What happens while the characters are plodding along the king’s roads connecting towns and cities in fairly populated lands? These encounters are intended for roads where the heroes are more likely to meet other travellers than wildlife or monsters.
This table is designed for a European inspired fantasy set in a technological and cultural age equivalent to the Middle Ages up to the Early Modern Period (ca. 1100-1750 AD.).
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A troupe of thespians and their colourful van may share the characters' campsite for the evening. Friendly folks, but oh so eccentric, and prone to bursting into dramatic soliloquies at the drop of a hat.A large black dog always sits along the same stretch of road each night. It howls when someone passes by who is likely to die or risk death during the next couple of days. Locals will tell the story if asked about that strange, big dog.
Alert heroes may spot tracks leading towards a shrub inside of which d4 naked bodies lie hidden. Merchants or traders who have been murdered and robbed by highwaymen, the bodies are not easily identified and may be quite … ripe.
A burial marker sits just off a crossroads where a murderer, suicide, or witch has been buried with a stake through her heart to keep her from haunting the living. Tampering with the marker may release a ghost—or do nothing at all.
A heavily armed squad of guards or knights travel along the road, escorting a public notary, tax collector, or other bureaucrat in high standing from one town to another. A sweet opportunity for rebels or highwaymen, provided the guards can be dealt with.
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