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

D1 Random Beach Encounters

1. A giant sea serpent is beached and needs the players to help it return to the sea.
   
   
2. A woman is sitting on the beach knitting a sweater. She asks if players would like to try it on. When they put it on, they feel cold. Someone says it looks good on you and it might be really warm for this time of year. Then the item teleports out of their hands and appears back in its place being knitted by the old woman on the beach. The man with them explains that she will give it to them when she is finished.
   
   
3. A group of 4d4 giant spiders are crawling along the beach. They are trying to find water.
   
   
4. A boat is floating in the water, with the sides down. There is a 3’x3′ opening in the side for a man to climb out into the water. There is a trapdoor on the bottom of the boat that can be used to enter the boat. Both trapdoors can be opened from the inside. The boat is empty except for two jugs of beer and two plates of food.
   
   
5. A traveling doctor is trying to brew (from rare herbs) an odd potion that could be fatal or supernatural. He tries to push it to anyone who will buy it.
   
   
6. A man is playing fetch with his pet dog. The dog swims out and brings a stick back to him. The dog sits and waits for his reward.
   
   
7. A group of halflings are swimming out to sea, they are collecting kelp and abalone. They will offer the party some if they ask.
   
   
8. A group of people are praying for rain because their crops are dying from lack of water.
   
   
9. All around you, there are small caves along the canyon walls. At least one is occupied by a small group of goblins.
   
   
10. A pair of krakens rise from the depths and battle one another. The players must decide if they will interfere in the fight or not.