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Encount.dat — Pre-built encounters

Holds concrete, ready-to-run encounters — specific groupings of monsters, NPCs, and traps, together with the treasure they carry. Each record is a fully realized encounter (its participants already chosen and, optionally, their hit points pre-rolled), as distinct from the templates in EncPlat.dat that merely describe how to build one.

Data in this file includes

  • Identity — The encounter's name, a free-form type classifier (such as "Wandering" or "Lair"), the name of the template it was generated from, and a prose description.
  • Monster Groups — The monster packages taking part in the encounter. Each package pairs a full embedded monster stat block with the number of instances appearing, so an encounter can carry custom monster stats without touching the shared monster list.
  • NPC Groups — The NPC packages taking part. Each pairs a complete embedded character sheet with the number of instances appearing.
  • Pre-Rolled Hit Points — For each monster or NPC group, an optional list of fixed hit-point values — one per instance — so the same encounter plays with stable hit points instead of being re-rolled each time.
  • Traps — The traps present in the encounter.
  • Treasure — The bundle of treasure carried by the encounter.
  • Additional Items — A second bundle of extra items associated with the encounter.