Mountain Path (note: A rock slide blocks the way behind and the path ahead seems to be even more narrow and steep with the sheer wall of the cliff on one side and a sudden drop on the other.) Temperate Forest (note: This rocky uneven terrain is full of a variety of trees both big and small with a bubbling brook and a patch of blackberry bushes nearby) Desert (note: Scattered with cactus and tumbleweed and a sparse amount of wildlife such as lizards, snakes and scorpions, there seems no escape from the hot sun. A dry riverbed and a patch of rocks can be seen ahead.) Prairie (note: Tall grass scattered with flowers going on for miles sway in the wind. A herd of large grazing animals are in the distance and farther still is a mountain range.) Oasis (note: You finally made it to the only source of water for miles. Surrounded by massive sand dunes, the small body of water and handful of trees seem like a miracle.) Jungle (note: Bugs and small creatures scamper everywhere in the damp understory. The sounds of monkeys and birds fill the air. Massive trees with vines hanging down surround you) Old Oak Forest (note: Large twisted oaks darken the winding root covered path ahead that ends abruptly with a dropoff down a rocky cliff over a creek) Massive Cave (note: Mossy rock entrance leads to a long dark narrow tunnel ending in a massive chamber with crystal clear pools. The sound of water trickling and dripping echos around you.) Savannah (note: It's so hot and dry as you wade through the grass and spot a large rock up ahead. There's a fat tree in the distance unlike the sparse amount of skinny and crooked trees around) Snowy field (note: A birch forest is behind you and a large snow covered field with a mound in the center lies ahead. Cold wind howls or was it more than the wind?) Open ocean (note: After days adrift, the rain stops, waves calm and finally something appears on the horizon under the hot sun.) Rocky Lake Shore (note: Cold waters lap over the smooth stones at the edge of the lake scattered with driftwood. Birds soar overhead landing in the treeline nearby) Wide river (note: Floating down the river seemed like a good idea at the time but now you're not so sure as you spot several bears. Is that a beaver dam ahead or a jammed up pile of driftwood?) Forest meadow (note: Grass and flowers with an abundance of wildlife surround you. A deer bounds off towards the treeline on the gentle slope. You spot a lake in the distance.) Hot springs (note: Pools of steaming water and a few scraggly trees surround you. A few crows caw on bare branches and a large dormant volcano looms in the distance.) Sandy Ocean Shore (note: The sound of seagulls and waves rushing towards shore echoes off the cliff behind you as a couple of crabs walk by your feet) Pine Forest (note: A thick bed of brown pine needles covers the ground with the occasional mushroom sticking out. Ahead , a roaring river rushes through the long mountain valley teeming with trout)

Natural Settings for DnD campaigns or stories

This wheel covers 17 vividly detailed natural settings, from harsh environments like Desert and Mountain Path to lush ones like Jungle and Forest Meadow, each with a short scene-setting description to spark your imagination.