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Benign Encounters

Tavern

  1. A large group enters the establishment, filling up the remaining tables. They are celebrating something, and are quite noisy about it.
  2. Argument breaks out between two ignoramuses over something the party actually knows about (i.e. whether it's ogres or trolls that regenerate, etc).
  3. Bar catches fire.
  4. Bar fight breaks out and someone gets thrown on PCs table, breaking it.
  5. Half-Orc (or other member of a racial group) gets told, 'We don't take kindly to your type.'
  6. Manager swings by with a trivial complaint against a PC but won't tell which patron complained
  7. New bouncer interviewed. Tough looking PC invited to help to see if candidate bouncer could eject PC.
  8. Staff mistakes PC for a NPC who is a regular patron
  9. The PCs get incorrect change for their payment - 50/50 chance of more or less than it should be.
  10. Two local merchants or craftsmen overheard conducting a mundane transaction and have a vocal disagreement about it

Water

  1. A huge chunk of red clay falls in the water somewhere upstream turning all the water of the river blood red for a few minutes/hours
  2. A rain of snakes
  3. Food supplies are partially destroyed or eaten by rats or other vermin
  4. Harbor pilot boards the ship to guide the ship into port
  5. Herd of large animals fording across river
  6. One of the sails suddenly tears just slightly but loudly.
  7. Sea monster sighting
  8. Ship's crew becomes restless because of decisions made by the captain - rumors of a possible mutiny
  9. Someone is stealing rations from the ship's supplies, and it is finally noticed.
  10. Very low tide grounds the ship

Wilderness

  1. Deer tracks
  2. Deja vu
  3. Fish bones
  4. Fool's gold sparkles in the dirt
  5. Giant feather
  6. Picked mushrooms laying on stump to dry
  7. Ray of sun light hits tree or bush
  8. Snake slithers away
  9. Sudden sun shower
  10. Tree with bark chewed or clawed off the bottom
 
 

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