D&D Random Grassland Encounters

D1 Random Grassland Encounters

1. A patch of wild strawberries offers a sweet treat for those who find it.
   
   
2. A group of 3d4 humans approach. They are traveling merchants, looking for buyers for their fine goods and rare items. They have an assortment of uncommon goods and items worth up to 1,000 gp each.
   
   
3. You come across an empty bottle of wine, half-buried in the ground.
   
   
4. A large boulder bears strange, weathered carvings, telling an ancient story.
   
   
5. The distant smoke of a farmer's chimney suggests a homestead nearby.
   
   
6. A group of men with axes are running away from a group of horse-riding humans with lances. The horse-riders chase down the men and kill them.
   
   
7. A man wearing a cloak is being chased by a gang of thieves looking to rob him. The man's name is Thomas, and he is an alchemist who is carrying a box full of alchemical ingredients with him. Thomas is also carrying a large sack of coins with him as well. Thomas can tell the party about how he just escaped from a bandit camp that's controlled by a group of bandits called 'The Wolves' who are a band of Werewolves who can change into wolves at will and they want him dead because he's been stealing their gold! Thomas will ask the party to escort him back to his home which is far away in another kingdom. Thomas is actually a con artist who is looking to con money out of people by telling them he has been robbed by bandits when he hasn't even been robbed at all!
   
   
8. You stumble upon a hand-carved wooden flute.
   
   
9. The party sees a group of men dancing around a fire. If the party approaches, the men will tell them that they are celebrating the birth of a baby. If the party investigates, they will find a baby with its throat slit. The men are cultists of Orcus.
   
   
10. A group of stranded travelers begs the players for help. However, they are actually shapechangers who are trying to lure the players into a trap.