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 young girl or boy ran away from home to pursue his or her idol on the road—whether that idol is a travelling minstrel, a heroic knight, a famous noble, or any well known public figure. Now he or she is lost and lonely on the road, doesn’t dare go home, and needs food and shelter.A couple of shallow graves next to the road warns of the dangers of travel; disease, exhaustion, starvation, poor weather, and so on. If the heroes are nearby after dark the site may be haunted.
The skies burst open and a torrential downpour begins. The heroes may as well seek shelter, they’re not getting much further today.
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.
A group of adventurers pass by, acting mysterious and furtive. Were they hired to get somewhere before the heroes? Are they on the same mission? Were they hired by the same guy, or by his competitor?
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