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<blockquote data-quote="johnsemlak" data-source="post: 1913996" data-attributes="member: 7233">The examples you listed above are not bad at all, but perhaps not original (but what ideas are really original nowadays anyway?)<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Have hte PCs encounter a mix of friendly, neutral, and hostile creatures.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Roll spot checks yourself.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Don't just use monsters, have the environment itself be a problem, or magical storms or whatever.&nbsp; Consider the effects of heat on the PCs.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Will the PCs be on a trail?&nbsp; Can the difficulty of not getting lost also be a challenge?&nbsp; Will the PCs have a map?</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Vary the terrain a bit if it's a long journey.&nbsp; Add some mountains, oases, hills, cliffs, etc.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A few encounter sites.&nbsp; A ruined temple?</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">PCs encounter a merchant caravan?</li>
</ul>Also, remember one big issue with most wilderness encounters is the fact that you probably need to increase the ELs.&nbsp; PCs in the wilderness generally can throw all their resources&nbsp; (memorized spells, mainly) at a monster, they dont' need to save anythign for the next encounter.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="johnsemlak, post: 1913996, member: 7233"] The examples you listed above are not bad at all, but perhaps not original (but what ideas are really original nowadays anyway?) [list] [*]Have hte PCs encounter a mix of friendly, neutral, and hostile creatures. [*]Roll spot checks yourself. [*]Don't just use monsters, have the environment itself be a problem, or magical storms or whatever. Consider the effects of heat on the PCs. [*]Will the PCs be on a trail? Can the difficulty of not getting lost also be a challenge? Will the PCs have a map? [*]Vary the terrain a bit if it's a long journey. Add some mountains, oases, hills, cliffs, etc. [*]A few encounter sites. A ruined temple? [*]PCs encounter a merchant caravan? [/list] Also, remember one big issue with most wilderness encounters is the fact that you probably need to increase the ELs. PCs in the wilderness generally can throw all their resources (memorized spells, mainly) at a monster, they dont' need to save anythign for the next encounter. [/QUOTE]

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