Random Forest Encounters

D1 Random Forest Encounters

1. A merchant wagon has crashed in the forest, spilling its contents in front of it. Any players who approach will be attacked by 2d4 bandits who will then attempt to loot the wagon if players don't stop them!
   
   
2. A group of bandits are riding through the forest. They are carrying sacks of potatoes and onions.
   
   
3. A man is walking through the woods, muttering to himself and looking at the ground. If the players approach him, he will ask for directions to a nearby town. If players try to talk to him, he will answer their questions but not make eye contact and will walk away as soon as he can. He is actually a mad wizard, who has escaped from his sanctuary and is trying to get back before anyone notices that he is gone.
   
   
4. A group of 1d4 bandits are looting a nearby wagon. They will attack if they are attacked or if they see someone trying to steal from them.
   
   
5. Smoke. The party sees smoke in the distance. As they get closer, they notice it is coming from a cabin in the woods. It's the cabin of a mad hermit (level 1 Wizard) who wants to protect the forest from everyone. He will fight to the death if neccessary.
   
   
6. Players come across a small camp where two humans are arguing about whether or not they should make an offering to their god. They are unsure if they should do it or not because they are not sure if their god is real or not. They are unsure what to do and are hoping that players can help them decide what to do. One of the humans is a wizard and can cast a few spells, but is not very powerful and will be easy for the players to defeat. The other human is a cleric and can cast a few spells, but is not very powerful and will be easy for the players to defeat.
   
   
7. The players stumble upon a small village in the forest, it is abandoned except for one man who is stumbling around in circles muttering to himself. He will ask the party to help him find his son, who has run off into the forest. He will give them a description of his son, and he will tell them that if they find him, they should bring him back to him before it gets dark -- before the goblins come out. If players follow the old man's instructions, they will find a small boy sitting in the middle of a clearing who looks like he is lost or hiding from something -- if players interact with him, he will snarl at them and run away into the woods. If players follow him, they will find him hiding behind a rock -- if players interact with him again, he will cast confusion on one player at random then disappear into thin air (actually dimension door away)
   
   
8. You come across a trail of several men who are wearing robes and sandals. The trail appears to be leading into the forest. The men appear to be clerics of some sort. If players investigate, they will discover that the priests are from the Temple of Voss in the city of Neverwinter, and they are coming out here to pray in the wilderness and seek answers to their prayers.
   
   
9. A group of 2d6 goblin scouts are in the forest.
   
   
10. The ground begins to shake as an enormous treant, mistaken for a regular tree, wakes from its slumber and sees the party as a threat to its domain.