This random table of backpack contents was shared on the r/d100 subreddit. The original author is unknown, but the reddit post is here.
It results in a random tool, personal item(s), edibles and a strange item.
| d100 | Tools | Personal | Edibles | Strange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
crowbar |
letter home |
rabbit or cavey |
wildcat fang |
2 |
pick-axe |
letter from lover |
octopus |
pine cones |
3 |
hand-axe |
book of poetry |
beets |
movable type |
4 |
d4 iron spikes |
dried flowers |
candy |
finger-painting |
5 |
d4 crampons |
engagement ring |
venison/reindeer |
desiccated tentacle |
6 |
pair of manacles |
monocle or jeweler's loupe |
mushrooms, edible |
creepy mask |
7 |
10' chain |
tweezers |
apples |
runestones |
8 |
20' of hemp rope |
makeup |
pierogi/ravioli |
petrified pixie |
9 |
soup bowl |
towel |
mushrooms, deadly |
single goat hoof |
10 |
maul |
silken pillow |
jerky |
unidentified powder |
11 |
flint & steel |
address book |
short-mead |
ranting letter |
12 |
swatch of chainmail |
ring of keys |
bag of spiders |
footprint in dried mud |
13 |
fork, knife, spoon |
shaving kit |
exotic fruit |
d10 strange coins |
14 |
spool of twine |
lock of hair |
mint leaves |
treasure map without context |
15 |
pliers |
teddy bear |
orange/lemon |
doorknob |
16 |
file |
yarn & knitting needles |
beans |
pot of pink paint |
17 |
ladle |
whittling-wood |
hops |
human skull |
18 |
block and tackle |
extra shoestrings |
chocolate bar |
glowing fungus |
19 |
machete |
boot polish |
candied scorpions |
two-headed snake, dead |
20 |
bridle |
woad/warpaint |
hardtack biscuits |
quipu |
21 |
whistle |
paramour's likeness |
live lobster or crab |
plaster cast of a face |
22 |
step-stool |
false teeth |
grilled rat |
piece of ivory |
23 |
torch |
lucky rabbit's foot |
baguette |
cup shaped like head of exotic animal |
24 |
silver dagger |
polished tortoise-shell |
edible flowers |
single child's shoe |
25 |
iron filings |
homespun blanket |
earthworms |
bag of teeth |
26 |
pouch, 3d8 sp |
soap |
oats/granola |
letter detailing tontin |
27 |
upholstery needles |
flute/ocarina |
wineskin (red wine) |
signet ring |
28 |
waterproofing oil |
talcum powder |
almonds |
token worth a free drink |
29 |
sextant |
deck of playing-cards |
poached dog |
chunk of stone |
30 |
grappling hook |
pipe and tobacco |
dandelion wine |
pet rat |
31 |
empty bottle |
spare shirt |
metheglin |
golden thimble |
32 |
red paint |
toothbrush/dentifrice |
juicy beetles |
wooden dowel with notch-marks, 'KILLS' scrawled on it |
33 |
whetstone |
sewing kit |
green, rotten meat |
ball of lint |
34 |
wooden wedge |
lye |
smoked salmon |
piece of canvas cut from a sail |
35 |
armor polish |
straw hat |
sweet brown bread |
lizard-foot backscratcher |
36 |
hammer |
hook hand |
pemmican |
rusty hinge |
37 |
empty vial |
erotica |
coffee |
letter-opener shaped like reaper's scythe |
38 |
dagger |
wooden holy symbol |
honey |
tiny noose |
39 |
wood shavings |
dominoes/mahjongg |
cured beef |
dead fish |
40 |
1d12 nails |
ceramic pot |
corn dodgers |
journal cataloging the king's bowel movements |
41 |
cooking pot |
hand-drum |
beer |
political pamphlets |
42 |
pouch, 2d6 gp |
dog bowl |
tea |
deck of cards with strange markings |
43 |
chalk |
pantaloons |
dry pasta |
last will and testament |
44 |
winter coat |
joke book |
bacon/fatback |
bloody flag |
45 |
tin cup |
gravestone rubbing |
cherries |
severed finger |
46 |
d3 darts |
journal/diary |
buttermilk |
several mice glued together (dead or alive) |
47 |
leather skullcap |
guide to heraldry |
bottle of wine |
little bags of dirt from travels |
48 |
vial of ink |
scissors/shears |
parsnips |
deranged weasel |
49 |
axe head |
marital aid |
pickled herring |
necklace of ears |
50 |
spyglass |
phrasebook |
cabbage |
child's fibula |
51 |
woodworking tool |
froofy undergarments |
walnuts |
jar of urine, vintage unknown |
52 |
1d3 writing-quills |
fiddle |
butter |
wooden nickel |
53 |
calipers |
tam or beret |
long pig |
jacob's ladder |
54 |
pot-helm |
metal holy symbol |
bag of flour |
dull but blood-soaked dagger |
55 |
lock with key |
balaclava |
wolf-peaches |
bawdy cloak-pin or brooch |
56 |
small leather pouch |
bolt of cloth |
apple pie |
jingle bells |
57 |
signal flag |
bracelet |
boiled chicken |
fingernail clippings |
58 |
empty flask |
earrings |
horseradish |
astrology chart |
59 |
wooden box |
dirty handkerchief |
berries |
dowsing rod |
60 |
snow-goggles |
wooden puzzle |
ham sandwich |
deed to haunted house |
61 |
parchment |
amusing or bawdy mask |
jar of sauerkraut |
piece of meteorite |
62 |
wooden mug |
dice |
pot of mustard |
children's blocks |
63 |
gaff |
toy soldiers |
small bag of sugar |
jester's hat |
64 |
thieves' tools |
winter scarf |
pickled eggs |
piece of horn/antler |
65 |
horse-hoof-cleaner |
small painting |
garlic |
rat-head with fishhook caught in cheek |
66 |
spare arrowheads |
scraps of linen |
lamb |
taxidermy cat |
67 |
flask of oil |
fancy tea set |
squash |
small basket of bees |
68 |
awl |
beeswax |
exotic spices |
street map of strange city |
69 |
camel-goad |
small religious book |
chestnuts |
metal spring |
70 |
small steel mirror |
invoice |
dried fish |
music box |
71 |
plumb-bob or level |
lone cog or gear |
horseflesh |
scrap of skin with tattoo |
72 |
adze |
beer stein |
haunch of pork |
pornographic flipbook |
73 |
treasure map |
to-do' list |
flank steak |
pot of guano |
74 |
measuring-string |
fancy handkerchief |
sunflower seeds |
top of battle standard |
75 |
vellum |
book, fiction |
small bag of salt |
flea circus |
76 |
mini-anvil |
torc |
chicken feet |
dubious smoking-herbs |
77 |
trowel/hand-spade |
washcloth |
potatoes |
password to secret society meeting |
78 |
d3 wooden stakes |
rosary |
meat pies |
ship in a bottle |
79 |
mortar & pestle |
sketchbook |
small pumpkin |
bat-winged helmet |
80 |
carpenter's square |
d3 candles |
wolfsbane |
mess of cobwebs jammed into a bag |
81 |
empty scroll-case |
neatly-folded flag |
dried apricots |
biography of a lich |
82 |
gemcutting tools |
caricature |
pouch of caraway and sesame seeds |
crudely-drawn map of manor house, path leading to maid's chambers |
83 |
handsaw |
single black candle |
pheasant/gamefowl |
perfect marble sphere |
84 |
large sack |
vial of holy water |
duck |
pamphlet: 'Arcane Mastery And You' |
85 |
small sack |
lump of coal |
goat's head |
collection of wine-corks |
86 |
sickle |
dead canary |
hemlock |
offer letter from mercenary company |
87 |
magnetic compass |
ledger |
maize/rye |
mandible from large insect |
88 |
falconer's glove |
small statuette |
snake-meat |
scroll of protection against something nonfrightening |
89 |
bag of sand |
dog collar |
roast beef |
glass skull |
90 |
bag of marbles |
apron |
plucked chicken |
vial of blood |
91 |
protractor |
patent medicine |
half-rack of smoked ribs |
toad inflated like a balloon |
92 |
horsewhip |
vial of unholy water |
jar of beef broth |
bear-claw jewelry |
93 |
poison ring |
colored string |
roasted chicken |
eyeball |
94 |
gas mask/crude filter |
wand or pointer |
jar of rendered fat |
tiger pelt |
95 |
snorkel |
reading glasses |
carrots |
bag of acorns |
96 |
clipped coin |
cookbook |
tree-bark |
beaver tail |
97 |
hoe head |
history book |
belladonna |
dragon's tooth |
98 |
shuriken/throwing hammers |
fish bones |
flatbread |
shrunken head |
99 |
small wheel |
metal toothpick |
leeks/green onion |
feathers |
100 |
falconer's jesses |
spellbook |
turnips |
misc magic item |