Random Wasteland Encounters + Generator (DND 5e)

D4 Random Wasteland Encounters

1. A mysterious traveler greets the party and offers to trade with them. The traveler has a collection of unique items, including a rare magical weapon, but the price is steep.
   
   
2. The party is going to meet a merchant who is looking for a specific item. If the party takes this merchant to the location of this item, the merchant will pay the party 1gp per level per member. If the item is obtained, the merchant will pay the party 1gp per level per member. The NPC will not be in the party. The NPC will only give them directions to go to the item. The item is a magic ring that once belonged to a king. This king was killed by the party. The ring has the power to control animals. The party tried to take the ring before, but they had to fight monsters to get it. The ring is now in the possession of a shepherd. The shepherd owns a flock of 15 sheep. The shepherd has the ring tied around his neck.
   
   
3. While seeking refuge in a ruined village, the players meet 1d4 kindly elders swearing loyalty. But a dark conspiracy unveils the elders as malevolent shapeshifters betraying travelers for consumption.
   
   
4. As the adventurers cross a barren dune, they encounter a cadre of five animated scarecrows stitched together from mismatched farm clothes. The scarecrows insist they are on an urgent mission to retrieve the head of their Scarecrow King, stolen by a flock of three dozen carrion crows. These bizarre creatures promise a "cornucopia" treasure if helped, but somehow fail to mention that the crows are known to be agents of an ancient, long-dead necromancer trying to retake the Wasteland.