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Five Solutions to the Birthday Paradox in Tables

When you are using a random table more than once, you are likely going to run into repeated results. Here are five ways to deal with that problem, particularly for random encounter tables.

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Endangered in Dungeons

Oops, you hunted the random encounter to extinction. What comes next?

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Overloading the Random Encounter Table

A all-in-one roll for random encounters, reaction, surprise, and distance.

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Encounter Checklist

A checklist you can use to improve your TTRPG encounters.

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Exploding the Encounter Die

A twist on the overloaded encounter die mechanic that makes the dungeon more dynamic, and provides risk vs reward tradeoffs for players as they explore a dungeon.