Artifacts
string of beads
ArtifactsIt is the only one of its kind. It may have unknown powers; try activating them.
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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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THE COMPLETE DIRECTORY
Everything, within reach.
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Spare Parts
stripped oven cabinet
Spare PartsA large, hefty steel box that was once the main body of an electric oven. Most of the parts have been stripped. It could be further disassembled into base materials.
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Materials
strong mixed alcohol
MaterialsStrong alcoholic drinks, mixed with no regard for taste.
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Manuals
Studies in Historic Armorsmithing
ManualsThis in-depth and technical text details various forms of ancient European armor crafting, and is well illustrated with lots of photos.
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Materials
Study of a Boy
MaterialsA high school sophomore's personal journal is stolen and then leaked on social media. When it goes viral, he is forced to contend with simultaneous fame and betrayal.
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stuffed clams
MaterialsQuahog clams stuffed with bread crumbs and fried.
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stuffed heart
MaterialsChunks of heart filled with vegetables and spices.
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Container
stylish wallet
ContainerA stylish flat case used to carry items such as currency, identification documents, laminated cards, and other small items.
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Container
styrofoam cup
ContainerA cheap, disposable cup with a plastic lid and straw.
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Bionics
Subaquatic Navigation System CBM
BionicsA tiny device implanted in the inner ear. When active, it will periodically generate ultrasonic pulses which aid in navigation, provided the user is underwater and able to hear.
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Bionics
Subcutaneous Protective Mesh - Arms CBM
BionicsAn advanced protective mesh that weaves into the user's flesh. Provides passive protection at the cost of mild encumbrance, and can be used in conjunction with bionic martial arts.
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Subcutaneous Protective Mesh - Head CBM
BionicsAn advanced protective mesh that weaves into the user's flesh, protecting both their head and jaw regions at the cost of mild encumbrance.
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Subcutaneous Protective Mesh - Legs CBM
BionicsAn advanced protective mesh that weaves into the user's flesh. Provides passive protection at the cost of mild encumbrance, and can be used in conjunction with bionic martial arts.
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Subcutaneous Protective Mesh - Torso CBM
BionicsAn advanced protective mesh that weaves into the user's flesh, protecting it from physical trauma at the cost of mild encumbrance.
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Bionics
Subdermal Carbon Filament CBM
BionicsThin armor made of carbon nanotubes, implanted just beneath the skin. It reduces cutting, stabbing and ballistic damage.
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Manuals
Submachine Gun Enthusiast
ManualsAn in-depth magazine about submachine guns and shooting. There is an exhaustive article about close quarter combat techniques in the front.
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Maps
subway maintenance map
MapsA map of subway tunnels formerly used by public maintenance workers. Using it will add subway lines and underground stations to your map.
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subway map
MapsA schematic diagram of local subway networks, too stylized to garter much useful information. Using it will add subway stations to your map.
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Materials
succotash deluxe
MaterialsSuccotash, but made more modern and tasty by adding some flavorful ingredients.
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sugar beet
MaterialsThis fleshy root is ripe and flowing with sugars; it'll just take some processing to extract them.
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Sugar Chomps cereal
MaterialsFoodplace brand "Sugar Chomps" cereal. "Chocolate Frosted Crunchy Sugar Chomps: 8 essential vitamins packed into that rich, fudgy taste!"
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sugar kelp
MaterialsA sizable strip of new growth harvested from a sugar kelp. While these are most often dried, it seems edible enough as is.
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sugary cereal
MaterialsSugary breakfast cereal with marshmallows. It takes you back to your childhood.
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Summer Variables
MaterialsIn this book written primarily for young adults, a woman's modest summer internship results in an incredible discovery that attracts the attention of unsavory elements.
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sun light
Materialsseeing this is a bug
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sundae cup
MaterialsA small cup of frozen dairy dessert that is half chocolate, half vanilla, and all delicious.
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sunflower
MaterialsThe top of a sunflower, with yellow petals and some seeds that have yet to be eaten by animals.
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Materials
Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk & Eco-Speculation
MaterialsSunvault is the first English-language anthology to broadly collect solarpunk short fiction, artwork, and poetry. A new genre for the 21st Century, solarpunk is a revolution against despair. Focusing on solutions to environmental disasters, solarpunk envisions a future of green, sustainable energy used by societies that value inclusiveness, cooperation, and personal freedom. Published by Upper Rubber Boot Books.
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Veh Parts
super electric motor
Veh PartsAn extremely powerful electric motor. This delivers massive torque and would be well suited to an electric racing car.
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Bionics
Super Stun Gun CBM
BionicsA bionic stun gun which implants into the hand. It is highly powerful, able to easily cause electrical burns and cardiac arrest in targets. The electricity it generates arcs through the air over short distances, making it nearly impossible to miss, but it still requires the user to be nearly adjacent to their target.
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Veh Parts
superalloy plating
Veh PartsA piece of vehicle armor plating made of sturdy superalloy.
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Veh Parts
superalloy sheet
Veh PartsA sheet of sturdy superalloy; incredibly hard, yet incredibly malleable.
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Spare Parts
supercomputer platter
Spare PartsA hefty and expensive-looking golden dish engraved with concentric circuitry. You felt the urge to rip it from a supercomputer.
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superglue
Spare PartsCyanoacrylate, more commonly known as superglue, is a strong, quick curing glue with many applications. It was a favorite of many post-Cataclysm hobbyists, but has become a sought-after trade good due to its wide applications, and the fact it has become essentially impossible to manufacture.
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Materials
suppressor
MaterialsA suppressor reduces the amount of noise and muzzle flash generated by the report of a firearm. Gunfire is extremely loud and can damage your hearing without protection; a suppressor will bring the loudness of a report down to generally safe levels.
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supreme omelet
MaterialsA fluffy beaten egg pancaked over with cheese, vegetables, and meat all stuffed inside. The mother of all omelets.
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Other
Survival Island
OtherA fun solo deck-building board game where a player takes on the role of Robinson Crusoe's mentor, trying to help him survive and escape from a deserted island. This game is played in rounds, with the player using their deck-building skills to improve Robinson's abilities and combat various challenges that arise during his time on the island.
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Container
survival kit box
ContainerThe ultimate survival kit purchased either by the wealthy or the dedicated urban survivalist. It contains tools and items to help you survive in case of an emergency.
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Container
survival kit box
ContainerAn aluminum box designed to contain a small survival kit.
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Manuals
Survival Under Atomic Attack
ManualsA wordy and intricate guide to wilderness and urban survival in a worst-case scenario. While filled with loads of useful information, the madman who wrote this was a terrible writer, and gleaning knowledge from the rants is a chore.
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Maps
survivor's map
MapsA hand-drawn map of the local area. Whoever created it has marked down the locations of nearby supply sources including gun stores and gas stations. Using it will add points of interest to your map.
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Books
survivor's note
BooksA scrap of paper. Something's written on it, scrawled in bad handwriting.
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Manuals
Sushi Made Easy
ManualsA simple text for the aspiring sushi lover, this easy-to-read guide is filled with lots of helpful illustrations for everything from basic rice preparation to setting a proper Japanese table.
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Materials
swarm of bees
MaterialsA swarm of honey bees, displaced from the hive. Without the support and nutrients of an apiary, or taking root somewhere, they will die in a few days.
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swashbuckling novel
MaterialsAn exciting seventeenth century tale of how an enslaved Irish doctor and his comrades-in-chains escape and become heroic pirates of the Robin Hood variety.
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sweet sausage
MaterialsA sweet and delicious maple-flavored sausage. Better eat it hot and fresh.
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sweetened coffee
MaterialsThe morning ritual of the pre-apocalyptic world, created from coffee cherries through a complex process of seed removal, roasting, grinding, and brewing. Coffee is substantially richer in caffeine than its rival tea. With added sweetener for better taste.
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