Battlefield Chaos

The table below adds environmental effects and outside forces to each fight,
amping up the tension and making the party split their focus. These events
can be planned in advance, or randomly rolled during the battle.

Combat events and quirks

1. An old foe of the party arrives
and joins the enemies they are
currently fighting.
2. Furious geysers explode out
of the ground once per round.
3. R
 estless spirits have been
disturbed, and they attack
mercilessly at random.
4. E
 nemy reinforcements arrive
from another side of the map.
5. A
 flock of 1d8 flying creatures
who are looking for food decide
to hunt on this battlefield.
6. The battlefield will only last
1d6 rounds before it begins
to crumble and shatter.
7. A once hidden hunting pit
is revealed and gives way.
8. A
 n enemy wizard charges a
spell, in 1d4 rounds they will
teleport all enemies to safety.
9. A
 rcane mines are scattered
across the floor, everyone will
have to tread carefully.
10. T
 errible magic lingers. Anyone
that dies here is reborn as an
undead abomination.
11. N
 oise and commotion triggers
a landslide that slams into
and covers part of the map.
12. A
 lmighty wind rushes through
the battle, blowing up dust.
13. T
 he earth quakes and splits
the battlefield into two
halves. The chasm is deep.
14. An enemy’s powerful weapon
triggers every other round,
the party need to take cover!
15. M
 ysterious crystals project
an antimagic field across a
portion of the battlefield.
16. A
 lightning storm rolls in
and bolts strike at random.
17. A
 giant, sleeping creature has
been woken up by the noise
and charges into the battle.
18. O
 ne random creature who
has been downed regains hit
points and continues to fight.
19. B
 eetle nests litter the area.
If disturbed, they will swarm.
20. A
 friendly acquaintance of
the party arrives and fights
alongside them.

1d20

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