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Returning 35 results for 'encounter'.
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->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->Shadows of Sithicus
Encounter 3 When the third encounter begins, let the DMs know if four victims died across all groups during the second encounter. Random Event. When the first table defeats their enemies, go to that
other DMs know what benefit their parties receive. Ending the Encounter. Keep track of each group’s progress. If the final group hasn’t finished within 45 minutes, the remaining enemies disintegrate. After the final group has finished, instruct the DMs to start Encounter 4: The Mausoleum Door.
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->Shadows of Sithicus
Encounter 2 Note when each table relights their first three lamps, and keep track of how many victims die by asking the DMs to call out deaths as they occur. If four victims total die across all
groups, the groups fight more difficult monsters during the third encounter. Curse of Lycanthropy. If a character gains the wereraven’s curse of lycanthropy, give them the Wereraven handout. Remember that only the first player in each group can get the curse.
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->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->Shadows of Sithicus
Encounter 1 Keep track of all groups’ progress. If the final group isn’t finished within 45 minutes, the remaining enemies disintegrate. After the final group has finished, instruct the DMs to start Encounter 2: Grave Concerns.
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->Shadows of Sithicus
Encounter 4 Distribute the four Mausoleum Door handouts. If there are four groups, each group receives one handout. If there are three groups, one group receives the extra handout. If there are two
to move on. If tables are slow in solving the puzzle, encourage them to share information with each other, including comparing handouts. When the correct steps are performed to open the door(s), tell the DMs to proceed to Encounter 5: A Final Horror.
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->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->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
Encounter 3: Street Chase For this encounter, use the chase rules and the Urban Chase Complications table in chapter 8 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. The chase plays out as a “theater of the mind
” experience. Consequently, you don’t need a map to run the encounter. The chase occurs outdoors, so be mindful of any weather effects in play.
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->Shadows of Sithicus
Concluding the Encounter The characters can follow the shadow strands through the area to the next encounter. Treasure The first victim the characters rescue gives the characters a Ring of Protection and a bracelet worth 50 GP.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide (2014)
Modifying Encounter Difficulty An encounter can be made easier or harder based on the choice of location and the situation. Increase the difficulty of the encounter by one step (from easy to medium
pushes the encounter one step in the appropriate direction. If the characters have both a benefit and a drawback, the two cancel each other out. Situational drawbacks include the following: The whole
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Encounter 10: Converted Windmill This crumbling, two-story stone building was a windmill long before the city rose up around it. The following features apply unless an area description or encounter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
Encounter 4: Mausoleum The City of the Dead is a public park dotted with mausoleums. The place is closed at night, with two City Guard soldiers (guards) stationed at each entry gate. A character can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Shadows of Sithicus
Encounter 2: Rough Hands When the characters arrive at the festival site, read or paraphrase the following: At the site described by Viv, a hobgoblin stands in front of a dilapidated farm houseas
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.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Running the Encounter Have Skalanthas, the characters, and Captain Orso roll Initiative. The crew acts immediately after Captain Orso in the Initiative order. These sailors take the Hide action while
Sailing Ship and Rowboat game statistics. Skalanthas is 80 feet above the ship at the start of the encounter. He swoops to within 30 feet of the ship and uses his Repulsion Breath to push the ship’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Shadows of Sithicus
Encounter 2: Grave Concerns The characters need to successfully discern which graves hold the four living victims. Checking Graves Tell the players that none of the graves show obvious signs of
successes, as they’re important later in this encounter: the time allowed to rescue the remaining two victims is reduced by the number of failures (to a maximum of four failures). Raven Interruption After
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sage Advice & Errata
Suggested Encounter (p. 113) The third bullet (“They have the cloud giant’s Innate Spellcasting and Keen Smell features”) has been cut.
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->Shadows of Sithicus
Encounter 2: Slow Burn Read or paraphrase the following: This laboratory contains arcane equipment. Ansilo stands near doors to the south, with two robed cultists and four armed servants between you
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Shadows of Sithicus
Encounter 2: Unpleasant Rest When the characters proceed through the north door, read or paraphrase the following: The hallway is lined with alcoves, and each alcove holds a sarcophagus. Thin
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Shadows of Sithicus
Encounter 1: Full Bellies Read or paraphrase the following: The mists clear, revealing a bucolic scene. It’s dusk, and a small village rests before you. Villagers carry plates of heaping food toward
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Shadows of Sithicus
Concluding the Encounter After the characters either dispatch or defeat Greeve and the bugbears, they hear noises from the direction of a strange tree. When they move to investigate, start “Encounter