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Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead

A practical guide to what matters across CDDA’s scavenging, crafting, equipment, and specialist systems.

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Model JHP 9-round magazine

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A 9-round steel box magazine for use with the Hi-Point Model JHP.

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modified RM121 aux shotgun

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The Rivtech RM121 auxiliary weapon system is a magazine-fed semi-automatic caseless shotgun, which can be mounted under the barrel of many rifles. Accepts RMSA10 box magazines. This one was modified and customized to mount on pretty much any weapon other than pistols, if you so want.

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modular folding stock (folded)

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A multi position, high-end folding stock which reduces length when folded. Currently folded, making shooting this gun hard.

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Moʻolelo

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A grass-cover English edition of the Moʻolelo, a collection of traditional Hawaiian stories, texts and oral traditions, that have been compiled, translated, and documented in written form. This book also includes information on the deities and entities of the traditional religion of Hawaii, alongside rituals and practices.

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mole cricket egg

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A mole cricket egg covered in bits of sand and dirt. It's brown with a few black dots on it.

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moonshine wash

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Fermented, but not distilled moonshine. Contains all the contaminants you don't want in your moonshine, so you may want to distill it first.

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morel mushroom

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Prized by chefs and woodsmen alike, morel mushrooms are delicious but must be cooked before they are safe to eat.

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morphine

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A very strong, naturally-occurring narcotic used to treat intense pain in hospital settings. You'll need a syringe to inject it, and it's very addictive, so be careful.

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mosquito egg

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The egg of a mosquito.

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moth egg

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The egg of a moth. They are usually found clustered on leaves.

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moth fly egg

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The egg of a moth fly.

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MP 40 32-round magazine

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A double-column, single-feed 32-round box magazine used by the MP 40 SMG.

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MP5 10-round magazine

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A compact 10-round magazine for use with the H&K MP5 SMG.

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MP5 100-round double drum magazine

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A bulky 100-round double drum magazine for use with the H&K MP5 SMG.

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MP5 15-round magazine

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A compact 15-round magazine for use with the H&K MP5 SMG.

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MP5 20-round magazine

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A compact 20-round magazine for use with the H&K MP5 SMG.

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MP5 30-round magazine

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A standard capacity curved magazine for use with the H&K MP5 SMG.

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MP5 38-round magazine

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An extended-capacity 38-round magazine for use with the H&K MP5 SMG.

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MP5 40-round magazine

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An extended-capacity 40-round magazine for use with the H&K MP5 SMG.

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MP5 50-round drum magazine

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A drum magazine for use with the H&K MP5 SMG. Much greater capacity, but less reliable than the factory specification magazine.

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MP5SD integral suppressor

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The integrated suppressor for the H&K MP5SD. Its large expansion chamber decelerates ammunition via several ports in the barrel, rendering most ammo subsonic at the cost of terminal performance. It is not as effective as modern designs.

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MP7 20-round magazine

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A standard capacity 20-round magazine for use with H&K's proprietary 4.6x30mm round.

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MP7 40-round magazine

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An extended 40-round magazine for use with H&K's proprietary 4.6x30mm round.

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mugwort

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A stalk of mugwort. Smells wonderful.

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multivitamin

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Essential dietary nutrients conveniently packaged in pill form. An option of last resort when a balanced diet is not possible. Excess use can cause hypervitaminosis.

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Murdered by the Grapevine

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This cheap paperback tells the story of a mob boss done in by mere suspicion. She never breaks a confidence, never rats out an accomplice, and never turns her back on a friend. Nonetheless her grip on the reigns of the underworld is eroded by rumor and paranoia.

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muscle

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seeing this is a bug

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mushroom

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Mushrooms are tasty, but be careful. Some can poison you, while others are hallucinogenic.

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mushroom fettuccine entree

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The mushroom fettuccine entree from an MRE.

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mutant blood

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Blood extracted from a heavily mutated creature.

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mutant fish roe

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A large half-translucent glob with a mutant fish fry inside.

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mutant human blood

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Blood extracted from a heavily mutated human.

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mutant humanoid lard

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A smooth white block of dry-rendered fat, sourced from a mutant humanoid. It won't rot for a very long time, and can be used as an ingredient in many foods and projects.

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mutant humanoid meat

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Raw meat butchered from the body of a heavily mutated creature that was unsettlingly humanoid in appearance. It has odd bits of fur and other tissue lodged in it that clearly don't belong. You'd have to be crazy or starving to eat this.

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mutant lard

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A smooth white block of dry-rendered fat, sourced from a mutant animal. It will remain edible for a very long time, and can be used as an ingredient in many foods and projects.

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mutant organs

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Raw organs from a giant mutant bug.

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Mycenacean Hymns

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A vellum book containing the hymns central to the Marloss faith. As the verses lead into each other, the text sings of unity and promised paradise.

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Mycus fruit

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Humans might call this a Gray Delicious apple: large, gray, and smells even better than the Marloss. If they didn't reject it for its alien origins. But we know better.

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Mycus wine

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Goopy white wine, made of the Mycus fruit.

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mystery novel

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A detective investigates an unusual murder in a secluded location.

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Nag Hammadi Codex

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A translation of some of the gnostic texts and early biblical apocrypha recovered from the Nag Hammadi library in Egypt. Obviously heretical, but the zombies aren't the type to discriminate.

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Nagoya 99 gun scope

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A basic and antique 4x rifle optic: essentially a non-adjustable telescopic sight built by the Nagoya Arsenal during the Second World War and issued for mounting on Type 99 sniper rifles.

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naproxen

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Naproxen, a mild long-lasting NSAID-based painkiller. Take to relieve pain and swelling.

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narrow-spectrum antibiotics

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A narrow-spectrum antibiotic used to suppress infections and prevent them from spreading. It isn't broad enough to purge most infections outright, but it boosts the body's resistance against them. One dose lasts twelve hours.

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Natare Ergo Sum

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The poorly translated title is supposed to be Latin for "I Swim, Therefore I Am." This short hardback presents "A Philosophy of Swimming" and then playfully attributes a variety of famous philosophical expressions into endorsements for the sport of swimming. It's not a bad book, just a bit odd.

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