⚠️ Hazard Prompt Ideas

Use these prompts as creative starting points when generating hazards. Each entry includes a suggested hazard type to help guide tone and structure, while leaving the details up to you.

Early Campaign Hazards

• Environmental — A weakened floor or structure that collapses under sudden weight or movement.
• Trap — A simple device meant to slow intruders long enough for someone to notice.
• Environmental — Lingering smoke, ash, or fumes left behind by an old disaster.
• Trap — A crude but functional mechanism triggered by careless interaction.
• Environmental — An unstable area that punishes haste more than curiosity.
• Haunt — A faint spiritual echo that replays a single traumatic moment.

Established Campaign Hazards

• Trap — A layered defense that reacts differently depending on how it is triggered.
• Environmental — A corrupted area that becomes more dangerous the longer it is occupied.
• Trap — A maintained mechanism clearly intended to catch repeat intruders.
• Haunt — A restless presence that reacts to disturbance or investigation.
• Trap — A device designed to divide the group and force quick decisions.
• Environmental — A defensive feature of the location itself, activated only under specific conditions.

Late Campaign Hazards

• Environmental — A large-scale threat that reshapes the battlefield once unleashed.
• Haunt — A powerful spiritual manifestation bound to a pivotal historical event.
• Trap — A seal or ward whose failure would release something far worse.
• Haunt — A location-bound spirit that cannot be destroyed, only appeased or endured.
• Environmental — A hazard meant to be survived rather than overcome.
• Trap — A catastrophic fail-state defense guarding something of immense value.

Story-Driven Wildcards

• Environmental — A hazard that exists primarily as a warning rather than a weapon.
• Haunt — A recurring manifestation that changes slightly with each encounter.