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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