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** Roll 1d20: (6-10) Waylaid by thieves. DC 40 vs Combat to drive off. (''Large XP Reward'') (16-20) spy attempts to pickpocket important information. DC 60 vs Perception to stop; DC 60 vs Combat to catch. (+2d4 XP per successful check) (+15 cp per check) else: nothing much happens (''Small XP Reward'').
** Roll 1d20: (6-10) Waylaid by thieves. DC 40 vs Combat to drive off. (''Large XP Reward'') (16-20) spy attempts to pickpocket important information. DC 60 vs Perception to stop; DC 60 vs Combat to catch. (+2d4 XP per successful check) (+15 cp per check) else: nothing much happens (''Small XP Reward'').
** '''159-163''' There's now a market chase. (DC +5) (''XP Reward becomes Large, +Medium Currency Reward'')
** '''159-163''' There's now a market chase. (DC +5) (''XP Reward becomes Large, +Medium Currency Reward'')
* '''64-68''':  
* '''61-64''': Cultists attack you in return for killing a god. (''Medium XP Reward'')
 
** '''161-164''' A lot of them. Roll 1d100+armor+melee+10 vs DC 60 to take only 3d10 damage (6d10 elsewise). On a Major Success, drive off or defeat the cultists (upgrade reward to ''Huge XP Reward'' and ''Epic Currency Reward''. Gain +1 to a combat skill.)
* '''59-71''': Encounter a kind adventurer who teaches a skill. (Gain 1d6+(LUK/30) '''XP''', +1 to a skill.)
* '''65-66''': The city is still being built - the previous adventurers focused primarily on walls, mystical defenses, infrastructure, and normal defenses. Many still need things being built. Xiaomei helps out with a (''Medium XP Reward'', ''Medium Currency Reward'')
* '''72-84''': Encounter a malicious adventurer who curses Xiaomei vs a DC 30 Resistance check. Every 5 times, gain +1 Resistance, +1 Knowledge(Mystical Arts). Gain 1d6+(LUK/30) '''XP''', -5 to all rolls next turn.)
** Roll '''1d20''': ('''1-3''', Shop '''4-12''' Small House, '''13-17''' Medium House, '''18-20''' Government Institution)
* ''[Setting Specific]'' '''85-90''': An Auspicious Sign; Encounter a member of the Order of the White Hawk. ('''XP''' +1d6, gain Contacts.)
** '''165-166''': A bomb is found during construction, and must be dealt with. Get Large rewards instead.
* '''91-97''': Encounter an unintelligent Monster on the outskirts of town. Roll 1d40+LUK. On a higher roll, chances of combat. Gain '''XP''': 1d6+(LUK/30) without it.  
* '''67-71''': During patrols, Xiaomei finds a nearby stream has dried up. (''Medium XP Reward'', ''Medium Currency Reward'')
*'''98''': Encounter a vista with a mystical feature. If a caster, gain +4 MP. If not, gain the Feat: Mystical Affinity.
** '''167-171''': Xiaomei has to defeat someone/thing defending the cause. (''Large XP Reward'', ''Large Currency Reward'') + chance of artifact
''[Setting Specific]'' +4 MP/+4 Qi instead of +4 MP.
* '''72''': A lone traveler has lost his way in the forest. (+1 Luck)
Feat: [Mystical Affinity: You have been touched by the inherent mysticism of the world, and have grasped a glimpse of the inner secrets. It calls to your soul, and you answered. Gain the ability to cast spells. User must pick type and method.]
** '''172''': As 72. But +2 Luck.
*'''99''': Encounter the ghost of a hero or adventurer. In return for setting them to rest, they offer to teach a power or ability. First time: Gain Title "Bringer of Peace": +1 WIS, +1 CHA, +5 to all rolls involving the undead. [Setting Specific] Gain +5 Respect with the Kerian Pantheon. Second Time: Gain Title "Answered the Last Hope": +3 CHA, +2 WIS, +10 to all rolls involving exorcising, purifying, or sending undead or ghosts on. [Setting Specific] Gain +5 Respect to all worshipers of the Kerian Pantheon.  
* '''73-78''': Xiaomei discovers a small village that is populated with shadows and zombies. The villagers are actually shadows wearing robes and robes
*'''100''': [Setting Specific] Meeting with a Monster tribal leader. Write-in effects.  
of leather armor. The shadows are under the control of a necromancer who lives in the town chapel. (''Epic XP Reward'')
*'''159-171''': As 59-71: Added to an adventurer party for a D rank task. Gain '''XP''' 6d6-5, +1 to two skills, Proficiency increase one step. They take their weapon back, but on a 1d20 roll of 15+ if the player can cast, are taught in secret a way to summon a magical weapon. Gain Contacts, and if they get the secret weapon, Contacts in the Order of the White Hawk.
** '''173-178''': The shadows are a bit much of a threat, and Xiaomei returns with a party. (Gain Adventurer Contacts.) (Gain '''Epic Currency Reward''',  + Guild XP)
* '''172-184''': Curse is now -10 to all rolls, vs a DC 40 Resistance check to reduce to -3. On a success of +50, no curse. On a success of +75, the adventurers are cursed by the gods as they would curse Xiaomei. (Every 5 times, gain +1 Resistance, +1 Knowledge(Mystical Arts). Gain 1d6+(LUK/30) XP)
* '''79-84''': A group of farmers are planting seeds in their fields. Xiaomei assists for a (''Medium XP Reward'')
* '''185-190''': Encounter fleeting Monsters and Order of the White Hawk.
** '''179-184''': The farmers mention an odd nighttime incident with some of their crops. Xiaomei can fight or drive off the mandagora or work out some form of agreement. (DC 50 Empathy check + DC 40 Persuasion, 50 Diplomacy) XP starts with Large, increases to Epic with use of checks.  
* '''191-197''': As 91-97, but can attempt a DC 60 Empathy check to lead it into the wilderness. Gain XP: 4d6-3+LUK/30 on success, else see combat. [Setting Specific] DC 40 check instead. Note both require access to the skill, else no check can be made.
* '''85-87''': There has been some odd reports out of a prospecting party. Xiaomei investigates. (''Large XP Reward'', ''Large Currency Reward'')
* '''198-200''': As 98-100.
** '''185-187''': The party is very dead. Xiaomei drives off the cause. ('''Epic XP Reward''', '''Epic Currency Reward''')
* '''88''': Xiaomei finds a peculiar book, and in a lucky coincidence, finds the owner. (+1 Luck)
** '''188''': As 88. But +2 Luck.
* '''89-94''': Xiaomei assists druids and ranges with efforts to move trees from a planned farmland, and to help set up protected forests. (''Medium XP Reward'')
** '''189-194''': They have to stop someone attempting to log the protected forests. (Upgrade to ''Large XP Reward'')
* '''95-99''': Xiaomei participates in a martial arts tournament. (''Medium Skill Reward'', ''Small XP Reward'')
** '''195-199''': This tournament has several masters in disguise participating, and she learns quite a bit more. (''Large Skill Reward'', ''Medium XP Reward'')
* '''100''': Xiaomei has an interesting vision while meditating in the morning. (+2 Luck)
** '''200''': Gain +3 Luck.

Revision as of 18:52, 8 January 2024

Random Encounter Table

On a 50 or higher on a roll of 1d100, roll again for an encounter. [Xiaomei has a +35]

Roll for result line (1d20+[LUK/50, rounded down.])

Result of Rolls
Roll Result
1-2 Really Bad
3-6 Bad
7-14 Meh
15-18 Good
19-20 Really Good
20+ Excellent

Reward Chart (Rounded down):

Roll Rewards
Tag XP Currency Skills
Tiny 1d4+(LUK/30) 1d10-5 cp, min 0 -
Small 1d6+(LUK/30) 1d10+1 cp +1 to 1 skill
Medium 3d4+(LUK/30) 2d10+1 cp +2 to 1 skill; or +1 to 2 skills
Large 4d6+(LUK/30) 1d10+1 sp +2 to 1 skill, +1 to another; or +1 to 3 skills
Huge 7d4+(LUK/30) 2d10+2 sp +3 to 1 skill, +2 to another; or +2 to 2 skills and +1 to another; or +1 to 5 skills
Extraordinary 7d6+(LUK/30) 1d10+1 tp +4 to 1 skill, +3 to another; or +3 to 2 skills, +1 to another; or +2 to 3 skills, and +1 to another; or +1 to 7 skills
Legendary 13d4+(LUK/30) 1d10 pp +5 to 1 skill, +4 to another; or +4 to 2 skills, +1 to another; or +3 to 3 skills; or +2 to 4 skills and +1 to another; or +1 to 9 skills

Table

Roll 1d100+LUK:

  • 01-10: Spotted by adventurers out of the... (Gain Small XP Reward)
    • 01-04: Grand Duchy of Molia. These are friendly.
    • 05-07: Moncolisian Empire, they are hostile. Skill must be combat or narrative related.
    • 08: Principality of Yeng, they attack on sight. (Gain Medium XP Reward)
    • 09: Grand Duchy of Chalapixtla, who want to trade or get food as they lost theirs (Gain Medium XP Reward, Tiny Currency Reward)
    • 10: Duchy of Trevor, on a mysterious mission. (On a 1d100 roll of at least 60, unlock a subquest and mission. Elsewise, get a Medium Skill Reward)
    • If it's 101-110, as above, but Large Skill Reward and Large XP Reward (Medium if Duchy of Trevor)
    • If it's 201-210, as above, but they are an A-rank party. Triple the XP, spawn a subquest. No Currency Reward.
  • 11-14: Overhear a rumour about ongoing activities of .... Gain Information.
    • Roll 1d6: 1-2 Unaligned Monsters 3-4 Hostile Monsters 5 Moncolisian Empire 6 Yeng Death Squads
    • If it's 111-114, attempt an investigation check vs DC 37, gain Medium Reward XP, can predict an enemy attack with good accuracy.
    • If it's 211-214, you are quite (un?)lucky and run into a monster swarm. Gain Huge Reward XP.
  • 15: Encounter a fennebeast Sorcerer having issues with her new spell. On helping her with it, gain a random low-level spell, and +1 to K(Kerian Mystical Arts) Roll 1d100. On 50+, gain a follow up encounter about a suspicious fellow. [Medium Reward XP for first], [Large Reward XP for second] (the followup encounter is a chase. Large Currency Reward and if 10sp: roll for 1d10 titanium coins.)
    • 115: Start in reverse.
  • 16-19: A felinebeast has been stalking guard movements. You run across the man and..
    • Roll 1d6: 1-3 It's a thief. 4-5 it's an enemy agent 6 it's an agent of the constabulary evaluating their training. Gain [Medium Reward XP]
  • 20: An adventuring party needs an extra member.
    • Roll 1d6: 1-2 Gain Medium Reward XP, Medium Currency Reward (D-rank missions); 3-4 Twice rewards of the first, C-rank mission. 5-6 Three times reward of the first, 1d10 prism coins, 2d10 HP damage on a success (1d100+Perception+Best Combat Weapon Skill), 4d10 HP damage on a failure. (XP reward is -10 XP)
  • 120: Reroll all numbers not 5-6, take the result. Roll an additional 1d100 if it's a 5 or 6, and on a 10- unlock an event 'Chased by a ..?' and 90+ 'Rescued by a passing Hero'
  • 21-24: Run away and hide from a hostile party of..
    • Roll 1d6: 1-2 adventurers (Medium Reward XP), 3-4 soldiers (Large Reward XP), 5-6 betrayers!!! (Huge Reward XP)
    • 121-124: Roll 1d100, on a 10-, replace with !!demons!! (Xiaomei must roll a Stealth check vs DC 80 or then burn 30 MP/20 Qi, take 40 HP damage, and banish them.) (Gain Extraordinary Reward XP)(Title: Demon Slayer)(Subquest: "Unsettling Encounter")
  • 25-26: Run across an old shrine, decrepit.
    • On 25, Xiaomei can opt to restore it to restore an old shrine to [roll 1d7 for god]
    • On 26, it is cursed, and if Xiaomei knows Dispel, she can try to dispel the curse. Dispel must be L5. She can grind at it, until it is dispelled.
    • 125: Restored, the shrine shoots a beam of light at a hidden treasure chest containing a divine spell scroll to learn from. XP: Medium Reward
    • 126: The cursed shrine has defenders that must be defended. 10 XP per monster.
  • 27-28: Find a useful item. See 1d20 roll chart for results.
    • 127-128: Useful item worth three times more. Risk three times more on result.
  • 29-30: Meet a baker who needs help moving supplies. Have a relaxing afternoon learning how to bake and socialize. (+1 to a social skill, +1 to Craft(bakery); Medium XP Reward
      • 129-130: Gain double gains, meet a [Contact]
  • 31-33: You run into an army training fellow. He shanghais you into fighting his squad to teach them more tactics and to humble them. He just asks you do not use magic except to enhance yourself. (XP: Medium XP Reward, +2 to a combat skill used.)
    • 131-133: You then fight him. Roll 1d100+VIT+Combat Skill vs DC 50 to win. On a close win or win gain double XP, and respect.
  • 34-35: You run into a Meditant who spends the afternoon criticizing your self-cultivation and skills. (XP: 4d6-1; +10 Qi, +1 WIS, DEX and VIT.)
    • 134-135: After an afternoon, he says "You have potential. I give you my starting technique." (Gain a Katana Technique)
  • 36-39: Encounter an odd fellow. Learn a bit of a local knowledge skill and XP +1d6
    • 001-025: history. (+2 to Local History)
    • 026-050: customs. (+2 to Local Customs)
    • 051-075: nobility. (+2 to Local Nobility)
    • 076-100: religion. (+2 to Local Religion)
    • 136-139: The odd fellow wants you to assist him with some "trivial task":
      • Roll 1d6: 1-2 D-rank task, 3-4 C-rank task, 5-6 B-rank task. Task is unexpectedly difficult, but Xiaomei should always get a useful spell out of it, as well as roll 1d20, then on a 10+: 1d6: 1-2 [1-2 bow 3-4 gun/chakram 5-6 chakram/boomerang]; 3-4 [1-2 armored kimono 3-4 armored cheongsam 5-6 armored dress] 5-6 [1-2 ring of detection 3-4 ring of protection 5-6 ring of survival] (if no gun up to now, do not award gun.)
  • 40-45: A Dark Omen. (write in.)
    • 140-145: Dark Omen inflicts HP: 4d6-5 and a Shaken: -7 roll penalty.
  • 46-53: You spend the day in your appointed patrols across the forests surrounding the city. You spot nothing.
    • 146-153: Roll 1d20, on a 5, spot and deal with a thief you turn over to the guards. (Medium XP Reward); 10: Spot and deal with an infiltrator (combat, Large XP Reward); 15: Run across signs of a smuggler/spy route, turn it over to your superiors. (Large XP Reward, City more stable); 20: Run across a magical crystal you can affix to gear for a magical bonus. (This can only be done three times.) (Large XP Reward; Crystal (minor))
  • 54-56: A fanatic of the Order of the Pure World is encountered in the city streets.
    • Roll 1d20: (1-5) They attack. Gain Medium XP Reward; (6-10) they're spotted about to attack an innocent. On DC 40 vs Combat, they are stopped. (Gain Medium XP Reward, +2 Respect (City); (11-15) spotted fleeing an attack. (DC 50 vs Combat to apprehend) (Gain Large Reward XP); 16-19 ambushing player 20 ambushing player with an ally. (double XP)
    • 154-156 Double the fanatics, double the fun.
  • 57 - Xiaomei spots a craftsman performing an expert work, and spends some time watching, and learning. (+2 to a craft skill.)
    • 157 - This craftsman is an enchanter or one capable of imbuing magic into their crafts. (+2 to a magical craft skill)
  • 58: In the market, meet a commoner who needs medical aid. (DC 30 Healing check, or cure spell use.) (Medium XP Reward) (+1 Healing)
    • 158: DC 53 Healing or 3 MP cure spell use. (Large XP Reward) (+2 Healing)
  • 59-63: Tapped to escort a visiting dignitary.
    • Roll 1d20: (6-10) Waylaid by thieves. DC 40 vs Combat to drive off. (Large XP Reward) (16-20) spy attempts to pickpocket important information. DC 60 vs Perception to stop; DC 60 vs Combat to catch. (+2d4 XP per successful check) (+15 cp per check) else: nothing much happens (Small XP Reward).
    • 159-163 There's now a market chase. (DC +5) (XP Reward becomes Large, +Medium Currency Reward)
  • 61-64: Cultists attack you in return for killing a god. (Medium XP Reward)
    • 161-164 A lot of them. Roll 1d100+armor+melee+10 vs DC 60 to take only 3d10 damage (6d10 elsewise). On a Major Success, drive off or defeat the cultists (upgrade reward to Huge XP Reward and Epic Currency Reward. Gain +1 to a combat skill.)
  • 65-66: The city is still being built - the previous adventurers focused primarily on walls, mystical defenses, infrastructure, and normal defenses. Many still need things being built. Xiaomei helps out with a (Medium XP Reward, Medium Currency Reward)
    • Roll 1d20: (1-3, Shop 4-12 Small House, 13-17 Medium House, 18-20 Government Institution)
    • 165-166: A bomb is found during construction, and must be dealt with. Get Large rewards instead.
  • 67-71: During patrols, Xiaomei finds a nearby stream has dried up. (Medium XP Reward, Medium Currency Reward)
    • 167-171: Xiaomei has to defeat someone/thing defending the cause. (Large XP Reward, Large Currency Reward) + chance of artifact
  • 72: A lone traveler has lost his way in the forest. (+1 Luck)
    • 172: As 72. But +2 Luck.
  • 73-78: Xiaomei discovers a small village that is populated with shadows and zombies. The villagers are actually shadows wearing robes and robes

of leather armor. The shadows are under the control of a necromancer who lives in the town chapel. (Epic XP Reward)

    • 173-178: The shadows are a bit much of a threat, and Xiaomei returns with a party. (Gain Adventurer Contacts.) (Gain Epic Currency Reward, + Guild XP)
  • 79-84: A group of farmers are planting seeds in their fields. Xiaomei assists for a (Medium XP Reward)
    • 179-184: The farmers mention an odd nighttime incident with some of their crops. Xiaomei can fight or drive off the mandagora or work out some form of agreement. (DC 50 Empathy check + DC 40 Persuasion, 50 Diplomacy) XP starts with Large, increases to Epic with use of checks.
  • 85-87: There has been some odd reports out of a prospecting party. Xiaomei investigates. (Large XP Reward, Large Currency Reward)
    • 185-187: The party is very dead. Xiaomei drives off the cause. (Epic XP Reward, Epic Currency Reward)
  • 88: Xiaomei finds a peculiar book, and in a lucky coincidence, finds the owner. (+1 Luck)
    • 188: As 88. But +2 Luck.
  • 89-94: Xiaomei assists druids and ranges with efforts to move trees from a planned farmland, and to help set up protected forests. (Medium XP Reward)
    • 189-194: They have to stop someone attempting to log the protected forests. (Upgrade to Large XP Reward)
  • 95-99: Xiaomei participates in a martial arts tournament. (Medium Skill Reward, Small XP Reward)
    • 195-199: This tournament has several masters in disguise participating, and she learns quite a bit more. (Large Skill Reward, Medium XP Reward)
  • 100: Xiaomei has an interesting vision while meditating in the morning. (+2 Luck)
    • 200: Gain +3 Luck.