I hope these tables are useful for when your party finds an old artifact in a ruin, or jutting partially out of the ground, or something. Freedom of interpretation and imagination on the DM’s part are always great.

(1) Dirt (Roll 1d20)

1-10) Clean

11-14) Dusty

15-18) Caked in dust/dirt/mud/sand

19-20) Completely encased in dirt (2) Type (Roll 1d4)

1) Weapon (continue to W)

2) Armour (continue to A)

3) Trinket (continue to T)

4) Jewelry (continue to J)





W:

(W1) Weapon Kind (Roll 1d6)

1) Sword

2) Dagger

3) Axe

4) Mace

5) Spear

6) Quiver with Arrows (roll 1d4 for amounr) (W2) Weapon Enchantment (Roll 1d8)

1-4) None

5) Fire

6) Ice

7) Lightning

8) Holy Light (W3) State of Disrepair (Roll 1d6)

1) Rusted and Broken

2) Broken

3) Rusted

4-6) In acceptable condition



A:

(A1) Armour Kind (Roll 1d8)

1) Robes

2) Chainmail body

3) Platemail

4) Leather/Hide Outfit

5) Shield

6) Buckler

7) Chainmail Gloves

8) Sturdy Boots (A2) State of Disrepair (Roll 1d6)

1) Completely torn

2-3) Damaged

4-6) In acceptable condition

T:

(T1) Trinket (Roll 1d20)

1) Ancient Coin

2) Small Statue

3) Strange Tool

4) Handful of Runes

5) Snuff Box

6) Sturdy Key

7) Ceremonial Staff

8) Clay Tablet

9) Egg-shaped Stone

10) Bone Dice

11) Stained Glass Orb

12) Weathered Tome

13) Short Scepter

14) Drinking Horn

15) Silver Lantern

16) Ornate Bowl

17) Unknown Fossil

18) Everburning Candle

19) Golden Feather

20) Small Obsidian Cube

J: