Travel complications

Travel Complications

Six original, system-neutral prompts for travel complications. Use the outcomes as invitations; adapt consequences to your table.

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6 eligible · 6 remaining

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Preview cards (6)

The ford is deeper than expected. A fallen tree upstream could become a bridge with careful work.

terrain: water · duration: 0 · severity: minor

A milestone points in a different direction after each person reads it. Older wheel tracks offer a better guide.

terrain: road · duration: 1 · severity: moderate

A pack animal refuses a narrow ledge. Unloading it or finding a wider path costs time.

terrain: mountain · duration: 2 · severity: minor

A huge fallen trunk blocks the trail. Something has made a dry shelter inside it.

terrain: forest · duration: 0 · severity: moderate

The ferry reaches an unfamiliar landing. Its pilot swears the river changed course during the night.

terrain: water · duration: 1 · severity: minor

Mourners ask travelers to wait until a procession passes. One requests help carrying a heavy remembrance stone.

terrain: road · duration: 2 · severity: moderate

Original DeckForge starter content, Rivers End Labs, 2026. Written for this project; no third-party tables reproduced.

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