Often unfairly maligned as the most boring kind of art, still-life (or nature morte) paintings are actually a great way for the Presenter (or Game Master) to give in-game clues to the Player Characters. The items depicted might be the components for a Magical Ritual, the objects that must be buried to pacify a ghost, or even be a visual pun that helps solve a longstanding family mystery. Painters often used the still-life as an opportunity to display unbridled virtuosity through trompe l’oeil (“fool-the-eye”) depictions that seem almost real. In a world of real magic, perhaps one could actually take objects out of such a painting! And of course, a “Vanitas” (still-life that includes one or more skulls) will help add a properly Gothic atmosphere to any room.

d100, 2d4 times	The image depicts….
1 – 2	1d4 skull(s),
3 – 4	1d6 apple(s),
5 – 6	1d6 pear(s),
7 – 8	1d6 peach(es),
9 – 10	a lobster,
11 – 12	a ham,
13 – 14	1d2 sausage(s),
15 – 16	a coffee pot,
17 – 18	a crystal goblet,
19 – 20	a silver goblet,
21 – 22	a dead game bird,
23 – 24	a pitcher,
25 – 26	a bottle,
27 – 28	1d4 orange(s),
29 – 30	a bunch of grapes,
31 –32	a dagger,
33 – 34	1d6 oyster(s),
35 – 36	a Chinoiserie-patterned cloth,
37 – 38	an Indienne-patterned cloth,
39 – 40	an Arabesque-patterned cloth,
41 – 42	1d20 flower(s),
43 – 44	1d4 pine cone(s),
45 – 46	1d4 artichoke(s),
47 – 48	1d4 fish,
49 – 50	1d20 coin(s),
51 – 52	a melon,
53 – 54	a cabbage,
55 – 56	a violin,
57 – 58	a silver platter,
59 – 60	a porcelain platter,
61 – 62	a book,
63 – 64	a candlestick and candle,
65 – 66	an hourglass,
67 – 68	a globe,
69 – 70	a loaf of bread,
71 – 72	1d12 fig(s),
73 – 74	1d6 sea shell(s),
75 – 76	1d6 pastries,
77 – 78	1d8 chestnut(s),
79 – 80	1d10 walnut(s),
81 – 82	a pistol,
83 – 84	a crock of butter,
85 – 86	a gauntlet,
87 – 88	a helmet,
89 – 90	a sculptural bust,
91 – 92	a silver soup tureen,
93 – 94	a cheese,
95 – 96	a fly,
97 – 98	1d4 lemon(s),
99 – 100	a ring,

d10	gathered on / in…
1	a basket,
2	a table,
3	a chair,
4	a stump,
5	a stone,
6	a pillar,
7	a pedestal,
8	a stand,
9	the floor (or ground),
10	an oriental rug,

d12	in front of…
1	a field of shadow.
2	a closed curtain.
3	an opened curtain with a rolling landscape beyond.
4	a formal (or French) garden landscape.
5	a landscape (or English) garden.
6	a painted boiserie (paneled wood) wall.
7	an oiled boiserie wall.
8	a stone wall.
9	a plastered wall.
10	a brick wall.
11	an unfinished wooden board.
12	servants going about their work.