Shadowbooks Shadowdark RPG Game MasterRandom Encounter Tables
Shadowdark RPG, p. 152
p. 152
Shadowdark RPG, p. 153
p. 153
d100 Details 46-47 A bone naga slithers over the sand, leaving a curving trail 48-49 1d4 manticores circle above a ring of dead lizardfolk 50-53 An iron golem plunges resolutely through the sand drifts 54-55 A towering sand dune shifts and collapses toward the PCs 56-57 War horns sound in the distance; 3d20 bandits approach 58-59 A fire elemental burns like a bonfire atop a tall dune 60-61 2d6 peasants and merchants rest at a palm-ringed oasis 62-63 A herd of 2d6 desert centaurs cautiously draw closer 64-65 2d6 vultures pinwheel above the PCs, drawing attention 66-67 A dry riverbed is embedded with massive nautiloid fossils 68-69 1d4 cobras hide under an upturned woven basket 70-71 A funnel of sand collapses in, revealing a giant spider den 72-73 A tawny wolf limps into sight; 2d6 others creep up behind 74-75 3d6 kobolds hurl rocks from small caves in a rocky ridge 76-77 A sweeping rain begins, threatening floods in the lowlands 78-79 A fire dragon passes overhead; it spots PCs in the open 80-81 A djinni and efreeti trade blows in a thunderous duel 82-83 Algariz the desert dragon (L) relaxes on a smoldering rock 84-85 1d8 Steelsworn clan hobgoblins on hippogriffs fly on patrol 86-87 An irritated mage digs around the top of a buried pyramid 88-89 2d6 red-robed cultists battle with 2d4 bandits on camels 90-91 A burning, reborn phoenix rises into the sky: +1 luck token 92-93 The bleached skeleton of a ship covers a freshwater well 94-95 A pair of bulettes burrow in a circle around a black pillar 96-97 The Wandering Merchant rides a heavily laden camel 98-99 Roll two encounters and combine the results (reroll 98-99) 00 The legendary Alabaster Library of Gehemna materializes DESERT ENCOUNTERS
Desert d100 Details 01 A purple worm bursts from the sand and towers overhead 02-03 3d6 raiding bandits from the Hidden City ride into view 04-05 2d4 salamanders creep up on a sunning giant snake 06-07 An arrogant sphinx demands the answer to a riddle 08-09 2d4 ankhegs tunnel out of the sand in an ambush 10-11 A tribe of 2d20 berserkers ride camels through the dunes 12-13 The wind kicks up a blinding sandstorm for 1d4 hours 14-15 A swarm of scarabs erupts from a low dune 16-17 3d6 kobolds and a kobold sorcerer scavenge for beetles 18-19 A vast field of poisonous cacti sprouts in the sands 20-21 2d6 camouflaged lizardfolk hide under a thin layer of sand 22-23 A pack of 2d6 mangy, wild mastiffs pursues at a distance 24-25 1d6 parched gladiators linked by chains stumble along 26-27 A tarnished, brass lamp has 10% chance of an efreeti inside 28-29 2d4 desert elves on horseback fend off 2d8 ankhegs 30-31 A collapsing keep of sandstone bricks houses 2d4 lions 32-33 2d4 skittering rust monsters pick at a field of metal scraps 34-35 A half-buried cairn houses 1d4 sarcophagi with mummies 36-37 1d4 bone-barbed nets snap up from beneath the sand 38-39 1d6 shadows hide in the shade of jagged rock pillars 40-41 2d4 salamanders drag two ankheg carcasses on litters 42-43 A giant scorpion sneaks up behind a meditating goblin 44-45 The false mirage of an oasis shimmers in the distance DESERT ENCOUNTERS