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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Two ox carts going in opposite directions try to squeeze through the same narrow space at the same time. An argument ensues.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.
Members of a religious sect hold a service at the side of the road, praying for good travelling fortune and offering their blessings to passers-by.
A travelling band of an uncommon race or minority approaches the heroes, asking for help. They have been robbed at sword point, whether by soldiers or brigands, and don’t dare hope for much help from the authorities in recovering their goods.
A young woman in white silently walks along the road, not noticing the characters at all and not responding to the actions of others. She is a ghost doomed to walk that same stretch of road every night, searching for her runaway lover.
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