Haunted Lands

Settlements that have suffered a curse, or areas which are home to powerful undead beings, typically have effects that spread far from the source bringing woe to the people living nearby and attracting prowling monsters and ominous signs. Adventurers journeying through regions like this have plenty of combat encounters, some social encounters, and many circumstance or supernatural exploration challenges.

Terrains. Any.

Tiers. Haunted lands are often higher tier areas. The corrupted realm surrounding a dread knight’s castle or a county ruled over by a sinister vampire would likely be tier 3 or higher.

Weather. 1–5 clear, 6–10 overcast, 11–15 foggy, 16–25 rain.

Bleak Light. All light sources illuminate only half the area they would normally cover.

Night Terrors. It is difficult to get a restful night’s sleep in this area. Adventurers make a Wisdom saving throw against the region’s journey activity DC when taking a long rest or suffer a level of strife .

Suspicious Minds. The people who inhabit this area are wary and suspicious of strangers. Adventurers have disadvantage on Charisma checks made against people local to the region.

Journey Activities. The Entertain activity is made with disadvantage . The Pray activity is made with disadvantage if your deity has the Good alignment.

Haunted Lands Exploring Tier 0

1–3 Bandit (monster)
4–5 Cockatrice (monster)
6–7 Cultist (monster)
8–9 Cutthroat (monster)
10–19 Travel scenery  
20–21 Ettercap (monster)
22–23 Gelatinous cube (monster)
24–25 Ghoul (monster)
26–27 Giant centipede (monster)
28–29 Counterfeit goods (exploration)
30–31 Giant wolf spider (monster)
32–33 Goblin (monster)
34–35   Gray ooze (monster)
36–37 Grick (monster)
38–42 Grimlock (monster)
43–45 Enchanted windmill (exploration)
46–48 Hyena G (monster)
49–50 Jackal (monster)
51–53 Kobold (monster)
54–56 Lizard G (monster)
57–59 Haze (exploration)
60–61 Mimic (monster)
62–63 Ochre jelly (monster)
64–65 Ogrekin (monster)
66–68 Poisonous snake G (monster)
67–69 Lost item (exploration)
70–72 Rat G (monster)
73–74 Shadow (monster)
75–77 Skeleton (monster)
78–80 Spider G (monster)
79–81 Public ceremony (exploration) 
82–84 Swarm of poisonous snakes (monster)
85–86 Swarm of rats (monster)
87–89 Wererat (monster)
90–92 Zombie (monster) 
92–99 Social encounter    
100 Thunderstorm (exploration)

G On an odd result, use the giant version of this creature instead.

Haunted Lands Exploring Tier 1

1–3 Animated armor  (monster)
4–5 Bandit captain  (monster)
6–7 Banshee  (monster)
8–9 Basilisk  (monster)
10–11 Black pudding  (monster)
12–19 Travel scenery  
18–19 Cult fanatic  (monster)
20–21 Cutthroat  (monster)
22–23 Doppelganger (monster)
24–25 Ettercap  (monster)
26–27 Ettin  (monster)
28–29 Mushroom ring (exploration)
30–31 Gargoyle  (monster)
32–33 Gelatinous cube  (monster)
34–35 Ghast  (monster)
36–37 Ghost  (monster)
38–39 Ghoul  (monster)
40–41 Goblin boss or goblin warlock  (monster)
42–43 Green hag  (monster)
44–46 Pests (exploration)
47–48 Grick  (monster)
49–50 Grimlock  (monster)
51–52 Intellect devourer  (monster)
53–54 Kobold broodguard or kobold sorcerer  (monster)
55–56 Mimic  (monster)
57–58 Mummy  (monster)
59–61 Pit trap (exploration)
62–63 Ochre jelly  (monster)
64–66 Ogre  (monster)
67–68 Ogre zombie (monster)
69–70 Phase spider  (monster)
71–72 Shadow  (monster)
73–74 Skeletal champion  (monster)
75–76 Private property (exploration)
77–78 Skeleton horde  (monster)
79–80 Specter  (monster)
81–82 Walking statue  (monster)
83–84 Wererat  (monster)
85–86 Thunderstorm (exploration)
87–88 Zombie horde  (monster)
89–91 Zombie knight  (monster)
92–99 Social encounter  
100 Cursed temple  (exploration)

Haunted Lands Exploring Tier 2

1–4 Air elemental G  (monster)
5–7 Bandit captain  (monster)
8–13 Travel scenery  
14–15 Blackguard (monster)
16–17 Black pudding (monster)
18–19 Cambion (monster)
20–21 Cursed temple (exploration)
22–23 Clay guardian (monster)
24–25 Cyclops (monster)
26–27 Drider (monster)
28–29 Enchanted statue (exploration)
30–32 Earth elemental G (monster)
33–35 Ettin (monster)
36–38 Fire elemental G  (monster)
39–40 Faerie ring (exploration)
41–42 Flesh guardian (monster)
43–44 Ghast (monster)
45–46 Ghost (monster)
47–48 Living land (exploration)
49–51 Ghoul (monster)
52–54 Grick G (monster)
55–56 Grimlock (monster)
57–59 Magical overgrowth (exploration)
60–61 Intellect devourer (monster)
62–63 Mage (monster)
64–65 Mummy (monster)
66–67 Rot grubs (exploration)
68–69 Night hag (monster)
70–71 Ogre mage (monster)
72–73 Revenant (monster)
74–75 Voracious pests (exploration)
76–77 Shield guardian (monster)
78–79 Skeletal warhorse (monster)
80–81 Spirit naga (monster)
82–83 White elk (exploration)
84–85 Stone guardian (monster)
86–88 Water elemental G (monster)
89–90 Werewolf (monster)
91–92 Wild magic zone (exploration)
93–99 Social encounter   
100 Sphere of annihilation  (exploration)

G On an odd result, use the giant version of this creature instead.

Haunted Lands Exploring Tier 3

1–3 Bridge of sorrow (exploration)
4–6 Banshee (monster)
5–7 Blackguard (monster)
8–10 Cambion (monster)
11–16 Travel scenery  
17–19   Clay guardian (monster)
20–22 Cyclops myrmidon (monster)
23–25 Drider (monster)
26–28 Choking smoke (exploration)
29–31 Forgotten god (monster)
32–34 Guardian naga (monster)
35–37 Iron guardian (monster)
38–39 Cursed waterway (exploration)
40–42 Mummy lord (monster)
43–45 Night hag (monster)
46–48 Ogre mage (monster)
49–51 Endless plummet (exploration)
52–54 Sphinx (monster)
55–57 Spirit naga (monster)
58–61 Stone guardian (monster)
62–64 Fey glade (exploration)
65–68 Troll or dread troll (monster)
69–71 Ur-otyugh ( otyugh variant) (monster)
72–73 Vampire (monster)
74–76 Lifeless desolation (exploration)
77–79 Vampire spawn (monster)
80–82 Werewolf (monster)
83–85 Wraith (monster)
86–88 Sphere of Annihilation (exploration)
89–90 Wraith lord (monster)
91–92 Young red dragon zombie (monster)
93–95 Sunspots (exploration)
93–99 Social encounter   
100 Malfunctioning planar portal (exploration)

Haunted Lands Exploring Tier 4

1–4 Adult gold dragon (monster)
5–10 Travel scenery  
11–14 Ancient emerald dragon (monster)
15–18 Clay guardian (monster)
19–21 Corrupted druid grove (exploration)
22–25 Demilich (monster)
26–29 Dread knight (monster)
30–33 Divine war (exploration)
34–37 Elder vampire (vampire elite)
38–41 Empyrean (monster)
42–45 God corpse (exploration)
46–49 Lich (monster)
50–53 Mummy lord (monster)
54–57 Hallowed ground (exploration)
58–61 Stone guardian (monster)
62–65 Troll  or dread troll (monster)
66–69 Hellscape (exploration)
70–73 Vampire (monster)
76–79 Vampire spawn (monster)
80–83 Killing cloud (exploration)
84–87 Wraith  (monster)
88–91 Wraith lord (monster)
92–95 Malfunctioning planar portal (exploration)
96–100 Social encounter