encounters

Benign wilderness rptips #301 1. Large patch or hill of flowers 2. Squirrels chasing each other 3. Something stirs below the water’s surface 4. Birds of prey circling overhead 5. An earsplitting squawk 6. A shadow passes across the ground 7. Smoke rises in distance 8. Deja vu 9. Many thousands of ants crawl 10. Howling/barking in the distance 11. Patch of vines strangling a tree 12. Skeleton of an animal 13. Skeleton of a humanoid 14. Writing carved into tree 15. Large patch of brightly colored mushrooms 16. Few scattered and broken arrows or bolts 17. Snake slithers away 18. 1’ hole penetrates the ground 19. Rainbow in the distance 20. Group of bats rise in the distance 21. Tree falls in the distance 22. Broken, rotted wagon wheel 23. Bear tracks 24. Deer tracks 25. Wolf/dog tracks 26. Unusual patch of very lush growth 27. Sudden sun shower 28. Wind kicks up 29. Dead, rotted, burnt, headless troll body 30. Giant mushroom grove 31. Discarded, tattered cloak 32. Rusty weapon 33. Dark storm cloud approaches 34. Large beetle buzzes around head 35. Large boot tracks in mud 36. Dug, shallow hole 37. Remnants of old campfire 38. Sandstorm 39. Small dust whirlwind 40. Puddle/nearly dry watering hole 41. Few sun bleached papers 42. Large bird (heron) seems to follow you 43. Stack of rocks piled high 44. Giant feather 45. Sweet smell of honeysuckle 46. Small pond 47. Bog 48. Stand of birch trees 49. Stench of feces 50. Ray of sun light hits tree or bush 51. An unusually cool breeze 52. Couple of rats are following you 53. You get a dull, throbbing headache 54. Injured woodland creature lies helpless 55. Skunk smell 56. Eerily quiet 57. Field of dead trees 58. Humanoid statue (flesh to stone) 59. Stung by a bee 60. Arid dust coats your mouth 61. Odd crystalline growth 62. Ogre skull 63. Abandoned shack 64. Very friendly skunk 65. Wild boar 66. Wild horses 67. Find a copper piece 68. Caterpillar or grub-infested tree 69. Coyotes fighting over a kill 70. Mother bear protecting cubs 71. Hatched eggs below abandoned nest 72. Large insect moult 73. Something scurries away (chipmunk) 74. Patch of berried bushes 75. Large splatter of bird droppings 76. Old, rotted horse carcass 77. Large tree with face image in bark 78. An oasis 79. A rusty suit of armor 80. Active bees nest 81. Howling gust of wind 82. Approaching lightning storm 83. Crow squawks repeatedly on approach 84. Disabled wagon with nearby dead campfire 85. Disheveled shrine or grave marker 86. Rats are rummaging through PCs’ food 87. Cloud of insects moves across path 88. Rocks falling in the distance 89. Pair of small birds harass PCs 90. Feral cat trails the party 91. Large animal crashes through the brush 92. Cloud shaped like a holy symbol scuds out of sight 93. Shopping list for potion is found 94. Old ring sticks out of the dirt 95. One person’s ears begin to ring 96. One person has an intense itch 97. Hawk takes mole/mouse near party 98. Stick-figure voodoo doll(s) found 99. Tornado 100. Earthquake (mild, moderate, or severe) 101. Great toppled tree, roots outstretched 102. Creek bars path 103. Fern-filled clearing 104. Beaver pond/dam 105. Rocky outcropping 106. Ancient snag filled with tiny holes 107. Carpet Of spongy moss over large area 108. Cave or large den 109. Groundhog colony: big holes, mounds of dirt 110. Tree with bark chewed or clawed off the bottom 111. Picked mushrooms laying on stump to dry 112. Sentry animal (probably bird or rodent) raises alarm 113. Burned area (trees standing, no undergrowth, all black) 114. Fool’s gold sparkles in the dirt 115. Huge spider’s web 116. Huge stick insect or mantis moves into the foliage 117. Pleasant voice seems to chant on the breeze 118. Fish bones 119. Punctured waterskin or flask on path 120. Forgotten dagger jammed into stump or earth