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Stay on the Uncanny Highway long enough, and you will see many strange creatures – some almost human, and others almost incomprehensibly bizarre.

Tables 1a to 1g below are broken down by geographic/cultural region. Tables 2a and 2b will create a potentially wacky extraterrestrial encounter of the kind that was common in the 1960s and early 70s, before the so-called “Gray” became the dominant type type of alien being reported. Table 3 will create strange humanoids like the Loveland Frog of Ohio. Table 4 creates weird and unique hybrid animals.

These tables do not cover ghosts or hauntings, other than the possibility of an immaterial white deer or buffalo.

Table 1a: Encounters in the Northeast

Connecticut, Delaware*, Maine, Maryland*, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

d20

 You see a(n)…

1 – 3

 Jersey Devil. A creature with a head like a horned horse, a body like a dog standing on its hind legs, and cloven hooves on its hind legs. It has bat-like wings, and a lizard-like tail that forks into three ends.

4

 Extraterrestrial. Determine the being’s appearance with Table 2a, and the appearance of its craft with Table 2b.

5

 Werewolf.

6 – 7

 Vampire.

8

 Giant Bear.

9 – 10

 Mountain Lion (officially extinct). 50% chance it will be a completely black “panther”.

11

 Giant Poisonous Snake with glowing eyes. 30’ in length.

12

 Bigfoot. A hairy humanoid with simian features, about 8 feet tall. Its eyes shine if hit by a light.

13

 Star Jelly. A pulsating and flowing, mucus-like mass about the size of a basketball. It consumes any organic matter it touches, and grows progressively larger.

14

 Zombie.

15

 Alligator. Should not be in this climate.

16 – 18

 Unique Chimeric Humanoid. Determine appearance with Table 3.

19 – 20

 Unique Chimeric Animal. Determine appearance with Table 4.

* The GM can alternately use the table for the South, if they prefer.

Table 1b: Encounters in the South

Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (east of Dallas), Virginia, and West Virginia.

d20

 You see a(n)…

1

 Mothman. A black humanoid with wings and glowing red eyes that are painful to look at.

2

 Swamp Ape. A shaggy humanoid about the size of a person, emitting a disgusting odor.

3

 Extraterrestrial. Determine the being’s appearance with Table 2a, and the appearance of its craft with Table 2b.

4

 Werewolf.

5

 Vampire.

6 – 7

 Giant Feral Hog.

8

 Joint Snake. A large green snake that can break itself up into pieces, and rejoin those pieces back together.

9

 Zombie.

10

 Wampus Cat. A six legged mountain lion with glowing yellow eyes, that can rear up on just four or two of its legs.

11

 Giant Bear.

12

 Giant Alligator.

13

 Giant Hairless Dog.

14

 Giant Poisonous Snake with glowing eyes. 30’ in length.

15

 Giant Killer Swamp Rabbit.

16

 Unique Chimeric Humanoid. Determine appearance with Table 3.

17

 Unique Chimeric Animal. Determine appearance with Table 4.

18 – 20

 Hellhound (on someone’s trail). A large black dog with glowing red eyes, who can smell its quarry wherever they are (unless in a church, or enclosed in a magic circle).

Table 1c: Encounters in the Midwest

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin.

d12

 You see a(n)…

1

 Extraterrestrial. Determine the being’s appearance with Table 2a, and the appearance of its craft with Table 2b.

3 – 4

 Werewolf.

4

 Vampire.

5

 Hodag. A horned beast with a shaggy, bull-like body; long claws; a lizard-like tail; long tusks like a walrus; and a row of spikes along its back.

6

 Wampus Cat. A six legged mountain lion with glowing yellow eyes, that can rear up on just four or two of its legs.

7

 Bigfoot. A hairy humanoid with simian features, about 8 feet tall. Its eyes shine if hit by a light.

8

 Giant Bear.

9

 Zombie.

10

 Wendigo. A severely emaciated humanoid taller than the tallest man, with cadaverous skin, claws, and rotted lips that show the being’s sharp teeth.

11

 Unique Chimeric Humanoid. Determine appearance with Table 3.

12

 Unique Chimeric Animal. Determine appearance with Table 4.

Table 1d: Encounters in the Western Prairie and Rocky Mountains

Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oregon east of the Cascades, South Dakota, Utah, Washington (east of the Cascades), and Wyoming.

d12

 You see a(n)…

1 – 2

 Extraterrestrial. Determine the being’s appearance with Table 2a, and the appearance of its craft with Table 2b.

3

 Werewolf.

4

 Vampire.

5

 Jackalope. A large hare with either antlers, or horns resembling those of a pronghorn antelope.

6

 Giant Wolf.

7

 Bigfoot. A hairy humanoid with simian features, about 8 feet tall. Its eyes shine if hit by a light.

8

 White Buffalo. 75% likely to be immaterial, and immune to physical attacks. Not actually a ghost, and is immune to magic or technology that affects ghosts.

9

 Giant Mountain Lion.

10

 White Pronghorn Antelope. 75% likely to be immaterial, and immune to physical attacks. Not actually a ghost, and is immune to magic or technology that affects ghosts.

11

 Unique Chimeric Humanoid. Determine appearance with Table 3.

12

 Unique Chimeric Animal. Determine appearance with Table 4.

Table 1e: Encounters in the Southwest

Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas (west of Dallas).

d12

 You see a(n)…

1 – 3

 Extraterrestrial. Determine the being’s appearance with Table 2a, and the appearance of its craft with Table 2b.

4

 Skinwalker. A man who can shape-change, possess the body of any animal desired, and teleport.

5

 Pterodactyl. A flying reptile with a 9-foot wingspan.

6

 Wampus Cat. A six legged mountain lion with glowing yellow eyes, that can rear up on just four or two of its legs.

7

 Giant Eagle.

8

 Bigfoot. A hairy humanoid with simian features, about 8 feet tall. Its eyes shine if hit by a light.

9

 Giant Mountain Lion.

10

 Giant Poisonous Snake with glowing eyes. 30’ in length.

11

 Unique Chimeric Humanoid. Determine appearance with Table 3.

12

 Unique Chimeric Animal. Determine appearance with Table 4.

Table 1f: Encounters in Southern and Central California

California south of Redding.

d12

 You see a(n)…

1 – 3

 Extraterrestrial. Determine the being’s appearance with Table 2a, and the appearance of its craft with Table 2b.

4

 Bigfoot. A hairy humanoid with simian features, about 8 feet tall. Its eyes shine if hit by a light.

5

 Werewolf.

6

 Vampire.

7

 Giant Black Cat.

8

 Giant Mountain Lion.

9

 Giant Bear.

10

 Giant Poisonous Snake with glowing eyes. 30’ in length.

11

 Unique Chimeric Humanoid. Determine appearance with Table 3.

12

 Unique Chimeric Animal. Determine appearance with Table 4.

Table 1g: Encounters in the Pacific Northwest / Northern California

California north of Redding, Oregon (in the Cascades and west of the Cascades), and Washington (in the Cascades and west of the Cascades).

d12

 You see a(n)…

1 – 3

 Sasquatch (Bigfoot). A hairy humanoid with simian features, about 8 feet tall. Its eyes shine if hit by a light.

4

 Extraterrestrial. Determine the being’s appearance with Table 2a, and the appearance of its craft with Table 2b.

5

 Werewolf.

6

 Vampire.

7

 Splintercat. A bobcat-like creature with a bulbous, armored forehead capable of splitting wood.

8

 White Deer. 75% likely to be immaterial, and immune to physical attacks. Not actually a ghost, and is immune to magic or technology that affects ghosts.

9

 Giant Mountain Lion.

10

 Giant Bear.

11

 Unique Chimeric Humanoid. Determine appearance with Table 3.

12

 Unique Chimeric Animal. Determine appearance with Table 4.

Table 2a: Appearance of an Extraterrestrial

d8

 In overall size and shape the being is…

1

 about half the size of an average person,…

2

 about half the size of an average person and extremely thin,…

3

 about half the size of an average person and portly,…

4

 about the size and shape of an average person,…

5

 about the size of an average person and extremely thin,…

6

 about the size of an average person and portly,…

7

 taller than an average person,…

8

 taller than an average person and extremely thin,…

d8

 …with a body that is apparently…

1

 hairless and naked,… 75% likely to have no visible sexual characteristics.

2

 covered in shaggy hair,…

3

 clothed and human-like,… d6: Clothing is… 1 = a silver jumpsuit, 2 = similar to an astronaut’s suit, 3 = a one-piece outfit that looks like oilcloth or vinyl, 4 = a skin-tight jumpsuit that looks like rubber, 5 = a loose and flowing gown, 6 = a short leather tunic and pants.

4

 insect-like,…

5

 robot-like and metallic,…

6

 reptilian,…

7

 hairless and covered with drooping folds of skin,… 75% likely to have no visible sexual characteristics.

8

 hairless and fleshy, but segmented like an earthworm,… 75% likely to have no visible sexual characteristics.

d10

 …and generally colored…

1

 like light-complexioned human skin.

2

 like dark-complexioned human skin.

3

 gray.

4

 hot pink. 25% chance the being is actually glowing.

5

 green. 25% chance the being is actually glowing.

6

 red. 25% chance the being is actually glowing.

7

 yellow. 25% chance the being is actually glowing.

8

 blue. 25% chance the being is actually glowing.

9

 inky black.

10

 an almost translucent white. 50% chance the being is actually glowing.

d6

 The being’s face is..

1

 generally human-shaped,…

2

 triangular,…

3

 roundish,…

4

 squarish,…

5

 almost cylindrical,…

6

 like a squashed ball,…

d6

 …with…

1

 no hair at all on its head,…

2

 no hair, but a pair of antennae projecting from its forehead,…

3

 a dorsal fin or ridge atop its head,…

4

 long human-like hair on its head,…

5

 short, human like hair on its head,…

6

 a helmet of some kind covering the top of its head,…

d10

 …eyes that are…

1

 extremely large, black, and almond-shaped,…

2

 extremely large, black, and almost circular,…

3

 like those of an ordinary human,…

4

 actually just one big eye in its forehead,…

5

 obscured by some kind of goggles,…

6

 on stalks,…

7

 not apparent at all,…

8

 glowing red,…

9

 glowing yellow,…

10

 glowing green,…

d10

 …a nose that is…

1

 completely absent,…

2

 human-like,…

3

 human-like and bulbous,…

4

 just two small slits,…

5

 two large slits,…

6

 just a single hole,…

7

 like that of a bare skull,…

8

 trunk-like,…

9

 trumpet-like,…

10

 obscured by something that looks like a breathing apparatus,…

d10

 … a mouth that is…

1

 human-like,…

2

 human-like but glowing from the inside,…

3

 extremely small,…

4

 disturbingly wide,…

5

 just a narrow slit,…

6

 just a wide slit,…

7

 obscured by some kind of plate or wrap,…

8

 like a lamprey’s,…

9

 filled with needle-like teeth,…

10

 completely absent,…

d8

 …and ears that are…

1

 completely absent.

2

 human-like.

3

 floppy like those of a hound.

4

 small and pointed.

5

 large and pointed.

6

 bat-like.

7

 trumpet-like.

8

 obscured by some kind of headphones or earmuffs.

d8

 The being’s hands are..

1

 human like,…

2

 human-like with 3 fingers and a thumb,…

3

 long and delicate,…

4

 clawed,…

5

 clawed with 3 fingers and a thumb,…

6

 like crab claws,…

7

 pads with suction cups at the end of tentacle-like arms,…

8

 masses of small tentacles,…

d12

 and it is holding

1

 apparently nothing.

2

 a small metal cylinder.

3

 a metal box.

4

 some kind of meshwork box.

5

 some kind of gun.

6

 a crystalline orb.

7

 a glowing hoop.

8

 a ball of plasma emitting a crackling and popping sound.

9

 a box with what looks like soil samples.

10

 a dead animal, that it appears to be studying.

11

 an ordinary item of some kind.

12

 what looks like a plate of food!

Table 2b: Appearance of an Extraterrestrial Vehicle

d20

 The alien craft is…

1 – 2

 apparently nowhere to be seen.

3

 a classic flying saucer of shiny metal with portholes and lights around its perimeter, standing nearby on legs.

4

 a classic flying saucer of shiny metal with portholes and lights around its perimeter, hovering above.

5

 a featureless disc of glowing metal, standing nearby on legs.

6

 a featureless disc of glowing metal, hovering above.

7

 a crescent glowing metal, standing nearby on legs.

8

 a crescent glowing metal, hovering above.

9

 a cigar-like shape of shining metal, standing nearby on legs.

10

 a cigar-like shape of shining metal, hovering above.

11

 a shining metallic ovoid, standing nearby on legs.

12

 a shining metallic ovoid, hovering above.

14

 a shining metallic cylinder, standing nearby on legs.

15

 a shining metallic cylinder, hovering above.

16

 a shining metallic sphere, standing nearby on legs

17

 a shining metallic sphere, hovering above.

18

 black and triangular in shape, standing nearby on legs.

19

 black and triangular in shape, hovering above.

20

 apparently a blob of pure energy, hovering above and constantly changing shape.
  • Close Encounters with Extraterrestrials and/or their craft occupy 10 times the amount of perceived time (unless the Extraterrestrial is currently disguised as a person). An encounter that seems to take 10 minutes actually takes places over the course of 100 minutes.

Table 3: Unique Chimeric Humanoids

d8

 In overall size and shape the being is…

1

 about half the size of an average person,…

2

 about half the size of an average person and extremely thin,…

3

 about half the size of an average person and portly,…

4

 about the size and shape of an average person,…

5

 about the size of an average person and extremely thin,…

6

 about the size of an average person and portly,…

7

 taller than an average person,…

8

 taller than an average person and extremely thin,…

d8

 …with a body that seems to be…

1 – 3

 human-like and clothed,… d6: Clothing is…1 = a black overcoat, 2 = a black overcoat and floppy black hat, 3 = workman’s coveralls, 4 = a tuxedo, 5 = army fatigues, 6 = rags.

4

 hairless and naked,…

5

 naked but covered in shaggy hair,…

6

 scaly,…

7

 feathered,…

8

 hairless, naked and slimy,…

d8

 …and skin that is generally…

1

 white.

2

 black.

3

 brown.

4

 orange.

5

 green.

6

 red.

7

 yellow.

8

 purple.

d20

 The being’s head is…

1

 a man’s,…

2

 a horned man’s,…

3

 that of a man, but with one eye…

4

 like a man’s, but with enormous eyes,…

5

 a woman’s,…

6

 a woman’s, but with one eye,…

7

 like a baby’s,…

8

 like a baby’s, but with one eye,…

9

 like a skull,…

10

 bulbous like a melon,…

11

 like a mass of twisted flesh,…

12

 like a monkey’s,…

13

 like a goat’s,…

14

 like a lizard’s,…

15

 like a dog’s,…

16

 like a bat’s,…

17

 like a bird’s,…

18

 like a horse’s,…

19

 like a frog’s,…

20

 completely missing,…

d8

 …its arms and hands are…

1 – 2

 human,…

3

 human like, but has a hook in place of one hand,…

5

 robot-like,…

6

 tentacles,…

7

 actually wings,… Do not roll to determine what the being is carrying.

8

 completely missing,… Do not roll to determine what the being is carrying.

d8

 …and its legs…

1 – 3

 are human.

4

 are dog-like.

5

 look like two snakes.

6

 are goat-like.

7

 are lizard-like.

8

 are bird-like.

d20

 The being carries…

1 – 6

 nothing apparently.

7

 a lantern.

8

 a child’s doll.

9

 a sickle.

10

 a chainsaw.

11

 an axe.

12

 a machete.

13

 a pickaxe.

14

 a cavalry sword.

15

 a whip.

16

 a captive bolt pistol, of the type used to slaughter cattle.

17

 a pitchfork.

18

 a baseball bat.

19

 a large rock.

20

 a bloody severed head.

Table 4: Unique Chimeric Animals

d20

 This beast has a body like a…

1

 alligator,…

2

 bear,…

3

 bird,…

4

 bull,…

5

 dog,…

6

 fox,…

7

 giant centipede,…

8

 giant spider,…

9

 goat,…

10

 horse,…

11

 kangaroo,…

12

 monkey,…

13

 mountain lion,…

14

 lizard,…

15

 rat,…

16

 salamander,…

17

 skunk,…

18

 snake,…

19

 stag,…

20

 wolf,…

d20

 …a head like a(n)…

1

 alligator,…

2

 bear,…

3

 bird,…

4

 bull,…

5

 dog,…

6

 fox,…

7

 giant centipede,…

8

 giant spider,…

9

 goat,…

10

 horse,…

11

 kangaroo,…

12

 monkey,…

13

 mountain lion,…

14

 boar,…

15

 rabbit,…

16

 salamander,…

17

 lizard,…

18

 snake,…

19

 stag,…

20

 wolf,…

d20

 …limbs like a(n)…

1

 alligator,…

2

 bear,…

3

 bird,…

4

 bull,…

5

 dog,…

6

 fox,…

7

 giant centipede,…

8

 giant spider,…

9

 goat,…

10

 horse,…

11

 kangaroo,…

12

 monkey,…

13

 mountain lion,…

14

 raccoon,…

15

 rabbit,…

16

 salamander,…

17

 lizard,…

18

 snake,…

19

 stag,…

20

 wolf,…

d10

 …a tail…

1 – 3

 not apparent,…

3

 like an alligator,…

4

 like a dog,…

5

 like a fox,…

6

 like a goat,…

7

 like a horse,…

8

 like a kangaroo,…

9

 like a lizard,…

10

 like a monkey,…

11

 like a raccoon,…

12

 like a rat,…

d20

 …and it…

1

 seems to be basically harmless.

2

 has an exceptionally long tongue.

3

 sneezes frequently.

4

 is hairless.

5

 chatters like a monkey.

6

 breathes fire.

7

 screeches horribly.

8

 can breath water.

9

 burrows in the ground.

10

 is afraid of the sunlight.

11

 is completely silent.

12

 drools constantly.

13

 spits venom.

14

 has glowing eyes.

15

 glows in the dark.

16

 smells incredibly bad.

17

 jumps about excitedly.

18

 has bat-like wings.

19

 has feathered wings.

20

 emits a buzzing noise.