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Random Caverns: Into the Dark... Generator · 9 tables
Cave Entrance Inside Random Caverns: Into the Dark... d10 table · 10 entries
  1. Wide and tall, letting much daylight into the entry chamber.
  2. A wide sinkhole.
  3. An easy to spot, narrow passage.
  4. A steep, slippery sloped tunnel.
  5. A man-made tunnel.
  6. A collapsed tunnel, impassable without excavation.
  7. Marked with several warning signs.
  8. Hidden by the terrain See supplementary table: Terrain Concealment
  9. Hidden by vegetation See supplementary table: Vegetation Concealment
  10. Difficult to access See supplementary table: Access Difficulty
Cavern Landmark Inside Random Caverns: Into the Dark... d20 table · 20 entries
  1. A trickle of water flowing down the walls and across the floor.
  2. An underground lake of potable water.
  3. A pool of stagnant water.
  4. A natural bridge over a chasm.
  5. A narrow chasm with walls close enough to climb between.
  6. A deep chasm with no bottom in sight.
  7. A shaft in the ceiling with no light coming from it.
  8. A shaft in the ceiling with dim light coming from it.
  9. A group of stalagmites arranged in a circle.
  10. An arrangement of two large stalactites and two large stalagmites, reminiscent of fangs in a yawning mouth.
  11. A pair of natural columns.
  12. A large stalactite that has broken off from the ceiling and fallen to the floor.
  13. An array of many small stalactites spreading across the ceiling.
  14. A damp wall covered in soft mold.
  15. A recess in the wall, covered in slimy mold.
  16. A large patch of glowing fungus.
  17. A large patch of small mushrooms.
  18. A group of enormous mushrooms.
  19. A large cavern with a strong echo.
  20. A claustrophobic tunnel with a low ceiling.
Cavern Features Inside Random Caverns: Into the Dark... d12 table · 12 entries
  1. A cache of abandoned, decrepit mining equipment.
  2. Some old dry bones.
  3. Many bones underfoot.
  4. Evidence of a recent encampment.
  5. An enormous spider web.
  6. A wide slippery patch of mold on the floor.
  7. The clatter of rocks falling.
  8. Loose stones underfoot.
  9. An unstable ceiling.
  10. A distant sound See supplementary table: Distant Sounds
  11. The name of a previous traveler carved into or written on a wall.
  12. Several ancient runes carved into the wall.
Cavern Denizens Inside Random Caverns: Into the Dark... table · 50 entries
  1. Bullywugs
  2. Corpse creeper
  3. Chuul
  4. Cloaker
  5. Crawling claw
  6. Cyclops
  7. Darkmantle
  8. Shadow dragon
  9. Drider
  10. Deep dwarves
  11. Dark elves
  12. Ettin
  13. Fomorian
  14. Fungi
  15. Galeb duhr
  16. Gargoyle
  17. Ghost
  18. Ghoul
  19. Giant, hill
  20. Giant, stone
  21. Gibbering mouther
  22. Goblins
  23. Grell
  24. Grick
  25. Grimlock
  26. Hobgoblins
  27. Hook horror
  28. Kobolds
  29. Mephits
  30. Mimic
  31. Myconids
  32. Ogres
  33. Oozes
  34. Orcs
  35. Otyugh
  36. Piercer
  37. Purple worm
  38. Roper
  39. Rust monster
  40. Shadow
  41. Skeletons
  42. Spectre
  43. Stirges
  44. Troglodytes
  45. Trolls
  46. Hulking tunnelbeast
  47. Wraith
  48. Xorn
  49. Yuan-ti
  50. Zombies
Creature Ecology Inside Random Caverns: Into the Dark... d10 table · 10 entries
  1. A predator or a hunter.
  2. A food source for other denizens.
  3. A recently-arrived squatter or invader.
  4. A long-time resident.
  5. A parasite or a scavenger.
  6. A host or the dominant species.
  7. Unusually abundant.
  8. Living in deliberate isolation.
  9. Living in unintentional isolation.
  10. Severely out of place in this cave.
Cavern Hazards Inside Random Caverns: Into the Dark... d6 table · 6 entries
  1. A colony of poisonous mushrooms.
  2. A patch of toxic mold.
  3. The ceiling caves in.
  4. Several rocks tumble down a sloped wall.
  5. The floor is very slippery.
  6. Your foot misses the floor as you step into a pit or chasm.
Cave Walls Inside Random Caverns: Into the Dark... d12 table · 12 entries
  1. Slightly damp.
  2. Dripping wet.
  3. Slick with mold.
  4. Covered in soft fungi.
  5. Dry as a bone.
  6. Rough and dry.
  7. Dry and smooth.
  8. Jagged.
  9. Pockmarked.
  10. Crumbling, with loose bits flaking off.
  11. Crumbling, with large chunks falling off.
  12. Covered in an unidentifiable slime.
Cave Ceiling Inside Random Caverns: Into the Dark... d6 table · 6 entries
  1. Uncomfortably close to your head.
  2. Covered in stalactites (watch your head!).
  3. Smooth as glass.
  4. Rough and jagged.
  5. Joined to the floor by natural columns.
  6. So high it is difficult to see.
Cavern Travelers Inside Random Caverns: Into the Dark... d12 table · 12 entries
  1. An explorer See supplementary table: Explorer Origin
  2. An escaped slave See supplementary table: Slave Origin
  3. A forager See supplementary table: Forager Origin
  4. A fugitive criminal See supplementary table: Criminal Type
  5. A lost treasure hunter See supplementary table: Treasure Hunter Origin
  6. A mapmaker See supplementary table: Mapmaker Origin
  7. A messenger See supplementary table: Messenger Origin
  8. A miner See supplementary table: Miner Origin
  9. A prospector See supplementary table: Prospector Origin
  10. A scout See supplementary table: Scout Origin
  11. A soldier See supplementary table: Soldier Origin
  12. A spy See supplementary table: Spy Origin
Supplementary Tables · 16 tables
Access Difficulty d6 supplementary table · 6 entries
  1. Up or down a cliff face
  2. Up or down a cliff face
  3. Down a deep hole
  4. In an underwater tunnel
  5. In an underwater tunnel
  6. Through an illusory rock or wall
Criminal Type d6 supplementary table · 6 entries
  1. Heretic
  2. Killer
  3. Killer
  4. Smuggler
  5. Thief
  6. Thief
Distant Sounds d6 supplementary table · 6 entries
  1. A scream
  2. Hammers at work
  3. Hammers at work
  4. Footsteps
  5. Footsteps
  6. Drums
Explorer Origin d6 supplementary table · 6 entries
  1. Duergar
  2. Goblin
  3. Human
  4. Human
  5. Human
  6. Kobold
Forager Origin d6 supplementary table · 6 entries
  1. Duergar
  2. Goblin
  3. Goblin
  4. Kobold
  5. Kobold
  6. Orc
Mapmaker Origin d6 supplementary table · 6 entries
  1. Dwarf
  2. Dwarf
  3. Goblin
  4. Gnome
  5. Gnome
  6. Svirfneblin
Messenger Origin d6 supplementary table · 6 entries
  1. Dark elf
  2. Goblin
  3. Goblin
  4. Gnome
  5. Gnome
  6. Svirfneblin
Miner Origin d6 supplementary table · 6 entries
  1. Dwarf
  2. Svirfneblin
  3. Gnome
  4. Goblin
  5. Human
  6. Kobold
Prospector Origin d6 supplementary table · 6 entries
  1. Dwarf
  2. Dwarf
  3. Gnome
  4. Human
  5. Human
  6. Svirfneblin
Scout Origin d6 supplementary table · 6 entries
  1. Dark elf
  2. Dark elf
  3. Goblin
  4. Goblin
  5. Kobold
  6. Orc
Slave Origin d6 supplementary table · 6 entries
  1. Dwarf
  2. Goblin
  3. Gnome
  4. Halfling
  5. Human
  6. Kobold
Soldier Origin d6 supplementary table · 6 entries
  1. Dark elf
  2. Duergar
  3. Dwarf
  4. Goblin
  5. Kobold
  6. Orc
Spy Origin d6 supplementary table · 6 entries
  1. Dark elf
  2. Dark elf
  3. Duergar
  4. Goblin
  5. Goblin
  6. Kobold
Terrain Concealment d6 supplementary table · 6 entries
  1. Boulders
  2. Boulders
  3. Waterfall
  4. Waterfall
  5. Rocky overhang
  6. Hillock
Treasure Hunter Origin d6 supplementary table · 6 entries
  1. Dwarf
  2. Dwarf
  3. Half-elf
  4. High elf
  5. Human
  6. Human
Vegetation Concealment d6 supplementary table · 6 entries
  1. A briar patch
  2. A curtain of moss
  3. Enormous tree roots
  4. Enormous tree roots
  5. Overgrown vines
  6. Overgrown vines