Wilderness Encounters [now with my Keep on the Borderlands encounters]

Ashrem Bayle · Nov 12, 2002

I know I saw a thread a while back about this, but I couldn't find it to bump it. So anyway...

Anyone got any good wilderness encounters?

PS - If someone could provide a link to the old thread, I would appreciate it.

My contribution:

PCs encounter a group of kobolds who are running around in circles trying to avoid another kobold. Why? The kobold they are running from has a scorpion tied to a fishing pole and is chasing them with it.

Ok, hopefully yours want be so goofy.

I actually used the above encounter btw, had my players in stitches.

Nightfall · Nov 12, 2002

Try Wilderness and Wastelands by S&SS. There's some good ideas for building wilderness encounter charts.

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Fast Learner · Nov 13, 2002

Previous threads on the same topic this year:

Wilderness Encounter Ideas
Wilderness Campaigns/Adventures
Wilderness Adventures

Tonguez · Nov 13, 2002

I just used

geothermal area - hot pools, geysers etc. PCs spot a rope tied to a tree the other end submerged in a hot pool. They investigate to fing three bags - two full of potatos and the third containing a dead (and now cooked) goblin

The PCs now know
A) there are goblins in the area
B) there is another 'intelligent' creature that eats goblins (and can cook) in the area

Patrick-S&S · Nov 13, 2002

You could always try: http://www.swordsandshields.org/encounters.pdf

alsih2o · Nov 13, 2002

all said in jest, i love all the publishers who hang out here

Ashrem Bayle · Nov 13, 2002

Tonguez said:
I just used

geothermal area - hot pools, geysers etc. PCs spot a rope tied to a tree the other end submerged in a hot pool. They investigate to fing three bags - two full of potatos and the third containing a dead (and now cooked) goblin

The PCs now know
A) there are goblins in the area
B) there is another 'intelligent' creature that eats goblins (and can cook) in the area