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- Probabilities; Sylvan Forest Encounters
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Probabilities; Sylvan Forest Encounters
Source: Dungeon Master’s Guide p. 86
Sylvan Forest Encounters
| d12 + d8 | Encounter |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1 displacer beast |
| 3 | 1 gnoll pack lord and 2d4 gnolls |
| 4 | 1d4 gnolls and 2d4 hyenas |
| 5 | A grove of burned trees. Characters searching the area and succeeding on a DC 10 Wisdom (Survival) check find gnoll tracks. Following the tracks for 1d4 hours leads to an encounter with gnolls, or the discovery of dead gnolls with elven arrows sticking out of their flea-ridden corpses. |
| 6 | 1 giant owl |
| 7 | An ivy-covered statue of an elven deity or hero. |
| 8 | 1 dryad (50%) or 1d4 satyrs (50%) |
| 9 | 1d4 centaurs |
| 10 | 2d4 scouts (elves). One scout carries a horn and can use its action to blow it. If the horn is blown within the forest, roll on this table again. If the result indicates a monster encounter, the indicated monster or monsters arrive in 1d4 minutes. New arrivals other than gnolls, hyenas, owlbears, and displacer beasts are friendly toward the scouts. |
| 11 | 2d4 pixies (50%) or 2d4 sprites (50%) |
| 12 | 1 owlbear |
| 13 | 1d4 elks (75%) or 1 giant elk (25%) |
| 14 | 1d4 blink dogs |
| 15 | A magical plant with 2d4 glowing berries. A creature that ingests a berry becomes invisible for 1 hour, or until it attacks or casts a spell. Once picked, a berry loses its magic after 12 hours. Berries regrow at midnight, but if all its berries are picked, the plant becomes nonmagical and grows no more berries. |
| 16 | An elven tune carried on a gentle breeze |
| 17 | 1d4 orange (75%) or blue (25%) faerie dragons |
| 18 | 1 druid (elf). The druid is initially indifferent toward the party but becomes friendly if the characters agree to rid the forest of its gnoll infestation. |
| 19 | 1 treant. The treant is friendly if the party includes one or more elves or is accompanied by a visible fey creature. The treant is hostile if the characters are carrying open flames. Otherwise, it is indifferent and doesn’t announce its presence as the characters pass by. |
| 20 | 1 unicorn |
| ^sylvan-forest-encounters |