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 patrol of d10 soldiers, footmen or guards are randomly inspecting carts and horses, looking for contraband or stolen goods. A character is singled out to be inspected.The donkey of a travelling trader flat out refuses to move. He’ll be stuck there for at least a few hours until it changes its mind.
A moose or other large forest animal suddenly bursts out of the woods, runs across the road, and disappears into the bushes on the other side.
A bridge has been damaged or destroyed in recent rains; travellers will have to ford the river.
A naked person walks defiantly down the road, headed for a town or settlement. A compulsive gambler who lost big and paid it all? A victim of highwaymen and bandits? A lecherous bard who only barely made it out of the last town with an angry spouse on his or her heels?
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