dancingtomusic).Anindividualmonkeycanlearnamaximum
1 d 6 tricksandcanbetaughtonetrickperweek.
FlyingSnakes
Rolladie.Onanevenresult,thepartyencountersasingle
flyingsnake.Onanoddresult,thecharactersencounter 2 d 6
flyingsnakes.Thesesnakesattackonlywhenthreatened.A
flyingsnakethatissuccessfullygrappledcanbestuffedina
sackorothersoftcontainer.After 1 hourofconfinement,the
snakesettlesdown.AcharacterwhosucceedsonaDC 13
Wisdom(AnimalHandling)checkcanremoveacalmsnake
fromthecontainerwithoutcausingittoattackorflyaway.
CharacterscansellcapturedflyingsnakestoIfanTalro’ain
PortNyanzaru.Heoffers 25 gpforeachsnake,butacharacter
whosucceedsonaDC 15 Charisma(Persuasion)checkcan
talkhimupto 50 gp.
FrostGiants
Thecharactershearthesoundofhugecreaturesstomping
throughthewilderness.Iftheyfollowthenoise,they
encounterasearchpartyofthreefrostgiantsaccompaniedby
1 d 2 winterwolves.Foreachsuchencounter,thereisa 20
percentchancethatthisisDrufi’ssearchparty(see
“Hvalspyd,”page 64 ).
Thefrostgiantsareconcernedchieflywithlocatingthe
RingofWinter,andtheymighthelpcharacterswhocan
provideusefulinformation.Theyimmediatelyattack
characterswhowithholdinformation,orwhothreatento
revealthegiants’presencetotheFlamingFist.Thefrostgiants
carrynotreasurewiththemwhiletheyhunt.
GiantBoars
Thecharactersseeandhear 1 d 4 + 1 giantboarsforaging
aheadofthem.Skirtingaroundtheboarstopreventthemfrom
chargingrequiresasuccessfulDC 12 groupDexterity(Stealth)
check.
GiantCrocodile
Beforeitrisesoutofthewater,makeaDexterity(Stealth)
checkforthegiantcrocodile.Anycharacterwithapassive
Wisdom(Perception)scorelessthanthecheckresultis
surprisedwhenthemonstrouscreatureattacks.
GiantFrogs
These 2 d 6 giantfrogshavecometogetherinhungerandtry
toeateverythingthatcrossestheirpath.Thecharactershave
plentyofwarningastheamphibianshopnoisilytowardthem.
GiantLizards
Thecharactersencounter 1 d 6 giantlizardssunning
themselvesonwarmrocks.Thelizardsposenothreatunless
they’reattacked,andthey’retoosetintheirwaystobetrained
aspackanimals.
GiantScorpions
AnycharacterwithapassiveWisdom(Perception)scoreof 11
orhigherspots 1 d 3 giantscorpionsmomentsbeforethey
emergefromhidingandattack.Attheendoftheencounter,
anycharacterdamagedbyagiantscorpionmustsucceedona
DC 11 Constitutionsavingthroworbecomeinfectedwith
shiveringsickness(see“Diseases,”page 40 ).
GiantSnappingTurtle
Thecharactersspotagiantsnappingturtle(seeappendixD)
sunningitselfontheshore.Theturtleattacksanycharacterit
canseewithin 30 feetofit.GiantWasps.
Adroningsoundannouncesthepresenceof 1 d 6 giantwasps
beforethecharactersseethem.Thewaspsattackatonce,
ignoringheavilyarmoredtargetsinfavorofthosewithlittleor
nodefensiveprotection.Attheendoftheencounter,any
characterdamagedbyagiantwaspmustsucceedonaDC 11
Constitutionsavingthroworbecomeinfectedwithshivering
sickness(see“Diseases,”page 40 ).Girallons
Twogirallons(seeappendixD)hanginthetrees,perchatop
rocks,orlumberbetweencrumbling,vine-coveredruins.The
charactersspotthemautomaticallyandcanavoidahostile
encounteriftheywithdrawandsucceedonaDC 13 group
Dexterity(Stealth)check.
Ifthecharactersdefeatthegirallonsorfrightenthemaway,
asearchofthearearevealsahiddencache,determinedby
rollingontheCachestable.Thegirallonsmightalsohavesome
treasurehiddennearthecache;rollonceontheTreasure
Dropstabletodeterminewhat,ifanything,isfoundaftera
searchofthearea.Goblins
AtypicalBatiripatrolorhuntingpartyconsistsofagoblin
bossleading 2 d 6 + 3 goblins,allwearingpaintedwooden
masks.Theymovequietlythroughfamiliarareasandseldom
rangeoutsidetheirhometerritory.Batiriprefertohuntat
nightandlaylowinambushpositionsduringtheday.
AnightencounterwithBatirigoblinsinvolvesanattackon
thecharacters’camp.Eachpartymemberstandingwatchmust
attemptaDC 16 Wisdom(Perception)check,madewith
disadvantagebecauseofthenoiseofthejungleatnight.Ona
success,acharacterdetectsthegoblinsmovingintoattack
positionsandcanrousetherestoftheparty.Ifnooneon
watchsucceedsonthecheck,allthecharactersaresurprised.
Ifthisencounteroccurswhilethecharactersaretraveling
duringtheday,haveeachpartymembermakeaDC 16
Wisdom(PerceptionorSurvival)checktospotthetelltale
signsofanambush:disadvantageousterraincoupledwithan
eeriesilencenotnormalforthejungle.
Goblinsbargainfortheirlivesifcaptured.Ifthecharacters
canforceorcoerceavowofcooperationfromgoblinprisoners,
theBatiriwillserveasguides.Theyhavethefollowing
additionalskill:Survival+ 1.Grungs
Agrunghuntingpartyconsistsof 2 d 6 grungsledbyagrung
elitewarrior(seeappendixDforboth).Ifthisencounter
occurswhilethecharactersaretraveling,thegrungshaveset
upanambushinthetrees.Anycharacterwithapassive
Wisdom(Perception)scoreof 14 orhigherspotsthemjustin
time.Allothercharactersaresurprised.
Ifthisencounteroccurswhilethepartyiscamped,the
grungsspottedthecharactersearlierinthedayandhave
shadowedthemunseen.Eachcharacterstandingwatchmust
succeedonaDC 14 Wisdom(Perception)check,madewith
disadvantagebecauseofthenoiseofthejungleatnight.Ona
success,acharacterdetectstheencroachinggrungsandcan