Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars/Items

This is a list of items, where they're found, short descriptions, and what they are used for. This is a good place to go if you're stuck and don't want to read the walkthrough – this list will tell you which item to use without reading paragraphs or spoilers. It's also in chronological order.

Newspaper

• Found: Outside Cafe near Streetlight
• Description: Regular newspaper with horse race words on back
• Used: To get the construction worker to leave

Rosso's Card

• Found: Rosso gives it to you after the questioning
• Description: It's a police card with his name on it
• Used: To dupe many people into thinking that you are a police officer - it is a conversation option

T-Shaped Tool

• Found: In Flobbage's toolbox
• Description: It's used for many things, but primarily used to remove manholes
• Used: Open Manholes - Extra "step" in Ireland

Clown Nose

• Found: First area of sewers on ground
• Description: A regular red clown nose
• Used: A clue when describing the clown

Soggy Tissue (Greasepaint)

• Found: Second area of Sewers on ground
• Description: It's really greasepaint
• Used: A clue when describing the clown - to light pole in Spain

Clown Costume Piece

• Found: Second area of sewers near ladder
• Description: A piece of the clown's costume
• Used: A clue when describing the clown

Electronic Device

• Found: Costume Shop
• Description: Put it on your hand and shock someone!
• Used: To shock Khan and make your escape

Hotel Ubu Key

• Found: Hotel Ubu
• Description: A key for one of their rooms
• Used: To enter the room and sidle to the adjacent room

Electrician's Passcard

• Found: Khan's Room
• Description: An electrician's license
• Used: To open the safe in Hotel Ubu - to front as an electrician in Ireland

Manuscript

• Found: Hotel Ubu; Khan's Safe
• Description: A big map for the Templar Knights
• Used: Throughout the game - it's usually with Nico

Necklace Wire

• Found: On Ron's table at the Ireland Bar
• Description: It's a rabbit snare but George thinks it is a necklace for a woman.
• Used: To fix the bar's glass washer

Towel

• Found: Counter from Ireland Bar
• Description: A normal towel
• Used: Soak it with water and use it in combination with the Plaster of Paris

Flashlight

• Found: Cellar of Bar
• Description: Generic flashlight that you lose after a couple places
• Used: To see in the bar

Gem

• Found: Cellar of Bar
• Description: A pretty gem that Professor Peagram found on his expedition, this is one of the most important and crucial items in the entire game.
• Used: Several times, but most notably used in combination with the tripod on the circular area.

Black Plow

• Found: Castle In Ireland
• Description: A big plow that George can't take
• Used: George will move this and get the goat caught in a rope tangled in the plow

Plaster of Paris

• Found: Excavation Site in Ireland
• Description: It's used to make items out of mold.
• Used: In Ireland when you need to make a mold for the door - in the second excavation site (late in the game) to make a key

Soaked Towel

• Found: Cellar of Bar
• Description: This towel has been soaked and can be a good source for water.
• Used: To finish the mold in the castle

White Doctor's Robe

• Found: Closet in Hospital
• Description: A generic doctor's outfit; it looks convincing
• Used: To fool Nurse Grendel and Felix into thinking that you are a doctor

Blood Pressure Device

• Found: Obtained from Nurse Grendel
• Description: Used to take someone's blood pressure
• Used: Feed Eric's need to take his blood pressure - turn off the Lopez's hose in Spain

Tripod

• Found: Obtained from Nico after meeting Andre
• Description: One of the most crucial items in the game. The gem fits perfectly on top of it.
• Used: With the gem on the circular area

Red Ball

• Found: Clown runs and leaves one ball
• Description: Just a normal red ball that is used for juggling
• Used: Trade with Nejo in Marib for help

Toilet Brush

• Found: Given by Nejo after plan
• Description: It's a toilet brush that was formerly used as a basting brush.
• Used: To get inside the bathroom

Bathroom Keys (Marib)

• Found: Obtained from Ultar after giving brush
• Description: Keys to the bathroom
• Used: To get inside the bathroom, which has two key items

Towel (Marib)

• Found: Inside Alamut Club bathroom
• Description: A normal towel that is in a locked case
• Used: To fix Ultar's truck

Chain

• Found: Inside Bathroom stall in Marib
• Description: Chain used to flush the toilet
• Used: A necklace for Nico, or otherwise a really funny joke

Broken Statue

• Found: Nejo's Stand
• Description: It's been broken by the cat
• Used: Not much use for it until you put greasepaint on it to make an ancient broken statue

Ancient Broken Statue

• Found: After combining the Broken Statue and Greasepaint
• Description: It looks more ancient now that you put greasepaint on it
• Used: Barter with Duane to get fifty dollars

Fifty Dollars

• Found: After trading with Duane
• Description: It's fifty dollars in Syria
• Used: To pay for the taxi fair with Ultar

Half Towel

• Found: After giving Ultar the towel
• Description: It's the other half of the towel
• Used: To make a stick-towel

Stick

• Found: Tree at Bull's Head Hill
• Description: Just a regular branch from a tree
• Used: To make a stick-towel

Stick-towel

• Found: After combining the stick and half towel
• Description: An interesting device that is made by George
• Used: To get down the ledge in Bull's Head Hill

Lens

• Found: On Klausner's cold, dead body in Bull's Head Hill
• Description: A crucial item to the game that makes some things appear differently
• Used: Used throughout the game but especially in the church - you have to put it in a scroll

Chess Set

• Found: The Countess in Spain
• Description: A very old chess set that is missing three chess pieces
• Used: To further progress in the game

Chalice

• Found: Mausoleum
• Description: Regular newspaper with horse race words on back
• Used: To get the construction worker to leave.

Paint Pot

• Found: Outside the Excavation Site near the Painter
• Description: A pot full of paint - the Painter guards it with his life
• Used: To make the key look more "real"

Keys (EXC Site)

• Found: Given by Guard
• Description: Keys to restroom and excavation site
• Used: If we could make a copy of these keys we'd be all set...

Soap

• Found: Restroom faucet
• Description: Blue soap.
• Used: To make the key mold

Fake Key

• Found: Made by George
• Description: Fake keys made with mold, soap, water, and hot air. George later has to dip it in paint to make it look more like a key
• Used: To swap the keys so you can get inside the excavation site without the guard's keys

Mirror

• Found: Lopez's utility room in Spain
• Description: A small mirror that could be of some use later in the game
• Used: To shed light on the darkness in the well

Weird Key

• Found: Mausoleum
• Description: Odd looking key that drops from candle
• Used: To open a passageway in the well

Bible

• Found: Under statue in Mausoleum
• Description: Just a normal Spanish Bible
• Used: To decipher words from tomb in Church

Pole

• Found: Mausoleum
• Description: Really long and slender black pole
• Used: To light the center candle in Mausoleum - to close the window in the Mausoleum

Y-Shaped Stick

• Found: Tree near water hose
• Description: A Y-Shaped stick used by the Spanish for many centuries to find water
• Used: To "find" the hidden well

Tin Can

• Found: Lopez automatically stumbles upon it
• Description: A really old tin can that dates back to the thirteenth century
• Used: Lopez throws it and finds the hidden well

Loose Fang

• Found: Hidden Well
• Description: A fang on the statue of the lion door
• Used: To get George killed - to open the lion door

C-Four

• Found: Nico automatically gets it from Khan
• Description: It packs quite a punch but the detonator is missing
• Used: At the very end of the game

Pipe

• Found: In Rubble in Britain
• Description: A normal pipe.
• Used: Can be put in demon statue's mouth

Coin

• Found: In Rubble in Britain
• Description: A weird-looking silver coin
• Used: None

Cog

• Found: In Rubble in Britain
• Description: It's a small device used to make things rotate
• Used: Put in eyes of demon statue

Cog

• Found: In same place as lever
• Description: It's a small device used to make things rotate
• Used: Put in eyes of demon statue

Lever

• Found: A little north of the demon statue
• Description: George breaks it off of its device
• Used: Put in the statue's mouth and turn it to open the secret door

Spindle

• Found: In same place as lever
• Description: A normal spindle.
• Used: None

Torch

• Found: On Wall in Britain Hidden Passageway
• Description: A small medieval-like torch
• Used: To light the gunpowder on fire