Night Encounters - Plains

Night Plains 1

DC 17
6 shabbily armored Gladiators sneak up to the party's campground.
If not detected, they will surround the sleeping party and demand 1d4+2 days' rations (or equivalent 15gp each) as well as 100gp thinly veiled as a tax for patrolling the area for monsters / the Phantom King's forces. They won't leave without their "tax" or a fight.
They carry no money on them.

Night Plains 2

DC 16
A pack of 2d4+2 Were Rats sneak up to the party's camp, low to the ground in giant rat form.
If not detected, they will surround the sleeping party, assume their hybrid form, and demand 1d4 days' rations (or equivalent 15gp each) as well as 100gp. Each traveler is holding no more than 3d10 SP

Night Plains 3

DC 15
A strange cloud of mist glides toward the party's camp.
If undetected, a Vampire jumps into action at the fresh life to take and consume.

Night Plains 4

DC 14
2d4+4 Gnolls stalk up to the party's campsite through the tall grass.
If undetected, they will charge in and attack without any demands or formation.

Night Plains 5

DC13
1d4+2 Shadows close in on the party's camp, shrouded by the night's darkness.
If undetected, they will attack the sleeping party members first.

Night Plains 6

DC12
A single cow passes by a little ways away from the party's campsite. No amount of investigation reveals anything of significance about the cow or where it came from.
DM Note: It can be butchered for rations with a successful Survival check:

• 13 or below: 1 day's rations
• 14-16: 2 days' rations
• 17-19: 3 days' rations
• 20 or above: 4 days' rations

Night Plains 7

DC 10
1d4 boars pass near the party's camp, grazing. If engaged, the boar(s) will flee after 2 rounds of combat. For each boar defeated, the party can receive 1 day's ration.

Night Plains 8

DC 9
A fox stalks nearby, looking for field mice. It takes a wide arc around the camp, staying just out of the light.

Night Plains 9

DC 8
A grass snake pursues a frog through the grass, rustling the blades as they pass.

Night Plains 10

DC 7
A rustling in the wild grass approaches the camp, quickly at first, then slowing.
It's a curious little field mouse, looking for a mid-night snack!