Random Corpse Loot

[platimus]

Roll 3d6 for each humanoid that was just slain. You find that many silver pieces.
If you rolled doubles, you also found a potion.
If you rolled triples, you found a scroll instead of a potion.

Potions/Scrolls (d66)
11- See Future
12- Assist (+1 ST)
13- Read Mind
14- Assist (+1 DX)
15- Reveal Magic
16- Assist (+1 IQ)
21- Weregoyle
22- Poison (1d6 damage if drank/# of uses on weapons for +1 damage)
23- Werebear
24- Poison (2d6 damage if drank/# of uses on weapons for +1 damage)
25- Werewolf
26- Sleep
31- Reverse Death
32- Baldness
33- Heal Wounds (1d6)
34- Heal Wounds (2d6)
35- Iron Flesh
36- Warts (+1d6 on Charisma/Diplomacy checks)
41- Spell Shield
42- Heal Wounds (1d6)
43- Stone Flesh
44- Permamorph Toad [ST1 DX8 IQ3;cause Warts]
45- Dispel Magic
46- Permamorph Mouse [ST1 DX16 IQ14;bite(1)]
51- Flight
52- Permamorph Cat (domestic) [ST3 DX14 IQ5;bite/scratch(1d3)]
53- Mage Sight
54- Permamorph Dog [ST5 DX12 IQ6;bite(1d6)]
55- Invisibility
56- Heal Wounds (2d6)
61- Speed
62- Confusion
63- Enfeeblement (-1d6 ST)
64- Clumsiness
65- Blur
66- Slow

For scrolls, re-roll on Poisons.

[ednote]

Hmmm, nothing about fleas, lice, and other body vermin not to mention contagious skin conditions, plague, and all sorts of other unpleasantness.

In some games, players are a bit cautious. Ever wonder just why old battlefields still have all of those artifacts laying around?
Of course, such things need not appear in any game or campaign. We are, after all, playing games and not attempting to recreate history.
We are allowed to omit the "yuck factor" under the aegis of fun and good taste.

Regards,
Ed, who hasn't taken a microbiology class in this millennia.

[platimus]

Ed, you're a little hard to read. I'm not sure if you are suggesting I remove Baldness and Warts or add more 'yucky' things. Can you clarify? If you have a table similar to this please share for educational purposes

Edited to add:
I'm just not sure what to make of your post, Ed. Every time I read it, I see another way of interpreting it. That table is not for looting a bunch of random bodies one stumbles upon (battlefield reference?). It's for random treasure one finds on the foes freshly slain.

[ednote]

I was, as I'm sure you are aware, gently pulling your leg then pointing out that we need not get too graphic with the less savory aspects of Dark Age life. It was in the manner of retracting the suggestion that we need a "disease and parasite" chart for dead NPCs.

Regards,
Ed

Edited to reply to Platimus's edit:

When I made the comment about old battlefields and gear, I was suggesting that whoever held the battlefield might have had reasons for not looted their dead enemies at the time, on the day of battle.  Those reasons may or may not have including pathogens apparent on the dead. It might be that the victor saw little value in their opponents gear, that they were moving too fast to spend the time to loot, that they lacked the transport for such loot, or a combination of factors.

Of course I realize that you were discussing the looting of the recently fallen.  Those bodies would be even worse than old battlefields because the fleas haven't hopped away, the ticks are still there, and disease organisms are still in a warm host.  Cooling kills many pathogens although many can survive centuries of dormancy (some viruses and encapsulated bacteria spring to mind).

Ultimately I was pointing out there is a down side to the standard "ash and trash" methods common to adventuring parties.  My apologies for the level of unintended intricacy and confusion.  In college I gamed with a former combat vet and a former military intelligence guy.  Our games were a bit tricky, to put it mildly. 

We now return you to your regularly scheduled treasure trove.

Ed, who has no silver pieces (or vermin) in his pockets.

 

[platimus]

Thanks for helping me understand - sort of. A 'disease and parasite' chart would be interesting to look upon though.

[mister frau blucher]

This is cool stuf, Platimus. And I am a big fan of d66 charts!

Not sure I would want that large a variety of maladies and parasites, though...

[platimus]

Thanks! I doubt I would either but if someone had one, they should post it. Someone might like it or it might inspire something slightly different.