Sci-Fi Journey Encounters
The following encounters are all suited to a science-fiction setting. For encounters including magical creatures and challenges, see Trials and Treasures . Creatures with no source noted can be found in Chapter 8: Alien Bestiary.
Sci-Fi Exploring Tier 0
1-3. 1 or 2 combat drones
4-6. 1 or 2 stunner drones
9-12. 1d4 + 1 gruknka tadpoles
13-15. 1d4+1 leech creepers
16-18. Swarm of leech creepers
19-21. 1 or 2 mindspore mushrooms
21-23. 2-3 ravix
24-26. Swarm of ravix pups
27-28. 1 or 2 telethars
29-30. 1 or 2 trubbies
31-32. 1 serviceskull
33-34. 1 imprinted host (smuggler)
35-36. 1 void wisp
37-38. 1 or 2 apes (Monstrous Menagerie)
38-39. 1 voidmaw
40-41. 1 kech (Monstrous Menagerie)
42-43. 1 xenid egg or larva
44-45. 1 raptor (Monstrous Menagerie)
46-48. 1 enforcer
49-51. 1d4+1 ruffians
52-54. 1 or 2 commandos
55-57. 1 or 2 dire wolves (Monstrous Menagerie)
58-60. Blinding blizzard (Trials & Treasures)
61-63. Falling net (Trials & Treasures)
64-66. Hail storm (Trials & Treasures)
67-69. Landslide (Trials & Treasures)
70-80. 1 gray ooze (Monstrous Menagerie)
81-90. Social encounter
91-00. Travel scenery
Sci-Fi Exploring Tier 1
1-2. 3 or 4 combat drones
3-4. 1 or 2 flamethrower, mortar, or shield drones
5-6. 1 or 2 sentry droids
7-8. 1d2+1 raptors (Monstrous Menagerie)
9-10. 1 triceratops (Monstrous Menagerie)
11-12. 1 gruhnka hunter
13-15. 1 or 2 hollow folk
16-18. 1 karthog
19-21. 1 giant leech creeper
22-24. 3 or 4 mindspore mushrooms
25-27. 1 mnemon
28-30. 1 longtongue ravix with 4 ravix
31-32. 3 or 4 telethars
33-34. 1d2 + 1 void wisps
35-36. 1 giant scorpion (Monstrous Menagerie)
37-39. 1 void ghost
40-42. 2 voidmaws
43. 1 voidmaw alpha
44-45. 1d4+1 kech (Monstrous Menagerie)
46. 1 gibbering mouther (Monstrous Menagerie)
47. 1 or 2 xenid stranglers
48-49. 1 or 2 bounty hunters
50. 1 contract killer
51-52. 1 grick (Monstrous Menagerie)
53. 1 khalkos spawn (Monstrous Menagerie)
54-55. 1 warstorm
56-57. 1 agent
58-59. 1 mirage monster (Monstrous Menagerie)
60-61. 1 decoyskull or spyskull
62-63. Thunderstorm (Trials & Treasures)
64-66. 1 tentacle tree (Monstrous Menagerie)
67-69. 1 yeti (Monstrous Menagerie)
70-80. 1 black pudding (Monstrous Menagerie)
81-90. Social encounter
91-00. Travel scenery
Sci-Fi Exploring Tier 2
1-3. 1 processor drone with 1 or 2 flamethrower, mortar, or shield drones and 3 sentry droids
4-6. 1d4 + 1 gruhnka hunters, each with one psionic mutation
7-9. 3 hollow folk
10-11. 1 id puppeteer fleeing id puppet
12-13. 2 or 3 karthogs
14-15. 2 karthogs riding triceratops (Monstrous Menagerie)
16-17. 1 flesh guardian (Monstrous Menagerie)
17-18. 4 longtongue ravix
19-21. 1 wild taurax
22-23. 1d6 + 4 telethars
24. Plague of trubbies
25-26. 1d2+1 giant scorpions (Monstrous Menagerie)
27. 1d2 + 1 void ghosts
28-29. 1 giant grick (Monstrous Menagerie)
30-32. 3 voidmaws and 1 voidmaw alpha
33-34. 1 tyrannosaurus rexes (Monstrous Menagerie)
35-36. 1 rock dragon (Monstrous Menagerie)
37. 2 or 3 xenid hunters
38-39. 3 bounty hunters
40-41. 1 underworld boss with 3 enforcers
42. 1 khalkos (Monstrous Menagerie)
43-44. 1 inquisitor captain
45. 1 or 2 elementals (Monstrous Menagerie)
46-47. 4 marines
48-49. 1 otyugh (Monstrous Menagerie)
49-50. 1 shambling mound (Monstrous Menagerie)
51-52. 1 or 2 battle psions
53-54. 1 psionic knight
55-56. 1d4+1 khalkos spawn (Monstrous Menagerie)
57-58. 1 murmuring worm (Monstrous Menagerie)
59-60. 1 sand ray (Monstrous Menagerie)
60-61. 1-2 thunderbirds (Monstrous Menagerie)
62-63. Caltrop mines
64-65. Marsh gas (Trials & Treasures)
66-67. Minefield
68-69. Radiation storm
70-71. 2 assaultskulls
72-74. Psychic storm
75-77. Sandstorm (Trials & Treasures)
78-80. Sinkhole (Trials & Treasures)
81-90. Social encounter
91-00. Travel scenery
Sci-Fi Exploring Tier 3
1-3. 1 giant ape (Monstrous Menagerie)
3-6. 1d6 + 3 gruhnka hunters, each with the “4” psionic mutation and two random
6-9. 1 id puppetmaster with id puppet
10-12. 1 praetor
13-15. 1 xenid queen
16-18. 1 bounty hunter with inquisitor captain
19-21. 1 battle psion with 3 marines
22-24. 1 psionic blackguard
25-27. 1 sand worm or ice worm (Monstrous Menagerie)
28-30. 2 psionic knights
31-33. 2 inquisitor captains
34-36. 2 captains riding war taurax
36-38. 1 supermutant rust monster (Monstrous Menagerie)
39-41. 4 yetis (Monstrous Menagerie)
42-44. 2 khalkoi (Monstrous Menagerie)
45-47. 2 sand rays (Monstrous Menagerie)
48-50. 3 wyverns (Monstrous Menagerie)
51-53. 1 iron guardian (Monstrous Menagerie)
54-56. 1 or 2 ur-otyughs (Monstrous Menagerie)
57-59. 1 or 2 giant elementals (Monstrous Menagerie)
60-62. 2 rock dragons (Monstrous Menagerie)
63-65. 2 cloakers (Monstrous Menagerie)
66-68. 1 elder black pudding (Monstrous Menagerie)
69-71. 1 invisible render (Monstrous Menagerie)
72-74. 1 gelatinous wall (Monstrous Menagerie)
75-77. Endless plummet (Trials & Treasures)
78-80. Choking smoke (Trials & Treasures)
81-90. Social encounter
91-00. Travel scenery
Sci-Fi Exploring Tier 4
1-4. 1 behemoth tyrant
5-8. 1 praetor (possessing underworld boss) with 4 enforcers and 4 ruffians
9-12. 4 or 5 wild tauraxes
13-16. 1 xenid queen with 3 xenid hunters
17-20. 2 psionic blackguards
21-24. 1 inquisitor captain with 3 warstorms
25-28. 2 praetors
29-32. 2 supermutant rust monsters (Dungeon Delver’s Guide)
33-36. 6 marines with 1 inquisitor captain
37-40. 3 khalkoi with 4 to 6 khalkos spawn (Monstrous Menagerie)
41. 1 tarrasque (Monstrous Menagerie)
42-45. 2 iron guardians (Monstrous Menagerie)
46. 1 dark lord
47-50. 1 draconic horror
51-54. 1 elysian
55-58. 1 master assassin * (Monstrous Menagerie)
59-62. 1 or 2 remorhaz (Monstrous Menagerie)
63-67. Forest fire (Trials & Treasures)
68-72. Sunspots ** (Trials & Treasures)
73-77. 4 rock dragons (Monstrous Menagerie)
78-80. 2
sand worms
or
ice worms
(Monstrous
Menagerie)
81-90. Social encounter
91-00. Travel scenery
* The master assassin wields a laser rifle instead of a crossbow
** Instead of magic, the sunspots affect psionics