genEncounters.xlsx

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1	DUNGEON RANDOM MONSTER LEVEL DETERMINATION MATRIX (d20)													APPENDIX C: RANDOM MONSTER ENCOUNTERS (DMG, p. 174f) states:			Hyperlinks to the Encounter Tables by Special Locales:
2														Dungeon random monster levels are determined as follows:			By locale:
3		Monster Level Table															Underwater Encounters in Large Bodies of Salt Water
4	Level	I	II	III	III	V	VI	VII	VIII	IX	X	Use			I.	up to 20 xp	Astral & Ethereal Encounters
5	1st	1–16	17–19	20	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	I			II.	21–50 xp	Psionic Encounters
6	2nd–3rd	1–12	13–16	17–18	19	20	–	–	–	–	–	IV			III.	51–150 xp	Outdoor Random Encoutners
7	4th	1–5	6–10	11–16	17–18	19	20	–	–	–	–	II			IV.	151–250 xp	Outdoor Random Monster Tables
8	5th	1–3	4–6	7–12	13–16	17–18	19	20	–	–	–	III			V.	251–500 xp	Waterborne Encounters
9	6th	1–2	3–4	5–6	7–12	13–16	17–18	19	20	–	–	III			VI.	501–1000 xp	City/Town Encounters
10	7th	1	2–3	4–5	6–10	11–14	15–16	17–18	19	20	–	IV			VII.	1001–3000 xp
11	8th	1	2	3–4	5–7	8–10	11–14	15–16	17–18	19	20	VIII			VIII.	3001–5500 xp
12	9th	1	2	3	4–5	6–8	9–12	13–15	16–17	18–19	20	II			IX.	5501–10,000 xp
13	10th–11th	1	2	3	4	5–6	7–9	10–12	13–16	17–19	20	V			X.	over 10,000 xp
14	12th–13th	1	2	3	4	5	6–7	8–9	11–12	13–18	19–20	VIII
15	14th–15th	1	2	3	4	5	6	7–8	9–11	12–17	18–20	V		Lesser monsters on lower levels have their numbers augmented by a like number of the same sort of creatures for each level of the dungeon beneath that of the assigned level of the monster type encountered. Example: First level monsters on the 2nd level of a dungeon will be twice as numerous as the Numbers variable indicates, i.e. 2-8 giant ants, rather than 1-4, if they are encountered on the 2nd level (or its equivalent) of a dungeon. The same is true for second level monsters encountered on the 3rd dungeon level, third level monsters on the 4th dungeon level, etc. There are two exceptions to this rule:
16	16th ff.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8–10	11–16	17–20	VII
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18		NOTE: Column headers (above) are hyperlinks to the Dungeon Level Encounter tables (tabs)
19		The Use column indicates the Dungeon Level Encounter table/tab to refer to for the enounter, by Party Level (Col 1).
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21	Here is a summary of the enounter, generated on each tab/sheet, for quick reference:
22	I	2 Badger(s)*												1	Characters are increased by level of experience rather than by numbers encountered, as indicated in the table notes.
23	II	8 Centipedes, giant
24	III	4 Weasel(s), giant
25	IV	2 Gargoyle(s)												2	Ninth and tenth level monsters are typically given attendant monsters, rather than greater numbers, in lower dungeon levels, i.e., a demon prince encountered on the 11th dungeon level might have a single Type I Demon attendant, while on the 15th level of the dungeon the same demon prince might have 5 such lesser demons or a pair of Type III escorts.
26	V	2 Minotaur(s)
27	VI	2 Carrion crawler(s)
28	VII	1 Spectre
29	VIII	1 Dragon (subtable) — Copper (very old; 7 hit dice)
30	IX	1 Mold, yellow												Greater monsters on higher levels will have their numbers reduced by 1 for each level of the dungeon above their assigned level, subject to a minimum number of 1. Example: 1-3 shadows are normally encountered on the 4th level of the dungeon; as shadows are fourth level monsters, a maximum of 2 can be encountered on the 3rd dungeon level, and but 1 on the 2nd level. (Fourth level monsters cannot be encountered on the 1st level of the dungeon.) Hydras, for instance, will have fewer heads, while creatures with attendants will have fewer or none at all on the lesser-numbered levels.
31	X	1 Demon, prince: other
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33	Therefore:
34	Level	Use	Result
35	1st	I	2 Badger(s)*
36	2nd–3rd	IV	2 Gargoyle(s)
37	4th	II	8 Centipedes, giant
38	5th	III	4 Weasel(s), giant
39	6th	III	4 Weasel(s), giant
40	7th	IV	2 Gargoyle(s)
41	8th	VIII	1 Mold, yellow
42	9th	II	8 Centipedes, giant
43	10th–11th	V	2 Minotaur(s)
44	12th–13th	VIII	1 Mold, yellow
45	14th–15th	V	2 Minotaur(s)
46	16th ff.	VII	1 Spectre
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63	Monster Level Table
64	1st	2nd–3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th–11th	12th–13th	14th–15th	16th ff.
65	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	I
66	17	13	6	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	II
67	20	17	11	7	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	III
68	–	19	17	13	7	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	IV
69	–	20	19	17	13	11	8	6	5	5	5	5	V
70	–	–	20	19	17	15	11	9	7	6	6	6	VI
71	–	–	–	20	19	17	15	13	10	8	7	7	VII
72	–	–	–	–	20	19	17	16	13	11	9	8	VIII
73	–	–	–	–	–	20	19	18	17	13	12	11	IX
74	–	–	–	–	–	–	20	20	20	19	18	17	X
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