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Message: <blockquote data-quote="iserith" data-source="post: 6927143" data-attributes="member: 97077">If the ranger wants to avoid random encounters with undead (goal) and uses this ability to do it (approach), then I say he or she just succeeds. Similarly, if the ranger wants to fight some undead on the way to Krezk (goal) and uses this ability to find them (approach), then, again, I say he or she just succeeds. In the latter situation, the DM can always say there are no undead if the DM is unprepared for that battle or simply doesn't want to do it right now (due to time constraints or desire for a particular pacing or whatever).As with any rule, it's on the DM to adjudicate based on the context of the fictional situation that is unfolding. It can't account for every situation that arises during play, no matter how detailed or well-written.I think folks are getting hung up on this 6 mile radius thing. As I have explained, once you put it in context, most players aren't going to want that information because it's almost entirely irrelevant to their situation. And in many cases, so non-specific as to Type that it'll only be so much unfiltered noise. They'll want to know about something more specific. And if they do want that information for no apparent reason, then it's time to drill down on why.As for needing to look up what undead are in a location, shouldn't you know you have a ranger with this ability in the party and prepare accordingly?</blockquote>