Journeys can often be bland and this supplement has 100 encounters suitable for enlivening those that take place on the flat areas of a fantasy settings; plains, grasslands and savannah.

The encounters can be used as a source of background colour for a journey. Some are potentially dangerous, some are odd. Some may be a potential source of adventure hooks.

To use the list, either roll d100 for a random result or select appropriate ones manually.

Here are some sample results:

23. A plume of dust on the horizon turns into a herd of cattle. The cattle are being driven by several outriders on horses, all armed with bows. They will watch the characters carefully to make sure they are not going to be aggressive. (The outriders are bandits/foot soldiers armed with shortbows and a dagger and riding a horse and there are four of them escorting 40 cattle.)

24. A pool of water appears to be oddly rectangular in shape. On closer inspection (throw Lore 4+), the pool is revealed to be artificial. The edges are bordered in stone and the pool’s floor and sides are covered in the remnants of what was once a fine mosaic. The pool appears to be all that is left of a building that used to be at this location.

25. A rocky tor, with the odd clump of grass sticking out of it, rises out of the plains. Though it isn’t that high, rising only 100’ above the surroundings, it is by far the highest feature in the local area.

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