D1 Random Cave Encounters
- The players come across a small room filled with bones and rubble. At the center of the room is a large, ancient looking chest. If the players try to open the chest, they will be attacked by two large skeletons that emerge from the shadows.
- A boulder with ancient carvings and a small altar in front reveals hidden paths when activated with blood. However, these paths are riddled with ancient traps of races long forgotten.
- The party comes upon a pile of dead and decaying human bodies. They are wearing armor and have swords and shields. They are all facing away from the party, as if they were running away from something.
- You sense a chill in the air as you enter the cave. You come across a large blue dragon sleeping in the middle of the room. It seems the dragon is guarding something valuable, but what it is remains to be seen.
- A network of small spider webs covers the corner of the cave.
- A colony of blind cave-dwelling humanoids offers to guide the players through dark, labyrinthine sections of the caves. However, in return, they request the players to sacrifice their sense of sight temporarily in a process that involves a painful ritual.
- Pockets of animate gem shards reside within a crystalline cavern, their fragmented consciousnesses forming 3d4 gemstone golems. These glittering entities amalgamate treasure and guardian into one. Will the party attempt to claim these bounty-laden protectors, or will their greed precipitate epic resistance?
- A strange fog fills the passageway ahead, blocking players view of what's beyond it. Inside this fog, ghostly figures can be seen fighting each other. The fog is an illusion by a practicing apprentice mage.
- The haunting sound of chains brings the players to a cavern where 1d4 imprisoned celestials are guarded by 2d6 shadow demons. The air pulses with dark magic. Freeing them could sway divine battles, but the demons would unleash their full fury.
- 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...
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