ADMIN: This book is designed to hold random encoutners. Once enough encoutners are added, you will be able to select an area, and then roll for random encounters. It is more detailed than just plain monsters, and gives leads into more adventures if the party wants

to pursue the possibilities. Use as you like! Distribute as you like! All I ask is that you keep the authors and contributors with any version you post. Thanks and enjoy! JMD

Author: Joseph DuBois (Scooby) Lost Net Access

ADMIN: To Spur a little Creativity (rather than arguing about rules, I am posting (1/day) a new encounter that can be added to any campaign. The encounters are designed to be short quick events you can add without much thought. The encoutners are such that you can modify them to fit any level campaign.

ADMIN: Some of the posts might look familiar, this is in case any players read this post they wont recognize the encounter and should not be able to respond to a set encounter. Similar encounters will be denoted by the NEW code extension (y). If an encounter has future or similar encounters it will be denoted by the extension xxxxxx1, xxxxxx2...

ADMIN: I do not have the manuals with me most of the time so if I go against them, your options are (KEEP/CHANGE/DELETE)!

The format is as follows:

TITLE: Title of Encounter

OVERVIEW: Quick overview of the encounter

TRIGGER: How the encounter starts (What starts it)

DESCRIPTION: Description of what the PC's see/here

DM NOTES: Notes to the DM

KEY: Leads into future encounters/adventures

OVERVIEW: A thief will try to pawn off a book on the party that has an entrapped demon bound in its pages.

TRIGGER: The women will try to sell the book to who ever wants to buy it. She will start by asking 10,000 for the book, but will go as low as 100. She wants to get some cash so she can leave the city. She will tell them that she found it in a vault in the sewer.

DESCRIPTION: While walking down the street you see what appears to be a women dressed in robes waving you over to the alley. Strung over her back is a bound leather sack.

DM NOTES: The book does radiates a strong magic. Inside the book is a demon that has been trapped by a powerful wizard. When freed the demon can do one of two things. Perform an action for the PC's for freeing it, or it could be very pissed off and attack the PC's (This is left upto the DM) The demon will be freed by opening the book. The book is a heavy book with metal bindings, and a gold lock keeping it closed(12 gp). She will tell the party that it teaches you how to summon demons and control them.

KEY: The wizard who is owner of the book is tracking the book. He sees the PC's with the books and will hunt them down. Or if the PC's let the demon go he will request that they capture it back.

OVERVIEW: A Demon will try to pawn off a book on the party that will ensnare and teleport the party to the demons lair.

TRIGGER: The women (demon in disguise) will try to sell the book to who ever wants to buy it. She will start by asking 1,000 for the book, but will go as low as 100. The demon wants to sell the book so he can ensnare the party and use their souls.

DESCRIPTION: While walking down the street you see what appears to be a women dressed in robes waving you over to the alley. Strung over her back is a bound leather sack. She is wearing an amulet (that radiates magic) and a small black dagger stuck in her belt.

DM NOTES: The book does radiates a strong magic. The women will open the book briefly to show that there is magical writing inside it, but then close it before they get the chance to read it. After the book is sold the women leaves (goes back to its lair). When the party starts to read the book it teleports all within 10' radius down to the demons lair. The lair is deep below the city (under the sewers). It is hot and steamy and water(sewer) seeps down the walls. A red fire light comes from a pit in the center of the room, next to which the demon is standing. He smiles at the party and then says "Welcome". After which he attacks. [Note: this should be for a higher level party. If not you can have a group of adventures save the party from the demon. (they were hunting it)]. There is a small chest with treasure in it from previous people teleported in.

KEY: If the party escapes out through the sewers the demon might try to hunt them down, or send minons after them.

OVERVIEW: A Demon has pawned off a book on a local farmer that will ensnare and teleport everyone within a set of wards to thy demons lair.

TRIGGER: The party hears a crier (or sees a sign) proclaiming that the long lost blessed book of ______ has been found! Any who hear its words will be blessed by fortune and be purged of all evil, etc etc etc, this is really a clever ploy by the demon to get as many people to come to the square and hear the farmer read the book, the deamon has placed magic wards around the square.

DESCRIPTION: While walking down the street you see a young man walking down the street reading from a scroll in a loug voice, as he approaches you can here him speak, "...Eternal Fortune, Wealth, Prosperity, Long life. Those wishing to hear the words of the eternal, come to the city square at noon tommorow where the sun shall bless all and all sin will be stripped from your soals. Those who hear the words from the Blessed Book are forever blessed. The book may be read but once, then it will return to it's creator. Come all and be blessed with Eternal Fortune..." The criers voice fades as he moves out of sight.

DM's NOTES: The "Blessed Book is actually a powerful magic item that teleports all within a set of magical signs down to the demons lair. The lair is deep below the city (under the sewers). It is hot and steamy and water(sewer) seeps down the walls. A red fire light comes from a pit in the center of the room, next to which the demon is standing. He smiles at the party and then says "Welcome". After which he attacks. [Note: this should be for a higher level party. If not you can have a group of adventures save the party from the demon. (they were hunting it)]. There is a small chest with treasure in it from previous people teleported in.

KEY: If the party escapes out through the sewers the demon might try to hunt them down, or send minons after them. Remember, not only will the party be fighting to survive, they must rescue all these people and take them from the abyss after the deamon is defeated, the demon should retire to avoid total defeat, and the party may have to chase it and subdue it to get it to send them ALL back (if the just say send us back, the speaker and two people close to him may get sent back, but no one else! Remember it is going to twist anything it can. (It should offer them payment to leave and forget. Meaning it literaly strips the memory of the entire incident from them.)

OVERVIEW: A thief will try to pawn off a book on the party that is actually a book of infinite spells

TRIGGER: The women will try to sell the book to who ever wants to buy it. She will start by asking 10,000 for the book, but will go as low as 100. She wants to get some cash so she can leave the city. She will tell them that she found it in a vault in the sewer.

DESCRIPTION: While walking down the street you see what appears to be a women dressed in robes waving you over to the alley. Strung over her back is a bound leather sack.

DM NOTES: The book is a Book of Infinite Spells. It was stolen from a local mage (who will be very pissed off). To limit the balance in getting the book for such a small value, have many of the pages be blank.

KEY: The wizard who is owner of the book is tracking the book. He sees the PC's with the books and will hunt them down. One of the pages could have a curse on the page, Thus when the PC uses that page (looks like a fly spell) s/he is cursed. Thus an adventure to remove curse or find out what it is.

OVERVIEW: A thief will try to pawn off a book on the party that is actually a book of infinite spells, but it sucks the spells out of any

mage who uses it.

TRIGGER: The women will try to sell the book to who ever wants to buy it. She will start by asking 10,000 for the book, but will go as low as 100. She wants to get some cash so she can leave the city. She bought it from a man that was about to die. He said is was valuable, but does not know its true powers.

DESCRIPTION: While walking down the street you see what appears to be a women dressed in robes waving you over to the alley. Strung over her back is a bound leather sack.

DM NOTES: The book is a Book of Infinite Spells that instead of allow a mage to cast spells from it, actually absorbes spells currently memorized by the mage. If a mage that has no spells currently memorized, then it will allow the mage to cast the spell on the current page, just as a book of infinite spells would.

KEY: None

OVERVIEW: A local nodel was robbed in his coach about an hour ago, and sees the party. He thinks that one of the members looks like the assailents and calls for the local guard.

TRIGGER: A merchant walking down the street see the party and stops to look at them when they walk by. A few steps past he turns and yells Thief!

DESCRIPTION: (Roll 1d6 [1/2 needed] to notice man looking at you) You notice a man dressed infine clothes stop along side of the road and look your way. As you pass by him he stares closely at your party. A few steps pass he yells "Thief!" and points a finger at you! He then starts yelling for the local guard. (Which are within hearing range)

DM NOTES: The noble is a local respected man. He actually thinks that the group is part of the robbery team(or at least one member). If the PC's try to confront him before the guards get there he moves away. After the gurads come in the ask the noble to tell them whats wrong. If the PC's attack the guards more guards will come and they will be thrown in jail, or have to escape town! When the Nobel tells the guard of what he thinks he mentions that the one he thinks is the guy/girl he says that he saw a tatoo on his left hand. That will clear the PC's if they dont have a tatoo. If they do they have a tatoo THEY have to prove their innocence.

KEY: PC's are hunted by the noble (if they flee). PC's are bought dinner as an appolgy and asked if they would help find the robbers (If they are proved innocent)

OVERVIEW: A kobold looking for trouble accosts the party. He's tougher than he looks!

TRIGGER: The party is walking along a dungeon when they come across a kobold decked out in plate mail (a little to big, was for a dwarf) and long sword (used two handed).

DESCRIPTION: The party is walking along a dungeon and a lone Kobold decked out in plate mail and wielding a long sword like a two handed sword comes around the corner. He looks surprised and runs back out of view. The party members should scoff at this. But then the Kobold comes screaming around the corner in a charge at the party. The party will notice that the Kobold is a strange color of blue now and no longer struggles carrying the armor.

DM NOTES: The Kobold is a particulaly large specimen. So much so that he can wear A Dwarfs Plate mail but barely. This guy had the fortune to come across a Dwarf that and fallen victem to a deadly trap. The Dwarf had lot's of loot on him. Specifically a ring and lots of potions. The Kobold sipped a few of the potions luckly surviving the miscablility table results. But he did figure out what most of them did. The potions he found were: A Potion of Storm Giant strength, A Potion of Super Heroism, A Potion of Speed. The Ring he now wears is a vampiric ring of The Kobold has swollowed all of the potions at once! He now has 34 HP, He now moves 12 instead of 6, Attacks 2 times around with a THAC0 of 15, Doing d8+12 points of damage with each attack He can lift 1235 pounds so can easily pick up characters and through them. The Super Heroism will wear off in 14 round so his THAC0 will drop to 20 but the damage stays the same. The only side effect due to the miscibility is a strange color of blue to the skin. This is permanent though other effects will wear off. The DM may choose to make the miscibility a lethal combination and the Kobold will die if the party can't handle this.

KEY: When the party is feeling particularly cocky and will scoff at attacking a lone kobold.

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OVERVIEW: While camping by the road one night not far from a town the PCs are attacked by 3 Evil Treants.

TRIGGER: The treants wait till the PCs are asleep. Middle of night and any fires are put out.

DESCRIPTION: (Durnig a watch) You feel a light breeze. The sound of tree branches swaying in the wind. You think you see somthing move in the dim moon light, you strain your eyes, but it turns out to be only a tree. You turn your head back to check on the resting group, when you are struck from behind...

DM NOTES: The treants will attack from all sides trying to seperate the party into the dark woods. There are also 3 wolves close by hunting in the night if the PC's gain too much of an advantage too quickly.

KEY: Stuck within the hollow of one of the treants is a scroll case. Inside is a map (DM supply map) to a treasure site.

OVERVIEW: While the party is travelling the come across another group of adventures, that have met with a different fate!

TRIGGER: Travelling in some artic mountains the party comes across a group of frozen adventures.

DESCRIPTION: As you make your way across the white baren snow you notice a dark colored mound about 30' ahead of you. [After Investigating] After digging at the snow you come across a charred wood shelter. Most of the wood has obviously burned away, but yet the snow covering the shelter formed a bubble. Thus you devise that the fire happened after the snow covered it. Inside the burnt out shelter you see the corpse of two dead humanoids. The one body is wearing platemail and the second body is lying ontop of a wooden box. Inside the box you find the diary of the wizard "Zarule".

DM NOTES: It was a fight between two wizards and a fighter. They had recently found (while exploring) a powerful magic item. The item was cursed, which turned one mage against the other two. One night while they were camping, he put up a Wall of Force in a dome just as the other mage was casting a Fire Ball. The snow fell on the Wall of Force and created the snow dome. Also hidden within the shelter the party will find a few provisions. These can be anything that will aid the party if they are stranded.

KEY: The Party might want to go after the other wizard to try to get the item. Or take revenge for the dead wizard and fighter.

DIARY NOTES: The cold is killing us. If we had not found the "Tooth of Varlen" the other day I think I would of killed Jofa myself....Jofa is changing. He wont let the tooth out of his hand and his eyes are falling into their sockets...

OVERVIEW: An injured wyvern is found that has stolen a chest from a passing caravan.

TRIGGER: While travelling in the mountains(preferably not on a popular road or path)

DESCRIPTION: While travelling in the mountains you hear some noises off to your side. [A few seconds later] You hear the noises again. It seems to be coming from over behind some rocks. [If they investigate] You climb over a few large boulders and before you, you see in somewhat of a crumpled mess a small dragon. And its staring right at you! It apparently is a bit injured, because there is blood scattered about the rocks around it, and its far wing is bent over in a way that it should not be! Also several bolts and arrows are pertruding from its scales!

DM NOTES: The wyvern(not dragon) had attacked a caravan that was passing a few miles away. It was for the most part successful, in that it grabbed a large chest off on of the wagons, but it was severely injured. It was able to fly away from the caravan, but crashed here in the moutains. The chest is beneeth it. It can only use its mouth attack if the party stays in front, otherwise it can use its tail from behind. (because its injured only give it 1/3 of its hit points) If the party kills it and search under it they will find the chest. It has broken open and there are 250gp, 120pp, and 2 gems worth 100gp each. Also in a another smaller chest is a crown worth 2500gp. The crown has a sigel on it of a local nobel. It was being given as a gift to another nobel as a wedding dowry. If returned the local nobel will be a good friend (future favors) and pay them 500gp total. If they try to sell it there is a 25% chance that it is reckonize it and be reported to the authorities as thieves! If for some chance they save the wyvern (It is a true neutral being) then it will gladly give the party the chest, and all, plus it will return back to its lair, and give them each a small magic item (wand [few charges], ring +1, sword +1, etc...).

KEY: They could be arrested as theives. The wyverns mate will definitly want revenge against those who killed it.

OVERVIEW: An injured gold is found that has stolen a chest from a passing caravan.

TRIGGER: While travelling in the mountains(preferably not on a popular road or path)

DESCRIPTION: While travelling in the mountains you hear some noises off to your side. [A few seconds later] You hear the noises again. It seems to be coming from over behind some rocks. [If they investigate] You climb over a few large boulders and before you, you see in somewhat of a crumpled mess a small dragon. And its staring right at you! It apparently is a bit injured, because there is blood scattered about the rocks around it, and its far wing is bent over in a way that it should not be! Also several bolts and arrows are pertruding from its scales!

DM NOTES: The dragon was recovering a chest that was stolen from its lair by an evil adventuring party. It was for the most part successful, in that it was able to recover the chest, but it was severely injured. It was able to fly away from the caravan, but crashed here in the moutains. The chest is beneeth it. It can only use its mouth attack if the party stays in front, otherwise it can use its tail from behind. (because its injured only give it 1/3 of its hit points) If the party kills it and search under it they will find the chest. It has broken open and there are 250gp, 120pp, and 2 gems worth 100gp each. Also in a another smaller chest is a crown worth 2500gp. A wand of magic missles (5 charges) is hidden in the bottom of the chest! If for some chance they save the dragon, then it will gladly give the party the chest.

KEY: The party might be in need of a friendly dragon in the future. (eg: an evil dragon attacks the party and the gold dragon comes to the save the party)

OVERVIEW: An red dragon is polymorphed as a gold dragon that is hurt. It is trying to lure the party close so it can attack by suprise!

TRIGGER: While travelling in the mountains(preferably not on a popular road or path)

DESCRIPTION: While travelling in the mountains you hear some noises off to your side. [A few seconds later] You hear the noises again. It seems to be coming from over behind some rocks. [If they investigate] You climb over a few large boulders and before you, you see in somewhat of a crumpled mess a small dragon. And its staring right at you! It apparently is a bit injured, because there is blood scattered about the rocks around it, and its far wing is bent over in a way that it should not be! Also several bolts and arrows are pertruding from its scales!

DM NOTES: The dragon is actually polymorphed into a gold dragon that looks hurt, but is not. It wants to lure the party in to try to get a suprise attack on it.

KEY: There is no treasure local, but its lair is on the other side of the mountain (10% chance of finding if not a ranger). Its mate is very,

very pissed off!

OVERVIEW: Stampeding Buffalo's through party

TRIGGER: Party can either be travelling or camping, and the Buffalo stampede path runs into party!

DESCRIPTION: Off in the distance you hear a low thunder! You look in the direction of the sound and you see a set of low clouds moving your way. [A few minutes later] As the thunder grows louder and the clouds move closer you see a small black object moving along the ground towards you! [Let party take action] As it moves even closer you notice that its not just one object, but rather a mass of objects (animals) running! Stampede!

DM NOTES: The stampede was started by a vilian who is charging the buffalo towards a local town. The party should have a few rounds to either try to get out of the way (not likly because they are running in a long line) or prepare for the charge. If the party is unprotected when the buffalos arrive they will be trampled. (15d6 damage). They party can try to divert the buffalos away by scaring (casting spells in front of them. (reduce the charging damage by 1d6 for each spell level cast (eg: Fireball will reduce damage by 3d6 if cast before they reach party) (for lower level party just reduce the damage) (also illusions will work) The stampeding buffalos will run past party in the direction of a town. Above the stampede (in the air) is a wizard that is hearding the buffalos towards the town. He is behind the dust cloud so is hard to see (Even if they are looking up!). [If want to change buffalos to a more exotic creatures - go ahead]

KEY: This is a good feeder, in that if the party is heading towards the town that is in the path; then the town will be in ruins when the party finally reaches it. The towns folk will try to hire the party to find out what caused the stampede. A few locals might have seen the wizard floating in the sky and then head off the way he came.

OVERVIEW: The party comes across a group of dead adventures, where they find a magical hand.

TRIGGER: While travelling through a swamp the party stumbles across an old battle site.

DESCRIPTION: Wading through the swamp you see dry land up ahead. A few fallen logs and a large dead stump pertrude from the dry mound. As you get closer you notice a fallen body lying behind one of the logs. Looking around you then notice several arrows stuck in trees. Walking towards the earth mound you stumble over a submerged body of a warrior. Trecking up onto the mound you notice two other bodies lying face down in the mud.

DM NOTES: This was an adventuring party that was attacked by a local group of lizardmen. They have stripped the bodies of anything valuable. If the party searches the bodies, they find a fighter that has a left hand covered with a long glove. If they remove the glove the see a silver hand attached just above the wrist. The hand is made of pure silver. If it is removed from the body it immediatly attaches itself to the holder replacing the left arm(75%) or right arm(25%). If either hand is already missing it will replace that one first. Once attached(old limb is severed off and falls to the ground) it cannot be taken off until death. It functions as a normal hand with no penalties at all. It has a normal strength of weilder, but is conductive of electricity giving the wearer a minus two (-2) to saves vs electrical attacks. In return it is immune to fire of any type. This is the hand only and does not confer it to the wearer. In a hand attack it acts as a silver weapon +1 and does 1d4+1 damage.

KEY: The lizardmen that attacked the first party might attack the party. There is a local lizardman tribe close by.

OVERVIEW: Illithids set a trap for an adventuring group

TRIGGERS: PC's approach the sailor

DESCRIPTION: At the bar you see a drunken sailor stooped on a stool leaning over the end of the bar. His mug is half full and most of what he is drinking he spills over himself. Every once in a while he raises his head and yells "Illithids boarding us captain!" or "The helms out captain, Were going down"

DM NOTES: If the PC's approach the sailor and start talking to him. He will tell them how he was aboard the "Fast Approach" passing by a nearby asteroid field with a cargo of fine silks, and paintings when a illithid ship attacked them from behind a asteroid. The battle was going OK until the illithids used there probability travel to board the "Fast Approach". The ship went down on a asteroid. Barth. The sailor was soon rescued by a passing elven man-a-war. None of the cargo was recovered. (In fact the illithids reprogrammed Barths mind to think of that story. There is no ship. The illithids are just waiting for a group of adventures to try to find the cargo. where they can attack.)

KEY: Barth (if healed of brin wash) actually knows of a lost ship

OVERVIEW: The traveller meets the party the first time.

TRIGGER: The party can be doing anything, from resting to fighting, and it can occur any where from an alley to a forest to a mountain top.

DESCRIPTION: All of a sudden you see a bright light appear about 10' in front of you. When the light dims you see a spherical bubble with a man sitting in a metal chair that has all types of contraptions mounted on the sides... He looks and you for a moment then says greetings..

DM NOTES: This is a time/space traveller, that can be used in an on-going campaign. (This should be the first meeting though) The traveller created a time/space warp machine that allows him to travel around to different universes/spheres/worlds/times. The only problem is that he can never leave the bubble except in his own time. He does have a built in transporter that allows him to transfer non-living objects (no larger than a basket ball) in and out of the bubble. He will greet the party and ask the usual questions as where he is/ who they are/ what is happening/ what has happened/ etc... He is a historian that wants to see all time. He does not age while in the bubble.

KEY: If they are friendly he will give them a communicator that will allow the party to talk one way to him through time/space. This will allow him to know what is happening, and if need be(or wants) he can come back and view the time-line. This can be a help for the party/DM in that sometimes he can tell what the future is like because of a certain action the party might be taking. Thus killing off the Kobolds will eventually destroy mankind... Or he might be able to tell what happened in the past as to give the party reference to some point. He will not(because he cant) go to a specific time/place (thus the party can't ask him to check out something in the future and then tell them what happens) He can only do general time/ space shifts. Thus you (DM) can have him appear when you want, and have him check up on the party. Or he can come back and tell them what has happened or what would of happened if they did a certain action. (eg: The party asks him to check out an action they are about to perform. He leaves, then 20 days later he might appear and tell them what actually happened, or what might of happened if they did it in the opposite action, He went to a different reality to find out what happened)

OVERVIEW: The party is travelling along a road/path when they meet up with a polymorphed dragon.

TRIGGER: The dragon approaches the party. He is sitting along side the road that the party is travelling on.

DESCRIPTION: While travelling along the road you see an lone figure sitting on a rock along side the road. As you approach you notice that its an old man. As you get even nearing he raises his head and looks your way. Beside him you notice a small sack and a quarter staff lying on the ground.

DM NOTES: The old man is actually a polymorphed dragon. He has a lair not far from hear and from time to time checks out his land. He does this by chagining into a travelling man/women or animal and travels along the roads. If people are nice to him then he lets them go on their way, otherwise if they seem rude or hostile then he leaves the party and watches them from a distance. If they harm anyone then he will try to interfer. First he will try to do it without getting directly involved, but if that doesn't work then he may make an appearence. (only if he knows he cant get killed). If they are nice to him then he will travel along the road with them for a day or two and then depart heading into the woods.

KEY: If the party is nice (or maybe just one or two of them) he could become an ally. He will not reveal himself to be a dragon, but as a old wizard. He may tell the party of a local area of trouble (orcs/raiders) or something where they could collect the treasure.

OVERVIEW: Smuggling of illegal cargo into a city

TRIGGER: The group of smugglers see the PC's as they pass the alley and are afraid that they are the local police. Thus they drop the Box. If the PC's ignore it they come back in ten minutes and finish the move.

DESCRIPTION: The PC's are walking past an alley when the see several figures down the alley moving a heavy box. The figures notice the PC's and drop the box and run!

DM NOTES: If the PCs explore the alley they wil find that the box has broken open. The figures that were carrying the box are all gone. (Though they will soon return with a total of 8 men [appropriate level for a good fight] - They thought the PC's were town guards) Inside the box is a large quantity of rare ore from a local (planet/island) that is protected from trade agreements. If try to sell the ore the will be arrested. The ore if processed will make a +1 steel for making weapons, but has a green tint to it. and is easy to enchant (thus it is valuable).

KEY: If the PC's report the metal to the local authorities they will ask the PC's to explore the local (planet/island) to find the base that has exporting the metal illegally.

OVERVIEW: PC's are eating at a local establishment where nobles and dignitaries frequent. The food is poisoned!

TRIGGER: The PC's are eating at the establishment, there are also several local nobles currently at the establishment.

DESCRIPTION: Your meal arrives and you start eating when you notice a man fall from his chair seated at the table to your side. The man sitting next to him grabs his throat and starts to choke. You look down at your food and wonder?

DM NOTES: The food is intended to poison the local nobles and kill them. If the PC's make their save they are not effected by the poison (if they are high level then make the save with a minus). If they fail the save then they start to choke and in 10+1d10 rounds they will die. It will be easy if the party has a cleric in the group, otherwise you might want to put a church down the street that has the ability to save them. But make it cost them! Either a favor to the church or a large amount of money. (NOTE: This is not intended to kill the PC's just a fun encounter, but stupid thinking never stops death!) If they also save the Nobels that have eaten the poison they will reward the party with a 100gp (total) and ask them to find the would-be killers.

KEY: If the PC's save the nobles they will ask/hire them to search out who poisoned the food. Or the PC's may think that it was an arch villian that tried to poison them.

OVERVIEW: A Gnome circus is in town and the Giant Space Hamsters have broken out of their cages.

TRIGGER: Three giant space hamsters have broken out of their cages, and have started destroying everything around them.

DESCRIPTION: From down the street you hear faint yells! A few seconds later the yells get louder and several scared mothers grab their children and head for the small allyways. You then see two large fury creatures bounding towards you! Further down the street you see another large fury creature knocking over a caged wagon! A few seconds later two lions jump oout of the broken wagon and attack the fury creature(sort of looks like a large 10' tall mouse!). An unfortunate mother and child get knocked to the ground in the scramble!

DM NOTES: The local Gnome circus is in town along with their famous giant space hamsters. Someone has unlocked the cage they were in and they have started causing alot of trouble! Two are bounding down the street trying to get away, while the third is attacking the lion cage wagon that was next to them. If left alone the hamster will be able to kill one of the lions, but the other lions will finish of the hamster in 2d4 rounds. The child will most likely die if not saved! (Good instigator for a paladin) The other two hamsters will charge down the streets knocking over wagons, carts, booths until either cornered or sedated (prefered by the gnomes) or killed! Gnomes are running all about trying to get ropes on both the lions and lone hamster while a crew of 4 head of after the two escaping!

KEY: Circus Owners want the party to try to find out who let the hamsters escape! They will pay 100gp per head who help!

OVERVIEW: Local merchant selling land, that may not be available!

TRIGGER: Party is in the merchant district/bazar and a man from a booth calls them over.

DESCRIPTION: Walking down the busy street you hear the usual sellers screams and shouts! Then above all you hear a booming voice "Hey Fine Sir!" "Hey Fine Sir!", as you look to see where the voice is coming you notice a fat gentlemen standing behind a stand! Layed across the top of the stand you see various maps and drawing. Catching his eye he waves you over towards his stand.

DM NOTES: The merchants name is Valorous. He is selling land deeds! Valorous actually has proper deeds to MOST (not all) of his land. He sells the deeds as squaters rights (the buyers have to establish a fixed building on the land). The problem is that he is selling multiple deeds to the same lot. Thus you can have several owners trying to setup on the same land. Also musch of the land is very hostile in that there are raiders, monsters, etc out there. There is a 20% chance that the lot of land is false (either does not exist or does not leagally have the rights to sell the land). (There is a 30% chance that the land is legal, but is worth less. Swamp!)

KEY: If the land is false then the party may try to hunt down Valorous (he has moved onto the next town/city). Or they might try to establish a land holding. (I would make the land very hostile) This would lead to the party trying to clear the land.

OVERVIEW: While in town the party sees a beautiful girl dancing in thestreets, while 2 invisible thieves pick pocket the party.

TRIGGER: The party passes the girl dancing in the street.

DESCRIPTION: While walking down the street you see a circle of people standing around a girld dancing. You can barley see her, but from all the screams and yells, you know she must be putting on some show! [If they try to get a better look at her] You see the most beautiful girl you have ever seen. You stare at her with wonder.

DM NOTES: If the party trys to get a better look at her they must save versus paralyzation (Elves use their resistance to charm (-20%)) with a -4. Working the crowd are two invisible thieves. If a memeber of the party does save then there is a 20% chance s/he might be targeted (use a normal PP roll to see if it succeeds). If the save is failed then there is a 85% chance that they are targeted (no PP roll needed). The thieves take only small items from the party (Keys/gold/gems/wands/rings/etc) [This is a good way to remove a few small items from a party or to start another adventure because something important was stolen]. After about an hour of this the group leaves.

KEY: The party might try to go after the group to get back their items. The local authorities will ask the party to hunt them down. 50gp / head.

OVERVIEW: The party runs across a beholder eating a evil humanoid.

TRIGGER: The party is passing by (or through) a dark alley.

DESCRIPTION: About 20' in front of you you notice a large spherical orb floating over the remains of a man. Sticking out of the orb you see what appears to be a arm, attached to the top of the orb are several tenticals pointing about in different directions. To the right of the half eaten body you see another body (possibly female) lying face down. As you stop to look and the grewsome picture it stops chewing and turns a large pick eye towards you...

DM NOTES: The beholder is actually a friendly beholder that has been exiled from its clan. It is normally polymorphed into a half-elf and lives above a local tavern. The only problem is that to fully eat it needs to convert back to its natural form. It also is picky about who it eats! The current victim was a thief attacking the down women (who is still alive, just unconsious) (She will tell the story of the attacker if given the chance) The beholder will not attack, and even try to escape if attacked. It will explain to the party what has happened if given the chance.

KEY: If the party does not kill the beholder, it will try to make friends with them. It knows many secrets about the town, and may be able to help the party in the future. It will ask the party to keep its identity a secret for fear for its life, and will offer the party a map that it found on one of its victims as a bribe! Beholder is LN in alignment.

OVERVIEW: The party runs across a beholder eating a humanoid.

TRIGGER: The party is passing by (or through) a dark alley.

DESCRIPTION: About 20' in front of you you notice a large spherical orb floating over the remains of a man. Sticking out of the orb you see what appears to be a arm, attached to the top of the orb are several tenticals pointing about in different directions. To the right of the half eaten body you see another body (possibly female) lying face down. As you stop to look and the grewsome picture it stops chewing and turns a large pick eye towards you...

DM NOTES: The beholder is actually a scout beholder that has been scouting the local city, to prepare for a takeover. The beholder will attack on sight, and will try to eliminate any witnesses. If has to escape it will float off, and when out of sight will polymoprh into a small human child. It will then follow the party and attack them when they are uprepared.

KEY: If the party does not kill the beholder, and it is too much for the beholder to handle, then it will send for others. Who will stalk the party and city!

OVERVIEW: The party runs across a beholder(dragon) eating a humanoid.

TRIGGER: The party is passing by (or through) a dark alley.

DESCRIPTION: About 20' in front of you you notice a large spherical orb floating over the remains of a man. Sticking out of the orb you see what appears to be a arm, attached to the top of the orb are several tenticals pointing about in different directions. To the right of the half eaten body you see another body (possibly female) lying face down. As you stop to look and the grewsome picture it stops chewing and turns a large pick eye towards you...

DM NOTES: The beholder is actually a polymorphed red dragon that lives in the city. It will use spells first, then use its breath weapon. At this point the party should assume that it may not be a beholder. If it turns back into its normal form it will fill the alley. But it will only do this in a last ditch effort. It can only levitate up and down (2nd level spell).

KEY: If the party does not kill the dragon it will try to escape, letting the party think that it was actually a beholder attacking!

OVERVIEW: Muggers attacking a local merchant in alley

TRIGGERS: The thugs will attack the party if they interfere.

DESCRIPTION: As you walk by an alley you hear a scream from the darkness of the alley. As they approach you see two people bent over a third.

DM NOTES: If the PC's investigate they will find two thugs armed with daggers robbing a local merchant. The merchant has been stabbed and is about to die. (Bleed at 2hps for 3 rounds will put him at 0HP -Dead unconscious). If the PC's save the merchants life he will offer to give them transport to any known (Spelljammer) port. Free of charge. or 5000gp. He has on him 35gp, 4pp, 18sp 6cp. A ring 250gp. A charter to pick up a cargo at a local port and deliver it to an asteroid belt for 20,000gp.

KEY: If the PC's pick up the cargo and deliver it. they will find out that the reciepients of the cargo are Scro! The cargo is full of 5 med ballista bolts +1.

OVERVIEW: During the night a meteor crashes down near the party. This hunk of space steel could be very valuable to the right buyer.

TRIGGER: The PC's are camped out for the night in a forest not too far from a small city.

DESCRIPTION: The watchman set up for the night sees a bright streak, like a falling star, but much, much brighter. The ensuing roar and crash wakes the rest of the party. It must have landed nearby. Is this a gift from the gods?

DM NOTES: As the PC's approach the area where they think the meteor fell, they notice that there is a clearing up ahead. The impact of the meteor has destroyed a small chunk of the surrounding forest. When they reach the site, a deep voice says, "Hello there." It is only then that they notice a huge gold dragon surveying the impact as well. If the PC's attack, they may be in for some trouble - the dragon is huge and ancient. If the PC's talk, the dragon is polite. The dragon knows no more about the meteor than the PC's. The meteor is cool to the touch by the time the PC's arrive, despite its fiery journey. The meteor would bring a nice sum of money in the nearby city for its fine metal.

KEY: The PC's should have no real way of carrying the meteor and no way of cutting it either. If they befriend the dragon and offer it a substantial reward, it could carry the meteor to the city. The meteor offers fine steel and may be used to make magical weapons and armor. The dragon will want at least half of the meteorite's value to carry it to the city.

POSTED BY: Matt Carlson ([email protected]) ([email protected])

OVERVIEW: During the night a meteor crashes down near the party. Its actually a iron golem that is from a spelljamming ship that crashed.

DESCRIPTION: The watchman set up for the night sees a bright streak, like a falling star, but much, much brighter. The ensuing roar and crash wakes the rest of the party. It must have landed nearby. Is this a gift from the gods?

DM NOTES: The meteor is actually a iron golem that was on a spelljamming ship. The ship entered the atmosphere out of control and burned up all that was aboard, The only thing that did not burn up was the golem. As the PC's approach the area where they think the meteor fell, they notice that there is a clearing up ahead. The impact of the golem has destroyed a small chunk of the surrounding forest. The golem was under the control of a wizard that was on the ship. It was controled by an circlet(crown), which did not burn up if the crash, but is several hundred feet away, under a tree. The golem, no longer under the control of the master will attack all living creatures on sight. If the PC's flee it will roam around the woods until it finds more to kill. Inside the golem is a gem worth 30,000gp that contains the summoned soul.

KEY: If the circlet is found then it should be damaged, thus requiring the party to get it fixed (It should take a vast amount of money). If they just leave it alone then it will eventually attack a nearby village or city (Remind paladins of this possibility).

OVERVIEW: The PC's set up camp not far from a clearing. A wild dance begins in the clearing around midnight.

TRIGGER: The PC's are camped out in a wood not far from a small meadow. Around midnight strange sounds are heard and a fire is lit in the clearing.

DESCRIPTION: The party is awakened by an eerie music played not far away. As the PC's rouse themselves, the notice a bonfire has been lit in the nearby clearing. If the party listens carefully, they can just make out bits of a song - in goblin.

DM NOTES: As the PC's approach the area where the bonfire is they see about twenty goblins dancing around a fire pit heaped high with deadwood. The flames are reaching high into the air, and a loud crackling can be heard as the wood burns. All of the goblins are colorfully painted and ornamented but otherwise naked, and bearing wineskins only. The goblins are actually not goblins, but followers of Dionysis (or some similar god) wished into goblin form (even to the extent of speech).

KEY: If the party parleys, there will be no response until the dance is over, an hour before dawn. If the party attacks all will flee. If the party waits, the goblins will leave once the dance is finished, unless approached. Those who speak goblin may learn what the goblins are and that an LN wizard wished the dancers into this form as punishment for their chaotic tendencies. Little save another wish can aid their plight.

POSTED BY: Matt Carlson ([email protected]) ([email protected])

OVERVIEW: The PC's set up camp not far from a clearing. A wild dance begins in the clearing around midnight.

TRIGGER: The PC's are camped out in a wood not far from a small meadow. Around midnight strange sounds are heard and strange lights are seen coming from within the clearing.

DESCRIPTION: The party is awakened by an eerie music played not far away. As the PC's rouse themselves, the notice twinkling lights in the nearby clearing. If an elven party member listens carefully, they can just make out bits of a song - in Fairy, Sprite, or other such type.

DM NOTES: The clearing is a Fairy Ring. The periodic dances start here, but can travel anywhere and last for days/months/years. The players will have access to Fairy Food, but if they consume any, they lose their save versus the dance. If they don't consume any fairy food, they can choose to join in, or make a save to stop from being "charmed" into the dance. Those who fail to save or chose to join will be in the dance until it ends. A DM can use this tool to easily shift the players in time (forward only) or place (so long as there is a path that does not cross running water between where the PC's get caught in the dance and where it ends). There are many different kinds of Fairy Folk usually involved and they are usually inclined to talk to anyone who has joined the dance. After the dance has completed, the players should have a growth of hair/beard to match the length of time the dance lasted.

KEY: If the party joins willingly, they can learn a lot of interesting stuff from the Fairies (examples: Location of monsters, details about terrain, myths or legends, how to ferment "Fairy Fire") If a person is "charmed" into the dance unwillingly, the Fairies will delight in teasing/tormenting them (depending on how nasty the DM likes to run Fairies). The Fairies who enjoy the PC's may give them some token: a dram of Leprechaun Brandy, which could be sold for comparitively large sums to other alcoholic drinks; a fancy carved piece of jewelry; or other worthwhile gift for being good sports. Those who saved and didn't get caught in the dance will see it "fade" in the morning light, taking with it their comrades, possibly leaving them alone in the wilderness. If they want, the PC's can bring their animals (Fairies love additional dancers and aren't biased against animals...

POSTED BY: Jeff Hildebrand ([email protected])

OVERVIEW: Kobold Witchdoctor uses illusion of a unicorn to lead party into ambush!

TRIGGER: Party is either travelling through forest or resting.

DESCRIPTION: About 40 feet from you you notice a pure white horse eating from a grass patch. It looks towards you, and you notice the long silver horn ontop of its forehead. It takes off at a gallop into the woods.

DM NOTES: The unicorn is actually an illusion made by a Witchdoctor Kobold. The unicorn will run off through the woods past where the kobolds have set up several traps! In the nearby trees are several archers waiting for the party to enter the trap area. The witch doctor has a wand of magic missles (5 charges left), and a ring of protection (any +)

KEY: If the kobolds start to lose they will run aways leading the party back to the kobold camp, where there should be a bunch more kobolds. There will also be many traps and other archers waiting back at camp.

OVERVIEW: The Kobolds know about this section of forest that is a anti magic area. Thus they have set up traps to ambush the party.

TRIGGER: The party is going through the woods when they enter the area that is anit magic, they get ambushed!

DESCRIPTION: You are walking through the woods when infront of you up pops a branch fence. Quickly turning your just in time to see another branch fence popup behind you!

DM NOTES: The kobolds have found a magic dead area, and have set up a trap of branch fences to corral the party. The fences are 6' and will take 2+1d4 rounds to cut through or 1+1d4 rounds to climb over/through. The kobolds have perches setup in the trees where they will fire arrows down into the corral. Note: no spells will work for the party as will no magic items, like protection rings/armor, and stoneskins, etc... Thus the kobolds should have easy targets against the party. The kobolds also have several wild dogs they let lose to attack any one who may try to climb over/through the fences.

KEY: The party hunts down the kobolds. The magic dead area is created by a rare rock that is hidden beneath the ground.

OVERVIEW: The drinking bear is a decoy for a beholder, that is waiting in hiding to ambush the party.

TRIGGER: The party either tries to cross the river, or is camping near the river.

DESCRIPTION: Upon coming to the river you hear some splashing up stream. Turning you notice a bear rummaging in the water. Its a large bear, but its currently between two a few fallen logs, and a dirt mound on the far bank. [If they move closer] It still hasn't noticed the party yet, and as you move closer you notice the smell of dead flesh! Looking about you see a pile of fish decaying away on the beach.

DM NOTES: The bear is actually dead, and is being animated by a beholder behi9nd the fallen logs. It is waiting for the party to get a

little closer and then attack them from the side. Its using its TK to move the bear around in the water. The smell is actually the bear rotting away.

KEY: The beholder has a stash of treasure from other partys that have fallen to the trap hidden on the far side of the dirt mound. Inside a scroll tube is a map to the beholders clan.

OVERVIEW: The party is travelling through a swamp when the come across an old ship stuck in the middle of the swamp. A group of Wererats have taken up home to the ship and want to keep it.

TRIGGER: The party is walking through the swamp and hear noises from in the distance.

DESCRIPTION: Wading through the swamp you suddenly stop. Listening closer you hear shouts, and cheers from deeper in the swamp. [As they get closer] As you approach the noises get louder and louder. You also notice that the water is getting deeper and deeper as you approach the noise. [In sight of the ship] As you pear through the mist you see what appears to be an old sailing ship. Yet you wonder how it ever got here inthe middle of the swamp. The noises you can now hear clearly are the shouts of humanoids cheering on some type of competition. You also notice may small rats swimming around the water, and climbing trees, trying to get out of your way.

DM NOTES: The ship is actually an old spelljamming ship that landed here in the swamp. On the far side on the ship is a big hole that is somewhat boarded up (from a big fight in space) The ship landed here trying to repair itself when it was attacked by a wererat. Soon the whole ship was infested by the creature. The noises are coming from the interior of the ship where a restling match is going on between a wererat and a were Crocodile(it was infested years ago in a match). All the inhabitants of the ship are currently at the match (set the number to appropriate size to put up a good fight against party - min 5 + croc) The main leader will flee if it gets too bad for his group. He mainly sits on a large stone throne in the ship(which can be a working helm if you want) A stash of treasure is hidden deep in the bowels of the ship.

KEY: Spelljamming helm to reach the stars(a nice way to get party into spelljamming). Also one of the players could get infected with

lyncanthropy(must find a cure).

OVERVIEW: The party comes across a semi-civilized lizardman tribe in the middle of the swamp. The lizarmen setup a hunt to track down the party.

TRIGGER: The party can either stumble across a lizardman scout party who will flee back to camp, the party can come across the lizardman camp (this is better if it is a stronger party)

DESCRIPTION: [Lizardman scout party] Walking through the swamp you hear some noises off in the distance. Stoping to concentrate on the noises you hear shouting a couple hundred feet from you. Looking you see a few torches (5 or 6) about chest level coming your way. Looking harder you notice large humanoids carrying the torches, they appear to have a reflective skin as you notice the torch light reflect off of them. Lizardman! They quickly notice your group, turn and run in the opposite direction! [Lizardman Camp]Finally coming to high ground you hear, shouts a few hundred feet in front of you. Looking down you notice many clawed foot prints in the mud leading to and from the water. Then suddenly infront of you you see a large group of lizardmen, some have clubs, others spears, and a few even have swords. They all start chanting, when a section of them part an out walks a large one with many necklaces, and a staff. They all stop the chant, and the leader holds up his staff. He says a few words in lizardish. The crowd starts up a different chant, each time they finish a verse the leader lowers the staff a little...

DM NOTES: If the party comes across the scouts use the second part as they chase the lizardmen to the camp. Have the number of lizardmen be more than the party could handle (thus hopefully they wont attack), so hopefully they will have the sense to run. The leader (A shaman) is counting down to the hunt. When his staff reaches the ground it starts. Have the lizardmen get more and more excited each time a verse is finished. The idea is for the party to run and be hunted. They should escape if they are not too thick headed, and stay and fight. Once the hunt starts they lizardmen break off into groups,so if the party does come across one or two groups they could fight a little to slow them down, but this would attract more groups! If the party is too stupid (thick headed) have the group get caught. Then they are tied up and a great feast is prepared. If they party cant escape on its own, have a group of lizardmen free the party. This special group is a faction that is against the current leaders, which they want to see them lose face, thus if the prisoners escape they may have a chance to take control of the tribe. (This is more important than a feast to them)

KEY: The group may want to remove the lizardmen from the area. The special group may seek the party to help them assinate the tribe leader.