OSE Encounter Activities – Beetle, Fire (d30)

1 A fascinating sub-tribe: Nodule glow illuminates secret doors 16 Nervous from the undetectable odor of Gelatinous Cube
2 Attracted to a foul-smelling cave blossom's pollen 17 No apparent glow, glands work in the Infrared spectrum
3 Battling for mates/territory by yanking on each other’s legs 18 Nosily nosing through leaf litter
4 Capable of making loud clicks that startle predators 19 Pulsating contentedly as they sniff around a Giant Rat carcass
5 Circling defensively around a glowing glove 20 Repeatedly stumbling as they try to scale a smooth surface
6 Combing through debris for tasty toadstools 21 Romantic attraction to torchlight leads to confused males
7 Extremely well-fed, nodules glow for twice as long 22 Scraping slimy mold from atop a pyramid of skulls
8 Feeding on tasty Oil Beetle larvae 23 Shoving detritus into cozy piles as part of the nesting process
9 Flashing a heliographic warning to predators 24 Skittish and likely to flee to the ceiling and disturb the Bats
10 Gnawing lichen off a large timber, possibly structurally important 25 Unbelievably docile, fitted with harnesses for portaging gear
11 Greedily devouring a pile of lumpy, rotten, etrogs 26 Unexpectedly alighting in very clumsy, collision-course flight
12 Ignoring a clutch of glowing eggs, the size/shape of watermelons 27 Unstartled by shrill shouts of Shriekers as they snack
13 In the glow of their glands, magic is undetectable by Detect Magic 28 Using forelimbs to drink dew from twitching antennae
14 Lugging luminous larvae to a new food source after a recent flood 29 Wounded by Rats and leaving a trail of glowing spatters
15 Meticulously munching mushrooms with mesmerizing mandibles 30 Zombified and aggressive due to parasitic Giant Wasp larvae

OSE Encounter Activities – Beetle, Oil (d30)

1 Being taunted by Blink Dog pups: Someone's going to get hurt 16 Recent sprays have revealed strange carvings on the walls
2 Blindingly bright in Infravision due to their chemical reactions 17 Ripping soggy chunks from a decaying log in search of grubs
3 Burrowing to escape a hungry Giant Toad 18 Roped/wrangled by Soldiers, devastating new siege weapon?
4 Circling a Magic-User with dagger, face covered in large pustules 19 Secretions of this species turn to toxic fog on air contact
5 Civilly sharing a Fighter's corpse with a Rust Monster 20 Semi-tamed by an inquisitive Alchemist, expect food NOW
6 Coaxed by powerful pheromones to guard area with their lives 21 Slurping up rope-sized worms like spaghetti
7 Cornering a Cave Locust, moments from spraying 22 Sought by Beggars, as blisters make marks more empathetic
8 Devouring a Robber Fly with gusto 23 Startled by a breeze-blown cloth, spraying uncontrollably
9 Erupting up from the ground, on the hunt 24 Successfully blinding a hungry Giant Gecko
10 Flustered that their defense seems to fail against Giant Slugs 25 Surprising parents, dragging a dead Giant Bee to larvae
11 Injured from the recent raid of a Giant Ant mound 26 Tearing strips of flesh from the corpse of a Kobold
12 Knocking over barrels of brine and pickles and feasting 27 The spray of this sub-tribe: like napalm if it encounters flame
13 Lapping at sap from thick, gnarled roots 28 Traipsing victoriously over a pile of scorched Zombies
14 Patrolling a potential nesting ground 29 Tunneling carefully, their diggings lead to a new area
15 Preparing to defensively spray at a curious Giant Ferret 30 Twitching in a Giant Spider's web to an unblinking audience

OSE Encounter Activities – Beetle, Tiger (d30)

1 Antagonized by a column/tree trunk, continue to try and crush it 16 Occasionally raced for sport by denizens of the dark
2 Begrudgingly tolerating each other as they rest 17 Parading around a twitching Treant Limb
3 Chasing down a Crab Spider with spectacular speed 18 Reeling from a swift Mule kick, but closing in
4 Clicking huge mandibles, could bisect an Ogre at the torso 19 Ripping a weaker Beetle limb from limb
5 Collared with heavy iron chains, but alert and angry 20 Scrambling to escape from a hungry Rhagodessa
6 Devouring a huge Caterpillar, can't help but imagine the Butterfly 21 Shimmering iridescent green, might reflect some magics
7 Fast fliers, accompanied by a deafening buzzing sound 22 Staking out a path frequented by Driver Ants
8 Garishly striped, shells sometimes used as shields 23 Stock still and peering at shadows with bulbous eye stalks
9 Gobbling an unlucky Goblin 24 Tamed as Guard Beetles, Gnomish miners prospecting nearby
10 Hated by local shepherds, they've developed a taste for mutton 25 Thwarted by a defensively curled Giant Pill Bug
11 Ignoring and ignored by a group of Skeletons patrolling 26 Tug-of-war over a terror-stricken Troglodyte
12 Jerking violently to escape a constricting Giant Centipede's sting 27 Undeterred by the flailing tentacles of a Carcass Crawler
13 Laying long, sticky eggs in oddly uniform divots 28 Very odd, trying to communicate/writing: polymorphed Cleric
14 Mate-guarding to discourage other suitors 29 Voraciously gorging on Robber Fly larvae
15 Oblivious to larval burrows: Fanged Grubs ambush non-Beetle prey 30 Wrenching the fortunately greaved leg of a desperate Dwarf

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