Roll once per column. Describe valuable items properly. A 5 gp pot is inlaid with gold. A 50 gp pot is nearly indestructible and/or inlaid with gems and gold. A 100gp item also has a magical effect.
D6
Item
Value
Adjective
1
[Adjective Interesting Treasure] (see below)
5GP
Slimy
2
[Adjective] pot or pan
10GP
Crusty
3
Sharp, rusty, [adjective] chopping knife
20GP
Blackened
4
3 [adjective] vials of olive oil
30GP
Moldy
5
Sausage in [adjective] wax paper
50GP
Muddy
6
[Adjective] Bag containing a spice (d6: brown, red, yellow, orange, black, white)
100GP
Pastel blue
Interesting Treasure
Aquarium of live, very rare, ultra delicious shellfish.
The sharpest paring knife ever used in a kitchen.
Special salt that almost instantly dessicates anything down into jerky.
Auto-spicing spoon that spices a dish to perfection.
Localized gravity cutting board, ensuring no slippage.
Condenser that makes one gallon of broth into a marble.
A bracelet with cooking utensils for charms that grow to full size when detached.
Extractor fan that sucks up cooking smells into a bottle.
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