# Size
| # | Description |
| ----- | ------------------- |
| 1-3 | Lone traveler |
| 4-6 | A pair of travelers |
| 7-9 | A group of 3-5 |
| 10-12 | A group of 6-10 |
| 13-14 | A group of 11-20 |
| 15-16 | A group of 21-50 |
| 17 | A group of 51-100 |
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# Length
| Description |
| -------------------------------------------- |
| A fleeting encounter |
| A pair of run-ins |
| Takes place over many days along the journey |
| The party keeps coming across the same group |
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# Status
| Description |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Outcast or Untouchable |
| Slave or prisoner |
| Serf or indentured servant |
| Crafter of some sort |
| Merchant or guild member |
| Lesser guild leader, military officer, very minor noble |
| Leader of a large military force, greater guild, or lesser noble |
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# Fortune
| # | Description |
| ----- | -------------------------------------- |
| 01-05 | Barely surviving |
| 06-10 | Poor |
| 11-15 | Middle-class |
| 16-17 | Upper crust, or successful adventurers |
| 18 | Fabulously wealthy |
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# Exchange
| Description |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Openly shares supplies |
| Openly shares useful information |
| Asks questions about why they don't have the supplies needed |
| Asks questions about why they don't know the local information |
| Will share supplies, but wants fair trade in coin or supplies |
| Will share useful info, but wants fair trade in coin or supplies |
| Will share supplies, but will hugely overcharge in coin or supplies |
| Will share useful info, but will hugely overcharge in coin or supplies |
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# Expectations
| Descr |
| ---------------------------------------- |
| Familiar tropes |
| Fresh twist on the players' expectations |
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# Mission
| Descr |
| ------------------------ |
| None |
| People who need help |
| Helpful info |
| Treasure to be uncovered |
| New side quest |
| Other |
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# Emotion
| # | Descr |
| ----- | ---------------------------------------- |
| 1-3 | Inspired, motivated |
| 4-6 | Hopeful, faith in humanity |
| 7-8 | Angry, vengence seeking |
| 9-10 | Sad, a sense of loss |
| 11-13 | Happy, funny |
| 14-16 | Left with a sense of dread or fear |
| 17-19 | An ill portent of heardships yet to come |
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# Context
| # | Descr |
| --- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1-3 | Untethered from the overarching plot |
| 4 | References events of the past for one character |
| 5 | References events of the past in the campaign |
| 6 | A new development for one character's arc |
| 7 | Foreshadows a new threat in the campaign, hinting at a later encounter |
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# Tone
| Descr |
| ------------------------------------------------- |
| Reinforces the tone for the campaign |
| Reminds players of the tone for the current story |
| Lighthearted break |
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# Impact
| Descr |
| ----------------------------------------------------- |
| Meeting leaves a specific character feeling different |
| Meeting leaves the party feeling different |
| No impact to change how the party feels |
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