The Ultimate Random Encounters Book - (Ultimate Role Playing Game) by Travis Wheels Wheeler & Logan Jenkins & Lee Terrill & Greg Leatherman

About the Book

"Playing a role-playing game is a delicate dance. If everything runs smoothly, it feels like you and your friends are able to maneuver effortlessly through dramatic, epic, and uproariously silly scenes where everyone gets a chance to shine. And yet, other times it just doesn't come together. Combat slows to a repetitive grind, the Game Master runs out of good Non-Player Character (NPC) ideas, or after twenty-six rounds maybe even the most beautifully designed encounter just gets a bit stale. Sure, you could prep an absolute powerhouse of an all-killer-no filler role-playing session. Spend time getting fun character voices ready for every NPC. But that sounds like way too much work. This is the book you turn to for help. It's a big book of ideas designed to slot right into your existing campaign, organized into neat little tables. If you salivate at chaos magic effect tables and daydream about wild, unexpected die results, you already know it can also be fun to throw caution to the wind and let randomness determine as much as possible. Even the most organized GMs and the tightest adventure modules benefit from a little spice!"--

Book Synopsis

Take your gaming campaign to the next level with this inspiring, easy-to-use collection of random encounters perfect for any fantasy RPG.

Spark your imagination fast with this collection of fun, engaging, and inspiring random encounter prompts. These expertly written options are organized into popular themes and locations so you can find what you need fast, whether you choose from the list or use the dice to choose randomly. With fantasy hooks to fit every game from Pathfinder to GURPS to D&D, there are options for all of your campaigns.

Whether you're playing from a game book or weaving your own homebrewed adventure, there's always a need for short random encounters in between set pieces. Featuring fun full-color illustrations, you'll engage more in your story and bring your game to life!

Review Quotes

"A valuable addition... highly recommend."

--GeekDad

"Another great tool from The Ultimate RPG series."

--The Gaming Buddha

"Full of great ideas to get you thinking... Highly recommended."

--Game Vortex

"So beneficial."

--Game Industry

"The perfect addition to any tabletop gamer's collection."

--Powell's

About the Author

Travis "Wheels" Wheeler (they/them) has discovered an ancient magical artifact that allows them to add an extra twelve hours into every day, just enough extra time to make multiple weekly podcasts and act as behind the scenes editor for many more, including Interstitial and Got it Memorized? They live in chilly Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, but hail from the slightly less chilly Muskegon, Michigan, USA.

Logan Jenkins (he/him) helps edit, create music, and make art and designs for the Very Random Encounters podcast. He lives in Greenville, South Carolina, with his boyfriend where he has a whole bookcase devoted to RPG books, and wishes he had more time to play them all.

Lee Terrill (she/her) hasn't met an RPG yet that she doesn't like. Her main hobby, outside of gaming, is mostly collecting other hobbies but you can also find her every week on the podcast Very Random Encounters where she plays many diverse characters with extremely similar southern accents. She lives in Greenville, South Carolina, with her husband and their incredibly needy cat, The Stig.

Greg Leatherman (he/him) graduated with a degree in Theater Arts, he's put all those skills into bringing characters to life in his favorite pastime playing Tabletop RPGs, and self-publishing his own award-winning RPG called Glitter Hearts in 2020. You can hear him on many other podcasts, like Mythical and It's Super Effective. He lives in Minneapolis with his husband and two dogs fending off the cold winters.