*Dragon Magazine September 2000 (by Dawn Ibach)
The old magazines hold so many small treasures. This list is may not be the coolest of them all, it is really helpful. You as a DM may be completely stuck and you may just need a little nudge into a direction.
For example, I may have rolled hunter without game. This could be that the hunter is either sad and he returns home without any food for his family, or he is heavily wounded and needs assistance. Perhaps he is now the hunted instead of the hunter.
Your imagination will take you where you need to be with just a little nudge.
01 Merchant with cart*
02 Merchant with wagon*
03 Merchant with several wagons*
04 Merchant with laden pack animals
05 Merchant, foreign
06 Craftsman with wares
07 Healer or herbalist and wagon
08 Charlatan healer and wagon
09 Trapper with skins
10 Hunter with game
11 Hunter without game
12 Fisherman with catch
13 Fisherman without catch
14 Tinker
15 Circus
16 Acting troupe
17 Pedestrian with pet
18 Pedestrian, lost
19 Pedestrian, foreign
20 Gypsies
21 Right of way dispute
22 Horse thieves
23 Horse merchant with wares
24 Cattle rustlers
25 Hangman's tree with occupant(s)
26 Post with hanging cage(s)
27 Adventurers, on foot
28 Adventurers, mounted
29 Farmers
30 Herdsmen
31 Military patrol
32 Road sign
33 Road sign, incorrect
34 Bridge, stone
35 Bridge, wooden
36 Logging wagons
37 Foot racers
38 Young apprentice on errand
39 Messenger
40 Messenger, mounted
41 Children playing game
42 Dog tied to tree, friendly or mean
43 laborers on foot
44 Wagon of laborers
45 Toll collector, legitimate
46 Toil collector, false
47 Woman with basket of berries, fruit, vegetables, or flowers
48 Famous adventurer( s), mounted
49 Refugees
50 Family moving
51 Abandoned wagon
52 Wagon with broken wheel*
53 Wagon with lame draft animal*
54 Wagon with stubborn draft animal*
55 Religious pilgrims
56 Ceremony to god of travel
57 Slave wagon
58 Prisoner wagon
59 Outlaw(s)
60 Fire wagon
61 Prospector(s)
62 Humanoid tracks
63 Monster tracks
64 Funeral procession
65 Wedding procession
66 local hero's homecoming
67 Enamored couple, strolling
68 Enamored couple, riding
69 Enamored couple, eloping
70 Bounty hunter
71 Construction crew
72 Domestic animal, blocking road
73 Domestic herd, blocking road
74 Bandits
75 Lone woman, cowled
76 Mercenary
77 Humanoid outcast
78 Monk with cart or wagon*
79 Young boy with cart or wagon*
80 Adventurers with cart or wagon*
81 Canal
82 Border patrol tower
83 Hayride
84 Warning sign
85 Patch of Wildflowers
86 Birds of prey, circling
87 Duck crossing
88 Deer crossing
89 Wounded pet or wild animal
go Traveler, resting
91 Porter, looking for work
92 Fist fight
93 Young female noble and male escort
94 Young female noble and maid
95 Curtained litter with bearers
96 Young noble and friends
97 Wealthy citizen in carriage
98 Wealthy citizen on litter
99 Noble and retainers
100 Royalty and guards
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