Durn’s General Store

Shop · kept by Bálint

Durn’s General Store

The store is a narrow, two-story timber building whose old sign reads “Durn’s” in flaking paint.

Stock

13 items · 61 gp

Adventuring gear

6 items · 5 cp to 5 gp

BackpackA weathered but serviceable pack, stocked for carrying a…2 gp
WaterskinA stoppered leather flask, patched at the seams and ready…2 sp
Hempen RopeRough, dependable rope, coiled and tied with a strip of…1 gp
Hooded LanternA dented brass lantern with a sliding hood and a clean wick5 gp
OilA corked clay flask of lamp oil wrapped in straw1 sp
PoleA straight ash pole, useful for testing uncertain floors,…5 cp

Other

4 items · 1 cp to 1 gp

CandleA stubby beeswax candle in a paper sleeve1 cp
Field DressingClean linen strips, a needle5 sp
Tallow BalmA waxy balm with a sharp herbal smell, sold for cracked…2 sp
Fire-Starting TinA shallow tin of charcloth, dry tinder1 gp

Foods

1 item · 5 sp

RationsA plain, filling ration packed in waxed paper5 sp

Ammunition

1 item · 4 cp

Sling BulletsA tied pouch of smooth stones gathered from the nearby…4 cp

Potions

1 item · 50 gp

Potion of HealingPrizedHeals 2d4 + 250 gp

About

The store is a narrow, two-story timber building whose old sign reads “Durn’s” in flaking paint. The name is a worn-down form of an older word for a boundary marker, though nobody in town remembers that meaning. Its windows are crowded with coils of rope, tin cups, and bundles of dried herbs; inside, the air smells of lamp oil, wool, and apples. Every useful object seems to hang from a peg or sit in a labeled crate, while the counter bears years of knife marks and ink stains. The shopkeeper keeps the costly stock close and treats every customer like a traveler who might need help before nightfall.

Stash

5 items to steal

The stash · GM only

The shop’s valuables are split between a locked till beneath the counter, the upstairs sleeping room, and a crowded storeroom behind the sales floor. The storeroom door has a bell tied to its latch, and its crates leave narrow, noisy passages.

Security check: DC 14Dexterity (Sleight of Hand) to lift the till unnoticed, or Dexterity with thieves’ tools to open the locked box
If they fail: A brass bell above the storeroom door rings if the latch is forced. If the shopkeeper hears it, he bars the front door and calls the two neighboring shopkeepers for help. A failed attempt also leaves clear signs of tampering, prompting him to report the theft to the local watch.
The whole haul: About 142 gp

Counter Till18 gp
Kept: In a locked wooden box beneath the sales counter.
A small float of mixed coins for making change, mostly copper and silver with a few gold pieces.
Value: 18 gp, 34 sp, and 62 cp
Brass-Rimmed Spectacles3 gp
Kept: On a peg beside the shopkeeper’s stool.
A pair of reading spectacles in a stitched leather case, kept close because the shopkeeper cannot read small print without them.
Leaf Brooch12 gp
Kept: Wrapped in linen inside a small drawer in the upstairs sleeping room.
A silver brooch shaped like a leaf, a keepsake from the shopkeeper’s late spouse.
Daybook Ledger5 gp
Kept: On a shelf in the storeroom, beneath a stack of folded sacks.
A ledger of customer debts, supply orders, and delivery dates. It could reveal who in town owes money or when a valuable shipment is expected.
Value: 5 gp to a rival trader or interested creditor
Reserved Healing Potions100 gp
Kept: Inside a padded wooden case under the storeroom workbench.
Two sealed vials of healing draught, set aside for emergencies and not displayed for ordinary customers.
Value: 100 gp total