Summershore Random Encounter Chart

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1 Woman being kidnapped by hooded figures. If the party rescues her, she says she is the daughter of a wealthy merchant in town and will reward you 400 gp in gratitude. Cult Member. MR 30.
- Spite 2: Dagger throw. All players must make SR vs. DEX or take 1d6 damage.

2 Party is ambushed by a street gang (MR 20 each) who demand all the party's money. Loot: 20 gp, weapon poison (+1d6 dmg for 3 rounds).

3 Merchant shouts, "Stop! Thief!" SR vs. SPD to catch up to the thief. MR 50. Additional SR v. DEX every round of combat to strike the slippery rogue. If they return the stolen goods to the merchant (some candlesticks and other brassware), he will reward the party 50 gp.

4 Baron's guardsman suddenly appears around a corner. He stops short and stares at you a moment before shouting, "Halt! Escaped prisoners!"

5 Two-part encounter:
- First encounter: Children come running around a corner, shouting and playing. Make SR vs. INT or be pickpocketed.
- If the party encounters this group again and tries to confront them, they reveal themselves to be goblins in disguise and attack immediately. Party must make SR vs. INT or be surprised for 1 round.

6 Players find a curio shop, Vendredi's Antiques, filled with magical items that are actually cursed. Once the players purchase anything, they will be unable to locate the shop ever again.

7 Guards stop the party and interrogate them in connection with local robberies. Party will have to think quick in order to account for where they've been without tipping off the guard that they're escapees. If they have stolen goods, the guards will confiscate the goods and demand a hefty bribe (100 gp).

8 Party passes by the city graveyard. In it they see robed figures performing a strange ritual. If the party interrupts in any way, the ritual goes wrong, unleashing tendrils of energy which enter the necromancers' eyes and kill them stone dead. It also summons a demon who promptly reanimates them.
- (x4) Reanimated necromancers: MR 45. No magical powers anymore. Also no eyes anymore. But sustained by magic.
  - Special Ability: They heal 10 CON each round.
- Minor Demon. MR 70.
  - Spite 3: Extra healing. Heals lowest zombie to full health.
- Spite 4: Exploding Zombies. Causes lowest zombie to explode, doing an extra 4d6 damage that round.
- Weakness: Healing potions or spells do 10 times as much in damage.
9 Goblins. MR 20.
10 Feral Dogs. MR 10.
11 Stone Gargoyles. MR 40.
- Special ability: Stone Skin. Takes half dmg from sharp weapons, double dmg from blunt ones.
12 Thief. MR 50.
- Spite 2: Poisoned blade: +5 poison damage for 3 rounds.

13 Ghoul. MR 110.
- Special Ability: Fiendish Rot. If hit, player will not heal above current CON without help from a healer.

14 Drunken Troll. MR 220.
- Spite 5: Hunka Chunka. Troll tears up a section of road and hurls it. SR vs. SPD or take 3d6 damage.
- Weakness: Slow monster: SR vs. DEX to do direct dmg.