Forests 2d20 Encounter 2 High-pitched cries of alarm and sounds of smashing wood catch the characters attention. If they investigate, they find a chuhaister (see Creature Codex), destroying a diminutive village, while 4d6 sprites fly in the air around the creature, attempting to force it back with their tiny weapons. 3 1d6 millitaurs (see Tome …
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Grasslands & Plains 2d20 Encounter 2 As the characters travel, a successful DC 15 Wisdom (Perception) check allows them to notice they are about to walk through a patch of wild onions. If they fail or walk through the wild onion patch anyway, a group of 5d4 alliumites (see Creature Codex) swarm the characters, enraged …
Hills & Mountains 2d20 Encounter 2 An azi dahaka (see Creature Codex) is perched on a peak high above the trail. It is currently distracted by creating a massive storm. The characters have advantage on Stealth checks. 3 A scouting party for a nomadic pack of mountain striders (see Tome of Beasts 2) crosses paths …
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Coastal/Ocean 2d20 Encounter 2 2d4 sahuagin (75%) or 2d4 sahuagin in the company of a yavalnoi (25%, see Tome of Beasts 2). 3 Tide pools filled with a riot of marine life, including hermit crabs, sea stars, tiny fish, and a purple slime (see Creature Codex). 4 2 kelp drakes (see Tome of Beasts 2), …
TUNDRA 2d20 Encounter 2 2d8 ice mephits causing harm and misery for the pure enjoyment of it. 3 2d4 hungry roggenwolves (see Creature Codex), surrounding the party in hunting formation. 4 A glacial behemoth (see Tome of Beasts 2), a dire threat to nearly any party. 5 1d4 + 4 kamaitachi (see Tome of Beasts …
UNDERWORLD 2d20 Encounter 2 A rogue pale screamer (see Tome of Beasts 2), pulling itself from a slow-moving subterranean river. 3 1d4 + 2 basilisks are roused from their slumber by the encroaching party. 4 A dark lake stretches out across a portion of the cave, and 2d4 cavefish zombies (see Tome of Beasts 2) …
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Desert or Wasteland 2d20 Encounter 2 An ammut (see Creature Codex) pursuing an accursed defiler (see Tome of Beasts). 3 5 + 2d4 subek (see Tome of Beasts) alongside a riverbed. They are either friendly, if the waters are low (75%), or in the aggressive throes of flood fever if it is the rainy season …
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Cities 2d20 Encounter 2 A servant of the vine elf (see Creature Codex) drinking at the local tavern, night after night. He isn’t a problem immediately, but the longer he is there, the more unhappy the townsfolk become. 3 2d4 bandits (75%) or 2d4 bandits and a bandit captain, emerging from the shadows to shake …
Swamp/Marsh/Bog 2d20 Encounter 2 1d4+1 viirets (see Tome of Beasts 2), feasting on a diseased tree. They are not aggressive to the party unless attacked—but if a party member is currently suffering from disease of any kind, the viirets target them. 3 A mass of 2d4 putrid haunts (see Tome of Beasts) lying in the …
Jungle/Rain Forest 2d20 Encounter 2 1d4 death butterfly swarms (75%)or 1d4 greater death butterfly swarms (25%) (see Tome of Beasts). 3 A placid pond, laced with vines and fallen branches. A bukavac (see Tome of Beasts) waits within with nothing but its eyes and horns visible above the water. 4 Several strangely lifelike statues are …
Ruins 2d20 Encounter 2 1 medusa guarding her lair 3 2d6 clockwork beetles (75%) or 2d4 clockwork beetle swarms (25%) (see Tome of Beasts) pouring out of cracks in the walls 4 A mummy, awakened from its slumber 5 A lawful good fane spirit being pursued by a fleshspurned (see Tome of Beasts 2) 6 …
Jungle 1d10 Challenge/Encounter 1 A giant ape, watching the party from the canopy. 2 Two awakened shrubs and an awakened tree, or one shambling mound, unhappy at the intrusion. 3 Overgrown Path. The vines and vegetation have overtaken the path. The PCs must succeed a DC 14 Wisdom (Survival) check in order to continue in …
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Desert/Waste d10 Challenge/Encounter 1 A curious fennec fox (see Tome of Beasts 2) that, if fed or otherwise treated kindly, leads the party to a small, buried cache of treasure concealing 50 gp and a gold-and-emerald ring. If the fox is attacked, 2d6 additional fennec foxes arrive and attack the party. 2 Quicksand: The ground …
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Mountains 1d10 Challenge/Encounter 1 2 hill giants hurling stones and yelling insults. 2 2d4 bereginyas (see Tome of Beasts) eager to inflict harm. 3 Avalanche/Landslide. A rumbling sound is the only warning before a mass of snow and/or rock hurtles down the mountainside. All creatures must make a DC 14 Dexterity saving throw. On a …
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1d100 Mildly Magical Curios 1–2 A thin silver ring with a round center stone that you can change the color of by rotating the ring around your finger once 3–5 A linen shirt that never needs to be ironed 6–7 A felted brown toy goat that bleats when squeezed 8–10 A black top hat that, …
1d20 Smell 1 Moldy 2 Dank 3 Dusty 4 Rotten 5 Decay 6 Ashy 7 Fresh 8 Clean 9 Earthy 10 Sickly sweet 11 Fragrant 12 Floral 13 Burnt 14 Acrid 15 Metallic 16 Grassy 17 Smokey 18 Musty 19 Tangy 20 Sulfur 1d20 Sounds 1 Dripping 2 Shrieking 3 Trickling 4 Grinding 5 Clattering …
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