50 Random Encounters for Phandelver

I've been running Phandelver in a vaguely post-apocalyptic setting inspired by the Pacific Northwest. The included random encounter table for traipsing about through the wilderness seemed a little bland, so I made it weirder.

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1. Herd of elk protected by a great spirit
2. Thunderbirds on patrol or fighting serpents
3. Uncegila the smoke dragon causing havoc
4. Dragon cult seeks Uncegila to make sacrifice
5. Mother grizzly defends territory and cubs
6. Awakened black bear tribe lead by a spirit bear shaman
7. Hunting pack of wolves and direwolves
8. Reclusive sasquatch family scrounging for food
9. Mad sasquatch loner attacks with psychic assault
10. Black beast of the woods in congress with witches
11. Murderous parliament of owls
12. Werebear paladin metes out justice
13. Werewolf lumberjacks looking for sport
14. Hermit or witch gathering herbs for potions
15. Awakened trees and shrubs attack logging camp or hunting lodge
16. Druid circle with awakened animals plot destruction of a city
17. Vegepygmies and fungal zombies controlled by the Gravemind
18. Circle of myconoids offer hallucinogenic visions
19. Giant spiders whisper from the treetops
20. Giant centipedes crawl from beneath a rotted log
21. Thousand-year-old salamander prophet lives in swamp
22. Fox or coyote spirit plays cruel tricks
23. Inuksuk stone golem gives directions or aid if addressed correctly
24. Wendigo brings winter, madness, and hunger from the north
25. Vengeful ghost of a miner, elf, or ancient one
26. Seductive river spirit wants a child
27. Hag, vermin spirit, or backwards-talking dwarf invades dreams during next rest
28. Extra-dimensional wanderer descends from northern lights
29. Radiation spirits and irradiated ghouls haunt toxic crater
30. Ash zombies and pyrokinetic wraiths around burned ruin
31. Ancient war machine lurches to life
32. Hideous mutant or demonspawn crawls from the earth
33. Fungal goblin ambush with explosive traps and snares
34. Fungal goblin patrol with mole rat hounds
35. Fungal goblin brood mother with entourage in search of lair
36. Bugbear catches scent and tries to pick party off one by one
37. Orcs trying to repair rusted hulk of an ancient warmachine
38. Orcs escorting captives or purchased slaves
39. Inbred hillbilly ogres hunt with dire boars
40. Human bandits lead by a powerful adventurer
41. Human bandits possessed by primal spirits
42. Human hunters or fur trappers offer to trade
43. Wood elf scouts riding giant owls
44. Wood elves fishing or gathering berries
45. Cannibalistic winter elves on wild hunt
46. Dwarf and golem mining silver or panning for gold
47. Dwarven merchants or traders traveling with caravan
48. Mole people emerge from vault to scavenge
49. Changeling thieves steal supplies for tree fort
50. Rival adventuring party (use one of these or make up your own)

There are two different reality TV series currently airing about finding Bigfoot. My action this round and for the rest of my life is to attempt to disbelieve the illusion.

If you're lost, ask a helpful inuksuk. It usually knows the way.

In about eight months I won't have seen the sun for about eight months. So there's that to look forward to.

Uncegila is a Lakota myth from the Great Plains. The Kalapuya of Willamette Valley had a dragon too, but that dragon didn't have a name that I could find and it didn't fight Wolverine, which is a pity.

This is from the wrong side of the world but I don't care. Wherever there are ungulates, lo, so too must this thing be.