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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Connorsrpg" data-source="post: 5002423" data-attributes="member: 19265">Ah, probably too late - with time difference and all.I love the idea of 'happenings' that don't have to be big fights (or even encounters), avoid ambushes, etc too. Boat eg a good one.For all journeys (in fact each day of my campaign) I turn to my set encounter table. Each day there is a chance for an encounter (other than random). I roll on the table for inspiration and then go ahead and develop an encounter (sometimes linking it to plot, sometimes leaving be a small, unrelated one off).Small encounters I have developed lately include:*Large spider decides to share their bed.*Find a small copper ring on road (and signs of scuffle if they search - leading to dead wizard in tree...that was meant to be with the Prince whose death they are avenging...).*Pannicked, laden beast of burden bursts out of underbrush. (Skills to stop, calm etc or it runs over them). PCs aren't ambushed, but someone was. (This was in African scrub so attackers used fire to). (You could easily have a wagon already taken by bandits from royalty come down the road towards them...and if the PCs stop them they meet the royals at the other end for the reward...or they accuse them of being the bandits).*Wizard's tower off side of road (Simply went and found one from a Dungeon mag).*Small waterfall taken over by aquatic spriggans and elves had arrived to take it back. PCs heard the battle and joined in.*Horse goes lame or rolls its ankle in divot/rabbit hole etc.*A naked poet...(Ok so that didn't happen in my game, but it made for an interesting encounter in a movie).C</blockquote>

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