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

D1 Random Beach Encounters

1. A merchant is selling rare and valuable gems to anyone who will pay his price.
   
   
2. You find a trinket buried in the sand, engraved with mysterious runes.
   
   
3. A series of ancient, glowing runes appear on the beach at low tide. These runes form a map leading to a legendary undersea vault filled with lost relics of an old deity. However, the vault is jealously protected by a kraken, and only the brave dare to decipher the runes.
   
   
4. A group of men are fishing on the beach. If the players approach, they will say that they are waiting for a big catch.
   
   
5. There is a deep trench in the sand stretching as far as the eye can see. It is home to a giant sea snake that will attack anyone entering its domain.
   
   
6. An elegantly dressed rogue offers to lead the group to a secret smuggler’s den. En route, ambushes from hired assassins reveal the rogue’s true intent—leading the party into a trap for a massive bounty on their heads.
   
   
7. A group of men are praying to a statue of a god which does not exist on this world. They will ask the players to join them in prayer. They will hand them a holy book and insist that they read a passage aloud. If players refuse, they will be attacked by the men who believe them to be blasphemers and heretics. The men have swords and shields.
   
   
8. A large flock of seagulls are flying in the sky, but you noticed the flock split in half and now a green mist is forming around the birds causing them to fly erratically.
   
   
9. Players find the body of a fisherman washed up on the beach. He has been killed by a giant octopus, which is still attached to his arm and is still alive.
   
   
10. Someone has left a love note etched in the sand.