Frozen Wastes

Endless fields of white and imposing mountains stretching towards the sky fill this icy land, and though it is rather devoid of life it is a place of great peril. Adventurers journeying through this region have to overcome many natural terrain and weather event exploration challenges, and perhaps a few combat or social encounters.

Terrains. Arctic, hills, mountains, ruins, subterranean, temple, tomb, water.

Tiers. Arctic-like tundra can range from tier 2 to tier 4 depending on the severity of its climate.

Weather. 1–6 clear, 7–12 overcast, 13–25 snow.

Chilly. Without the proper gear or magic to survive the cold temperatures (see Survival Gear in Chapter 4: Equipment), an adventurer suffers a level of fatigue when taking a long rest in this environment (even if it has Supply).

Journey Activities. Adventurers gain advantage on Survival checks made to find a target using tracks left in the snow. Checks made to hide tracks have disadvantage . It is not possible to Busk.

Frozen Wastes Exploring Tier 0

1–3 Bandit (monster)
4–6 Berserker (monster)
7–9 Bloodhawk (monster)
10–18 Travel scenery  
19–21 Dire wolf (monster)
22–24 Druid (monster)
25–27 Elk (monster)
28–30 Blinding blizzard  (exploration)
31–33 Ghoul (monster)
34–36 Giant elk (monster)
37–39 Goblin (monster)
40–42 Bridge of stones (exploration)
43–45 Harpy (monster)
46–48 Ice mephit (monster)
49–52 Kobold (monster)
53–55 Hail storm (exploration)
56–58 Ogrekin (monster)
59–61 Polar bear  (monster)
62–64 Saber-toothed tiger (monster)
65–67 Haze (exploration)
68–70 Scout (monster)
71–73 Snowman ( scarecrow variant) (monster)
74–76 Warrior (monster)
77–79 Landslide (exploration)
80–82 Wolf (monster)
83–85 Worg (monster)
86–88 Lost item (exploration)
89–99 Social encounter  
100 Labyrinthine ravines (exploration)

Frozen Wastes Exploring Tier 1

1–4 Bandit captain (monster)
5–8 Berserker (monster)
9–12 Druid (monster)
13–20 Travel scenery  
21–24 Ghast (monster)
25–28 Ghost (monster)
29–32 Ghoul (monster)
33–36 Labyrinthine ravines (exploration)
37–40 Goblin boss or goblin warlock  (monster)
41–44 Harpy (monster)
45–48 Kobold broodguard or kobold sorcerer (monster)
49–52 Pests (exploration)
53–56 Manticore (monster)
57–60 Ogrekin (monster)
61–64 Scout (monster)
65–68 Pit trap  (exploration)
69–72 Snowman ( scarecrow variant) (monster)
73–76 Warrior band (monster)
77–80 Wight (monster)
81–84 Thunderstorm (exploration)
85–86 Winter wolf (monster)
87–90 Yeti (monster)
91–99 Social encounter
100 Dense fog (exploration)

Frozen Wastes Exploring Tier 2

1–3 Cursed temple (exploration)
4–5 Blackguard (monster)
6–7 Champion warrior (monster)
8–15 Travel scenery  
16–17 Frost giant (monster)
18–19 Elktaur ( centaur variant) (monster)
20–21 Dense fog (exploration)
22–23 Frost giant (monster)
24–25 Ghast (monster)
26–27 Flimsy rope bridge (exploration)
28–29 Ghost (monster)
30–31 Ghoul (monster)
32–34 Green lake (exploration)
35–36 Mammoth (monster)
37–38 Manticore (monster)
39–42 Hail deluge (exploration)
43–45 Medusa (monster)
46–48 Ogre (monster)
49–51 Magical overgrowth (exploration)
52–54 Remorhaz spawn (monster)
55–56 Revenant (monster)
57–59 Rot grubs (exploration)
60–61 Scout (monster)
62–63 Strider (monster)
64–66 Shattered earth (exploration)
67–69 Tundra chimera ( chimera variant) (monster)
70–71 Warrior band (monster)
72–73 Sinkhole (exploration)
74–75 Werebear (monster)
76–77 Wight (monster)
78–79 Treacherous tundra (exploration)
80–81 Winter hag (monster)
82–83 Wyvern (monster)
84–85 Voracious pests (exploration)
86–87 Yeti (monster)
88–89 Young white dragon (monster)
90–91 White elk (exploration)
92–99 Social encounter  
100 Cursed waterway (exploration)

Frozen Wastes Exploring Tier 3

1–4 Abominable snowman (yeti elite) (monster)
5–7 Adult white dragon (monster)
8–13 Travel scenery  
14–17 Blackguard (monster)
18–21 Champion warrior (monster)
22–25 Bridge of sorrow (exploration)
26–29 Frost giant (monster)
30–33 Frost giant jarl  (monster)
34–37 Cursed waterway (exploration)
38–41 Harpy (monster)
42–45 Medusa (monster)
46–49 Endless plummet (exploration)
50–53 Medusa queen (monster)
54–57 Ogre mage (monster)
58–61 Hoar frost (exploration)
62–65 Remorhaz (monster)
66–69 Remorhaz spawn (monster)
70–73 Lifeless desolation (exploration)
74–77 Werebear (monster)
78–81 Winter hag (monster)
82–85 Perilous cliff path (exploration)
86–89 Wyvern (monster)
90–92 Yeti (monster)
93–99 Social encounter
100 Hallowed ground (exploration)

Frozen Wastes Exploring Tier 4

1–4 Corrupted druid grove (exploration)
5–12 Ancient white dragon (monster)
13–18 Travel scenery  
19–26 Frost giant (monster)
27–31 Divine war (exploration)
32–42 Frost giant jarl (monster)
43–47 God corpse (exploration)
48–60 Remorhaz (monster)
61–65 Hallowed ground (exploration)
66–76 Remorhaz spawn (monster)
77–81 Malfunctioning planar portal (exploration)
82–94 Winter hag (monster)
95–100 Social encounter