Random Things to Find in a Tomb
These random things articles are designed as quick idea generators for time-pressed GMs who want to inject some additional details into their game, when you need some inspiration just roll a D20 and consult the table:
| No. | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | A variety of colourful spiders (some possibly poisonous) crawl amongst the bones and thicking webbing in the tomb. |
| 2 | It appears as though someone has recently ransacked this tomb, a number of coffins are broken open and the dust has been disturbed. |
| 3 | Dust hangs heavy in the air, creating a hazy film through which the flickering sunlight passes. The air in here smells stale. |
| 4 | The corpse of a man long dead but clad in clothing more modern than the tomb itself lies on the floor a crossbow bolt lodged in his chest. |
| 5 | A trail of footprints made in the thick dust and moss crosses the floor of the tomb to the far wall and then the prints disappear. |
| 6 | A gentle breeze that smells faintly of the sea emerges through a crack in one of the tomb walls. |
| 7 | The bodies in this tomb have been entombed according to some ancient tradition, each body is mummified and laid to rest in elaborately crafted sarcophagi resembling their occupant. |
| 8 | Ragged black and brown rats perch on top of the coffins, chewing on bits of bone and scraps of cloth, they regard the PCs through shining yellow eyes. |
| 9 | There is an eerie tittering sound from further on in the tomb, perhaps it is just the wind or maybe the tomb isn't as unoccupied as previously thought. |
| 10 | Bare footprints that resemble a humans, but clawed, ragged and stained with dirt criss-cross the chamber. |
| 11 | A series of urns each containing the ashes of occupants who could not afford a luxurious coffin line the stone shelves of the tomb. |
| 12 | Through a hole in the ceiling a pencil thin beam of sunlight falls onto the centre sarcophagus illuminating an ancient script. |
| 13 | A worn but recognisable statue of a dragon takes centre-stage in the tomb. |
| 14 | Two skeletons are propped up in full armour near the entrance as though guarding the dead. |
| 15 | The roots of a tree long-ago broke through the decaying walls of the tomb, winding through the coffins and entangling the bodies within. |
| 16 | A great warrior is laid to rest here, along with all of the warriors who died with him in his final battle, their equipment with them. |
| 17 | A huge stone gateway is built into the wall, although the entrance is painted black it goes nowhere, symbollising the entrance to the second world. |
| 18 | Prayers to the gods have been delicately carved into almost every stone surface in the tomb. |
| 19 | The tomb is an ossuary where the dead do not lie in coffins but are built into the very walls of the place. |
| 20 | A series of perforated pipes is built into the walls, when the wind blows in a certain direction musical notes are produced. |
