Crypt of Knowledge
Episode 15: Random Encounters
Travel in the worlds of D&D can be a dangerous endeavor. Sometimes your players won't camp in a guaranteed safe place. Or you might just need to get your players back on track when they go astray. That's where random encounters can be handy. But how do you prepare yourself for every eventuality? We dive into how to make random encounters easier for DMs to pull off. We discuss why random encounters are useful, give out several tools that can make them easier, and talk about how random encounters aren't always combat.
00:00 - Introduction
01:15 - What is a random encounter?
09:50 - Making a travel gazette
18:24 - DMG, Xanathar's Guide to Everything, and other tools
30:26 - Don't ruin your planned content with randomness
41:05 - Coming up on the next episode
You can find Kobold Fight Club online to help quickly put together random combat.
This spreadsheet lists 404 travel complications that can help you make travel more fun. Make a copy for yourself so you can roll on it.
Here's a link to some Reddit random tables that can be useful and a link to the D100 lists from DNDSpeak.
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