20 ADVENTURE STARTERS - MOUNTAIN REGIONS
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You have to pass what seems to
be an impassible mountain pass,
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and time is of the essence.
This is mountain giant territory,
and they’re not known for their
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friendliness.
A narrow rope bridge passes
over a very deep chasm. There
3 a r e e n e m i e s b e h i n d yo u a n
unknown dangers ahead of you.
Good luck.
Yo u st u m b l e u p o n a m i n i n g
4 operation. They don’t want to
share their bounty with you.
A rush is on for gold or some
other precious ore/mineral, and
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th i n g s a r e g et t i n g v e ry
cutthroat. Can you protect your
claim?
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A shipment of precious ore is
coming down the mountain river.
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Will you Help protect it or
steal it?
Fo o d i s s c a r c e a n d yo u ’ r e
snowed in. Your friends are
7 looking tastier by the day.
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A dragon/roc has been
awakened from its mountaintop
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nest. It’s your job to protect
the town down the mountain.
A storm rolls in, seemingly
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w i th o u t w a r n i n g . L i g h t n i n g
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dances and moves strangely, as
if alive…
You find the remnants of an
ancient mountaintop fort or
10 observatory. What secrets have
been left behind by those of
ages past?
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The ground begins to shake and
the mountain itself is in a state
of upheaval. Things are breaking
all around you.
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This part of the mountain seems
alive. You might be standing on a
living, breathing, colossus of
rock.
There is a special type of
fil
flower that only grows after
13 the first thaw of the year. It’s
h a r d to h a rv e st, b u t v e ry
valuable and possibly magical.
VOLCANO!!!
14 This magma is going to be hard
to outrun.
Yo u m u st c l i m b a s h i g h a s
possible, getting to an altitude
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w h e r e th e c r e at u r e s th at
pursue you (or infest you) can’t
survive the thin air and cold
temperatures.
You find a curious doorway or
portal carved into the side of a
m o u n ta i n , o v e r l o o k i n g a
daunting cliff.
Th e c av e s th at r i d d l e th e
nearby slopes are actually
17 infested with creatures that
only come out at night. It’s not
long until sunset.
You find a vein of strange ore
that seems to trigger madness
and greed.
Yo u h av e b e e n ta s k e d w i th
finding a safe passage through
the mountains so you can guide
refugees or caravans through.
A wanted criminal is higher up
the slopes than you, and they
20 know you’re following them.
They have left several deadly
traps along the way.