A group of pygmy hippos wallow contentedly. One is bright orange and keenly investigates any humanoids, expecting food
Simple encounter tables for jungles in any fantasy setting. Tables for Jungle Encounter Prompts, Jungle Hazards & Distractions and Jungle Quick NPCs.
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Fantasy Jungle Encounters
Jungle encounters might be badly equipped explorers dying from disease, a muscular scout hunting a fugitive or a sentient winged snake waiting to meet an old friend. There might be a falling net trap or sounds of angry primates.
A place of insects, fungi, parrots, snakekin, monkeys, vines and witches.
There is a fantasy jungle encounter generator at ChaosGen. There is also a pdf of these and more tables at the DriveThruRPG as Jungle Encounters.
10 Jungle Encounter Prompts
| 1d10 | 10 Jungle Encounter Prompts |
|---|---|
| 1 | A pack of curious monkeys have a thieving leader with green runes |
| 2 | A winged feathered snake waits to meet an old friend. A magician with shapechanging powers, worshipped locally as a demigod. |
| 3 | An endless stream of butterflies emerges from a tree hollow |
| 4 | Vines form a humanoid shape, which communicates using shapes |
| 5 | Several disheveled explorers are badly equipped and a couple are suffering from disease. They are guided by a local who dislikes them. |
| 6 | Fungi glow with a white light, which is transferred to nearby insects |
| 7 | Several skulls are placed on poles, wordlessly mouthing something |
| 8 | A group of pygmy hippos wallow contentedly. One is bright orange and keenly investigates any humanoids, expecting food |
| 9 | A demon is trapped in human form, cursed to only eat bark (or birds). |
| 10 | A line of giant snails with rainbow patterns navigates the trees |
Jungle Hazards and Distractions
| 1d10 | There is (or are)... |
|---|---|
| 1 | an unnerving silence or hallucinatory spores |
| 2 | something out of place here, a(n)... d10 (1-2. wagon 3. poster of a famous performer 4. mansion 5. bench 6. statue of a tree 7. book 8. pile of sand 9. treasure chest 10. window) |
| 3 | fire and thick smoke or a maze of webs |
| 4 | a shadowy fog, with unearthly howls from within or a thunderstorm |
| 5 | the strong smell of ... d10 (1-2. dead bodies 3. something acrid 4. fear 5. rot 6. tree sap 7. musk 8. pungent flowers 9. fungi 10. ripe fruit) |
| 6 | rotten tree, ready to fall or area of magical darkness |
| 7 | an old shrine (or totem) with gives useful lore or a geas (or curse) |
| 8 | sounds of ... d10 (1-2. an angry buzzing 3. drums 4. unhappy birds 5. insects 6. an axe 7. splashing 8. wailing 9. angry primates 10. bellowing) |
| 9 | a falling net trap or an area of quicksand |
| 10 | a poisonous (or writhing) mist; or a covered pit |
Quick Jungle NPCs
| 1d10 | Descriptor | Profession | who... |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dying or were-tiger | warrior | has a jaguar (or ape) companion |
| 2 | shapechanging or lean | assassin | is an expert on poisons (or ants) |
| 3 | feverish or fungoid | adventurer | seeks a treasure (or lost city) |
| 4 | catfolk or muscular | priest | communes with trees (or spirits) |
| 5 | feral or lizardfolk | bandit | has a magic machete (or cloak) |
| 6 | plant-folk or injured | hunter | lives in the trees (or large ruins) |
| 7 | outcast or frogling | veteran | is followed by birds (or insects) |
| 8 | half-human or questing | scout | hunting a fugitive (or old friend) |
| 9 | bloodsucking or undead | witch | has a canoe (or prehensile tail) |
| 10 | snakekin or wise | beastfriend | foraging for frogs (or rare birds) |
More Encounters
There is a fantasy jungle encounter generator at ChaosGen. There is also a pdf of these and more tables at the DriveThruRPG as Jungle Encounters.
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