TABLE OF CONTENTS
Table of Contents ................................... 2
Introduction ........................................... 3
Overview ............................................ 3
The structure .................................... 3
How to use......................................... 3
Browse randomly ........................... 3
Find an encounter category ........ 3
Select randomly .............................. 3
Creator’s note ................................... 3
Encounters – Short Description .......... 4
Badlands ............................................ 4
City ..................................................... 4
Desert ................................................ 5
Dream ................................................ 5
Forest ................................................. 6
Grassland .......................................... 6
Marshland ......................................... 7
Mountain .......................................... 7
Sea ...................................................... 8
Underdark ......................................... 8
Encounters – Detailed Description ..... 9
Badlands Encounters ....................... 9
Bird Nest Surprise .......................... 9
Unexpected Greenery ................... 9
Friendly Goats ................................. 9
Tumbleweed Migration................ 9
Colors of Danger ........................... 10
The Lost Trader ............................ 10
Ravens’ Path .................................. 10
Hard Rain ........................................ 10
Groundhog Day ............................. 10
Rock Formation ............................ 10
Abandoned Temple ..................... 10
Lone Mephit.................................... 11
The Roc’s Feather ......................... 11
Trip and Laugh .............................. 11
The Crossroads .............................. 11
Curious Stones ............................... 11
The Wildflower .............................. 11
The Hermit ...................................... 11
Footsteps ......................................... 11
Sight of Beauty ............................... 11
City Encounters .............................. 12
Innkeeper’s Daughter................. 12
Those Curious Cats ...................... 12
Progress .......................................... 12
Restoring Old Memories ............ 12
Caught up in a Wedding ............. 13
A Kid’s Fortune ............................. 13
Released from War ...................... 13
Street Magician ............................. 13
An Amulet Found ......................... 13
A Generous Noble ......................... 13
Those Pesky Racoons! ................ 14
Riverside Memories .................... 14
An Honest Thief............................ 14
Blessing of the Gods .................... 14
Helping your Elders .................... 14
A New Business ............................. 14
The Cloak ........................................ 15
Sparrow’s Dinner ......................... 15
A Proud Mother ............................ 15
Lighting up the Town ................. 15
Desert Encounters ......................... 16
Talking Mirage.............................. 16
Water Trader ................................. 16
Spider Roll ...................................... 16
Oasis ................................................. 16
Sandcastle in Nowhere ............... 16
Dunesailor ...................................... 16
Travelling Rocks ........................... 17
Dry Riverbed .................................. 17
Salt Deposits .................................. 17
Tired Stork ..................................... 17
Nighttime Symphony ................. 17
Blocked Canal ................................ 17
Sandstone Basin ........................... 17
Fairy Circles ................................... 17
Flowering Cacti ............................. 18
Planar Traveler ............................. 18
Protective Snakes ......................... 18
Glowing Sand ................................ 18
Abandoned Campsite .................. 18
Seagulls ........................................... 18
Dream Encounters ......................... 19
The All-Seeing Eye ...................... 19
A Memory Changed ..................... 19
Fighting Yourself ......................... 19
Songs of Nature ............................ 19
A Void Filled ................................... 19
Swimming in Ale .......................... 20
Enchanter of Minds ..................... 20
A Locked Idea ................................ 20
The Endless Hall .......................... 20
Attic ...................................................21
The Fire Burning Within.............21
The Group of Shadows ................21
Your Mind’s Garden .....................21
Feather Fall .....................................21
Visions of Hell ................................21
The Day but Different ..................21
Lucid Dreaming ............................ 22
Enlarge & Reduce ......................... 22
Bird’s Perspective ........................ 22
Darkness ......................................... 22
Forest Encounters ..........................23
The Talking Tree .......................... 23
Pixie’s conclave ............................ 23
Tired Woodcutters ....................... 23
Forest Watchtower ...................... 24
Colorful Mushrooms................... 24
Children’s Playground ............... 24
Weird Woodpecker ...................... 24
Circle of Ferns ............................... 24
The Lone Cub................................. 24
Treehouse....................................... 24
The Hidden Spring ...................... 25
Dark Friend .................................... 25
Stuck Arrow ................................... 25
Thick Moss ..................................... 25
Curious Squirrels ......................... 25
Reckless Hunters ......................... 25
Hidden Chapel .............................. 25
The Smell of a Bear ......................26
Abandoned Camp .........................26
Autumn Comes Early ..................26
Grassland Encounters ................... 27
The Shy Goblin ............................. 27
Rabbit Family ................................ 27
Runic Circle .................................... 27
Old Ruins ........................................ 27
Territory of the Lioness ............. 28
Statue of Memories ..................... 28
Earthly Remains ........................... 28
The Scrollcase ............................... 28
The Archeologist .......................... 28
Wildfire ........................................... 28
Till the Sun Comes Up ................ 28
Firefly Dance .................................29
Harmless Undead.........................29
The Splitting Grass ......................29
Lone Tree ........................................29
The Three Brothers .....................29
A Dog’s Meal..................................29
A 20-sided mystery .....................29
Bison Herd .....................................29
Cold Winds ..................................... 30
Marshland Encounters .................. 31
Mimic My Sound ...........................31
Jade Totem ......................................31
A Positive Hag ................................31
These Gasses Don’t Smell ..........31
The Sweet Fruit .............................31
The Fisherman’s Catch .............. 32
The Turtle Trader ........................ 32
Trapped Crocodile ....................... 32
The Fortune Teller ....................... 32
Butterfly Dance............................. 32
The Scrying Pond ......................... 32
Feeding Kingfisher ...................... 32
The Traveling Merchant ............ 33
The Liar ........................................... 33
Moonshiners’ Den ....................... 33
All That Copper Gone .................. 33
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Kenku Village ................................ 34
Rainfall ........................................... 34
Fierce but Small ........................... 34
Roadbuilders ................................. 34
Mountain Encounters ................... 35
The Curious Giant ........................ 35
Dwarven Miners ........................... 35
Hoard of the Young Dragon...... 35
The Broken Bridge ...................... 35
The Roc’s Nest .............................. 35
Rockfall ........................................... 35
A Cup of Tea ................................... 35
Thin Air ........................................... 36
Above the Clouds ......................... 36
Mirror Ice ....................................... 36
Warm Hearts ................................. 36
The Broken Railroad ................... 36
An Armed Trap ............................. 36
The Gatherer ................................. 36
Mindful Monks ............................. 37
Call of the Winter Wolf .............. 37
The Shining Crevice .................... 37
Hard Snowfall ............................... 37
Feather Faller ................................ 37
Frozen in Ice .................................. 37
Sea Encounters............................... 38
Merfolk Gambler.......................... 38
The Friendly Whale ..................... 38
Abandoned Debris ....................... 38
The Lost Traveler ........................ 38
Air Elemental ................................ 38
When Fish Fly ............................... 38
A Green Lit Sea ............................. 38
Keep it Straight ............................ 38
Sea Sickness .................................. 39
The Island that Isn’t ................... 39
A Patch of Ice ................................ 39
A Patch of Algae ........................... 39
Ship Immobilized ........................ 39
Reflection ....................................... 39
Hungry Dragon turtle................. 39
Illusory Fire ................................... 39
Cook Gone Sick ............................. 39
Black Powder ................................ 39
Song of the Sirens........................ 39
The Crew’s Headache ................. 39
Underdark Encounters .................. 40
A Ray of Sunlight ......................... 40
Draw the Drow .............................. 40
Dreaming about the Sky ............ 40
The Forge ....................................... 40
Unmanned Watch ........................ 40
Lost Mining Expedition ............. 40
The Three Gates ........................... 40
Spiral Staircase ............................. 40
Daylight .......................................... 40
The Last Wish ................................41
The Amber Chamber ....................41
Bet your Life on it .........................41
Weeping Walls ...............................41
Ahead of Her Time .......................41
Changed Perceptions ...................41
Gold Veins .......................................41
The Little Spider ...........................41
Petrified ...........................................41
Forgotten Alchemy ......................41
Distant Whispers ..........................41
NPC Setup ............................................. 42
Appearance .................................... 42
Strengths ........................................ 42
Flaws................................................ 42
Secrets ............................................. 42
Credits ................................................... 43
INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW
T
his supplement contains a total of 200
unique encounters, focusing on social
interactions with NPCs, deepening role play
experience within the party, engaging with
environmental effects, solving skill challenges, and
meeting interesting creatures.
This is not your usual “roll 1d4 Wolves and 1d6 bandits”
encounter list!
The encounters are aimed to be resolved peacefully, and
to provide a light-hearted, friendly time among all the
dangers the adventurers face. They contain the setting,
description, some dialog, and backstory options – and
multiple potential ways of resolution. Some are magical,
some are mundane – but they all fit a D&D 5th Edition
fantasy campaign setting.
THE STRUCTURE
The publication contains encounters for 10 distinct
environments.
The beginning of the book has itemized lists, to help
you navigate and hand pick stuff you like.
After the lists, the detailed descriptions can be found
split to chapters in line with the 10 environments in the
book.
In the end of the book, you find the NPC setup blocks
to support the encounters wherever an NPC needs to be
rolled up.
Chapters start with a 1d20 random encounter –
optional for you to use. Some of the encounters are
simple and may last no longer than a minute, while
others may ignite a whole side quest, and require your
thoughts to come alive.
Each encounter holds all needed background
information within, the only external resources you
need are the Monster Manual, Player’s Handbook and
Dungeon Masters Guide – which are used to reference
stat blocks of the creatures, mundane or magical items
that may be used within the encounter. Such references
are marked with bold in-line text. Aside of these
resources, standard rules will be referenced too for
ability checks, saving throws and the like.
HOW TO USE
If you decided to buy this book, I think you can figure it
out without this chapter, but hey, sometimes ideas come
in handy regardless!
BROWSE RANDOMLY
Gather ideas, read through the “Short Descriptions”
chapter or the full scenarios under “Detailed
Descriptions” in this book and build your own story. You
are the DM, you do what you want as long as you are
having fun!
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FIND AN ENCOUNTER CATEGORY
• Look at the “Short Descriptions” and identify your
environment of interest.
• Browse through the second column of the tables, and
find out which category of encounters are you looking
for? This book has ideas covering the following:
o Nature: An effect of nature, a landmark or a
happening that is first and foremost meant to
be observed – with options for players to
partake or modify outcomes.
o Hook: The start of a potential story with NPCs
and secrets involved. While the ideas may
already be half-baked, you will need to do some
work on these to embed them in your world.
o Creature: Meeting a creature that may look
interesting, act unexpectedly, or hold
interesting secrets.
o Skill: A skill challenge relevant to the
environment the players travel through.
o NPC: A person of interest with their backstory,
quirks, and specifics.
o Loot: An item that may be hard to get or
identify – but one that can yield interesting
benefits or even bring great value to the players.
SELECT RANDOMLY
• Select an environment and find the related 20
encounters with short descriptions in the following
chapter.
• Navigate to the “Detailed Descriptions” and roll a d20
for a random selection for your preferred
environment.
• Navigate to the full description and get familiar with
the encounter concept. Review and roll up NPCs (if
included) – using the Appearance, Strength, Flaw and
Secrets Tables.
• Review related stat blocks and items from the official
books – Prepare for any unexpected things your
players may pull during the encounter.
• Some encounters may need you to add flavor –
embedding them into your version of the lore.
CREATOR’S NOTE
This is a long book – and has a wide variety of ideas
inside – but it does not align with the idea of a combat
focused D&D session.
I personally believe that while fights and loot are
good, not all encounters need to have a reward to them –
sometimes players are expected to engage in altruistic
ways or just observe the happenings around them.
I cherish any and all involved role play discussions
throughout the sessions I am running and this
publication is set up in a way that fosters inclusion,
positivity, sometimes a bit of a thrilling experience, and
non-aggressive interactions, while exploring a story –
together.
NPC gender and flavor in multiple cases remains to be
determined by you, the encounters may provide a
proposal that you can use out of the box.
This supplement is pay-what-you-want on DM’s Guild,
but took a long time to put together. If you like it, consider
buying it – or donating a coffee’s worth here.
ENCOUNTERS – SHORT DESCRIPTION
BADLANDS
1d20 Category Event Description
1 Hook Bird Nest Surprise A colorful bird drops a shiny ring before flying to its nest in a rocky wall.
2 Hook Unexpected Greenery Players find a lush garden – out of place in these dusty, rocky, and dry badlands.
3 Creature Friendly Goats A pack of mountain goats decide to accompany the players on a part of their journey/
4 Skill Tumbleweed Migration Tumbleweeds appear and roll swiftly through the landscape, containing some items within.
5 Creature Colors of Danger Players find a small gecko, capable of changing its color, and warn players of dangers.
6 NPC The Lost Trader A trader lost in a dust storm – grateful for any help to find civilization.
7 Creature Ravens’ Path Ravens circle above, trying to lead the party to a respite in these hostile lands.
8 Nature Hard Rain A heavy rainfall colors the badlands green with vegetation– almost instantly after it starts.
9 Creature Groundhog Day Pesky groundhogs try to steal the players’ items but give other treasures in return.
10 Nature Rock Formation A large rock balancing on a flat base – is about to trip and fall to the ground.
11 Nature Abandoned Temple 4 enchanted stone columns with inscriptions – each providing a temporary resistance.
12 Creature Lone Mephit A lost soul follows players and gets excited if they find its remains in a nearby crevice.
13 Creature The Roc’s Feather A large bird leaves an extremely large feather behind.
14 Nature Trip and Laugh A player falls and gets red powder smeared all over their equipment and body.
15 Nature The Crossroads A sign, showing two directions and a thieves’ cant message of treasure.
16 Item Curious Stones 4 small stones, capable to be enchanted into magical items.
17 Nature The Wildflower A little green flowering plant against all odds is growing strong between two rocks
18 NPC The Hermit An alchemist living alone in the badlands, greeting guests, and helping them.
19 Nature Footsteps The signs of a large crowd are visible in the dust and then suddenly disappear.
20 Nature Sight of Beauty A great view of the canyon ahead.

CITY
1d20 Category Event Description
1 Hook Innkeeper’s Daughter The innkeeper’s daughter loves the tanner’s son, but their love is forbidden.
2 Creature Those Curious Cats Cautious cats look at the players from the distance, curious, but not trusting.
3 Hook Progress A young man in tears, grasping a rusty key. He has just bought a home for himself.
4 Hook Restoring Old Memories A beggar asking for a coin and sharing his half-forgotten stories.
5 Hook Caught up in a Wedding A wedding party catches the players and drags them along to celebrate.
6 NPC A Kid’s Fortune A kid will propose to tell your fortunes – in return for some sweets.
7 NPC Released from War An armored war veteran looking to reunite with his wife.
8 NPC Street Magician A lady is performing magic tricks, with some arcane essence. She has greater goals though.
9 Hook An Amulet Found An amulet is hanging from a sewer grate. Its owner was dragged down to the depths.
10 NPC A Generous Noble A well-dressed noble asks the party to help hand out wealth to the poor of the city.
11 Creature Those Pesky Racoons! A barrel of raccoons will try to find and steal all food on unsuspecting players.
12 Nature Riverside Memories A reflection in the river reminds players of old memories – helpful in their current dealings.
13 NPC An Honest Thief A man of regret – sitting and drinking the pain away on the side of the road.
14 Nature Blessing of the Gods A blessed moment fills the players with power.
15 NPC Helping your Elders An old woman struggles to take her wares to the nearby market.
16 Hook A New Business A tiefling lady will try convincing you to spread the word about a new drink she is brewing
17 Loot The Cloak A mysterious mage hands a patched cloak to the players and then disappears wordlessly.
18 Nature Sparrow’s Dinner Feeding sparrows lead players to an abandoned alchemy laboratory.
19 NPC A Proud Mother A lady handing out jars of fruit jam, celebrating her daughter’s success.
20 NPC Lighting up the Town A worker replacing torches greets the players in the night, happy to chat and make friends.

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DESERT
1d20 Category Event Description
1 Nature Talking Mirage An ethereal figure, out of reach – giving useful advice.
2 NPC Water Trader A gambler willing to risk their wares for a good game.
3 Skill Spider Roll The small inhabitants of the dunes may uncover a treacherous path ahead.
4 Nature Oasis A respite, that has been found by others before as well.
5 Loot Sandcastle in Nowhere A magical, ever-present sandcastle.
6 NPC Dunesailor An unusual sport – and an expert who likes to challenge the elements.
7 Hook Traveling Rocks A cursed family – forever deemed to move at an impossibly slow pace, to change their fate.
8 Nature Dry Riverbed The remains of a river and its inhabitants – still trying to hold on to the last breath
9 Nature Salt Deposits A natural phenomenon making it hard to hide – or find drinkable water.
10 Creature Tired Stork A bird in dire need of rest, water and help to reach its destination.
11 Nature Nighttime Symphony The memories and ghosts of the past host a nighttime celebration around the resting party.
12 Hook Blocked Canal A stream of water – split in the middle by some sort of magic.
13 Nature Sandstone Basin A slightly shady looking bath – that freezes during the night and hides toxic effects.
14 NPC Fairy Circles A determined fairy trying to grow gold – not wishing to be interrupted.
15 Nature Flowering Cacti The wonder of nature, that may be harvested for the good of the travelers.
16 NPC Planar Traveler The party meets a visitor through planes who seems... slightly confused.
17 Nature Protective Snakes The poisonous inhabitants grow fond of the adventurers for a while.
18 Loot Glowing Sand Sand may not always be what it seems – sometimes it is alive and may be taken with you.
19 Nature Abandoned Campsite Take what you need, give what you can.
20 Nature Seagulls A seagull seems to be in trouble – it may not last long without help.

DREAM
1d20 Category Event Description
1 Hook The All-Seeing Eye A vision, that allows insight to those who select the right place and the right time.
2 Hook A Memory Changed An opportunity, to get a second chance in life.
3 Hook Fighting Yourself Preparation for an inevitable – and a warning through your reflections.
4 Skill Songs of Nature A touch of nature may enable players to increase their harmony and harness its powers.
5 Skill A Void Filled Whoever fails to resist the pull of the void, may be the target of greater evil for the future.
6 Skill Swimming in Ale Swimming is great, but surviving is even better. Can the party get out of the ale sea?
7 NPC Enchanter of Minds A player’s mind may be strengthened – if they understand the enchanter’s intent.
8 Skill A Locked Idea Chests in the mind of a player hold an important campaign secret. Will they open in time?
9 Skill The Endless Hall A memory locked away at the end of an endless hallway. Find a way to get to the door!
10 Nature Attic Childhood memories uncovered together in a dusty attic.
11 Nature The Fire Burning Within Selfless sacrifice to fuel your own flame gives a long-lasting benefit.
12 Skill The Group of Shadows Sticking together, creating light to defeat an undefeatable enemy.
13 Skill Your Mind’s Garden Tending to plants that resemble parts of your personality – be careful with your approach!
14 Nature Feather Fall A peaceful fall results in a peaceful rest. Your mind decides how you wake up!
15 Nature Visions of Hell An image of hell – and some standing strong against it. Is this real, or is this a metaphor?
16 Nature The Day but Different A second chance in recognizing details that may have been missed during the day.
17 Nature Lucid Dreaming The feeling of helplessness may bring peaceful or terrifying experiences.
18 Skill Enlarge & Reduce Fighting your larger self requires willpower and wisdom.
19 Hook Bird’s Perspective Flying through the world to see notable events unfold.
20 Hook Darkness Instilling a sense of urgency.

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FOREST
1d20 Category Event Description
1 NPC The Talking Tree An unexpected friend in the depths of the forest.
2 Hook Pixie Conclave The politics of a hidden village get exposed – and the party may help resolve conflicts.
3 NPC Tired Woodcutters Exchanging information for help with honest workers in the woods.
4 NPC Forest Watchtower A paranoid trap master, and his home opens up to the adventurers.
5 Nature Colorful Mushrooms Eating unknown mushrooms and finding out their effects can be fun!
6 Nature Children’s Playground A secret spot for a nearby village’s smallest inhabitants.
7 Nature Weird Woodpecker Sometimes birds get scared by their own actions – and give the party things to investigate
8 Loot Circle of Ferns A ceremonial looking clearing in the middle of a forest.
9 Creature The Lone Cub A lost bear cub is looking for its family and wants to have some fun along the way.
10 Nature Treehouse A hidden writer’s respite – home to a disappointed artist.
11 Nature The Hidden Spring Hard to find springs may yield worthy benefits.
12 Creature Dark Friend A content panther gives a scare to the party – and then goes to sleep.
13 Loot Stuck Arrow A mundane looking arrow upon investigation uncovers its true value.
14 Loot Thick Moss An unusual plant grows above and under the ground, through the power of a lost artifact.
15 Creature Curious Squirrels Helpful rodents accompany the party if they find them friendly enough.
16 NPC Reckless Hunters A stray arrow endangers the party – coming from a reckless couple. They are very sorry…
17 Nature Hidden Chapel The shrine of love - hidden in the forest.
18 Creature The Smell of a Bear A gassy bear alerts the party – can the party help it though?
19 Nature Abandoned Camp A ravaged campsite – did the campers escape?
20 Hook Autumn Comes Early Leaves change color within a couple of seconds – signaling significant change.

GRASSLAND
1d20 Category Event Description
1 NPC The Shy Goblin A fragile creature hiding in the grass – looking for friends.
2 Creature Rabbit Family The local rabbit population is out of hand – and hard to catch!
3 Hook Runic Circle A powerful magical effect holds a magical artifact. Will you be able to take it?
4 Loot Old Ruins Under long forgotten debris items may be found with unforeseen benefits and drawbacks
5 Creature Territory of the Lioness A wounded lioness is fiercely protecting her territory.
6 Nature Statue of Memories A magical statue helps players with something they knew already – but have forgotten.
7 Hook Earthly Remains A fresh corpse lies out in the grass – someone may be waiting for them at home…
8 Loot The Scrollcase An abandoned wagon with a hidden compartment.
9 NPC The Archeologist A fanatic – digging for artifacts of the past.
10 Skill Wildfire The dry grass catches fire easily, and players need to act quick to save themselves.
11 Hook Till the Sun Comes Up An unsettling omen, or magical effect causes an early and dark night.
12 Creature Firefly Dance Little shining bugs are the wonder of nature – do you want to catch them?
13 Hook Harmless Undead 2 reanimated husks drag themselves on the ground – the victims of a recent slaughter.
14 Nature The Splitting Grass A bored deity is drawing paths with their invisible fingers in the tall grass.
15 Nature Lone Tree A single tree serving as a landmark, and a potential source of information.
16 Hook The Three Brothers Three unusual figures, with unusual goals - doppelgangers trying to integrate to society.
17 Creature A Dog’s Meal A dog close to giving up – weak in form, but still fierce in mind.
18 Nature A 20-sided mystery A d20 from behind the 4 th wall – the source of potential benefits for the party.
19 Skill Bison Herd A bison herd trampling in the direction of the party – near unstoppable.
20 Skill Cold Winds Unexpected weather changes may catch unprepared party member off guard.

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MARSHLAND
1d20 Category Event Description
1 Hook Mimic My Sound A very talkative bird repeats the party’s discussions – and things it overheard before.
2 Loot Jade Totem A peculiar looking totem that holds no traps – only some valuables to take.
3 NPC A Positive Hag A hag whose alignment is out of the ordinary.
4 Skill These Gasses Don’t Smell Patches of gas with negative effects puff up from unexpected places.
5 Nature The Sweet Fruit An unusually healthy tree yields hidden but very useful fruits to the players.
6 NPC The Fisherman’s Catch The fisherman may have caught something that he wasn’t bargaining for – will you help?
7 NPC The Turtle Trader A local, selling wares of the marshlands to visitors.
8 Creature Trapped Crocodile A crocodile in distress, unable to escape on its own.
9 NPC The Fortune Teller A chance to learn something important – or get a worthless piece of wisdom.
10 Nature Butterfly Dance Observe the happiness of butterflies, and maybe take them home with you.
11 Skill The Scrying Pond A pond with magical properties, enabling the unwilling to spy on others.
12 Nature Feeding Kingfisher The kingfisher is adept at catching fish – and may show the party a good spot for that.
13 NPC The Traveling Merchant A merchant – stuck – in need of help, and willing to trade.
14 NPC The Liar You shall not trust a word this person says to you.
15 Hook Moonshiners’ Den The sound of an explosion reveals an underground operation to brew strong drinks.
16 Skill All That Copper Gone A kid’s church donation pouch falls into the shallows. The players have limited time to act.
17 Nature Kenku Village The well-hidden nests of elusive, large birds, whose friendliness depends on player action
18 Nature Rainfall A thick rain causing adverse environmental effects, and soaking players to the bone.
19 Creature Fierce but Small A bird protecting its nest at all costs, trying to draw the party away.
20 NPC Roadbuilders Exhausted workers, trying to better the infrastructure between settlements.

MOUNTAIN
1d20 Category Event Description
1 NPC The Curious Giant A giant, who wants to learn and is awestruck by anything mechanical or magical.
2 Hook Dwarven Miners A set of renegades trying to steal a large amount of gold.
3 NPC Hoard of the Young Dragon A poorly hidden dragon hoard and its inhabitant asking for advice to get better.
4 Skill The Broken Bridge Passing this crevice is hard – will the players decide to fix the bridge?
5 Skill The Roc’s Nest A large egg and other knickknacks may be found in this nest. Will the Roc come home?
6 Skill Rockfall An unstable mountain face falls out of control, giving little time for preparation.
7 NPC A Cup of Tea A small hideout and an unexpected drink presented to you by a mountain druid.
8 Skill Thin Air A sudden lack of oxygen will test the players’ constitution.
9 Nature Above the Clouds The sight of clear skies and the clouds below instill peace in the minds of the players.
10 Nature Mirror Ice An unusually smooth, flat ice surface blocks the movement up or downwards.
11 Nature Warm Hearts Long term cold exposure has its detrimental effects on all – kindness may help.
12 Loot The Broken Railroad Remains of broken rails and an overturned wagon hold some treasure.
13 NPC An Armed Trap A bear hunter with random trivia, and dangerous toys.
14 NPC The Gatherer A foreigner, now gathering herbs and living peacefully in a nearby village.
15 NPC Mindful Monks 3 disciplined fighters on the path to find inner peace.
16 Creature Call of the Winter Wolf A howl makes the mountain range fall silent.
17 Skill The Shining Crevice A hidden treasure hoard – hard to get to and hard to unearth.
18 Nature Hard Snowfall A sudden snowfall effects visibility.
19 NPC Feather Faller An ambitious rock climber, seemingly not finding success – but having 1 fallback plan.
20 Loot Frozen in Ice An item frozen deep beneath a flat ice surface.

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SEA
1d20 Category Event Description
1 Creature Merfolk Gambler A half-fish half-person figure approaches the crew, wanting to play and gamble for shells.
2 Creature The Friendly Whale A peaceful whale, bearing marks of a large predator swims along the ship.
3 Nature Abandoned Debris A violently destroyed vessel – what may have caused its fate?
4 NPC The Lost Traveler An impulsive, ambitious but reckless traveler out on the open sea.
5 Creature Air Elemental A bored elemental, looking to play and be amused.
6 Creature When Fish Fly Early morning “rain” of soaring fish – may be an omen, may just be a natural phenomenon.
7 Nature A Green Lit Sea Glowing water – harmless but interesting to travel through.
8 Skill Keep it Straight Strong winds require everybody to work together and take a role on the ship.
9 Skill Sea Sickness Rhythmic waves are not good for the stomach – try staying in top shape!
10 Nature The Island that Isn’t A mirage to pursue – if players are not perceptive enough.
11 Creature A Patch of Ice The “den” of an ice mephit – looking to get established, and fighting with the elements.
12 Nature A Patch of Algae A corrosive and thick alga that may be the end of any ship getting stuck inside.
13 Nature Ship Immobilized A ship which fell victim of the thick alga – will you stop to help?
14 Nature Reflection The mirror like sea may show you changes formerly unrecognized.
15 Creature Hungry Dragon turtle Will the party be able to satisfy the hunger of this fierce creature?
16 Creature Illusory Fire A fairy hiding on the ship is causing chaos with harmless sensory effects.
17 Nature Cook Gone Sick The ship cook is unable to work – will someone take the job?
18 Nature Black Powder The ship has a large amount of hidden, flammable black powder in its hull.
19 Skill Song of the Sirens Keep your sanity and steer the ship away from the menacing songs.
20 Hook The Crew’s Headache A headache – an omen. What does it signify?

UNDERDARK
1d20 Category Event Description
1 Nature A Ray of Sunlight The beauty of nature makes you feel rested more quickly.
2 NPC Draw the Drow A mute figure asks you to paint them – if it goes well, they may share information.
3 NPC Dreaming about the Sky A shy figure draws crude pictures of forests, and the world above. They have a dream…
4 Loot The Forge An abandoned underground forge, with some useful items left behind.
5 Nature Unmanned Watch A watchtower – with the remains of a guard long past – and a letter in their hands.
6 Hook Lost Mining Expedition A set of miners – seemingly lost – will you believe their story?
7 Skill The Three Gates A magical hindrance results in a 1 in a 3 chance to choose the right path forward.
8 Nature Spiral Staircase A hidden laboratory with some leftovers from the scientist.
9 Loot Daylight Unexpected shining of light – disappearing as quickly as it appeared.
10 Hook The Last Wish The party overhears the last words of a dying person – will they carry out their wish?
11 Nature The Amber Chamber A chamber that looks like its walls are made from valuable precious stones.
12 Nature Bet your Life on it A pedestal filled with blood – will open the way forward.
13 Hook Weeping Walls Tears pour from walls and disappear in the ground – who do they belong to?
14 Nature Ahead of Her Time A modern looking laboratory with electric lights – something the party has never seen.
15 Skill Changed Perceptions A disorienting area may hinder travel in the Underdark.
16 Nature Gold Veins A full fortune, waiting to be mined and brought to the surface.
17 Creature The Little Spider A little friend who can give you simple messages.
18 Hook Petrified Statues – petrified people of a long-forgotten time – doomed to be forgotten in a temple.
19 Loot Forgotten Alchemy A forgotten recipe, written in a weird language.
20 Nature Distant Whispers You can hear thoughts of your friends if you are perceptive enough.

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ENCOUNTERS – The bird’s nest is 4 feet deep and inside the party can
see some more shiny items. Upon getting them, they can

DETAILED find 1d10 gold pieces and 1d10 silver pieces.

DESCRIPTION UNEXPECTED GREENERY

A small part of the otherwise dry foliage is lush green

BADLANDS ENCOUNTERS
and is bustling with all kinds of living organisms. The
looks out of place.
1d20 Event Passing a DC12 Perception check, players can identify
that this is a cultivated garden, with the vines, flowers
1 Bird Nest Surprise
and plants being kept neat, well-watered and orderly.
2 Unexpected Greenery Taking any plants or flowers or staying here for more
3 Friendly Goats than a day will trigger the owner’s appearance.
The garden belongs to a cursed elf – who is forever
4 Tumbleweed Migration
bound to be a Water Elemental. The elemental is hiding
5 Colors of Danger in a crevice between rocks nearby, players can find it
6 The Lost Trader with a DC20 Investigation check. It is not inherently
hostile – and will not attack, rather try to snatch any
7 Ravens’ Path
torn pieces of foliage from the players hands and place
8 Hard Rain them back in its garden. The loving relationship of the
9 Groundhog Day elemental towards the plants can be identified with a
DC12 Insight Check.
10 Rock Formation
Players can end the curse and shift the elf back to their
11 Abandoned Temple original form, with the Remove Curse spell.
12 Lone Mephit Upon the shift the elf will share their story and ask
players to escort them to a nearby settlement.
13 The Roc’s Feather
14 Trip and Laugh
15 The Crossroads
16 Curious Stones
17 The Wildflower
18 The Hermit
19 Footsteps
20 Sight of Beauty

BIRD NEST SURPRISE FRIENDLY GOATS

A small, blue-yellow bird (stat block of an Owl) flies into
From a small dry hill 4 goats look down at the
a nest in a rocky outcropping. She carries something
adventurers – their sound filling the air. They follow and
shiny in her beak – but drops it just before entering the
ask for food – letting them be milked in exchange.
hole.
The goats are visibly wild, unkept, hooves and fur
The item is a small gold ring, with the initials (V. S.)
dirty and overgrown. Their loud sound will make it
Engraved on its inside. It has a small diamond in it, a
impossible for the party to sneak while the goats are
DC16 Perception check will identify that its cut is special,
around.
unusual.
A DC12 Insight or Animal Handling check will identify
It belongs to a trader, who lost it on the road through
that they are hungry. Upon being fed (rations or any
the badlands. Players can decide to sell the ring for 50 GP
plant-based material) they will close in and act friendly
or try and find its owner.
for 1d4 hours. In this time the party can identify that
there are multiple females in the group that are ready to
be milked – and by passing a DC10 Animal handling
check the party can acquire 1d4 jugs of goat milk.

Showing the ring to someone adept at jewelry they will
point the party to the person known for the special cut,
who in turn can share the information about the owner’s
whereabouts.
If the ring is returned, the players will be rewarded
with 3000 gold pieces – as it is of great sentimental
value to its owner.
TUMBLEWEED MIGRATION
From a hillside suddenly hundreds of small spheres –
tumbleweed – start rolling towards the party,
harmlessly, but providing a once-in-a-lifetime
experience. Some have useful items entangled in them
too.
The wind picks the weeds up and blows them hurriedly
through the landscape. A DC12 perception check can
identify that there are different items stuck in the
tumbleweeds. A series of group Dexterity checks can
determine how many tumbleweeds the party can catch.
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are more successes than failures, the party manages to RAVENS’ PATH
catch a bog of tumbleweed. A flock of small Ravens circle in the air above the players
When the first time the group check fails, the once, and then leaves – looking back at them
tumbleweeds pass, and there is nothing left to catch. occasionally. In case the party decides to follow them,
The below items can be found in the caught they will lead to a respite with drinkable water and a
tumbleweeds. place to sleep.
If the party does not immediately follow, the ravens
Tumbleweed Item return 1d4-1 times, and fly off again into the same
First Hempen Rope (50 Feet) direction. A DC14 Insight Check can identify that they
want the players to follow.
Second A silver necklace (20GP)
Third A Periapt of Wound Closure (DMG 184)
Fourth A small living mouse (Stat block of a Rat) HARD RAIN
The otherwise dry weather and the blue sky give way to
Fifth A third level Spell Scroll what seems to be a wall of water. A heavy rain that
Sixth A diamond worth 500 GP almost instantly puts the badlands to a bloom, with
small green plants hurriedly growing from the ground,
taking advantage of the surplus of water.
COLORS OF DANGER This encounter is rather to represent the beauty of
The layered sediment reveals a particularly light area, nature. The party can use the rain to refill their
with a small skeleton in it. It is intact and looks like the waterskins, they can gather flowers, and some edible
skeleton of a rodent. From the eye socket a small gecko ferns to help with their rations.
peak out at the players. After the rain, within 1d8+4 hours the land and the
The Gecko has 1 HP and an AC of 12. It does not have ferns dry out again.
combat stats and is friendly to the adventurers and has
no purpose other than to be a friendly little companion.
It eats insects and can be taught tricks with the help of GROUNDHOG DAY
food and Animal Handling checks. A set of groundhogs (stat block of a Rat) appear from
It changes color – and its coloration resembles the their holes in the ground. They will follow the party and
level of danger the party is in. upon possibility try to steal some of their mundane
items, at the same time placing at the front of their feet
Color Danger level other items – stolen from other adventurers.
Items of their interest include anything that is not
White No danger at all around stored within backpacks – such as ropes, belts,
Yellow Slight danger, tense atmosphere necklaces, hats. The players can avoid being stolen from
Red Near immediate danger, hostile atmosphere with a DC12 Dexterity saving throw.
Even on a successful save the groundhogs will bring
Red with Immediate danger another mundane item worth less than 5 GP from the
black spots Adventuring Gear table (PHB 150) and throw it at the
ground of the players.
Once they manage to “exchange” one item, or get
THE LOST TRADER hushed away twice, they leave back to their dens.
Outside, in the middle of nowhere the party can find a
cart -with a trader (stat block of a Commoner) and two
thirsty horses (stat block of a Draft Horse). They are all ROCK FORMATION
visibly happy that they see a living creature and ask for A physics defying rock formation appears on the
help to find the way to the nearest village. horizon. The party sees it starting to move slowly – it
The trader is an honest person, lost in a dust storm – will trip over! Will this be the end of this wonder of
and not finding the path again. They are running low on nature?
resources (food and water) and are grateful for any help. The rock shifting is a large 10000-pound round,
In return they will give the party items for free from smooth naturally formed stone. It is balancing on top of
the Adventuring Gear table (PHB 150) in the maximum a 10-foot high, similar stone – and it seems very
value of 50 GP. unstable. If the party does not interfere it will crash to
the ground. To help keep this wonder of nature standing,
the party needs to pass a DC20 Strength check. Upon
failure, they need to pass a DC15 Dexterity Saving throw
to avoid being hit by the falling rock. On failure they take
5d6 bludgeoning damage and are knocked prone.
If the rock hits the ground it will split to many parts,
revealing the inside. With a DC13 Investigation check the
party can find a Pearl of Power (DMG 184) embedded
inside.

ABANDONED TEMPLE
This clearing is similar but still different from all the
rest. 4 stone pillars organized in a square seem to be the
product of civilization. But what purpose do they serve?

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 Investigating the stone pillars the party can identify
that all four have text on them, written in Celestial. Each
column has one word engraved in them. “Fire”, “Cold”,
“Radiance”, “Force”.
If players cast a spell or magical effect on one of the
stones, they will get resistance to the damage type
engraved on the column for 1d12+3 days. Effects don’t
stack.
If the players cause any physical harm to the columns,
they emit the damage corresponding to them. Players
need to make a DC14 Dexterity saving throw. On failure
take 2d6 damage of the column’s type, or half on a
success.
LONE MEPHIT
A non-hostile Dust Mephit appears and keeping its
distance, will stick around the party. It seems… Lost?
The Mephit will not attack the players, rather just flies
around them for 1d6 hours.
Players can find a set of small bones with a DC16
Investigation check around in a small crevice. Once they
find the bones the Mephit will get excited, dashing
around them.
If the party decides to bury the bones, the Mephit
disappears, and a loud sigh of relief is heard.
THE ROC’S FEATHER
Falling from the air, a large, 6-foot-long feather lands
on the ground in front of the party. In the distance far
above, players can see the large silhouette of a flying
creature (a Roc)
The Roc will not come back, not notice the party and it
is more than 1000 feet away at the moment of the
feather falling down.
The feather is a valuable artifact and can be sold to a
collector for 100GP.
TRIP AND LAUGH
At a patch, where the ground is particularly dusty and
reddish – a member of the party trips and falls – only to
be painted red by the dust.
The fall can be avoided with a DC12 Dexterity saving
throw.
The dust can’t be washed off but will disappear from
the skin and clothes gradually in 1d4+2 days. A DC12
Insight check can identify that washing might make the
situation worse. If the player tries to wash the powder off
regardless, the time taken for it to disappear is 1d8+4
days.
The effect of the dust is a disadvantage on Persuasion
checks for the time the dust soils the clothing and skin of
the player.
THE CROSSROADS
The path diverges, but there is a sign showing
information, detailing both the closest destinations to
the left and right. It has some text on it though, that is
hard to read…
The text is written in thieves’ cant, and details a
nearby stashes location. The stash can be found with a
DC15 Investigation check under a set of flat stones. On
this check characters that successfully read the text on
the sign have advantage.
The chest contains 1d10+20 GP, 1 Thieves’ Tools, 1
silver locket.
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CURIOUS STONES
On the ground the players find 4 identical looking
stones. Both in size, coloration, and every small feature.
Almost as if they were magical.
Players with a Passive Perception of 14 and higher can
identify the stones. Gathering them and showing them
to anyone with proficiency in Arcana, they will be able to
tell that the stones are very potent to become Sending
Stones (DMG 199). An enchanter can do this change for
the party for 500 GP for the 4 stones, which will act as an
instant communication device afterwards.
THE WILDFLOWER
Out from a small niche between two red rocks a small
green patch, with yellow spots – a lone flower is growing
against all odds.
This is an encounter to show the beauty of nature. If
players water the flower, or contribute to its survival in
any other way, can award them Inspiration.
THE HERMIT
In the side of a rock formation a small fire is burning. A
lady greets adventurers – cautiously but without ill
intent.
If the players are friendly with her, she will share her
story and gift a Potion of Healing to the party.
FOOTSTEPS
Large, booted footsteps are visible in the dust. After a
while, more join – one by one. Eventually, it looks as if a
small crowd walked here – but the footsteps stop at one
point. Looking back, players can’t even see them – as if
they were never there.
The footsteps are part of an illusion that originated
from the anomaly of this plane of existence almost
colliding with another version of reality.
Players with Proficiency in Arcana can make an Arcana
check – and upon a 15 or higher will be able to
understand the source of the phenomenon.
SIGHT OF BEAUTY
From an outcropping the party can oversee a full valley.
Beautiful moments of adventuring need to be
appreciated!
Looking to the valley below, players will gain the
effect of the Bless spell for 1d4 hours.

CITY ENCOUNTERS
1d20
1 Innkeeper’s Daughter
2 Those Curious Cats
3 Progress
4 Restoring Old Memories
5 Caught up in a Wedding
6 A Kid’s Fortune
7 Released from War
8 Street Magician
9 An Amulet Found
10 A Generous Noble
11 Those Pesky Racoons!
12 Riverside Memories
13 An Honest Thief
14 Blessing of the Gods
15 Helping your Elders
16 A New Business
17 The Cloak
18 Sparrow’s Dinner
19 A Proud Mother
20 Lighting up the Town
THOSE CURIOUS CATS
In the city, players can see that an unusual number of
cats are around – all looking at them attentively. They
Event
are friendly but don’t let the party touch them.
Players trying to pet the cats or catch them need to
make a DC18 Dexterity check. If they want to tame the
cats, they need to make a DC15 Animal Handling check.
The check is with advantage if food or toys are involved.
Upon successfully taming a cat, they gain one use of
Luck, and the cat will become their companion.
PROGRESS
On a plaza, a young man holds a rusted key and seems to
be struggling with his tears. Upon inquiring players will
get to know that he just managed to buy a small shack –
not much, but it is his first ever property in his life,
spending most all of his fortune on it.
He will invite the party to visit, and they can see that
the shack is very run down, barely livable. If they decide
to help the man in any way, he will become a positive
contact to them, helping any way he can – and players
will always be welcome at his place to stay – or hide, if
that becomes necessary.

INNKEEPER’S DAUGHTER
Players can meet a lady in love working in the inn,
seemingly in pain and worry. She is the daughter of the
innkeeper, wishing to marry to the son of the tanner
living nearby. She wants the party to help convince her
father, who is very much against the intentions.
If the players agree, they can talk to the father who
will share that he is only afraid to lose his daughter,
fearing that she would grow cold to her family due to the
marriage. This is clearly a false assumption – players
can convince the father with a DC12 Persuasion check or
pay him (50GP) to change his mind.
If players try intimidation, the father will not be open
to discuss any further.
Upon success the lady will thank profusely and will
pay their accommodation within the inn.
Later (in 1d12+20 days) a wedding can be observed in
the city – that of the lady and the tanner’s son.
RESTORING OLD MEMORIES
A var veteran sits on the side of the road, asking for
coins – visibly in a bad shape. He seems to have lost
most of his memories, but still has some stories to share.
If players throw a coin to the man, he will share a
story with them. You as the DM can use a part of your
world’s lore, exaggerated, or in slightly untrue ways. The
recollection of the memory will not be complete and
somewhere in the middle the veteran will stop saying “I
think I should remember more. My memory fails me
more and more often.”
If players wish they can help the man restore his
memories and revitalize his mind with the Greater
Restoration spell or a similar effect. This will trigger
uncontrollable happiness, as the man suddenly is met
with an influx of memories. He will try do his best to
dance (which is not easy with his old bones). He will be
able to finish the story and warn the party against a
looming threat as an added benefit.

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CAUGHT UP IN A WEDDING RELEASED FROM WAR
The party gets caught up in a wedding celebration – The party sees a man in armor (stat block of a Veteran)
handed drinks, food and pushed towards a nearby of the army arriving to the city, asking around. He is
square, to celebrate together with the happy crowd. looking for information about his family – who seem to
On the event the following things can happen: have moved while he was out of town on the war effort.
The party can decide to help, in which case they
1d6 Happening eventually find the wife of the veteran. As a reward, the
couple will invite the players over to dinner, where they
Drinking contest – DC16 Constitution saving
1 will share stories to each other and as players to share
throw or become drunk.
their stories as well.
2 See a pickpocket (Passive Perception 13)
A great performance – one of the players gets
handed a lute and is ushered to perform.
3
(Performance check DC12) On a success, great
ovation and a rain of coins is the reward.
The tripping bride – Players can try catch her
4
with a DC14 Dexterity saving throw.
Food fight – the pastries and creamy sweets
5 start flying around covering everyone in a
lighthearted food massacre.
Priest’s blessing – a priest joins the event
6 providing prayers and blessings for everyone
involved.

A KID’S FORTUNE
The party meets a kid, grasping a glass sphere,
cracked on one side. She offers to tell their fortune and STREET MAGICIAN
A young lady (stat block of an Acolyte) performs magic
asks only some sweets in return.
tricks – she does not accept money in return though. She
If the party complies, or gives some coins for the kid,
practices and aims to become a powerful mage once.
she will lead them to a small alleyway, sit them down on
The Party can identify that most of the tricks use
wooden planks in a circle and start the fortune telling.
Prestidigitation – and are easily replicable.
This has no magical effect, no real powers behind and
is solely for fun, but you as a DM can play around the
fortunes later.
The kid can tell the following fortunes:

1d8 Fortune
1 You will do great big, amazing things! I think.
2 Your future holds candies, a lot of candies.
3 A big cat is all I see, sorry.

4
Beware, never cross your eyes, for they will
remain like that forever!
5 If you eat a fruit, your earlobes will grow.
If you do not thank your parents for the life,
6 The item is an Amulet of Proof Against Detection and
they gave you they will cry every evening
3 horses are smiling at you decide wisely which
7
one you trust
Fall is the season when good things will
8 check that the sewer grate has been moved, and that
happen.
AN AMULET FOUND
Hanging from a sewer grate, almost falling in – the
players see a nice amulet. It is not engraved – nor has it
any distinct features…
Location (DMG 150). It was left here as part of a fight a
couple of days ago.
During the fight, a lady was abducted and pulled to the
sewers. Players can identify with a DC16 Investigation
there are signs of fighting around it.
Entering the sewer and looking around, with a DC20
Investigation check the players can find a dead body. A
DC10 medicine check will identify that an amulet was
torn from her neck, leaving a mark. The cause of her
death is suffocation, the culprit is nowhere to be found
though.

A GENEROUS NOBLE
A noble is walking on the street handing out gold pieces,
looking at the players he will hand them a bunch and ask
to hand it out for those who are in need.

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 If players agree the following things can happen BLESSING OF THE GODS
during their altruistic venture: The sun shines more radiant than usual. The party can
feel it piercing their skin and fill their mind. It feels good
1d6 Event and liberating.
A kid catches a gold piece, and brings it to their Through the radiant energy the following impacts may
1 occur.
mom, hugging her intensely
An old man leaning to a fence catches a piece
2 1d4 Event
and nods agreeingly
1 A message from a deity fills the players’ minds
A drunkard tries to snatch all gold from your
3 They get strengthened against effects of the
hands
2 undead (resistance to necrotic damage for 1d4
3 identically looking sisters come shyly forward days)
4
asking for some coins.
They can ask questions that will be answered
A guard looks at a coin on the ground and when 3
5 (The effect of the Commune Spell)
he thinks no one sees, he will pick it up.
They can ask for an intervention (The effect of
A thrown coin is snatched from the air by a 4
6 the Divine Intervention spell)
raven, who flies away instantly

HELPING YOUR ELDERS

THOSE PESKY RACOONS!
A barrel is suspiciously moving in an abandoned alley. It
is full of feasting raccoons (stat block of a Rat). They will
swarm the party if they get within 5 feet and try to find
all food you have – especially sweets!
The party members getting close to the barrel need to
make 3 consecutive DC20 Dexterity saving throws, or
their food items will get stolen and eaten. In-between
the throws they can decide to act – if they throw a piece
of food the raccoons will rush to get it, leaving the
players alone.
If they pass all saving throws, raccoons leave with an
empty stomach.
An old lady (stat block of a Commoner), carrying a heavy
basket tries to pass the road. She is visibly struggling –
but no one stopped to help her so far.
The party can decide to help, and the lady will engage
in conversation – sharing that she is planning to go to
the market, to sell the vegetables in her basket.
She will thank the party at the end of the journey with
a payment of 3 SP.

RIVERSIDE MEMORIES
Looking into the usually moving water – stillness greats
the party – and a mirror like surface. Looking into the
mirror – they see their faces – but they seem… young.
You as a DM can use this to remind them of a moment
A NEW BUSINESS
in their childhood and their past. A lady (stat block of a Commoner) stands behind a
You can even decide to play the moments out, giving makeshift stand, selling what seems to be a purple liquid
the party a chance to shape their backstory, and give called “Flowerbooze”. It is a new mix of sweet
certain benefits/proficiencies based on the memory they ingredients! She hopes to make it as famous as ale or
relive. wine.
Trying the drink, the party can identify that it is good
tasting, non-alcoholic and a refreshing beverage.
AN HONEST THIEF The lady asks the party to help in the venture, buying
Players see a man (stat block of an Assassin) with a
barrels from her to resell at inns the party visits. Her
bottle of drink sitting on the cobblestone path. He is
proposal is to but for 50GP and resell for 100 – keeping
contemplating his bad life choices as a thief. He wants to
the profits.
find the right path but is afraid he went too far.
You can return any time to repeat the transaction and
Upon the party engaging in conversation, they will
help the drink gain fame. Selling the Flowerbooze for the
find that this person has nearly given up on life. Upon
designated 100GP to a tavern can be done by passing a
passing a DC12 Persuasion, DC12 Perception check they
DC12 Persuasion check, anything less and you can only
can identify that the person is an outlaw.
sell it for a lower price.
He will share with the party that he killed many people
After 6 successful sales ventures the drink starts to get
but recently had a realization – that all was for nothing
famous and within a year of in game time, most taverns
and feels like his soul is lost.
will have it on shelf.

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THE CLOAK
A hooded figure (stat block of a Mage) approaches you
and with slow, non-threatening movements puts a
weird looking patched cloak on one of the party’s
members – then leaves.
The mage does not answer any questions and
disappears with the use of a greater invisibility spell
scroll in a nearby alley.
The motivation of the mage is to create chaos, and she
only gave the cloak to contribute to that. She will scry on
the wearer of the cloak regularly afterwards.
The cloak is a Robe of Useful Items (DMG 195). Once
all patches are used, she will visit the party and thank for
the entertainment that they provided.

SPARROW’S DINNER
Quick moving small sparrows (stat block of a Raven) fly
around, just above the party’s heads, catching bugs and
taking them home. The view is amazing, and the
sparrows trail leads to a place of interest an abandoned
building with an operational alchemy laboratory with 1
Alchemy kit, 1d10 empty vials, 1d4 random potions and
1d4 random poisons.
The trail of the sparrows can be followed by a DC10
Survival or Perception check. The abandoned building is
locked and has the doors and windows barred –
openable with a DC10 Strength check.
The sparrows travel through small holes in the wall to
their nests that are on the inside, at the corners of the
ceiling.

A PROUD MOTHER
A lady (stat block of a Commoner) happily hands out
small jars of sweet sugary jam. Her happiness is due to
the success of her daughter – she has just been accepted
to the Mages College – her lifelong dream coming true!
The party can get jam out of this encounter. The jar
can make any food tastier or can serve as a valuable gift
packed neatly.

LIGHTING UP THE TOWN

Late in the evening a worriless singing man (stat block
of a Commoner) can be heard. Upon examining the party
will see him replacing and relighting old torches. He
greets them with a wide smile. He is happy to give the
party torches, candles for free, and can share secrets of
the night within the city.

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DESERT ENCOUNTERS
your water against all his. Upon winning, he will admire
your braveness and will not take your water – nor will he
1d20 Event give it to you for free. Upon losing he will fill his end of
the bargain and you can leave him waterless in the
1 Talking Mirage
desert.
2 Water Trader
3 Spider Roll
4 Oasis
5 Sandcastle in Nowhere
6 Dunesailor
7 Traveling Rocks
8 Dry Riverbed
9 Salt Deposits
10 Tired Stork
11 Nighttime Symphony
12 Blocked Canal
13 Sandstone Basin
14 Fairy Circles
15 Flowering Cacti
16 Planar Traveler
17 Protective Snakes
18 Glowing Sand
19 Abandoned Campsite
20 Seagulls

TALKING MIRAGE SPIDER ROLL

Looking into the distance the party can see the form of a
lady. It is a mirage – but then why does she talk, why can
they hear her voice?
At the beginning of the encounter the party should
have a hard time identifying what the phenomenon is. As
soon as they perceive that the figure in the distance
looks like a lady, they should hear her talk – right as if
she were next to them.
The image of the lady is vague and nondescript and
stays in the distance regardless of if the party tries to get
close.
She can say one of the following before disappearing
from the horizon:
1d4 Message
1 Information about the nearest Oasis
Information about a dangerous threat in the
2
vicinity
A message in Celestial – saying – “gods watch
3 over you. If you need help just cease fighting
and pray.”
“Ask for rain and your wish shall be granted
4
through the tears of my sorrow”
WATER TRADER
Deep into the desert, on what counts as a “road” the
party meets a caravan of 5 Camels and a Trader (stat
block of a Commoner). The trader sells water and is
happy to supply you as well.
The camels have large pouches on them containing
mundane items, and many filled and empty waterskins.
The trader is honest and loves to gamble. He can be
challenged to a card game – and proposes you to bet all
Atop a large dune the party stirs up a small family of
spiders. They roll up into a wheel shape and bolt down
the side of the dune with unimaginable speed.
With a DC12 Perception check, players can identify in
the spiders’ path which spots are stable to traverse down
the slope of the dune and which seem unstable.
Stepping in an unstable spot, players need to make a
DC15 dexterity saving throw. On a failure they fall prone
and slide down to the base of the dune taking 1d6+5
Bludgeoning damage and becoming blinded for 1 minute.
OASIS
Shade, moisture, drinkable water, and fruits await the
tired adventurers. And this is not even a mirage!
The oasis is empty – but many footprints can be seen
– those of people, those of animals.
Passing a DC15 Investigation check the party can find a
backpack, that contains a map to a supposed treasure
nearby.
SANDCASTLE IN NOWHERE
Between two dunes an ornate sandcastle is found. If the
party breaks it, it rebuilds itself.
In the middle of the sandcastle there is a small stone
shovel – that emanates a magical essence. Its only power
is that whenever it is placed on the ground, it
automatically builds a sandcastle that is rebuilt
whenever disturbed.
DUNESAILOR
The party sees a small ship-like wooden construct, with
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dunes. A gnomish inventor (stat block of a Spy) is at the
wheel.
Waving or any other way signaling interest in
engaging in conversation the inventor will come towards
the party and stop nearby, not leaving his construct.
He is living in a nearby village and does dunesailing as
a sport. If the party is friendly with him, he will propose
them to join for a ride.
TRAVELLING ROCKS
These 3-foot-high standing stones leave a clear trail in
the sand. When the party looks at them, they do not
move, but as they look away – it seems they shift ever so
slightly.
The stones house the souls of a cursed family. They
are bound to move and get to the source of their curse –
which is a powerful archmage on the other end of the
world.
The party can clearly see the trail the stones made so
far but to identify that the stones are moving at any
given point of time when nobody is looking at them, they
need to pass a DC14 Perception check.
DRY RIVERBED
The desert dunes give way to sandstone banks – and a
dry riverbed with the remnants of some shallow ponds
remaining. Water is scarce, but there is still some life to
be found here.
Players can find drinkable water and 1d12+6 fish and
amphibians destined to death in these small ponds.
They can decide to fish them out and release them in
any freshwater environment later. You as the DM can
award them inspiration for such an altruistic deed.
SALT DEPOSITS
The sand turns white and is covered with a 2-inch-thick
layer of clean salt. It is an eerie sight – harmless
regardless.
Salt can be harvested and used as resource. This place
does not host any life, or drinkable water – and on the
white surface the party has disadvantage on stealth
checks.
TIRED STORK
In the distance the party can see a stork (stat block of an
Owl) trying to catch flight but falling back every time.
Getting closer – it is visible that this bird is near death
exhausted.
The stork would like to reach nearby warm, but more
habitable areas. Its strength is not enough to proceed
though.
The party can feed and quench its thirst, letting it fly
off – giving it a 70% chance to reach its destination.
If the party decides to take the stork with them and
nurture it further, after 1d4 days the stork flies away on
its own and will 100% reach its original destination.
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NIGHTTIME SYMPHONY
As darkness settles, and stars cover the dunes the party
starts to hear singing. Eventually yellowish translucent
figures start dancing around – the eerie night starting to
resemble a ball.
The phenomenon is harmless, and the figures are
visibly spirits of human nobilities. They do not interact
with the party, nor do they acknowledge their presence.
They are dancing in unison, and at the end of the song
they bow and disappear.
They are spirits of a long dead traveling noble and his
entourage who died in this desert hundreds of years ago
due to getting lost.
BLOCKED CANAL
A 20 feet deep, 200 feet wide canal filled with water
blocks your way – or at least would block – if not for the
two invisible walls cutting a path in the water, enabling
passage with a dry foot.
The passage is provided by two Wall of Force spell
effects blocking both sides of the canal, enabling
traversal. A Disintegrate spell can end the effect of the
Walls, connecting the stream of water again, starting the
flow anew.
The spells were placed here by a mage who wanted to
build an underwater stronghold. They left, to pursue
more important matters – but players passing the canal
may identify signs of construction and - with some luck
– clues about the mage that started this project.
SANDSTONE BASIN
A circular 20 feet hole in almost flat sandstone ground,
filled with murky water. During the day it is a warm
bath, during the night it is frozen shut.
Players with a DC15 Investigation check in the bottom of
the pond can find small bones of rodents, and a couple of
gold pieces.
During the day, the basin has a 20% chance to start
emitting toxic gasses. If players stand at the side or in
the pool of water, they need to make a DC14 Constitution
saving throw or fall unconscious for 1d12 minutes.
Players in water will start to drown.
FAIRY CIRCLES
1 feet diameter, round, 1-inch-deep holes decorate the
sandy ground. Each small indent has a gold piece inside.
Who has time for this out in the desert?
This is the work of a fairy (HP 20, AC15 non-
combatant), who thinks gold can grow on trees, and is
desperately trying to prove it.
If players pick up a gold piece or spend more than 10
minutes around the “seeds” the fairy will arrive scolding
them for their interference asking to leave.
FLOWERING CACTI
The side of a sand dune is adorned with a set of high,
tubes – cacti – that have blossoms on them that look
ready to open. The blossoms contain small fruits, that
can be picked with a DC12 Dexterity check.
On a failure the fruit is still picked but the player takes
1d4 piercing damage from the cactus.
The effect of the fruits can be the following:
ABANDONED CAMPSITE
A small, hidden camp with supplies, water, and a small
letter – saying to “help yourself to whatever you find
and thank the gods for your good fortune”.
The campsite contains mundane items such as Ropes,
Waterskins, torches, clothing items.
If the players leave something behind as well, to
“exchange” instead of only take, you as a DM can decide
to give them inspiration for the fair deal.

1d4 Effect
1 1d6 temporary hit points
SEAGULLS
A set of seagulls (HP 1, AC 12, no effective attacks) fly
2 Darkvision 120 feet for 1d12 hours above head. Their presence signals that the sea or a body
3 No effect of water must be near. One of the seagulls seem to be
entangled in something…
Visions of dead people who walked the desert
4 The party can identify that a seagull has a fishing net
in the past, for 1d4 hours
entangled across their neck, barely keeping up with the
other birds. The bird can be lured with food, or a DC12
Animal Handling check and caught with a DC10 Dexterity
PLANAR TRAVELER check.
A lightly dressed, elegant female half-elf drops to the
The fishing net can be retrieved in one piece and the
ground out of nowhere (Stat block of a Mage) She walks
party can keep it in their inventory, and the bird can join
up to the party and asks where she is. Hands a coin in
its friends flying off towards the direction of the sea.
exchange for the information and leaves, by reading a
scroll and disappearing into thin air.
The lady is a planar explorer and uses scrolls of Plane
Shift to move around – but is not particularly great at
targeting her jumps – and is regularly lost.
Upon the players trying to stop her she will throw a
ring at them and scold the players for interfering. The
ring is a Ring of Evasion (DMG 191).

PROTECTIVE SNAKES
A pack of Poisonous Snakes (1d6+3) surround the party
and accompany them for a while (1d4 days). They are
protective of the party and even fight on their side– if
the players do not attack them. Upon hostile player
actions against the snakes, they leave immediately, and
will not return.

GLOWING SAND
A small amount of sand is picked up by the wind – and
instead of dropping down straight as could be expected
– the sand starts to glow and float for a while before it
hits the ground again.
The party can identify that only part of the sand
particles do this with a DC14 Perception check.
A DC14 Dexterity check will allow them to catch the
particles while in the air. Looking at them closer they can
see that the glowing bits are not sand, but tiny bugs –
harmless, and when blown at, emitting a faint light.
Their light is not enough to be used as effective light
source, but enough to be seen faintly, and give small
signals with across short distances.

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DREAM ENCOUNTERS FIGHTING YOURSELF
Waking up in their dream the party finds themselves in a
1d20 Event square room. They seem to be alone, and they seem to all
1 The All-Seeing Eye have the same vision. After looking around – the party
2 A Memory Changed can see that above them, where they would expect a
ceiling to be located, they see a mirror like surface –
3 Fighting Yourself with the only difference that their reflections do not
4 Songs of Nature move – only stare at them from above – crying silently.
5 A Void Filled Any way to interact with the mirror images will
increase discomfort in the party members attempting to
6 Swimming in Ale
do so. After 3 tries, they will hear a shout from their
7 Enchanter of Minds mirror images – and a warning message (that you as a
8 A Locked Idea DM can decide).

9 The Endless Hall

SONGS OF NATURE
10 Attic Without an image materializing in the head of a sleeping
11 The Fire Burning Within party member – in complete darkness, they hear
different natural sounds around them. With a DC14
12 The Group of Shadows Perception check they can identify the sounds sources –
13 Your Mind’s Garden and they can move, try to get closer to the sources as
14 Feather Fall well.
When they reach the sounds source, the following
15 Visions of Hell effects may happen – depending on the natural sound
16 The Day but Different they decided to go towards.
17 Lucid Dreaming After the effect is triggered, the dream ends.
Sound Effect
18 Enlarge & Reduce
A waterfall DC14 Dexterity saving throw – on a failure
19 Bird’s Perspective
falling and waking up. On success – the player
20 Darkness will feel as if they become one with the water.
After waking up, they will have no difficult
terrain penalty in water, and gain swimming
THE ALL-SEEING EYE speed equal to their movement.
One member of the party wakes up and feels that their
limbs and body seem to be sucked into their torso. In Strong DC14 Constitution saving throw – on a failure
fact, it feels as if their torso is also disappearing and wind fall and wake up. On success – lean into the
getting merged into their head. wind and seemingly be embraced by it, filling
Eventually all that is left of them is one large blob with the player with a warm feeling.
a vision of everything around them in 360 degrees. After waking up, the player will always be able
They can see different locations, times and to tell the change of weather 4 days before it
happenings all around them and when trying to happens.
concentrate on one, they need to make a DC14 Wisdom
Leaves DC14 Intelligence saving throw – on a failure get
check. Upon success they can get a clear view – and you
brushing in lost in the dream forest and wake up. On a
as a DM can explain a happening from your world that
can help the story progress. On a failure, the visions blur the wind success, the leaves seem to form words that the
and as the eyes focus fails, the images turn to a dark, player can understand – saying “hear, and
dreamless slumber. listen, we have much to say”.
After waking up the player can spend 10
A MEMORY CHANGED minutes in a forest area to commune with trees
A player character wakes up as their younger self, – who will be able to answer questions about
reliving a memory that shaped their life. For a while, the what they experienced within the forest –
memory goes by as they remember it -at one point they similarly to the effect of the Commune spell.
need to make a DC10 Wisdom check. Upon success, they
Waves DC14 Constitution saving throw – on a failure
will realize that they can act differently in this dream as
crashing drown in the dream and wake up. On a success,
they remember the memory to go – and the realization
feels to have weight, and an unusual significance to it. players can feel their lung fill with water – but
After this, they can play out their memory any way will feel that it is like air, enabling them to
they wish – and when they wake up – whatever they breathe.
played out will become actual reality – changing their After waking up, players gain the ability of
backstory. water breathing once a day for 10 minutes.
You as the DM can use this to change proficiencies
with weapons, instruments; change relationship of the
PC with certain NPCs, change how they interacted to A VOID FILLED
help their story develop – and give players agency over In their sleep the full party wakes up together, in
things they might not want to change about their complete magical darkness, not seeing anything. They
backstory. can hear each other though and can identify that they are
organized in a circular pattern. Between them, they feel
a pull – towards the center of the circle. If they decide to
try to move away, or not move at all, they will need to

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make a DC14 Strength Saving throw. On a failure they get
sucked closer to the center by an unseen force – while
everyone hears whispers in their mind.
Players can decide to willingly move close, and enter
the void in the center, but if they decide not to - whoever
is the first to fail 3 of the saving throws, gets sucked to
the very center, filling the void.
After this, the force fades, and the darkness slowly
turns into blinding bright light – releasing the dreamers.
You can use this dream to select a target for an
antagonist of the campaign – giving them disadvantage
against being scried upon, or relay any message you
want through the whispers during their struggle.
SWIMMING IN ALE
Players hear large brass bells, and waves crashing. As
their vision clears, they see themselves, submerged,
swimming in liquid, next to them a ship, its bell
dangling and lazily ringing as waves nudge the hull up
and down. Aside of the ship there is nothing around.
Getting familiar with the surroundings, note that the
players can feel an overwhelming alcohol smell, and if
they look to the water or try it – they can identify that it
is not water, but ale.
Upon this realization a figure appears on the deck of
the ship – their features hard to make out. They will say
“Y’all havin’ a mighty fine drink down there, we be
leavin’ ya!”
With that the ship starts to turn and slowly gain speed.
Characters can try to catch up with a skill challenge
where you as a DM should encourage creative use of
spells or items. The spell slots or item charges only are
used within the dream, they have no effect on the
sleepers.
You as a DM determine what skills players should use
for each of the challenges. When the players gather 2
successes, they reach the ship, when they reach two
failures, the ship gains distance and becomes
unreachable. DC of each skill challenge should be 12, any
creative idea can either lower it, or give advantage to the
roll.
Failing the challenge players will eventually drown in
ale, and for the upcoming 7 days, will have a strong
aversion to any alcoholic drinks.
Reaching the ship, the ship captain helps players
aboard, saying that “y’all are made of tough driftwood”
patting them on the back. Choose one of the following
rewards, as the dream ends:
1d4 Effect
For 1d6 days, drinking ale has the same effect
1
as drinking a Potion of Healing
For 1d12+4 days you can’t get drunk drinking
2
alcohol.
Waking up you find a bottle next to you – it is
3
filled with ale and replenishes each night.
You smell of old ale, regardless of how much
4
you wash.
ENCHANTER OF MINDS
A selected player finds themselves on a domed structure,
lit with a green-blue hue.
In the middle of the dome, a large muscular
androgynous figure is hammering at something,
creating not sparks, but bright flashes of light. Each hit
is silent, and the light reflects off the dome.
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Going closer, the player can see that the figure has no
facial features, and its hammer is adorned with runes
glowing red – hammering at what seems to be an
amorphous greyish substance.
As the creature realizes they have guests, they will
point the player to a marble block – which they could
swear, it wasn’t there before.
On the block they see colors – touching each will make
the color glow slightly and give the vague feeling to the
player of the skill the color represents.
Color Skill Feeling when touched
Red Arcana A magical breeze
Blue Charisma Confidence, and charm
Yellow Wisdom Peace, and sense of purpose
Going to the large figure and expressing with words or
any non-spoken way a choice made between the colors –
its hammer will change to resemble it, and one of the
large hands will try to grapple the players.
If they resist – the figure shakes their head in
disapproval – and the dream ends. If they let the figure
take them – the player will be put on the anvil and be
worked on painlessly with the hammer.
At the end of the ritual they gain +1 to their base score,
resembling the color of their choice.
A LOCKED IDEA
You as the DM can use this to hide a campaign secret – a
piece of information that can help tremendously to
resolve a conflict.
Each night, players have a 20% chance to have the
same dream.
In the dream they find themselves in a room with
nothing but a locked chest.
The chest has 3 large keyholes, and there are 3 keys
laying on the ground next to it.
Players with a DC16 Perception check, can identify
which key corresponds to which hole. The DC is
decreased by 4, if the player has proficiency in Thieves’
Tools.
Some of the locks are trapped, some are locked, and
they need to be opened in a strict order. If the order is
incorrect, or a trap is triggered – a bellowing laughter is
heard, progress is reset, and the dream ends.
Once players figure out the correct order, over the
course of multiple dreams, they can get access to the
secret inside the chest.
The locks order and trams can be as follows:
Correct Order Effect
Center Not trapped
Left Trapped (DC14 to notice, DC14 to disarm)
Right Trapped (DC16 to notice, DC14 to disarm)
THE ENDLESS HALL
One party member finds themselves in an endless
looking, dimly lit stone paved hallway – with nothing on
the sides, aside of a couple of light sockets, containing
magical light.
The corridor is straight, and at the end of it, far -far
away, there is a door. If the player tries to walk towards
it, eventually they will realize that the door does not get
closer at all. This can’t be changed by any non-magical
means – but magical solutions (such as Dimension door,
Misty Step do help players close the distance.
 The dream lasts for 3 actions that the player would
like to do. 2 successful magical actions are needed to
reach the door, otherwise the dream ends in the corridor.
Upon reaching the doorway, and opening the wooden
door with its brass knob, the other side can contain a
long-forgotten memory or a plot hook that helps players
in an upcoming encounter.
ATTIC
The party finds themselves in a dusty attic, with multiple
piles of items covered, and hidden under white cloth –
all dusted over.
The attic has a faint bit of light entering through small
holes in the roof, giving a dim, but adequate light for
exploration.
Under each pile, a cage and some boxes are located. In
either cage or box there will be an item from the
characters past (not a long-hidden secret, rather a
childhood or early memory). Players can recognize the
items as an item of significance, but if they do not make
the connection – through a DC10 Insight check you as a
DM can let them know what the items really are.
This small encounter is supposed to generate role play
and increase player to player discussions. It helps, if
each item is found not by the person who it bears a
connection to.
THE FIRE BURNING WITHIN
A player wakes up next to a campfire, and finds
themselves between shapeless, faceless, colorless
figures. The only thing in fact – that is clearly visible
with all its details is the fire itself.
One of the figures throws a boulder to the fire – saying
“You need to fuel your flame”.
With a bit of looking around the player can find a set of
logs.
If they decide to throw logs on the fire, after a while
the bonfire gets extremely hot and you as the DM should
ask them to make consecutive Constitution saving
throws with increasing difficulty upon failure, waking
up.
The only way to resolve the encounter is if they the
player throws themselves into the fire. In this case, as
the flames embrace them – they will feel warmth and
receive a benefit – an example being resistance to fire
damage.
THE GROUP OF SHADOWS
A group of 1d12+3 Shadows start attacking the players in
a pitch black, magical darkness. Darkvision does not
penetrate the night and torches will also have no effect,
making the fight heavily in favor of the attackers.
The only way to win and resolve the encounter is if the
players decide to touch each other – at the places where
they connect, bright light appears penetrating 10 feet
into the darkness, immediately dispersing any shadow
that is withing range. If they let go – the light disappears
– giving the shadows a chance again.
If players spread out the DM can allow them to make a
DC12 Insight check – to reveal that sticking together
seems like a better idea. If they are within 5 feet of each
other, they might accidentally touch shoulders or backs,
triggering a small flicker of light as a clue to the
resolution.
Each dispersed shadow leaves behind a small ring or
necklace on the colorless ground – upon picking one up,
the players fade out from the dream – grasping the ring
or necklace they picked up…
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YOUR MIND’S GARDEN
Within a pitch-black space, the only light and items seen
to one player of the party are 6 square, 10feet wide
planters, with different kinds of flowers inside.
The flowers represent the state of mind and mental
health of the player, each planter resembling an
important aspect of wellbeing. These aspects are detailed
in the table below – and the state of orderliness or
dismay in each pot is determined by the DM – based on
the character’s past experiences – and how deeply the
given aspect influences them at the given moment.
Standing next to each planter, the player can feel
traces of the feeling connected to the flowers within.
Next to the planters, after examining them, a small
wooden table can be seen, with rakes, watering cans and
all other gardening supplies.
If the player decides to tend to a pot, they will feel
their pains, fears, or flaws ease – if they cause harm, the
situation gets worse.
Aspect of mental health
Flowerpot represented
Small yellow flowers Grief of a loved one
Blue lilies A flaw the character has
Red roses A love (fuldilled or unfulfilled)
Pink azalias Fear of a task at hand
Flowerless black leaves Impact of a curse or madness
White callas Confidence
FEATHER FALL
A player wakes up in freefall – only seeing clouds and
sky above and below – with no ground in sight.
Upon shaking the feeling of surprise, they can identify
that the fall seems to be very slow – in fact, way too slow
to be natural. (The player falls with the speed of the
Feather Fall Spell)
If they let the fall continue, they gain a long rest, and
1d6 temporary hitpoints in the morning – due to the
relaxing, freeing nature of the dream.
If they try to break out, they will benefit from a regular
long rest.
If they actively disrupt the effect of the spell slowing
their fall, in the morning they get 1d4+2 hitpoint
reduction that lasts until their next long rest.
Trying to identify items of interest within the clouds –
with a DC12 Perception check, players can see cloud
formations resembling peaceful things – e.g. a bird with
open wings, a stretching cat, a smiling face.
VISIONS OF HELL
Players see a set of disturbing images – demons and
devils amidst flames – hurting others, and each other.
With a DC14 Perception check they can identify
innocents, who are out of place – standing their ground,
but seemingly loosing.
This can prompt a quest to save people, by a descent to
the hells, or have an other – less literal relevance to the
parties adventures.
THE DAY BUT DIFFERENT
In this dream you as the DM can explain your players a
part of their last day, and let them experience it from
birds’ eye view. Allow them to focus on certain aspects
that they might be interested in, and ask them to roll
Perception checks to notice things that they might have
missed during the day in the heat of the action – or
simply because they did not pay attention.
 Once they find 3 interesting nuances or once the scene (e.g. the players may see a city in flames – see a
you wanted to replay to them ends, the dream comes to notable ship leaving port, an army marching, a volcano
an end. erupting.)

LUCID DREAMING DARKNESS

The player having the lucid dream, does not really sleep. The party is conscious, hears people and a lively village
Their eyes open wide, but they are unable to move them around them – but sees pitch darkness. They sometimes
or their body at all. touch things or bump into people and items – but no
They are silently experiencing the world around them light penetrates through the pitch dark.
– with little chance to break out from the dream. If they After a small while the lively village voices start to
fight the lucid dream, a DC25 Wisdom Saving throw is fade – and eventually get replaced by screams. The party
needed to snap out and gain control over their bodies. starts feeling fire touching their skins and eventually
While dreaming they may experience one of the wake up.
following effects. You may use this dream as a sense of urgency to help
1d4 Effect speed up the main storyline.
Harmless ethereal butterflies land on surfaces
1
around them and on their bodies.
A creeping shadow moves closer and closer to
2
them eventually caressing their face.
They overhear sounds of murder from a
3
location nearby.
They find reality fading away to give space to
4
another plane of existence temporarily.

ENLARGE & REDUCE

The player finds themselves in an arena with ovation all
around and realizes that fighting is about to start – them
being one of the fighting parties.
Soon, from a side door in the arena a character enters
– and getting closer the player can see that it is a mirror
copy of themselves but double their size.
In the fight the player can use a bonus action to try
enlarging themselves or reduce the size of their
opponent. This can be done as a Bonus Action – with a
successful DC12 Wisdom saving throw. Upon failure, the
opposite of the desired action transpires.
The sizes and their effects on damage (for ease of
access) may be categorized based on the below table.
Size Effect
No damage and 1HP. Increase on Wisdom Save
Minuscule
DC to 14 – if the player reaches this size.
Half Size Half damage and HP, no additional effect.
Life size Normal damage, no additional effect.
Double size Double damage and HP, no additional effect.
Tripple damage and HP, increase on Wisdom
Enormous Save DC to 14 – if the opponent reaches this
size.

The opponent in the dream may reveal a backstory

secret from the player’s past that they may not
remember – or give insight on plans set by the party in
the real world.

BIRD’S PERSPECTIVE
The party finds themselves flying way above the land –
seeing towns, villages, mountains, and forests
underneath. They can control their flight and you may
ask them where would they like to soar.
If they choose a direction in which important world
events are happening – you may give insight about those
to the players to help drive the plot forward.

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 PIXIE’S CONCLAVE
The party, traveling through a patch of high trees can
FOREST ENCOUNTERS overhear from the top of the canopy sounds of a heated
debate.
1d20 Event
Looking up they can vaguely see small, winged figures
1 The Talking Tree deeply engaged in the conversation, not even noticing
2 Pixie Conclave their presence.
They are pixies (AC15, HP 10, non-combatant), living
3 Tired Woodcutters
in the canopy, in small homes magically hidden in the
4 Forest Watchtower trunk of the tree. The canopy houses a small pixie
5 Colorful Mushrooms village, which 1d20+10 of the creatures. Once they realize
that the players are aware of their presence, most pixies
6 Children’s Playground
will hide (a DC15 Perception check can identify the
7 Weird Woodpecker hidden homes). The pixies will send one of their
8 Circle of Ferns representatives towards the players, who is scared, and
ashamed – as they approach. This pixie will be able to
9 The Lone Cub
share the following things with players:
10 Treehouse
• The Pixie village is isolated and is not supposed to
11 The Hidden Spring meet outsiders.
12 Dark Friend • The debate made them unaware, and the players were

13 Stuck Arrow in the wrong place at the wrong time.

• The pixies will ask you to forget and never talk about
14 Thick Moss
them to anyone. (They are willing to pay 200GP)
15 Curious Squirrels • (DC15 Persuasion Check) – The debate was about the

16 Reckless Hunters succession of the village leadership. There are 2

candidates, and the village is divided.
17 Hidden Chapel • (DC17 Persuasion Check) The division is based on two
18 The Smell of a Bear opposing directions – open the village, and connect
19 Abandoned Camp with outsiders, or stay isolated and hidden.

20 Autumn Comes Early

THE TALKING TREE

An old looking tree eerily resembles a face. As soon as
the party would write this off as a coincidence, they can
see the tree open two yellow eyes and turn towards them.
The tree can be used as a “quest giver” a source of
information, or a side plot to find out why he is able to
talk.
• The tree speaks common and is friendly to the players. TIRED WOODCUTTERS
• It refers to itself as “Bark”.
2 old men (stat block of a Commoner) walk out towards
• It has a hushed voice and loves company.
the nearest road, carrying a large log on their shoulders,
axes tied to their belts. They are overburdened but make
• Not a lot of people come into this part of the forest and
do with their work.
realize that a sentient tree is here. Those who do,
Players approaching the woodcutters can engage in a
usually run away.
discussion with them – they will share that their job is to
• It does not remember its past, for as long as Bark
supply the nearby village with firewood – and that the
remembers it has always been a tree.
next winter is expected to be harsh.
A potential idea of who Bark is: It can be one lost seed of One of the woodcutters has an axe that is magically
the Wild Mother, enchanted and fallen out of sight – enchanted (visible only with a Detect Magic spell). Upon
only to sprout as a sentient being within this forest. being asked – he will share that sometimes fiends roam
the woods, and magical protection is needed against
them.
They are open to share information about the area and
accept any help the players may provide during their
labor.

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FOREST WATCHTOWER
A square shaped building with a 30-foot-high
watchtower on top of it. It is inhabited by a trapper –
who is friendly to all – unless he suspects the guests to
be shapeshifters.
Players can meet the trapper outside of their cabin
setting up traps, processing leather, going to hunt, or
smoking their pipe. The trapper will be cautious and will
need to be convinced (DC12 Persuasion check) that the
guests are not changelings, or shapeshifters. If any
player uses an effect that alters their appearance, the
trapper will cease to communicate and lock themselves
in their home.
Upon establishing friendly relations, the trapper will
gift warm winter clothing made from fox and wolf fur to
the travelers and supply them with rations if they
require it.
COLORFUL MUSHROOMS
The trees in this are different from others. They grow
stronger, taller, thicker – and at their base, round
purple, yellow, and red mushrooms are growing.
Eating the mushroom can have various effects. Players
with a DC15 Nature check can identify what potential
effect consuming the mushroom will have. They can be
picked and stored for further consumption, and spoil
after 1d10+4 days.
The potential effects of the mushrooms are below:
1d4 Effect
+1 damage to all weapon attacks for 1d8 hours.
Players consuming the mushroom need to
1 make a DC12 Constitution saving throw, upon
failure taking 1d4 damage and becoming
poisoned for 1d4 hours.
Advantage on Insight checks for 1d4 days.
Players consuming the mushroom need to
2 make a DC12 Constitution saving throw, upon
failure taking 1d4 damage and their movement
speed is decreased by 10 feet for 1d4 days.
Movement speed increased by 15 feet. Players
consuming the mushroom need to make a DC12
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Constitution saving throw, upon failure taking
1d4 damage and losing darkvision for 1d4 days.
The Commune spell is cast with a random deity.
Players consuming the mushroom need to
4 make a DC12 Constitution saving throw, upon
failure taking 1d4 damage and gain 1 level of
Exhaustion.
CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUND
Out of nowhere a small den suddenly becomes visible to
the players in the ground. It seems frequently traveled;
the ground is hard in front of it. Looking at it closer, the
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players can identify footprints – a DC12 Survival check
will reveal that the footprints belong to children.
The cave entrance is tight, 5 by 3 foot in size. It leads
10 feet angled downward and opens to a 5-foot high 1
foot diameter chamber, with unlit candles on a wooden
table and a lot of toys all around.
This – once fox den - now belongs to local children,
who come out here and play in secret. If players stay here
for 1d8+4 hours, children will arrive to play – asking the
players not to share the secret of their playground.
WEIRD WOODPECKER
A black-white woodpecker flies from tree to tree. It
always bangs a couple of times, giving off a muffled, but
still loud sound. One tree sounds hollow, and way louder
than the others, even scaring the bird away.
The tree can be identified as a long dead one, with a
hole in its middle. There are some places on the tree’s
side which can give access for players, and with a bit of
strength, they can even fell it.
In the bottom of the tree, where the hollow part ends,
a large quantity of gathered acorns can be found.
CIRCLE OF FERNS
A small clearing in the middle of the forest, with light
ferns growing in a visible circle pattern. The center of
the circle at first glance seems empty, devoid of
vegetation.
In the center an orc is buried, with their weapons and
earthly belongings, without a headstone or any other
marker.
Players with a DC12 Religion check can identify that
this place resembles a burial site. Detect Magic spell will
give a signal from 6 feet below.
Digging in the center, the party can find the long-
decayed remains of an orcish warrior. The Skeleton is
grasping a +1 Longsword and with a DC15 Investigation
check (or a still active Detect Magic spell) a Quaal’s
Feather Token (Whip) (DMG 188) can be found.
THE LONE CUB
A little brown bear lost and scared – looking for its
parents in the depth of the forest.
The bear will not be hostile, and players can help it
reunite with its family by passing a DC15 Survival check
and finding the trail. The family will be on the other side
of a nearby river, the cub itself not being able to traverse
– has been left behind.
Players can help the cub through, and in the process
befriend it – DC12 Animal handling checks are required
to make the bear doo certain actions – on these checks
the party has advantage if food is involved.
TREEHOUSE
One of the large trees has a house on it. It looks
abandoned and run down. There is no visible entrance,
but the tree looks climbable.
The party can climb the trunk with a DC14 Athletics or
Acrobatics check. Getting close to the treehouse they can
see a hidden door locked (DC12 Thieves’ Tools check to
open). Inside they can find a writer’s respite. Quills, ink,
papers, multiple unfinished and some finished novels,
poems and book fragments litter the place. A DC14
investigation check will identify love letters and players
reading through can ascertain that the writer got more
and more hopeless.
A last document they find is a paper fixed with a crude
dagger to the wall next to the door saying: “Farewell my
Delia, farewell my writing”. Players can identify that the
writer has abandoned their profession.
THE HIDDEN SPRING
In a particularly thick area, on a rocky-muddy hillside
the party starts to hear the trickling of water. Looking
for the source, under the bushes they can identify a bit
rockier terrain, and a small spring originating from the
ground.
Water is clean and attracts nearby fauna, players can
replenish their waterskins, and whoever drinks from the
spring will lose one level of Exhaustion. (Effect does not
stack)
DARK FRIEND
From the bushes a small Panther walks out slowly. It
looks very satisfied and is neutral to the party. It will
jump up a tree and find a comfortable sleeping position.
Players with a DC12 Nature check can identify that the
animal has recently eaten – therefore is extremely
happy and has no care whatsoever of anyone being
around in its territory.
STUCK ARROW
You see a large tree, like all others, except for a branch
that seems too straight. Looking at it closer, you see that
it is not a branch, but an overgrown arrow.
The arrow looks timeless, and its tip is fully
overgrown by the tree. None of the party members can
identify the wooden material the body is made from. The
feathers are missing, it seems they were destroyed by
either time, or the elements.
The arrow can be pulled out from the Tree with a DC12
Strength check, revealing the tip.
The tip of the arrow is made from Jade. It looks sharp,
clear dark green and unchipped. It has no magical effect
but can be sold for 50GP at a merchant who is
appreciative of the craftsmanship.
The origin of this arrow is unknown. A former
civilization, or a combatant thrust here against their will
from another plane and unintentionally releasing an
arrow might have been the reason for this uncommon
phenomenon.
THICK MOSS
Walking the forest ground your feet touch something
unusually soft. You look down and see that you are
walking on a 1-foot-thick moss cover. It seems oddly
large, oddly overgrown.
With a DC12 Perception check the party can identify
that the color of the moss is slightly different from that
of similar greenery they saw earlier.
With the same check they can identify that the moss
grows in an almost perfect circular shape on the ground,
and that its middle is slightly more elevated.
If the party decides to dig, they will find that the same
moss grows even underground, similarly thick, similarly
lush green – but also only within the circular area.
The moss cover is created by an ancient, buried power
source, that is located 15 feet beneath the ground. It is a
Brass cage, with a glowing white gemstone inside,
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capable to transmit power to many different purposes –
among others growing plants, providing heat, providing
light.
To get this source of power the party needs to identify
that whatever this circle is, the effect comes from
underneath the ground – and dig for the item.
CURIOUS SQUIRRELS
From low branches party members with a Passive
Perception higher than 13 can see 1d6 squirrels (stat
block of a Rat) looking intently at them. As the party
progresses, squirrels follow. Their goal is to take the
shiniest items from the party. They do not care if that is
tightly attached to someone, they will try to take it
regardless.
In return they throw acorns at the feet of the player
they try to rob.
A DC14 Animal Handling check will pacify the jumpy
squirrels, who will look with understanding eyes, fixated
on anything shiny. Their intentions can be identified
with a DC12 Insight check. If the party hands them a
shiny item, regardless of value (gold or silver piece,
piece of shiny foil etc.) the squirrels will become
irreversible friends, accompanying the players from a
safe distance, but helping them while they are located in
these woods.
Help comes in multiple forms, decide with the
following table, what the squirrels provide to the party.
1d4 Squirrels’ help
1 Squeak at the sign of danger. The party can’t be
surprised.
2 Gather useful items. Within a 100 feet radius any
dropped, even mildly useful looking item will be
gathered by the squirrels and dropped at the
party’s feet.
3 Lure dangers away. The squirrels deceive beasts
of the wilderness, to leave the party alone.
4 Battle ready – the 1d6 squirrels engage in battle,
on the initiative count of 20, charging in against
any hostile creature.
RECKLESS HUNTERS
Walking in the forest an arrow flies dangerously close to
the face of one party member. Shortly afterwards you
hear a loud surprised and relieved shout and a woman
say “You almost hit them you bastard! Does that look
like a deer to you?”
The 2 Hunters (Maria and Pontus) then close in
profusely apologizing.
They are a pair, who like to go out hunting but usually
do not have much success – due to the lack of skill. They
are trying regardless!
They will invite you for dinner in the nearby village as
a compensation for the scary experience.
HIDDEN CHAPEL
You see stone pavement – a small path, lead you to a
specific direction. Under a small group of pine trees, the
path leads to a small weather worn, 10 feet tall, 10 feet
wide shrine.
The shrine has the shape of a cylinder and has a 5 feet
high arched door on its side. Outside it is undecorated,
inside you can find freshly cut flowers on a 2 feet high
pedestal. On the internal walls a lot of carvings – hearts,
with names inside are displayed.
If the party decides to wait here for 1d12+6 hours a
young couple (Commoners) will make their way towards
the shrine visibly only caring about each other (Passive
Perception 9). They place a flower, kiss, hug and leave.
The shrine is that of love, the locals think placing a
flower strengthens any romantic bond represented by it.
As for the party – whoever leaves a flower here, will
have advantage on their next Persuasion check against a
romantic interest of theirs.

THE SMELL OF A BEAR

A foul stench hits your noses as you approach an
otherwise not noteworthy forest patch. A DC12 Survival
check will lead you to the source – a large Brown Bear
laying on its side, emitting gasses loudly into the air.
It is visibly in pain – reason being it did not consume
enough plants – its diet was too meat oriented in the
past weeks.
In case the party helps the bear any way to get better –
either by providing some plant-based material or
helping the bear move, it will be grateful and slowly walk
away.
The bear’s pain is easiest to identify with spells or
features allowing to speak with animals.

ABANDONED CAMP
In a forest clearing the remains of a campfire and some
broken tents can be found. A DC12 Survival check will
identify that this place has been abandoned in the last
couple of days and that it was ravaged by some sort of
large beast (Brown Bear)
Investigating the ruins (DC12 Investigation check)
Players can find a pouch of gold, 1 longbow, 15 Arrows
and 2 torches.
The campers were outlaws – the players can try to
follow their tracks, only to realize that they did not
manage to escape the beast – and lie dead about 200 feet
away from their campsite.

AUTUMN COMES EARLY

Looking up to the canopy players can see with a
successful DC14 Perception check that the trees start to
change color – and within a day’s worth of time they go
yellow and orange – regardless of the season.
This phenomenon can signal the presence of a greater
evil or an unfavorable change in condition and should be
localized to a certain point within the forest, not
everywhere in the world.
One reason can be the passing of a Green Dragon –
who ruled over the forest, and in its wake leaves a
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GRASSLAND ENCOUNTERS RUNIC CIRCLE
In the tall grass players can find an opening and a
1d20 Event natural hill. On the top, 8 large 10 foot high runestones
1 The Shy Goblin are standing in a circle, grey, smooth, with one rune on
2 Rabbit Family each – glowing yellow and facing the center. The stones
together are the key to a Demiplane – which can be
3 Runic Circle opened by activating each stone – touching them one by
4 Old Ruins one.
5 Territory of the Lioness The players can sense conjuration energy from the
stones (the effect of the Demiplane spell) – they are
6 Statue of Memories
clearly magical. The stones can be dispelled with a Dispel
7 Earthly Remains Magic spell (Passing a DC15 Arcana Check). If one stone
8 The Scrollcase is dispelled, all lose their essence, and nothing happens.
If players touch the stones they start to glow and once
9 The Archeologist
the last stone was touched, the demiplane opens.
10 Wildfire It is a small Storage chamber, with a Weapon on the
11 Till the Sun Comes Up wall, and some empty storage lockers. The weapon is a
Sword of Life Stealing (DMG 206).
12 Firefly Dance
You as a DM can decide who is the owner of this
13 Harmless Undead sword, but an idea can be the following:
14 The Splitting Grass
15 Lone Tree
16 The Three Brothers
17 A Dog’s Meal
18 A 20-sided mystery
19 Bison Herd
20 Cold Winds

THE SHY GOBLIN

Players can catch glimpses of a creature observing them
from the tall grass. The creature is a goblin (with Good
OLD RUINS
The ground is littered with what seem to be large,
alignment), who was cast out from their tribe, for not
irregular stones – but then suddenly in an area the
wanting to commit evil deeds – and is now living alone,
stones seem less irregular and more like products of
mostly hiding in the tall grass.
civilization. Players can identify that they are parts of a
The goblin can be noticed (DC15 Perception check) and
ruin that is mostly underground and is a part of a long-
caught (DC14 Dexterity Check) or lured towards the
forgotten city.
players if they try to gain its trust or deceive it (DC12
By moving the ground and digging around
Persuasion or Deception check).
“aimlessly” or using the Detect Magic spell players can
Upon being on friendly terms with the creature it will
find a magically enchanted (+2) weapon underneath the
share her story and that it is living alone in the
soil. The items are cursed though – which can’t be
wilderness.
identified at first glance.
The following can be options for the curses:

1d4 Curse Weapon Benefit

1 While the item is in Each critical hit does
possession of a creature, maximum damage
they can attune to one less with the weapon.
magical item.
2 After dealing more than 30 Any healing done to
damage on a turn, the player the player will be
loses a hit die, each time. maximized.
3 The wielding player gains The player can decide
RABBIT FAMILY vulnerability to radiant the type of damage
A family of white rabbits (AC8, HP1, non-combatant) damage. the weapon does.
hops around and scatter as players enter the region
where they live. 4 Whenever the player drinks The weapon does an
The rabbits scatter and hide in their burrows. Players ale, they need to drink until extra 1d6+3 Poison
can identify the location of the burrows with a DC12 they pass out. damage on a hit.
Perception or Survival check. They can try to tame an
adult rabbit with a DC18 Animal handling check.
In the burrows they can find remains of food, small
rabbit kittens and rabbit droppings. The offspring can be
taken and nurtured, they will become friends with
whoever acts as their parents.

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TERRITORY OF THE LIONESS
An area in the grass seems to be traveled more often
than the surrounding places. With a DC12 Nature or
Survival check players can identify that this is the
territory of a Lion.
In fact, it is the territory of a lone lioness. She patrols
the perimeter regularly and is hostile to those who pass.
The lioness has a large scar on her body – which seems
to be constantly bleeding. It was caused by a fiend.
Players can identify with a DC12 Perception check that
the scar seems to hinder the lioness and is very much not
of natural origin.
If players heal the lioness, she will cease to be hostile
and let players traverse her territory.
STATUE OF MEMORIES
In the side of a ruined temple players can find a small
altar, with a metal plated statue of a lady in agony.
In front of the statue there is a small pedestal, with a
long-dried piece of flower. A faint divination aura is
around the statue. If players put any gift to the pedestal,
the next time they blink, they will relive a memory of
their and will have the chance to remember aspects of it
that at the time they did not see.
You as a DM can use this to give extra flavor to
backstory, and by playing out the memory give agency to
players on how they modify and grow their character.
Potential examples for the effects of the relived
memory can be:
1d4 Effect
1 An extra proficiency with a tool or instrument.
2 Getting to know a piece of useful lore.
3 Remembering a potentially useful contact/NPC
4 Remembering the magical sparks – learning 1
cantrip
EARTHLY REMAINS
The party finds the recently deceased corpse of a poorly
dressed young human man. He seems to be mauled to
death by Hyenas (DC14 Medicine check). He was the son
of a miller around the grassland, went off for a walk
never to return.
His death was caused by a Gnoll’s and 3 Hyenas’
ambush. His home can be tracked down with a DC14
Survival check to trace his footsteps, or by stumbling
upon the mill directly. Upon learning the son’s fate, the
father will provide a small prize (10SP) for at least
finding out the child’s fate.
THE SCROLLCASE
Players will stumble upon an abandoned wagon covered
by cut grass – poorly hidden. The wagon is empty and
seems to be long abandoned – no tracks are visible in the
ground around it. It has a hidden compartment under
one of the seats, containing a locked wooden scrollcase.
The case can be opened with a DC15 Thieves’ Tools check
and contains a 3 rd level spellscroll.
THE ARCHEOLOGIST
A clearing in the grass looks like an organized site. Some
of the dirt is piled up on the sides and there are holes dug
in the ground and some bones, stones are laid out in
them neatly. If players decide to take a closer look, they
will be shouted at by the archeologist who is working on
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this site. She is researching past eras, and found artifacts
(bones, buildings, and items) in this area.
She might ask the party to help her find further sites
of archeological importance – and if you help her, she
will give you items she finds that seem useful in your
endeavors. (Magical rings, amulets, trinkets identified
by the DM)
WILDFIRE
The players start hearing sound of crackling, slowly
getting louder and louder. Eventually they will see
smoke and start to see the flames in front of them.
They are in the danger of being burnt by the fire – if
they wish to endure and let themselves be engulfed by
the flames, they take 6d6+6 fire damage. If they decide
to outrun the fire, you can run a skill challenge.
Ask players how they would like to escape, what
skills/actions they would like to use. Identify the
relevant check for the plan and evaluate success. If the
players present you (the DM) a good plan, the check DC
is 12, if you identify that the plan is not so good, you can
increase the DC accordingly. After 3 successes the party
escapes the fire.
On a failure a hindrance will happen to the party, for
which a couple of ideas you can find below:
1d4 Hindrance
1 DC14 Dexterity Saving throw – on a failure, the
player’s leg gets stuck in a sinkhole, and while
getting out – they get burnt for 1d4+4 fire
damage.
2 The smoke incurs a disadvantage on the next
ability check of the party.
3 A party member drops and loses one of their
items from the adventuring gear. (DC14
Perception check to realize that the item is
dropped)
4 The flames leave a permanent mark on the hair,
skin, or equipment of a party member.
TILL THE SUN COMES UP
An unusually dark night greets the adventurers. In fact,
darkness seems to consume all around them as they set
up camp.
The players with darkvision have their darkvision
distance halved, and any light source is working at half
effectiveness until the sun comes up. Creatures with
blindsight are not impacted by this effect.
Any player that wants to sleep during this night needs
to pass a DC12 Wisdom saving throw. Upon failure their
sleep is restless, and they gain 1 point of Exhaustion -
but do gain all other benefits of a Long rest.
Players with a Proficiency in Religion can identify this
as an omen, and you as the DM can decide what for.
FIREFLY DANCE
During the night in the distance yellow spots of light
become visible then fade away. This phenomenon is the
fireflies dance in the night. Players can decide to
investigate – if they come close with a light source in
hand, the fireflies will disappear (turn their glow off)
and will be hard to find (DC18 Perception check).
If the players come close with no light source, they can
approach the fireflies without them being startled.
The creatures can be trapped in vials or bottles (DC12
Dexterity check to catch), and can serve as a portable
small light source, or a pet.
HARMLESS UNDEAD
In the soil players can see the signs of something being
dragged. Following the trail, they can soon stumble upon
2 corpses (AC8, HP10), missing their lower halves –
dragging themselves along the grass and dirt. They are
undead and are neutral towards the players.
They can be killed or let go – and tracing back where
they came from, players can find an unmarked pit, with
a multitude of mutilated corpses (multiple different
species) inside.
Along the pit with a DC12 Perception check orcish
broken weaponry can be found. This can serve as an
adventure hook for an orc related conquest.
THE SPLITTING GRASS
The players get to a point in the grass where the thick
vegetation looks like it is spreading in front of them,
trying to guide them in a certain direction.
The invisible finger of a god draws the line in the
grass, for its amusement – depending on the god,
different directions and motivations may be behind this
“intervention”. Some ideas for the destination can be:
1d4 Location
1 An open, empty treasure chest with a hidden
compartment inside.
2 The spreading grass leads players in a circle
(DC12 Survival to identify that it is just wasting
time)
3 The nearest paved road.
4 Lead to an abandoned cemetery
LONE TREE
From afar in the plain landscape, a lone yellowish-green
tree can be seen. It has seen better days, thirsty, but even
with its current form it provides some shade for anyone
sitting at its trunk.
This tree serves as waypoint for outlaws in the area
and has multiple messages carved on it, which can be
understood by players knowing thieves’ cant, for anyone
else, the symbols have no meaning.
The cyphers represent successful and unsuccessful
ambushes and robberies. With a DC14 Investigation
checks the party can find a patch of land about 30 feet
from the tree that seems to be freshly disturbed. Digging
it up, they can find a small chest, with 300 GP, and
gemstones worth 200GP – as the last loot of the outlaws
hidden from civilization.
THE THREE BROTHERS
Three identically looking male half-elves sit at a
campfire and engage in hushed discussion. They are
Doppelgangers, trying to find a way to integrate into the
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civilized society but having no real understanding of
how start.
Upon noticing the party, they will wave and invite
them to join and sit with them but will try to hide their
secret at all costs – and will share their cover story - that
they are identical twins.
If players decide to sneak closer before getting
noticed, they can overhear the discussion. The figures
talk about their desire to integrate into the human
society and “be like all others”.
If the party does not uncover the Doppelgangers’
secret, they will say their warm goodbyes and walk their
own way.
If the secret is identified through any means, the
Doppelgangers will ask for advice, how to integrate into
civilization.
They are each very similar personalities, mimicking
the half-elf that they copied. Their first result in
becoming people was that they chose names for
themselves.
A DOG’S MEAL
A starving dog walks painfully, sometimes falling to the
ground – without a real sense of direction. It has a
muzzle on its mouth, which makes it unable to feed or
drink.
The dog seems to be close to death, when the party
finds it, but still will be reacting fiercely first – requiring
a DC12 Animal Handling check to pacify it. If food is
shown to the dog, the check is an automatic success –
and a party has a new best friend who is as loyal as they
ever could wish for.
A 20-SIDED MYSTERY
A 5 – foot metal multi-sided shape is buried in the
ground partially, shining in the sunshine. Each side of it
is having some sort of inscription – that the party can’t
identify – aside of one, which is a picture of a crown.
The item is a metal d20, the inscriptions are Arabic
numbers. Players can take the item with them and use it
once a day to roll. If they roll a 20 (the crown) a random
positive effect happens determined by the GM.
The Reduce spell can be used on the metal dice to
permanently make its size more compact.
Potential rewards for rolling a 20:
1d4 Reward
1 Advantage on all ability checks for 1 day
2 50% better prices while haggling
3 The next long rest, will take only the time of a
short rest.
4 The player rolling gains one use of a Wish spell.
BISON HERD
The sound of an earthquake starts to hit the party’s ears
and gets stronger and stronger as time passes. Players
with a DC15 Nature check can identify that this is not an
earthquake – but a herd of migrating bison.
The herd will pass right where the party is and will
trample them – the only way out is to think fast. They
need to find a creative way to get out of the way of
danger. Any spell or skill putting them to another plane
of existence, a DC18 Dexterity check, hiding
underground or simply standing strong against the flow
of bison (DC20 Strength saving throw) can help them
avoid taking damage.
Upon failure players will take 4d6 +2 bludgeoning
damage.
After all players made their choice and either avoided
or took the damage – the bison leave, and the sound
starts to fade.

COLD WINDS
The usual warm, dry climate gives way to strong cold
winds that shiver the party to their bones. If they do not
cover up, the cold wind will affect their endurance. The
players will need to make a DC10 Constitution saving
throw – they have advantage on this if they are warmly
dressed. Upon failure, they take 1 point of exhaustion
which lasts for 2 days. (The first long rest does not reset
it).
The winds are temporary, they only last for 1d4 hours,
and afterwards the weather turns back to the way it was.

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MARSHLAND ENCOUNTERS her only sinful pleasure is the scrying pool she likes to
look through.
1d20 Event If asked she can create different potions and poisons
1 Mimic My Sound upon the party’s request, for a gold price. These brews
can have any effect that you as the DM deem non-game
2 Jade Totem
breaking.
3 A Positive Hag If the party is hostile, the hag will turn to smoke and
4 These Gasses Don’t Smell disappear from the hut – never to return again. In the
hut the players can find 1 Alchemy kit and 1d4 Potions of
5 The Sweet Fruit
Healing.
6 The Fisherman’s Catch
7 The Turtle Trader
8 Trapped Crocodile
9 The Fortune Teller
10 Butterfly Dance
11 The Scrying Pond
12 Feeding Kingfisher
13 The Traveling Merchant
14 The Liar
15 Moonshiners’ Den
THESE GASSES DON’T SMELL
16 All That Copper Gone The party reaches a part of the swamp where
17 Kenku Village unexpectedly, form patches of dirty water occasional
large bubbles come to the surface and burst releasing a
18 Rainfall
gas with slight brown coloration.
19 Fierce but Small They can try to identify the gas with a DC15 Nature
20 Roadbuilders check, or by trying to sniff it. Potential effects of the gas
are listed below.
Traversing this area will require a 3 part, DC15 group
MIMIC MY SOUND skill check – where Dexterity and Constitution related
From a lust tree canopy a black bird (stat block of a checks have advantage, while the rest are at DM
Raven) is observing the party. If they are engaged in discretion – depending on how feasible the idea is that
discussions, the bird will shout parts of what they say the party comes up with.
back at them. If the party wants to trap some of the gas, they will
If the party calls out to ask for clarification, who need vials, or bottles with corks, and they can trap gas in
mimics their sound, they will not get an answer – but those without the need to pass any checks.
their questions will be repeated back to them.
If the party can lay eyes on the bird, by climbing the 1d4 Effect of the gas
tree, the bird will curiously look at them without fear.
1 DC12 Constitution Saving throw or become
Eventually – if the bird overheard other discussions in
Poisoned for 1 day.
the past days, it would repeat sentences from those as
well, potentially giving the party hints of side quests. 2 DC12 Constitution Saving throw or fall
unconscious.
JADE TOTEM 3 DC12 Wisdom Saving throw or gain 120 feet sight
In a small stale pond, under twisted trees a 6-foot-tall to the Ethereal Plane for 1d4 hours – and gain 1
rotting wooden obelisk is standing slightly shifted to the
point of Exhaustion.
side. It is carved to resemble animal heads on top of each
other. From bottom to top a wolf, a bear and owl and a 4 DC12 Wisdom Saving throw or see all colors in
raven. shades of green for 1d4 days.
The eyes of the heads seem to be empty holes, aside of
those of the owl – which contain two large circular jades.
The totem is not trapped, not cursed – the jades can THE SWEET FRUIT
be taken and sold for 400 GP. A thick tree in a dry patch grows strong with multiple
branches to the sides, all lush, bright green with an army
A POSITIVE HAG of leaves.
In the middle of a small muddy patch, a dirty shack is to With a DC12 Perception check, the party can identify that
be found. A small walkway, made from wooden plank among the leaves fist sized red fruits are hidden. With a
leads to the entrance – and within lives a Green Hag DC12 Acrobatics or Athletics check they can get to the
(good alignment). fruits, which have the effect of a Potion of Healing.
With a DC 14 Insight check the party can identify that
she looks more human than expected – and the hag
indeed does behave welcoming and does not try to lure
the party into a deal or deceive them.
Upon being on friendly terms, and open to discussion
she will share that not all hags are child-eater
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THE FISHERMAN’S CATCH
You see an old man (Commoner) sitting on a makeshift
wooden fishing post, holding a fishing rod – and getting
dragged off with the line, and pulled into the water. The
creature on the hook is a Crocodile, and it will kill the
fisherman if the party does not interfere.
THE TURTLE TRADER
A Tortle (stat block of a Druid) stands alone in a ruined
stone hut, at the side of the muddy path. Getting closer it
waves the players, inviting them “inside”. Looking
around the ruins, they can see that the place is organized
as a makeshift shop, with unusual items lid out to be
sold – most seemingly useless in standard terms for
adventurers.
The Tortle believes that all their wares are valuable
and will try to convince the players to buy.
The shop may contain the following items:
Cost Item
5SP Fish skeletons
2SP Fermented swamp ferns
1GP A tar-like liquid in crude glass bottles
1GP The rotting eye of ravens
1CP An exceptionally smelly piece of wood
10GP A crude twisted rod, with a pink shimmer where
light hits it
TRAPPED CROCODILE
Players can hear thrashing from a deeper part of the
water, off to the side of the traveled path. Investigating
through the treacherous marsh they can lay their eyes
upon a struggling Crocodile. With a DC14 Perception
check they can identify that it is tied up in strong ropes,
caught up in a trap laid underwater.
If players decide to free it, the Crocodile swims away
without attacking them – and while the party is in the
swamp, they will not be attacked by Beasts in the water
as a sign of gratitude.
THE FORTUNE TELLER
Traversing a dense tree patch, looking between the
trunks of a tree at one point of time – behind the trunks,
the image of a lady with a large glass orb becomes
visible. Taking 2 steps further or backwards, the visage
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disappears – it is only visible looking through the exact
two trees the party lays eyes upon.
Upon getting closer they can get up to the two trees
and realize that the lady is a two-dimensional illusion.
In her background faintly fire and smoke are visible –
but the image is slightly transparent.
Getting close the party will hear a mental message
“Do you want to hear what your fortune has to offer?”
The lady will only react if the party answers yes or no
– otherwise the image remains motionless.
The party saying yes, there is a 40% chance that the
lady will say something relevant to your story (at DM
discretion) in other cases the fortune will be irrelevant
or makes no sense. Some of the non-sensical ideas may
be:
1d4 Prediction
1 The white of your eyes is the key tofind what you
are looking for.
2 The answer you seek is under your feet.
3 Only when you fall will you see the full extent of
your influence
4 Eating regular rations weight heavily upon you –
try avoiding them at all costs
BUTTERFLY DANCE
In an open patch, as sunshine pierces through the trees
and dissipates the ever-present mist, the air is filled
with a flock of butterflies. They dance around silently,
brushing their wings against each other and the players.
Players can catch butterflies with a DC14 Dexterity
check, and a caught butterfly has a 20% chance of being
caught alive, unless using a net or any other instrument
that has no way of crushing the creature.
Anyone living in the marshland or having a decent
historical knowledge will be able to tell that this is the
butterflies’ regular mating dance, and their color is most
pompous at this time of the year.
Any caught butterfly will sell for a good price, ad
collectors are always looking for new and new patterns
to add to their collection.
A live butterfly will sell for 10Gp, a dead one for 1GP.
THE SCRYING POND
One small, segregated body of water looks slightly
different from others. Players with a Passive perception
higher than 15 can identify that the water in this circular
pond is not moving, its surface resembles a mirror – and
upon touching it and stirring the surface, the waves
subside much quicker than expected.
Concentrating on the surface of the pond, players need
to make a DC12 Wisdom Saving throw. Upon failure, they
can cast the Scrying spell, on a target of their choice
(DC15), but gain 1 level of Exhaustion in the process.
The pond allows the use of Scrying once per day.
FEEDING KINGFISHER
A small, bright, shining blue bird (stat block of a Raven)
can be observed looking a slow-moving current within
the swamp. It suddenly lunges forward into the water
and after a loud splash emerges with a small fish in its
beak – only to fly back to the branch it started from and
consume the fresh meal.
Players can use this knowledge to find a suitable
fishing spot and replenish their food supplies.
THE TRAVELING MERCHANT
A cart, visibly not suitable to traverse treacherous
marshland routes is stuck, one of its wheels nearly fully
submerged in thick mud.
An angry halfling lady tries to free the wheel, by
shoveling dirt with her bare hands, her clothes being
already drenched in the mud of the marsh.
Getting closer she will ask the players to help and in
return she will give them a discount on all wares that the
cart has on it. The cart has items from the Adventuring
gear table (PHB150) with a value less than 5GP, and aside
of those she is selling Alchemist’s supplies, Thieves’
Tools and with a DC15 Persuasion check she is willing to
part with her Bag of Holding (DMG 153) for half price as
well.
THE LIAR
Walking the opposite way on the road a careless, happy
looking half elf male (Commoner) crosses path with the
party. He will not engage in conversation unless asked
and will keep his slow pace walking the opposite
direction.
If the party wishes to communicate with him, he will
gladly answer to any questions, but every single answer
he gives – starting from his name – will be a lie, actively
trying to deceive the party.
The deception can be uncovered with a contested
Deception – Insight check. On the Deception check the
Liar has a +5 modifier.
Upon his lies uncovered, he will just shrug it off and
say – “Well you’ve got me, god day to you!” and will try
to leave. At no point of time even after the deception
uncovered will he say anything that is true.
MOONSHINERS’ DEN
A muffled sound of an explosion will alert the attentive
adventurers. It is coming from way off to the side of the
road.
With a DC12 Survival check, players will find a hidden
path leading to the side and following it they will
stumble on a makeshift shack, covered with leaves and
other greenery.
Currently smoke is rising from the side of the shack
and small traces of fire are visible – with a goblin
running around trying to put it out.
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Getting closer and looking around the players can
identify the strong smell of alcohol, and see bottles,
fermenting material in barrels, and equipment to boil
said fermented material – one of which is broken and
charred – as the pressure made it explode.
The goblin will not care about the players until the
fires are put out – after that they threaten them with a
crude dagger and try to intimidate into forgetting
whatever they saw right now. If the intimidation fails, he
will try to bribe players (10GP).
Although he will not share explicitly, it will be clear for
players that this is an illegal brewing operation.
ALL THAT COPPER GONE
A child wearing church robes is carrying a large basket,
covered with a white cloth. They trip and as the basket
falls over, the contents of the basket (3d100 copper) spill
right into the water next to the road.
The child tries to catch as many pieces of copper as
possible -and will shout for help.
Players looking into the water can see that the flow
and the thick mud will make it impossible soon to find
anything that fell in – and will realize that time is off the
essence before the copper spreads or sinks.
They have 60 seconds to come up with ideas and help
the lady. You can ask them what they would do and roll a
related check (DC14). If they succeed, they will be able to
retrieve a certain amount of copper. Once the minute is
done, finding copper will become impossible.
Success Effect
Failure on the check, or
irrelevant way to help (e.g.
No copper retrieved
sing a song to retrieve
copper)
Success on the check 1d20 copper retrieved
Success on the check with a
2d20 copper retrieved
15 or higher
Success on the check with an
4d20+15 copper retrieved
18 or higher
Success on the check with a
2d100+25 copper retrieved
22 or higher
The child will be thankful and will share that she was
tasked to take religious donations between 2 villages.
The money would be used to renovate the churches – so
it is a significant and important task.
KENKU VILLAGE
In a dense area, away from all roads and civilization, the
sound of birds can be heard. Players who met a kenku
before, will be able to identify that the sound comes from
them – otherwise they will just think that it originates
from very large birds.
Passing a DC15 Perception check, players can get a
glimpse of the kenku (Stat block of a Raven, HP12) who
are looking at them attentively.
The birds live in makeshift nests close to the ground,
which contain precious items – shiny gold and silver
rings, and coins.
They will try to hide and not engage in any interaction
with the players rather only observe them from afar. If
players take anything from their nest, they will never be
befriended – but if they put some shiny items into the
nests, the kenku will accompany them from afar in the
swamp, calling out dangers before they arrive – making
it so that players can never be surprised.

RAINFALL
The sky turns dark gray, and the sound of thunder gets
stronger and stronger. Shortly afterwards a pouring rain
starts to soak the players – causing disadvantage on any
Perception checks and putting out any fires (including
torches).
After the rain no campfire or torch can be lit for 1d8
hours as all materials that are unprotected by magical
means or that are not wrapped tightly in waterproof
material - are soaking wet.

FIERCE BUT SMALL

A small brown bird (AC10 HP 1 non-combatant)
“attacks” the party. It is pecking at anyone they can
reach, dealing no effective damage.
The bird can be calmed by a DC12 Animal Handling
check. It is so mad because its nest is nearby – which can
be noticed with a DC17 Perception check, above head
hidden in the canopy of trees.
If players leave the area of the nest or manage to
pacify the bird, it will leave them alone.

ROADBUILDERS
Near a small encampment a group of workers
(Commoners) are gathered and are in progress of slowly
laying out stones and building a paved path through the
marsh.
They are visibly exhausted (have 4 levels of
Exhaustion) and have a hard time uttering straight and
complete sentences. They are slow to work – because of
the exhaustion and are exhausted because of the work.
If players decide to help them, or contribute to
removing levels of exhaustion, later travels in the
swamp become faster – as the road will be completed
effectively.
If the players do not contribute to the builders
wellbeing, they will eventually perish, leaving the road
incomplete.

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MOUNTAIN ENCOUNTERS
1d20 Event
1 The Curious Giant HOARD OF THE YOUNG DRAGON
The adventurers stumble upon a small crevice in a steep
2 Dwarven Miners
mountain face. The crevice is hard to reach – requires a
3 Hoard of the Young Dragon 2-step skill challenge in climbing – a DC14 Athletics,
4 The Broken Bridge and a DC16 Athletics check to get to the entrance.
Inside the party can find a set of broken chests,
5 The Roc’s Nest
spilling gold and gems on the ground – but the cave
6 Rockfall seems rather empty.
7 A Cup of Tea With a successful DC12 Perception check, copper
dragon scales can be found, and claw marks of a Young
8 Thin Air
Copper Dragon.
9 Above the Clouds If the players stay in the crevice for the time of a long
10 Mirror Ice rest, the dragon shows up – not aggressive but curious
as to how the party found the hideout, asking for advice,
11 Warm Hearts
how to conceal the place better.
12 The Broken Railroad Upon the party taking the small hoard, the dragon will
13 An Armed Trap try to track them down through scent.

THE BROKEN BRIDGE

14 The Gatherer
15 Mindful Monks A deep crevice cuts off further progress on the steep
16 Call of the Winter Wolf mountainside. The adventurers can make out a couple of
sturdy wooden poles fixed on both sides, dangling from
17 The Shining Crevice
both end a half of a rope bridge – broken in the middle.
18 Hard Snowfall The crevice is 60 feet wide, 300 feet deep.
19 Feather Faller The bridge may be fixed by players with Mending, or
any similar magic, or using rope with a DC14 Dexterity
20 Frozen in Ice
check to create a new link.
In case players decide to fix the bridge, later on their

THE CURIOUS GIANT journey (maybe even outside of the mountains) they
may meet pilgrims, who refer to the miracle of the
In a broken wooden hut, wedged into the side of a
bridge being fixed, meaning a lot for them, giving
mountain slope players will see a large figure, a Hill
renewed hope – and ability to visit a shrine in the
Giant, looking down, hunched.
heights.
The Giant currently is in process of examining a
cartwheel, but has a hard time keeping it in one piece –
with each turn braking off a small part – grabbing it
with too much strength.
THE ROC’S NEST
The adventurers may see wooden planks way above their
The giant is not hostile and is awestruck by any item
heads on a rock outcropping. The wooden planks are part
that looks modern or interesting – things like weapons,
of a nest, belonging to a Roc. The mountainside is near
magical artifacts, artificial light, and trinkets that
vertical, and the nest can be reached by 3 consecutive
otherwise they would not see.
successful Athletics Checks (DC15).
If the party gives them something to “experiment”
If players do not decide to stealth, or roll below the
with, the giant will become a loyal ally to them for the
passive perception of the Roc, the bird arrives to the nest
time they spend in the nearby mountains.
5 rounds after it notices the intruders.
The nest contains one large egg, and with successful

DWARVEN MINERS investigation checks (DC set at your discretion) you can
award your players with Magical items, artifacts,
A group of four, tough looking miners (stat block of a
weapons or quest clues.
Duergar) are walking carefully down a narrow path
pushing an iron cart that is covered with a cloth.
The cart contains gold ore, in the value of 2000 GP,
ROCKFALL
Travelling near a risky, steep incline, suddenly rocks and
but unprocessed. The miners will try to avoid the party
boulders of different sizes start to fall uncontrollably
and stick to their business – pulling the cart with them.
from the mountain, as a couple of rock formations
They will not share openly what the content is, in fact,
collapse due to natural causes.
they will actively try to deceive the party.
The adventurers have 1 round to prepare, before the
The 4 miners are renegades, having stolen the ore
rockfall reaches them. After the round of preparation,
from an official mining expedition, trying their own
they need to make 3 consecutive Dexterity Saving
luck. Descending the path, they start to question their
Throws. The DM can decide to make the throws more, or
life choices, but it is late to return for them.
less difficult, or even negate them entirely based on how
the players prepared for the fall.

A CUP OF TEA
The party finds an opening in the mountain, out of
which a small puff of mist or smoke is seeping out into
the cold air. Getting closer, they can hear the sounds of a
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haired lady wrapped in thick furs, sitting next to the fire
– brewing tea. She is a Druid, who lives out in the
mountains and knows the place and nature as the back of
her hand.
She is friendly and will invite the party for tea –
answering any questions they may have about the
region. The tea grants resistance to cold for 8 hours.
THIN AIR
Ascending to a plateau, the air clears, and sun shines
brightly to the party. Their natural reflex is to take a
deep breath – but the desired effect, the filling of the
lungs does not happen.
The party can realize that this area is almost devoid of
oxygen. The players staying on this plateau need to make
a DC12 Constitution saving throw. Upon failure, the lack
of oxygenation will impact their abilities in combat and
exploration – equal to 3 levels of Exhaustion.
The effect goes away 1d4 hours after they descend
from the plateau into an area with more oxygen.
ABOVE THE CLOUDS
A sudden weather change results in the sky clearing and
suddenly the party finds themselves above the clouds.
Looking around underneath they can only see the
milky white “ground” which is a slowly swirling cloud
blanket over the underlying terrain. As a GM you can
explain that the view fills the hearts and mind of the
party with content, and peace. If the party wishes to
engage in any way, and uses this opportunity to roleplay,
you can reward them with either of the following traits.
If they decide to continue pushing without taking the
view in – nothing happens.
Trait
Inspiration
Remove one level of Exhaustion
Insight (DM selected piece of information) about the goals
and tasks the party is currently doing – either validating or
warning them about the usefulness of their planned actions.
MIRROR ICE
As part of a long and tiring descent, the party arrives at a
steep incline where the rock faces are replaced with ice –
ice that seems so pure and flat like a mirror. It can be
shattered with climbing gear and progress can be made
upwards – the DM may decide to make the DC higher
because of the nature of the ice.
A ranger with dragons as favored enemies, or any
character with a successful DC18 Nature check will
identify that the ice deposit is reminiscent of the traces
of a White Dragon being nearby.
WARM HEARTS
As the evening closes the players will find that cold gets
to them – now more than ever. You can explain that
their movements slow, and that they feel on the verge of
hypothermia – regardless of if they have resistance to
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cold damage. With a DC12 Insight or Wisdom check
players can identify that the long-term exposure to
adverse conditions wears down not only the body – but
the mind as well.
The feeling of unease and cold does not have direct
adverse effects on combat and skills – but will not go
away until players decide to focus on interpersonal
relationships – to help reclaim a healthy state of mind
and shake off the adverse effects of long-term cold
exposure.
After any kind gestures, words, or acts are carried out
by a party member – you can explain that the
overburdening feeling of cold seems to lift from their
mind, and they feel much better.
Use this as a way to initiate role play and positive
attitude towards each other.
THE BROKEN RAILROAD
The party finds the remains of a mine train, within a
crevice. After a short but precarious descent they can
investigate – and identify that the last commute of the
mine cart was a disastrous experience – it having been
derailed and shattered on the multiple hard and sharp
stone surfaces of the crevice.
With a bit of luck (DC12 Investigation check) the party
can find the cargo – gemstones worth 1000 GP – and a
long-frozen corpse – with a letter in a pouch, that
details the destination and purpose of the cargo, and a
delivery date which expired about 10 years ago.
AN ARMED TRAP
On a curving path a hidden iron bear trap is placed –
activated by a pressure plate, snapping shut on anything
that may step on it.
The trap can be identified by a DC14 Investigation
check, avoided by a DC15 Dexterity check. Upon failure to
avoid, the damage taken is 1d8+5 piercing, and the
character is Restrained.
Shortly after the trap has been triggered (if at all) a
halfling hunter will arrive, scolding the party for their
recklessness – and sharing random trivia about the
bears that live in the region.
Random bear trivia
Bears in this mountain range find their mate for life, and once
their mate passes, they go into a frenzy and eventually
recklessly drop into a crevice.
All bears have a pink toe on their front right paw.
If a bear blinks at you it means that they consider you as part
of their family.
Bear poop is a treasure, but nobody knows why.
THE GATHERER
Players can meet a Commoner in a more hospitable area,
near a small settlement or outpost. The figure will ask
for a warm refresher, and if provided will help out the
party – either through giving information or curing a
Poisoned condition.
You may decide to give the figure an accent that is not FROZEN IN ICE
common to the mountain region – hence giving you an The party finds a large patch of transparent ice –
opportunity to inform players about an other part of inside of which an item of interest is encased deep
your world that they may visit later. within the ice (30-40 feet deep).
Physical means of entering, and brute force melting
MINDFUL MONKS will take about 8-10 hours, and result in either
The players may find a circle of 3 meditating Githzerai exhaustion or loss of multiple spell slots.
Monks. They do not speak common and if they are Reward player creativity with quicker progress and
interrupted, will hurl slurs in their mother tongue at the access to the item in the depths.
players, visibly annoyed by the distractions.
Upon the players only observing, and not interrupting
the meditation – nothing will happen immediately – but
during the players next combat encounter – the 3 monks
will show up to help.
If through any means the party can communicate with
the monks – they will share with very brief sentences
that they are on a mission to find inner peace.

CALL OF THE WINTER WOLF

From the distance a Winter Wolf howling can be heard.
For 1d4 hours after the howl, nature’s sounds will be
silenced – and any perception checks reliant on hearing
will have advantage.

THE SHINING CREVICE

Looking down into a 2 feet wide crack, players can see a
slight shine – with a DC 16 Perception check they can
identify that the shining is like the hue of gold – and it
seems to be about 60 feet below ground in this thin
crevice.
Players deciding to try exploring need to pass a
relevant skill check to descend – avoiding the sharp ice
edges and the slippery ice walls – upon failure falling to
the depths.
On the bottom of the crevice multiple skeletons and a
large pile of frozen coins can be found – the remains of a
long-forgotten dragon hoard.
How to unfreeze the coins? How to lift them 60 feet?
You can decide based on your players creativity how
much reward you will give them.

HARD SNOWFALL
The weather turns dangerous – snowfall limits the
visibility to 10 feet – Vision based Perception checks
above 30 feet automatically fail, and below they have
disadvantage.
Any clever use of magic may help the party negate or
lower the adverse effect of the snowfall.

FEATHER FALLER
Walking up on a steep mountain face players can see a
figure flailing their arms, slowly falling – about 20 feet
from the mountain.
The figure has Feather Fall cast on them from a
magical ring they are wearing. (The ring can cast Feather
fall once per long rest.)
The figure (if saved by the party) will share that they
are a performance hiker – just wanting to climb the
mountain for fun – seemingly having little success…

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 clear, that the person does not know the dangers of the
open sea and is headed that way with their non
SEA ENCOUNTERS seaworthy vessel.
Upon questioning the person, they seem determined
1d20 Event
to reach the other shore, but it also is immediately
1 Merfolk Gambler visible that they have no idea what they are doing.
2 The Friendly Whale The party may be able to convince the traveler to
change their plans – if not, the person will most likely
3 Abandoned Debris
die on open sea.
4 The Lost Traveler
5 Air Elemental
6 When Fish Fly
7 A Green Lit Sea
8 Keep it Straight
9 Sea Sickness
10 The Island that Isn’t
11 A Patch of Ice
12 A Patch of Algae
13 Ship Immobilized
14 Reflection AIR ELEMENTAL
15 Hungry Dragon turtle On the open sea a patch of water seems to be wavier than
the surrounding environment. A DC12 Perception check
16 Illusory Fire uncovers an Air Elemental playing with the waves.
17 Cook Gone Sick If the party finds creative ways to entertain the
18 Black Powder elemental, it may decide to help boost their ship for the
upcoming day, travelling at twice the usual speed.
19 Song of the Sirens
20 The Crew’s Headache WHEN FISH FLY
On an early morning right as the sun rises, the party may
hear sounds from their cabins akin to that of strong
MERFOLK GAMBLER rainfall.
A Merfolk swims near the ship and tries getting on the Investigating the cause, they will see masses of tiny
deck. It shows no aggressive intent, nor do they have any fish jumping out, soaring on their front wing like fins,
weaponry. and dropping back into the water.
Once on the deck it pulls out a set of dice – and looks The small fish may try to get away from a predator, or
expectantly at anyone nearby. It wants to play and puts their behavior may be related to any other event you
some shiny shells on the deck as bet. You can choose any decide.
game you like, the simplest being who rolls higher on The fish are easy to catch, and they are considered a
the die - wins. delicacy. Sailors on the ship will be very happy to have a
After playing a couple of rounds, and either taking the soup or stew made from the unexpected catch.
earnings or giving you the shells – the gambler bows
and jumps back in the water. A GREEN LIT SEA
A usual night only is interrupted by the sea being
THE FRIENDLY WHALE unusually bright, taking on a green color. Investigating
A Killer Whale (without the attack) approaches the ship. – there seems to be no real identifiable light source –
The party may not identify first that the creature has no and when the water is lifted from the sea, it continues to
ill intent, but after a short while they can see that it is emit light. This phenomenon is caused by an invisible
simply curious and swims along for a while. species of algae, that shines dim light after each sunset.
With a successful DC14 Perception check they can see Players can decide to bottle up water – providing them
that the whale has large teeth marks on its fins – a light source for each upcoming evening. The light is
indicating some sort of predator it managed to escape dim and covers a 10-foot diameter.
from…
KEEP IT STRAIGHT
ABANDONED DEBRIS Strong winds try to derail the ship from its original
Out on the open sea from afar a nondescript chunk of course, prompting a skill challenge to make sure travel is
debris can be seen. Upon closer investigation players can uninterrupted.
identify that it is the remains of a vessel – violently Through 3 skill challenge rounds a DC20 Strenght
destroyed by some external force or creature. check needs to be completed successfully by whoever is
You as a DM can decide to give clues to your players at the help of the ship – otherwise the direction of travel
about what and how may have destroyed the ship – changes, increasing travel time towards the destination.
giving them warning about the dangers the sea may hold The party can help decrease the DC by creative actions
for them. such as decreasing the effect of the wind through
magical means, using their own strength to hold the
THE LOST TRAVELER sails or any other idea they come up with. For each
Close to a port, a small dingy may be found struggling creative idea, subtract 2 from the helm DC check.
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travel time as the ship strays away from the planned
path.
SEA SICKNESS
A rhythmic set of waves starts taking the toll on the
party.
You can warn them that they start to feel sick – and
give them an opportunity to try mitigating the effects of
sea sickness before it becomes apparent. Any idea that
helps clear the head or soothes the stomach will give an
advantage on the saving throw (or give automatic
success).
Once players decided on how they plan to mitigate, ask
them to make a DC14 Constitution Saving throw. Upon
failure, they become seasick for 1 day.
Sea sickness gives them disadvantage on Dexterity
saving throws, and upon using the Dash action while
seasick, players need to pass a DC12 Constitution saving
throw – Upon failure they fail to dash and will use the
time to puke instead.
THE ISLAND THAT ISN’T
In the distance a small island can be seen on the horizon.
If the ship is steered in that direction, soon it will
become apparent that the island is a mirage, and it does
not get any closer.
Time may be lost on this if the players do not try to
perceive the distance they are from the island.
A PATCH OF ICE
A thin sheet of ice will be visible on the sea ahead. It is
not hindering the movement of the vessel, nor does it
cause damage. Upon investigation the party may find an
Ice Mephit that seems to be lost – and wanted to build a
lair out in the middle of nowhere – fighting the warmth
of the water and the destructive force of the waves.
The mephit is desperate and is non hostile. It is willing
to join the players, and tag along until a suitable place
for its lair may be found.
The mephit may become an ally or friend to the
players if they help it find a new home.
A PATCH OF ALGAE
The water gets thick and dark green, and the ship seems
to slow down as it enters a patch of algae. If no action is
taken by the players, the ship eventually stops.
The algae layer covers the top of the sea and is only 5
feet deep. If the water is stirred any way, the ship may be
able to resume movement.
If sensitive moving parts of the ship spend more than
10 minutes standing still in the algae, they begin to stick
together, and become inoperable.
SHIP IMMOBILIZED
Using with the random encounter “A Patch of Algae”
above, the ship of the party may find a ship already
immobilized and stuck in this liquid.
If they decide to stop and help, they risk being
immobilized themselves.
REFLECTION
A silent, windless day results in the reflection of the
party becoming unusually clearly visible in the water.
Looking at themselves, they see faces nearly as clearly
as in the mirror. You as the DM can call out some slight
changes in their appearance that they may not have
noticed beforehand.
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HUNGRY DRAGON TURTLE
A small Dragon Turtle approaches the ship and starts
circling around. It will not attack immediately, but if it
does not receive food, eventually it will take a bite out of
the hull, and leave the party deal with the leak, having
been “fed” this way.
If fed with at least 10 days’ worth of rations, the
creature leaves, never to return to bother the
adventurers.
ILLUSORY FIRE
The ship’s sails seem to catch fire (the effect of a Minor
Illusion spell) as a fairy hidden and living in the cargo
bay gets tired of boredom and starts to spice things up a
bit.
Players can identify that the fire is not real, but every
once in a while the fairy may cause other nuisances –
using Minor illusion or Prestidigitation to cause chaos.
Upon being found – they will thank for the fun times and
will say they can grant a wish.
The wish – if small and easy to materialize – will be
granted instantly – if grandiose – nothing happens. You
as the DM decides where the limit is.
Regardless of the wish the fairy disappears.
COOK GONE SICK
The cook on the ship gets terribly sick. Through
questioning and investigating it seems that they have a
newly developed allergy to seafood. They can’t fulfil
their job anymore and now the party has to solve 2
things – who will cook for the rest of the journey? What
to feed the allergic cook with?
BLACK POWDER
The ship the party is travelling with seems to have a
hidden compartment which contains a large amount of
highly flammable and explosive black powder.
Upon it being uncovered – the party needs to decide
how to approach this dangerous material.
Any aggressive encounter on sea may set the stocks
aflame…
SONG OF THE SIRENS
Within a foggy patch of clear, silent waters the song of
sirens may be heard – the effect of which may be
negated with a DC18 Wisdom saving throw or imposing
on oneself the Deafened condition (either through magic
or by obstructing hearing.
All members of the crew failing the save will want to
steer the ship to a rocky reef. Will the party be able to
avoid the crash?
THE CREW’S HEADACHE
All of a sudden, a headache surges and impacts everyone
on the ship – like a wave of negative energy. The effect
fades in 1d4 hours and may signify a significant negative
event in your world.
UNDERDARK ENCOUNTERS DREAMING ABOUT THE SKY
A portion of the cavern walls is covered with crude
1d20 Event paintings about the sky and open horizons.
1 A Ray of Sunlight Whoever painted these, has only a slight idea about
2 Draw the Drow what the surface may look like.
Players may eventually find a goblin who has a set of
3 Dreaming about the Sky Painters Supplies.
4 The Forge The Goblin may join the party if they promise to lead
5 Unmanned Watch them out of the darkness for it to see the sky – for real.

6 Lost Mining Expedition THE FORGE

7 The Three Gates The party stumbles upon a carved arch, and the remains
8 Spiral Staircase of a long inoperable forge. It seems crude, but around it
with a DC15 Investigation check they may find a +1
9 Daylight weapon of choice.
10 The Last Wish
11 The Amber Chamber UNMANNED WATCH
At a passing near an underground river a crude wooden
12 Bet your Life on it watchtower is to be found. It is made from debris, and
13 Weeping Walls from afar it is not clear if it is occupied.
Getting closer though it will become apparent that the
14 Ahead of Her Time
watch has died long ago – their skeleton still laying on
15 Changed Perceptions the top of the watch.
16 Gold Veins Next to them a set of torches, and a letter can be
found. The letter states “wait and watch until I
17 The Little Spider
command otherwise”.
18 Petrified It seems that the command never came…
19 Forgotten Alchemy
20 Distant Whispers LOST MINING EXPEDITION
The party will start hearing muffled voices speaking in
common – desperate and angry.

A RAY OF SUNLIGHT
Getting closer they will see 5 Commoners who have
mining gear and are severely lost. The miners will tell a
Through an opening – somehow, some way a ray of
story that they were on a mission to find gold, but got
sunlight shines through. It seems to attract bugs, and
lost and have been wandering around for days – but you
some plant life is around as well – that you may find on
may decide if this story is true or not…
the surface. If taken a long rest in this area, the players
will benefit from the effect in 4 hours – not having to
spend the full 8 hours on resting as usual.
THE THREE GATES
The party comes to an intersection – with 3 arched gates

DRAW THE DROW

leading to 3 different tunnels. 2 of the 3 gates lead to an
illusion – where after a short while the party is
A mute young male drow (Stat block of an Assassin) in
teleported back again to the 3 gates. Only one of the
tattered clothes and scarred face comes towards
gates leads forward – and after each time a wrong gate is
adventurers with a stack of papers and ink in hand. His
chosen, the right gate’s location changes.
tongue is torn out, therefore he can’t utter any words,
The place has magical aura to it, and a Detect Magic
but thrusts the paper and the ink to the players, and
spell can identify the right gate to traverse – otherwise a
starts to stand in a mighty, heroic pose.
large amount of time may be lost finding the way
Players can identify that the drow wants them to draw
through.
him. A DC12 Dexterity check or anything higher and he
will be very pleased with the result.
If players show other drawings as well, the drow will
SPIRAL STAIRCASE
In a small, cavernous opening the remains of a tower
be enthralled.
may be found – with a near intact Spiral staircase
He can talk through writing undercommon on papers
leading downwards.
and will be friendly and open to communicate their
If the party decides to enter, they descend about 100
thoughts this way if players drew him nicely.
feet – and end up in a small laboratory. On the bottom of
the staircase a pressure plate is located – that triggers a
rockfall above that will close the only exit to this
laboratory. The plate can be identified with a DC15
Investigation check, avoided with a DC10 Dexterity
check, disarmed with a DC15 Sleight of Hand check.
The laboratory houses 1d4 common potions, and 2
spell scrolls of your choice.

DAYLIGHT
Out of nowhere, a portion of the cave shines bright with
daylight – for it only to disappear again in 1 minute.
If the party decides to investigate, in a small socket on
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Daylight” which can be triggered once per long rest to
emit daylight for 1 minute in a 60-foot radius.
THE LAST WISH
A dying human male – a husk of a man may be found in
the depths – raising an arm and asking the party to carry
out one last thing for them – burry them near their
hometown on the surface. Before any other questions
may be asked – the man passes away. No resurrecting or
healing magic works on them – anyone trying such may
get suspicious. Passing a DC14 Insight check casters may
identify that this was not a real person – though the
remains of the body are real.
If the wish of the dying is carried out, the party will
receive the favor of a god of the good alignment in your
world.
THE AMBER CHAMBER
The party enters a pitch-dark chamber, where the walls
seem to be smoother than most.
Players with darkvision will not be able to identify the
color – deep red – of the walls, only if there is at least a
dim light source.
Players knowledgeable in jewelry will be able to
identify the color and material as amber – and the vast
amount here seems to be of massive value. Taking time
to mine some amber will risk exhaustion – and after
leaving the chamber it will become apparent that the
material was an illusion – all that was harvested is
worthless, heavy rocks.
BET YOUR LIFE ON IT
A large stone door obstructs the way forward – with a 3
feet high stone pedestal in front of it.
The pedestal has drawings on it – drawings of people
drawing blood through various fights. The top of the
pedestal houses a chalice, that can hold about 10 ounces
of blood.
Only once filled, will the door open to allow passage.
WEEPING WALLS
A portion of the Underdark’s walls seems to seep water
that somehow disappears through the ground. The water
is salty, like tears. Whose tears are they? It depends on
you.
AHEAD OF HER TIME
The party finds a stainless-steel door – opening it is
possible through a button on the rock walls. Inside they
see a modern laboratory, with half dead electric lights,
and modern equipment. Noone is to be found here – only
letters, and a journal – detailing inventions that mean
nothing for the party, and disappointment of the
inventions not being well received by the public.
Where is the inventor? What unusual items may the
party find? It is up to you.
CHANGED PERCEPTIONS
Looking down in a large crack, the party may see an
interconnected set of stone bridges, interlocking in a
chaotic, disorienting way.
They need to make a group DC12 Intelligence saving
throw – upon failure they identify that there is a very
high probability that they will get lost in this area. You as
a DM can give the information that they desperately feel
like they need to find a way to track where they are
going.
Give them time and decide if the ideas they come up
with are helpful enough to keep their course correct. If
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not, you may decide to add to their travel time towards
their destination or impose disadvantage om
Perception/Investigation checks.
GOLD VEINS
The party stumbles upon untouched veins of gold.
They can use this information to help out
communities above the Underdark to gain riches or
decide to keep the knowledge for themselves.
The amount of gold in these veins is enough for a full
town to grow into a large city.
THE LITTLE SPIDER
A small spider drops gently on the shoulder of a party
member. It is friendly and uses small bites to
communicate. The communication “style” of the spider
is unknown to the party, but they can learn it through
experience or with spells to speak and understand
animals.
Spider action Intended meaning
1 small bite The spider is hungry
Rapid tapping Danger nearby
One foot pulled along Something of interest is nearby
the skin repeatedly
PETRIFIED
In an underground temple a set of statues may be found
– which if a player has already seen a Petrified person,
or by passing a DC16 Insight check will be identified as
petrified humanoids.
There are plenty of them around – and if freed they
will not understand how they got there.
The people are from a long-forgotten time, and if
allowed, they will try to start a new life on the surface,
integrating into society.
FORGOTTEN ALCHEMY
The party may find asset of scribblings in a long-
forgotten language. Any magic that allows
understanding of written text, will uncover recipes of
potions (choice is DM discretion)
DISTANT WHISPERS
Hard to hear sounds of whispers appear as the party
travels underground. To hear what they say a successful
DC18 Perception check is needed.
Upon success choose another party member – and ask
them to share what they are thinking of. The thoughts
are the words that the succeeding player hears.
The cause of this phenomenon is up to you to decide.
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Very good at juggling.
Has a great 6th sense for danger.

APPEARANCE 12 Always obeys the law and regulations.

13 Will always give presents to their friends.
1d20 Appearance 14 They love unconditionally and for life.
1 Long blonde hair, wide smile, bright blue eyes, and 15 They can tell the weather in advance.
average height. 16 They understand magic naturally.
2 Bald, brown eyes, dark skin, muscular figure 17 They are experts at crafting mechanical things.
3 Short black hair, blue eyes, and a scar on the side of 18 Whatever sport they try, they excel at.
her face
19 Expert at seafaring.
4 Braided red hair, thrown to the side, freckled face,
20 The best haggler there is.
radiant smile, tall figure
5 Long white hair, black eyes, thin lips, and frail figure.
6 Dark brown thick hair, brown eyes and skin. FLAWS
7 Straight red hair, stern green eyes, lean but muscular
figure 1d20 Flaw

8 Greyish hair, blue eyes, slightly chubby physique 1 Hates to open doors

9 Purplish, glowing hair, long, straight face, thin lips and 2 Will lie to you at any chance they get
tight-fitting white dress. 3 Thinks they can tell good jokes, but in reality – the
10 Large black hat, covering most of the face – short jokes are awful.
figure, strong physique. 4 Always sneezes when they lie
11 Wearing a white button up shirt, way too big. Loosely 5 Can’t control the volume of their speech
braided reddish hair, careless half-smile. 6 Is generous – beyond reason.
12 Scarred body, black hair, scarred forehead and one 7 Kleptomaniac and can’t help it.
eye missing. Wearing multiple weapons, looking
8 They are addicted to some sort of substance.
strong – piercing black eyes.
9 They can’t judge situations at all.
13 Unkept, blonde hair tied to a bun – round, reddish
face, full body, surprisingly smooth and quick 10 They can’t behave normally in social situations.
movements. 11 Falls asleep every once in a while.
14 Short brown hair, leather coat and trousers, thick, but 12 Gets angry without reason.
tightly pressed together lips and stern look. 13 They hate some people specifically – without reason.
15 Snow white hair, half long, half near bald. One brown, 14 They can’t stand ugly clothes.
one blue eye, white lips, androgenous form.
15 They can’t count or read.
16 Thick coat, covering the full body, only 2 brown eyes
16 To sleep they need complete silence.
are visible and 2 mittens.
17 They can’t look at blood – they will faint.
17 Deep dark skin, black, curly hair – radiant smile.
18 They can’t eat anything other than a specific
18 Caramel skin, piercing green eyes, missing one arm,
vegetable.
having prosthetics as one leg.
19 Gluttony
19 Unusually short, and small – thin, near transparent
hair, red lips and eyes. 20 Anything they touch – breaks.

20 A form that is near impossible to decipher – you look

at them, and as you look away – you already forgot.
SECRETS
STRENGTHS 1d20 Secret
1 Made a deal with a devil
1d20 Strength
2 Killed their own parents
1 Honesty above all else.
3 Visits brothels every chance they get
2 Whatever they start, they succeed at.
4 Stole a very valuable artifact.
3 Can convince even the most stubborn of people.
5 Wanted in most big cities.
4 Knows a lot of languages.
6 They escaped hell – defied death.
5 Is instantly accepted by all animals.
7 Once they burned down a farm.
6 Military background – knows all about wars and
related equipment. 8 They are a doppelganger.
7 The best cook you have ever met. 9 They sold their children to slavers.
8 There is no sickness they can’t cure. 10 They ran away from home.
9 Has friends in every city and village.

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