Random Settlements; Current Calamity

Source: Dungeon Master’s Guide p. 112

Current Calamity

dice: d20Calamity
1Suspected vampire infestation
2New cult seeks converts
3Important figure died (murder suspected)
4War between rival thieves’ guilds
5-6Plague or famine (sparks riots)
7Corrupt officials
8-9Marauding monsters
10Powerful wizard has moved into town
11Economic depression (trade disrupted)
12Flooding
13Undead stirring in cemeteries
14Prophecy of doom
15Brink of war
16Internal strife (leads to anarchy)
17Besieged by enemies
18Scandal threatens powerful families
19Dungeon discovered (adventurers flock to town)
20Religious sects struggle for power
^current-calamity