Blasted Badlands
These deserts are notorious for their many capricious ruins, the devastated landscape the biggest mark left upon the world by the forgotten civilizations that once flourished there. Monsters aplenty roam the wastes as well, so adventurers journeying through it encounter many creatures and constructed terrain exploration challenges.
Terrains. Desert, laboratory, mountains, ruins, subterranean, swamp, temple, tomb.
Tiers. Blasted Badlands tend to be tier 2 and above.
Weather. 1–10 clear, 11–25 overcast.
Journey Activities. Adventurers gain advantage on checks made to Scout, but disadvantage on checks made to Befriend Animal, Gossip, and Rob. It is not possible to Busk, Harvest, or Hunt and Gather.
Blasted Badlands Exploring Tier 0
1–3 Bandit (monster)
4–5 Cockatrice (monster)
6–7 Cultist (monster)
8–9 Cutthroat (monster)
10–19 Travel scenery
20–21 Ettercap (monster)
22–23 Gargoyle (monster)
24–25 Gelatinous cube (monster)
26–27 Ghoul (monster)
28–29 Bridge of stones (exploration)
30–31 Giant centipede (monster)
32–34 Giant wolf spider (monster)
35–37 Goblin (monster)
38–42 Gray ooze (monster)
43–45 Enchanted windmill (exploration)
46–48 Grick (monster)
49–51 Grimlock (monster)
55–57 Jackal (monster)
58–59 Hail storm (exploration)
60–61 Kobold (monster)
65–66 Ochre jelly (monster)
67–69 Haze (exploration)
70–71 Ogrekin (monster)
72–74 Poisonous snake G (monster)
75–77 Lost item (exploration)
81–83 Skeleton (monster)
87–88 Zombie (monster)
89–90 Sea of sand (exploration)
91–99 Social Encounter
100 Labyrinthine ravines (exploration)
GOn an odd result, use the giant version of this creature instead.
Blasted Badlands Exploring Tier 1
1–3 Bandit captain (monster)
4–5 Banshee (monster)
6–7 Basilisk (monster)
8–9 Black pudding (monster)
10–17 Travel scenery
18–19 Cult fanatic (monster)
20–21 Cutthroat (monster)
22–23 Doppelganger (monster)
24–25 Ettin (monster)
26–27 Flood (exploration)
28–29 Gargoyle (monster)
30–31 Gelatinous cube (monster)
32–34 Ghast (monster)
35–36 Ghost (monster)
37–38 Labyrinthine ravines (exploration)
39–42 Ghoul (monster)
43–45 Goblin boss or goblin warlock (monster)
46–48 Grimlock technical (monster)
49–51 Intellect devourer (monster)
52–54 Pests (exploration)
55–56 Kobold broodguard or kobold sorcerer (monster)
57–58 Mimic (monster)
60–61 Mummy (monster)
62–63 Ogre (monster)
64–66 Pit trap (exploration)
67–69 Ogre zombie (monster)
70–71 Shadow (monster)
72–73 Skeletal champion (monster)
74–75 Skeleton horde (monster)
76–77 Quicksand (exploration)
78–79 Specter (monster)
80–81 Walking statue (monster)
82–83 Wererat (monster)
84–85 Werewolf (monster)
86–87 Thunderstorm (exploration)
88–89 Zombie horde (monster)
90–91 Zombie knight (monster)
92–99 Social Encounter
100 Rot grubs (exploration)
Blasted Badlands Exploring Tier 2
1–3 Acid field (exploration)
4–5 Cursed temple (exploration)
6–8 Air elemental G (monster)
9–10 Black pudding (monster)
12–17 Travel scenery
18–19 Cambion (monster)
20–21 Clay guardian (monster)
22–23 Dense fog (exploration)
24–25 Enchanted statue (exploration)
26–27 Cyclops (monster)
28–30 Earth elemental G (monster)
31–32 Flash flood (exploration)
33–35 Ettin (monster)
36–38 Fire elemental G (monster)
39–40 Flimsy rope bridge (exploration)
41–42 Green lake (exploration)
43–44 Flesh guardian (monster)
45–46 Guardian naga (monster)
47–48 Hail deluge (exploration)
49–50 Half-red dragon veteran (monster)
51–52 Half-shadow dragon assassin (monster)
53–54 Lethal outgassing (exploration)
55–56 Rot grubs (exploration)
57–58 Mage (monster)
60–61 Mummy (monster)
62–63 Sandstorm (exploration)
64–66 Night hag (monster)
67–69 Ogre mage (monster)
70–71 Shattered earth (exploration)
72–73 Tornado (exploration)
74–75 Revenant (monster)
76–77 Shield guardian (monster)
78–79 Voracious pests (exploration)
80–81 Skeletal tyrannosaurus rex (monster)
82–83 Stone guardian (monster)
84–85 Wild magic zone (exploration)
86–88 Water elemental G (monster)
89–91 Wraith (monster)
92–99 Social Encounter
100 Cursed waterway (exploration)
G On an odd result, use the giant version of this creature instead.
Blasted Badlands Exploring Tier 3
1–3 Adult emerald dragon (monster)
4–6 Bridge of sorrow (exploration)
7–9 Banshee (monster)
10–12 Behir (monster)
13–18 Travel scenery
19–21 Blackguard (monster)
22–24 Cambion (monster)
25–27 Choking smoke (exploration)
28–30 Clay guardian (monster)
31–33 Cyclops myrmidon (monster)
34–36 Cursed waterway (exploration)
37–39 Forgotten god (monster)
40–42 Iron guardian (monster)
43–45 Endless plummet (exploration)
46–48 Mummy lord (monster)
49–51 Night hag (monster)
52–54 Lifeless desolation (exploration)
55–57 Sphinx (monster)
58–61 Spirit naga (monster)
62–64 Primordial tornado (exploration)
65–69 Stone guardian (monster)
70–73 Troll or dread troll (monster)
74–76 Sphere of annihilation (exploration)
77–79 Vampire (monster)
80–82 Werewolf (monster)
83–85 Sunspots (exploration)
86–88 Wraith lord (monster)
89–91 Young red dragon zombie (monster)
92–99 Social Encounter
100 Malfunctioning planar portal (exploration)
Blasted Badlands Exploring Tier 4
1–5 Corrupted druid grove (exploration)
6–10 Adult gold dragon (monster)
11–16 Travel scenery
17–21 Ancient emerald dragon (monster)
22–26 Divine war (exploration)
27–31 Demilich (monster)
32–36 God corpse (exploration)
37–42 Dread knight (monster)
43–47 Hallowed ground (exploration)
48–53 Empyrean (monster)
55–60 Hellscape (exploration)
61–65 Lich (monster)
66–71 Killing cloud (exploration)
72–76 Mummy lord (monster)
77–81 Malfunctioning planar portal (exploration)
82–87 Troll or dread troll (monster)
88–94 Vampire (monster)
95–100 Social Encounter