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 (PHB 159).
| d100 | Trinket | d100 | Trinket |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | A mummified goblin hand | 51 | A dead scarab beetle the size of your hand |
| 02 | A piece of crystal that faintly glows in the moonlight | 52 | Two toy soldiers, one with a missing head |
| 03 | A gold coin minted in an unknown land | 53 | A small box filled with different-sized buttons |
| 04 | A diary written in a language you don’t know | 54 | A candle that can’t be lit |
| 05 | A brass ring that never tarnishes | 55 | A tiny cage with no door |
| 06 | An old chess piece made from glass | 56 | An old key |
| 07 | A pair of knucklebone dice, each with a skull symbol on the side that would normally show six pips | 57 | An indecipherable treasure map |
| 08 | A small idol depicting a nightmarishcreature that gives you unsettling dreams when you sleep near it | 58 | A hilt from a broken sword |
| 09 | A rope necklace from which dangles four mummified elf fingers | 59 | A rabbit’s foot |
| 10 | The deed for a parcel of land in a realm unknown to you | 60 | A glass eye |
| 11 | A 1-ounce block made from an unknown material | 61 | A cameo carved in the likeness of a hideous person |
| 12 | A small cloth doll skewered with needles | 62 | A silver skull the size of a coin |
| 13 | A tooth from an unknown beast | 63 | An alabaster mask |
| 14 | An enormous scale, perhaps from a dragon | 64 | A pyramid of sticky black incense that smells very bad |
| 15 | A bright green feather | 65 | A nightcap that, when worn, gives you pleasant dreams |
| 16 | An old divination card bearing your likeness | 66 | A single caltrop made from bone |
| 17 | A glass orb filled with moving smoke | 67 | A gold monocle frame without the lens |
| 18 | A 1-pound egg with a bright red shell | 68 | A 1-inch cube, each side painted a different color |
| 19 | A pipe that blows bubbles | 69 | A crystal knob from a door |
| 20 | A glass jar containing a weird bit of flesh floating in pickling fluid | 70 | A small packet filled with pink dust |
| 21 | A tiny gnome-crafted music box that plays a song you dimly remember from your childhood | 71 | A fragment of a beautiful song, written as musical notes on two pieces of parchment |
| 22 | A small wooden statuette of a smug halfling | 72 | A silver teardrop earring made from a real teardrop |
| 23 | A brass orb etched with strange runes | 73 | The shell of an egg painted with scenes of human misery in disturbing detail |
| 24 | A multicolored stone disk | 74 | A fan that, when unfolded, shows a sleeping cat |
| 25 | A tiny silver icon of a raven | 75 | A set of bone pipes |
| 26 | A bag containing forty-seven humanoid teeth, one of which is rotten | 76 | A four-leaf clover pressed inside a book discussing manners and etiquette |
| 27 | A shard of obsidian that always feels warm to the touch | 77 | A sheet of parchment upon which is drawn a complex mechanical contraption |
| 28 | A dragon's bony talon hanging from a plain leather necklace | 78 | An ornate scabbard that fits no blade you have found so far |
| 29 | A pair of old socks | 79 | An invitation to a party where a murder happened |
| 30 | A blank book whose pages refuse to hold ink, chalk, graphite, or any other substance for marking | 80 | A bronze pentacle with an etching of a rat's head in its center |
| 31 | A silver badge in the shape of a five-pointed star | 81 | A purple handkerchief embroidered with the name of a powerful archmage |
| 32 | A knife that belonged to a relative | 82 | Half of a floorplan for a temple, castle, or some other structure |
| 33 | A glass vial filled with nail clippings | 83 | A bit of folded cloth that, when unfolded, turns into a stylish cap |
| 34 | A rectangular metal device with two tiny metal cups on one end that throws sparks when wet | 84 | A receipt of deposit at a bank in a far-flung city |
| 35 | A white, sequined glove sized for a human | 85 | A diary with seven missing pages |
| 36 | A vest with one hundred tiny pockets | 86 | An empty silver snuffbox bearing an inscription on the surface that says “dreams’’ |
| 37 | A small, weightless stone block | 87 | An iron holy symbol devoted to an unknown god |
| 38 | A tiny sketch portrait of a goblin | 88 | A book that tells the story of a legendary hero's riseand fall, with the last chapter missing |
| 39 | An empty glass vial that smells of perfume when opened | 89 | A vial of dragon blood |
| 40 | A gemstone that looks like a lump of coal when examined by anyone but you | 90 | An ancient arrow of elven design |
| 41 | A scrap of cloth from an old banner | 91 | A needle that never bends |
| 42 | A rank insignia from a lost legionnaire | 92 | An ornate brooch of dwarven design |
| 43 | A tiny silver bell without a clapper | 93 | An empty wine bottle bearing a pretty label that says, “The Wizard of Wines Winery, Red Dragon Crush, 331422-W" |
| 44 | A mechanical canary inside a gnomish lamp | 94 | A mosaic tile with a multicolored, glazed surface |
| 45 | A tiny chest carved to look like it has numerous feet on the bottom | 95 | A petrified mouse |
| 46 | A dead sprite inside a clear glass bottle | 96 | A black pirate flag adorned with a dragon's skull and crossbones |
| 47 | A metal can that has no opening but sounds as if it is filled with liquid, sand, spiders, or broken glass (your choice) | 97 | A tiny mechanical crab or spider that moves about when it’s not being observed |
| 48 | A glass orb filled with water, in which swims a clockwork goldfish | 98 | A glass jar containing lard with a label that reads, “Griffon Grease” |
| 49 | A silver spoon with an M engraved on the handle | 99 | A wooden box with a ceramic bottom that holds a living worm with a head on each end of its body |
| 50 | A whistle made from gold-colored wood | 00 | A metal urn containing the ashes of a hero |