# River Styx Encounters (d6 + Layer Number) Roll each day traveling the River Styx. **50% chance** of encounter first; if yes, roll d6 + current layer number. | d6+Layer | Encounter | |----------|-----------| | 2 | **Ride of the Demon Lord** — Baphomet's war camp; nalfeshnee demands audience; potential rescue of prisoners (DC 19 Cha Persuasion for both gold + prisoners) | | 3 | **Shadow of a Tyrant** — Ayperobo swarms + Tyrant Shadow in caves; DC 15 Str to keep barge on course | | 4 | **Horsemen of the Apocalypse** — 4 fallen rulers (horned devil on ankylosaurus, bone devil on shredwing, erinyes on triceratops, pain devil on miasmorne); must choose one's philosophy; other three attack | | 5 | **Gatekeeper's Quiz** — Amnizu Minos + Styx Dragon stop the barge; 3-round riddle contest; win = choose infernal item from Minos's stash; lose = 5 Soul Coins toll or fight | | 6 | **Camp of Hedonism** — Gulgara (Sire of Corruption, aura 300 ft., DC 19 Cha); 12 adventurers already ensnared; *Temptation of Betrayal: "Nothing Can Touch Me"* (Ring of Treachery) | | 7 | **Aid From Below** — 12 centaurs on misguided soul-rescue quest; DC 20 Cha (Persuasion) to convince them their quest is a lie; chieftain is the nupperibo among them | | 8 | **Bowl of Suffering** — 6 pain devils + 2 maelephant nomads; larvae/lemures/dretches in obsidian bowl; dretches use telepathy to lie | | 9 | **Forest of Pain** — Oneirovore herd; hellcats defend if attacked; hell hound pack + war devil shepherd arrive in 1d4 rounds; long rest within 10 ft. = DC 15 Wis save or disadvantage on Wis saves (only Wish removes) | | 10 | **Canyons of Greed** — 4 maelephant nomads throw gold-embedded boulders (+11, 28 (4d10+6)); prospectors scramble for 100 gp nuggets each | | 11 | **Ruin and Amusement** — Baalzebul's amusement park (see [[Amusement Park Details]]) | | 12 | **Angelic Villa** — Fallen angels in decaying palace; dinner with Uriel (3 courses, DC 16/15/18 Cha Persuasion or duel); wine cellar prize — see [[Angelic Villa Wine Table (d8)]] | | 13+ | **A Paladin in Hell** — Sir Calenhad Strongheart (cursed death knight); Koh Tam asks party to subdue him; free with Remove Curse on his Infernal Plate Armor + Sword of Retribution |