OSE Encounter Activities – Insect Swarm (d30)
Creeping
1 Absconding with a bejeweled Dagger on their backs 16 Persistently surging forth from a sack of moldering grain
2 Bustling busily around the base of a Basilisk Statue 17 Pulsating abdomens leave a trail of stinking ichor
3 Clustering atop the carapace of a Cave Locust 18 Quizzically forming "arrow" shapes on the ground
4 Condensing into a massive dark blot 19 Raiding a roost of Bats, unsatisfied with their Guano
5 Crawling on the ceiling in a chittering clot 20 Returning seasonally to pester a Cursed Acolyte
6 Devouring an unlucky Veteran, flesh to bones in mere minutes 21 Scavenging a hearty meal among hurried Halfling tracks
7 Dripping off a wall in furiously clinging chunks 22 Seething as a Torch waving Shield Bearer keeps them at bay
8 Emerging from a huge, conical Hive of uniform gravel 23 Streaming from the eyes of a single Elf Skull
9 Flourishing on a Farmer's fresh vegetables 24 Surrounding a twitching Caecilla
10 Flowing from the belly of a bloated Zombie 25 Thickening into arcane sigils in the presence of Magic
11 Following the commands of a Kobold Shaman 26 Threatening to chew right through a locked wooden Door
12 Hanging tenaciously on a braying Mule's flanks 27 Thriving on Offerings in tin bowls, left by faithful Gnolls
13 Mingling in a chilly stupor after an Icy Spell 28 Utterly covering a flailing Carcass Crawler
14 Noisily droning as they consume a Skeleton 29 Worming their way into a Dwarf's Mail Hauberk
15 Overwhelming an Orc Gathering, seen as an auspicious omen 30 Writhing atop a monstrously large Mushroom Cap
Flying
1 Alighting on a tree, their weight causing twigs to snap 16 Humming menacingly in response to a sudden sound
2 Buzzing cacophonously, the sound filling all ears 17 Migrating in search of food, after stripping an area bare
3 Changing direction suddenly, as if by some command 18 Milling about, somewhat stunned by fading Smoke
4 Chewing their way through the hide of a Horse 19 Nesting inside a water-logged Armoire
5 Circling a pool, where a Gnome holds her breath 20 Plaguing a Paladin, fallen from grace
6 Clouding the air in a dark, undulating mass 21 Pouring out of a surprisingly tiny crack
7 Colonizing the carcass of a Cave Bear 22 Resonating loudly as the throng competes for mates
8 Damaging Fruit Trees with their rapacious appetite 23 Settling on a Shield, polished to a shine, to dull its glow
9 Darning the air in intricate, synchronized patterns 24 Stinging a frantic Giant Toad
10 Descending on a Bandit's roasting Boar 25 Stripping every stalk of plant life in their path
11 Devastating the Food Supplies of a Dervish 26 Surrounding a stone Sarcophagus, as if drawn to it
12 Drifting on a stiff breeze, toward a settlement 27 Swirling in a vociferous vortex, blocking an archway
13 Fluttering around a flickering Torch 28 Swooping down to drink in stinking, wet mud
14 Gorging on a Goblin Garbage Pit 29 Unceasingly hungering among bare Tree branches
15 Hovering near a Hollow Log, where a Magic User hides 30 Whirling around a decaying Wyvern
Both (Creeping & Flying)
1 Aggressively marching over anything in their way 16 Issuing forth from the mouth of a Wight
2 Burrowing into a motionless Mummy 17 Jostling for prime dining position on a Giant Rat
3 Carrying away a dead Deer 18 Menacing a cornered Fire Beetle
4 Chattering as they pulverize old bone in their mandibles 19 Nibbling on the toes of a Sleeping Thoul
5 Cleaning every trace of detritus from the Floor 20 Overturning furniture as they swell across a room
6 Clinging doggedly to a dangling Rope 21 Passing beneath a sizzling Green Slime
7 Crowding on a Conjurer's corpse 22 Pursuing only those of a particular Faith
8 Darting out from beneath a rotting Rhagodessa 23 Relentlessly surging from a crack above
9 Filling a desecrated Font, beating like a Heart 24 Scattering after a flask of Oil ignites
10 Forcing Hobgoblin Hunters into organized retreat 25 Settling on the surface of a massive Stone Face
11 Gathering in the charnel wake of a pack of Ghouls 26 Staining everywhere they land with a noxious odor
12 Gnawing through the cushions on a chair 27 Stridulating wildly at a volume that is maddening
13 Growing and swelling in size before your very eyes 28 Teeming on the flailing body of a Giant Snake
14 Huddling atop an abandoned Harpy Nest 29 Thronging around a Druid with faceted Eyes
15 Invading an entire area, apart from a Circle lined with Runes 30 Whistling a warning in call-and-response fashion to their flock
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