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 charming and roguish character attempts to attach him- or herself to the heroes as they travel towards the next town. He is in fact a spy of an enemy country or faction, seeking safe passage into town and hoping to blend in unnoticed.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 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 rider on a fast horse thunders past; an hour or so later, a group of mounted soldiers follow in pursuit.
A shepherd, his dog, and four hundred sheep. The characters might as well sit down for lunch while they wait for them all to pass by.
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