Dolmenwood Travel Events

I've been talking a lot about random encounters in Dolmenwood lately. The various creatures and people that one might meet when on the road or wandering in the woods is only half of the story, however. Another very important and interesting aspect of travel is the places and hazards one may come across.

In my thought on the subject, so far, I've classified the following types of happenings while travelling in the wilderness:

• The weather changes. Roll on the weather table for the season. This result lasts, more or less, until another "weather changes" result occurs. (Allotting a fixed chance of a change in the weather each day seems like a nice simplification, in place of making an additional roll on a weather table each day.)
• A mishap or accident occurs.
• A hazard or natural obstacle is encountered.
• The spoor of a monster is discovered.
• An encounter happens.
• An interesting location is discovered.

(Note that getting lost is not included in the list of possible happenings, at the moment. I might try to integrate it as well, in a future iteration.)

So I'm conceiving a 1d12 roll four times per day. The results of the roll depend on the activity of the party and the terrain they are exploring. Something like this...


On the Road

1. Uneventful
2. Uneventful
3. Weather change
4. Weather change
5. Mishap / Hazard
6. Spoor
7. Spoor
8. Encounter
9. Encounter
10. Encounter
11. Encounter
12. Location

Off-Road (Normal Terrain)

1. Uneventful
2. Uneventful
3. Weather change
4. Weather change
5. Mishap / Hazard
6. Spoor
7. Encounter
8. Encounter
9. Encounter
10. Location
11. Location
12. Location

Off-Road (Difficult Terrain)

1. Uneventful
2. Uneventful
3. Weather change
4. Weather change
5. Mishap / Hazard
6. Mishap / Hazard
7. Mishap / Hazard
8. Spoor
9. Encounter
10. Encounter
11. Location
12. Location

Camping

1. Uneventful
2. Uneventful
3. Uneventful
4. Uneventful
5. Uneventful
6. Uneventful
7. Weather change
8. Weather change
9. Spoor
10. Spoor
11. Encounter
12. Encounter

Dolmenwood Encounter Tables: Combined Master Tables (Nighttime)

Continuing from the previous post, here are the nighttime tables.

d100	Nighttime, campfire
1	Giant boar
2	Giant centipedes
3	Giant leech
4	Giant rats
5	Giant toad
6	Sentient badger
7	Sentient fox
8	Sentient owl
9	Barrow bogies
10	Barrow bogies
11	Changeling
12	Changeling
13	Crepuscular gnome
14	Crepuscular gnome
15	Dryad
16	Elves
17	Elves
18	Elves
19	Elves - wild hunt
20	Glegg
21	Glegg
22	Grimalkin, wilder
23	Grimalkin, wilder
24	Hob
25	Hob
26	Nymph
27	Nymph
28	Redcap
29	Redcap
30	Redcap
31	Scrabey
32	Scrabey
33	Tomfools
34	Tomfools
35	Unicorn (black)
36	Unicorn (noble)
37	Will o’ the wisp
38	Will o’ the wisp
39	Will o’ the wisp
40	Will o’ the wisp
41	Woodgrue
42	Woodgrue
43	Woodgrue
44	Woodgrue
45	Antler wraith
46	Bog zombies
47	Centaur (deformed)
48	Devil goat
49	Evil tree
50	Evil wolves
51	Gelatinous hulk
52	Ghost
53	Giant spider
54	Giant spider (spell-weaver)
55	Gloam
56	Goatmen, wild
57	Groaning spirit
58	Lycanthrope
59	Nightgaunt
60	Nightworms
61	Ogre, horned
62	Sodder/grasper
63	Witch owls
64	Wyrm
65	Adventurers
66	Adventurers
67	Adventurers
68	Adventurers
69	Bandits/highwaymen
70	Bandits/highwaymen
71	Bandits/highwaymen
72	Bandits/highwaymen
73	Bandits/highwaymen
74	Bandits/highwaymen
75	Beggar
76	Drune
77	Drune
78	Drune
79	Drune
80	Drune
81	Drune
82	Explorers
83	Fortune teller
84	Hermit
85	Hunters/woodsmen/trappers/anglers
86	Hunters/woodsmen/trappers/anglers
87	Hunters/woodsmen/trappers/anglers
88	Messengers
89	Nobles
90	Pedlar
91	Pilgrim/friar (travelling to random shrine)
92	Refugees / the lost / exiles
93	Refugees / the lost / exiles
94	Soldiers
95	Villager
96	Villager
97	Witch
98	Witch
99	Witch
100	Witch

d100	Nighttime, dark or wandering
1	Bog salamander
2	Flying horse
3	Giant boar
4	Giant centipedes
5	Giant leech
6	Giant rats
7	Giant snail
8	Giant snail (psionic)
9	Giant stag
10	Giant toad
11	Giant weasel
12	Moon doe
13	Sentient badger
14	Sentient fox
15	Sentient owl
16	Shaggy mammoth
17	Shambling mound
18	Translucent ape
19	Barrow bogies
20	Barrow bogies
21	Changeling
22	Changeling
23	Crepuscular gnome
24	Crepuscular gnome
25	Dryad
26	Dryad
27	Elves
28	Elves
29	Elves - wild hunt
30	Elves - wild hunt
31	Glegg
32	Glegg
33	Grimalkin, wilder
34	Grimalkin, wilder
35	Hob
36	Hob
37	Nymph
38	Nymph
39	Nymph
40	Nymph
41	Redcap
42	Redcap
43	Scrabey
44	Scrabey
45	Tomfools
46	Tomfools
47	Unicorn (black)
48	Unicorn (black)
49	Unicorn (noble)
50	Unicorn (noble)
51	Will o’ the wisp
52	Will o’ the wisp
53	Will o’ the wisp
54	Will o’ the wisp
55	Will o’ the wisp
56	Woodgrue
57	Woodgrue
58	Woodgrue
59	Woodgrue
60	Antler wraith
61	Antler wraith
62	Bog zombies
63	Centaur (deformed)
64	Devil goat
65	Evil tree
66	Evil tree
67	Evil wolves
68	Gelatinous hulk
69	Ghost
70	Giant spider
71	Giant spider
72	Giant spider (spell-weaver)
73	Gloam
74	Gloam
75	Goatmen, wild
76	Goatmen, wild
77	Goatmen, wild
78	Groaning spirit
79	Groaning spirit
80	Lycanthrope
81	Lycanthrope
82	Nightgaunt
83	Nightworms
84	Nightworms
85	Ogre, horned
86	Ogre, horned
87	Sodder/grasper
88	Sodder/grasper
89	Witch owls
90	Wyrm
91	Wyrm
92	Adventurers
93	Bandits/highwaymen
94	Bandits/highwaymen
95	Drune
96	Drune
97	Hermit
98	Refugees / the lost / exiles
99	Witch
100	Wizard

Dolmenwood Encounter Tables: Combined Master Tables (Daytime)

I previously posted ideas working towards a complete set of general encounter tables for Dolmenwood, including variants for daytime/nighttime and party activity. I really like the idea of having a bit more detail to the design of encounter tables. Some people pointed out, though, that my previous designs, being based on multiple rolls on multiple tables, would add complexity in play. To that end, I've created conglomerated mega tables which require but a single roll / look-up.

Here's the result. Obviously, this isn't a very usable format. I'll make it into a proper PDF at some point.

(Note: green things are animals, yellow things are fairies, red things are monsters, and blue things are people.)

Blogger is playing up on me, so I've had to split this post in two. First, here are the daytime tables. Here's part two.

d100	Daytime, in the wilds
1	Deer
2	Deer
3	Boar
4	Boar
5	Bear
6	Bear
7	Wolves
8	Wolves
9	Giant weasel
10	Sentient crow
11	Sentient squirrel
12	Sentient hare
13	Giant centipedes
14	Snake
15	Giant ants
16	Killer bees
17	Insect swarm
18	Insect swarm
19	Giant stag beetle
20	Griffon
21	Domestic animals
22	Deer
23	Snake
24	Giant ants
25	Barrow bogies
26	Mogglewomp
27	Scrabey
28	Sprites
29	Sprites
30	Dryad
31	Elves
32	Elves
33	Unicorn (noble)
34	Unicorn (black)
35	Grimalkin, estray
36	Grimalkin, chester
37	Changeling
38	Changeling
39	Boggart
40	Grigg
41	Leshii
42	Pook
43	Poppet
44	Hob
45	Elves
46	Scrabey
47	Pook
48	Leshii
49	Hob
50	Gloam
51	Scrycke
52	Ogre
53	Troll
54	Grey worm
55	Root thing (autumn) or giant spider
56	Giant spider
57	Centaur
58	Basilisk
59	Goatmen, longhorn
60	Goatmen, shorthorn
61	Goatmen, wild
62	Deodand
63	Chimera (any number of hybrid monstrosities)
64	Evil tree
65	Lycanthrope
66	Wyrm
67	Scarecrow or wickerling
68	Atacorn
69	Peryton
70	Goatmen, longhorn
71	Goatmen, shorthorn
72	Goatmen, wild
73	Evil tree
74	Goatmen, wild
75	Pedlar/merchant
76	Beggar
77	Villager
78	Villager
79	Villager
80	Pilgrim/friar (travelling to random shrine)
81	Soldiers/knights (in the High Wold, 2 in 6 chance of shorthorn goatmen)
82	Bandits/highwaymen
83	Adventurers
84	Hunters/woodsmen/trappers/anglers
85	Wizard
86	Witch
87	Drune
88	Nobles (in the High Wold, 2 in 6 chance of longhorn goatmen)
89	Officials (bailiffs, tax collectors) (in the High Wold, 2 in 6 chance of longhorn goatmen)
90	Refugees / the lost / exiles
91	Hermit
92	Fortune teller
93	Explorers (cartographers, scouts)
94	Messengers (criers, emissaries)
95	Adventurers
96	Hunters/woodsmen/trappers/anglers
97	Explorers (cartographers, scouts)
98	Refugees / the lost / exiles
99	Bandits/highwaymen
100	Drune

d100	Daytime, on the road
1	Deer
2	Deer
3	Deer
4	Boar
5	Boar
6	Boar
7	Sentient crow
8	Sentient crow
9	Sentient squirrel
10	Sentient squirrel
11	Sentient hare
12	Sentient hare
13	Bear
14	Bear
15	Wolves
16	Wolves
17	Giant weasel
18	Domestic animals
19	Domestic animals
20	Domestic animals
21	Domestic animals
22	Giant weasel
23	Giant centipedes
24	Snake
25	Giant ants
26	Killer bees
27	Insect swarm
28	Giant centipedes
29	Snake
30	Giant ants
31	Killer bees
32	Insect swarm
33	Giant stag beetle
34	Changeling
35	Elves
36	Elves
37	Grimalkin, estray
38	Grimalkin, estray
39	Mogglewomp
40	Scrabey
41	Scrabey
42	Gloam
43	Goatmen, longhorn
44	Goatmen, longhorn
45	Goatmen, shorthorn
46	Goatmen, shorthorn
47	Goatmen, wild
48	Lycanthrope
49	Scarecrow or wickerling
50	Adventurers
51	Adventurers
52	Adventurers
53	Bandits/highwaymen
54	Bandits/highwaymen
55	Beggar
56	Beggar
57	Beggar
58	Drune
59	Explorers (cartographers, scouts)
60	Explorers (cartographers, scouts)
61	Fortune teller
62	Fortune teller
63	Fortune teller
64	Fortune teller
65	Hunters/woodsmen/trappers/anglers
66	Hunters/woodsmen/trappers/anglers
67	Messengers (criers, emissaries)
68	Messengers (criers, emissaries)
69	Messengers (criers, emissaries)
70	Nobles (in the High Wold, 2 in 6 chance of longhorn goatmen)
71	Nobles (in the High Wold, 2 in 6 chance of longhorn goatmen)
72	Nobles (in the High Wold, 2 in 6 chance of longhorn goatmen)
73	Officials (bailiffs, tax collectors) (in the High Wold, 2 in 6 chance of longhorn goatmen)
74	Officials (bailiffs, tax collectors) (in the High Wold, 2 in 6 chance of longhorn goatmen)
75	Officials (bailiffs, tax collectors) (in the High Wold, 2 in 6 chance of longhorn goatmen)
76	Officials (bailiffs, tax collectors) (in the High Wold, 2 in 6 chance of longhorn goatmen)
77	Pedlar/merchant
78	Pedlar/merchant
79	Pedlar/merchant
80	Pedlar/merchant
81	Pilgrim/friar (travelling to random shrine)
82	Pilgrim/friar (travelling to random shrine)
83	Pilgrim/friar (travelling to random shrine)
84	Refugees / the lost / exiles
85	Refugees / the lost / exiles
86	Soldiers/knights (in the High Wold, 2 in 6 chance of shorthorn goatmen)
87	Soldiers/knights (in the High Wold, 2 in 6 chance of shorthorn goatmen)
88	Soldiers/knights (in the High Wold, 2 in 6 chance of shorthorn goatmen)
89	Soldiers/knights (in the High Wold, 2 in 6 chance of shorthorn goatmen)
90	Soldiers/knights (in the High Wold, 2 in 6 chance of shorthorn goatmen)
91	Villager
92	Villager
93	Villager
94	Villager
95	Villager
96	Villager
97	Villager
98	Witch
99	Wizard
100	Wizard