[OC] I asked r/MedievalHistory for weird encounter ideas for my game, then grouped 51 suggestions by theme

I’m making Beggar’s Road, a medieval survival roguelike set around Liège in 1407.

I asked r/MedievalHistory for weird everyday medieval situations that could work as game encounters, though not kings and battles, more petty local disasters.

This is how I grouped the 51 usable ideas from the thread. Each circle is one idea, and larger circles mean the comment had more upvotes / contained multiple usable ideas.

Source: my r/MedievalHistory thread
Not meant as academic medieval history data, more of a design/process visualization for turning community suggestions into encounter ideas.

Steam page if anyone’s curious: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4587010/Beggars_Road/