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Stone Dog · 09-10-2011, 06:08 PM

I tend to use the Reaction Table for a lot of things like this. I got the general idea from GURPS Goblins. I'll throw one together right now, but it is just something off the top of my head.

Roll 3 dice and apply any modifiers.

0 or less: Disastrous. Dragons. Plural. Angry ones.

1 to 3: Very Bad. Hostile elements who are all fired up to take the party down.

4 to 6: Bad. Hostile elements who are looking for a scrap, but aren't dead set on one.

7 to 9: Poor. Hostile elements who may not want to fight the PCs, but will take no crap from them if they get uppity.

10 to 12: Neutral. Natural animals, standard caravans and the like. Harmless color with a possible opportunity for aid for standard cost/risk.

13 to 15: Good. Peaceful encounters with helpful elements. Probable aid with decent cost/risk.

16 to 18: Very Good. Peaceful encounters with benevolent elements. Probable aid with little or nothing to risk.

19 or better: Excellent. Unguarded treasure or stumbling on Gandalf in a generous mood.

09-10-2011, 06:08 PM	#3
Stone Dog Join Date: Feb 2008	Re: [DF] Show Us Your Random Encounter Tables I tend to use the Reaction Table for a lot of things like this. I got the general idea from GURPS Goblins. I'll throw one together right now, but it is just something off the top of my head. Roll 3 dice and apply any modifiers. 0 or less: Disastrous. Dragons. Plural. Angry ones. 1 to 3: Very Bad. Hostile elements who are all fired up to take the party down. 4 to 6: Bad. Hostile elements who are looking for a scrap, but aren't dead set on one. 7 to 9: Poor. Hostile elements who may not want to fight the PCs, but will take no crap from them if they get uppity. 10 to 12: Neutral. Natural animals, standard caravans and the like. Harmless color with a possible opportunity for aid for standard cost/risk. 13 to 15: Good. Peaceful encounters with helpful elements. Probable aid with decent cost/risk. 16 to 18: Very Good. Peaceful encounters with benevolent elements. Probable aid with little or nothing to risk. 19 or better: Excellent. Unguarded treasure or stumbling on Gandalf in a generous mood.