tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post2290096854680068996..comments2024-03-28T00:53:49.609-07:00Comments on PLANET ALGOL: Every Monster Book Should Include Encounter TablesBlairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10884401206802336531noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-45299148998938273432011-02-25T14:02:38.883-08:002011-02-25T14:02:38.883-08:00@ Aplus: That's exactly why comprehensive enco...@ Aplus: That's exactly why comprehensive encounter tables are awesome; I like to combines disparate encounters as well, such as turning your example into an animate panther-shaped bee-hive that psychically controls the swarm of vicious killer bees within!Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884401206802336531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-87898509662571956762011-02-24T12:08:58.652-08:002011-02-24T12:08:58.652-08:00The Labyrinth Lord encounter tables set my group a...The Labyrinth Lord encounter tables set my group against 6 giant killer bees, and a panther on their way to the Caves of Chaos. Seems simple, but I never would have chosen on my own "6 giant bees come flying towards you out of the trees". Good times.<br /><br />I am a fan of any tools that help you people them with monsters of various horrid aspect.Jeremy Deramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166744272459044563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-50803343821657750622011-02-23T11:42:59.431-08:002011-02-23T11:42:59.431-08:00I really like the d8+d12 2-20 tables, but you'...I really like the d8+d12 2-20 tables, but you're right that they work best for specific locations. General random tables need more.Lord Kilgorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100447170529010062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-49639043009576761062011-02-22T17:11:29.631-08:002011-02-22T17:11:29.631-08:00@ A Paladin: Exactly, it makes for great reverse-e...@ A Paladin: Exactly, it makes for great reverse-engineering divination and awesome villain teams lurking within dungeons.<br /><br />@ Il Male: Those bastards!<br /><br />@ Evan: If only the Monster Manual II continued with that idea...<br /><br />@ Jbrowning: I'm all for world-populating via stand-alone monster book! Regardless, I can't fault you for not subscribing to my imaginary master encounter table protocol when I can just cut and past the terrain data into a spreadsheet :)Blairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10884401206802336531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-33505400924361110482011-02-22T09:28:43.538-08:002011-02-22T09:28:43.538-08:00I didn't do that in Malevolent & Benign be...I didn't do that in Malevolent & Benign because most of the monsters in the book are rare or very rare - they're designed more to be additions into an existing campaign than a stand-alone world-populating product.jgbrowninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16274622778419965618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-11848981281957915662011-02-22T04:44:43.486-08:002011-02-22T04:44:43.486-08:00One thing I love about the Fiend Folio's is th...One thing I love about the Fiend Folio's is that it includes monsters from other sources so that you really only need the one book for your encounter table needs.Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10745062840676790649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-68032854559835018632011-02-22T00:16:00.730-08:002011-02-22T00:16:00.730-08:00I was always puzzled with second edition AD&D ...I was always puzzled with second edition AD&D Monstrous Manual, because despite the fact that it included really awesome monsters from Spelljammer and other weird settings, it didn't have wilderness random tables! I said puzzled because I started with AD&D 2e back in the 90's, and as a noob DM that was freaking me out...Il Male™https://www.blogger.com/profile/02699384706214815033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6886547051691715141.post-52618548503797885572011-02-21T19:47:33.626-08:002011-02-21T19:47:33.626-08:00You just used the forbidden word ... caveat.
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...You just used the forbidden word ... caveat.<br /><br />:D<br /><br />Random tables are awesome for dungeon design creativity. Trying to figure out why you have those otherwise improbable monsters living side-by-side is a wonderful challenge for the DM!Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com