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<blockquote data-quote="Imaculata" data-source="post: 7283213" data-attributes="member: 6801286">Dead cattleThe party encounters a herd of dead cattle on the road. No human corpses can be found, though it seems a farmer may have been leading his herd to another pasture. The DM can roll randomly to determine the fate of the herd:1: A dragon attacked the herd and ate the farmer.2: Huge vermin are eating the cattle from the inside. They lie in wait for an ambush. The farmer fled and can be encountered further down the road.3: A purple magical vapor hangs over the dead herd; a poisonous and deadly mist. The clouds cover a large area of the land; The result of a magical mishap. 4: The cattle is in fact undead and only playing dead. They rise if the players get close.5: A flock of griffons is nesting nearby. It attacked the herd to feed their young. The farmer fled.6: A band of thugs killed the herd when the farmer refused to pay them.7: An ettin is throwing cattle down the mountain for its own sick entertainment.8: Underground creatures attacked the cattle from below. They are no longer near, but under the ground is a vast maze of tunnels.Heavy liftingA carriage is stuck at a wooden bridge and two men are trying to lift it up with a pole. One of its wheels broke through the wooden boards, and now it is stuck in the gap. The carriage can be lifted up with a group strength check, after which the carriage drivers will gladly offer the party a ride to the nearest settlement.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Imaculata, post: 7283213, member: 6801286"] [B]Dead cattle[/B] The party encounters a herd of dead cattle on the road. No human corpses can be found, though it seems a farmer may have been leading his herd to another pasture. The DM can roll randomly to determine the fate of the herd: 1: A dragon attacked the herd and ate the farmer. 2: Huge vermin are eating the cattle from the inside. They lie in wait for an ambush. The farmer fled and can be encountered further down the road. 3: A purple magical vapor hangs over the dead herd; a poisonous and deadly mist. The clouds cover a large area of the land; The result of a magical mishap. 4: The cattle is in fact undead and only playing dead. They rise if the players get close. 5: A flock of griffons is nesting nearby. It attacked the herd to feed their young. The farmer fled. 6: A band of thugs killed the herd when the farmer refused to pay them. 7: An ettin is throwing cattle down the mountain for its own sick entertainment. 8: Underground creatures attacked the cattle from below. They are no longer near, but under the ground is a vast maze of tunnels. [B]Heavy lifting[/B] A carriage is stuck at a wooden bridge and two men are trying to lift it up with a pole. One of its wheels broke through the wooden boards, and now it is stuck in the gap. The carriage can be lifted up with a group strength check, after which the carriage drivers will gladly offer the party a ride to the nearest settlement. [/QUOTE]

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