Out of the Abyss

RANDOM EVENTS

d20 Eve nt

1- 2 Battle aftermath

3 6 Creature encounter

7 9

10 11

12-13

14 - 15

16-17

18- 19

20

Demon encounter

Discipline problem

D1sease

Madness

Po1soned NPCs

Spoiled supplies

Van1shing NPCs

BATTLE AFTERMATH

The party stumbles upon the remains of one or more

creatures slaughtered by rampaging demons. Roll a dlO

and consult the Corpses table to determine what they

find. A thorough search of the area yields no treasure.

CORPSES

d10 Corpse Present

1 1 dead behir

2-3

4-5

6-7

8-9

10

1d4 dead drow and 1d4- 1 dead giant lizards

3d8 dead giant fire beetles (their glands are no

longer glowing)

2d4 dead gricks

2d4 dead kuo·toa

1 dead purple worm

Roll a d6 and consult the Scavengers table to

determine what scavrngcrs, if any, are feasting on

the remains.

SCAVENGERS

d6 Scave ngers

1 -2 1d3 black puddings

3- 4 1d4 carrion crawlers

5 1d 6 gnolls and 1d6 hyenas

6 1 otyugh

CREATURE ENCOUNTER

Roll on the Creature Encounters table in chapter 2 or

the Darklakc Creature Encounters table in chapter 3,

depending on where the party is traveling.

DEMON ENCOUNTER
Roll a d20 and consult the Demon Encounters table to
determine what appears. lf the characters stumble upon
Juiblex and nee immediately. the demon lord doesn't
pursue or attack them.

DEMON ENCOUNTERS

d20 Encounter

1-4 1d4 barlguras

S- 8 1d4 chasmes

9-10 1d2 hezrous

11-14 1d4 shadow demons

15 -18 1d3 vrocks

19 - 20 Juiblex (see appendix D)

CHAPTI1R 10 I PI"SCt.:•rr INTO THE DEPTHS

DISCIPLINE PROBLEM

A discipline problem is re,ealed among the NPCs.

Roll a d6 and consult the Discipline Problems table to

determine what transpires.

DISCIPLINE PROBLEMS

d6 Problem

1-2 A loud argument that has a SO percent chance of

attracting nearby monsters (roll on the Creature

Encounters table in chapter 2)

3-4 Theft or d1spute over the division of spoils

5-6 Brawl or other outbreak of violence

DISEASE

One or more PC party members contract a disease.

Roll a d4 to determine how many NPCs are affected,

then roll a d6 and consult the Diseases table to

determine which disease is contracted. See in chapter 8.

"Running the Game." in the Dungeon Master's Guide for

descriptions of cackle fever, sewer plague. and sight rot.

DISEASES

d6 Disease

1-2 Cackle fever

3-4 Sewer plague

S Sight rot

6 Zuggtmoy's spores (see chapter 5,

"Neverlight Grove")

MADNESS

One PC party member goes mad. To determine the

kind of madness. roll a d6 and consult the Madness

table below. To determine the madness effect, roll

percentile dice and consult the appropriate table in

chapter 8 of the Dungeon Masters Guide.

MADNESS

d6 Madness

1-3 Short-term madness

4 -5 Long-term madness

6 Indefinite madness

POISONED NPCs

One or more PC party members are poisoned for

ldlO x 10 hours by eating tainted food or poisonous

Underdark mushrooms. Roll a d 12 to determine how

many PCs are poisoned in this way.

SPOILED SUPPLIES

The party's provisions becom<> infested with Undcrdark

vermin or infected with spores that render them

poisonous. Unless the characters have access to purify

food and drink or similar magic. the party must disposr

of 3d6 days of rations.

VANISHING NPCs

One or more PC party members go missing and

are never seen again. Roll a d4 to determine how

many NPCs vanish in this way. Efforts to find them or

magically contact them turn up no trace.