Random Tables: Horror encounters, monsters and locations
In the service of Game Masters, we’re creating random tables. Each one will be themed to a particular campaign setting, locale or theme, and each one will be usable right from the get-go. Our first is horror.
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Random Horror Encounters
| d20 | Encounter |
|---|---|
| 1 | A fresh corpse. |
| 2 | A swarm of bats erupts from a tree. |
| 3 | Wolves howl in the distance. Every few minutes, their howls seem to get closer, but the wolves never appear. |
| 4 | Three unmarked graves near the side of the road with freshly dug dirt. |
| 5 | A dancing light gets closer and closer until you see it's a will-o-wisp. |
| 6 | A withered old woman sits on a cart pulled by a donkey. The cart carries a chest carved with images of severed limbs. It's empty. |
| 7 | You find a small wooden box, which contains a silver dagger, three wooden stakes and a holy symbol. |
| 8 | Two werewolves in human form walking down a road. |
| 9 | A farmer digging a grave. |
| 10 | Eight skeletons fighting each other. |
| 11 | A man running down the road. Four zombies are shambling after him. |
| 12 | An old woman (a hag) pushing a cart full of dead ravens. |
| 13 | A werewolf howling at the moon. |
| 14 | A wooden box. When opened, three swarms of rats spill out of the box. |
| 15 | A small cemetery sit inside a crumbling fence. If you enter the cemetery, two ghosts emerge from graves. |
| 16 | A skeletal rider atop a skeletal warhorse. |
| 17 | A werewolf and a pack of four wolves running through the forest. |
| 18 | A cloaked man with a crossbow tracking a pack of vampire spawn. |
| 19 | A vampire spawn is on the ground being grappled by a werewolf. |
| 20 | A vampire feeding on a young woman, who slumps over unconscious when the vampire notices you. |
Random Horror Locations
| d20 | Location |
|---|---|
| 1 | A coffin-maker's shop. |
| 2 | A house with a secret room full of torture devices. |
| 3 | A castle ruin with only one tower still standing. |
| 4 | An elaborately decorated mansion that is completely devoid of people. |
| 5 | A lone log cabin in the middle of the woods. |
| 6 | The temple of a cannibalistic cult. |
| 7 | An empty city. |
| 8 | A forest clearing with demonic runes carved into the earth. |
| 9 | A butcher's shop full of mysterious meats. |
| 10 | A quiet cornfield. |
| 11 | A cemetery enveloped in fog. |
| 12 | A gallows with a body still hanging from a rope. |
| 13 | An art museum full of grotesque paintings. |
| 14 | A house that was the site of a horrific slaying. |
| 15 | A sagging, broken house. |
| 16 | A cave where an ancient witch is rumored to live. |
| 17 | A crematorium. |
| 18 | An underground crypt. |
| 19 | A graveyard full of disturbed graves. |
| 20 | A haunted castle ruled by the ghost of a long-dead lord. |
Random Horror Monsters
| d20 | Monster |
|---|---|
| 1 | Swarm of rats |
| 2 | Swarm of bats |
| 3 | Swarm of ravens |
| 4 | Skeletons |
| 5 | Zombies |
| 6 | Ghosts |
| 7 | Hags |
| 8 | Witches |
| 9 | Mummies |
| 10 | Specters |
| 11 | Cadaver Golem (Frankenstein's monster) |
| 12 | Giant Spiders |
| 13 | Scarecrows |
| 14 | Masked Killer |
| 15 | Cultists |
| 16 | An angry mob |
| 17 | Revenant |
| 18 | Vampire Spawn |
| 19 | Werewolf |
| 20 | Vampire |
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Kevin Coffey
Kevin is the editor-in-chief of Crit For Brains. He's also a husband and dad, full-time reporter and part-time Dungeon Master.
