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

D1 Random Beach Encounters

1. A mad alchemist is doing dangerous experiments at night in the forest. Children and animals go missing in the forest.
   
   
2. A friendly tortoise plods along the shore, leaving a trail in the sand.
   
   
3. As the party strolls along the shore, they stumble upon a long-forgotten pirate shipwreck, half-buried in the sand. Inside, a ghostly pirate captain and his crew play cards with spectral cards and gold coins. The captain offers the party a chance to play for a chest of golden treasures—if they can best him in a game.
   
   
4. A group of three men are walking along the beach. They are looking for a ship that crashed on the shore earlier that day. There were two crew members and two treasure chests on the ship. They will offer the party a share of the treasure if they help them track down the two crew members who fled into the jungle.
   
   
5. The players find an abandoned picnic basket filled with delicious, albeit sand-covered, snacks.
   
   
6. Tugboats slowly guiding larger ships.
   
   
7. You stumble upon a cache of seashells arranged to spell a name.
   
   
8. A group of 2d4+4 men are practicing archery on nearby dunes. They are wearing leather armor and have bows and arrows.
   
   
9. A strange figure is seen parading along the beach. It is wearing a suit of golden armor and carries a staff in its hand. It is a powerful wizard and it is searching for a powerful magical artifact that was lost at sea.
   
   
10. A mysterious fog rolls in, bringing with it echoes of ancient sea shanties. The players may encounter a ghost ship manned by spectral pirates demanding retribution or a lost artifact.