Random Cave Encounters Generator (DND 5e)

D1 Random Cave Encounters

1. A group of 2d4 dwarves are making their way through this tunnel, singing songs about their clan's victories and glories. If the players approach them, they will ask them politely to leave. If the players attack them, they will fight back until one is left standing and then he will flee deeper into the tunnels.
   
   
2. The players see a few dead orcs and a dead lizardman. If they investigate they see that the lizardman has been killed with a sword and an axe. If players continue to investigate, they find a few arrows embedded in the wall.
   
   
3. has created a nearly overwhelming hazard. Bat bites carry diseases that can afflict players for days or months if untreated, and dealing with ornery colonies might access fetid tunnels leading to a sorcerer's defunct secret sanctum.
   
   
4. A small, harmless snake slithers away hurriedly as you approach.
   
   
5. There is a small room with a shrieking ghast and a treasure chest. If players decide to fight the ghast and win, they get to keep all the treasure in the chest. (Not magic items)
   
   
6. The players find a cold, dark chamber where a cursed artifact holds sway over a once-holy paladin spirit. The spirit offers his legendary sword in exchange for its release. However, freeing him requires dispersing his cursed essence into the surrounding cave, which could turn nearby animals into dark beasts.
   
   
7. Delving deeper, the players come upon a cavern filled with caged beasts and strange machinery operated by a cabal of wizards conducting unethical experiments. The cabal’s stronghold is rifted with political strife over leadership and the direction of their horrific research. The adventurers can leverage this discord to dismantle the cabal or perhaps seize control of the terrifying power contained within.
   
   
8. An overworked dwarf ale brewer named Bron is setting up shop in the cool cave entrance. He could trade precious potions of invisibility (brewery experiments gone awry) for help in hauling kegs.
   
   
9. An ancient, golden sword is sticking out of the ground in the middle of the cave complex. The sword is stuck in the ground and can't be removed. The sword is magical, and it gives +3 to attack rolls and it gives +3 to damage rolls when fighting undead creatures. The sword is badly rusted and its gem is missing.
   
   
10. A group of 1d4+2 villagers from a nearby town are exploring the cave because they're looking for a way to stop the deadly disease that's been killing villagers lately. They think it's caused by some nearby monsters that live in the cave...