Table 58:
Encounter Distance
|
Situation or Terrain |
Range in Feet |
|
Both groups surprised |
3d6 |
|
One group surprised |
4d6 |
|
No surprise: |
|
|
Smoke or heavy fog |
6d6 |
|
Jungle or dense forest |
1d10 x 10 |
|
Light forest |
2d6 x 10 |
|
Scrub, brush or bush |
2d12 x 10 |
|
Grassland, little cover |
5d10 x 10 |
|
Nighttime or dungeon |
Limit of sight |
In situations where no cover is possible, encounters will occur at the limit of vision unless special circumstances dictate otherwise.
While it is possible to spot another group at quite a distance, the characters or creatures may not be able to identify them immediately. The observation ranges given in the Player's Handbook may require creatures to close in order to make a positive identification.