tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904133056957353312.post4154666836478292440..comments2024-03-01T11:52:44.729-05:00Comments on Bat in the Attic: Sandpits to watch out for in your Sandbox.Robert Conleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03863009007381185340noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904133056957353312.post-85370677427043645922009-06-03T14:23:51.294-04:002009-06-03T14:23:51.294-04:00One thing I used to do for encounter rolls on long...One thing I used to do for encounter rolls on long treks was develop a chart that converted the probability of no encounter for so many intervals into a percentile chart that told you how many intervals until the next encounter. For example, if your encounter probability is 1 in 6, 01-17 is encounter in 1 interval, 18-31 is 2 intervals, 32-42 is 3 intervals (if my quicky calculations are correct).<br /><br />FrankFrankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855679156477779666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904133056957353312.post-88659090314833435102009-06-03T13:45:59.032-04:002009-06-03T13:45:59.032-04:00I don't usually pimp my own blog ... but this ...I don't usually pimp my own blog ... but this is dead on what I was talking about back when Grognardia first printed the whole Gygaxian Naturalism thing... see the two part posts below from TCM; maybe you find it worth reading.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thecoremechanic.com/2008/10/extending-gygaxian-naturalism-i-or.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thecoremechanic.com/2008/10/extending-gygaxian-naturalism-i-or.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.thecoremechanic.com/2008/10/extending-gygaxian-naturalism-ii.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.thecoremechanic.com/2008/10/extending-gygaxian-naturalism-ii.html</a>Jonathan Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06133232985480734844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904133056957353312.post-59956281569581441392009-06-03T09:38:00.000-04:002009-06-03T09:38:00.000-04:00That's a great illustration for that type of s...That's a great illustration for that type of succesful play. Good advice!Zachary Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01166638173640517627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5904133056957353312.post-44149102134974131412009-06-03T08:25:16.605-04:002009-06-03T08:25:16.605-04:00In my Wilderlands campaign I have a some sort of l...In my <a href="http://campaignwiki.org/wiki/TheAlderKing/HomePage" rel="nofollow">Wilderlands campaign</a> I have a <a href="http://campaignwiki.org/campaignwiki/pics/TheAlderKing/Map.png" rel="nofollow">some sort of lair in every hex</a>, and the random encounter tables favor the creatures in the current hex, plus adds the creatures of the surrounding hexes (and a dragon every now and then).Alex Schroederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104864340940538702noreply@blogger.com