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 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.
A sharply dressed gentleman waits at a crossroads at night. Demon looking to offer riches and fortune in return for human souls, or wealthy citizen waiting to meet with a business partner or shady contact without anyone else finding out?
A bridge has been damaged or destroyed in recent rains; travellers will have to ford the river.
A shepherd walks his or her flock of ducks and geese down the road, heading for a nearby farmstead or village.
Two knights or duellists were going at it just before the heroes turned up. Now one lies bleeding in a ditch, in dire need of medical assistance, while the other is riding away triumphantly with his squire or second. The dying knight or duellist’s second or squire begs the heroes for help.
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