Basic Scenario Generator

I sat wondering one day, how would I go about creating a scenario generator for our Rangers of
Shadow Deep game, and why would I even attempt it? Sometimes it’s fun to go trapsing through
strange adventures with no real goal in mind. Some of us may not have all of the official
supplements and are starving for new missions. Still other times, we might want to help beef up
our rangers and companions with experience or progression points. More magic items? More
herbs? More action? It is for all these reasons that I created this. Please enjoy!
Chuck Green
SET-UP
Set-up comes first and the location of our new scenario must be determined. Simply roll a d20
and consult the table. Of course, if the result is not to your liking, you can always re-roll until you
are satisfied or simply select one yourself.
LOCATION
1-2 Along a Road 11-12 Village
3-4 Farm 13-14 Graveyard
5-6 Forest 15-16 Ruined Tower
7-8 Swamp 17-18 Temple
9-10 River 19-20 Dungeon

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PRIMARY THREAT
A Primary Threat is a creature or monster that will be see the most often during a randomly
generated scenario. They will be a weaker form of adversary though they will be very dangerous
in large numbers. Roll a d20 and consult the table below to determine what the Primary Threat
will be for this scenario.
1-2 Zombies 11-12 Giant Flies
3-4 Giant Spiders 13-14 Cultists
5-6 Wolves 15-16 Ghouls
7-8 Goblins/Orcs 17-18 Gnolls
9-10 Giant Rats 19-20 Zombies & Giant Rats

SECONDARY THREAT
A Secondary Threat is a creature or monster that will definitely be encountered but not as
frequently as the Primary Threat. This threat will most likely be stronger or more dangerous in
smaller numbers. Roll a d20 and consult the table below to determine what the Secondary Threat
will be for this scenario.
1-3 Zombies 13-15 Ghouls
4-6 Giant Spiders 16-18 Ogre
7-9 Wolves 19-20 Troll
10-12 Giant Rats

TERTIARY THREAT
A Tertiary Threat is the strongest creature or monster
in the scenario and will most likely be the objective for
the mission, though not always. This is the threat that
will hurt Alladore’s cause the most. Roll a d20 and
consult the table below to determine what the
Tertiary Threat for this scenario will be.
1-4 Darkroot
5-8 Flesh Golem
9-12 Shadow Knight
13-16 Shaman or Fallen Ranger
17-20 Terror Wing or Demon

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 PLACING CLUE MARKERS, THREATS, AND RANGERS RANDOMLY

CLUE MARKERS
Using the grid map below, roll a d20 to find a grid square A, B, C, or D.
Next, roll a d20 to find a grid square E, F, G, or H within the first grid square found (i.e., grid BH).
Place a clue marker in the center of this grid block, then repeat this process until four clue
markers are placed. Place a final clue marker at the very center of the board.

STARTING THREATS
Place one primary threat in each outside corner of the board.
Roll a d20 to find a grid square A, B, C, or D. Place a secondary threat in the center of this grid
square.

RANGER STARTING POINT

To find your ranger’s starting point, roll a d20 twice to find two different grid squares A, B, C, or
D. Find the connecting point for these two grid squares and deploy your ranger and their
companions at this point. It is possible for this point to be the center of the board.

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 BASIC CLUE MARKER TABLE
Dice Roll Result
1-2 You find mysterious tracks running across your path. Make a Track Roll (TN6) to
identify them.
3-4 You find a cloth sack filled with various items. Add a Treasure Token to your
inventory or give it to another hero in your party.
5-6 Replace this marker with one secondary threat that immediately forces combat!
7-8 You find the mutilated remains of a civilian. Make a Perception Roll (TN6) to try
and identify or explain their demise.
9-10 You stumble upon a spiked pit trap. Make a Traps Roll (TN6) or suffer 3 points of
damage and that hero loses its next activation.
11-12 You find a fallen weapon. Immediately roll on the Weapons and Armour Table to
determine what type. Make an Armoury Roll (TN8). Success results in an
enchanted version of the weapon/armour.
13-14 You find a cloth sack filled with herbs. Make a roll on the Herbs Table.
15-16 Replace this marker with one primary threat that immediately forces combat!
17-18 You find a wounded civilian. Treat this figure as one of your companions with the
following stats: Move 3, Fight +0, Armour 10, Health 5.
19-20 You find a small scroll case containing a rolled-up parchment. Make a Read Runes
Roll (TN14). If successful, you find that it is a spell scroll of (roll a d20); 1-5
Amphibious, 6-10 Insect Climb, 16-20 Transpose. Or you can fill in 3 random spells
of your choosing.

EVENT CARD TABLE

Most scenarios are 8-10 turns only, leaving many of these events undrawn. This helps to ensure
that each new scenario will be different from the previous one.
If the event cards for Lightning Storm, Vulture, Sunlight, Driving Rain, or Swarming Locusts are
drawn during a “dungeon” scenario, ignore this result, and draw again.

Card Drawn Possible Event

Black Ace Randomly add 2 secondary threats to the table.
Black King Randomly add a tertiary threat to the table.
Black Queen A sinister fog shrouds the table, all monsters gain +1 fight until the next event.
Black Jack An earthquake rocks the area. All heroes make an Acrobatics Roll (TN8) or lose
their next activation.
Black 10 Randomly add 4 primary threats to the table.
Black 9 A lightning storm lashes at the area. All figures make a Survival Roll (TN8) or suffer
3 points of damage and that figure loses its next activation.

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Black 8 Randomly add a primary threat to the table.
Black 7 A sink hole (3” in diameter) opens up under a random hero. That figure must make
a Perception Roll (TN10) or suffer 5 points of damage and lose their next
activation.
Black 6 Randomly place a Vulture figure on the table.
Black 5 Randomly place 2 primary threats on the table.
Black 4 Randomly place a secondary threat on the table.
Black 3 Randomly place 2 primary threats on the table.
Black 2 Remove one random primary or secondary threat from the table.

Red Ace An allied Ranger joins your group until the end of the scenario.
Red King Randomly add a tertiary threat to the table.
Red Queen A miraculous beam of sunlight breaks through the clouds. All heroes gain +1 Fight
until the next event.
Red Jack A random tree, building, or landmark bursts into flames. Any figures within 1”
suffer 5 points of damage. Any figures within 3” suffer 2 points of damage.
Red 10 Randomly add 4 primary threats to the table.
Red 9 The skies grow even darker and suddenly a driving rain appears. Line of sight
becomes 10” and all ranged attacks suffer a +2 penalty until the next event.
Red 8 Randomly add a secondary threat to the table.
Red 7 The air fills with a thick Swarm of Locusts. Line of sight becomes 8” and all ranged
attacks suffer a +4 penalty until the next event.
Red 6 An allied warhound joins your group until the end of the scenario.
Red 5 Randomly add 2 primary threats to the table.
Red 4 Randomly add a secondary threat to the table.
Red 3 A Lorenthian soldier appears. Have one of your heroes make a Leadership Roll
(TN10) to gain important information about the area.
Red 2 Remove one random primary or secondary threat from the table.

EXPERIENCE GAINS

Gain +X experience for each primary threat destroyed.

Gain +X experience for each secondary threat destroyed.
Gain +X experience for each tertiary threat
destroyed.
Gain +5 experience for each Skill Check successfully made.
Gain +5 experience for each treasure token acquired.
Gain +8 experience if you encounter the sinister fog.
Gain +8 experience for each Vulture destroyed.

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Gain +10 experience if the Ranger joins your group and survives the scenario.
Gain +10 experience if you encounter the Swarm of Locusts.
Gain +10 experience if the warhound joins your group and survives the scenario.
Gain +10 experience if your Ranger survives until the end of the scenario.

A SAMPLE GAME ROLLED USING THIS GUIDE

The location for this scenario is an abandoned farm. The trees and grasses have become tall and
unkept. A small farmhouse is located at the center of the table. It seems a fallen Ranger has
recruited a clan of goblins to create chaos throughout the country as the Shadow Deep gobbles
more and more territory. A few ogres might also have been employed by this dark traitor. Our
mission is to infiltrate this farm and dispatch the fallen Ranger before he can cause more trouble
for the kingdom. Any items you find along the way are yours and your groups to keep. FOR
ALLADORE!!!

The clues we found were a treasure token, a new primary threat, the mutilated remains of a
civilian, a sack of herbs, and a spiked pit trap.

We had 8 events. Most of them were adding more threats to the table but we did encounter the
sinister fog, the Vulture (that we failed to destroy), and the driving rain.

This was a tough but fun little scenario. Hopefully you all have a little fun with my new random
scenario generator. Cheers!
May 31, 2023

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