Shops

Here are some potential ideas for shops, stores, and stalls that can feasibly be placed in any town on the Weysevain Coast and beyond:

### **Spells: The Black Devil**

Run by Calm in the Storm, a male devilkin with black horns, black streaks run down the horns and the sides of his body, whilst his front and back are dark red.

*The store is partway up the Sevari tower en route to the Casino – a green door with a large black backed plaque fronted with gold lettering. As you open the door a mouth splits the plaque apart, hissing, “Welcome to the Black Devil.. hehehe”*

Sells a decent selection of spell scrolls (up to level 5 is readily available), grimoires, necklaces, rings and bangles.

### **Armour: The Marching Droid**

Run by a 'Humanoid Equipment Provider' Automaton (HEP for short) that speaks in jolting, halting sentences at different pitches. In my setting I imagine HEP having conscious thought akin to the very first Warforged.

“*Welcome to The Marching Droid, I am a Humanoid Equipment Provider, you may refer to me as 'HEP'”*

“*I have.. Numerous interesting items in stock.. including some.. Adamantine armour, guaranteed to reduce blood loss and increase life expectancy.. when coupled with the avoidance of danger.”*

See Steampunk Armour for Common but cool Ideas – also Adamantine Heavy Armour is available here.

### **Weapons: M&M's – Might & Magic**

*"A Smiths workshop if ever you saw one, entering through two large doors your met with the strong smell of Iron and smoke, the workshop area is visible from the main shop, you see the forge, anvil, many hammer, tongs and ingots ready to be wrought into powerful weapons, the store front itself is tidy, with racks of weapons laid out in well categorised areas – one handed arming swords, giant unwieldy battleaxes, flails and maces all have their places here."*

Run by a Von Doral Dwarf couple, Regmor & Gwenthel Galbrick. Regmor is a ginger haired dwarf, about 4ft. 9'', his beard is a little over a foot long and braided in one long, well kept twist, rolled up sleeves show off impressively muscled arms and a leather apron gives the impression of much time spent perfecting his craft, from the various burrs and burn marks that adorn it. Gwenthel is more slender than most dwarf women you've seen, her blonde hair must be quite long but it is currently tied up in a large bun, she wears a cream coloured tunic and green trousers, all manner of small tools hang from a utility belt at her hips.

In my campaign I've used some special/altered weapons from The Griffon's Saddlebag rather than the only interest being magical items - but throw in whatever you will :-)

### **Potions: The Patient Pourer**

Run by Sozin a Tortle. - I sometimes use shops and NPC encounters as opportunities to feed in little bits of Lore for my players..

*"You enter a wood panelled store that has a large bay window to it's front with numerous herb growing in baskets and pots. The smell is strong but not unpleasant – two pots bubble away at a stove and a large shell stands over them, turning as you enter you see the green shell belongs to the smiling face of a tortle, a fairly rare sight this far north, the insightful amongst you recall Tortles hail from the woodlands near the Sea of Chimes but are a declining race, despite being as long lived as the elves."*

Sells common and uncommon potions most of the time.

### **Odonstore: The Tin Tinkerer**

Rosici Springfall or assistant: Merver or Yekas, operate a Remote Traveller – that plays hold music before a staff member 'arrives'.

See Steampunk Weapons & Items for some cools ideas, Also the 5e Firearms PDF. I use the 'Odenstore' as an entirely new branch of shop.

*"You enter a store made almost completely of metal – the walls, floor and ceiling are all of some kind of alloy, what would normally be wooden beams are columns of a brass like metal.. Cabinets house numerous items and contraptions.. the space is illuminated by white lights encased in glass, a strange green energy pulses along cables to each of them and they glow without giving off any noticeable heat or noise as one would expect from a torch. Standing in the centre of a store you see an metal man, as the door bell chimes behind you he springs into motion."*

“*Welcome! To.. the Tin Tinkerer! One of the team will be with you shortly, in the mean time, why not take a look at our fabulous wears”*

90's elevator hold music

“*Sorry to keep you waiting, one of the team will be with you, in just a moment.”*

More classic hold music

“*Were experience higher than usual demand right now, but rest assured, the team know your here, and will be along in a moment”*

The head of the metal man takes on the appearance of a female gnome with ginger hair and bright blue eyes, the hints of wrinkles creep at the corners of her eyes and mouth, those of you with any knowledge of gnomes may suspect her age to be between 200 and 250 years.

“*Hi there, I'm Rosici Springfall, owner of the Tin Tinkerer, how can I help you today?”*