1 At Birth of a much needed Heir, while the Pretender bangs furiously at the Gates 51 Interred in the same Catacomb:

e Catacomb: Last thing each remembers is Dying

2 Attended Nuptials can't continue without that Drake-napped Groom 52 Knee deep in who knows what, your noses finally adapt to the Sewer Smell

3 Back to a Wall, walking a Narrow Ledge, as the floor before you crumbles away 53 Lama can Cure the unsightly Spore Infection you've acquired, but needs a Relic

4 Bailing out the same Lifeboat when a distant Landmass comes into view 54 Last pair of Leg Shackles still linked when Axe Breaks, Dogs howl nearby

5 Bidding on the same Treasure Map, each operating on it's Authenticity 55 Leaping at the Opportunity to escape from Eleven Hungry Lizard Men

6 Browsing the same Market Stall when accused of Coordinated Shoplifting 56 Lost in the same Labyrinth as you stumble on the skeleton of a Minotaur

7 Bumpy ride as a Cart Careens down a stony Scree, snapping wheels along the way 57 Marooned/Shipwrecked on the same Mysterious Isle

8 Bungling into a dozen Goblin Bandits, divvying their Loot from a recent Robbery 58 Miraculously still Breathing & relatively hale in belly of a Whale/Giant Crocodile

9 Camping in the same Site as ominous Eyeshine Stares from the Dark 59 Ninth? Tenth? Flight of Stairs in this Teetering Tower, Winged Ape Nest Above

10 Carefully climbing down slippery Iron Rungs into a deep, dark, Pit 60 Nursing Wounds in the same Infirmary, when the Cleric collapses

11 Caught in the same Money Changer's shop during an Attempted Robbery 61 Occupying the Berth/Bunks in the Hull of a Ship, taking on Water or Pirates

12 Chose the same Hiding Place from a Massive or Very Dangerous Monster 62 Oddly specific worded Wish from a Djinni places you in a Keep under Siege

13 Clamored to the same bit of Higher Ground during a Flash Flood/Damburst 63 Only ones left as a Strange Song draws entire Hamlet to nearby Menhirs

14 Coils of a Massive Serpent encircle the River Boat you're travelling on 64 Paid to pad out the Mourners at a Funeral when the Guest of Honor Rises

15 Commissioned to retrieve Biggest Boar for the Noble's Table: Druid has other Ideas 65 Parched and Sunburned, the Oasis is a welcome sight: The Lions, not so much

16 Confronting the same Blackmailer, finally had enough of escalating payments 66 Present at the same Execution, a Gryphon swoops in to save the Condemned

17 Conscripted/Levied into the same Battalion, as a Charge commences 67 Pressganged into the Crew of the same Smuggler's Vessel

18 Cracking out of Terracotta Encasings, amid a field of similar Clay Statues 68 Racing for the same Rumored Cure for a virulent Pestilence

19 Crewing for the same Privateer with a dubious Letter of Marque 69 Riding in the same Coach/Carriage that's just been beset by Bandits

20 Crossing a Derelict Bridge, when a large Stone splashes into the Water below 70 Roof of this Small Shrine seems to be barely bearing the Eldtritch Acidic Rain

21 Crouching behind Crenelations as another gout of Dragonfire erupts 71 Roused from Sleep by Hue and Cry: The Building is On Fire

22 Dangling from the same large Net Trap, obviously intended for larger Quarry 72 Same Harsh Winter had you huddled around Fire with dwindling Supplies

23 Dead Wizard definitely kept your Backpay for all that Toil here Somewhere 73 Searching same Battlefield for Survivors or Scavenge as Blood Ravens Circle

24 Deposited in a Huge Nest as an Ogre-sized Egg begins to Chirp and Hatch 74 Seeking information from the Same Sage regarding Strange Magical Dreams

25 Designated as Annual Sacrifices to the same misunderstood Local Monster 75 Selected for the same Jury/As Witnesses to a Falsely Accused Witch

26 Desiccated Corpses seated and silently Screaming around the Guildhall's Table 76 Sharing the same Jail Cell or Drunk Tank, Patsies for accused Crimes

27 Detained by the same Soldiers/Mercs: Searching for Something/Someone 77 Sheltering from Abysmal Weather in same Ramshackle Barn with Huge Bats

28 Disguised in heavy Black Robes, waiting to interrupt the Ceremony of a Foul Cult 78 Staring up at a Holy Sigil, suddenly Seared into the Sky above a Dark Keep

29 Dodging a Deluge of Fist-Sized Frogs during a sudden and very strange Storm 79 Stowaways on the same Wagon Train, unable to pay for Passage when asked

30 Drafted Pall Bearers for Unlikable Miser: Heavy Casket, Oops: out spills Gold 80 Stranded in the Same Sieged Keep as Food/Water begin to run Low

31 Dragged to the same Ghoul/Carcass Crawler Lair, finally un-freeze 81 Stuck at the same Bridge, as the Tolltaker begins to Brawl with a Traveler

32 Dubious Fortune Teller asks for you by Name: Needs an Escort to nearby Town 82 Surviving Retainers of Expedition: barely made it out Alive/Something chasing

33 Each sent to slay a Cockatrice and failed: Un-petrified after a Year by passing Wizard 83 Talking down the same Grizzled Warrior who just had a run in with Giant Shrews

34 Enjoying the Hospitality of a Local Lord when a Dire Warning is Delivered 84 Tellingly Wise: Safety in Numbers led to your Survival from the Caravan Raid

35 Enmired in Mud at a River Crossing, when the Rumble of a Flash Flood roars 85 Thralls of Harpy/Dryad/Vamp for ages, good Friends by the time they were Slain

36 Executor Reading a Will dies mid-sentence: Poisoned 86 Took only a Coin tossed by a Child in a Wishing Well to bring you here

37 Explanations in order for why your Faces appear in Cathedral's Stained Glass 87 Translating Ancient Runes: Dwarf Smith insists on knowing why you're all Named

38 Familiar bid you Follow down a Dark Alley where her Master's body lies bleeding 88 Tricked to serve as Tribute for a Fearsome Local Monster/Wicker Ritual

39 Fell for the same Confidence Trick: All Shareholders of an Unusual Circus 89 Trying to Corral/Cage the same Wild Animal/Escaped Horse

40 Finding no Ransom Forthcoming, the Hapless Brigands decided to Release You 90 Tumbling around in the same Humungous Sack as a Giantess takes you to Her Lair

41 Followers/Mercenaries of the same Cleric/Fighter after the Leader is Slain 91 Unloading vitally needed Garlic shipment when Unnatural Storm Clouds Gather

42 Forcefully ejected from the same Wardrobe after each entering different Doors 92 Unnerved at Wanted Posters plastered around featuring a Mutual Acquaintance

43 Frantically Dancing to the same Satyr's Syrinx when the Song Stops 93 Unsettlingly recognize each other as the Faces behind you in Reflections

44 Fussily trussed by a meticulous Giant Spider in the same Huge Web 94 Up a Tree, with a very inquisitive Grizzly gouging it's Trunk on the ground below

45 Gathered by a Cartographer: You all have fragments of the Same Map 95 Waking up with long hair/fingernails in the same Mushroom Circle

46 Hanging on for Dear Life on the same Crumbling Cliff Face 96 Watching over Ransom Drop (maybe for different Reasons): 3rd Party Grabs

47 Heavy Iron Portcullis Slams Down, trapping you in a Hazy Hallway 97 What began as a Friendly Joust is quickly devolving into an all out Melee

48 Hired by the same Storm Giant to deal with a Rat Problem 98 “Who Goes There?!” in crude Common, Boat capsized on Rapids, soaking Wet

49 Hitching a Ride on the same Hay-Filled Wagon, Giant striding toward you 99 Witness to the same act of Treachery/Cheating during a Game of Skill

50 Huddled within the Aura of the Same Protective Scroll as the Sun Rises 100 Zap! Instantaneously Summoned to a Sorcerous Study by a Magical Mishap

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