Encounters
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1st-Level
Arctic
Encounters

Difficulty by Number Encountered | |||||
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d100 | Encounter | Easy | Medium | Hard | Deadly |
1–8 | 1d3 ice mephits | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
9–16 | 1d3 orcs | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
17–23 | 1d3 scouts | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
24–33 | 2d4 bandits | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
34–43 | 2d4 blood hawks | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
44–51 | 1d4 giant owls | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
52–61 | 2d4 kobolds | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
62–71 | 2d4 tribal warriors | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
72–78 | 1 half-bronze dragon kobold and 1d4 kobolds | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 | 1 and 4 |
79–86 | 1 half-green dragon kobold and 1d4 kobolds | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 | 1 and 4 |
87–91 | 1d2 brown bears | — | 1 | — | 2 |
92–93 | 1 bandit captain | — | — | — | 1 |
94–96 | 1 berserker | — | — | — | 1 |
97–98 | 1 ogre | — | — | — | 1 |
99–100 | 1 saber-toothed tiger | — | — | — | 1 |
1st-Level
Coastal
Encounters

Difficulty by Number Encountered | |||||
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d100 | Encounter | Easy | Medium | Hard | Deadly |
1–5 | 1d3 sahuagins | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
6–9 | 1d3 scouts | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
10–15 | 2d4 bandits | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
16–21 | 2d4 blood hawks | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
22–26 | 2d4 giant crabs | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
27–31 | 1d4 giant lizards | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
32–35 | 1d4 giant poisonous snakes | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
36–39 | 1d4 giant wolf spiders | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
40–45 | 2d4 guards | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
46–51 | 2d4 kobolds | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
52–56 | 2d4 merfolks | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
57–62 | 2d4 poisonous snakes | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
63–66 | 1d4 pseudodragons | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
67–72 | 2d4 stirges | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
73–78 | 2d4 tribal warriors | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
79–82 | 1 half-bronze dragon kobold and 1d4 kobolds | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 | 1 and 4 |
83–86 | 1 half-green dragon kobold and 1d4 kobolds | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 | 1 and 4 |
87–89 | 1d2 giant eagles | — | 1 | — | 2 |
90–92 | 1d2 giant toads | — | 1 | — | 2 |
93–95 | 1d2 harpies | — | 1 | — | 2 |
96 | 1 bronze dragon wyrmling | — | — | — | 1 |
97–98 | 1 druid | — | — | — | 1 |
99 | 1 griffon | — | — | — | 1 |
100 | 1 ogre | — | — | — | 1 |
1st-Level
Desert
Encounters

Difficulty by Number Encountered | |||||
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d100 | Encounter | Easy | Medium | Hard | Deadly |
1–4 | 1d3 dust mephits | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
5–7 | 1d3 swarms of beetles | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
8–11 | 1d3 swarms of insects | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
12–14 | 1d3 swarms of spiders | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
15–19 | 2d4 bandits | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
20–22 | 1d4 constrictor snakes | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
23–26 | 1d4 coyotes | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
27–30 | 2d4 flying snakes | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
31–34 | 1d4 giant lizards | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
35–37 | 1d4 giant poisonous snakes | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
38–41 | 1d4 giant wolf spiders | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
42–45 | 2d4 kobolds | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
46–50 | 2d4 mules | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
51–55 | 2d4 poisonous snakes | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
56–58 | 1d4 pseudodragons | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
59–63 | 2d4 stirges | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
64–67 | 2d4 tribal warriors | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
68–72 | 1d4 tribal warriors and 1d3 flying snakes | 1 and 2 | 2 and 2 | 3 and 3 | 4 and 3 |
73–76 | 1 gnoll and 1d6 hyenas | 1 and 1 | 1 and 2 | 1 and 5 | 1 and 6 |
77–80 | 1 half-bronze dragon kobold and 1d4 kobolds | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 | 1 and 4 |
81–83 | 1 half-green dragon kobold and 1d4 kobolds | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 | 1 and 4 |
84–86 | 1d2 brass dragon wyrmlings | — | 1 | — | 2 |
87–88 | 1d2 death dogs | — | 1 | — | 2 |
89–90 | 1d2 giant hyenas | — | 1 | — | 2 |
91–92 | 1d2 giant vultures | — | 1 | — | 2 |
93–95 | 1d2 lions | — | 1 | — | 2 |
96–97 | 1 brass dragon wyrmling and 1d2 commoners | — | — | 1 and 1 | 1 and 2 |
98 | 1 berserker | — | — | — | 1 |
99 | 1 druid | — | — | — | 1 |
100 | 1 giant constrictor snake | — | — | — | 1 |
1st-Level
Forest
Encounters

Difficulty by Number Encountered | |||||
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d100 | Encounter | Easy | Medium | Hard | Deadly |
1–4 | 1d3 chimpanzees | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
5–7 | 1d3 giant wasps | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
8–11 | 1d3 swarms of spiders | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
12–14 | 1d3 worgs | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
15–19 | 2d4 bandits | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
20–24 | 2d4 blood hawks | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
25–27 | 1d4 coyotes | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
28–31 | 1d4 giant badgers | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
32–34 | 1d4 giant frogs | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
35–38 | 1d4 giant owls | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
39–42 | 2d4 giant rats | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
43–47 | 2d4 giant rats (diseased) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
48–52 | 2d4 guards | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
53–56 | 2d4 kobolds | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
57–60 | 1d4 panthers | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
61–64 | 2d4 poisonous snakes | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
65–69 | 2d4 stirges | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
70–73 | 1d4 swarms of ravens | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
74–76 | 1d4 wolves | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
77–80 | 1 half-bronze dragon kobold and 1d4 kobolds | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 | 1 and 4 |
81–83 | 1 half-green dragon kobold and 1d4 kobolds | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 | 1 and 4 |
84–85 | 1d2 bisons | — | 1 | — | 2 |
86–88 | 1d2 brown bears | — | 1 | — | 2 |
89–90 | 1d2 dire wolves | — | 1 | — | 2 |
91–92 | 1d2 gorillas, silverback | — | 1 | — | 2 |
93–95 | 1 hobgoblin and 1d2 goblins | — | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 |
96–97 | 1 bugbear and 1d2 goblins | — | — | 1 and 1 | 1 and 2 |
98 | 1 berserker | — | — | — | 1 |
99 | 1 hobgoblin and 1 bugbear | — | — | — | 1 and 1 |
100 | 1 will-o'-wisp | — | — | — | 1 |
1st-Level
Grassland
Encounters

Difficulty by Number Encountered | |||||
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d100 | Encounter | Easy | Medium | Hard | Deadly |
1–4 | 1d3 giant wasps | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
5–8 | 1d3 gnolls | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
9–12 | 1d3 hobgoblins | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
13–15 | 1d3 scouts | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
16–19 | 1d3 swarms of beetles | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
20–23 | 1d3 swarms of insects | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
24–26 | 1d3 swarms of wasps | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
27–30 | 1d4 axe beaks | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
31–35 | 2d4 blood hawks | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
36–39 | 1d4 elks | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
40–44 | 2d4 flying snakes | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
45–49 | 2d4 giant weasels | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
50–52 | 1d4 goblins | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
53–57 | 2d4 guards | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
58–61 | 1d4 panthers | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
62–65 | 1d4 riding horses | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
66–70 | 2d4 tribal warriors | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
71–73 | 1d4 wolves | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
74–76 | 1d2 bisons | — | 1 | — | 2 |
77–78 | 1d2 bugbears | — | 1 | — | 2 |
79–81 | 1d2 giant eagles | — | 1 | — | 2 |
82–83 | 1d2 giant vultures | — | 1 | — | 2 |
84–86 | 1d2 hippogriffs | — | 1 | — | 2 |
87–88 | 1d2 lions | — | 1 | — | 2 |
89–91 | 1 hobgoblin and 1d2 goblins | — | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 |
92–93 | 1 scout and 1d2 riding horses | — | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 |
94–96 | 1 bugbear and 1d2 goblins | — | — | 1 and 1 | 1 and 2 |
97–98 | 1 bugbear and 1d2 riding horses | — | — | 1 and 1 | 1 and 2 |
99 | 1 centaur | — | — | — | 1 |
100 | 1 hobgoblin and 1 bugbear | — | — | — | 1 and 1 |
1st-Level
Hill
Encounters

Difficulty by Number Encountered | |||||
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d100 | Encounter | Easy | Medium | Hard | Deadly |
1–4 | 1d3 scouts | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
5–7 | 1d4 axe beaks | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
8–12 | 2d4 bandits | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
13–17 | 2d4 blood hawks | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
18–20 | 1d4 giant owls | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
21–24 | 1d4 giant poisonous snakes | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
25–28 | 2d4 giant weasels | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
29–32 | 1d4 goblins | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
33–37 | 2d4 guards | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
38–41 | 2d4 kobolds | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
42–46 | 2d4 mastiffs | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
47–51 | 2d4 mules | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
52–55 | 2d4 poisonous snakes | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
56–59 | 1d4 pseudodragons | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
60–63 | 2d4 stirges | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
64–67 | 1d4 swarms of ravens | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
68–71 | 2d4 tribal warriors | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
72–75 | 1d4 wolves | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
76–78 | 1 half-bronze dragon kobold and 1d4 kobolds | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 | 1 and 4 |
79–82 | 1 half-green dragon kobold and 1d4 kobolds | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 | 1 and 4 |
83–84 | 1d2 brown bears | — | 1 | — | 2 |
85–87 | 1d2 copper dragon wyrmlings | — | 1 | — | 2 |
88–89 | 1d2 dire wolves | — | 1 | — | 2 |
90–91 | 1d2 giant hyenas | — | 1 | — | 2 |
92–94 | 1 hobgoblin and 1d2 goblins | — | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 |
95–96 | 1 dire wolf and 1d2 wolves | — | — | 1 and 1 | 1 and 2 |
97 | 1 giant boar | — | — | — | 1 |
98 | 1 giant elk | — | — | — | 1 |
99 | 1 griffon | — | — | — | 1 |
100 | 1 worg and 1 dire wolf | — | — | — | 1 and 1 |
1st-Level
Mountain
Encounters

Difficulty by Number Encountered | |||||
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d100 | Encounter | Easy | Medium | Hard | Deadly |
1–6 | 1d3 giant goats | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
7–12 | 1d3 orcs | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
13–18 | 1d3 scouts | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
19–26 | 2d4 blood hawks | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
27–34 | 2d4 guards | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
35–42 | 2d4 kobolds | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
43–48 | 1d4 pseudodragons | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
49–53 | 1d4 swarms of bats | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
54–61 | 2d4 tribal warriors | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
62–67 | 1 half-bronze dragon kobold and 1d4 kobolds | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 | 1 and 4 |
68–73 | 1 half-green dragon kobold and 1d4 kobolds | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 | 1 and 4 |
74–77 | 1d2 giant eagles | — | 1 | — | 2 |
78–81 | 1d2 gorillas, silverback | — | 1 | — | 2 |
82–85 | 1d2 harpies | — | 1 | — | 2 |
86–89 | 1d2 hippogriffs | — | 1 | — | 2 |
90–93 | 1d2 lions | — | 1 | — | 2 |
94–95 | 1 berserker | — | — | — | 1 |
96–97 | 1 druid | — | — | — | 1 |
98–99 | 1 griffon | — | — | — | 1 |
100 | 1 saber-toothed tiger | — | — | — | 1 |
1st-Level
Swamp
Encounters

Difficulty by Number Encountered | |||||
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d100 | Encounter | Easy | Medium | Hard | Deadly |
1–5 | 1d3 crocodiles | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
6–9 | 1d3 lizardfolks | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
10–13 | 1d3 orcs | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
14–17 | 1d3 scouts | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
18–21 | 1d3 swarms of beetles | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
22–25 | 1d3 swarms of spiders | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
26–30 | 1d4 constrictor snakes | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
31–34 | 1d4 giant frogs | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
35–38 | 1d4 giant lizards | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
39–42 | 1d4 giant poisonous snakes | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
43–48 | 2d4 giant rats | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
49–53 | 2d4 giant rats (diseased) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
54–59 | 2d4 kobolds | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
60–64 | 2d4 poisonous snakes | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
65–70 | 2d4 stirges | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
71–74 | 1d4 swarms of bats | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
75–80 | 2d4 tribal warriors | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
81–84 | 1 half-bronze dragon kobold and 1d4 kobolds | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 | 1 and 4 |
85–88 | 1 half-green dragon kobold and 1d4 kobolds | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 | 1 and 4 |
89–91 | 1d2 ghouls | — | 1 | — | 2 |
92–94 | 1d2 giant spiders | — | 1 | — | 2 |
95–96 | 1d2 giant toads | — | 1 | — | 2 |
97–98 | 1 black dragon wyrmling | — | — | — | 1 |
99 | 1 ghast | — | — | — | 1 |
100 | 1 ogre | — | — | — | 1 |
1st-Level
Underdark
Encounters

Difficulty by Number Encountered | |||||
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d100 | Encounter | Easy | Medium | Hard | Deadly |
1–5 | 1d3 darkmantles | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
6–9 | 1d3 deep gnomes (svirfneblin) | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
10–13 | 1d3 gray oozes | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
14–17 | 1d3 orcs | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
18–21 | 1d3 rust monsters | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
22–25 | 1d3 scouts | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
26–29 | 1d3 shadows | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
30–33 | 1d3 swarms of spiders | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
34–37 | 1d4 drow | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
38–41 | 1d4 giant bats | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
42–45 | 1d4 giant centipedes | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
46–49 | 1d4 giant lizards | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
50–54 | 2d4 giant rats | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
55–58 | 1d4 goblins | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
59–63 | 2d4 kobolds | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
64–67 | 1d4 swarms of bats | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
68–71 | 1 half-bronze dragon kobold and 1d4 kobolds | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 | 1 and 4 |
72–75 | 1 half-green dragon kobold and 1d4 kobolds | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 | 1 and 4 |
76–78 | 1d2 bugbears | — | 1 | — | 2 |
79–81 | 1d2 duergars | — | 1 | — | 2 |
82–83 | 1d2 ghouls | — | 1 | — | 2 |
84–86 | 1d2 giant spiders | — | 1 | — | 2 |
87–89 | 1d2 specters | — | 1 | — | 2 |
90–91 | 1 hobgoblin and 1d2 goblins | — | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 |
92–94 | 1 bugbear and 1d2 goblins | — | — | 1 and 1 | 1 and 2 |
95 | 1 ghast | — | — | — | 1 |
96–97 | 1 hobgoblin and 1 bugbear | — | — | — | 1 and 1 |
98 | 1 minotaur skeleton | — | — | — | 1 |
99 | 1 ochre jelly | — | — | — | 1 |
100 | 1 ogre | — | — | — | 1 |
1st-Level
Underwater
Encounters

Difficulty by Number Encountered | |||||
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d100 | Encounter | Easy | Medium | Hard | Deadly |
1–12 | 1d3 giant sea horses | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
13–23 | 1d3 reef sharks | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
24–34 | 1d3 sahuagins | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
35–45 | 1d4 constrictor snakes | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
46–60 | 2d4 merfolks | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
61–71 | 1d4 steam mephits | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
72–78 | 1d2 giant octopi | — | 1 | — | 2 |
79–86 | 1d2 swarms of quippers | — | 1 | — | 2 |
87–89 | 1 giant constrictor snake | — | — | — | 1 |
90–93 | 1 hunter shark | — | — | — | 1 |
94–97 | 1 plesiosaurus | — | — | — | 1 |
98–100 | 1 sea hag | — | — | — | 1 |
1st-Level
Urban
Encounters

Difficulty by Number Encountered | |||||
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d100 | Encounter | Easy | Medium | Hard | Deadly |
1–4 | 1d3 cupids | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
5–7 | 1d3 giant wasps | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
8–11 | 1d3 shadows | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
12–14 | 1d3 swarms of insects | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
15–17 | 1d3 swarms of spiders | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
18–21 | 1d3 thugs | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
22–24 | 1d3 warhorses | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
25–27 | 1d3 warhorse skeletons | 1 | — | 2 | 3 |
28–32 | 1d3 riding horses and 1d2 ponies | 1 and 1 | 1 and 2 | 2 and 2 | 3 and 2 |
33–35 | 1d4 acolytes | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
36–40 | 2d4 cultists | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
41–43 | 1d4 draft horses | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
44–47 | 1d2 draft horses and 1d2 riding horses | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 | 2 and 2 |
48–51 | 2d4 flying snakes | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
52–54 | 1d4 giant centipedes | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
55–58 | 1d4 giant poisonous snakes | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
59–62 | 2d4 giant rats (diseased) | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
63–67 | 2d4 mastiffs | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
68–71 | 2d4 mules | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
72–76 | 2d4 nobles | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
77–79 | 1d4 pseudodragons | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
80–83 | 1d4 riding horses | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
84–86 | 1d4 swarms of bats | 2 | — | 3 | 4 |
87–89 | 1 warhorse and 1d4 ponies | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 | 1 and 4 |
90–92 | 1d2 ghouls | — | 1 | — | 2 |
93–94 | 1d2 giant spiders | — | 1 | — | 2 |
95–96 | 1 warhorse and 1d2 draft horses | — | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 |
97–98 | 1 warhorse and 1d2 riding horses | — | 1 and 1 | — | 1 and 2 |
99 | 1 mimic | — | — | — | 1 |
100 | 1 priest | — | — | — | 1 |