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