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<blockquote data-quote="Reynard" data-source="post: 6550469" data-attributes="member: 467">Don't forget that not everything has to end up a fight. one of the genius bits of AD&amp;D that gets forgotten is the reaction roll. Sometimes, the trolls are looking to murder you. Sometimes, they are on their way to a moot and just want to be left alone. Sometimes, their clan is under attack by a black dragon and need help. Similarly, non-enemies need to appear on the charts as well. i notice, just as an example, your &quot;Patrolled Wilderness&quot; chart does not actually include a patrol. It seems like an oversight. If it is clear to the players that not everything is an enemy, and even he enemies don't always mean a fight, then the non APL encounters don't seem so trivial or unfair. Imagine a 15th level party running into 30 goblins (very possible in the old days). As a fight it would be, at best, a light workout for the PCs and probably a boring slog for the players and DM. But if those goblins recognize the PCs and think they can get in their good graces, or perhaps trick them into eliminating the bugbear tribe that has been abusing them...Random encounters should not be limited to &quot;random fights.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Reynard, post: 6550469, member: 467"] Don't forget that not everything has to end up a fight. one of the genius bits of AD&D that gets forgotten is the reaction roll. Sometimes, the trolls are looking to murder you. Sometimes, they are on their way to a moot and just want to be left alone. Sometimes, their clan is under attack by a black dragon and need help. Similarly, non-enemies need to appear on the charts as well. i notice, just as an example, your "Patrolled Wilderness" chart does not actually include a patrol. It seems like an oversight. If it is clear to the players that not everything is an enemy, and even he enemies don't always mean a fight, then the non APL encounters don't seem so trivial or unfair. Imagine a 15th level party running into 30 goblins (very possible in the old days). As a fight it would be, at best, a light workout for the PCs and probably a boring slog for the players and DM. But if those goblins recognize the PCs and think they can get in their good graces, or perhaps trick them into eliminating the bugbear tribe that has been abusing them... Random encounters should not be limited to "random fights." [/QUOTE]

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