Shadowbooks Shadowdark RPG Game MasterRandom Encounter Tables
Shadowdark RPG, p. 144
p. 144
Shadowdark RPG, p. 145
p. 145
Artisan District Artisan District d100 Details 01 An execution is about to happen; it's a PC's family member 02-03 An angry efreeti rises out of a tarnished, brass lamp 04-05 An assassin drops from above, mistaking a PC as a mark 06-07 A glassblower accuses a PC of breaking a priceless vase 08-09 A group of 2d6 thugs rush the stocks to free their leader 10-11 A fight breaks out between two groups of rival nobles 12-13 An herbalist accidentally creates a toxic cloud of smoke 14-15 Thieves' Guild goons pick pockets while posing as beggars 16-17 1d6 bandits hold a vendor at knifepoint and demand coin 18-19 Horses being shod break free and stampede in the street 20-21 A cloaked figure defaces a shrine to Madeera and bolts 22-23 An arrogant warrior on a warhorse tries to kick a PC aside 24-25 Brightly dressed acrobats tumble by; a pick-pocket follows 26-27 1d6 guards mistake a PC for Pliny the Swift, a criminal 28-29 Gaunt, robed clergy offer "cleansing" (forcible conversion) 30-31 1d6 breathless guards chase a pack of 2d4 mangy mastiffs 32-33 A merchant hands a PC a gold goblet and screams, "thief!" 34-35 A disoriented manticore crash-lands in a busy square 36-37 A deep sinkhole falls open; a swift river rushes by far below 38-39 1d6 thugs posing as guards demand the PCs pay a toll 40-41 A woman falls down, writhing, and rises as a wererat 42-43 An anvil being lifted by ropes plunges toward a bystander 44-45 A blacksmith's red-hot hammer slips and flies toward a PC ARTISAN DISTRICT ENCOUNTERS
d100 Details 46-47 Three halflings in a long jacket sell "tonic" (sewer water) 48-49 An angry customer smashes around inside a pottery shop 50-53 2d6 Bywater Barons (thugs) jump a jeweler locking up 54-55 Dissidents tip a tall statue of the Overlord toward a crowd 56-57 A passing man falls dead to a poison dart meant for a PC 58-59 An old, drunk noble challenges a PC to a duel to the death 60-61 An open square hosts a contest of insult-slinging bards 62-63 A bald, spectacled man watches the PCs and takes notes 64-65 A jumpy woman palms a PC a note: "They're watching!" 66-67 A shiny object (crocodile eye) glints inside a sewer grate 68-69 Sneering onlookers throw tomatoes at a harried bard 70-71 A woman in a cowled cloak pulls down wanted posters 72-73 2d4 kobolds pop out of the sewers and raid a bakery 74-75 Bounty Festival celebrants whip passers with bound reeds 76-77 A bronze statue of Ord winks and points toward a tavern 78-79 A street mime follows a PC, imitating their actions 80-81 A beggar holds up a bowl; inside is a freshly severed finger 82-83 A cobbler jigs out into the street in a pair of cursed boots 84-85 A turkey roaster offers a free leg to the strongest wrestler 86-87 A lone City Watch member tries to swipe a necklace 88-89 A group of women chase a halfling carrying a pie 90-91 A hushed voice calls to a PC from inside a dark well 92-93 A ray of sun outlines a hidden door back in an empty alley 94-95 Rival crawlers challenge the group to a drinking contest 96-97 The Wandering Merchant appears with a potion for sale 98-99 Roll two encounters and combine the results (reroll 98-99) 00 An appraisal reveals a PC's weapon is actually magical ARTISAN DISTRICT ENCOUNTERS