You can change the environment the PCs are navigating to raise the stakes. If you're using an environment stat block, you could choose to utilize one of its actions. Otherwise, affect the area surrounding the PCs in a fun and engaging way-maybe the rope bridge they're crossing suddenly snaps or a river sweeps them off their feet. Perhaps an angry crowd packs the marketplace, obscuring the person they're following, or a building falls toward the PCs after being struck with a spell that missed its target.

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You can change the environment the PCs are navigating to raise the stakes. If you're using an environment stat block, you could choose to utilize one of its actions. Otherwise, affect the area surrounding the PCs in a fun and engaging way-maybe the rope bridge they're crossing suddenly snaps or a river sweeps them off their feet. Perhaps an angry crowd packs the marketplace, obscuring the person they're following, or a building falls toward the PCs after being struck with a spell that missed its target.