WILDERNESS AREA ENCOUNTERS
CC = Creature Collection, CCII = Creature Collection 2
MoF = Monsters of Faerun, MMII = Monster Manual 2
OA = Oriental Adventures, CoC = Call of Cthulhu
FF = Fiend Folio
Forest
01 Lupinal Celestial (MMII) - pair
02-03 Ruins and Crested Felldrake (MMII) - pack
04-05 Alaghi (MoF) - family
06-07 Fire Beetle - cluster
08-10 Giant Wasp - solitary
11-12 Formorian (MMII) - solitary
13-15 Treant - solitary
16-20 Dire Elk (MMII) - herd
21-22 Panther (use leopard stats) - solitary
23-24 Dire Badger - solitary
25-26 Tallfellow Halfling - band
27-28 Firbolg (MMII) - gang
29-30 Ogre - pair
31-32 Satyr - solitary
33-35 Worker Giant Ant - gang
36-37 Raven - solitary
38-39 Brown Bear - solitary
40-41 Wild Boar - solitary
42-43 Auroch (use bison) - herd
44-50 Small Game (rabbit, quail, etc)
51-55 Deer - solitary
56-60 Small Monstrous Spider - swarm
61-65 Wild Riding Dog - pack (7-16)
66-70 Hunter (human, half-elf or elf) - solitary
71-72 Wolf - pack
73-74 Forest Gnome - band
75-76 Owlbear - pack
77-78 Giant Bee - swarm
79-80 Dire Toad (MMII) - solitary
81-82 Dire Wolverine - solitary
83-84 Hill Giant - pair
85-86 Forest Giant (MMII) - hunting party
87-88 Werewolf - pack
89-90 Dananshee (CCII) - solitary
91-92 Dire Rabbit - solitary
93-95 Moon Daemon (CCII) - solitary
96-97 Razor Boar (MMII) - solitary
98-99 Bronze Serpent (MMII) - solitary
100 Needlefolk (MMII) - grove
Desert
01 Night Hag - mounted
02-03 Lamia - pair
04-07 Thri-Kreen - pack
08-10 Huge Viper - solitary
11-12 Dust Mephit - solitary
13-17 Sand Burrower (CC) - solitary
18-22 Oasis and Janni (Genie) - band
23-28 Huge Scorpion - solitary
29-37 Tiny Scorpion - colony
38-39 Large Viper - solitary
40-41 Small Scorpion - colony
42-43 Medium Viper - solitary
44-55 Tiny Lizard - solitary
56-65 Giant Lizard - solitary
66-72 Hawk - solitary
73-80 Camel - solitary
81-86 Baboon - troop
87-88 Medium Scorpion - colony
89-90 Sun Giant (MMII) - family
91-92 Were-Vulture (CC) - gaggle
93-95 Brass Dragon - clutch
96-97 Ruins and Hieracosphinx - pair
98-99 Hanid (CC) - solitary
100 Lammasu - solitary
Jungle
01-03 Troll - gang
04-07 Blood Ape (MMI) - colony
08-10 Gambol (MMII) - troop
11-12 Black Dragon - clutch
13-15 Cloaked Ape (MMII) - pack
16-22 Tasloi (OA) - hunting band (4-16)
23-24 Giant Praying Mantis - solitary
25-26 Tiny Viper - solitary
27-28 Forest Sloth (MMII) - solitary
29-30 Giant Constrictor - solitary
31-35 Giant Wasp - nest
36-37 Small Spider - swarm
38-39 Corollax (MMII) - swarm
40-41 Leopard - solitary
42-45 Lizard, Songbird, Parrot, Tree Frog, etc
46-55 Monkey - troop
56-60 Large Viper - solitary
61-65 Tiny Scorpion - colony
66-70 Tiny Centipede - colony
71-72 Tiny Spider - colony
73-74 Worker Giant Ant - crew
75-78 Giant Lizard - solitary
79-80 Fire Beetle - swarm
81-82 Boar - solitary
83-84 Ape - company
85-86 Stirge - flock
87-88 Tendriculos - solitary
89-90 Quetzacoatlus (Dinosaur MMII) - covey
91-95 Pterafolk (MoF) - flight
96-99 Ruins and Spirit Naga - nest
100 Shambling Mound - solitary
Plains
01 Forsaken Elf (CC) - village
02-03 Steppe Troll (CC) - tribe
04-05 Fire Beetle - swarm
06-07 Tiny Centipede - colony
08-10 Giant Bee - hive
11-12 Wemic (MoF) - pride
13-15 Dire Horse (MMII) - herd
16-20 Giant Wasp - swarm
21-22 Hybsil (MoF) - full tribe
23-24 Muskhorn (CC) - herd
25-26 Blink Dog - pack
27-28 Dire Boar - herd
29-30 Worker Giant Ant - gang
31-32 Pony - herd (6-24)
33-35 Wild Dog - pack (7-16)
36-37 Hawk - solitary
38-39 Cheetah - solitary
40-41 Lion - pride
42-43 Antelope - herd (10-100)
44-50 Bison/Wild Cattle - herd (10-100)
51-55 Rhino - herd
56-60 Eagle - solitary
61-65 Light Horse - herd (6-36)
66-70 Baboon - troop
71-72 Small Viper - solitary
73-74 Elephant - herd
75-76 Hyeanadon (use dire wolf stats) - pack
77-78 Boar - solitary
79-80 Ogre - gang
81-82 Hippogriff - pair
83-84 Goblin - band
85-86 Gnoll - band
87-88 Giant Eagle - pair
89-90 Dire Lion - pride
91-95 Ankheg - cluster
96-97 Miser Jackal (CC) - solitary
98-99 The Proud (CC) - pride
100 Dread Linnorm (MMII) - solitary
Arctic and Sub-Arctic
01 Huror (CC) - solitary
02-03 Immoth (MMII) - solitary
04-05 Ice Hag (CC) - solitary
06-10 Ice Mephit - solitary
11-15 Frost Giant - pair
16-22 Ice Ghoul (CC) - war party
23-26 Tundra Lord (CCII) - solitary and Mammoth - herd
27-30 Winter Wolf - pack
31-35 Wolf - pack
36-39 Polar Bear - solitary
40-60 Arctic Hare - solitary
61-70 Caribou (use bison stats) - herd (10-1000)
71-76 Arctic Fox - solitary
77-80 Snow Owl - solitary
81-84 Tiger - solitary
85-88 Frost Ape (CC) - pack
89-95 Ruins and Exemplar (CC) - solitary
96-97 Yeti (OA)- clan
98-99 Frost Salamander (MMII) - solitary
100 Air Weird (MMII) - solitary
Mountain
01-05 Aarakocra (MoF) - solitary
06-10 Crow Headed Tengu (OA) - solitary
11-12 Fiendish Dire Bear - solitary
13-15 Wyvern - solitary
16-20 Minor Xorn - cluster
21-22 Yak Folk (MMII) - solitary
23-26 Formorian (MMII) - solitary
27-28 Troll - solitary
29-32 Troglodyte - clutch
33-35 Mountain Goat - herd
36-37 Mountain Giant (MMII) - family
38-39 Wolf - pack
40-41 Dire Elk (MMII) - solitary
42-43 Crescent Elk (CC) - herd
44-50 Elk (use bison stats) - herd
51-55 Raven - solitary
56-60 Tiger - solitary
61-65 Owl - solitary
66-70 Grimlock - pack
71-76 Ogre - pair
77-78 Mountain Dwarf - squad
79-80 Worg - pack
81-82 Filcher (CCII) - pack
83-84 Peryton (MoF) - pair
85-88 Bakemono (OA) - pack
89-95 Giant Eagle - solitary
96-97 Yak Folk (MMII) - tribe
98-99 Galeb Duhr (MMII) - tumble
100 Tempest (MMII) - solitary
Goblin Infested Lands
01 Harpy - pair
02-03 Ruins and Crested Felldrake (MMII) - pack
04-05 Barghest - solitary
06-07 Fire Beetle - cluster
08-10 Giant Wasp - solitary
11-12 Formorian (MMII) - solitary
13-15 Green Hag - solitary
16-20 Dire Elk (MMII) - herd
21-22 Panther (use leopard stats) - solitary
23-24 Dire Badger - solitary
25-26 Goblin - tribe
27-28 Hobgoblin - warband
29-30 Ogre - pair
31-32 Medium Spider - solitary
33-35 Worker Giant Ant - gang
36-37 Raven - solitary
38-39 Large Spider - solitary
40-41 Wild Boar - solitary
42-43 Auroch (use bison) - herd
44-50 Small Game (rabbit, quail, etc)
51-60 Small Monstrous Spider - swarm
61-65 Goblin - band
66-70 Bugbear - solitary
71-72 Wolf - pack
73-74 Hobgoblin - band
75-76 Owlbear - pack
77-78 Giant Bee - swarm
79-80 Goblin Druid - solitary (plus Goblin warband)
81-82 Dire Wolverine - solitary
83-84 Hill Giant - pair
85-86 Dire Wolf - pack
87-88 Werewolf - pack
89-90 Medusa - solitary
91-92 Owlbear - solitary
93-95 Kobold - gang
96-97 Razor Boar (MMII) - solitary
98-99 Green Dragon - solitary
100 Manticore - solitary
Civilized Land
01-10 Slave - workgang
11-20 Herdsman and Cattle - herd
21-35 Peasant - pair
36-45 Merchant
46-70 Patrol
71-85 Peasant - Farm
86-90 Tavern or Inn
91-95 Noble and Servants
96-97 Tinker
98-99 Bandit
100 Ankheg - cluster
Orc Lands
01 Harpy - pair
02-03 Ruins and Crested Felldrake (MMII) - pack
04-05 Stirge - flock
06-07 Fire Beetle - cluster
08-10 Giant Wasp - solitary
11-12 Formorian (MMII) - solitary
13-15 Green Hag - solitary
16-20 Dire Elk (MMII) - herd
21-22 Panther (use leopard stats) - solitary
23-24 Dire Badger - solitary
25-26 Orc - tribe
27-28 Hill Giant - pair
29-30 Ogre - pair
31-32 Medium Spider - solitary
33-35 Worker Giant Ant - gang
36-37 Raven - solitary
38-39 Large Spider - solitary
40-41 Wild Boar - solitary
42-43 Auroch (use bison) - herd
44-50 Small Game (rabbit, quail, etc)
51-60 Small Monstrous Spider - swarm
61-65 Orc - band
66-70 Bugbear - solitary
71-72 Wolf - pack
73-74 Orc - gang
75-76 Owlbear - pack
77-78 Giant Bee - swarm
79-80 Dire Toad (MMII) - solitary
81-82 Dire Wolverine - solitary
83-84 Hill Giant - pair
85-86 Dire Wolf - pack
87-88 Werewolf - pack
89-90 Worg - pack
91-92 Owlbear - solitary
93-95 Kobold - gang
96-97 Razor Boar (MMII) - solitary
98-100 Manticore - solitary
Steppes
01-05 Fire Beetle - swarm
06-07 Tiny Centipede - colony
08-10 Giant Bee - hive
11-15 Dervish - tribe
16-20 Giant Wasp - swarm
21-24 Pilgrim - pair
25-26 Blink Dog - pack
27-28 Boar - solitary
29-30 Worker Giant Ant - gang
31-32 Wild Pony - herd (6-24)
33-35 Wild Dog - pack (7-16)
36-37 Hawk - solitary
38-39 Cheetah - solitary
40-41 Lion - pride
42-43 Antelope - herd (10-100)
44-50 Bison/Wild Cattle - herd (10-100)
51-55 Rhino - herd
56-60 Eagle - solitary
61-65 Wild Light Horse - herd (6-36)
66-70 Baboon - troop
71-72 Small Viper - solitary
73-88 Patrol
89-98 Boar - solitary
99-100 Ankheg - cluster
Ocean
01-03 Ki-rin - solitary
04-05 Dragon Turtle - solitary
06-10 Ghost Ship
11-15 Shark - school
16-22 Sahaugin - band
23-26 Eel -
27-30 Island
31-35 Plesiosaur - herd
36-39 Merchant Ship
40-60 Shark - solitary
61-70 Whale - pod
71-76 Fish (cod/herring/tuna etc) - school
77-80 Elasmosaur - herd
81-84 Will-o-wisp - solitary
85-88 Storm/Rain
89-90 Lacedon - band
91-95 Merfolk - solitary
96-97 Bronze Dragon - clutch
98-99 Sirine - solitary
100 Whirlpool
Warm Land
01-03 Ascomoid - solitary
04-05 Firbolg Giant (MMII) - band
06-10 Kobold - band
11-15 Troll - pair
16-22 Tiger Fly - solitary
23-26 Kenku - pair
27-30 Lion - pride
31-35 Boar - solitary
36-39 Wild Cattle - herd
40-60 Wild dog - pack
61-70 Jackal - pack
71-76 Medium Scorpion - swarm
77-80 Shadow Mastif - pack
81-84 Titanothere - pair
85-88 Giant Bee - solitary
89-95 Blink Dog - pack
96-97 Gnoll - band
98-99 Dire Badger - solitary
100 Bulette - solitary
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Encounter CR 2d6
2-3 Average Party Level minus two
4-5 APL minus one
6-7 APL
8-9 APL plus one
10-11 APL plus two
12 APL plus three