Forest Encounters

Publisher's blurb: Probably the most used terrain in a fantasy setting, the forest can be bright and vibrant or dark and dense, but should never be boring. In this document you’ll find resources to make your next forest encounter exciting: Maps. Four 20x20 Forest Encounter maps with different terrain features, that can be combined into one large 40x40 forest map. As a bonus, there’s also a 30x40 Forest Road version of the map, that serves well for those pesky road ambushes. All maps have gridded versions. Mechanics. Ideas and mechanics for creating exciting forest encounters, including an expansion on the Wilderness Hazards found in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. Encounters. Two quick sample encounters that utilizes the forest environment to create an exciting encounter: a nighttime ambush in the dense forest, and a troll lurking by a river crossing. Finally, there’s an elaborate and detailed River Ride encounter, that has your party travelling down a dangerous river, while under fire by bloodthirsty pursuers. User summary: Distributed as a PDF document and twelve JPG map files (six locales with and without grids).