Table 59:
ENCOUNTER REACTIONS
Modified
| Player Characters are:
|
Die Roll
| Friendly
| Indifferent
| Threatening
| Hostile
|
2 or less
| Friendly
| Friendly
| Friendly
| Flight
|
3
| Friendly
| Friendly
| Friendly
| Flight
|
4
| Friendly
| Friendly
| Cautious
| Flight
|
5
| Friendly
| Friendly
| Cautious
| Flight
|
6
| Friendly
| Friendly
| Cautious
| Cautious
|
7
| Friendly
| Indifferent
| Cautious
| Cautious
|
8
| Indifferent
| Indifferent
| Cautious
| Cautious
|
9
| Indifferent
| Indifferent
| Cautious
| Threatening
|
10
| Indifferent
| Indifferent
| Threatening
| Threatening
|
11
| Indifferent
| Indifferent
| Threatening
| Threatening
|
12
| Cautious
| Cautious
| Threatening
| Threatening
|
13
| Cautious
| Cautious
| Threatening
| Hostile
|
14
| Cautious
| Cautious
| Threatening
| Hostile
|
15
| Cautious
| Threatening
| Threatening
| Hostile
|
16
| Threatening
| Threatening
| Hostile
| Hostile
|
17
| Threatening
| Threatening
| Hostile
| Hostile
|
18
| Threatening
| Threatening
| Hostile
| Hostile
|
19
| Hostile
| Hostile
| Hostile
| Hostile
|
20
| Hostile
| Hostile
| Hostile
| Hostile
|
Within these broad guidelines, a large number of specific reactions are
possible.
Flight: Avoidance, panic, terror, or surrender.
Friendly: Kind, helpful, conciliatory, or simply non-aggressive.
Indifferent: Neutral, bored, businesslike, unconcerned, unimpressed, or simply oblivious.
Cautious: Suspicious, wary, dubious, paranoid, guarded, untrusting, or mildly
conciliatory.
Threatening: Boastful, bravado, blustering, intimidating, short-tempered, or bluffing.
Hostile: Irritable, hot-tempered, aggressive, or violent.
Of course, a DM should never use a reaction he can't justify. If the DM can't
see any reason for an evil efreeti to surrender to the charging player
characters, it shouldn't. The table is meant to be an aid to the DM, not an absolute
decision-maker.
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