Shadowbooks Shadowdark RPG Game MasterRandom Encounter Tables
Shadowdark RPG, p. 148
p. 148
Shadowdark RPG, p. 149
p. 149
Cave Cave d100 Details 01 An enraged pair of manticores protect their 1d4 cubs 02-03 1d6 possessed mushroomfolk charge in a murderous rage 04-05 2d4 deep gnomes are irritated at the unwanted intrusion 06-07 A band of 2d6 gnolls demands a toll of blood or gold 08-09 A hungry, giant frog leaps out to swallow a PC 10-11 1d6 ghouls stalk the living from the edge of the light 12-13 Dripping water from above is actually searing acid 14-15 A basilisk guards its nest of 1d4 stone eggs 16-17 2d6 cannibalistic beastmen hunt for their next meal 18-19 Cracked stalagmites vent superheated gouts of steam 20-21 2d4 bugbears search for weaker creatures to rob 22-23 2d6 orcs scavenge for food for their rotund hill giant queen 24-25 2d4 dwarf knights bring news of calamity to the surface 26-27 A scouting party of 2d4 drow creep through the caves 28-29 An old chimera makes its nest among a pile of bones 30-31 1d4 cave creepers cling to the walls of a new, deep rift 32-33 3d4 kobolds carry mushrooms back to their troll overlord 34-35 1d6 far-ranging duergar emerge from a small tunnel 36-37 Toxic spores puff up from thousands of delicate fungi 38-39 1d4 sleeping cloakers hang from the walls 40-41 1d6 giant spiders lurk on the ceiling, waiting to ambush 42-43 A kobold caught by the tail in a bear trap begs for help 44-45 1d6 darkmantles bob and spin around stalactites CAVE ENCOUNTERS
d100 Details 46-47 A wounded, outcast drider skitters along the ceiling 48-49 A trapped water elemental whirls inside a shallow puddle 50-53 1d6 ettercaps affix thin lines of webbing across a passage 54-55 Sharp stalactites fall with even the slightest vibration 56-57 2d6 drow pursue a weary group of 2d4 bugbear escapees 58-59 A Blue Tusk clan goblin shaman and 2d8 goblins rampage 60-61 2d12 unguarded grick eggs are glued to the walls 62-63 An elf warrior tracks a wounded otyugh that fled inside 64-65 2d6 violet fungi slowly tromp past in search of water 66-67 Luminous cave paintings of running elk emit soft light 68-69 A troll drags the dead body of a rival crawler by the leg 70-71 A giant snake rests inside a series of tunnels in the walls 72-73 1d6 kobolds clash with 1d6 goblins over a prize mushroom 74-75 A group of rival crawlers flees a chittering swarm of spiders 76-77 A stone carving of a dwarf magically speaks to passersby 78-79 A wraith hovers over its own recently deceased body 80-81 A snorting wyvern trundles up the hall dragging a deer 82-83 Binkin and Bobbin, twin halflings, tumble into the room 84-85 1d6 buzzing stingbats gust from a narrow cave chimney 86-87 An ochre jelly rears up from a thin crack in the floor 88-89 1d8 lizardfolk lure 1d6 giant centipedes from their nest 90-91 A patrol of 2d4 dwarves roasts mutton around a campfire 92-93 A swarm of startled bats whirls past toward the surface 94-95 The floor shakes as a tunneling bulette roves through 96-97 The Wandering Merchant spelunks by on a truffle hunt 98-99 Roll two encounters and combine the results (reroll 98-99) 00 An orc mystic (L) offers 2 random beneficial potions CAVE ENCOUNTERS