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.A patrol of soldiers or guards lead by a somewhat overzealous young sheriff, bailiff or officer, looking to prove himself to his superiors. Expect every satchel to be turned inside out in the search for contraband or incriminating evidence.
There’s a peacock strutting his stuff in the middle of the road and no one knows whence he came.
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.
A messenger of a noble house thunders past on a fast horse.
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