A scheming mercenary quests for a rare item, and they are investigating a magic protective circle...
Simple encounter tables for mountains in any fantasy setting. Tables for Otherworldly Creature Creator, Otherworldly Hazards & Distractions and Otherworldly Quick NPCs.
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Fantasy Otherworldly Encounters
Otherworldly encounters might be a demonic fungus that flits between planes, a flaming dwarf which drains luck for strength, a celestial oracle who carries a magical scythe or insectoid ghosts that seek help. There might be a strong smell of acute loss or portal to a realm of chaos.
A place of fiends and angels, elementals, chaos and law, dreams, death and shadow.
There is a fantasy encounter generator at ChaosGen. There is also a pdf of these and more tables at the DriveThruRPG as Otherworldly Encounters.
10 Otherworldly Creature Creator
| 1d10 | Descriptor | Form | which... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | void or chromatic | swarm or bat | has powerful magic (or allies) |
| 2 | alien or ethereal | worm or skull | covered in symbols (or holes) |
| 3 | insectoid or gigantic | ghost or dragon | drains life (or luck) for strength |
| 4 | flaming or tentacled | dwarf or ooze | offers a bargain (or visions) |
| 5 | chaos or geometric | lizard or wisp | is part of a hive mind (or deity) |
| 6 | phasing or glowing | snake or canine | is with a boat (or other vehicle) |
| 7 | demonic or angelic | fungus or bird | likes mind games (or trouble) |
| 8 | feathered or bone | plant or weapon | flits between planes (or forms) |
| 9 | shifting or fiendish | imp or construct | seeks help (or knowledge) |
| 10 | elemental or horned | spider or faerie | can regenerate or is telepathic |
Otherworldly Hazards and Distractions
| 1d10 | There is (or are)... |
|---|---|
| 1 | an enchanted (or hungry) fog (or gloom); or many distant howls |
| 2 | something out of place here... d10 (1-2. someone a character knows 3. a shop 4. a tree 5. a cottage 6. a pair of twins 7. a tavern 8. a floating weapon 9. a river 10. a tent) |
| 3 | a mass of animated objects or a downpour of shimmering rain |
| 4 | falling ash (or snow); or a plague of otherworldly insects |
| 5 | there is the strong sense (or smell) of ... d10 (1-2. danger 3. malevolence 4. death 5. powerful magic 6. peace 7. weirdness 8. acute loss 9. something in pain 10. divinity) |
| 6 | a glowing glyph that triggers a spell (or an alarm); or a loud humming |
| 7 | a thunder (or dust) storm approaching (or forming); or a large fire |
| 8 | a portal to a realm (or strong magic) of ... d10 (1-2. death 3. dreams 4. elemental energy 5. order 6. chaos 7. life 8. shadow 9. weirdness 10. a powerful entity |
| 9 | a magical protective circle (or sphere) ; or flashing colors filling the sky |
| 10 | ethereal (or dramatic) music; or a light that blinds those who look at it |
Quick Otherworldly NPCs
| 1d10 | Descriptor | Profession | who... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | aggressive or faerie | shaman | searches for a portal (or a secret) |
| 2 | half-fiend or serene | adventurer | carries a magic scythe (or bow) |
| 3 | scheming or plantlike | mercenary | flees a fiend (or bounty hunter) |
| 4 | celestial or restrained | guide | seeks a way home (or new allies) |
| 5 | disguised or genie-kin | sage | has a magical pet (or guardian) |
| 6 | eternal or confused | warlock | communes with local terrain |
| 7 | learned or undead | fanatic | is going to a meeting (or city) |
| 8 | possessed or runed | explorer | is on a flying (or elemental) steed |
| 9 | lost or lycanthrope | oracle | has an item for shifting planes |
| 10 | ethereal or fanatical | planeswalker | quests for a rare item (or plant) |
More Encounters
There is a fantasy encounter generator at ChaosGen. There is also a pdf of these and more tables at the DriveThruRPG as Otherworldly Encounters.
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