This is a pretty cool table. They COULD have gone with 50 varieties of "Find (creature or humanoid)" + "(doing something)" and just filled in the blanks, and we'd have 50 variations of "Find 6 goblins arguing over treasure". And, yes, a couple of the encounters really are that simple. However, a lot of the encounters could be great hooks into homebrewed one-shots, side-quests, etc. There are talking rabbits, strange noises, mysterious things (clothes with no owners, an abandoned cabin), unusually friendly or hostile animals, natural features, and more. These are a lot of fun. I'd love to see more like this.
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