Parched Sands

Endless dunes and the baking sun make these deserts difficult and dangerous places in which to survive. Adventurers journeying through this region have very few social encounters.

Terrains. Desert, grassland, hills, mountains, ruins, settlement, subterranean, temple, tomb. 

Tiers. A desert region with numerous oases might be tier 1, but most are tier 2 or higher.

Weather. 1–25 clear.

Hot. Traveling at faster than a slow pace is dangerous in the region’s hot temperatures, and adventurers that do so suffer a level of fatigue when taking a long rest (even if they have Supply). The use of appropriate mounts (such as camels ) and keeping a light pack (less than half carrying capacity) allow for adventurers to travel as fast as a normal pace without suffering fatigue during a long rest]].

Unquenchable Thirst. Twice the usual amount of Supply is required when taking a long rest.

Journey Activities. It is not possible to Busk. Checks to Harvest or Hunt and Gather are made at disadvantage .

Parched Sands Exploring Tier 0

1–3 Acolyte (monster)
4–6 Ankheg spawn (monster)
7–9 Bandit  (monster)
10–12 Berserker (monster)
13–21 Travel scenery  
22–24 Bloodhawk (monster)
25–27 Camel  (monster)
28–30 Cockatrice (monster)
31–33 Cultist  (monster)
34–36 Counterfeit goods (exploration)
39–41 Death dog (monster)
42–44 Flying snake (monster)
45–47 Gnoll (monster)
48–50 Hyena G  (monster)
51–53 Landslide (exploration)
54–56 Jackal  (monster)
57–59 Kobold (monster)
60–62 Lizard G  (monster)
63–65 Mimic  (monster)
66–67 Lost item (exploration)
68–70 Poisonous snake G (monster)
71–73 Pseudodragon (monster)
74–76 Scorpion (monster)
77–79 Scout  (monster)
80–84 Sea of sand (exploration)
85–87 Swarm of poisonous snakes (monster)
88–90 Vulture G (monster)
91–92 Warrior (monster)
93–99 Social encounter  
100 Labyrinthine ravines (exploration)

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

Parched Sands Exploring Tier 1

1–2 Sea of sand (exploration)
3–4 Acolyte (monster)
5–6 Ankheg (monster)
7–8 Bandit captain (monster)
9–10 Basilisk (monster)
11–12 Bugbear (monster)
13–19 Travel scenery  
20–21 Couatl (monster)
22–23 Cult fanatic (monster)
24–25 Doppelganger (monster)
26–27 Druid (monster)
28–29 Flying lion (monster)
30–31 Labyrinthine ravines (exploration)
32–33 Ghast (monster)
34–35 Ghost (monster)
36–37 Ghoul (monster)
38–39 Giant scorpion (monster)
40–41 Pests  (exploration)
42–43 Gnoll (monster)
44–45 Goblin boss (monster)
46–47 Griffon (monster)
48–49 Guard squad (monster)
50–51 Half-red dragon veteran (monster)
52–53 Pit trap (exploration)
54–55 Harpy (monster)
56–57 Hell hound (monster)
58–59 Jackalwere (monster)
60–61 Knight (monster)
62–63 Lamia (monster)
64–65 Private property (exploration)
66–67 Magmin (monster)
68–69 Manticore (monster)
70–71 Mimic (monster)
72–73 Mummy (monster)
74–75 Ogrekin (monster)
76–77 Quicksand (exploration)
78–79 Priest (monster)
80–82 Scorpionfolk (monster)
83–85 Soldier (monster)
86–89 Warrior band (monster)
90–92 Veteran (monster)
93–99 Social encounter   
100 Lethal outgassing (exploration)

Parched Sands Exploring Tier 2

1–3 Alchemist (monster)
4–5 Acid field (exploration)
6–7 Ankheg queen (monster)
8–9 Assassin  (monster)
10–17 Travel scenery  
18–19 Blackguard  (monster)
20–21 Bugbear chief  (monster)
22–23 Cursed temple (exploration)
24–25 Bulette  (monster)
26–27 Cambion  (monster)
28–29 Flash flood (exploration)
30–31 Chimera  (monster)
32–34 Cyclops  (monster)
35–36 Flimsy rope bridge (exploration)
37–38 Doppelganger   (monster)
39–41 Gnoll demonfang  (monster)
42–44 Lethal outgassing (exploration)
45–47 Gorgon  (monster)
48–50 Guardian naga  (monster)
51–53 Rot grubs (exploration)
54–56 High priest  (monster)
57–58 Hobgoblin captain  (monster)
59–61 Sandstorm (exploration)
62–63 Jackalwere pack leader  (monster)
64–65 Kobold broodguard or kobold sorcerer  (monster)
66–68 Shattered earth (exploration)
69–70 Medusa  (monster)
71–72 Ogre  (monster)
73–74 Tornado (exploration)
75–76 Revenant  (monster)
77–78 Scorpionfolk  (monster)
79–80 Voracious pests (exploration)
81–82 Soldier squad  (monster)
83–84 Strider  (monster)
85–86 Wild magic zone (exploration)
87–88 Warrior band  (monster)
89–92 Wyvern  (monster)
93–99 Social encounter   
100 Sunspots (exploration)

Parched Sands Exploring Tier 3

1–3 Adult blue dragon (monster)
4–6 Adult brass dragon (monster)
7–9 Ascetic grandmaster (monster)
10–16 Travel scenery  
17–19 Assassin (monster)
20–22 Champion warrior (monster)
23–25 Djinni  (monster)
26–28 Caught in the crossfire (exploration)
29–31 Efreeti  (monster)
32–34 Fire giant   (monster)
35–37 Forgotten god (monster)
38–39 Choking smoke (exploration)
40–42 Gorgon (monster)
43–45 Guardian naga (monster)
46–48 Harpy  (monster)
49–51 Endless plummet (exploration)
52–54 Hobgoblin warlord (monster)
55–57 Medusa queen (monster)
58–61 Mummy lord (monster)
62–64 Lifeless desolation (exploration)
65–69 Ogre mage (monster)
70–73 Rakshasa (monster)
74–76 Sand ray (cloaker variant) (monster)
77–79 Primordial tornado (exploration)
80–82 Sand worm ( purple worm variant) (monster)
83–85 Scorpionfolk imperator (monster)
86–88 Sphinx (monster)
89–90 Sunspots (exploration)
91–92 Stone colossus ( stone guardian variant)
93–99 Social encounter  
100 Malfunctioning planar portal (exploration)

Parched Sands Exploring Tier 4

1–5 Divine war  (exploration)
6–10 Ancient brass dragon   (monster)
11–12 Ascetic grandmaster   (monster)
13–16 Travel scenery  
17–21 Djinni   (monster)
22–26 Djinni noble   (monster)
27–31 God corpse (exploration)
32–36 Efreeti   (monster)
37–42 Efreeti noble   (monster)
43–47 Hellscape (exploration)
48–53 Fire giant   (monster)
54–60 Hobgoblin warlord   (monster)
61–65 Killing cloud (exploration)
66–71 Master assassin   (monster)
72–76 Mummy lord   (monster)
77–81 Malfunctioning planar portal (exploration)
82–87 Rakshasa   (monster)
88–94 Sphinx (greater)   (monster)
95–100 Social encounter