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draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). Any cards drawn in excess of this number
have no effect. Otherwise, as soon as you draw a card from the deck, its magic takes effect. You must draw each card no more than 1 hour after the previous draw. If you fail to draw the chosen number
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Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the deck). Any cards drawn in excess of this number
have no effect. Otherwise, as soon as you draw a card from the deck, its magic takes effect. You must draw each card no more than 1 hour after the previous draw. If you fail to draw the chosen number
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
creatures that often work together, such as gnolls and hyenas. Whenever you draw two or more creature cards of the same group for an encounter, those creatures work together against the party. Not all
the adventurers while they’re fighting other creatures. When you draw a lurker card, set it aside and determine what foes the characters will face as normal. The lurker appears in the encounter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
creatures that often work together, such as gnolls and hyenas. Whenever you draw two or more creature cards of the same group for an encounter, those creatures work together against the party. Not all
the adventurers while they’re fighting other creatures. When you draw a lurker card, set it aside and determine what foes the characters will face as normal. The lurker appears in the encounter
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->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->The Book of Many Things
How It Works Construct a deck of about twenty cards that each represent a creature (see the “Constructing Your Deck” section below). When an encounter occurs, shuffle the deck and draw a number of
cards equal to the number of characters in the party. Use one or more of these cards to build the encounter, using the guidelines in the “Choosing Monsters” section below. When the encounter is over, discard the cards of any monsters that were killed, so they won’t be drawn again.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
How It Works Construct a deck of about twenty cards that each represent a creature (see the “Constructing Your Deck” section below). When an encounter occurs, shuffle the deck and draw a number of
cards equal to the number of characters in the party. Use one or more of these cards to build the encounter, using the guidelines in the “Choosing Monsters” section below. When the encounter is over, discard the cards of any monsters that were killed, so they won’t be drawn again.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
might encounter the vampire in his redoubt, they might also draw him out by changing the tides of war. Unless the characters draw him out by collapsing Hurricane Tower, sealing Miska away, or some other effective strategy, Kas waits in the redoubt for Miska to emerge.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Vecna: Eve of Ruin
might encounter the vampire in his redoubt, they might also draw him out by changing the tides of war. Unless the characters draw him out by collapsing Hurricane Tower, sealing Miska away, or some other effective strategy, Kas waits in the redoubt for Miska to emerge.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
are at a Job or participating in an Extracurricular, and draw from the entries whenever you want to roleplay an NPC in a classroom setting. When it comes time for a Relationship encounter, you might
ask a player whether a specific NPC has intrigued them. If so, make sure that NPC interacts with them during the encounter. Alternatively, characters who have joined an Extracurricular or taken on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
are at a Job or participating in an Extracurricular, and draw from the entries whenever you want to roleplay an NPC in a classroom setting. When it comes time for a Relationship encounter, you might
ask a player whether a specific NPC has intrigued them. If so, make sure that NPC interacts with them during the encounter. Alternatively, characters who have joined an Extracurricular or taken on a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
(Perception) checks. However, they draw carrion to their roots, so characters might smell a dead body nearby. Because assassin vines can move, an encounter in the evening or at night might involve the vines creeping into the characters’ camp and strangling them as they sleep.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
(Perception) checks. However, they draw carrion to their roots, so characters might smell a dead body nearby. Because assassin vines can move, an encounter in the evening or at night might involve the vines creeping into the characters’ camp and strangling them as they sleep.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
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
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
adventure hooks that might attract characters to the enclave or give them a reason to draw on its magic. The adventure hooks also suggest specific creatures or encounter tables appearing in the “Encounters
your imagination run wild. Mix and match different encounter tables to see what can arise. Consider how randomly determining the attitude of the creatures generated can shift the tone of a story. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Book of Many Things
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
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
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants
adventure hooks that might attract characters to the enclave or give them a reason to draw on its magic. The adventure hooks also suggest specific creatures or encounter tables appearing in the “Encounters
your imagination run wild. Mix and match different encounter tables to see what can arise. Consider how randomly determining the attitude of the creatures generated can shift the tone of a story. If
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
the Premise” earlier in this chapter. Hook. Each adventure offers one way to draw characters in to the adventure. See “Draw In the Players” earlier in this chapter. Encounters. The rest of each
adventure description is a series of encounters. The text describes the location where the encounter occurs, often pointing to the maps in Appendix B, and any triggering event that might provoke the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
the Premise” earlier in this chapter. Hook. Each adventure offers one way to draw characters in to the adventure. See “Draw In the Players” earlier in this chapter. Encounters. The rest of each
adventure description is a series of encounters. The text describes the location where the encounter occurs, often pointing to the maps in Appendix B, and any triggering event that might provoke the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
offering, like food, can calm some hostile monsters, and sapient creatures often prefer to talk than to draw weapons. If the adventurers try to parley with a monster, you may improvise the encounter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Plan of Attack This encounter should challenge the adventurers in every way. The characters should be no easy match for the attacking force, such that retreat and escape might be their best option if
based around any obvious features of the encounter area. Standard escape paths such as back doors and known sewer entrances will be watched, and tactics the characters have used before will be known
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Option 2: Brazen Egg Begin the campaign with the introductory encounter of chapter 10, “Dragons of the Sandstone City,” ending with Eldemere entrusting the Brazen Egg to the characters. Eldemere’s
egg will lead the characters toward suitable hoards. In fact, any character who sleeps within 15 feet of the egg has vivid dreams leading them toward the start of the next adventure. To draw power from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
offering, like food, can calm some hostile monsters, and sapient creatures often prefer to talk than to draw weapons. If the adventurers try to parley with a monster, you may improvise the encounter
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
Option 2: Brazen Egg Begin the campaign with the introductory encounter of chapter 10, “Dragons of the Sandstone City,” ending with Eldemere entrusting the Brazen Egg to the characters. Eldemere’s
egg will lead the characters toward suitable hoards. In fact, any character who sleeps within 15 feet of the egg has vivid dreams leading them toward the start of the next adventure. To draw power from
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tyranny of Dragons
Plan of Attack This encounter should challenge the adventurers in every way. The characters should be no easy match for the attacking force, such that retreat and escape might be their best option if
based around any obvious features of the encounter area. Standard escape paths such as back doors and known sewer entrances will be watched, and tactics the characters have used before will be known
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Random Encounters You can breathe life into the garden by introducing random encounters as the characters explore the realm. A random encounter occurs whenever you want one to, such as while the
characters are traveling between locations. To determine what they find, roll on the Eternal Garden Encounters table. If you don’t like the result, choose a different encounter you think would be fun
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Random Encounters You can breathe life into the garden by introducing random encounters as the characters explore the realm. A random encounter occurs whenever you want one to, such as while the
characters are traveling between locations. To determine what they find, roll on the Eternal Garden Encounters table. If you don’t like the result, choose a different encounter you think would be fun
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
printed as a mosaic of raised dots. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the
deck). Any cards drawn in excess of this number have no effect. Otherwise, as soon as you draw a card from the deck, its magic takes effect. You must draw each card no more than 1 hour after the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Lost Laboratory of Kwalish
printed as a mosaic of raised dots. Before you draw a card, you must declare how many cards you intend to draw and then draw them randomly (you can use an altered deck of playing cards to simulate the
deck). Any cards drawn in excess of this number have no effect. Otherwise, as soon as you draw a card from the deck, its magic takes effect. You must draw each card no more than 1 hour after the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Silken Path Encounters For every 500 feet the party travels through the webs, check for a random encounter by rolling a d6. An encounter occurs on a roll of 1 unless one or more party members are
carrying light sources, in which case an encounter occurs on a roll of 1–3. Roll on the Silken Paths Encounters table or choose a suitable encounter when one occurs. d12 Encounter 1 Cocooned lightfoot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss
Silken Path Encounters For every 500 feet the party travels through the webs, check for a random encounter by rolling a d6. An encounter occurs on a roll of 1 unless one or more party members are
carrying light sources, in which case an encounter occurs on a roll of 1–3. Roll on the Silken Paths Encounters table or choose a suitable encounter when one occurs. d12 Encounter 1 Cocooned lightfoot
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the Wall d4 Encounter 1 Ballista Breakers 2 Daring Riders 3 Death Dragon Attack 4 Draconian Assassins Ballista Breakers A flight of dozens of sivak draconians soars from the flying citadel toward
riders fly overhead, avoiding the wall’s defenses. This provokes the “Daring Riders” encounter immediately after this encounter is resolved. Daring Riders Three Dragon Army officers mounted on Dragon Army
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragon Delves
trapped in the fire or otherwise exploring, they might draw the attention of the wildfires’ source: the dragon Xabazhut (Young Red Dragon). Don’t use this encounter if the characters have already
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen
the Wall d4 Encounter 1 Ballista Breakers 2 Daring Riders 3 Death Dragon Attack 4 Draconian Assassins Ballista Breakers A flight of dozens of sivak draconians soars from the flying citadel toward
riders fly overhead, avoiding the wall’s defenses. This provokes the “Daring Riders” encounter immediately after this encounter is resolved. Daring Riders Three Dragon Army officers mounted on Dragon Army