Underdark Random Wilderness Encounters

This random encounter table is meant to guide encounters in the Wilderness of the Underdark

by CLeezy3 months ago

Roll	Result
1	Bug Monster saved on Instagram
2	grimlocks
3	dwarven Veterans hunting giants. They will settle for Thallex
4	hook horrors
5	minotaurs
6	chuuls
7	minotaurs
8	vampire spawn
9	fire giants
10	fire giants
11	A beautiful obsidian sculpture of a panther lying on the floor - this is actually a mimic
12	A beautiful obsidian sculpture of a panther lying on the floor - this is actually a mimic
13	A beautiful obsidian sculpture of a panther lying on the floor - this is actually a mimic
14	A lone yellow flower is growing in the middle of the path.
15	A black cat runs across the path.
16	A player (whoever does the roll) trips over, takes bludgeoning damage. Roll a again
17	A dung beetle pushes a ball across the road. If disturbs, it bursts into a smog, doing poison damage and leaves the party member poisoned.
18	Herbalist (can give directions to a shortcut which will save them a days journey)
19	The party finds a sword in a stone. A DC25 Strength check pulls it out. It is a +1 Longsword.
20	hobgoblins - tracking them since the pie house
21	hobgoblins - tracking them since the pie house
22	hobgoblins - tracking them since the pie house
23	hobgoblins - tracking them since the pie house
24	hobgoblins - tracking them since the pie house
25	hobgoblins - tracking them since the pie house
26	A ruined village that once belonged to deep gnomes. A search has a 50% chance of uncovering potions of healing and a 25% chance of finding a random common magic item.
27	The party encounters an old man with a riddle - My rivers are dry, my forests have no trees, my towns are flat and empty, and my roads cannot be walked on. What am I? (A map. The party's journey is shortened by 2 days as the old man reveals a shortcut to them.)
28	A DC15 Perception check spots a small chest hidden beyond a rock. It contains 44gp.
29	A group of excited gnomes bounce past the party. If the party is polite to them, one gives them a useless gizmo that makes a chirping noise when wound up.
30	A shrine is found on a roll. Use a to determine which God, of the six below, it is dedicated to.
31	Shrine to Tymora - If the party makes an offering, they all gain inspiration
32	Shrine to Chauntea - If the party makes an offering, the rest of the day has no violent encounters
33	Shrine to Mask - If the party makes an offering, they get a surprise round in their next encounter.
34	Shrine to Mystra - If the party makes an offering, all spellslots are recovered.
35	Shrine to Oghma - If the party makes an offering, they find a shortcut that reduces their journey by encounters.
36	Shrine to Waukeen - If the party makes an offering, they later find the amount they offered in each of their pockets.
37	Abandoned, unidentifiable Shrine - If the party doesn’t make an offering, they trigger a combat encounter.
38	Demon Shrine, covered in blood - If the party makes an offering, they trigger a combat encounter.
39	The party stops an underground lake to rest. kua tuos
40	The party comes across the corpse of a fire giant. A chicken is picking at its flesh. Certainly this chicken didn't slay the giant...
41	The party comes across the corpse of a fire giant. A chicken is picking at its flesh. Certainly this chicken didn't slay the giant...
42	The party comes across the corpse of a fire giant. A chicken is picking at its flesh. Certainly this chicken didn't slay the giant...
43	The party comes across the corpse of a fire giant. A chicken is picking at its flesh. Certainly this chicken didn't slay the giant...
44	Party enters a "Dead Magic Zone" for days of travel
45	Party enters a "Dead Magic Zone" for days of travel
46	The ground and cave walls become incredibly slick slowing the party down. After 1 hour of travel they will come upon an underground lake. Here they rest and are ambushed by an Aboleth.
47	The ground and cave walls become incredibly slick slowing the party down. After 1 hour of travel they will come upon an underground lake. Here they rest and are ambushed by an Aboleth.
48	The ground and cave walls become incredibly slick slowing the party down. After 1 hour of travel they will come upon an underground lake. Here they rest and are ambushed by an Aboleth.
49	The Yawning Ravine
50	The Yawning Ravine
51	The Petrified Colossus
52	The Petrified Colossus
53	The Petrified Colossus
54	The Cyrstalline Crags
55	The Crystaline Crags
56	Cyclopean Skeleton
57	Cyclopean Skeleton
58	Cyclopean Skeleton
59	A few tattered shacks sit beside the open road, nothing of interest is found within. The only thing to note is that they seem to be breathing. These shacks are mimics.
60	Rockslide! - Party must each make a DC15 Dex check or suffer or halved if saved
61	Rockslide! - Party must each make a DC15 Dex check or suffer or halved if saved
62	Rockslide! - Party must each make a DC15 Dex check or suffer or halved if saved
63	Rockslide! - Party must each make a DC15 Dex check or suffer or halved if saved
64	Rockslide! - Party must each make a DC15 Dex check or suffer or halved if saved
65	Rockslide! - Party must each make a DC15 Dex check or suffer or halved if saved
66	Rockslide! - Party must each make a DC15 Dex check or suffer or halved if saved
67	Rockslide! - Party must each make a DC15 Dex check or suffer or halved if saved
68	Rockslide! - Party must each make a DC15 Dex check or suffer or halved if saved
69	Rockslide! - Party must each make a DC15 Dex check or suffer or halved if saved
70	A Dead Lake
71	A Dead Lake
72	A Dead Lake
73	The Stoic Stones
74	The Stoic Stones
75	The Stoic Stones
76	The Stoic Stones
77	The Stoic Stones
78	She Who Rules Herself
79	She Who Rules Herself
80	Slow Heroes
81	Slow Heroes
82	Slow Heroes
83	Slow Heroes
84	Slow Heroes
85	Slow Heroes
86	Crystal cave that mystically answers questions
87	Battlefield where lingering fog occasionally assumes humanoid forms
88	Haunted hill or barrow mound - ghosts or ghouls
89	Field of petrified soldiers or other creatures
90	Nothing happens
91	Nothing happens
92	Nothing happens
93	Nothing happens
94	Nothing happens
95	Nothing happens
96	Nothing happens
97	Nothing happens
98	Nothing happens
99	Nothing happens
100	Nothing happens