What should be in a magical hoader's back room? (Environment ideas)

[snailienz]

My comic has a scene in the back room of a magical pawn shop, and I need to fill it up with random bits and bobs. Namely things that are larger in nature, or things that go on the wall or floor. I want to fill this place TO THE BRIM with magic garbage. I need ideas. Hit me with your random magical hoard concepts.

[Zinx]

Colourful vases. Antique chest. Burgundy rug. Mirror.

[Chroma]

Enchanted masks!

Tiny creatures in jars!

An elaborate venus fly trap that has long overgrown its pot!

[dawgofdawgness]

Fairies? Kinda like mosquitos but more fantasy-ish
Books, spell books all that
Fantasy weapons like the spike ball chain thing
A bear trap :^)

[SleepingPoppy]

I love this kind of thing so much.

Books, scrolls, enchanted armor, a cat, coat hanger, various strange potions/magical chemistry set, antique furniture, sewing machine.. floating tea set?

[snailienz]

Imagines a literal pixie man with a bunch of fairies in jars....

[mariusthered]

gold and brass lamps
a parrot in a cage
a cat
wands
runes
bottles
stone gnome
smoking pipe.

[Kelheor]

Definitely lots of minerals and stones (including giant geodes), dried flowers, plants and roots on the walls, smudge sticks. Different kinds of skeletons. A few ouija boards, crystal balls, black or other mirrors, crazy looking door knobs, wooden hands for palmistry. Cauldrons, athames, hanging wind charmes from different countries. A hell ton of candles (yep, make them big too if you need and maybe standing in some huge elaborate jars) for every practice Oh, also a mechanical model of solar system or some other machine that is linked with cosmos and stars.

[punkarsenic]

SKULLS!

also lots and lots of jars of bits and bobs.

i recommend getting some visual references btw - very much depends on the kinda magic youre going for. off the top of my head, im thinking the woodwork hut in brave & merlins house in sword in the stone. i also like using pinterest witches for inspo:

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[snowy]

I have a similar scene. My boy detectives get hired by a collector of mystical artifacts. We tried not to clutter the page and still give an impression of "lots of stuff"

[DiegoPalacios]

I think it depends a lot of what kind of magical stuff it sells. Do this shop manufactures their magic objects and sell them?, do they sell magic ingredients?, a mix of both?, a specific line of products?

1-completed magic items: magic weapons, mystical amulets, crystal balls, etc....

2-ingredients so wizards can craft their own stuff: magical ingredient like a dragon`s claw, trapped fairies, cauldrons,

3-example of a specialized shop: potion shop: magic ingredients, cauldrons, bottles, completed potions for the ones too busy or lazy to craft them themselves, any creature that can be a magic ingredient or a source of said ingredient. (don`t put the baby dragon next to flammable ingredients)

3- any category: spellbooks, wands, crystals, scrolls

bonus random crazy idea: Ikea golems, build it yourself, we give you the pieces. Make sure you read the instruction manual

[OttoGruenwald]

A stuffed crocodile (It's traditional!)
A miniature version of the shop complete with miniature versions of all the trash in it (what better way to represent obsessive hoarding?)
A colony of living, feral dust bunnies.

[skicoak]

Fill it with FAN SERVICE!!!

Every magical item from popular culture that you can think of....all of it!

[snailienz]

That... is actually not a bad idea. Since the universe is a virtual pet game and pop culture reference would be a thing...

Local pixie man has all then dragon balls but just puts them on display instead of using them bc he’s a disaster.

[skicoak]

That... is actually not a bad idea.

Ha ha! You make it sound like I go around giving out bad ideas like a warped tooth fairy!

[snailienz]

no it’s just that the idea was super thematically appropriate and i didnt even mention it. lol.