DUNGEON DRESSING: TAPESTRIES M I N O R F E AT U R E S & D R E S S I N G

A tapestry can be nothing more than decoration. 1. Written in vivid yellow paint, a message has been
However, a tapestry can also hide a concealed door, scrawled across the tapestry: “Only the wary survive.”
be climbed on or even be used to enfold an enemy 2. The tapestry covers part of a phantasmal force which is
(when pulled from the wall). More importantly, they can also ickering and unstable. Characters automatically spot
be loot! the illusion.
3. The tapestry has been pinned back to reveal a small,
M A J O R F E AT U R E S hidden (and now empty) compartment in the wall.
4. A large javelin has pierced the tapestry, impaling a
roguish-looking hal ing to the wall.
1. A cosy cottage nestles amid pleasant woodland on this
5. The tapestry—used as a door covering—has been torn
tapestry. The tapestry can create an extradimensional
asunder; pieces cover the oor.
shelter once a week.
6. A snoozing gnome sleeps soundly in a niche behind this
2. This simple tapestry is a tribute from a nomadic desert
tapestry’s heavy, voluminous folds.
tribe and shows the location of two hidden wells.
7. The tapestry lies half submerged in a pool of thick,
3. The tapestry is a tribute to a powerful wizard, who in the
viscous liquid. A trail of foot- and handprints lead away
tapestry, is defeating a legendary lich.
from the pool.
4. The tapestry is an encyclopaedia of local plants and their
8. One ripped half of a tapestry depicting a map lies next
medicinal purposes.
to an open and empty chest and a freshly dug hole.
5. Bearing the coat of arms and seal of a ruler, the tapestry
9. The tapestry lies in tattered strips on the oor as if it has
outlines the (numerous) crimes punishable by a long,
been shredded by a sharp set of claws.
drawn-out death.
10. Heavily repaired, the tapestry is a patchwork of stitching
6. The coats of arms of prominent noble houses feature on
and small pieces of fabric overlaying the original image.
the tapestry. They appear in order of precedence.
11. The face of one of the tapestry’s subjects has been burnt
7. Almost mirror-like in appearance, the tapestry can cast
away. The tapestry still smells faintly of smoke.
divination once per day and shows the result of the spell
12. Heavily damaged by moths, this tapestry is threadbare,
upon its surface.
faded and virtually worthless.
8. The tapestry is a folio of magical beasts embellished
13. The tapestry has been fastened to the wall by a dagger
with myths and legends.
in each corner.
9. Void of images, the tapestry is a written document
14. A small bundle lies on the oor. It is a thick tapestry
outlining the will and testament of an ancient king.
being used as a swaddle for a baby goblin.
10. The tapestry portrays the lives of two elven nobles
15. A wooden stake has been driven through the tapestry;
growing up, marrying and having a beautiful child.
around it is thick white dust that smells of the grave.
11. A large bull-headed humanoid is ghting a barbarian
16. Snagged in a ripped tapestry, the badly mauled body of
barehanded atop a mountain on this tapestry.
an adventurer hangs above the oor.
12. Depicting images of gratuitous torture, this grisly
17. The tapestry lies on the oor and is covered in gigantic
tapestry has a magic pain-causing rune woven into it.
muddy footprints.
13. This intricate tapestry depicts the solar system; small
18. Sodden and covered in clumps of wet mud, the tapestry
diamonds (worth 50 gp each) represent stars.
is ruined; only magic can restore it to its former glory.
14. A sweeping battle of immense proportions is taking
19. The tapestry has unravelled partially; threads of silk lead
place on this tapestry; corpses litter the battle eld.
away down the corridor.
15. Vividly coloured and highly decorative, this tapestry
20. The tapestry has been embellished with small jewellery
depicts a symbolic telling of a famed children’s story.
pins and ribbons.
16. The tapestry depicts a life-sized rampant griffon; the
creature’s plumage is real.
17. A large ship is portrayed ensnared in the tentacles of a
gigantic octopus in this doom-laden tapestry. CREDIT
18. Richly adorned with precious stones and metallic thread,
this tapestry was a rich dowry gift and depicts the bride This is a short system-neutral extract from GM's Miscellany:
and groom (worth 500 gp). Dungeon Dressing. The book is available in 5e, System
19. The highly detailed tapestry shows the instruction and Neutral and Path nder 1 editions. The OSR edition will be
recipe for brewing potions of superior healing. available in early 2023.
20. Made from a ne silk-like thread, the tapestry portrays a
stunning image of a unicorn deep in a forest.

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