With my ongoing campaign heavily influenced by Professor Dungeon Master, I figured it was time to share one of my first PDM inspired creations, something I made years ago and have used frequently since.
One of his first campaign videos, described a session that was essentially a series of road encounters based on a big list that he'd prepared in advance. Rather than share his list, he urged viewers to create their own. I did.
I wrote a bunch of encounters on post-its while killing time between other activities and pasted them into my notebook. It was fun typing them up and reminding myself how they really imply a setting (something very WFRP-ish).
1. Hanging cage
2. Vagrant looking for work
3. Blackmailer head to town to confront her victim
4. Artisan with a cartload of wares
5. Political dissident - not too shy to criticize the establishment
6. Political commissar - ready to enforce proper belief
7. Man chained to a tree
8. Wagon full of stolen art, abandoned
9. Frankenstein's monster, escaped
10. Hunchback struggling to fend off two beautiful bullies
11. Zhentarim mercenaries - Fantasy Blackwater
12. Evil alchemist - Eager to source exotic ingredients and promising high pay
13. Friendly alchemist - Free samples!
14. Gunpowder Wagon - Driver and guards are dead
15. Assassin - If the players have a hit out against them, this is the guy. If not, he's super nice
16. A friend of the party, fleeing from an angry gang. Maybe they deserve it?
17. Acting troupe
18. Friendly woman with a pet monkey (a pickpocket)
19. Sudden ice storm
20. Blizzard - whiteout conditions
