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 caravan of merchants and traders make their way past at a slow pace. The heroes have ample opportunity to ask about the road ahead, or make a few quick purchases.An old man hobbles along the road leading six ducks on a piece of string.
A travelling artisan and his or her family may ask to share camp with the heroes overnight for their own safety. If the heroes are particularly unsavoury or scary looking they’ll hurry on instead, clearly frightened of them.
The ruins of an old farmstead or house lie abandoned by the side of the road, the remaining walls offering at least some protection from wind and weather. It is unclear why the building was abandoned; might be too far from town, might be for more sinister reasons.
A group of adventurers pass by, acting mysterious and furtive. Were they hired to get somewhere before the heroes? Are they on the same mission? Were they hired by the same guy, or by his competitor?
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