Micro-Encounters and scene aspects

Mostly, all you need is a d6. Here are a couple of compact six-sided die tools developed for inspiration and guidance when either playing solo or with a group.

Micro-Encounters

This is a compact, generic tool for whenever you check for encounters, either in the open or in a closed environment, like a dungeon.

Roll d6; +1 for safer environments; -1 for dangerous environments:

1- Hostile, typically an immediate attack by a hostile encounter
2- Danger, a dangerous or potentially hazardous encounter; can mean an active physical threat (storm, flood, trap, etc.)
3- Obstacle, a barrier to progress, which could be locked gates, guards, security systems, and so on.
4- Neutral feature/observation, a point of interest, not immediately dangerous, such as a landscape feature
5- Information, a potential lead, or opportunity (clue, track, hint, informant)
6- Useful, a discovery, meeting, or useful resource

Guiding Aspect

For situations where you need an oracle to suggest an interpretation or inspire the next move, the guiding aspect is the overall governing term of the moment.

Each aspect can be "reversed" for another layer of possibility or meaning. If the aspect does not immediately suggest a suitable meaning, roll 4+ to check if the aspect is reversed.

Roll D6

Element: Aspect — Aligned/Reversed

1- Shadow: Darkness — Mystery/Discovery
2- Earth: Growth — Harvest/Decay
3- Air: Breath — Message/Silence

4- Fire: Energy — Revive/Conflict

5- Water: Movement — Journey/Stasis

6- Spirit: Light — Order/Chaos