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 small shrine at the side of the road commemorates a saint or minor deity known to protect travellers. It is customary to leave a coin or a scrap of food outside, for those who have none.A travelling trader tries to sell his or her wares to the heroes in order to be able to go back home a couple of days early.
A merchant with a broken cartwheel begs the characters’ aid to get him and his wares safely to the next town.
An eccentric herb collector or alchemist has gotten separated from his travelling party—or, more likely, they bailed on him because he is just that annoying.
A self-proclaimed inventor and astronomer sits atop his cart shouting at his hired men and the mules. It is a matter of utmost importance that he gets to a specific hill at a specific time to make his observations—and his gear is heavy, cumbersome, and entirely too fragile.
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