each with a skull symbol on the side that would normally show six pips
08	A small idol depicting a nightmarish creature that gives you unsettling dreams when you sleep near it
09	A rope necklace from which dangles four mummified elf fingers
10	The deed for a parcel of land in a realm unknown to you
11	A 1-ounce block made from an unknown material
12	A small cloth doll skewered with needles
13	A tooth from an unknown beast
14	An enormous scale, perhaps from a dragon
15	A bright green feather
16	An old divination card bearing your likeness
17	A glass orb filled with moving smoke
18	A 1-pound egg with a bright red shell
19	A pipe that blows bubbles
20	A glass jar containing a weird bit of flesh floating in pickling fluid
21	A tiny gnome-crafted music box that plays a song you dimly remember from your childhood
22	A small wooden statuette of a smug halfling
23	A brass orb etched with strange runes
24	A multicolored stone disk
25	A tiny silver icon of a raven
26	A bag containing forty-seven humanoid teeth, one of which is rotten
27	A shard of obsidian that always feels warm to the touch
28	A dragon's bony talon hanging from a plain leather necklace
29	A pair of old socks
30	A blank book whose pages refuse to hold ink, chalk, graphite, or any other substance or marking
31	A silver badge in the shape of a five-pointed star
32	A knife that belonged to a relative
33	A glass vial filled with nail clippings
34	A rectangular metal device with two tiny metal cups on one end that throws sparks when wet
35	A white, sequined glove sized for a human
36	A vest with one hundred tiny pockets
37	A small, weightless stone block
38	A tiny sketch portrait of a goblin
39	An empty glass vial that smells of perfume when opened
40	A gemstone that looks like a lump of coal when examined by anyone but you
41	A scrap of cloth from an old banner
42	A rank insignia from a lost legionnaire
43	A tiny silver bell without a clapper
44	A mechanical canary inside a gnome-crafted lamp
45	A tiny chest carved to look like it has numerous feet on the bottom
46	A dead sprite inside a clear glass bottle
47	A metal can that has no opening but sounds as if it is filled with liquid, sand, spiders, or broken glass (your choice)
48	A glass orb filled with water, in which swims a clockwork goldfish
49	A silver spoon with an M engraved on the handle
50	A whistle made from gold-colored wood
51	A dead scarab beetle the size of your hand
52	Two toy soldiers, one with a missing head
53	A small box filled with different-sized buttons
54	A candle that can’t be lit
55	A tiny cage with no door
56	An old key
57	An indecipherable treasure map
58	A hilt from a broken sword
59	A rabbit’s foot
60	A glass eye
61	A cameo carved in the likeness of a hideous person
62	A silver skull the size of a coin
63	An alabaster mask
64	A pyramid of sticky black incense that smells very bad
65	A nightcap that, when worn, gives you pleasant dreams
66	A single caltrop made from bone
67	A gold monocle frame without the lens
68	A 1-inch cube, each side painted a different color
69	A crystal knob from a door
70	A small packet filled with pink dust
71	A fragment of a beautiful song, written as musical notes on two pieces of parchment
72	A silver teardrop earring made from a real teardrop
73	The shell of an egg painted with scenes of human misery in disturbing detail
74	A fan that, when unfolded, shows a sleeping cat
75	A set of bone pipes
76	A four-leaf clover pressed inside a book discussing manners and etiquette
77	A sheet of parchment upon which is drawn a complex mechanical contraption
78	An ornate scabbard that fits no blade you have found so far
79	An invitation to a party where a murder happened
80	A bronze pentacle with an etching of a rat's head in its center
81	A purple handkerchief embroidered with the name of a powerful archmage
82	Half of a floorplan for a temple, castle, or some other structure
83	A bit of folded cloth that, when unfolded, turns into a stylish cap
84	A receipt of deposit at a bank in a far-flung city
85	A diary with seven missing pages
86	An empty silver snuffbox bearing an inscription on the surface that says “dreams”
87	An iron holy symbol devoted to an unknown god
88	A book that tells the story of a legendary hero's rise and fall, with the last chapter missing
89	A vial of dragon blood
90	An ancient arrow of elven design
91	A needle that never bends
92	An ornate brooch of dwarven design
93	An empty wine bottle bearing a pretty label that says, “The Wizard of Wines Winery, Red Dragon Crush, 331422-W”
94	A mosaic tile with a multicolored, glazed surface
95	A petrified mouse
96	A black pirate flag adorned with a dragon's skull and crossbones
97	A tiny mechanical crab or spider that moves about when it’s not being observed
98	A glass jar containing lard with a label that reads, “Griffon Grease”
99	A wooden box with a ceramic bottom that holds a living worm with a head on each end of its body
100	A metal urn containing the ashes of a hero

Gothic/Horror Trinkets

Sinister deeds and festering evils take many forms, sometimes as stories and sometimes as physical scars. All manner of talismans, mementos, criminal evidence, mysterious devices, cursed relics, and physical impossibilities might embody just such scars—summaries of terrors in material form.

Before you finish making a character, roll once on the Horror Trinkets table for a unique object your character has with them at the start of their adventuring career. These trinkets hint toward various horrific tales and might lead to dreadful revelations or be nothing more than grim keepsakes. At the DM’s discretion any of these trinkets might also be a Mist talisman (detailed in chapter 3), a focal item that can lead the bearer through the Mists to a particular Domain of Dread.

d100	Trinket
01-02	A picture you drew as a child of your imaginary friend
03-04	A lock that opens when blood is dripped in its keyhole
05-06	Clothes stolen from a scarecrow
07-08	A spinning top carved with four faces: happy, sad, wrathful, and dead
09-10	The necklace of a sibling who died on the day you were born
11-12	A wig from someone executed by beheading
13-14	The unopened letter to you from your dying father
15-16	A pocket watch that runs backward for an hour every midnight
17-18	A winter coat stolen from a dying soldier
19-20	A bottle of invisible ink that can only be read at sunset
21-22	A wineskin that refills when interred with a dead person for a night
23-24	A set of silverware used by a king for his last meal
25-26	A spyglass that always shows the world suffering a terrible storm
27-28	A cameo with the profile's face scratched away
29-30	A lantern with a black candle that never runs out and that burns with green flame
31-32	A teacup from a child's tea set, stained with blood
33-34	A little black book that records your dreams, and yours alone, when you sleep
35-36	A necklace formed of the interlinked holy symbols of a dozen deities
37-38	A hangman's noose that feels heavier than it should
39-40	A birdcage into which small birds fly but once inside never eat or leave
41-42	A lepidopterist's box filled dead moths with skull-like patterns on their wings
43-44	A jar of pickled ghouls' tongues
45-46	The wooden hand of a notorious pirate
47-48	A urn with the ashes of a dead relative
49-50	A hand mirror backed with a bronze depiction of a medusa
51-52	Pallid leather gloves crafted with ivory fingernails
53-54	Dice made from the knuckles of a notorious charlatan
55-56	A ring of keys for forgotten locks
57-58	Nails from the coffin of a murderer
59-60	A key to the family crypt
61-62	An bouquet of funerary flowers that always looks and smells fresh
63-64	A switch used to discipline you as a child
65-66	A music box that plays by itself whenever someone holding it dances
67-68	A walking cane with an iron ferule that strikes sparks on stone
69-70	A flag from a ship lost at sea
71-72	Porcelain doll's head that always seems to be looking at you
73-74	A wolf's head wrought in silver that is also a whistle.
75-76	A small mirror that shows a much older version of the viewer
77-78	Small, worn book of children's nursery rhymes.
79-80	A mummified raven claw
81-82	A broken pendent of a silver dragon that's always cold to the touch
83-84	A small locked box that quietly hums a lovely melody at night but you always forget it in the morning
85-86	An inkwell that makes one a little nauseous when staring at it
87-88	An old little doll made from a dark, dense·wood and missing a hand and a foot
89-90	A black executioner's hood
91-92	A pouch made of flesh, with a sinew drawstring
93-94	A tiny spool of black thread that never runs out
95-96	A tiny clockwork figure of a dancer that's missing a gear and doesn't work
97-98	A black wooden pipe that creates puffs of smoke that look like skulls
99-00	A vial of perfume, the scent of which only certain creatures can detect

Acquisitions Incorporated Trinkets

d100	Trinket	d100	Trinket
1	A perfect skipping stone	51	A band embroidered with the symbol of the Six
2	Three weighted dice that always roll low	52	A squishy cactus in the future
3	A locket with a picture of Jim Darkmagic	53	A velvet blindfold
4	A tiny anvil and smith's hammer	54	A dirty figurine of a triceratops that can't be cleaned
5	A nonfunctional immovable rod	55	A used (and thus nonmagical) noble knife from the samples Noble Knife
6	A DIY acupuncture kit	56	A quill that rotates through all the colors of the rain
7	A stuffed owlbear toy	57	A twenty-sided die that only rolls the number 4
8	A diagram for a new war lute	58	A pointed hat that glows in the dark
9	A declaration of war against a nation no one has ever heard of	59	A cup that hums when filled with water
10	A pipe that emits green smoke	60	A mug fashioned from the skull of someone else's writing enemy
11	A glass eye	61	A small glass jar containing an immortal firefly
12	The centerpiece of a priceless chandelier	62	A fake mustache made from gnome facial hair
13	A fine cane with a secret compartment	63	A petrified troll finger
14	A letter written by Rosie Beestinger	64	Half of a map
15	A coin that always lands on its edge	65	The other half of a map
16	The deed and title to an abandoned windmill and three acres of tillable land that you've never been able to find	66	An unreasonable amount of pocket lint
17	A menu from Big Daddy Donaar's Yum Yum Hut	67	A dozen flyers for a local gnome food place cleanly off
18	A small purse that screams loudly when opened	68	Omin Oran's business card
19	A deep-crow-feather quill	69	A lock of hair from a changeling
20	A pair of breeches that always smells faintly of honey	70	A marble that rolls uphill finger
21	A one-armed Viari doll (Apocalypse Dagger accessory missing)	71	A piece of parchment listing a command word for a
22	A leather pouch filled with various finger bones of unknown provenance	72	A book titled Conversational Ciant branch
23	The collar of your childhood pet, Nutmeg	73	A user's manual for an apparatus of Kwalish
24	A seashell that, when pressed to the ear, speaks in flowing rhymes	74	A signed headshot of famous bard Spice Caraway
25	A recipe book for cooking with mushrooms	75	The eye of a basilisk in a crystal box
26	One expired coupon for "A Free Cornerstone"	76	A postcard from Ravnica
27	A portable beehive	77	A stamp collection
28	Goggles that literally tint everything rose colored	78	A small piece of solidified smoke
29	A wand of wonder that allows you to cast only mending	79	A six-sided die that sometimes rolls a seven
30	A bracelet woven from mistletoe	80	A left-hand gauntlet
31	A curved claw from an unknown beast that small children are always frightened of	81	A music box that plays nursery rhymes
32	A longsword that can be folded down in 1 minute and hidden in your pocket	82	A locket that's bigger on the outside than the inside
33	A living graft of what you believe to be the World Tree	83	A potted plant that grows hair instead of leaves
34	A tattered scarf with the Acquisitions Incorporated logo	84	A collection of teeth
35	A box containing a torn-up letter	85	A coin whose minting date always shows three years
36	An old contract marked "Void"	86	A green drinking horn taken from a very large bull
37	A small pigeon in a cage	87	A small book containing pressed and dried botanical
38	An Acquisitions Incorporated "Green Flame" foam	88	A hatched chimera egg
39	A "C" Team lunchbox powerful magic item	89	A slightly used red bandit mask bow
40	A potted plant that grows different fruit on every	90	A tiny stirge encased in amber
41	A book of adventures for children	91	A large bottle of Red Larch Ale that can't be opened
42	An Omin action figure with detachable maul and holy symbol	92	A cane topped with a stylized golden bulldog
43	A pint glass engraved with a picture of a keg robot	93	A note in your own hand that you don't remember
44	A giant hockey puck	94	A sprig of herbs from your family's garden
45	A miniature cannon that actually fires	95	A tankard stolen from the Dran & Courtier
46	A very fancy red scarf and matching handkerchief	96	A small, severed tentacle preserved in alcohol
47	An arrow once shot by Morgaen	97	A walnut with a face drawn on it
48	A purple worm toy	98	A small flask of liquid from the Lake of Radiant Mists
49	A burned doll whose eyes follow you around the room	99	An ice cube that never melts
50	An infinite inkwell	00	An expertly carved sword hilt with the blade snapped

Icewind Dale Trinkets

d100	Trinket	d100	Trinket
01-04	A small wooden figurine of a yawning walrus, painted in red and black	49-52	A sewing box that smells of old wood and has three spools of blue thread inside
05-08	A pair of scrimshaw cufflinks with an image of a fisherman on a boat engraved on them	53-56	A scrimshaw-handled ink pen with black runic de-signs along its length
09-12	A small iron key with a frayed blue and gold cord tied to it	57-60	A brooch made from a small insect encased in amber
13-16	A small illustrated book of Northlander myths that has pages missing	61-64	A scrimshaw pepper shaker etched with the letter W
17-20	A damaged scrimshaw cameo depicting a merfolk	65-68	An old, wooden-handled ice pick stained with blood that won't wash off
21-24	A stone from a burial cairn with a tiny Dwarvish rune carved into at	69-72	A fabric doll bearing an angry expression
25-28	A ripped cloth sail with a symbol you don't recognize	73-76	A set of wind chimes made from seashells
29-32	An Ulu knife with a scrimshaw handle	77-80	A beautiful silver tin that, when opened. emits the smell of rotting fish
33-36	A jar containing an unidentifiable, sweet, sticky substance	81-84	A bloodstained dreamatcher made from fishing line, gold wire, and snowy owlbear feathers
37-40	A delicate glass ball painted with snowflakes. capped by a metal loop with a tiny hook attached to it	85-88	A figurine of a polar bear made of ice that never melts
41-44	An expedition log with missing pages and a pressed flower used as a bookmark	89-92	A snow globe that doesn't need to be shaken
45-48	An owl figurine carved from whalebone	93-96	A piece of sea glass shaped lake a unicorn's horn
		97-00	A dark blue scarf that gets lighter in shade the higher the altitude of the wearer

Feywild Trinkets

The Feywild Trinkets table that follows offers a selection of trinkets appropriate for Feywild-themed adventures such as this one. Players whose characters have the feylost or Witchlight hand background can roll on this table instead of the Trinkets table in the Player's Handbook to determine what trinkets their characters possess. The adventure includes a few encounters that require you to roll on the table to determine what random trinkets the characters find in key locations.

d100	Trinket
01	Cookie cutter shaped like a unicorn
02	Two yew rings linked together
03	Silver hand mirror with a nymph-shaped handle
04	Painted wooden key whose teeth change configuration every day at dawn
05	Delicate silver cameo with pictures of twin children opposite one another
06	Golden pendant charm shaped like a leprechaun
07	Tiny wooden box containing a croquet set sized for pixies or sprites
08	Tiny pair of sharp, iron scissors
09	Chess piece shaped like a dancing satyr wearing a bishop's hat and clutching a gnarled staff
10	Saltshaker shaped like a wizard's tower
11	Crystal orb that allows an elf who holds it to sleep
12	Pendant that shows the phases of the moon
13	Large iron fingernail
14	Tiny electrum whistle that only Fey can hear
15	Wooden jigsaw puzzle piece as big as a saucer, with a painted image of a jug on it
16	Spool of glistening silver thread
17	Sheet of music that goblins find upsetting when they hear it played or sung
18	Rotten ogre's tooth with the Elvish glyph for "moon" etched into it
19	Vitrified eye of a displacer beast
20	Tiny duskwood coffin containing the ashes of a troll
21	Old invitation to a banquet in the Summer Court, written in ink on vellum in Sylvan
22	Gossamer shawl that glows faintly in moonlight
23	Ball-and-cup toy that plays a short, victorious jingle whenever the ball lands in the cup
24	Sprite's skull covered in ink fingerprints
25	Silver fork with the outer tines bent sideways
26	A soot-stained sock in which a nugget of coal magically appears each day at dawn
27	Tiny wooden stool (sized for a pixie or sprite) that gives splinters to those who hold it
28	Tiny clockwork dragonfly that slowly beats its wings (but can't fly) when wound up
29	Toy unicorn made of wood, painted with bright colors
30	Pixie plushie that sings when you squeeze it
31	1-inch-square painting of a sleeping elf
32	Thimble that helps you daydream when worn
33	Pumpkin cupcake that magically regenerates itself in its paper cup each day at dawn
34	Fake Three-Dragon Ante card depicting a faerie dragon
35	Teacup made from a varnished mushroom cap that magically keeps its liquid contents lukewarm
36	Rock that floats and is small enough to hide in your closed fist
37	Tiny bottle filled with rainwater collected from the Feywild
38	Opalescent conch shell that laughs when you hold it to your ear
39	Vial of viscous liquid labeled "Fomorian spit. Do not drink!"
40	Wax candle that roars and crackles like a bonfire while lit
41	Potted daffodil that sways when near a source of music
42	8-ounce, glass wine bottle that magically reassembles itself 1 minute after being broken
43	Tiny wooden sylph figurehead from a model ship
44	Tiny pumpkin-shaped cauldron carved out of bog oak
45	Bar of soap that smells like something memorable from your childhood
46	Piece of orange parchment folded to look like a knight astride a unicorn
47	Tinted glasses so dark that they can't be seen through
48	8-inch-long glass ant figurine
49	Piece of parchment bearing a child's drawing of an oni
50	Tiny hourglass without sand in it
51	Empty vial with corked ends at the top and bottom
52	Pair of green leprechaun boots tied together by their laces
53	Smoking pipe made from a tree root
54	Red cap that droops down to one's shoulders when worn
55	Mask that helps you remember your dreams if you wear it while you sleep
56	Notebook that shows what's written on it only when held upside down
57	Wooden top with four sides, each bearing the image of child enjoying a different season
58	Tiny beehive wig made for sprites or pixies
59	Wooden mouse figurine that squeaks when held
60	Stuffed oni doll with a creepy smile and one missing eye
61	Empty bag labeled "Candy"
62	Tinted glass monocle that makes things look green
63	Black executioner's hood sized for a pixie or sprite
64	Piano key carved from a satyr's horn
65	Tiny wooden lute with cat hairs for strings
66	Iron needle with an eye that refuses to let thread pass through it
67	Tiny sundial that casts a shadow only in moonlight
68	Wooden pan flute that attracts harmless local fauna when played
69	Silvered pinecone
70	Flask of spectral glowworms that change color to reflect the mood of the flask's holder
71	Wooden apple painted blue
72	Tuning fork that sounds the tone for the F key
73	Nunchaku sized for a pixie or sprite
74	Copper coin with a smiling satyr's face on one side and a satyr's skull on the other
75	Severed chicken's foot attached to a leather cord
76	Collection of baby teeth in a tiny wooden box
77	Pinwheel whirligig that spins even when there's no wind
78	Child's parasol covered in moss and leaves
79	Wooden magnifying glass missing its lens
80	Glossy mushroom with a red, bell-shaped cap that jingles when shook
81	Pouch of seeds that smell like home
82	Petrified robin's egg
83	Wooden spoon with a hole in the center
84	Paper wasp nest in a jar
85	Sprig of rosemary wrapped with ribbon at one end
86	Tiny, unfurnished dollhouse sized for a pixie child
87	Paintbrush made entirely of ceramic—even the bristles
88	Candlestick whose candlelight looks like a tiny, dancing fairy made of fire
89	Spectacle frames in the shape of butterfly wings
90	Set of false wooden teeth
91	Tiny book of fairytales
92	Rucksack in which one potato magically appears each day at dawn
93	Pixie's winter jacket lined with fox fur
94	Tasseled wine charm shaped like a sprite
95	Weak magnetic wand
96	100-sided die the size of a plum, cut from coal
97	Glass slipper, missing its mate
98	Tiny dreamcatcher
99	Barbell sized for a pixie or sprite
100	Music box that plays a sprightly tune you remember from your childhood

Source: Player's Handbook, Curse of Strahd, Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft, Acquisitions Incorporated, Icewind Dale - Rime of the Frostmaiden, The Wild Beyond the Witchlight