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Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant Generator · 23 tables
Interesting Location Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d20 table · 20 entries
  1. A cavern in a canyon wall.
  2. A cave entrance, hidden by a boulder.
  3. A small cave next to a dry river bed.
  4. A large pit from which comes a low moan.
  5. A hole under a large boulder.
  6. A large burrow, beneath a twisted tree.
  7. A secluded monastery on a dark mountain.
  8. A temple ruin.
  9. A pair of graves.
  10. A peculiar tent.
  11. A stone house sheltered by a canyon, gorge, or bluff.
  12. An abandoned stone house.
  13. Some nomads’ camp.
  14. An abandoned campsite.
  15. Some religious pilgrims’ camp.
  16. Ruins of an ancient city.
  17. An old watchtower.
  18. An rocky cave, full of choking dust.
  19. A mass grave on an old battlefield.
  20. An ancient tomb.
Landmark Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d20 table · 20 entries
  1. An oasis with foul-smelling water.
  2. An oasis with a tree bearing rotten fruit.
  3. An unusually large, prickly desert plant.
  4. A pair of prickly plants from the same root.
  5. A patch of desert flowers in a shady spot.
  6. A patch of coarse grass next to a boulder, shrouded in a strange mist.
  7. A rocky bluff.
  8. A boulder shaped like a skull.
  9. A pair of identical boulders, side by side.
  10. A boulder sitting atop a larger boulder.
  11. A rocky canyon with a pool of foul water.
  12. A deep canyon with a trickle of foul water.
  13. A narrow canyon filled with strange fog.
  14. A trail marked with bones.
  15. A dry river bed.
  16. A ridge of rock with exposed fossils.
  17. A ridge of jagged rock.
  18. A mostly-buried, ancient monument.
  19. Twelve large stones, arranged in a ring.
  20. A sheer rock wall with a strange mist lingering overhead.
Atmospheric Features Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d20 table · 20 entries
  1. A buzzard circles overhead.
  2. A vulture screams.
  3. A flock of crows scatter.
  4. A large beetle scuttles away.
  5. A raven croaks.
  6. A crow caws.
  7. A rat scurries away.
  8. A swarm of beetles crawl past.
  9. A ghostly present flees.
  10. A ghostly presence watches curiously.
  11. A beast howls mournfully in the distance.
  12. An eerie silence.
  13. The wind kicks up dust.
  14. The breeze stops.
  15. The wind moans eerily.
  16. Small loose stones tumble down a slope.
  17. A dead palm tree.
  18. A distant scream.
  19. The smell of rotting flesh.
  20. The smell of decay.
Landscape Type Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d8 table · 8 entries
  1. Rocky.
  2. Flat.
  3. Bleak.
  4. Rugged.
  5. Boulder-strewn.
  6. Forbidding.
  7. Jagged.
  8. Wind-swept.
Ground Composition Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d8 table · 8 entries
  1. Cracked.
  2. Hard-packed.
  3. Gravelly.
  4. Stony.
  5. Black.
  6. Dusty.
  7. Purple.
  8. Grey.
Shadow Encounters Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d20 table · 20 entries
  1. A shadow snake.
  2. A flock of shadowravens.
  3. A giant spider.
  4. A giant centipede.
  5. A pack of wolves.
  6. A great beast of shadow.
  7. An animated skeleton.
  8. A malevolent ghost.
  9. A restless ghost.
  10. A pair of bandits.
  11. A band of skeletal warriors.
  12. A pair of ghouls.
  13. A dust storm.
  14. A thick, cold fog.
  15. A strange hermit.
  16. A lost traveler.
  17. A destitute nomad.
  18. A sword-wielding wraith.
  19. A conniving fiend.
  20. A terrifying dragon.
Shadow Hazards Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d8 table · 8 entries
  1. A rockslide coming down a canyon wall.
  2. A boulder rolling down a canyon wall.
  3. A sinkhole; it suddenly opens beneath you.
  4. A swift-moving river full of dead souls.
  5. Persistent, strong winds kicking up dust.
  6. A sudden, swirling dust storm.
  7. A mirage of a city.
  8. A mirage of an oasis.
Desert Climate Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d6 table · 6 entries
  1. Once a year for a few days straight.
  2. On a few days scattered through the year.
  3. In torrents for a few weeks, leaving floods.
  4. Only during a rare astronomical alignment.
  5. Never; however, it does snow every winter.
  6. Never; this place hasn’t had water in years.
Cave Contents Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d12 table · 12 entries
  1. A swarm of beetles.
  2. Lots of bats.
  3. Many spider webs.
  4. A wight’s stash.
  5. A ghoul’s lair.
  6. Several skeletons.
  7. Bare rock.
  8. Mummified remains.
  9. Some bandits’ hideout.
  10. A reclusive witch.
  11. A pair of shadow stalkers or phase cats.
  12. A creepy hermit.
Burrow Contents Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d8 table · 8 entries
  1. A shadow snake.
  2. A giant spider.
  3. So many beetles.
  4. Scorpions.
  5. Centipedes.
  6. Dry bones.
  7. A severed limb.
  8. A shadow cat.
Monastery Builders Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d6 table · 6 entries
  1. An order of assassin monks.
  2. An order of assassin monks.
  3. An order of demonic monks.
  4. An order of shadow monks.
  5. An order of shadow monks.
  6. An order of warrior monks.
Temple Deity Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d6 table · 6 entries
  1. The moon god.
  2. The god of death.
  3. A spider goddess.
  4. An undead god.
  5. A savage god.
  6. An arch devil.
Tent Inhabitant Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d6 table · 6 entries
  1. A merchant of exotic goods.
  2. A misanthropic shapeshifter.
  3. An eccentric shadow monk.
  4. A nomadic herder.
  5. A nomadic warrior.
  6. An outcast elf.
Stone House Builder Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d6 table · 6 entries
  1. A strange hermit.
  2. A reclusive scholar.
  3. An eccentric healer.
  4. A poor goatherder.
  5. Someone who left no trace.
  6. A member of an ancient clan.
Stone House Resident Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d8 table · 8 entries
  1. A death hound
  2. Several zombies.
  3. A mad sorcerer.
  4. A wild shapeshifter.
  5. Spiders and bats.
  6. A necromancer.
  7. Restless ghosts.
  8. An evil witch.
Ruins Creator Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d10 table · 10 entries
  1. A shadowfolk clan.
  2. A dark elf queen.
  3. An ambitious lich.
  4. A forgotten empire.
  5. Shadow monks.
  6. A fiendish cult.
  7. A dragon cult.
  8. A death cult.
  9. A forgotten king.
  10. A dark sorcerer.
Ruins Inhabitants Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d10 table · 10 entries
  1. A necromancer.
  2. Cursed mummies.
  3. Undead guardians.
  4. Pair of manticores.
  5. Pack of death dogs.
  6. Starved ghouls.
  7. Restless ghosts.
  8. Shadow warriors.
  9. Aberrant spirits.
  10. A dracolich.
Watchtower Origin Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d6 table · 6 entries
  1. A long-forgotten empire.
  2. An order of shadow monks.
  3. Mighty warriors from a past age.
  4. An fiendish lord’s army.
  5. An ancient elf-witch.
  6. A legendary wizard.
Watchtower Occupant Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d6 table · 6 entries
  1. The last remnant of a defeated army.
  2. An order of holy knights.
  3. A fiendish presence.
  4. A hobgoblin war party.
  5. Zombies at the ground level, bats upstairs.
  6. Rats at ground level, spiders up above.
Campsite Users Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d6 table · 6 entries
  1. An orkish war party.
  2. A shadowfolk raiding party.
  3. Some nomadic herders.
  4. Some refugees or fugitives.
  5. Someone who left a heap of fresh bones.
  6. Someone whose purposes are unclear.
Grave Occupant Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d10 table · 10 entries
  1. A fallen adventurer.
  2. A dismembered body.
  3. A pile of bones.
  4. A hateful mummy.
  5. An empty coffin.
  6. Twisted bones.
  7. An old woman.
  8. A old man.
  9. A child.
  10. A fair maiden.
Grave Covering Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d6 table · 6 entries
  1. Fresh earth.
  2. Rotting flowers.
  3. A carved stone.
  4. A large stone slab.
  5. A worn marker.
  6. Scratch marks.
Tomb Haunting Inside Shadow-Touched Deserts: Desert Variant d10 table · 10 entries
  1. An ancient king.
  2. An ancient queen.
  3. An ancient sorcerer.
  4. A powerful mummy.
  5. Zombie warriors.
  6. Dead monks.
  7. A demilich.
  8. Twisted bones.
  9. Foul ghosts.
  10. Piles of bones.