When it comes to robbing the dead (well, that's what we're doing, isn't it?), it's surprising how monotonous it can be. Gold pieces are universal and can be exchanged for anything, but how many +3 swords or Pauldrons of Insert Cool Thing Here should your players be forced to carry around with them? Once again, Griswicks has a definitive list of loot so complete that your players will leave no bone unturned.
- Currency
--- Gold
--- Silver
--- Copper
--- Paper Money
--- Bonds and Debt Slips
--- Checks
--- Receipts
--- Food/Water
--- Deed
--- Last Will
--- Tickets (to an opera, boat, carnival, coronation, etc.) - Clues
--- Treasure Maps
--- Intelligence Reports
--- Espionage Reports
--- Diaries
--- Family Tree
--- Keys
--- Fingerprints or Biologicals
--- Flags
--- Calling Cards
--- Messages
--- Riddle
--- Puzzle - Instructions and Bonus Quests
--- Mail
--- Recipes
--- Location of NPCs
--- Family Letters or Correspondence
--- Sketches and Doodles - Ingredients
--- for Spells
--- for Food
--- for Potions
--- for Balms
--- for Sacrifices
--- for Poisons or Antidotes
--- for Resistance
--- for Transmogrification
--- for Summoning or Banishment - Knowledge
--- Lore Books
--- Area Map
--- Ambush Details
--- Troop Positions
--- Religious Texts and Objects
--- Dictionaries of Foreign Languages
--- Textbooks (Survival, University, Proficiency, etc.) - Combat
--- Armor
--- Weapons
--- Accessories and Jewelry
--- Potions
--- Medical Supplies
--- Familiars
--- Automotons
--- Battle Trophies (head, teeth, horns, etc)
--- Boots
--- Prisoners
--- Bones - Companions
--- Animals
--- Pack Mule (loaded or unloaded)
--- Bottled Insects
--- Ghosts/Spirits
--- Eggs/Larva
--- Children/Captives
--- Seeds - Supplies
--- Instruments or Whistle
--- Tents or Blankets
--- Costumes
--- Playing Cards
--- Smoke Bombs
--- Mirror
--- Fishing Pole
--- Whetstones or Armor Polish
--- Civilian Clothes
--- Torches and Flint
--- Mortar and Pestle
--- Kits
--- Traps
--- Containers
--- Tools (pickax, hammer, crowbar, etc.) - Other
--- Disguises
--- Identification Cards/Papers
--- Badges
--- Authentication Certificates
--- Rosters
--- Portals
--- A Distraction (to be used against enemies)
--- Carved Idols or Other Artwork
--- Photographs
--- Regional Delicacy
--- Damaged Items in Need of Repair
--- Worthless Junk (bag of garbage, seashells, sand, etc.)
Is this list not as comprehensive as I thought it was going to be? Maybe you should try writing a blog post on only eight hours of sleep. Post your addendum below and share this post with your friends on Twitter and Facebook.