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salsa
MaterialsChopped tomatoes, spices, and any number of other vegetables, used as a condiment in Mexican food. Not so good on its own, but great in a dish.
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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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salsify root
MaterialsA highly nutritious root, it is tough and bland until cooked, at which point it tastes strangely similar to oysters.
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salt lick
OtherA heavy cube-shaped block of salt for livestock. Don't lick it, it's gross.
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salted fish
MaterialsSalty dried fish that lasts for a long time, but will make you thirsty.
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salted meat slice
MaterialsMeat slices cured in brine. Salty but tasty in a pinch.
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salted mollusk
MaterialsSalty dried mollusk that lasts for a long time, but will make you thirsty.
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salted veggy chunk
MaterialsVegetable chunks pickled in a salt bath. Goes well with burgers, if you can find one.
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samurai novel
MaterialsThe classic tale of a wandering swordsman who comes to a small settlement and is hired to help the townsfolk defend themselves from a band of marauding outlaws. This hardback is quite hefty.
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sand
Spare PartsA handful of New England sand. If you had a stoked furnace, you could turn it into glass. Otherwise, it's only good for making cement.
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sapphire
MaterialsA sparkling sapphire.
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Sapra '36 magazine
MaterialsA large, five round single stack magazine for the Sapra '36.
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sarma
MaterialsA traditional Turkish dish prepared by rolling rice and minced meat in grape leaves.
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sassafras root
MaterialsA root taken from a sassafras tree. Used in the production of certain sweet beverages.
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satire novel
MaterialsA political satire of the pre-apocalypse world. Looking back on it from this side of Armageddon makes it seem all the more ridiculous.
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sauerkraut
MaterialsThis crunchy, sour topping made from lettuce or cabbage is perfect for your hot dogs and hamburgers, or, if you're desperate, straight to your stomach.
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sauerkraut w/ sauteed onions
MaterialsA delicious sautee of lovely diced onions and sauerkraut. The smell alone is enough to make your mouth water.
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sausage casing
MaterialsSausage casings made from animal intestines. Ready to be used for forming meat products.
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sausage gravy
MaterialsBiscuits, meat, and delicious mushroom soup all crammed together into a wonderfully greasy and tasty mush.
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sauteed fiddleheads
MaterialsFiddleheads sauteed in fat. Tender and delicious.
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sauteed Jerusalem artichoke
MaterialsMost of this artichoke's inulin has been converted into fructose after cooking, and it now tastes pleasantly sweet.
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sauteed onions
MaterialsOnions cooked up in oil and spices, often used as a topping or side in dishes.
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sawn-off stock
MaterialsA quick saw cut removed the original stock from this weapon. It is now much harder to handle, but much smaller.
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SBR .300BLK upper receiver
MaterialsThis is a complete upper receiver assembly containing a barrel, handguard, and bolt carrier group that is installable upon an AR-15-style rifle's lower frame. Swappable uppers enable compatible firearms to be retooled for different cartridges and barrel lengths, with this kit furnishing a weapon with a specialized 7.5-inch barrel chambered for .300 AAC Blackout ammunition. Fortunately, standard STANAG magazines are still compatible.
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SBR .450 upper receiver
MaterialsThis is a complete upper receiver assembly containing a barrel, handguard, and bolt carrier group that, given the right knowledge, is installable upon an AR-15-style rifle's lower frame. Swappable uppers enable compatible firearms to be retooled for different cartridges and barrel lengths, with this kit furnishing a weapon with a high-caliber 7.5-inch barrel chambered for .450 Bushmaster cartridges. Special-purpose low-capacity magazines are required to feed the large rounds, but the upper turns any AR-15 into a short-range powerhouse.
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SBR 12.7x42mm upper receiver
MaterialsThis is a complete upper receiver assembly containing a barrel, handguard, and bolt carrier group that is installable upon an AR-15-style rifle's lower frame. Swappable uppers enable compatible firearms to be retooled for different cartridges and barrel lengths, with this kit furnishing a weapon with a big-bore 7.5-inch barrel chambered for .50 Beowulf rounds. Specialized or modified STANAG-style magazines are required to properly feed the much larger cartridges.
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SBR conversion kit
ContainerThis is a modestly proportioned cardboard box, stamped with manufacturer markings and emblazoned with the stylized image of an assembled, short-barreled rifle. Containing appropriate retool components for a given weapon platform, including compact upper receiver assemblies, short quick-swap barrels, and assorted extras (such as magazines), its contents could be used to rechamber a compatible rifle.
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SCAR-H 10-round magazine
MaterialsA 10-round magazine for the FN SCAR-H or 17S rifle.
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SCAR-H 50-round drum magazine
MaterialsA 50-round drum magazine for the FN SCAR-H rifle.
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science ID card
KeysAn ID card that once belonged to a scientist. The reverse side describes the protocol for using it; this could grant access at one control panel, if you can find one.
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scifi novel
MaterialsAliens, ray guns, and space ships.
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score card
OtherA colorfully-printed score card.
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scout rifle 5-round magazine
MaterialsA proprietary 5-round steel box magazine for the scouting rifle.
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Scrabble Letters set
OtherA board game cardboard box containing a proper board, and various letter tiles, meant to play Scrabble Letters alone or with friends.
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scrambled eggs and brain
MaterialsBrain and eggs, why didn't you ever think to put these together?
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scrap cast iron
Spare PartsA handful of small pieces of scrap cast iron, usable for crafting or repairs.
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scrap of demihuman flesh
MaterialsA tiny scrap of raw demihuman flesh.
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scrap of fish
MaterialsA tiny scrap of edible fish. It's not much, but it'll do in a pinch.
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scrap of meat
MaterialsA tiny scrap of raw meat. It's not much, but it'll do in a pinch.
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scrap of mutant meat
MaterialsA tiny scrap of raw meat from a heavily mutated animal. It smells unappealing, to say the least.
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scrap of poultry meat
MaterialsA tiny scrap of raw meat from a bird. You figure that one of these should be about one fifth of a portion. Dangerous to eat as-is.
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scrap tin
Spare PartsSome small pieces of scrap tin, usable for crafting or repairs.
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scrapple
MaterialsA dry mush of meat scraps and grain, sliced and pan-fried; better than it sounds and looks. A staple food of the Mid-Atlantic United States.
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scraps of carpet
OtherA misshapen section of loose carpet. Not useful for much on its own and can be discarded.
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