2

A troll limb floats past, still twitching, attracting a hungry swarm of insects. Something large splashes deeper in the swamp… looking for the rest of itself. (Rare)

A troll, half-regenerated and furious, drags itself along the bank, searching for its missing limb. It sniffs the air, detecting the party. (Rare)

3

A shambling mound slowly drags itself across the mud, smothering a deer it has trapped under its mass. (Rare)

A shambling mound rises from the river, moving rapidly towards the party. (Rare)

4

A green hag disguised as an elderly fisherwoman asks for “help with her net,” which contains a drowned boar. She tests if the party is worth tormenting. (Rare)

A green hag sits beside the river, speaking softly to her own reflection, which speaks back in a different voice. She notices the party but pretends not to. (Rare)

5

A pair of blood hawks dive repeatedly at a frog sitting atop a log, unaware a giant crocodile waits beneath the surface.

Swarm of stirges buzz overhead, attracted to a wounded boar bleeding into the river. They turn on anyone approaching.

6

A family of deer cross the river cautiously. A constrictor snake coils around a branch above them, waiting for one to slip.

A lone giant lizard stalks a deer at the river’s edge, using moonlit reeds for cover, when it spots the party.

7

A boar digs aggressively along the shore, unearthing a nest of lizards that scatter in every direction.

A giant boar, wades into the river to wash blood from its tusks from a recently a deadly fight.

8

A massive vulture circles a drowned crocodile caught on a sandbar, tearing strips of flesh.

A giant vulture swoops low, attracted by light or noise of the party, hoping for an easy kill.

9

A frog swarm erupts from the reeds, fleeing a shadow beneath the surface, moments later a crocodile snaps at the disturbance.

A chorus of frogs goes silent. Moments later, a ghast emerges from the dark water, vomiting mud and it hurls its self towards you.

10

A lizard basks on a sun. As the party passes, a blood hawk attempts to snatch it.

A lizard darts across the path, chased immediately by a stirge swarm seeking warm blood.

11

A giant frog rests on a half-submerged log, gulping down a string of insects. It puffs up defensively when approached.

Two giant frogs fight over a wriggling giant centipede, they when they hear you approach.

12

A lizardfolk hunter stands waist-deep in the river, spearing fish. They warn: “Bullywugs hunt ahead. Be wary.”

A pair of lizardfolk drag a bound bullywug onto the shore; a territorial dispute turned violent. They flee if confronted.

13

A bandit boat (3–5 bandits) quietly poles downstream with stolen goods covered by netting. They attempt to avoid detection.

Bandits use lanterns to signal someone deep in the marsh. They panic if the party witnesses it.

14

A crocodile sleeps on a warm mudflat. The moment its eye opens, smaller animals flee in terror.

A stealthy giant constrictor coils around a young crocodile, killing it silently. It may turn its attention to the party.

15

A bullywug warrior stalks the riverbank, carrying the corpse of a vulture back to the village.

A group of 1d3 bullywug warriors hunt the river for “dryskins.” Their croaking calls echo through the reeds.

16

A swarm of insects rises from a rotting log, stinging anything warm-blooded nearby.

A buzzing cloud of insects surrounds a drowned bandit corpse drifting downriver, with stirges circling above.

17

A constrictor snake drops from an overhanging branch, attempting to snare a passing deer.

A giant constrictor waits shallow ford, its coils barely visible in the torchlit water.

18

A troll lies motionless on the riverbank, as if dead—until it snorts awake and sniffs the air. (Rare)

A dire worg prowls the opposite shore, hackles raised, pacing the party’s movement. Its eyes glow with reflected starlight. (Rare)

19

A giant crocodile surfaces slowly beside the boat, massive jaws opening in a silent yawn. (Rare)

The river explodes as a giant crocodile ambushes something unseen, dragging it underwater with a thunderous splash. (Rare)

20

A wereboar, bloodied and confused, stumbles from the brush, shifting uncontrollably in daylight. (Rare)

A wereboar in full monstrous form charges through the reeds, smashing everything in its path. (Rare)