Random Wasteland Encounters + Generator (DND 5e)

D4 Random Wasteland Encounters

1. As players set up camp, a nearby boulder starts singing bawdy tavern songs. It’s actually a bard cursed into stone form. If entertained properly, it will play along and give valuable tips about the terrain—or offer off-key support in battle.
   
   
2. Anne of the Rubles: High Level Wandering Mad Mage "She is speaking in tongues, wearing purple and wields a magic bottle." She will talk to anybody before attacking them. She can be convinced to go on adventures with the party.
   
   
3. A river of quicksilver flows through the Wasteland, teeming with aquatic creatures of pure mercury that shimmer in the starlight. Crossing the river requires the assistance of 3d6 river guides, shape-shifters betting their transformation abilities on the party's success. Assisting the guides with their plight against an oppressive alchemical cult reveals an ancient pact and grants access to a hidden repository of powerful alchemical secrets.
   
   
4. A band of eight skeletal bandits, the restless spirits of a betrayed caravan, rise from the dust, seeking revenge on any living beings they encounter. Their leader, still clutching a bloodstained ledger, demands vengeance against the world that wronged them. Players can either put the spirits to rest, find the betrayal's culprits, or become the next entries in the ledger.