[DF] Show Us Your Random Encounter Tables

[Bruno]

Originally Posted by Hilary_155

Bruno has a great point.

You do not have to use 3d6 for encounters. Not in the adding way that GURPS skills function on. By taking each dice as a single, independent group of 6 elements, you can create a matrix as large as you want.

I blush! I didn't come up with the convention - that's from Dungeon Fantasy 8: Treasure Tables. You're absolutely right that it's a very useful convention - I think there's a table in there that goes up to 4 dice.

It's a way to use multiple D6s to generate a linear distribution or a flatter bellcurve, and it gives a much wider variety of options as well.