The boy’s face lights up when you give him the wooden brick. He jumps up and runs off, returning in a few minutes with a rather tubby old man who is chewing on a chicken leg; he is wearing a white apron and seems to be a jolly old soul. ‘Shop’s closed this afternoon’, he says with a smile, ‘but seeing as you gave a present to Deep Sea Junior here, I don’t mind opening up specially for you.’ He opens the door and you follow him into the rather dingy shop; obviously many of the objects have stood here for years, as they are thickly coated with dust. There’s a stuffed bear, some juggling clubs, hoops, large vases, shields, lanterns, boxes, carvings, statutes, paintings, bottles, urns, jars, books, maps, clocks wigs, games, boots and hanks and hanks of different-coloured rope.
‘Excuse the mess’ says Deep Sea, ‘I must get around to clearing the place up one day. But people usually find what hey are after in Deep Sea’s Store, that they do. The King of String they call me! (oh, here we go). Now, how much have you got to spend and what do you want?’
You open Yaztromo’s pouch and empty the content on to the counter top. You count out 15 Gold Pieces and you decide to keep back 5 and spend 10. You ask what might be useful for dungeon exploration and Deep Sea replies ‘Here’s my list of equipment for that kind of foolhardiness. Everything costs 2 Gold Pieces. Choose what you like.’
(pick 5)
- Lantern
- Rope
- Hammer and Iron Spikes
- Garlic
- Mirror
- Axe
- Water Bottle
- Magnifying Glass
- Quill, ink and paper
- Silver Dagger
- Leather gloves
- Healing Balm