Okay, so this has been my fascination lately for my games – nested encounter tables.
Each entry on the table gets a mini 1d4 table worked into it. While the below table is only a d6, it actually gives me 24 different options, since every entry as four sub options.
I tweaked this one a bit so it’d be more usable outside of the game I designed it for. Thoughts?
1. 1d4 town guards look for suspicious people. They are (1d4): 1. looking for a fight 2. bored and not interested in doing their job 3. overly talkative 4. thieves wearing fake uniforms.
2. A pickpocket. She targets (1d4): 1. A random PC, 2. A noble, 3. A town guard, 4. A drunk gnome.
3. A run way carriage. Inside is (1d4): 1. The thief who took it. 2. A noble. 3. No one. 4. A young child.
4. Someone watches the PCs. It’s (1d4): 1. an alley cat, 2. a thief looking for a score 3. a local priest, wary of unbelievers 4. a pseudodragon.
5. 1d4 pilgrims from far away. They (1d4): 1. Recognize the PCs. 2. Are being harassed by 1d4 guards. 3. Are hassling a drunk gnome. 4. Are running from an angry mob.
6. Two people are having a disagreement. (1d4): 1. Two Dwarves argue over the details of a bet. 2. A noble beats her servant. 3. An Elf tells a Tiefling to go back to where they came from. 4. A guard shakes down an innocent woman.
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Bones. So many bones. How many people have been buried here?
You find a rusty long sword and a small, golden vulture head worth 250 gp.
The sand here on the edge of the sacrificial ground is loose and looks recently churned.
The Vulture Priests are the enemy of knowledge and enlightenment. They seek to bring the eternal silence, the end of all things. Decay and obedience is their only god.
Armor Class 6 [13]
Hit Dice 1 (4hp)
Attacks 1 × Beak (1d4 or by weapon)
THAC0 19 [0]
Movement 120’ (40’)
Saving Throws D12 W13 P14 B15 S16 (1)
Morale 8 (11 when at their temple)
Alignment Lawful
XP 10
Number Appearing 2d4 (1d6 × 10)
Treasure Type D
Immune to the Divine: The spells and powers of clerics and paladins have no effect on them.
Weapons: They frequently use wickedly curved daggers, which they use for sacrificial purposes.
Soul Clouders: There is a 10% chance that any Vulture Priest can use the sleep spell once per day. The targets are still awake, but they are beset by such a deep depression that it has the same effect as sleep. They may only watch what unfurls around them.
