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 runaway teen tries to attach him- or herself to the party, making up some vague story about parental abuse or having seen something they shouldn’t. May actually just be mad about their chores.
Two nobles or members of the gentry are engaging in a duel just off the road. Their seconds and a couple of witnesses try to prevent anyone from interfering.
A shepherd, his dog, and four hundred sheep. The characters might as well sit down for lunch while they wait for them all to pass by.
A group of travellers, tinkerers, nomads, or other people of the road have set up camp off road and may swap hospitality for tall tales, coin, and mutual protection.
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