diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 594f7a0..36b95e6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+## 0.1.101
+
+- Allow everyone to gather loose flint, branches, and stones inside Protective Wards. Other pickables and ward protections are unchanged.
+
 ## 0.1.100
 
 - Append active alternate biome names to the biome label beside the small minimap. The local `[Minimap] ShowAlternateBiomeName` setting defaults to true.
diff --git a/Source/Compatibility/PublicBasicPickables.cs b/Source/Compatibility/PublicBasicPickables.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72beada
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Source/Compatibility/PublicBasicPickables.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+using System;
+using System.Reflection;
+using BepInEx.Bootstrap;
+using HarmonyLib;
+using UnityEngine;
+
+namespace PraetorisClient
+{
+    internal static class PublicBasicPickables
+    {
+        internal const string ProtectiveWardsGuid = "shudnal.ProtectiveWards";
+
+        internal static void TryApply(Harmony harmony)
+        {
+            if (!Chainloader.PluginInfos.TryGetValue(ProtectiveWardsGuid, out BepInEx.PluginInfo plugin)) return;
+
+            try
+            {
+                MethodInfo target = AccessTools.DeclaredMethod(plugin.Instance.GetType(),
+                    "BlockUnauthorizedWardInteraction", new[] { typeof(Component), typeof(Humanoid), typeof(bool) })
+                    ?? throw new MissingMethodException("ProtectiveWards.BlockUnauthorizedWardInteraction(Component, Humanoid, bool)");
+                harmony.Patch(target, prefix: new HarmonyMethod(typeof(PublicBasicPickables), nameof(AllowBasicPickable)));
+                PraetorisClientPlugin.Log.LogInfo("Protective Wards allows public flint, branch, and stone pickables.");
+            }
+            catch (Exception exception)
+            {
+                PraetorisClientPlugin.Log.LogWarning("Could not enable public basic pickables; ward protection remains unchanged: " + exception.Message);
+            }
+        }
+
+        private static bool AllowBasicPickable(Component __0, ref bool __result)
+        {
+            if (__0 is not Pickable pickable) return true;
+
+            string prefabName = Utils.GetPrefabName(pickable.gameObject);
+            if (prefabName != "Pickable_Flint" && prefabName != "Pickable_Branch" && prefabName != "Pickable_Stone") return true;
+
+            // Skip only Protective Wards' denial. Pickable.Interact still runs its normal checks and RPC.
+            __result = false;
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Source/Core/Plugin.cs b/Source/Core/Plugin.cs
index 74c5384..e2378a1 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Plugin.cs
+++ b/Source/Core/Plugin.cs
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ namespace PraetorisClient
     [BepInDependency(Jotunn.Main.ModGuid)]
     [BepInDependency(EpicLootApiBridge.PluginGuid, BepInDependency.DependencyFlags.SoftDependency)]
     [BepInDependency("org.tristan.rcon", BepInDependency.DependencyFlags.SoftDependency)]
+    [BepInDependency(PublicBasicPickables.ProtectiveWardsGuid, BepInDependency.DependencyFlags.SoftDependency)]
     [BepInDependency(ShippingPortDepartures.MwlGuid, BepInDependency.DependencyFlags.SoftDependency)]
     [BepInDependency(Tombstones.TombstoneAccess.GroupsGuid, BepInDependency.DependencyFlags.SoftDependency)]
 
     public class PraetorisClientPlugin : BaseUnityPlugin
     {
         private const string ModName = "PraetorisClient";
-        private const string ModVersion = "0.1.100";
+        private const string ModVersion = "0.1.101";
         private const string Author = "warpalicious";
         private const string ModGUID = Author + "." + ModName;
         private const string EpicLootGuid = "randyknapp.mods.epicloot";
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ public void Awake()
             RpcTraceTelemetry.Initialize();
             ApplyHarmonyPatches(epicLootLoaded);
             CraftyBoxesWardGuard.TryApply(_harmony);
+            PublicBasicPickables.TryApply(_harmony);
             ShippingPortDepartures.Initialize(_harmony);
             ProtectedLocationNoBuild.ApplyToLoadedLocations();
             SocketMetricPatches.ApplyManualPatches(_harmony);
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 1e4c606..1fe85fc 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "PraetorisClient",
   "description": "Client-side Praetoris tools for Discord linking, creative server bridges, RPC tracing, socket metrics, and RPC probes.",
-  "version_number": "0.1.100",
+  "version_number": "0.1.101",
   "website_url": "https://discord.gg/3aaru2VyHJ",
   "dependencies": [
     "denikson-BepInExPack_Valheim-5.4.2333",
diff --git a/thunderstore.toml b/thunderstore.toml
index d96ea56..c31b09d 100644
--- a/thunderstore.toml
+++ b/thunderstore.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ schemaVersion = "0.0.1"
 [package]
 namespace = "praetoris"
 name = "PraetorisClient"
-versionNumber = "0.1.98"
+versionNumber = "0.1.101"
 description = "Client-side Praetoris tools for Discord linking, creative server bridges, RPC tracing, socket metrics, and RPC probes."
 websiteUrl = "https://discord.gg/3aaru2VyHJ"
 containsNsfwContent = false