Dungeon Master's Guide

If the Wisdom (Survival) check succeeds, the party
travels in the desired direction without becoming lost.
If the check fails, the party inadvertently travels in the
wrong direction and becomes lost. The party's navigator
can repeat the check after the party spends ld6 hours
trying to get back on course.
WILDERNESS NAVIGATION
Terrain
Forest, jungle, swamp, mountains, or open sea
with overcast skies and no land in sight
Arctic, desert, hills, or open sea with clear skies
and no land in sight
Grassland, meadow, farmland
SETTLEMENTS
A village, town, or city makes an excellent backdrop for
an adventure. The adventurers might be called on to
track down a criminal who's gone into hiding, solve a
murder, take out a gang of wererats or doppelgangers,
or protect a settlement under siege.
When creating a settlement for your campaign, focus
on the locations that are most relevant to the adventure.
Don't worry about naming every street and identifying
the inhabitants of every building; that way lies madness.
RANDOM SETTLEMENTS
The following tables allow you to quickly create a
settlement. They assume that you've already determined
its size and its basic form of government.
RACE RELATIONS
d20
Result
1-10 Harmony
11 - 14 Tension or ri val ry
15-16 Racial majority are conquerors
17 Racial minority are rulers
18 Racial minority are refugees
19 Racial majority oppresses minority
20 Racial minority oppresses majority
RULER'S STATUS
d20 Ruler
1-5 Respected, fair, and just
6-8 Feared tyrant
9 Weakling manipulated by others
10 Ill egitimate ruler, simmering civil war
11 Ruled or controlled by a powerful monster
12 Mysterious, anonymous cabal
13 Contested leadership, open fighting
14 Cabal seized power openly
15 Doltish lout
16 On deathbed, claimants compete for power
17-18 I ron-willed but respected
19-20 Religious leader
DC
15
10
5
NOTABLE TRAITS
d20 Trait
Canals in place of streets
2 Massive statue or monument
3 Grand temple
4 Large fortress
5 Verdant parks and orchards
6 River divides town
7 Major trade center
8 Headquarters of a powerful family or gu ild
9 Population mostly wealthy
10 Destitute, rundown
11 Awful smell (tanneries, open sewers)
12 Center of trade for one specific good
13 Site of many battles
14 Site of a mythic or magical event
15 Important library or archive
16 Worship of all gods banned
17 Sinister reputation
18 Notable library or academy
19 Site of important tomb or graveyard
20 Built atop ancient ruins
KNOWN FOR ITS •••
d20 Feature d20 Feature
Delicious cuisine 11 Piety
2 Rude people 12 Gambling
3 Greedy merchants 13 Godlessness
4 Artists and writers 14 Educati on
5 Great herojsavior 15 Wines
6 Flowe rs 16 High fashion
7 Hordes of beggars 17 Political intrigue
8 Tough warriors 18 Powerfu l guilds
9 Dark magic 19 Strong drink
10 Decadence 20 Patriotism
CURRENT CALAMITY
d20 Calamity
Suspected vampire infestation
2 New cult seeks converts
3 Important figure died (murder suspected)
4 War between rival thieves' gu ilds
5-6 Plague or famine (sparks riots)
7 Corrupt officials
8-9 Marauding monsters
10 Powerful wizard has moved into town
11 Economic depression (trade disrupted)
12 Floodi ng
13 Undead stirring in cemeteries
14 Prophecy of doom
15 Brink of war
16 Internal strife (leads to anarchy)
17 Besieged by enemies
18 Scandal threatens powerful families
19 Dungeon discovered (adventurers flock to town)
20 Religious sects struggle for power
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CHAPTER 5 I ADVENTURE ENVIRONMENTS