Example Wilderness Events (d20)

d20 Result

1

A horse or pack animal goes lame

2

Cart wheel breaks or vehicle overturns

3

Sudden flash storm makes travel perilous

4

Skill check or get lost for the day

5

Find the hideous remains of a massacre

6

Landslide blocks the path

7

Dust storm or deep fog obscures everything

8

Poisonous flora force saves or debilitation

9

Mold or vermin destroy some foodstuffs

10

A piece of equipment breaks during use

11

Find the remains of a lost traveler

12

Find territory-markers of nearby natives

13

Insects or parasites; save or get sick

14

Run into a dire monster when next foraging

15

Route dead-ends, wasting a day’s travel

16

Sudden great heat or cold snap

17

Steady, relentless rain halving all travel

18

Contaminated water; save or get sick

19

Maddening insects; can’t sleep well

20

Find signs of a lethal predator in the area