D100 Wilderness Monster Encounters

A wyvern circles overhead, screeching and wounded.

A troll sleeps under a fallen tree, snoring loudly.

Goblins flee from a burning bush, some already scorched.

A lone ogre is trying to fish with a tree trunk.

A displacer beast stalks the party’s trail from a distance.

A pair of harpies sing haunting songs near a cliff.

A band of kobolds sets rudimentary traps across the path.

A basilisk drinks from a watering hole, stone statues nearby.

Giant spiders have webbed up an entire glade.

A chimera is feasting on a stag carcass.

A wounded griffon limps through the trees.

A rust monster noses through a ruined cart.

A group of druids rides giant elk with glowing eyes.

A dire wolf watches silently from a hilltop.

A manticore demands tribute from a nearby village.

A hydra's heads are fighting amongst themselves.

A dryad begs for help against a corrupted treant.

A massive footprint leads into the underbrush.

A strange silence falls—then a roc’s shadow passes overhead.

A swarm of stirges emerges from a hollow tree.

A wounded bulette has dug a trench across the road.

Gnoll scouts are watching from the ridge.

A talking snake offers cryptic warnings.

A lone hobgoblin performs a strange ritual.

A wounded adventurer claims a "beast of shadow" stalks him.

A jackalope darts through camp—followed by a hungry beast.

Thunder rumbles—then a storm elemental rises from the clouds.

A werebear in human form asks to share your fire.

Bones and claw marks surround a cave entrance.

A group of lizardfolk are hauling a bound wyvern pup.

A sleeping hill giant uses a boulder as a pillow.

A giant centipede coils around a fallen log.

A blood trail leads to a mauled owlbear cub.

A ghostly stag silently observes from a ridge.

A mutated boar charges from the thicket.

A banshee wails somewhere nearby—then silence.

A werewolf pack howls in perfect harmony.

A strange mist rolls in—accompanied by quiet laughter.

A tree uproots and walks away—slowly.

Two rival beast tribes fight over a stream.

A roc drops a half-eaten whale into a clearing.

A snake with feathers slithers past.

A herd of deer turns and charges—driven by unseen fear.

A satyr warns of “the devourer in the dark.”

Feral blink dogs flash in and out of sight.

A swamp troll drags something into a bog.

An ankheg bursts from the earth near your feet.

A harpy sings from a ruined watchtower.

A talking bear insists it's cursed.

A chimera’s heads argue loudly over which path to take.

A ruined campsite with claw marks and no bodies.

Two dryads duel using animated trees.

A hippogriff flies low, pursued by arrows.

A demon-faced stone begins to weep blood.

A thunderbird flashes lightning from the clouds.

A territorial giant eagle screeches angrily.

A wounded adventurer pleads: "Don’t wake the beast!"

An enormous snake skeleton coils around a monolith.

A magical field causes beasts to fuse into hybrids.

A purring displacer beast circles your camp.

A bridge is guarded by a bored troll demanding riddles.

Wolves chase a deer—until they too are hunted.

A massive swarm of wasps chokes the path ahead.

A bear covered in glowing fungi sleeps peacefully.

A strange idol is surrounded by watching eyes.

A bog mummy rises from a mossy pool.

A terrified ranger shouts: "Run! It has two shadows!"

Two owlbears brawl, uncaring of your presence.

A horned beast stares, unmoving, for hours.

A massive spider web with no spider in sight.

A mist drake glides silently overhead.

A cursed deer leaves hoofprints of flame.

A songbird mimics monster roars with eerie accuracy.

A gorgon grazes peacefully near metallic statues.

A collapsed cave exhales warm, rank breath.

The trees begin whispering in an unknown language.

A stone golem slowly patrols a crumbling forest shrine.

A phoenix is reborn in a brilliant flash nearby.

A hydra skeleton twitches with necromantic energy.

A cyclops is weeping by a grave.

A unicorn emerges briefly, then vanishes into the mist.

A flock of flying snakes scatters at your approach.

A wounded wereboar crashes into the party’s camp.

A slumbering drake lies coiled around a buried ruin.

A pair of wyverns duel in midair.

A dire bear stands on two legs and speaks.

A monstrous crab drags itself inland from a stream.

A portal flickers, disgorging alien creatures.

An animated skeleton rides a skeletal elk.

A crater smolders—something clawed its way out.

A hellhound pack stalks through the underbrush.

A dryad tends to a garden of carnivorous plants.

A chimera’s lair is decorated with shiny armor.

A field of flowers screams when stepped on.

A cursed child turns into a beast by moonlight.

An ancient druid merged with a tree warns you away.

A beast mimics the voices of your loved ones.

A yawning sinkhole exhales monstrous growls.

A dying harpy offers secrets for a song.

The party’s own tracks loop back—being hunted by a doppelgänger.