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 small band of highwaymen make a living out of stripping travellers of their horses and ready coin, as well as anything that can easily be fenced or sold. They may have second thoughts if the characters look particularly armed and dangerous—or even offer them a partnership!A bridge has been damaged or destroyed in recent rains; travellers will have to ford the river.
Extreme weather for the season forces the characters to hole up for the day—driving snow, torrential rain, twisters, thunderstorms, you name it.
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.
A wandering preacher may swap a bit of healing or knowledge for a warm meal at the characters’ campfire.
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