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An unnatural fog creeps through the tangle of the dark woodland you traverse, obscuring the keenest vision, invading the undergrowth within the never ending army of trees in which you travel. A deathly, unnatural silence settles in for a time before unnerving sounds begin to echo all about the area, as if from afar. These strange sounds slowly, steadily, become more clear as whatever horrors stalking within the mists approach.

The unsettling nature of the moment is crowned with a fear that steadily turns to dread and horror as the once distant clamor of impacts, moans, snarls, heavy breathing and deep-throated growls, fill the air about you, promising the approach of many dark-hearted creatures, all of which are suddenly on the prowl.

After a time, the fog begins to shift in many places all about the area, distrubed by the movement of many creature, suddenly on the hunt within the twisted and tortured trees, revealing this place as a grounds for terror. . . you are not alone.

Game Master:

The Myst of The Dark Forest will endure 2-D4 hours, in which time there will be one encounter check per hour with a 20% chance of an encounter per check.

These encounter checks will not only be rolled from the Wilderness Setting, but randomized to encompass the entirety of the Dark Forest Region as follows:

D6
Roll: Dark Forest Settings:
1:   Cave
2:   Crypt
3    Dungeon
4    Labyrinth
5    Tomb
6    Wilderness

Special:

If battle commenses, there will be a 30% chance of another encounter hering and joining the fray in 1-D4 +3 turns. Each added encounter will have the same 30% chance to attract yet another encounter, compounding the situation.

Added encounters will not necessarily be allied, but can be based on what they are. These will join in the madness of the encounter. The nature of each encounter, and how they will play out, will be strictly up to the Game Master. This is by far the most dangerous of all encounters and instances within the Dark Forest.