
Issue 56 of d12 Monthly has landed – and this one’s for those who keep a close eye on their gear.
Inside are 38 tables and three articles dedicated entirely to mundane equipment. No glittering magic items – just the ropes, sacks, mirrors, tools, and everyday essentials that keep adventurers alive. Plus items for everyday life.
It’s more equipment than you’ll ever strictly need.
But in a grounded campaign, the right simple item at the right time can mean everything.

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Related Issues
Here is a list of past issues of d12 Monthly that you may find compliments this issue. A lot of my issues can be used with OSE quite easily, but here are some specific ones:
Past Issues
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Feature Articles:
The Weight of Adventure* – Outlining why mundane equipment matters in this great game of ours.
The Right Tool for the Job – A guide to the creative use of mundane gear.
A Note on the Tables – An explanation on how the tables work.
A List of Table Categories Included:
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- Adventuring Gear (1 large table)
- Everyday & Civilian Life (5 tables)
- Travel & Infrastructure (4 tables)
- Crafts, Trades & Labour (13 tables)*
- Social, Legal & Political (4 tables)
- Crime, Control & Coercion (4 tables)
- Environment & Hazards (3 tables)*
- Cultural & Superstitious (3 tables)
- Carrying Capacity (2 tables)
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* FULL version only
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Buy FULL PDF + Physical Copy
The FULL version contains 16 more tables, plus an extra article!
Contributions
Want to feature in the zine in an upcoming issue? Feel free to contact me and let me know what you want to contribute.
Art
Cover art by JEStockArt.
Internal Art by Dean Spencer, and AlextheMapMaker.
Featuring art by Daniel F. Walthall, found at: drivethrurpg.com/product/181517, available under a CC BY 4.0 licence: creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
All art ©, used with permission, all rights reserved. Some artwork provided by Zed Nope, and used with permission.
Unless otherwise mentioned, all articles are written by Russ at YUMDM.
Over to You
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While You’re Here…
Since 2021 I have been publishing d12 Monthly, a monthly zine, which has a ton of articles for any edition of Dungeons and Dragons.
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