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ENCOUNTERS

FORESTENCOUNTERS
(D&D5E)
JUNE3,2016 BYBRIAN 4MINREAD ADDCOMMENT

Thisarticleispartofaseries:

DesertEncounters
ForestEncounters
MountainEncounters
SwampEncounters

Formidabletreesstandsentinel,theircanopiessotightlywoventhatthey
blockoutthesky.Mosscoverstheirtrunksandlimbs.Plantssproutforth
inthedimlightoftheforestfloor.Snakingvinesandbrokenlimbs
entangleeverything.Acreaturewhoopsinthetreetops.Theresaroar
fromsomethingominousinthedistance.Afogofbitingandswarming
insectsbuzzaround,constantlyharassing.

Therearewoodseverywhere.Forestsaredifferentbeastsaltogether.
Theyareateemingecosystem,averitablelivingbreathingentity.People
dontsettleinforests,atnotwithoutclearingthemfirst.Theyare
dangerousplacesandevenpassingthroughoneisafightforsurvival.

Everymomentonelurksintheforest,dangercreepsevercloser.
CHALLENGES
Overgrownvegetation.Forestsareteemingwithlife.Itoften
takeslongtotraversethroughthem.
Twistingandwindingpaths.Navigationbecomesanissue.
Theresareasonwhypeoplegetlostwhentraversingaforest.
Lurkingpredators.Animalsormonsterswatchfromthe
shadows,alwayshungryforprey.
Annoyingpests.Itsnotjusttheanimalsormonstersthatare
hungry.Insects,spiders,andothersmallcreaturesmayharassthe
players.Theyreonepoisonousbiteawayfromabadday.
Dangerousplantlife.BrushupagainstthewrongleafandthePC
hasabadrash.EatthewrongrootandthePCisshittingtheir
brainsout.

WEATHER
Roll2d6.

2 25degreesFahrenheitwarmerthanaverage.Sunnyand
agentlebreeze.

34 20degreesFahrenheitwarmerthanaverage.Sunnyand
veryhumid.

56 Averagetemperature.Partiallycloudyandlightwinds.

78 5degreesFahrenheitcoolerthanaverage.Cloudyskies
andlightrain.

910 10degreesFahrenheitcoolerthanaverage.Thickfog,
cloudyskies,andlightrain.

1112 Temp20degreesFahrenheitcoolerthanaverage.Heavy
foganddownpour.

TRAVEL
ENCOUNTERS
Roll2d6.
Modifyrollwith+1or+2ifitsasaferregion.Modifytherollwith1or
2ifitsadangerousregion.

01 Ayauntiabominationanditsgangofmalisonslaunch
anambush.(mm308/mm309)

2 Theyencroachuponascoutingpartyofhobgoblinsand
abugbear,whodontliketrespassers.(mm186/mm
33)

3 AhungryforesttrollcatcheswindofthePCsand
beginsitshunt.(mm291)

4 Theycomefacetofacewithagiantelkwhoishighly
protectiveofhisterritory.(mm325)

5 Ahordeofflyingsnakesdescendsfromthetreesand
attacks.(mm322)

6 TheyenterapartoftheforestwheretheFeywildis
bleedsthrough,makingtheareamazelikewithmoving
treesandplantsthatintentionallyentwinetoblockthe
pathattimes.

79 Uneventfultravel.

10 Theyfindanabandonedwatchtowerovergrownwith
vines.Agoodlandmarkandoffersvaluablelineofsight.

11 Atempletosomeancientnaturegodrisesupfromthe
forest.Itsabandoned,buttheremaybettreasurehidden
somewhereinside(iftheyrecleverenoughtofindit.)

12+ Theystumbleuponasecludedforestsanctuary.A
magicalspringthererevitalizestheplayersandthereis
anabundanceofsafefruitthatcuresailments.Soonas
theyleavethewaterandfoodlosesitsmagicandthe
sanctuarydisappears,asifitwasneverthere.

CAMPENCOUNTERS
Roll1d6.

1 Acorrosivefogsweepsoverthecampandtheforest,
eatingawayatallorganicmaterial.

2 Curiouspixiesenterintothecamptoplaytricksonthe
 PCs.(mm253)

3 Agianthordeofchitteringbeetlespassesthroughthe
camp,attemptingtoeatanythingmadeoffabric.
Useswarmofinsectsifplayerstrytofightit.(mm338)

4 Apackofblinkdogsandadisplacerbeastenterinto
thecampandengageinafuriousmelee.(mm316/mm
81)

5 Theplantsandtreesawakeninthemoonlightandglow
withasoftbluelight.Tinybluewispsdancearoundthe
campfire.

6 Theentireforeststartsshakingas
ginormoustreantstompspastthecamp.(mm289)

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