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Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Encounter An encounter is a scene in an adventure that is part of at least one of the game’s three pillars: social interaction, exploration, or combat. See also chapter 1 (“Social Interaction,” “Exploration,” and “Combat”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Encounter An encounter is a scene in an adventure that is part of at least one of the game’s three pillars: social interaction, exploration, or combat. See also “Playing the Game” (“Social Interaction,” “Exploration,” and “Combat”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
Encounter An encounter is a scene in an adventure that is part of at least one of the game’s three pillars: social interaction, exploration, or combat. See also “Playing the Game” (“Social Interaction,” “Exploration,” and “Combat”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Player’s Handbook
Encounter An encounter is a scene in an adventure that is part of at least one of the game’s three pillars: social interaction, exploration, or combat. See also chapter 1 (“Social Interaction,” “Exploration,” and “Combat”).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Encounter Deck Using cards to generate random encounters is a dynamic alternative to rolling on encounter tables. You can customize an encounter deck and remove cards as you draw them so they don’t
repeat. You can also alter the encounter deck as characters explore an area, adding cards to the deck to reflect changing circumstances and weaving the encounters into a narrative. The following system is derived from Miniatures Handbook (2003).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Encounter Setup When an encounter occurs during the adventurers’ journey, a number of factors will play into its setup and potential difficulty. Space and Marching Order Ask the players to establish
two marching orders for the characters — one for moving single file and one for moving two abreast. Then when an encounter occurs, roll a d6. On a roll of 1–2, the party is traveling through a narrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Encounter Building This section introduces new guidelines on building combat encounters for an adventure. They are an alternative to the rules in “Creating Encounters” in chapter 3 of the Dungeon
encounter-building system assumes that, as DM, you want to have a clear understanding of the threat posed by a group of monsters. It will be useful to you if you want to emphasize combat in your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Encounter Building This section introduces new guidelines on building combat encounters for an adventure. They are an alternative to the rules in “Creating Encounters” in chapter 3 of the Dungeon
encounter-building system assumes that, as DM, you want to have a clear understanding of the threat posed by a group of monsters. It will be useful to you if you want to emphasize combat in your
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Optional Encounter If the characters are struggling or you worry about their ability to defeat the dracolich at the end of the adventure, this encounter adds a “here comes the cavalry” possibility to
bail them out if they face serious trouble. You can also use this encounter as a purely feel-good moment. As the characters make the trek from Haruun to the necropolis, you can place this encounter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Encounter Locations Fistandia’s mansion is eerily quiet. Rooms with windows to the outside are lit by the indigo miasma swirling outside the mansion, which colors everything in the room with its tint
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Optional Encounter If the characters are struggling or you worry about their ability to defeat the dracolich at the end of the adventure, this encounter adds a “here comes the cavalry” possibility to
bail them out if they face serious trouble. You can also use this encounter as a purely feel-good moment. As the characters make the trek from Haruun to the necropolis, you can place this encounter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Relationship Encounter During this game, characters might mingle with the other students. If there are students the characters wish to earn Relationship Points with, treat this as a Relationship
encounter, as described in the rules found in the “Relationships” section in chapter 3. Have players note the results of this encounter on their tracking sheets.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Encounter Locations Fistandia’s mansion is eerily quiet. Rooms with windows to the outside are lit by the indigo miasma swirling outside the mansion, which colors everything in the room with its tint
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
Relationship Encounter During this game, characters might mingle with the other students. If there are students the characters wish to earn Relationship Points with, treat this as a Relationship
encounter, as described in the rules found in the “Relationships” section in chapter 3. Have players note the results of this encounter on their tracking sheets.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Encounter Setup When an encounter occurs during the adventurers’ journey, a number of factors will play into its setup and potential difficulty. Space and Marching Order Ask the players to establish
two marching orders for the characters — one for moving single file and one for moving two abreast. Then when an encounter occurs, roll a d6. On a roll of 1–2, the party is traveling through a narrow
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Encounter Chains Eight encounters comprise the characters’ hunt for the Stone of Golorr and the Vault of Dragons. They form a chain, and their order is determined by your choice of villain and season
. The diagram below illustrates the order of encounters in each chain. If Xanathar is the villain, for example, the chain begins with encounter 2, “Mistshore,” and ends with encounter 6, “Theater
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Encounter Deck Using cards to generate random encounters is a dynamic alternative to rolling on encounter tables. You can customize an encounter deck and remove cards as you draw them so they don’t
repeat. You can also alter the encounter deck as characters explore an area, adding cards to the deck to reflect changing circumstances and weaving the encounters into a narrative. The following system is derived from Miniatures Handbook (2003).
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Encounter Locations Chalet Brantifax stands atop a high hill overlooking fog-shrouded scrubland. It has brick walls, sturdy wooden doors with rusty iron hinges and fittings, oak floors between levels
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Encounter Locations Chalet Brantifax stands atop a high hill overlooking fog-shrouded scrubland. It has brick walls, sturdy wooden doors with rusty iron hinges and fittings, oak floors between levels
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Encounter Chains Eight encounters comprise the characters’ hunt for the Stone of Golorr and the Vault of Dragons. They form a chain, and their order is determined by your choice of villain and season
. The diagram below illustrates the order of encounters in each chain. If Xanathar is the villain, for example, the chain begins with encounter 2, “Mistshore,” and ends with encounter 6, “Theater
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Encounter Locations The following locations are keyed to the map of the Lykortha Expanse. Map 18.1: lykortha expanse View Player Version L1. Entrance Ahead, a darkened cave mouth beckons from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Encounter Locations The following encounters are keyed to the map of Zikran’s laboratory. Map 12.1: zikran’s laboratory View Player Version L1. Coral Spire A spire of coral rises from the water just
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Encounter Locations The following encounters are keyed to the map of the ruined cloud giant keep. Map 12.2: cloud giants keep View Player Version C1. Front Yard The mountainside splits, leaving a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Encounter Locations The following locations are keyed to the map of the Lykortha Expanse. Map 18.1: lykortha expanse View Player Version L1. Entrance Ahead, a darkened cave mouth beckons from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Encounter Locations The following encounters are keyed to the map of Zikran’s laboratory. Map 12.1: zikran’s laboratory View Player Version L1. Coral Spire A spire of coral rises from the water just
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
Encounter Locations The following encounters are keyed to the map of the ruined cloud giant keep. Map 12.2: cloud giants keep View Player Version C1. Front Yard The mountainside splits, leaving a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Encounter 1: Alley Use map 4.1 for this encounter. The buildings that border the alley are 30 feet (three stories) high unless you decide otherwise. Since this encounter occurs outdoors, be mindful of any weather effects in play.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon of Icespire Peak
A Boar-ing Encounter Shortly after entering the woods, the characters have an encounter that is not what it seems. Read the following boxed text aloud: About sixty feet ahead of you, a wild boar
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Encounter 9: Cellar Complex Cellars and sewer tunnels intersect to create small dungeons under Waterdeep. These complexes have the following features: Ceilings and doorways are 7 feet high. There are no light sources.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
Evolving the Encounter Deck Evolving your encounter deck fosters a sense of progress, creating a rough narrative arc as the adventurers explore an area. You can evolve the deck to make encounters
progressively harder, or you can change the flavor of encounters, such as adding creatures from a particular environment. One way to accomplish this is to build two encounter decks. Draw cards from the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Winter Encounter Chain Now is the winter of Waterdeep’s discontent. The Zhents who serve Manshoon believe their master to be all-powerful, which has made them reckless. Against a frigid backdrop
, they’re willing to thumb their noses at local authorities and risk death in pursuit of the Stone of Golorr. Summary The stone is delivered to Thrakkus, a dragonborn butcher in the Field Ward (encounter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Winter Encounter Chain Now is the winter of Waterdeep’s discontent. The Zhents who serve Manshoon believe their master to be all-powerful, which has made them reckless. Against a frigid backdrop
, they’re willing to thumb their noses at local authorities and risk death in pursuit of the Stone of Golorr. Summary The stone is delivered to Thrakkus, a dragonborn butcher in the Field Ward (encounter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Autumn Encounter Chain Deception and misdirection are Jarlaxle’s forte, and he likes to trick his rivals into working for him. He steers the characters toward the Stone of Golorr and lets them think
Stormcastle, a lamplighter and retired brigand who funnels information to Bregan D’aerthe. They arrive to find the place ransacked (encounter 1, “Alley”). The duergar who looted the residence work for
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Spring Encounter Chain Ah, springtime — when beholder eyestalks are in bloom. The Stone of Golorr was originally snatched from Xanathar, and the eye tyrant wants it back. It sends monsters and
take it by force (encounter 2, “Mistshore”). After the characters defeat these attackers, they learn that Grinda told her rat familiar to hide the stone in her family’s crypt in the City of the Dead
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Encounter 5: Rooftop Chase This encounter uses the chase rules in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. It also uses the Rooftop Chase Complications table, which applies only to creatures moving across rooftops on foot. Flying creatures needn’t roll on the table.