Gothic Wilderness Sites

I've been wanting to expand the Curse of Strahd random encounter table since I first started reading the module. Rather than expanding the table of creatures, I've decided to create tables for sites and locations. The following are a small collection of  'gothic wilderness sites' that could be discovered off the beaten path. They can be rolled up alongside the standard tables to add context or as a separate location based encounter in and of themselves. They aren’t campaign specific and could be easily used in any sort of brooding wilderness campaign to add atmosphere and mystery. Lastly I've included two small tables for random weather events (inspired by the Dolmenwood tables), should they need to be randomly determined. Enjoy!

 

SITE TYPE

1. Monument
2. Tomb
3. Shrine
4. Ruins

MONUMENT

1. Obelisk
2. Needle
3. Standing stone/ menhir
4. Cairn
5. Statues
6. Carved totem
7. Crude marker
8. Image carved into tree

SHRINE

1. Wayward shrine
2. Small chapel
3. Sacred grotto
4. Crude altar
5. Stone circle
6. Hollowed out tree
7. Fetishes
8. Temple in treetop

TOMB

1. Small cemetery
2. Burial mound
3. Shallow grave
4. Mausoleum
5. Portal tomb
6. Bodies hanging from trees
7. Open burial pit
8. Sarcophagus
9. Ossuary
10. Solitary grave

RUINS

1. Small family home
2. Hermits hut
3. Crumbling tower
4. Small keep
5. Sunken foundation
6. Treehouse
7. Covered wagons (1d4)
8. Campsite, improvised shelters
9. Hunting cabins (1d4)
10. Monastery: shattered church, chapter house, cloisters

LOCATION

1. Atop a grassy hill
2. Within a grove of slender trees
3. Within a natural basin 
4. In a tangle of brush/ briars
5. Beside a stream
6. In a sudden meadow
7. Amidst a swamp or wetland
8. Amidst a rocky shield or scrabble
9. Zone of large stones/ boulders
10. Within a natural cleft of stone
11. Zone of blight
12. Stand of majestic old growth trees 

TEXTURES 

(roll 1d3)

1. Overgrown with ivy
2. Dried blood
3. Claw marks
4. Insects crawling/ buzzing
5. Thick fungus/ lichen
6. Unusually cold area/ objects cold to the touch
7. Wildflowers blooming rampantly
8. Smell of corruption
9. Scattered bone shards
10. Clumps of animal fur/ feathers
11. Dripped candle wax
12. Rime of ice
13. Dead birds
14. Occult symbols gouged into surface
15. Uncanny silence hangs upon site
16. Infested with beehives, buzzing bees
17. Animal den
18. Burned, blackened with scorch marks
19. Marked with warding symbols
20. Overgrown with foliage, tall grass, ferns, trees, etc

WEATHER, VALLEY

1. hazy, overcast
2. Frosty, chill
3. Rolling Fog
4. Scouring Wind
5. Thick Clouds, damp mist
6. Driving Rains
7. Brooding Clouds
8. Drizzle, damp

WEATHER, MOUNTAINS

1. Frosty Chill
2. Light snow
3. Blowing winds
4. Icy fog
5. Snow squall
6. Blizzard
7. Brooding clouds
8. Sleet/ hail