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title: Encounter Roller (Alpha)
description: TBD
date_pub: 2024-04-13T13:44:11.000-04:00
section: tools
content_type: feature
short_code: er
status: hidden
---

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            <h3>Encounter Roller</h3>
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        <form id="js-encounterForm"></form>
        <div class="encounterOutput" id="js-encounterOutput"></ul>
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            <h3>Die Roller</h3>
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**Total** => Which Creature

### D6: Group Size

Based on TPL

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| d6  |  Result  |
| :-: | :------: |
|  1  | 50% TPL  |
|  2  | 75% TPL  |
|  3  | 100% TPL |
|  4  | 125% TPL |
|  5  | 150% TPL |
|  6  | 175% TPL |

[Group Size]

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### D8: Reaction

-   -1 for aggressive NPCs, +1 for passive / friendly ones

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| d8  |                  Result                  |
| :-: | :--------------------------------------: |
|  1  |           Attack => -2 to 2d6            |
| 2-3 |    Hostile (may attack) => -1 to 2d6     |
| 4-5 |            Uncertain, neutral            |
| 6-7 | Indifferent (may negotiate) => +1 to 2d6 |
|  8  |          Friendly => +2 to 2d6           |

[Reaction]

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### D10: Distance

-   Starting Distance = result x 10'

### Special Results

**Doubles** => Surprise, which doubles determines who gets it:

-   low doubles (d6 + d8): monsters get it
-   mixed doubles (d6 + d10): PCs get it
-   high doubles (d8 + d10): double surprise, miss each other

**Triples** => Roll again, two encounters are happening at same time.

https://playfulvoid.game.blog/2024/03/27/double-overloading-the-random-encounter-table/