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<blockquote data-quote="Bedrockgames" data-source="post: 7626052" data-attributes="member: 85555"><p>My approach is different from yours. I don't think every encounter has to be meaningful. But there is always potential for them to be so depending on how they play out. When I do get an encounter result, I ask myself what the reasons are for the group or person being there and why they are interacting with the PCs. That question usually leads to interesting things more often than not. But again, I like the idea of the setting feeling like a living place. Sometimes that necessitates encounters that are not significant unless the players choose to engage them in a particular way. However, with an opera troupe, it could certainly add something, whether it is because the opera troupe demands payment from the PCs for their public performance, or if I or another GM wanted to throw in some spice, the opera troupe can easily end up being a group of assassins or something going after the party. Or the opera troupe could simply be getting in the party's way. I do like the idea of putting in possibilities in the group entry (though I would put that in a description under the table most likely, because tables are difficult to layout)</p><p></p><p>I don't like roll twice on table results. Just not something I enjoy juggling (I've tried it).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bedrockgames, post: 7626052, member: 85555"] My approach is different from yours. I don't think every encounter has to be meaningful. But there is always potential for them to be so depending on how they play out. When I do get an encounter result, I ask myself what the reasons are for the group or person being there and why they are interacting with the PCs. That question usually leads to interesting things more often than not. But again, I like the idea of the setting feeling like a living place. Sometimes that necessitates encounters that are not significant unless the players choose to engage them in a particular way. However, with an opera troupe, it could certainly add something, whether it is because the opera troupe demands payment from the PCs for their public performance, or if I or another GM wanted to throw in some spice, the opera troupe can easily end up being a group of assassins or something going after the party. Or the opera troupe could simply be getting in the party's way. I do like the idea of putting in possibilities in the group entry (though I would put that in a description under the table most likely, because tables are difficult to layout) I don't like roll twice on table results. Just not something I enjoy juggling (I've tried it). [/QUOTE]
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