Spelljamming-specific art objects have never been covered. Why don't we cover this area? What I mean is a list of art objects much like at the end of the old FR Adventures book, just spelljamming related. Nothing too much, just a short paragraph detailing the object more fully.
Remember, "art objects" need not be bits of jewelery; almost anything of value can easily fit under this heading. Unique treasures, new gem types, trade commodities, etc can all go under this heading. Items can even have a minor magical enchantment which makes it unique. Afterall, the ultimate purpose of this is to create a treasure table to fill in the "art objects" catagory for when you find treasure in space. :)
[Listed in alphabetical order by author. --ed]
from HawkAngel
A leather backpack with a tooled design of the logo of the IEN. Many many many years ago carried equipment for Elven Troops. (700 GP value, because its REALLY hard to find)
from Jaime Lopez
In the depths of many water world there is a special wine, called N'jarer, made by Sea elves, the taste is often incomarable and the only way to describe it is to say that it like tasting fall.
The containers that they are placed in are worth 50gp as they are made with a special blend of sea floor sand and seaweed extract for coloring. the wine itself is worth from 60-170gp depending of the quality.
Many Sea Elven communities use N'jarer as their major export. Most Sea Elves take magic items in trade for the wine, when dealing with traders the Elves usually give one merchant exclusive rights to their wine. The wine is made from a special blend of sea plants and extracts.
from Night Druid
A pair of pearl errings, shaped like the Spelljammer. The eyes of the spelljammers are tiny saphires, and the buildings on the back of the spelljammers are made of delicate gold. (1000 gp value).
A medium shield of shining metal, with an engraving of an elvish Man-O-War. The shield is trimmed with gold, and the straps in back are made of heavy scavvar leather. The shield is made of mithril, and was once owned by an elvish admiral of the Fleet. (3000 gp value).
A leather-hide book with yellowed parchment pages. The book is written in an old, now extinct, dialect of orcish. It is an orcish account of the First Unhuman War, but is filled with innaccuracies and propaganda. It only has value as a historical volume. (250 gp value).
A weathered metal scroll tube containing construction plans to a hammership. The plans are complete, and can be sold to those ship building guilds that don't have plans to building hammerships (or to those that do and want to keep those secrets from their rivals). (750 gp value).
A silk privacy screen from Shou Lung, depicting several scenes of an eloquant dragonship in flight. There are three individual panels, all connected, each standing 6' tall. The first scene is of the Emperor of Shou Lung blessing the launch of the ship. The second scene is the ship orbiting a beautiful water world (Karpi). The final scene is of the dragonship entering the fiery flow. The framework is made of polished teak wood, and is very sturdy. Miniture dragons, birds, and nature scenes have all been carved into the frame. (Value: 2500 gp because of the expert craftsmenship).
A sack of 35 gold coins minted with the profile of the last Emperor of the Suel Empire. The coins were a limited minting before the empire was destroyed a thousand years ago, and are quite rare. Each coin commands 2 gp on the markert (the coin is larger than normal), but collectors will pay up to 25 gp per coin. (Total value: 875 gp to collectors, 70 gp to merchants).
A purple marble statuette, 6" tall, of an illithid. The illithid holds a tiny, ivory skull in it's upheld hand as if displaying it. The eyes are tiny moonstones, and the illithid holds a golden staff in its other hand. The statue is actually acts a recptical for psionics, able to hold up to 10 psps. Illithids often will have a number of these around their dwelling as a cheap and fast means of getting psps if their homes are invaded. (Value: 1400 gp for the rare materials used in construction; Illithids will pay as much as 2200 gp).
A fine ball-room dress, very colorful and eloquant. It's flowing patterns depict the founding of the noble elvish house that the lady who commissioned the dress is a member of. Sized for a small, fairly short human or a voloptuous elf maiden. Sages will pay in excess of 3,400 gp for it for it's historic value, while the elf house Leafbower will pay almost 4,000 gp.
A well-crafted spyglass, plainly made but the lenses are of exceptional quality. The spyglass has almost twice the magnification power of normal spyglasses and thus highly sought after by spelljamming captains. A captain may pay as much as 1000 gp for this spyglass.
A tapestry of the Spelljammer itself in flight. The image is a bit worn but the towers and scale of the great craft are accurate. The normal value of this tapestry is only 300 gp, but those hunting the ship might pay as much as 1200 gp.
A map to a dwarvish citadel elsewhere in the sphere. The map claims that the citadel is abandoned and that the dwarves stashed a treasure of some kind in the citadel. The citadel is marked with the symbol of the spider. The citadel does exist but is overrun by a nest of giant wasps and several phase spiders that feed on the wasps. The total value of the treasure is 3000 gp.
A finely crafted death mask worn by a priest of Ptah who's tomb was looted long ago. The mask show's the priest's face in great detail and is trimmed with gold and even a few lesser value gemstones. Priests of Ptah will pay up to 2,000 gp to get the mask back, and will harrass the owner until they get it back.
A bag of small figurines, carved from the teeth of a scavvar. These were carved by bored sailors on long voyages and are common in wildspace. Each statue has a value of 5 to 10 gp, depending on the quality, and each find has 2d6 statues.
A log from an early spelljamming captain. It dates back to some of the earliest voyages of humans in wildspace. The ship operated out of a long-destroyed culture in Greyspace and goes into great detail about the many hazards of the space between stars. Many of the descriptions are wildly exaggerated and greatly inaccurate. A sage might pay 500 gp for its historic value.
An armband in the shape of a radiant dragon. Crafted from silver, the armband will fit any creature larger than a halfling and smaller than an ogre. The dragon's "head" is oriented towards the wearer's fist and wraps around the arm six times. The wings are copper weave about the top of the forearm. (75 gp value).
A dracon horn ring, often worn by the dragon-centaurs as a sign of status. The ring is gold and carved with the dracon's immediate lineage in tiny runes. Many older dracons will have several of these rings, proudly proclaiming their ancient heirs and ancestors. (10 gp value).
A jade statue of a dwarvish warrior, battle axe and shield in hand. The statue was a funeral piece for a local dwarvish lord. It is small, only 5" tall, and carries a value of 150 gp.
A fine golden neckless with a tiny silver elvish Man-o-War at one end. The charm was part of the finery of an elvish noble woman but lost to pirates. (200 gp value).
A starwheel pistol in the shape of a golden dragon. From the now-fallen Ching- tu Empire, this weapon is of average quality and not noteworthy except for its decorations. A gun collector might pay 1200 gp for this fairly rare weapon.
A short sword with strange runes carved on its blade. The runes are actually a flow map for four crystal spheres. The map is still fairly accurate and usable. The blade otherwise is ordinary (25 gp value).
A flowing black cloak with brilliant blue patterns on its outside edge. The cloak is really a map to Bralspace, cleaverly desigused a fine but ordinary cloak. The map is dated, showing Spiral as still a major elvish trade hub and the Rock of Bral as a pirate stronghold. (50 gp value).
A goblin war crown from the centuries before the Unhuman Wars. The crown is pierced by five horns and made from copper, but otherwise plain. Small holes were once filled with gems, but were long ago stolen. (90 gp value).
A bottle of hot spices, from another sphere. The spice is unknown in the current sphere and thus could be valuable to a rich noble looking for a new and unique taste. (800 gp value).
A well-made spear, trimmed with gold and carved with images of meteors and stars. This is a ceremonial weapon for Priests of Celestian but can be used in combat if needed (which ruins it's artistic value). Can fetch up to 200 gp.
Dwarvish gauntlets with small sacks sewed into them. The small sacks are used to carry coins in a place safe from pick pockets. Dwarves will usually carry an emergancy stash of 2d12 gold coins in these gauntlets in case of thief or ruin, but otherwise won't touch these coins. (5 gp value).
from Andrew Stott
A small 6" tall obsidian paperweight carved to resemble a happy giff holding his new prized 2" long starwheel of solid platinum. Giff will be willing to buy the paperweight as a good luck charm for up to 500gp, to others 300gp.
A 4' x 2' x 2' oak chest, carved from a single piece of wood. The hinges and lock are concealed within the wood to make it appear as if was just a short log with fine engravings around the barrel depicting various standard spelljammer ships in battle. The lock is a masters work, and subtracts -15% from attempts to pick it. On the top side in a worn state of repair is a flame red leather cushion. In the base are four hole so it can be secured to the deck. (650 gp).
from Paul Westermeyer
A 3-d model of Greyspace made from silver, gold, and resting on a bronze stand. The base is engraved with the words: "In The Hands of Istus All Rests", what is fascinating about the model is that the planet Borka is depicted whole, indicating the model is quite old. Collectors and some sages will be willing to purchase this model for upto 4,000 gp.
Obsidian Statue of Kong, Overgod of the Grommam
Silverwood Bas Relief (3'x3') of The Spelljammer in Wildspace
Tikawood carving of a Hammership (9" long)
Painting of the Sun rising over the Rock of Bral (seen from above the gravity plane)
Jewel encrusted golden globe of Reorx (Krynnspace)
Handpainted bamboo wall scroll depicting a Shou junk traversing an asteroid field
Illithid (Mind Flayer) Hookah, heavily inlaid with purple and black patterns
Emerald pendant with permanent illusion of an Elven ManOWar at the stone's center
Silver Ewer with bas relief of a migrating herd of Dracon
Vest embroidered with a picture of H'catha in Realmspace on it's back
Small fire opal carving of a rastipede (4" long)
Statue of a Kindori being ridden by a Barbarian (2' long)
Masterwork Harp of unknown purple wood, carved with an illuminated map showing the way from a known Sphere to a previously unknown one
Tapestry depicting the Star Tree of Faeriespace (see Crystal Spheres by TSR) with it's planets nestled in it's branches
Porcelin platter with scene of Bral signing the Rock's charter
Carved Chess set (Unhuman wars-Elves vs. Scro- pieces are carved ships)
Statue of a human corsair victorious, with his rapier at the throat of a beaten Illithid
Cast silver brooch in the form of a Beholder Tyrantship
Matched pair of Starwheel Pistols. Oeridian bronzewood handles with mithril barrel and inlays. Extensively etched (Planetary system maps etched into barrels, Greyspace on one, Greatspace (TSR's Crystal Spheres) on the other
Illithid Feeding Stocks-Heavily decorated and inlaid with crystals, these are used for keeping thralls still while their brains are devoured in performance eating ceremonies
Citrine cameo with a Hadozee's face on it.
Kindori leather scroll organizer, decorated with map quality depiction of an unknown discworld (purely fictitious, or maybe it IS out there somewhere.)
Crystal sculpture of a Celestial Dragon, perched on an asteroid of veined granite.
An ancient elven tapestry depicting Man O War and Armada ships of archaic design fighting with spider shaped ships similar to the neogi's (Spot Check DC 20 to notice small figures on one that look like elves, but have black skin..)
Bronze mug with relief of a nude elf maiden riding a Delphinid
random carvings made from Scavver teeth. Often made by sailors on long hauls through the Flow
Carved Sephardin teeth, capped with gold and precious stones
Viciously barbed ceremonial iron dagger (Scro cult of Dukhgash)
Obelisk of unknown metal etched with Xixchil characters
Ancient bust of a Hurwaeti (Noble looking)
Hadozee braided wall hangings
Woven rug with Spheremap of the Vodoni Empire (pre-fall) on it.
Sheets of Gold foil embosses with the symbol of a Rastipede trading house
Kindori Ivory knucklebones, set with gems
Silver cloakpin with Seekers Symbol
Bronze statue of a Dwarven Citadel
Framed painting of a Reigar Esthetic orbiting Ginsel (a crescent world) in Greyspace
Wooden display box with Giff medals
Electrum pin in the shape of a Vodoni Enforcer
Oval mirror with sculpted silver frame depicting Spheres, The Spelljammer, and The Flow
Hand painted deck of gnomish playing cards with the symbol of Ironpiece in Spiralspace on their backs
Kindoi ivory erotic carvings (roll 1d8: 1-3=human, 4-elven, 5-giff, 6-Gromam, 7-hadozee, 8-Dwarf)
Shou Scroll, decorative calligraphy by the famed artist Nabu of Bral
Tapestry of a Krajen attacking a groundling caravel
Reigar Carnival Mask, sculpted leather (1d4: 1=kindori leather, 2=scavver leather, 3=unidentified (possibly humanoid?), 4=drakeskin)
Illithid Skull Plate Etchings (Abstract patterns created on inside of skull by Illithid feeding tentacles)
Woodcut of a human couple embracing in zero gravity amidst a starfield
Scalykind (lizardfolk) whitebone comb carved with tribal symbols and fetishes
Engraved brass plate with corner holes for wall or deck mounting (1d6: 1=elven tree of evolution (different branches of elven race), 2=Map of Known Spheres, 3=Prayer to Celestian, God of Spacers, 4=DM generated aphorism, 5=Picture and name of a Specific Ship, 6=In memory of...)
