Sporemine
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These are for when the players wander off in an unexpected direction, the adventure makes a strange turn or you just have ten minutes to prepare, the random encounter tables are always good to have.
An encounter table follows a basic formula, all encounters are divided into four categories:
Easy:
Occur 15-20% of the time*
Party level -2 or more
Standard:
Occur 60% of the time
Party level or party level +1
Hard:
Occur 15-20% of the time*
Party level +2 or +3
Impossible:
Occur 5% of the time
Party level +4 or more
*one needs to be 15% and the other needs to be 20%, this makes a table more or less challenging depending on which is chosen.
Encounter tables can be (and usually are) devided into 5% increments so that encounters can be rolled on a D% or a D20. This also gives good variaton of encounters so that players don't keep fighting the same thing.
Here is an example table for a wilderness setting table, built for a group of four level one adventurers:
0-5 (1)
Easy:
1 Dire rat and 4 giant rats
200 exp total
6-10 (2)
Easy:
3 dire rats
300 exp total
11-15 (3)
Easy:
2 kobold skirmishers and 1 kobold slinger
300 exp total
16-20 (4)
Standard:
4 fire beetles
400 exp
21-25 (5)
Standard:
4 stormclaw scorpions
400 exp
26-30 (6)
Standard:
2 kobold skirmishers and 2 kobold warriors
400 exp
31-35 (7)
Standard:
2 zombies and 6 decrepit skeletons
400 exp
36-40 (8)
Standard:
16 giant rats
400 exp
41-45 (9)
Standard:
3 goblin warriors and 1 goblin blackblade
400 exp
46-50 (10)
Standard:
5 fire beetles
500 exp
51-55 (11)
Standard:
20 (yes 20) decrepit skeletons
500 exp
56-60 (12)
Standard:
4 zombies
500 exp
61-65 (13)
Standard:
3 rat swarms and 4 giant rats
500 exp
66-70 (14)
Standard:
3 kobold skirmisher and 2 kobold slingers
500 exp
71-75 (15)
Standard:
4 needlefang drake swarms
500 exp
76-80 (16)
Hard:
2 goblin hexers and 2 goblin skullcleavers
600 exp
81-85 (17)
Hard:
4 orc raiders
600 exp
86-90 (18)
Hard:
3 goblin blackblades and 4 goblin warriors
700 exp
91-95 (19)
Hard:
4 zombies and 8 decrepit skeletons
700 exp
96-100 (20)
Impossible:
4 kobold dragonshields 3 kobold slingers
800 exp
This is an example, if you want any other tables just ask or create your own. If you want any non-monster manual monsters, please include them.
Also if you want to take a crack at this on your own, go ahead. Any feedback that anybody has will also be appreciated.
Kudos
-Sporemine
An encounter table follows a basic formula, all encounters are divided into four categories:
Easy:
Occur 15-20% of the time*
Party level -2 or more
Standard:
Occur 60% of the time
Party level or party level +1
Hard:
Occur 15-20% of the time*
Party level +2 or +3
Impossible:
Occur 5% of the time
Party level +4 or more
*one needs to be 15% and the other needs to be 20%, this makes a table more or less challenging depending on which is chosen.
Encounter tables can be (and usually are) devided into 5% increments so that encounters can be rolled on a D% or a D20. This also gives good variaton of encounters so that players don't keep fighting the same thing.
Here is an example table for a wilderness setting table, built for a group of four level one adventurers:
0-5 (1)
Easy:
1 Dire rat and 4 giant rats
200 exp total
6-10 (2)
Easy:
3 dire rats
300 exp total
11-15 (3)
Easy:
2 kobold skirmishers and 1 kobold slinger
300 exp total
16-20 (4)
Standard:
4 fire beetles
400 exp
21-25 (5)
Standard:
4 stormclaw scorpions
400 exp
26-30 (6)
Standard:
2 kobold skirmishers and 2 kobold warriors
400 exp
31-35 (7)
Standard:
2 zombies and 6 decrepit skeletons
400 exp
36-40 (8)
Standard:
16 giant rats
400 exp
41-45 (9)
Standard:
3 goblin warriors and 1 goblin blackblade
400 exp
46-50 (10)
Standard:
5 fire beetles
500 exp
51-55 (11)
Standard:
20 (yes 20) decrepit skeletons
500 exp
56-60 (12)
Standard:
4 zombies
500 exp
61-65 (13)
Standard:
3 rat swarms and 4 giant rats
500 exp
66-70 (14)
Standard:
3 kobold skirmisher and 2 kobold slingers
500 exp
71-75 (15)
Standard:
4 needlefang drake swarms
500 exp
76-80 (16)
Hard:
2 goblin hexers and 2 goblin skullcleavers
600 exp
81-85 (17)
Hard:
4 orc raiders
600 exp
86-90 (18)
Hard:
3 goblin blackblades and 4 goblin warriors
700 exp
91-95 (19)
Hard:
4 zombies and 8 decrepit skeletons
700 exp
96-100 (20)
Impossible:
4 kobold dragonshields 3 kobold slingers
800 exp
This is an example, if you want any other tables just ask or create your own. If you want any non-monster manual monsters, please include them.
Also if you want to take a crack at this on your own, go ahead. Any feedback that anybody has will also be appreciated.
Kudos
-Sporemine
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