" At a large waterfall, there is an incoherent adventurer, talking of snakes and ruins..."
Simple encounter tables for jungles in any fantasy setting. Tables for Combined Jungle Encounters, Jungle Encounter Details and Jungle Encounter Locations.
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Fantasy Jungle Encounters
From tropical rainforest to thick canopies and vine-covered trees, the jungle is here for you. A carnivorous plant is camouflaged by an enormous tree, foragers are excited by a nearby scent in a wide ravine with a ladder of vines and a mutant ape is hunting a humanoid along a pathway of stone that cuts through the jungle.
A place of poisonous frogs, parrots, outcasts, diseases, webbing, reeds, hunters and colourful insects.
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.
Jungle Combined Encounters
These reference Jungle tables for Encounter Prompts, Hazards and NPCs
| 1d10 | Jungle Combined Encounters | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | a tree with carved faces, that sing of a lost city or roll on Hazards | |
| 2 | a solitary (or monstrous)... d10 (1-2. insect swarm 3. tiger 4. carnivorous plant 5. poisonous snake 6. crocodile 7. gorilla 8. bat swarm 9. scorpion 10. panther / jaguar ) | |
| 3 | an incoherent adventurer, talking of snakes and ruins or roll on NPCs | |
| 4 | several (or a pair of)... d10 (1-2. hunters 3. lizardfolk 4. fungal zombies 5. foragers 6. plant-folk 7. outcasts 8. cat-people 9. warriors 10. nonhumans) | |
| 5 | angry monkeys throwing objects at group or roll on Enc. Descriptions | |
| 6 | a few (or many)... d10 (1-2. antelope 3. giant ants 4. forest elephants (or lemurs) 5. apes 6. giant spiders 7. raptors 8. giant toads 9. boars 10. giant lizards ) | |
| 7 | mass of irritating insects that hinder visibility or roll on Hazards | |
| 8 | tree-dwelling... d10 (1-2. constrictor snake 3. pack of baboons 4. trickster spirit 5. poisonous frog 6. flock of parrots 7. sloth (or flying snake) 8. spider-monster 9. feral humanoid 10. group of spider monkeys) | |
| 9 | a flamboyant bird shaman is teaching parrots words or roll on NPCs | |
| 10 | a potential (or signs of a) danger, a(n)... d10 (1-2. jungle drake 3. giant scorpion 4. undead spirit 5. vine horror 6. tree ghost 7. naga 8. mutant ape 9. fungal slime 10. canopy crawler) |
Jungle Encounter Details
Use 1d6 for beasts or non-sentient creatures.
| 1d10 | They are... (or one is...) |
|---|---|
| 1 | curious about the group or surrounded by bones |
| 2 | covered in... d10 (1-2. mud 3. swirling patterns 4. flies 5. wounds 6. scars 7. sigils 8. colourful insects 9. bright feathers 10. moss ) |
| 3 | well-camouflaged or more dangerous than they seem |
| 4 | stalking (or being stalked by) something or close to death |
| 5 | looking at (or hiding from) something in the trees, a(n) ... d10 (1-2. stream of butterflies 3. flame 4. large net 5. rope ladder 6. strange carving 7. winged creature 8. deadly threat 9. colourful ape 10. wooden structure) |
| 6 | excited by a nearby scent or carrying a disease |
| 7 | foraging for fungi (or eggs); or cutting through undergrowth |
| 8 | trying to lift a curse or waiting in ambush |
| 9 | hunting a beast (or a humanoid) or carrying a canoe |
| 10 | searching for ruins (or a sacred cave) or cutting down a tree |
Jungle Encounter Locations
| 1d10 | Area, a(n)... | Feature, a(n)... |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | crumbling ruin or shiny obelisk | tree of ripe fruit or haunted shrine |
| 2 | muddy (or deep ) river (or lake) | headless statue or torn tent |
| 3 | large waterfall or raised walkway | thick webbing or hut on stilts |
| 4 | area of bright flowers (or thorns) | hanging knotted rope or hammock |
| 5 | fallen tree (or rope) over a river | pile of huge bones (or spears) |
| 6 | area of dead vegetation (or mud) | ladder of vines or war canoe |
| 7 | enormous tree or strange garden | wasp nest or pool of quicksand |
| 8 | vine-covered cliff or cave mouth | platform in a tree or rope bridge |
| 9 | wide ravine or huge statue | monstrous skull (or totem) |
| 10 | pathway of stone (or moss) | reed hut or sparkling pond |
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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