Flint and Fang Bazaars

originally posted on 4/3/20

I was super inspired by this post of Phlox‘s that set up a system of generating the available items for purchase in any given town

I tried to stick to five per, and added in the average English letter probability to give me a better idea of how often it might show up.

A – Hunting 8.167% Weighted Net as Large – 24s Flint Spear as Large – 12s Animal Hide – 20s Flint Knife as Small – 12s Sack of Bait – 8s	N – Trade Goods 6.749% Shell of Rose Balm – 25s Amphora of Mead – 75s Sachet of Pipeweed (Pass next morale check) – 22s 1/2 lb. Salt – 200s Shell Beads – 25s
B – Armor 1.492% Bone Helmet – 25s Draft Bug Armor (Heavy 4D, 4 Slots) – 200s Wicker Shield – 25s Wicker Armor – 100s Equipment Repair – Base x ¼	O – Weapons 7.507% Hammer-stone (Repair 1 notch) – 4s Spear or Club (Small Weapon, +2D) – 12s Bone Knife – 1 Notch – 3s Bow (Ranged Weapon: Exact, +2D, 2 Slots) – 16s 1D Arrows or Darts – 8s
C – Oil 2.202% Clay Pot – 2s Fire Oil – 10s 5lb Fish Lard – 8s Pitch Glue – 12s Waterproofing Pitch – 16s	P – Jewelry 1.929% Green-grain Necklace – 30s Butterfly Brooch – 20s Shell Torc – 15s Exchange Treasure for Shells/Silver Cut Gems – ½ Gem Value
D – Wood 4.253% Flint Axe (+2D) – 12s Stakes (1D) – 1s Sled – 20s Canoe – 50s Wooden War Club (+4D, 2 Slots, 1AP) – 24s	Q – Holy Items 0.095% Shell of Holy Water – 10s Ivory Spirit Animal Amulet – 25s Mead – 15s Prayers – 1s a week Sachet of Rose Incense – 25s
E – General Equipment 12.702% Hearty Ration – 2s Healing Salve – 1s Torch (2 Marks) – 6s 50’ of Rope – 8s Equipment Repair – Base x ¼	R – Beasts 5.987% Trained Hound – 25s, promises Trained Rat – 5s Venom Snake – 20s Pack Goat – 20s Draft Bug – 80s
F – Drugs 2.228% Mead – 15s Cob Pipe – 12s Sachet of Pipeweed (Pass next morale Check) – 22s Coca Nuts (Roll 2x once)– 55s Antitoxin – 10s	S – Bone 6.327% Bone Helmet – 25s Bone Club – (Small Weapon, +2D) – 12s Bone Grapple Hook as Small (1 Notch) – 12s Draft Bug Chitin Shield – 40s Bone Carving – -1/2 Cost
G – Dungeon Equipment 2.015% Piece of Chalk – 5s Bone Prybar (1 Notch) – 8s Bone Grapple Hook as Small (1 Notch) – 12s 10’ Wooden Pole – 2s Healing Salve – 3s	T – Travel Equipment 9.356% Bedroll – 5s Twig Basket (3 Slots) – 10s Light Armor (Heavy Fur Cloak) – 40s Walking Stick – 4s Hammer-stone (Repair 1 notch) – 4s
H – Contract Work (Building, Crafting, etc.) 6.094% Fired Armor (Heavy 4D, 4 Slots) – 200s Musical Instrument – 50s Equipment Repair – Base x ¼ Ground-stone Equipment – 4x Price (2x Notches) Paintings – 40s each	U – Fishing 2.758% 5lb Fish Lard – 8s Bait Hook as Small – 12s Fishing Rod – 5s Fish Trap – 12s Chum Bucket – 15s
I – Hirelings 6.966% Amphora of Mead – 75s Friendly Hound – 25s, Promises Load-Lifter – ½ Share, Tales of Adventure Light-bearer – ½ Share Roaster – 1 Share	V – Alchemy 0.978% Jar of Smoke – 40s Instant Fire – 30s Poppy Milk – 55s Shell of Hallucinogenic Delights – 50s Random Potion – 60s
J – Ancient Goods 0.153% Eye Shaders – 180s Light Stick (3 Marks) – 100s Chewable Pebbles – 60s (Energy pills/painkillers/rad pills) Roll of Sticky Leaf – 30s (Tape) Canned Food – 20s	W – Entertainment 2.560% Companionship – 24s a night Performance – 10s a ticket Skald – Half Share Musical Instrument – 50s Pigskin Ball – 4s
K – Shaman Magic 1.292% Pan Flute – 20s Sachet of Pipeweed (Pass next morale check) – 22s Blood Vision – Complimentary? Shaman – 1 Share, Ingredients Clay Tablet w/ spell – 100s	X – Ancient Marvels 0.150% Bronze Cage of Fire (5 Marks) – 300s Bronze Farlooker – 500s Rubber Frog Face – 800s Engineer – 1 Share, 1st dibs Hand Pointer – 400s
L – Fabrics 4.025% Salt Soaked Cotton – 20s Light Armor (Heavy Fur Cloak) – 40s Tent (3 Slots) – 34s Flax Blanket – 14s Animal Hide – 20s	Y – Art Equipment 1.994% Pigments – 12s Piece of Chalk – 5s Clay Pot – 2s Clay Chunk – 1s Chisel or Stylus – 1s
M – Mercenaries 2.406% Slinger – 1 Share, 1 Drink Snare-Cutter – 1 Share Skewer-Raider – 1 Share Flesh-knitter (Healer) – 1 Share Bone Mage – 2 Shares, Secrets	Z – Old Magic 0.077% Shaman Orb – 400s Random Magic Tablet – 100s Venom Snake – 45s #poison Random Magic Item – 300s Censor and Rope – 35s

I haven’t had a chance to run this yet, but I’m hoping to give it a shot this weekend. I’m thinking a small village may have around a four letter word? Probably will allow any words that use the latin alphabet. Not playing with scrabble rules here!

May play around with the contents, get them fitting a little more of the stone and bone flavor I want for the post-post-post apocalyptic world of Mu and the continuing Stone Age.

edit 4/21: I got a shot to run this, the small seaside docks of Lastplank used three letters, I got the word RED, which gave a nice spread for my players I think.