E2 — Provisioner – B2 — The Keep on the Borderlands

9 — Provisioner

This low building houses a shop where all of the equipment needed for dungeon adventurers (as listed in the rulebook) are sold. He does not sell weapons other than spears, daggers, arrows and bolts. He has a few (7) shields, but does not sell armor or mounts. He will direct any persons interested in such items to the trader next door. Prices are as shown in the rules. He will buy equipment from adventurers at 50% of listed price. The provisioner is a normal man: in time of need he has leather armor and shield (AC 6) and will man the walls or otherwise fight with a spear. (In the shop he is AC 9, LVL 0, hp 3, #AT 1, D 1-6, ML 7.) His wife and two children live in a small apartment in the place. He carries d6 gold pieces. He has a strong box with 100 gold pieces, 16 electrum pieces, and 30 copper pieces.

Source: B2, PDF page 10. Original mechanics retained.

Provisioner

Original Basic D&D statistics — B2

Armor Class (descending)	9 in shop or 6 armed
Class / Level	LVL 0
Hit Points	3
Attacks	1
Damage	1-6
Morale	7

Armor Class (descending)

9 in shop or 6 armed

Class / Level

LVL 0

Hit Points

Attacks

Damage

1-6

Morale

Source notes

In trouble, dons leather armor and shield and fights with a spear.

Source stat line

AC 9 in shop or 6 armed, LVL 0, hp 3, #AT 1, D 1-6, ML 7

Source: 9 — Provisioner. Unlisted statistics have not been invented.

Provisioner’s Strongbox

Possessions · One treasure bundle. Item amounts below describe its contents.

Item	Amount	Source value / price	Location / condition
Gold pieces	100	—	Strongbox
Electrum pieces	16	—	Strongbox
Copper pieces	30	—	Strongbox

Item

Amount

Source value / price

Location / condition

Gold pieces

100

—

Strongbox

Electrum pieces

—

Strongbox

Copper pieces

—

Strongbox

Recovery and adjudication

Keep resident or institution property; ownership remains relevant to play.

Source: B2, keep area 9, PDF page(s) 10. Original narrative retained. Unstated prices and mechanics remain unspecified.

Shop — Provisioner

Original Basic D&D — B2

Trading terms: Sells at original rulebook prices; buys equipment at 50% of listed price.

Item / service	Stock	Sale price / terms	Notes
Dungeon-adventuring equipment	Not specified	Original rulebook prices	Original equipment list is referenced, not reproduced in B2
Spears	Not specified	Original rulebook prices
Daggers	Not specified	Original rulebook prices
Arrows	Not specified	Original rulebook prices
Crossbow bolts	Not specified	Original rulebook prices
Shields	7	Original rulebook prices

Availability and limits

Does not sell armor or mounts; directs customers to the trader. No later-edition prices substituted.
No armor or mounts; no weapons beyond the stated spears, daggers, arrows and bolts. Purchases from adventurers at 50% of listed prices.

Source: B2, Keep area 9, PDF page(s) 10. Unstated stock and prices remain unspecified. Original narrative and treasure artifacts retained.