Rivet & Rope Salvage

Shop · kept by Mara Quill

Rivet & Rope Salvage

The shop smells of tar, wet rope, and brine, with gulls shouting overhead and hulls creaking all day.

Stock

13 items · 51 gp

Other

8 items · 1 sp to 5 gp

Dockline Rope, 50 ft1d4 damage1 gp
Ship Pitch TinSticky black sealant for seams, cracks8 sp
Canvas Sail PatchCan be used to mend torn canvas, awnings, or sail patches.6 sp
Assorted Bolts and NailsUseful for repairs, crates, and makeshift barricades.2 sp
Lamp Oil, 1 flaskBurns longer than common oil in damp conditions.1 sp
Grapnel HookA throwing hook for boarding, climbing2 gp
Skiff AnchorMakes a noisy but reliable anchor for shallow-water mooring.3 gp
Emergency Hull Patch KitA repair bundle for leaking planks and split seams5 gp

Weapons

2 items · 1 gp to 2 gp

Boat Hook1d6 damage2 gp
Deck Knife1d6 damage1 gp

Potions

2 items · 4 sp to 25 gp

Salthealer OintmentHeals 2 HP4 sp
Minor Healing DraughtPrizedHeals 4 HP25 gp

Armour

1 item · 10 gp

Dockhand's Leather JerkinAC 1210 gp

About

The shop smells of tar, wet rope, and brine, with gulls shouting overhead and hulls creaking all day. The owner buys salvage from dock laborers for a pittance, then sells the same parts to captains at a steep markup, making them both indispensable and resented. A cracked chart case part and a strange buoy marker are treated with unusual care, as if they are connected to a larger mystery hidden in the sea-lanes. The owner quietly trades information with the shipwrights, the tavern keeper, and the navigator shop, and always knows which wrecks are safe, cursed, or claimed by power.

Stash

5 items to steal

The stash · GM only

The most tempting valuables are kept behind the counter, while the more telling pieces are hidden in a padded tray and a false-bottom crate near the owner’s sleeping nook.

Security check: DC 12Sleight of Hand or Thieves' Tools
If they fail: If the theft is discovered, the owner pulls the alarm bell, dockhands rush in from the floating pier, and the party is boxed in by rope barriers and hard-eyed laborers until the harbor watch arrives. The shop's ledger is checked, and any known crew members may be blacklisted from repairs, supplies, and safe moorage.
The whole haul: About 82 gp

Dock Till6 gp
Kept: Under the counter in a tar-black iron strongbox
A cashbox of mixed coin kept for daily trade and small repairs.
Value: 6 gp, 14 sp, 39 cp
Ledger of Wreck Buys20 gp
Kept: Locked drawer behind the receipt shelf
The owner’s weatherproof ledger notes who sold salvage, who was shortpaid, and which captains have debts.
Value: 20 gp to the right buyer, or priceless for leverage
Broken Chart Case Hardware35 gp
Kept: In a padded tray near the navigator notices
A cracked brass chart case ring and hinge assembly, stamped with an old navigator mark and wrapped in oilcloth.
Marked Buoy Token15 gp
Kept: Hung from a nail beside the owner’s berth curtain
A small carved buoy token on a cord, marked with a strange knot-symbol used by local navigators and salvage crews.
Morning Pay Pouch3 gp
Kept: Hidden in a nailed crate beneath spare canvas rolls
A day pouch of coins and barter chits set aside for paying laborers before dawn.
Value: 3 gp, 8 sp