“A.P.P.L.E. – Did i loot it?

” Quick Example of how “APPLE” works:

-A POST-PONED LOOTING ENGINE- 1. I killed 3 kobolds in day X.

By Hogash
This table was inspired by a reddit user (@swrde). 2. Today I really need a potion. (step 2).

“APPLE” (Quotemarks included) works like a loot in hindsight. Its purpose: 3. Did i loot the potion from those kobolds i killed in day X?
prevent you from rolling 50 dice every time you kill a minor enemy
-breaking the immersion looking at time-consuming tables and resources 4. *rolls just 2d6*
(for those like me, who have little time to play solo or GM-less games.)
5. *gets 10* YES!!! Those stinky kobolds dropped a potion in
This is “APPLE”: day X.
STEPS ► 1 2 3 4 5 6
START RESUPPL 6. *writes somewhere “Health potion”*
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7. I move one step to the right (so, the next time i ask the table i
Looted at ► 7+ 8+ 9+ 10+ 11+ x got less and less probabilities to post-loot an item since i
resupply. Bags aren't bottomless).
Actual Step O O O O O O
8. Back to the city for 24h to resupply so i can move 2 steps to
Ask if you have a specific item in your inventory. the left in case i need a rope or bandages in the future.
Roll 2d6 to get the answer. If you roll the “Looted at” target
number (or higher) you have the item in your bag. Use “Apple” with moderation. Using it too much can turn out as
Move one step to the right when you get any item or two if cheating. It's intended for minor loot and not for “quest items”, of
you asked for more than 1. course.
Move one step to the left when you conclude an encounter
with a plausible loot involved.
Move two steps to the left as you spend -at least- 24 hours in I wanted something that fits in an index card; I play solo most of the
a city. time and i tend to “loot” just plot items (like scrolls or missives with
important infos). But having little time i do not roll for loot tables, it
When you start your adventure from the wilderness or follow that i never get useful stuff like a rope, bandages, torches or
unprepared, the best step to start with is 3. cigarettes.
I hate destroying the immersion summoning items from nowhere, so, if
TIPS TO USE IT
➢ Avoid asking for the same item before resupply in a city or after an encounter that could
the guy i killed 3 days before had (let's say) a health potion, my PC
drop the same item. probably picked it up, so in moments of need i can ask to my bag “did i
➢ Don't ask twice for the same item if you get a NO answer. If the item is not there now, it grab that potion 3 days ago?”.
cannot be there after 5 minutes It's similar (BUT NOT THE SAME) to a YES/NO oracle, percentages are
➢ These items you get are additional to those you already have in your bag so, roll with dynamic and different everytime you use it.
this concept in mind.

➢ Ask reasonable things like “do i have a potion?” instead of “do i have a resurection
Hope you enjoy. Hogash.
elisir?” or “do i have a rope?” instead of “do i have the head of that dragon for my
quest?”.