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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Charles Dunwoody" data-source="post: 7991821" data-attributes="member: 17927">Adventurers walking from one location to another with gear on their backs face several challenges. Whether backpacking in <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/171643/Traveller-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=6138" target="_blank">Traveller</a> or <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/150997/Call-of-Cthulhu-7th-Edition--Keepers-Rulebook?affiliate_id=6138%20" target="_blank">Call of Cthulhu</a> or journeying in Dungeons & Dragons or <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/151366/Ryuutama--Natural-Fantasy-Roleplay?src=hottest_filtered?affiliate_id%20" target="_blank">Ryuutama</a>, here are d30 mishaps an explorer might encounter on the trail.[ATTACH=full]122098[/ATTACH] <a href="https://www.enworld.org/pihttps%3A//pixabay.com/photos/robert-duncanson-landscape-art-84959/" target="_blank">Picture courtesy of Pixabay</a>These mishaps use D&D 5E rules. For each journey decide on a number of Survival checks a group makes, every day or every two or three days. A failed check triggers a roll on the mishap table. On a natural 1 roll on the special mishap table. Alternatively, add these in as set encounters either picking a desired result or rolling randomly. If an event affects only one PC roll randomly to determine which one or choose the PC making the Survival check.Mishap Survival Check Table (-2 DC on a trail, +2 DC for foul weather)<table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Terrain</td><td>Difficulty Class</td></tr><tr><td>Grasslands</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>Deserts and hills</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>Forests, mountains, and swamps</td><td>17</td></tr></table>Roll a d30 to determine the mishap or a d6 for a special mishap. To simulate a d30 roll any die, odd roll 1d20 on the chart and even roll 1d10+20 on the chart. All saves on the mishap table are DC 13 and DC 15 on the special mishap table.Mishap Table<table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>D30 Roll</td><td>Mishap</td><td>Effect</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Lost, walking in circles</td><td>Roll d6 for hex side moved through; if hex side is the desired direction stay in current hex instead</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Venomous snake</td><td>Snake bite +5; Constitution save or 1d6 poison damage and poisoned for 1 hour</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Dangerous weather</td><td>Blizzard, lightning, tornado; 2d6 damage</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Monster disturbed</td><td>Random encounter</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Savage animal</td><td>Bear, boar, large cat, or large canine attacks</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Provision shortage or spoiled food</td><td>Lose half your rations to miscalculation or rot</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Blocked terrain</td><td>Cannot move in desired direction due to debris, washed out trail, etc.</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Worn out</td><td>Gain a level of exhaustion</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Quicksand/mud/water/flooding</td><td>Fall results in being restrained; after 1d4 rounds begin suffocating or use DMG description for quicksand</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Sprained ankle or blisters</td><td>Speed is halved for 1d3 days, magic healing cures</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Torn clothes and gear</td><td>Until mended, suffer disadvantage on Charisma skill checks if appearance matters</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Landslide</td><td>Dexterity save or 2d6 damage and restrained and suffocating until Strength check to dig out</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Spider bite</td><td>Constitution save versus poison or 1d6 poison damage and poisoned for 1 hour</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Distracting weather</td><td>Fog, heavy rain, or hail; disadvantage on ranged attacks and Survival checks</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Wasp’s nest</td><td>Dexterity save or poisoned for 1 hour</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Mosquito swarm</td><td>Carries the disease sewer plague</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Pestering animal</td><td>Angry squirrel or mocking bird pesters you triggering a random encounter</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Poisonous plants</td><td>Poisoned until washed clean</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Black flies</td><td>If not in shelter, disadvantage, lasts 24 hours</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Ticks</td><td>Carry cackle fever</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Lost gear or weapon</td><td>1d6 on a 1 a weapon is lost otherwise a piece of gear</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Hunter’s trap</td><td>Dexterity save or restrained by net/snare or animal trap; 50% chance it is an animal trap that also inflicts 1d6 damage</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Sick or rabid animal</td><td>Small animal bite +5 for 1d4 damage and exposure to sewer plague</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Fall from cliff, into cave, sinkhole, or old well</td><td>Dexterity save or fall 1d3x10 feet</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Skunk</td><td>Dexterity save or “poisoned” until washed off</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Dirty drinking water</td><td>Everyone’s drinking water tainted with sight rot</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Fire</td><td>A fire burns in your intended direction, turn away or Constitution save to dash through: succeed poisoned by smoke for 1 hour, fail as succeed and take 2d6 fire damage</td></tr><tr><td> 28</td><td>Lice</td><td>“Poisoned” until treated</td></tr><tr><td>29</td><td>Fire ants</td><td>Take 1d6 poison damage, poisoned for 1 hour, and lose half your rations</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Broken gear</td><td>1d6 on a 1 a weapon is broken otherwise a piece of gear</td></tr></table>Special Mishap Table<table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>D6 Roll</td><td>Special Mishap</td><td>Result</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Razorvine</td><td>Per the DMG</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Acid rain</td><td>Find shelter or take 2d6 acid damage, leaves behind acid puddles for 1d6 hours</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Ash storm</td><td>Blocks the direction you want to travel, push on by making a Strength saving throw or gain a level of exhaustion</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Dust tornado</td><td>Dexterity save or take 1d6 bludgeoning damage and Speed reduced by half for 1d6 hours</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Magnetic pulse</td><td>If wearing metal armor, Strength save or prone and restrained for 1d6 hours</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Weird energy</td><td>Intelligence save or “poisoned” for 1d6 hours as strange visions warp your sight</td></tr></table>Exploring the wilderness is a wonderful challenge but it also brings a host of possible mundane mishaps. In a magical or supernatural world there may be even stranger mishaps. Use these tables to spice up travel in your RPG of choice.</blockquote>

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