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 traveller with a lame horse hails the characters and asks if he can join them until the next town, particularly if they have a pack horse he can ride. Healing his horse is an option.
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.
The characters happen on a group of sad squires, retainers, and servants, transporting the body of their lord knight, duke, prince, or whatever the guy decomposing on the pallet used to be.
A thief on the run tries to hitch up with the characters; his pursuers are looking for one person, not a group.
A shepherd walks his or her flock of ducks and geese down the road, heading for a nearby farmstead or village.
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