Random Forest Encounters

D1 Random Forest Encounters

1. A luminescent river flows with liquefied starlight. It serves as a portal through which the party can travel to a distant realm, but only at the cost of a cherished memory.
   
   
2. The party stumbles upon a strange clearing where the ground is covered with freshly dug graves, each with a crude wooden marker. A ghostly figure watches from the edge of the clearing, silently pleading for help.
   
   
3. An elderly human merchant named Fredrick is traveling through the forest, hoping to reach a nearby town before nightfall. He has a few rare gems and a few rare herbs for sale at fairly reasonable prices.
   
   
4. A group of druids are performing a ritual to summon a powerful elemental to cleanse the forest of an evil corruption. However, the ritual has attracted dark and malevolent entities that the players must battle in order to protect the druids and complete the ritual.
   
   
5. A group of hunters led by a ranger named Lord Faren will approach any players and offer them information on their location and any information they have on the surrounding area.
   
   
6. The party senses they are being watched. Before long, they are ambushed by a group of feral children who have survived alone in the forest for years and see outsiders as threats.
   
   
7. A group of 2d6+2 dwarves is walking down the road. They are looking for work and are willing to join up with a party for a year and a half a month.
   
   
8. A group of people are standing around a small campfire, roasting apples on wooden sticks. They're discussing a strange creature that has been seen in the forest. The creature has been seen twice now and is described as being a strange creature with tentacles instead of hair.
   
   
9. A man is walking down the road. He is wearing a green cloak and carrying a longbow. He is looking for work as an archer. His name is Herman the Archer and he is from a small town nearby.
   
   
10. A group of 6d4 barbarians are practicing their fighting skills in a nearby field. They will not attack unless provoked.