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<blockquote data-quote="Prakriti" data-source="post: 7906707" data-attributes="member: 6855149"><p>Here's a first pass at improved random encounter tables. They pretty much just remove the boring stuff and expand the existing entries' ranges to fill out the table. </p><p></p><p><u><strong>Open Water Encounters (Levels 1-4) </strong></u></p><p>01-14 1 giant octopus, which attacks the ship’s hull</p><p>15-34 1d4 sahuagin</p><p>34-37 1d4 koalinth</p><p>38-45 1d4 locathahs</p><p>46-51 1d3 harpies</p><p>52-54 2 merrow</p><p>55-57 1 sahuagin priestess and 1d4 sahuagin</p><p>58-59 1 koalinth sergeant and 2d4 koalinth</p><p>60-64 1d3 sea hags</p><p>65-67 1d4 blood hawks</p><p>68-70 1 sahuagin champion and 1d4 sahuagin</p><p>71-80 A ghost ship (4d4+4 skeletons, 1d3 specters, 1 wraith)</p><p>81-90 A pirate ship (4d4+4 bandits, 1d4 bandit captains)</p><p>91-99 Sahuagin raiding party (1 high priestess, 2 wave shapers, 2 champions, and 4d4 sahuagin) </p><p>00 1 young dragon (good or evil)</p><p></p><p><u><strong>Open Water Encounters (Levels 5-10)</strong></u></p><p>01-25 1 sahuagin high priestess and 1 sahuagin wave shaper</p><p>26-40 1d4 water elementals</p><p>41-47 1 harpy matriarch and 1d4 harpies</p><p>48-49 2d4 merrow</p><p>50-52 1 sahuagin baron and 1d4 sahuagin</p><p>53-57 1 koalinth sergeant and 2d4 koalinth</p><p>58-565 1d4 sahuagin blademasters</p><p>66-69 1 hydra</p><p>70 1 marid (genie)</p><p>71-80 A ghost ship (4d4+4 skeletons, 2d4 ghasts, 1d3 wraiths)</p><p>81-90 A pirate ship (4d4+4 bandit captains, 1d4 veterans, 1 mage)</p><p>91-99 Sahuagin raiding party (1 baron, 1 high priestess, 2 wave shapers, 3 champions, and 4d4+4 sahuagin)</p><p>00 1 adult dragon (good or evil)</p><p></p><p><u><strong>Open Water Encounters (Levels 11-20)</strong></u></p><p>01-18 1 sahuagin high priestess and 2d4 sahuagin champions</p><p>19-25 1 sahuagin baron and 1d4 sahuagin blademasters</p><p>26-39 A rank 3 whirlpool connected to the Elemental Plane of Water (p. 206)</p><p>40-43 A rank 4 whirlpool connected to the Elemental Plane of Water (p. 206)</p><p>44-45 1d3 hydras</p><p>46-48 1d4 koalinth sergeants and 3d10 koalinths</p><p>49-53 3d6 merrow</p><p>54-57 1 harpy matriarch and 2d8 harpies</p><p>58-60 1 dragon turtle</p><p>61-64 1 adult dragon (good or evil)</p><p>65-70 Mysterious island</p><p>71-80 A ghost ship (4d4+4 phantom warriors (<em>Curse of Strahd</em>), 1d4 wraiths, 1 sword wraith commander (<em>Tome of Foes</em>))</p><p>81-90 A pirate ship (4d6+4 bandit captains, 1d4+1 veterans, 1d2 mages)</p><p>91-99 Sahuagin raiding party (1 baron, 1 high priestess, 2 wave shapers, 3 champions, 2 blademasters, and 4d4+10 sahuagin, all riding shell sharks)</p><p>00 1 kraken</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prakriti, post: 7906707, member: 6855149"] Here's a first pass at improved random encounter tables. They pretty much just remove the boring stuff and expand the existing entries' ranges to fill out the table. [U][B]Open Water Encounters (Levels 1-4) [/B][/U] 01-14 1 giant octopus, which attacks the ship’s hull 15-34 1d4 sahuagin 34-37 1d4 koalinth 38-45 1d4 locathahs 46-51 1d3 harpies 52-54 2 merrow 55-57 1 sahuagin priestess and 1d4 sahuagin 58-59 1 koalinth sergeant and 2d4 koalinth 60-64 1d3 sea hags 65-67 1d4 blood hawks 68-70 1 sahuagin champion and 1d4 sahuagin 71-80 A ghost ship (4d4+4 skeletons, 1d3 specters, 1 wraith) 81-90 A pirate ship (4d4+4 bandits, 1d4 bandit captains) 91-99 Sahuagin raiding party (1 high priestess, 2 wave shapers, 2 champions, and 4d4 sahuagin) 00 1 young dragon (good or evil) [U][B]Open Water Encounters (Levels 5-10)[/B][/U] 01-25 1 sahuagin high priestess and 1 sahuagin wave shaper 26-40 1d4 water elementals 41-47 1 harpy matriarch and 1d4 harpies 48-49 2d4 merrow 50-52 1 sahuagin baron and 1d4 sahuagin 53-57 1 koalinth sergeant and 2d4 koalinth 58-565 1d4 sahuagin blademasters 66-69 1 hydra 70 1 marid (genie) 71-80 A ghost ship (4d4+4 skeletons, 2d4 ghasts, 1d3 wraiths) 81-90 A pirate ship (4d4+4 bandit captains, 1d4 veterans, 1 mage) 91-99 Sahuagin raiding party (1 baron, 1 high priestess, 2 wave shapers, 3 champions, and 4d4+4 sahuagin) 00 1 adult dragon (good or evil) [U][B]Open Water Encounters (Levels 11-20)[/B][/U] 01-18 1 sahuagin high priestess and 2d4 sahuagin champions 19-25 1 sahuagin baron and 1d4 sahuagin blademasters 26-39 A rank 3 whirlpool connected to the Elemental Plane of Water (p. 206) 40-43 A rank 4 whirlpool connected to the Elemental Plane of Water (p. 206) 44-45 1d3 hydras 46-48 1d4 koalinth sergeants and 3d10 koalinths 49-53 3d6 merrow 54-57 1 harpy matriarch and 2d8 harpies 58-60 1 dragon turtle 61-64 1 adult dragon (good or evil) 65-70 Mysterious island 71-80 A ghost ship (4d4+4 phantom warriors ([I]Curse of Strahd[/I]), 1d4 wraiths, 1 sword wraith commander ([I]Tome of Foes[/I])) 81-90 A pirate ship (4d6+4 bandit captains, 1d4+1 veterans, 1d2 mages) 91-99 Sahuagin raiding party (1 baron, 1 high priestess, 2 wave shapers, 3 champions, 2 blademasters, and 4d4+10 sahuagin, all riding shell sharks) 00 1 kraken [/QUOTE]
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