Random encounters can be good, actually. And here's how you can use random encounters to keep your game spicy.

Devin Friend is a graduate of McNeese State University with a bachelor's degree in creative writing. Starting from the day that he played Super Mario Kart on a Super Nintendo that he received as a ...

Imagine this: You’ve just cleared a dungeon, facing off against terrible creatures of the night. Your Bard came in clutch with that perfectly timed inspiration, and your Barbarian has taken enough ...

Random encounters are some of the most frequently employed features in recent video games. These encounters — which occur at arbitrary points when exploring the game world — have their roots in early ...

Encounters on the Savage Seas contains everything from traditional mini-adventures containing a plot hook or a mystery to solve to random encounters like a Fog of Horrors containing the lost souls of ...