Preview: Encounter Builder 0.1.0
Added 2023-11-16 14:47:22 +0000 UTCHey everyone!
I'm here with a quick preview of our new Encounter Builder module, which is coming to silver tier very soon! 🥳
This first version is very much just an encounter planning utility which allows you to quickly evaluate the difficulty of an encounter in accordance with the guidelines in the Monstrous Menagerie. You can find a handy reference to these rules by clicking the info button in the Encounter Builder header bar. Currently, we calculate the difficulty of the encounter if it were pitted against the party you have set up in the system's Party Viewer. In the future, we'll provide some additional configuration on this front.
Speaking of future plans, we're going to be greatly expanding the functionality of the Encounter Builder over the coming weeks, transforming it from an encounter planning tool into a complete encounter management suite. Here are a few of our planned features:
- You'll be able to "activate" your encounters, which will prompt you to place tokens down on a battlemap. We'll then keep track of these tokens within the Encounter Builder window, giving you summary information similar to the Party Viewer. You can dismiss an active encounter at any time.
- You'll be able to import and export encounters, making them easy to transfer between worlds.
- You'll be able to associate Encounter Elements from Trials and Treasures with your encounters, such as acid pits, extreme heat, high or low gravity, or thick mud, all of which have an impact on your encounter's CR.
- You'll be able to distribute xp to your party when they defeat an encounter. You'll have the option to exclude party members or to control the percentage of xp the group is awarded as necessary.
- Adventure modules will be able to register encounters with the Encounter Builder, allowing you to generate the correct tokens for an encounter with one click.
As always, if there are any features you think would make the tool better, feel free to leave a comment or reach out to us in our Discord server.
Thanks as always for your support!
