Random Beach & Coastal Encounters + Generator (DND 5e)

D1 Random Beach Encounters

1. A series of storm-battered caves along the beach harbor an old and eccentric alchemist who was once a master of concoctions. The alchemist needs rare ingredients from the ocean's depths to create a potion that can reveal a hidden underwater city.
   
   
2. A giant octopus is hiding in the waves, waiting to ambush anything that comes near the water. It will attempt to grab and pull anything into the ocean.
   
   
3. A group of 1d6+2 men are sitting on the beach fishing. They will not talk to you unless you join them and fish with them. If you do, they will warn you not to eat the fish because they are all spoiled.
   
   
4. An armored chest is cast ashore, its seams leaking saltwater. When opened, it reveals enchanted sea charts pointing to a hidden underwater trove, but disturbing it also awakens cursed crew members bound to protect its secrets.
   
   
5. 1d6 horses graze in the dunes, their manes flowing in the sea breeze.
   
   
6. Dolphin fins cut through the waves, then disappear.
   
   
7. A group of fishermen are fishing along the coast, hoping to catch something to eat.
   
   
8. Discovering a half-buried anchor in the sand.
   
   
9. A group of fishermen are fishing in the water, but they’re not catching anything. They know mermaids exist, but they don’t want to talk about it.
   
   
10. Finding an abandoned child on the beach, the party agrees to find her family. She is actually a transformed dragon under a polymorph spell, waiting for the right moment to reclaim her true form and exact vengeance on those who bound her.