Lighthouse

A distant beacon burns brightly, but there's nothing on any of the charts and maps.

d4	The First to Spot it Was...
1	an excited fresh recruit, first time up in the crow's nest
2	a slurring sailor, obviously intoxicated
3	a random PC
4	several crewmembers at once, with loud disagreements concerning its distance and direction

2d6	The Superstitious Crew Take This as an Omen...
2	of great woe - a sacrifice to the gods is needed to avert disaster
3-5	of woe - the crew work twice as hard and grouse less, to avoid the gods' ire
6-8	of nothing in particular
9-11	of weal - however, the crew try to convince lubbers to perform all manner of hilarious deeds to avoid the "bad luck" the sighting brings
12	of great weal - a cheer rings out, as the crew prepares for landfall

d6	The Lighthouse May Actually Be...
1	a funeral pyre burning on a distant mountain top, or small boat set adrift
2	some sort of nautical, mostly-malevolent Will-o'-Wisp
3	a signal fire, made the by crew of a wealthy merchant ship, who will reward rescuers handsomely
4	the tower of a paranoid wizard with a magically-lit laboratory on the top floor
5	an decoy, set up by a local wrecking crew - heed the warning and be destined for the rocks
6	a gargantuan anglerfish, up from the murky depths to seek prey