[Accessory] [9358] Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue.pdf

Credits

Design Concept:

Anne Brown

J. Robert King and Co.

Company:

Tim Beach, Karen S. Boomgarden, Anne Brown, David

“Zeb” Cook, Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Colin McComb, Thomas

Reid, Steven Schend

Editing:

Karen S. Boomgarden

Cover Art:

Design Partners

Interior Art:

Ned Dameron, Marco Aidala

Angelika Lokotz

Graphic Design:

Stephanie Tabat, Angelika Lokotz, J. Robert King

Stephanie Tabat

Special Thanks:

Richard W. Brown

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Contents

Designer’s Notes ............................................ 4

A Word from Our Founder ................................... 5

Rangers’ Field .............................................. 7

Thieves’ Corner ........................................... 13

Bards’ Emporium .......................................... 21

Priests’ Alcove ............................................. 31

Wizards’ Laboratory ........................................ 39

Laborers’ List .............................................. 51

Inn and Tavern ............................................ 65

Scribes’ Desk .............................................. 67

Storage Items ............................................. 71

General Hardware ......................................... 73

Tailors’ Corner ............................................ 75

Clothes and Shoes ......................................... 77

Boom’s Garden ............................................ 90

Jewelry ................................................... 94

Household Accoutrements ................................... 97

Personal Supplies ......................................... 100

Illuminations ............................................ 103

Diversions ............................................... 109

Aurora’s Larder ........................................... 116

Breads .................................................. 119

Cheese Shop ............................................. 124

Wines and Ales.. ......................................... 128

Exotics .................................................. 131

Wilderness Gear .......................................... 134

Priest in a Poke ........................................... 141

DaRoni’s Workshop ....................................... 146

Designer's Notes

Aurora’s Catalogue found its beginnings in a pragmatic setting: the gaming table.

During a campaign in turn-of-the-century America, Anne Brown happened upon a

reprint of a 1902 mail-order catalogue. She brought the catalogue to the next session

to let the PCs do some shopping. Over the following weeks, the catalogue proved as

handy and oft-referenced as the materials provided for the game; it showed just what

was available in 1902, with illustrations, descriptions, and prices for items from plows

to electric belts (don’t ask). Clearly, if such a reference could help recreate the familiar

world of turn-of-the-century America, a similar catalogue could help recreate the for-

eign world of medieval fantasy.

That’s how Aurora’s Catalogue was conceived. Its maturation, however, was a bit

more involved. Anne and I spent many hours poring over materials from the extensive

(and frightening) TSR library and the University of Wisconsin Library—among the

highest ranked research facilities in the nation. (Jon Pickens’ apartment has a slightly

higher ranking: he provided over 20 useful resources, allowed unlimited checkout

time, and supplied 24 hour reference.) From over 10,000 pages of material we

gleaned loads of authentic medieval items to offer. To these we added many fantastic

inventions from the timeless genius of Leonardo Da Vinci—everything from barely

functional flying machines to scythe-bladed war wagons. Other contraptions are of

our own creation, things calculated to help AD&D® game PCs. Finally, we accessed

the mutual brain of Greenwood and Grubb for odd items and peoples of Faerun that

should somehow figure into the catalogue.

The whole process is summed as follows: every item that appears here is either au-

thentically medieval or suitably fantastic. The best items are both. We purposely

avoided magical items (“how much are you asking for the Wand of Orcus?”) because

careless acquisition of magic can completely unbalance a game. And in concern for

game balance and flavor, DMs should allow themselves absolute latitude in determin-

ing the availability of products. A DM whose players face an attack of giant slugs may

say that salt is unavailable, or sell it by gross tonnage! DMs who distribute money one

copper at a time might begin a green-stamp purchasing program; others who run

Monty Haul campaigns may double costs.

Aurora’s Guide was meant not only to be flexible in prices, but also in uses. When

PCs enter a cheese shop, let them page through the cheese section of Aurora’s and

read some of the entries to learn what sort of fare appears in the shop. When an angry

mob chases a monster to a castle, outfit them with the laborer’s tools as weapons.

When you need any adventure idea, call the PCs to the catalogue station and have

Aurora hire them to find her lost shipment (of Maztican cotton, Shou Lung silk, etc.).

Shop early; shop often. Our hope is that Aurora’s Catalogue will become the most

tattered (and loved) book in your gaming collection.

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