Trinkets

When you make your character, you can roll once on a Trinkets table to gain a trinket, a simple item lightly touched by mystery. The DM might also use this table to help stock a room in a dungeon or fill a creature's pockets.

Trinkets

Player's Handbook, page 159

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

Horror Trinkets

Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, page 36; and Curse of Strahd, page 210

d100	Trinket
01-02	A picture you drew as a child of your imaginary friend
03-04	A lock that opens when blood is dripped in its keyhole
05-06	Clothes stolen from a scarecrow
07-08	A spinning top carved with four faces: happy, sad, wrathful, and dead
09-10	The necklace of a sibling who died on the day you were born
11-12	A wig from someone executed by beheading
13-14	The unopened letter to you from your dying father
15-16	A pocket watch that runs backward for an hour every midnight
17-18	A winter coat stolen from a dying soldier
19-20	A bottle of invisible ink that can only be read at sunset
21-22	A wineskin that refills when interred with a dead person for a night
23-24	A set of silverware used by a king for his last meal
25-26	A spyglass that always shows the world suffering a terrible storm
27-28	A cameo with the profile's face scratched away
29-30	A lantern with a black candle that never runs out and that burns with green flame
31-32	A teacup from a child's tea set, stained with blood
33-34	A little black book that records your dreams, and yours alone, when you sleep
35-36	A necklace formed of the interlinked holy symbols of a dozen deities
37-38	A hangman's noose that feels heavier than it should
39-40	A birdcage into which small birds fly but once inside never eat or leave
41-42	A lepidopterist's box filled dead moths with skull-like patterns on their wings
43-44	A jar of pickled ghouls' tongues
45-46	The wooden hand of a notorious pirate
47-48	A urn with the ashes of a dead relative
49-50	A hand mirror backed with a bronze depiction of a medusa
51-52	Pallid leather gloves crafted with ivory fingernails
53-54	Dice made from the knuckles of a notorious charlatan
55-56	A ring of keys for forgotten locks
57-58	Nails from the coffin of a murderer
59-60	A key to the family crypt
61-62	An bouquet of funerary flowers that always looks and smells fresh
63-64	A switch used to discipline you as a child
65-66	A music box that plays by itself whenever someone holding it dances
67-68	A walking cane with an iron ferrule that strikes sparks on stone
69-70	A flag from a ship lost at sea
71-72	Porcelain doll's head that always seems to be looking at you
73-74	A wolf's head wrought in silver that is also a whistle
75-76	A small mirror that shows a much older version of the viewer
77-78	Small, worn book of children's nursery rhymes
79-80	A mummified raven claw
81-82	A broken pendent of a silver dragon that's always cold to the touch
83-84	A small locked box that quietly hums a lovely melody at night but you always forget it in the morning
85-86	An inkwell that makes one a little nauseous when staring at it
87-88	An old little doll made from a dark, dense wood and missing a hand and a foot
89-90	A black executioner's hood
91-92	A pouch made of flesh, with a sinew drawstring
93-94	A tiny spool of black thread that never runs out
95-96	A tiny clockwork figurine of a dancer that's missing a gear and doesn't work
97-98	A black wooden pipe that creates puffs of smoke that look like skulls
99-00	A vial of perfume, the scent of which only certain creatures can detect

Feywild Trinkets

The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, page 8

d100	Trinket
01	Cookie cutter shaped like a unicorn
02	Two yew rings linked together
03	Silver hand mirror with a nymph-shaped handle
04	Painted wooden key whose teeth change configuration every day at dawn
05	Delicate silver cameo with pictures of twin children opposite one another
06	Golden pendant charm shaped like a leprechaun
07	Tiny wooden box containing a croquet set sized for pixies or sprites
08	Tiny pair of sharp, iron scissors
09	Chess piece shaped like a dancing satyr wearing a bishop's hat and clutching a gnarled staff
10	Saltshaker shaped like a wizard's tower
11	Crystal orb that allows an elf who holds it to sleep
12	Pendant that shows the phases of the moon
13	Large iron fingernail
14	Tiny electrum whistle that only Fey can hear
15	Wooden jigsaw puzzle piece as big as a saucer, with a painted image of a jug on it
16	Spool of glistening silver thread
17	Sheet of music that goblins find upsetting when they hear it played or sung
18	Rotten ogre's tooth with the Elvish glyph for "moon" etched into it
19	Vitrified eye of a displacer beast
20	Tiny duskwood coffin containing ashes of a troll
21	Old invitation to a banquet in the Summer Court, written in ink on vellum in Sylvan
22	Gossamer shawl that glows faintly in moonlight
23	Ball-and-cup toy that plays a short, victorious jingle whenever the ball lands in the cup
24	Sprite's skull covered in ink fingerprints
25	Silver fork with the outer tines bent sideways
26	A soot-stained sock in which a nugget of coal magically appears each day at dawn
27	Tiny wooden stool (sized for a pixie or sprite) that gives splinters to those who hold it
28	Tiny clockwork dragonfly that slowly beats its wings (but can't fly) when wound up
29	Toy unicorn made of wood, painted with bright colors
30	Pixie plushie that sings when you squeeze it
31	1-inch-square painting of a sleeping elf
32	Thimble that helps you daydream when worn
33	Pumpkin cupcake that magically regenerates itself in its paper cup each day at dawn
34	Fake Three-Dragon Ante card depicting a faerie dragon
35	Teacup made from a varnished mushroom cap that magically keeps its liquid contents lukewarm
36	Rock that floats and is small enough to hide in your closed fist
37	Tiny bottle filled with rainwater collected from the Feywild
38	Opalescent conch shell that laughs when you hold it to your ear
39	Vial of viscous liquid labeled "Fomorian spit. Do not drink!"
40	Wax candle that roars and crackles like a bonfire when lit
41	Potted daffodil that sways when near a source of music
42	8-ounce, glass wine bottle that magically reassembles itself 1 minute after being broken
43	Tiny wooden sylph figurehead from a model ship
44	Tiny pumpkin-shaped cauldron carved out of bog oak
45	Bar of soap that smells like something memorable from your childhood
46	Piece of orange parchment folded to look like a knight astride a unicorn
47	Tinted glasses so dark that they can't be seen through
48	8-inch-long glass ant figurine
49	Piece of parchment bearing a child's drawing of an oni
50	Tiny hourglass without sand in it
51	Empty vial with corked ends at the top and bottom
52	Pair of green leprechaun boots tied together by their laces
53	Smoking pipe made from a tree root
54	Red cap that droops down to one's shoulders when worn
55	Mask that helps you remember your dreams if you wear it while you sleep
56	Notebook that shows what's written on it only when held upside down
57	Wooden top with four sides, each bearing the image of child enjoying a different season
58	Tiny beehive wig made for sprites or pixies
59	Wooden mouse figurine that squeaks when held
60	Stuffed oni doll with a creepy smile and one missing eye
61	Empty bag labeled "Candy"
62	Tinted glass monocle that makes things look green
63	Black executioner's hood sized for a pixie or sprite
64	Piano key carved from a satyr's horn
65	Tiny wooden lute with cat hairs for strings
66	Iron needle with an eye that refuses to let thread pass through it
67	Tiny sundial that casts a shadow only in moonlight
68	Wooden pan flute that attracts harmless local fauna when played
69	Silvered pinecone
70	Flask of spectral glowworms that change color to reflect the mood of the flask's holder
71	Wooden apple painted blue
72	Tuning fork that sounds the tone for the F key
73	Nunchaku sized for a pixie or sprite
74	Copper coin with a smiling satyr's face on one side and a satyr's skull on the other
75	Severed chicken's foot attached to a leather cord
76	Collection of baby teeth in a tiny wooden box
77	Pinwheel whirligig that spins even when there's no wind
78	Child's parasol covered in moss and leaves
79	Wooden magnifying glass missing its lens
80	Glossy mushroom with a red, bell-shaped cap that jingles when shook
81	Pouch of seeds that smell like home
82	Petrified robin's egg
83	Wooden spoon with a hole in the center
84	Paper wasp nest in a jar
85	Sprig of rosemary wrapped with ribbon at one end
86	Tiny, unfurnished dollhouse sized for a pixie child
87	Paintbrush made entirely of ceramic — even the bristles
88	Candlestick whose candlelight looks like a tiny, dancing fairy made of fire
89	Spectacle frames in the shape of butterfly wings
90	Set of false wooden teeth
91	Tiny book of fairytales
92	Rucksack in which one potato magically appears each day at dawn
93	Pixie's winter jacket lined with fox fur
94	Tasseled wine charm shaped like a sprite
95	Weak magnetic wand
96	100-sided die the size of a plum, cut from coal
97	Glass slipper, missing its mate
98	Tiny dreamcatcher
99	Barbell sized for a pixie or sprite
100	Music box that plays a sprightly tune you remember from your childhood

Elemental Evil Trinkets

These trinkets come from an article released by Wizards of the Coast.

d100	Trinket
01	A compass that always points to Mulmaster
02	A paper fan that won't produce a breeze no matter how hard it's waved
03	A petrified potato that resembles someone important to you
04	A glass cup that can only be filled half way no matter how much liquid is poured into it
05	A mirror that only shows the back of your head
06	A small glass bird that when set down near water dips its head in as if to get a drink
07	A lady's coin purse containing two sharp fangs
08	A small sea conch with the words "From the beginning" painted on the lip
09	A frost-covered silver locket that's frozen shut
10	A seal which imprints a mysterious, unknown coat of arms into hard rock
11	A small wooden doll that when held brings back fond memories
12	A small handmirror which only reflects inanimate objects
13	A glass eyeball that looks about of its own accordance, and can roll around
14	A glass orb that replicates yesterday's weather inside itself
15	A drinking cup that randomly fills with fresh or salt water, refilling once emptied
16	A deep blue piece of flint that when struck with steel produces not a spark but a drop of water
17	A conch shell which is always damp and constantly drips saltwater
18	A charred, half-melted pewter clasp that glows as if smoldering but releases no heat
19	A clockwork finch that flaps its wings in the presence of a breeze
20	A unbreakable sealed jar of glowing water that hums when shaken
21	A small, finely polished geode whose crystals slowly fade between every color of the spectrum
22	A rough stone eye pulled from a petrified creature
23	A stone smoking pipe that never needs lighting
24	A small whistle that when blown, it whispers a name of a person or place unknown to you instead of the whistle sound
25	A fist sized rock that pulses like a heart
26	A pair of bronze scissors in the shape of a pair of leaping dolphins
27	A bronze oil lamp which is rumored to have once held a genie
28	A single gauntlet inscribed with a fire motif and an unfamiliar name in Primordial
29	A one-eyed little fish inside a spherical vial, much bigger than the vial's neck. He has a cunning look
30	The tiny skull of a rabbit that whispers scathing insults when nobody is looking
31	A rag doll in the likeness of an owlbear
32	The desiccated body of a small eight-legged black lizard
33	A small toy boat made with a walnut shell, toothpick, and piece of cloth
34	A small pocket mirror that slowly fogs over while held
35	Wind chimes that glow when the wind blows
36	A small, clay square with an unknown rune etched into one side
37	A tea kettle that heats itself when filled with water
38	An old scratched monocle which shows an underwater landscape whenever someone looks through it
39	A rose carved from coral
40	A set of dice with elemental symbols and primordial runes instead of pips or numbers
41	An amulet filled with liquid that churns, freezes, or boils to match its wearer's mood
42	A small silver bell that makes a sound like quiet, distant thunder when it's struck
43	A small vial of black sand that glows slightly in the moonlight
44	A small whale tooth with etched with an image of waves crashing upon a beach
45	An hourglass in which the sands pour upward instead of downward
46	A glass pendant with a hole in the center that a mild breeze always blows out of
47	A soft feather that falls like a stone when dropped
48	A large transparent gem that, when gripped tightly, whispers in Terran
49	A small crystal snowglobe that, when shaken, seems to form silhouettes of dancing forms
50	Half of a palm-sized geode that pulses dimly with purple light
51	A book filled with writing that only appears when the book is held underwater
52	A sealed envelope made of red leather that you haven't been able to open. It smells of campfire
53	A locket of hair that is rumored to have come from a famed fire genasi
54	Flint and steel that, when used to start a fire, creates a random colored flame
55	A blank piece of wet parchment that never seems to dry
56	A small puzzle box made of brass that is slightly warm to the touch
57	A cloudy chunk of glass that is said to hold the spark of a breath from a blue dragon
58	A crude chalice made of coal
59	A miniature brass horn that is silent when played, but fills the air with the scent of warm and exotic spices
60	An eye-sized blue pearl that floats in salt water
61	A tuning fork made from a dark metal which glows with a pale, white light during thunderstorms
62	A small vial that is always filled with the smell of autumn wind
63	A clear marble that slowly rolls toward the nearest source of running water
64	A small collapsible silver cup that perspires constantly when opened
65	An hourglass that tells time with falling mist instead of sand
66	An ornate razor which only cuts in freezing cold temperature
67	A shark tooth covered in tiny etched words from a lost language
68	A large brass coin with no markings or images on it
69	A small wooden box filled with a strange red clay
70	A necklace with a small, rusted iron anchor
71	A small brass flute adorned with silver wire that is always faintly sounding
72	A red and black aarakocra feather
73	A palm-sized stone with a hole in it, through which can be heard a constantly whispering wind
74	A small conch shell covered in black crystal
75	A small music box made of brass. It features a pair of tiny automatons that resemble Azer working at a forge
76	A glass jar containing the preserved corpse of an unfamiliar aquatic creature
77	A piece of petrified wood carved into the shape of a seashell
78	A wooden puzzle cube covered in elemental symbols
79	A small stone cube that acts as a magnet when placed against another stone
80	A ring made of a white metal. On the inside is a name etched in Auran
81	A bracelet made of silvered fish hooks
82	A journal filled with poetry hand-written in Primordial
83	A yellow gemstone that glows dimly when a storm is nearby
84	A charred chisel with an unfamiliar symbol stamped into its base
85	A canteen filled with a foul smelling orange mud
86	A faceless doll made of driftwood
87	A heavy iron key bearing the name of a ship long lost to the sea
88	A small jewelry box made from the shell of a turtle
89	A chess piece fashioned to look like fire myrmidon
90	A spinning top with an image of one of the four elements on each side
91	A single hoop earring made of a porous red stone
92	An arrowhead carved from sea salt
93	A small comb made of blue coral
94	Seven small beads of sandstone on a string, all different colors
95	A romance chapbook written in Undercommon titled "Just One Layer of Gray"
96	A tiny, broken clockwork harpy
97	An ivory whale statuette
98	A fist-sized cog covered in barnacles
99	An eyepatch made of obsidian and a black leather cord
00	A glass bottle with a tiny ship of unfamiliar design inside

Elf Trinkets

Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes, page 63

d8	Trinket
1	A small notebook that causes anything written in it to disappear after 1 hour
2	A crystal lens made of ivory and gold that causes anything observed through it to appear to be surrounded by motes of multicolored light
3	A small golden pyramid inscribed with elven symbols and about the size of a walnut
4	A cloak pin made from enamel in the shape of a butterfly; when you take the pin off, it turns into a real butterfly, and returns when you are ready to put your cloak back on again
5	A golden compass that points toward the nearest portal to the Feywild within 10 miles
6	A small silver spinning top that, when spun, endlessly spins until interrupted
7	A small songbird made of enamel, gold wire, and precious stone; uttering the songbird's name in Elvish causes the trinket to emit that bird's birdsong
8	A small enamel flower that, when put in one's hair, animates, tying back the wearer's hair with a living vine with flowers; plucking a single flower from this vine returns it to its inanimate form

Strixhaven Trinkets

Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos, pages 31-36

Lorehold Trinkets

d6	Trinket
1	A map made of concentric circles that can be rotated around the page
2	A puzzle box bedecked with amber
3	A dented brass compass with a red needle
4	The head of a broken statue that houses the consciousness of a snarky sage
5	A sheet of parchment embossed with tactile lettering, glowing red
6	A broken dagger with a wavy blade and a serpentine hilt

Prismari Trinkets

d6	Trinket
1	A pair of rose-tinted glasses with glittery frames
2	A stoppered glass bottle that, when opened, plays a brassy orchestral piece
3	A quartet of hovering water motes in a vial
4	A bandolier of watercolor paints
5	A tiara capped with a crystal that crackles with harmless lightning
6	An iridescent quill

Quandrix Trinkets

d6	Trinket
1	A small succulent in a dodecahedral clay pot
2	A blue knit hat that looks a bit like a bottle folding in on itself
3	A model hypercube carved from green crystal, showcasing the fourth dimension
4	A crumpled test on the theory of gravity manipulation, with a failing grade on the front and the name of a famous Quandrix professor
5	A blue tetrahedron that, when tapped twice, projects a recording of an old mathematics lecture
6	A round bread roll cut so that someone could spread butter on both halves without ever lifting the knife

Silverquill Trinkets

d6	Trinket
1	A black leather notebook filled with half-finished poems
2	A set of flashcards detailing different colloquialisms and their meanings
3	A canteen that makes any liquid drunk from it taste sweet
4	A forged permission slip granting access to the special archives of Strixhaven's libraries
5	A stylish silver pin that references a famous series of novels about warlocks
6	A stack of small pieces of parchment, each enchanted to stick to whatever surface it's pressed against and peel off easily

Witherbloom Trinkets

d6	Trinket
1	A black bird-shaped mask, trimmed with glowing green thread
2	A set of rabbit bones
3	A pair of thick knee-high waders, stained with muck and moss
4	A slimy green tentacle, which occasionally wriggles
5	A notebook containing waterproof paper
6	A necklace of five small vials, each filled with luminescent white liquid