Encounters in the Wilderness

What awaits once the heroes leave the roads and villages of civilization behind and venture out into the wilds? Animals, monsters, and nature, of course! Bring spare rations.

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) but most encounters can be applied to other climates than the forests and plains of Medieval Europe as well.

Elves that look suspiciously like Canadian Indians, or something.

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A flock of birds suddenly and noisily takes wing nearby, startled by a predator—or perhaps by other travellers.
A great hunting cat stalks the characters, possibly out of curiosity, possibly in the hope of catching one of them alone for an easy meal.
As the heroes make their way back towards civilization with the loot from whatever adventure they just completed they are accosted by another group of adventurers—who view them as a random encounter promising lots of easy loot.
A massive briar patch blocks the path ahead. Pass through with machetes, or ride around? What’s in the middle, Sleeping Beauty’s castle?
A boar has piglets and the heroes are way too close! Cue charging tusked inferno!

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