Random Encounters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdfuPbgWXgo&list=PLQMqiULo_05OupYIohJFqY1UIKMEGWNA2&index=29 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bDy5gBsY8nQZdGZbqauSRZBE79htUMqpnn6aWCTp_d8/edit

Make more random encounter tables, maybe based off of the perceived threat in the area.. low risk, medium risk, high risk...

Matt Colville https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPZZAavOugo

Dungeon Dudes

Dungeon Dudes’ Random Encounter System Ask one or all players to roll either a 1d6 or 1d20…

• Once per hour of general exploration or travel…
• During any period of indecisive discussion or idleness in a hostile area…
• When travelling from one location to another…
• When resting in a dangerous location…

There is an encounter when any player rolls a 1 (alternatively, unfavorable conditions for the next encounter) Roll a six, and no ones… favourable outcomes or circumstances on the next encounter. Roll a one and a six… Mixed results; the situation changes. The party has to come up with a new plan. Roll no ones and no sixes... The situation doesn’t change. Nothing happens. Multiple ones are rolled… an additional complication or problem occurs (i.e. extra reinforcements) Every player rolls a one… Within reason, what’s the worst that can happen? It happens!

Odds of Rolling a One:

1d6

• 1 player… 17%
• 2 players… 30%
• 3 players… 42%
• 4 players… 52%

1d20

• 1 player… 5%
• 2 players… 10%
• 3 players… 15%
• 4 players… 19%
• 5 players… 22%
• 6 players… 26%

Increase the risk by adding yourself to the pool.

What’s going on?

When you roll up a random encounter, ask:

• Who are the creatures?
• Where did they come from?
• What are the creatures doing?
• How do the creatures react to the PCs?

Encounter Catalysts

1. Actively hostile; looking for prey, victims, or loot.
2. Patrolling the area; their lair is nearby.
3. Scavenging for supplies; more interested in trading than fighting.
4. Trying to stay hidden; one of them is wounded.
5. Stopped to rest, eat, or make camp; defensive location.
6. Engaged in labour activities (crafting, harvesting, porting); focused on the task at hand.
7. Conducting a meeting; making a plan of action for their next raid/ scheme.
8. Performing a ritual or ceremony (magical, religious, or cultural)
9. Trying to set an ambush or trap, but for someone else.
10. Celebrating; a special occasion or victory.

Wilderness Locations [1d10]

11. A brook along a winding forest path
12. Near a ruined farmhouse and overgrown fields
13. A broken down old wagon by the side of the road
14. A long-abandoned well at the top of a nettle-covered hill
15. A circle of ancient standing stones covered in elvish runes
16. A rocky escarpment near a small river
17. A dusty trail along the edge of a lake or marsh
18. A long-abandoned encampment for a small warband
19. Remains of a tower which stood atop a small crag.
20. A small dock near the banks of a wide river

Urban Locations [1d8]

21. A deserted alleyway filled with trash, access point to the sewers.
22. A street crowded with wagons, vendor’s stalls, and livestock.
23. An open plaza or park around a small monument, fountain, or well.
24. A courtyard leading up to a civic building or temple.
25. A row of bustling taverns.
26. Seedy tenement buildings and ramshackle shacks.
27. Several workshops surrounded by warehouses.
28. Bridges over a canal near a large estate.