Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Upper_Krust" data-source="post: 5511987" data-attributes="member: 326">Howdy Mengu! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />This was my original opinion, but the WotC format is really a chore to read over (as others have also commented). I'd be willing to sacrifice some convenience for it to actually be an enjoyable read.I'm leaning towards the idea that a given adventure could have its individual encounters seperated into Random and Scripted.Random Encounters would be basically just areas of the Dungeon (or whatever) where its suggested you roll from Random Encounter tables. It could even suggest an encounter to save you rolling, in fact it could even have multiple potential encounters listed based on the PCs actions, if they have been stealthy the guards will be fewer than if they have been alerted and ready.Whereas Scripted Encounters would be important set piece affairs with four pages covering them (Pages 1 and 2 are story, illustrations, maps, tactics, features etc, Pages 3 and 4 used for the stat-blocks).Random Encounters would be with stock troops and monsters, whereas Scripted Encounters would have special monsters (solos), important NPCs, special terrain features, traps, hazards and so forth.Not every encounter needs to be handled in such overwhelming detail. Make the special encounters stand out and be special. If everythings so special, then nothing really stands out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Upper_Krust, post: 5511987, member: 326"] Howdy Mengu! :) This was my original opinion, but the WotC format is really a chore to read over (as others have also commented). I'd be willing to sacrifice some convenience for it to actually be an enjoyable read. I'm leaning towards the idea that a given adventure could have its individual encounters seperated into Random and Scripted. [B]Random Encounters[/B] would be basically just areas of the Dungeon (or whatever) where its suggested you roll from Random Encounter tables. It could even suggest an encounter to save you rolling, in fact it could even have multiple potential encounters listed based on the PCs actions, if they have been stealthy the guards will be fewer than if they have been alerted and ready. Whereas [B]Scripted Encounters[/B] would be important set piece affairs with four pages covering them (Pages 1 and 2 are story, illustrations, maps, tactics, features etc, Pages 3 and 4 used for the stat-blocks). Random Encounters would be with stock troops and monsters, whereas Scripted Encounters would have special monsters (solos), important NPCs, special terrain features, traps, hazards and so forth. Not every encounter needs to be handled in such overwhelming detail. Make the special encounters stand out and [B]be[/B] special. If everythings so special, then nothing really stands out. [/QUOTE]

Verification