Not all D&D campaigns need to be high stakes.

Bandits makegreat random encounters while travelingin any kind of campaign setting.

Scouts and Scout Masters are far more likely to run into trouble than your average NPC.

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Because no DM has ever had things go 100 percent the way they expected.

Perhaps they have wise advice for your party or helpful tips to get them through their latest encounter.

They keep the cities, and their important people, safe through their experience and their careful strategy.

A bard, a ranger, and a warrior caught in a spell, from Dungeons & Dragons.

7Pirate Captain

Acrobatics +7, Perception +5

Who doesnt love pirates?

Oh yea, what are you going to do about it?

Either way, the Spy Master could be a dangerous enemy or a useful ally.

Dungeons & Dragons, Colossus by Maxime Minard, Ancient Lich by Viko Menezes, Empyreans by Nestor Ossandon Leal

They know the lay of the land, and they can be excellent guides for your magically inclined characters.

These monsters in the 2025 Monster Manual are no joke.

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Bandits by Katerina Ladon / Archmage by Viko Menezes / Pirates by Alexandre Honore

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Poltergeist by Anna Pavleeva

A poltergeist throwing objects around an aristocratic ball by Anna Pavleeva.

Poltergeist by Anna Pavleeva

Bandits raiding a tavern by Katerina Ladon

Bandits by Katerina Ladon

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Scout by Riccardo Moscatello

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Warriors by Bram Sels

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Toughs by Riccardo Moscatello

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Thief by Evyn Fong.

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Pirates by Alexandre Honore

Dungeons & Dragons, spies at a party by Cyprien Rousson.

Spies by Cyprien Rousson

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Mages by Viko Menezes

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Knights of the Solar Bastion by Zuzanna Wuzyk

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