1

Funeral procession complete with priests/clerics

2

Noble in carriage with guards

3

Recently wounded folks with tales of bandits that have stolen their stuff

4

Armed people just taking a break (might look like bandits. Good to use on bridges).

5

A brass dragon that really wants to talk to you and will bury you in the ground if you try to leave (see sleep gas)

6

Bard singing stories. Ask the party if they have any stories for him.

7

Pottery merchant.

8

Jeweler traveling with wares and guards

9

A tipped over wagon with goods and people missing

10

Old senile wo/man on the side of the road

11

A troop of Halflings heading to their new home

12

A cleric/priest preaching the end of days who tries to get the party to confess their sins and repent!

13

Messenger galloping down the road on a horse shouting “make way, make way!”

14

A hedge knight and their squire

15

Soldiers in formation lead by a knight marching down the road.

16

Traveling merchant selling perfumes, balms, ointments, oils, and “healing potions” - Potions might take a while to kick in, he says. Totally not magical.

17

A set of cowboys herding their cows - Or pigs

18

Mule drawn wagon with dwarven traders carrying stone and metal goods for trade. Armed with breastplates and warhammers.

19

Wagon travelers stopped on the side of the road making food and resting.

20

A pair of hunters bringing home their kill which hangs from a pole between them. (Deer, boar, squirrels, rabbits, pheasants, etc.)

21

Blood in the ground. The scene of a recent battle, but with not people or bodies.

22

A body hung from a tree with a sign on it warning passers by Resolve: {from local government to keep bandits in line|from bandits to keep locals in line}.

23

A pre-wedding party drinking and traveling on their way to the ceremony.

24

A furtive person offering to sell the party narcotics

25

A parent teaching their offspring to ride a horse.

26

Beggars

27

People competing in a footrace between towns

28

A dual between two fighters.

29

A lone escaped cow.

30

Traveling Circus

31

Lost, crying children

32

A dead warrior, propped up against a tree. His foe dead before him.

33

A slave merchant with guards and slaves in tow

34

An exotic animal trader looking to buy or sell. Has guards and exotic wild animals

35

An evangelical cleric preaching the good word of Martha / Astair (or other good / lawful gods)

36

Traveling wizard on waggon pulled by donkeys

37

Group of pilgrims

38

Gnomes with a partially disassembled waggon arguing over the proper way to fix it.

39

An amorous couple off the road whose sounds of enjoyment can be heard

40

Prospectors

41

Silent monks / nuns

42

Another group of adventurers peacefully walking down the road: Resolve: {Fighter / Cleric / Wizard / Thief|Fighter / Fighter / Cleric / Thief|Fighter / Wizard / Wizard / Thief|Fighter / Fighter / Fighter / Cleric|Fighter / Cleric / Cleric|Mirror of party}

43

A prisoner being escorted by a knight / armed man

44

A naked man who has gambled away his clothes. Surprisingly well spoken.

45

A leper

46

Someone who dropped a wedding ring and is scouring the road for it.

47

Soldiers of a local government asking people to pay an actual toll (not bandits!). Have a man in shackles next to them.

48

Traveling blind man with a scimitar.

49

Single female elf walking alone

50

Traveling glass blower with guards

51

Beekeeper resting on the side of the road with his bee boxes in a cart.

52

Person / People re building a small bridge over a creek / stream

53

Traveling alchemist from far far away

54

A hunter who asks you to be quiet because “it’s close”

55

Traveling magician

56

Tax collector moving down the road with their enforcers

57

Person gone mad with the heat frantically digging a hole in the middle of the road.

58

Insane person begging for punishment

59

Local teenagers high as a kite on mushrooms / drugs / alcohol

60

Berry pickers

61

Gambling stall

62

Fallen tree blocking the road, but no ambush.

63

Traveling cheese vendor

64

Rehearsing dancers/actors in a field getting it right before they show up in town.

65

Bounty hunter armed to the teeth. Asks the party if they’ve seen who s/he’s looking for. Has a really bad sketch of their target.

66

Traveling fortune teller

67

Nobles out on a fox hunting party

68

Runaway slave

69

Mail carrier & single escort

70

Traffic jam of waggons trying to get past a block in the road

71

Dead courier

72

Survivor(s) from a caravan attack

73

Traveling diplomat and armed escort

74

Tea house with people resting

75

A waterhole + another thing from this list

76

Traveling wine merchant

77

A painter drawing a lovely landscape

78

Priests/Clerics preaching against dwarves (or other subrace)

79

Lonely traveler who joins the party and walks along with them

80

Roadside tavern

81

A festival set up off the road with merchant stalls, music, dancing, art, drinking, etc.

82

Someone who recognizes the party and is a fan of their work! Wants to hear their stories.

83

Military patrol that asks if the party has seen anything unusual.

84

Lone paladin cleansing the land of evil

85

Someone selling jewelry at a heavy discount on the side of the road. A thief fencing his stolen goods.

86

Roadside altar / temple

87

Peasants moving grain by the wagon load

88

Peasants moving fruits / veggies

89

Traveling foreigner who doesn’t speak the language asking for directions to town. (Subrace that doesn’t speak common? Gnome / Halfling?)

90

Horse with a saddle but no rider

91

A man burying some bodies on the side of the road / old graves on the side of the road.

92

Roadside brothel (has bouncers)

93

Bones littering the ground off the road. The site of a battle from ages ago.

94

Sudden rainstorm the party must take shelter from

95

People napping on the side of the road.

96

Herd of animals wandering about without an owner. Cows/sheep/goats/pigs.

97

Tarred and feathered person

98

A person stuck in a pit trap on the road.

99

Deserters from some armed force. They are well armed but dejected and keep to themselves.

100

Mercenary group that’s recently been hired and moving on to their new job.