Upper Dungeons Level 3A Salt Mere Caves Wandering Monsters

Roll for random encounters using 1d6 once every six turns. On a 1, there is an encounter. Double the odds if the group is making a lot of noise or in similar situations.

Caves Random Encounters

1d20	Description
1	1d4+1 Butcher Worms
2	1d2+1 Carrion Crawlers
3-5	1d4+1 Fangtooth Fishmen
6-8	1d4+2 Froglodytes
9	1d2 Giant Boring Beetles
10	1d2 Giant Crayfish
11	1d4+1 Giant Frogs
12	1d4 Giant Poisonous Frogs
13	1d4 Gray Oozes
14	1d6+1 Lizard Men
15	1d3+1 Mock Lobsters
16	1 Piscodaemon
17-19	2d6 Slub Beetles
20	1d4+1 Trigintipedes

Butcher Worm

Butcher Worms (AC 6; MV 9" HD 2+3; #AT 1 bite; D 1d6+2; XP 35 + 3/hp)

Carrion Crawler

Carrion Crawler (AC 3/7; MV 12"; HD 3+1; #AT 8 tentacles; D Paralysis; XP 580 + 4/hp)

Fangtooth Fishman

Fangtooth Fishmen (AC 4; MV 9”//18”; HD 4+4; #AT 2 claws and 1 bite; D 1-6/1-6/2-12; XP 90 + 5/hp)

Each fishman has a 30% chance of owning a piece of crude silver or gold jewelry, usually a necklace , anklet, or armband. Each piece of jewelry is worth between 21 and 40 (1d20+20) gold crescents.

Froglodyte

Froglodytes (AC 5; MV 12”//15”; HD 3+2; #AT 2 claws and 1 bite; D 1-3/1-3/1-6; SA Steam breath for 2d6; XP 125 +4/hp)

Each froglodyte has a 10% chance of owning a piece of crude silver or gold jewelry, usually a necklace , anklet, or armband. Each piece of jewelry is worth between 21 and 40 (1d20+20) gold crescents.

Giant Boring Beetle

Giant Boring Beetles (AC 3; MV 6”; HD 5; #AT 1 bite; D 5-20; XP 90 + 5/hp)

Giant Crayfish

Giant Crayfish (AC 4; MV 6”//12”; HD 4+4; #AT 2 claws; D 2-12/2-12; SA Surprise on a 1-3; XP 90 + 5/hp)

Giant Frog

Giant Frogs (AC 7; MV 3”//9”; HD 1; #AT 1 bite; D 1-3; SA Jump, surprise on 1-4, tongue; XP 14 + 1/hp)

Giant Frogs (AC 7; MV 3”//9”; HD 2; #AT 1 bite; D 1-6; SA Jump, surprise on 1-4, tongue; XP 28 + 2/hp)

Giant Frogs (AC 7; MV 3”//9”; HD 3; #AT 1 bite; D 2-8; SA Jump, surprise on 1-4, tongue; XP 50 + 3/hp)

Giant frogs have equal chances to be different sizes, roll 1d6 (1-2 = 1 HD, 3-4 = 2 HD, 5-6 = 3 HD)

Giant Poisonous Frog

Giant Poisonous Frogs (AC 8; MV 3”//9”; HD 1; #AT 1 bite; D 1; SA Poison; XP 45 + 1/hp)

Gray Ooze

Gray Oozes (AC 8; MV 1”; HD 3+3; #AT 1; D 2-16; SA Corrosive properties; SD Immune to spells, heat, cold; XP 200 + 5/hp)

Lizard Man

Lizard Men (AC 5; MV 6”//12”; HD 2+1; #AT 3 or 1; D 1-2/1-2/1-8; XP 35 + 3/hp)

This is a hunting and scouting party. The lizard men know they are outnumbered and weaker than the froglodytes and fishmen so they will be unlikely to fight unless they sense easy prey.

Mock Lobster

Mock Lobsters (AC 4; MV 9”//9”; HD 3+4; #AT 2 pincers; D 2-8/2-8; SA Surprise on a 1-3; XP 60 + 4/hp)

The mock lobsters are similarly averse to combat. If they are not immediately attacked they will be likely to try to barter with adventurers. They have information, food, fresh water sources, and gold at their lair to trade. They desire magic items and worked goods including but not limited to rope, torches, and musical instruments.

Piscodaemon

Piscodaemon (AC -1; MV 6”//18”; HD 6; #AT 2 pincers; D 2-16/2-16; SA Seize, venom; SD Never surprised, water based attacks are -1 per damage die, invisibility, half damage from acid, cold, and fire, hit only by silver, cold forged iron, black iron, or magic weapons; MR 60% to 1st level spells; XP 455 + 6/hp)

Slub Beetle

Slub Beetles (AC 4; MV 1”/9”; HD 1-3 hit points; #AT Nil; D Nil; SA Collision; XP 5 + 1/hp)

Trigintipede

Trigintipedes (AC 7; MV 15”; HD 2; #AT 1 bite; D 2-5; SA Weakness; XP 65 + 2/hp)