Curios: What's in the Kitchen?

By Unknown 1:03 PM curio, d&d, game aids, trpg

Evening Gamers!

It has been a while since I have posted any roleplaying stuff and after a few conversations with fellow gamers (and one really good post on Dungeons and Donuts you can read HERE.) I came up with the idea for a new series of articles. Curios will be a periodical article that will feature tables and flavor to enhance various locations.

What’s in the Kitchen features a number of dishes and knick knacks that players may find in any area being used to cook or prepare food. I have also decided to incorporate one of my favorite feats from 5^th Edition D&D called ‘Gourmand’. While I encourage DMs to use skill checks to identify the unusual ingredients found below, those with the Gourmand feat can identify each after sampling them. This feat and a bunch of other great ones are part of the Unearthed Arcana series and can be found HERE.

d12 - Curio

A large iron pot holds a thick creamy soup filled with bits of unknown meat. Gourmand: Berbalang Cheese Soup
A large marble mortar and pestle gathers dust on one high shelf. A fine dust partially fills the bowl and a closer inspection reveals a human tooth.
Several long thing pastry tubes rest on the counter, filled with a spicy smelly meat. Gourmand: Behir Rolls
A large wok rests against the wall covered in soot from heavy use. Scrubbing it clean reveals that it is made from Adamantium.
Inside the oven you find a small sheet holding a dozen puffy triangles. The filling is sweet with earthy undertones. Gourmand: Goodberry and Rhubarb Turnovers
A bloody cleaver is wedged deeply into a cutting block, the name ‘Barry’ carved into the thick handle.
A small metal tin contains a variety of thin light brown shards, studded with some kind of nut. Though hard to bite through it tastes both sweet and salty. Gourmand: Peanut Brittle
Within a cupboard, you find a worn cookbook the large heavy tome obviously well loved. On the inside cover, an inscription reads “To help you to get a start with your new restaurant. - Prianna”
A small pie sits cooling on a window sill, adorned with several apples cut to look like roses. Someone has apparently used their hands to scoop out a small piece, perhaps a small child or halfling. Gourmand: Blooming Rose Creme Pie
A wooden box made of walnut opens to reveal a velvet lining. Upon the rich blue fabric rests a full set of silverware whose onyx stone handles are carved into the form of horses.
A half dozen figs, filled with cheese and drizzled with honey and almonds, sit arrayed in a semi-circle upon a plate. Gourmand: Almond and Honey Stuffed Figs
A thick cut steak, grilled to perfection, smelling of pear and brown sugar. Gourmand: Chile Glazed Basilisk Steaks

d6 - Senses

The smell of mold and damp fills the space and the air has a faint hazy quality.
This room smells pleasantly sweet, its surfaces spotless in their cleanliness.
You instantly pick up the caustic smell of blood the moment you set foot in the room. The old scent is almost overpowering.
The smell of fresh baked bread explodes out of this room, surrounding you in warmth.
Old chains and hooks dangle from the ceiling in the far corner of the room, above a single iron grate. Tattered pieces of meat still remain giving off the foul smell of rot and decay.
A powerful earthy smell hits you as you step into the room. One entire wall appears to be overgrown with various edible plants and herbs.