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Roleplaying game feature
A random encounter is a feature commonly used in various role-playing games whereby combat encounters with non-player character (NPC) enemies or other
Random_encounter
2013 American film
Random Encounters (British title A Random Encounter) is a 2013 American romantic-comedy film directed by Boris Undorf, written by Nate Barlow and starring
Random_Encounters
Topics referred to by the same term
A random encounter is a method governing encounters with enemies in many RPG video games. Random Encounter may also refer to: Random Encounter (film),
Random_Encounter
American internet personality (born 1986)
November 18, 2024 – via YouTube. Random Encounters (July 30, 2016). FNAF The Musical -The Complete Series [by Random Encounters] (feat. Markiplier & Nathan
MatPat
American video game music band
from popular television shows and movies. Random Encounter was formed from a literal series of random encounters in 2005 when two friends discovered a mutual
Random_Encounter_(band)
2011 video game
accomplices through confined levels, engaging in battles through random encounters. These pit the player characters against large waves of enemies, and
Serious Sam: The Random Encounter
Serious_Sam:_The_Random_Encounter
2025 role-playing game by Square Enix
swap during battle. Outside of Wishvale, players will often trigger random encounters that force their party into battle. Players must manage their party
Octopath_Traveler_0
1998 Canadian film
Random Encounter is a 1998 movie directed by Douglas Jackson and written by Matt Dorff. It stars Elizabeth Berkley as a young and rising public relations
Random_Encounter_(film)
2007 video game
increments. Time passes only when an action is taken, causing movement, random encounters, and combat to all be entirely turn-based. The game uses a first-person
Etrian_Odyssey_(video_game)
2005 video game
previously unreachable areas and barriers. Combat is initiated through random encounters that seamlessly transport the player into space to pilot the biological
Sigma_Star_Saga
1989 video game
fight enemies, and encounter aliens, robots, possessed objects, and brainwashed animals and humans. Mother uses random encounters to enter a menu-based
EarthBound_Beginnings
2017 video game
with Dragon Quest IX, on land, the game's battle system features no random encounters and shows all enemies on the overworld. The battle system also adds
Dragon_Quest_XI
Japanese video game franchise
Slime, which became the series' mascot; a text-based menu system; and random encounters in most of the main series. All games in the series as of 2024 involve
Dragon_Quest
2003 video game
North America and May 14, 2004, in Europe. Unlike previous titles' random encounters with Pokémon, Colosseum allows the player to steal ("snag") the Pokémon
Pokémon_Colosseum
2017 video game completed in 1995
Luster repeatedly for inspiration and was particularly fond of its random encounters system. He also enjoyed Fortune Street and was inspired by its more
Star_Fox_2
American member of the British royal family (born 1981)
with illustrations by Christian Robinson, was published in June 2021 by Random House Children's Books. It is based on her perception of the relationship
Meghan,_Duchess_of_Sussex
Fan-created challenge for the Pokémon franchise
overworld instead of through random encounters, which limited the player's ability to randomly select which Pokémon they would encounter. As a result of these
Nuzlocke
1999 role-playing video game
of items which can be carried limited. Combat is triggered through random encounters, with battles governed by a turn-based system. The three playable
Koudelka
2007 video game
many staples of the genre, such as navigation using a world map, random encounters, and a turn-based battle system. First discussions surrounding Lost
Lost_Odyssey
2025 video game
original look with the new graphical upgrade and appreciated the lack of random encounters, allowing players to choose their own battles, while also criticising
Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army
Raidou_Remastered:_The_Mystery_of_the_Soulless_Army
1-page set of tables for Ravenloft random encounters, and a 2-page section on developing and describing encounters to fit the Ravenloft genre, with the
List of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition monsters
List_of_Advanced_Dungeons_&_Dragons_2nd_edition_monsters
2015 video game
cornerstone for the game's development. When players encounter enemies in either scripted events or random encounters, they enter a battle mode. During battles,
Undertale
2016 video game
world and accessing new areas. The battles consist of turn-based random encounters, with several boss battles. For each turn, the player is given choices
FNaF_World
2012 video game
During exploration, standard enemies appear through random encounters. Outside battle, the encounter rate can be adjusted from high to nothing. The game
Bravely_Default
2012 video game
Amnesia: The Dark Descent's atmosphere and imagery, though he opted for random encounters, rather than Amnesia's linear design, which Hadley felt diminished
Slender:_The_Eight_Pages
Post-apocalyptic role-playing game supplement
Twilight Encounters is a supplement that includes revised and expanded rules system for combat, updated tables for random encounters, and ten "encounter cards"
Twilight_Encounters
2021 video game
showing parts of character backstories. Battles, triggered through random encounters, use a turn-based battle system with up to three player party members
Fantasian
Video game franchise
tactical elements. Unlike most other turn-based games, the series lacks random encounters as most enemies are visible on the overworld. Combat takes place on
Trails_(series)
Graph generated by a random process
random graph models are thus known, mirroring the diverse types of complex networks encountered in different areas. In a mathematical context, random
Random_graph
Video game series
style and function. While Mother's battles were triggered through random encounters, EarthBound and early Mother 3 shared battle scene triggers, where
Mother_(video_game_series)
American actress
briefly returned to television when she starred in the HBO thriller Random Encounter and in one episode of the anthology series Perversions of Science.
Elizabeth_Berkley
2006 video game
is the first entry in the main Final Fantasy series not to include random encounters. Instead, enemies are visible in the overworld and the player may
Final_Fantasy_XII
1987 video game
The gameplay features traditional Japanese RPG elements including random encounters and experience points. All the characters have predefined personalities
Phantasy_Star_(video_game)
American podcaster and musician
Vengroff is a member of the band Careless Juja and former member of Random Encounter, both under the stage name Careless. He has also written several Liberty
Travis_Vengroff
1992 video game
family. The title introduced a gameplay dynamic in which monsters from random encounters may offer to join the player's party. This concept was used in later
Dragon_Quest_V
American actor (born 1975)
initially distributed by Gravitas Ventures. Random Encounters was rereleased in the U.K. as A Random Encounter, on May 7, 2018. Barlow co-directed, co-wrote
Nate_Barlow
Japanese media franchise
later on the Xbox 360. It introduced real-time battles instead of random encounters. Final Fantasy XII, published in 2006, also includes real-time battles
Final_Fantasy
2009 video game
travelling across the galaxies, fighting in both scripted battles and random encounters, with the battle system featuring real-time commands and both ships
Infinite_Space
2005 video game
interconnected modes called Event, Adventure and Battle. In Encounter Battles, the player randomly encounters foes. Winning these battle nets some cash, which can
Yakuza_(video_game)
Alternate forms of Pokémon species
one battle until a Shiny appeared. The series' previous usage of random encounters for Pokémon was changed in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go
Shiny_Pokémon
1999 video game
virtual pet. The gameplay is that of a standard turn based RPG with non-random encounters. Guardian's Crusade did not enjoy commercial success but received
Guardian's_Crusade
1992 video game
prone to random encounters, most of which are hostile. The stealthy Thief character is less prone to these encounters. Some random encounters are not hostile
Quest for Glory III: Wages of War
Quest_for_Glory_III:_Wages_of_War
Dutch video game developer
studio is known for the games Super Crate Box (2010), Serious Sam: The Random Encounter (2011), Ridiculous Fishing (2013), Luftrausers (2014), and Nuclear
Vlambeer
Mythical creature
role-playing game, in which goblins and related creatures are a staple of random encounters. Goblinoids are typically barbaric foes of the various human and "demi-human"
Goblin
2002 video game
previously taken place in a separate screen via random encounters. The surprise of the random encounter system is achieved via aggressive monsters, who
Final_Fantasy_XI
2019 video games
cities and towns, with a route system separating major settlements. Random encounters with wild Pokémon typically occur in tall grass or bodies of water
Pokémon_Sword_and_Shield
2022 video game
areas in the hub as well, such as Star Destroyers and the Death Star. Random encounters may occur in the game's hub world. For example, an Imperial Star Destroyer
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Lego_Star_Wars:_The_Skywalker_Saga
2008 video game
perspective, and many classical RPG elements are included, such as random encounters and equipment. The player is tasked to find and defeat the Archmage
The_Dark_Spire
2018 video game
"Baldi's Basics: The Musical", made by the musical YouTube channel "Random Encounters". On YouTube, all Baldi's Basics videos gained over 500 million views
Baldi's Basics in Education and Learning
Baldi's_Basics_in_Education_and_Learning
1995 video game
a number of changes from the first game. Dungeons no longer have random encounters and there are hundreds of puzzles throughout the game, ranging from
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
Lufia_II:_Rise_of_the_Sinistrals
2011 studio album by Random Encounter
Unavenged is a 2011 album by Random Encounter consisting of 17 songs, contemporary rock arrangements of the music from various video game soundtracks.
Unavenged
Video game series
open world setting and gives them various options for exploration, random encounters and side-missions. Red Dead Redemption 2 is the biggest and most immersive
Red_Dead
Cancelled sandbox science fiction video game
The announced features included a fully working virtual computer, random encounters, an advanced economy system, and also single and multiplayer modes
0x10c
1990 video game
derived from traditional Japanese role-playing game tropes such as random encounters, are either retained or altered with additional changes such as an
Phantasy_Star_III
2019 video game
Officers have different skills which offer alternative options during random encounters; additionally, when assigned to a planetary mission, they can help
Crying_Suns
2024 survival horror game
either a homestead, a farm, a mini-mart, or a cemetery. There are random encounters of ghostly spirits that haunt the forest who will attempt to scare
Don't_Scream
Miniature wargame
character advancement through experience points and statistic gains, random encounters, equipment costs, and alignment) and has a sample campaign "The Redwake
Warhammer_(game)
Tabletop role-playing game supplement
adds new minor items. Includes a variety of other DM tools such as random encounters and simultaneous effects. Chapter 3: Spells Appendix A: Shared Campaigns
Xanathar's Guide to Everything
Xanathar's_Guide_to_Everything
Legendary creature
player character in The Adventure Zone: Dust. Indrid appears as a random encounter in the 2018 video game Fallout 76, as does the Mothman. Indrid was
Indrid_Cold
"Serious Sam: The Random Encounter takes its turn in October". Engadget. Retrieved October 25, 2022. "Serious Sam: The Greek Encounter вся информация об
List of Devolver Digital games
List_of_Devolver_Digital_games
2006 video game
number of random encounters remaining in the current area. Once enough battles have been fought to empty the gauge, no further random encounters will take
Ar_Tonelico:_Melody_of_Elemia
2008 video game
triggered by running into enemy sprites rather than appearing as random encounters. As with previous titles, Skits, extra conversations between characters
Tales_of_Hearts
Series of Final Fantasy video game remasters
experience points and gil earned after battles, a toggle for disabling random encounters, as well as a Quick Save function also able to be used within dungeons
Final_Fantasy_Pixel_Remaster
1998 video game
gameplay of previous Panzer Dragoon games with RPG elements such as random encounters, semi-turn-based battles and free-roaming exploration. The player
Panzer_Dragoon_Saga
2013 puzzle simulation video game
a mix of scripted encounters interspersed between randomly generated entrants. Over the course of the game, the player encounters members of an organization
Papers,_Please
1991 video game
in 1991, and the Super NES in North America in 1993. It features random encounters with side-scrolling battles, although some boss battles are fought
Super_Ninja_Boy
1998 video game
and buy equipment and runes; wilderness areas generally feature random encounters with monsters. Like other games of the series, Suikoden II employs
Suikoden_II
1992 role-playing video game
cartridge slot". RPGamer's Mike Moehnke commended the game's low rate of random encounters and catchy soundtrack by Shinobu Ogawa, but criticized its plot, clunky
Traysia
1995 video game
experience level or found a special item. Combat triggers through random encounters and is turn-based. Both the player-controlled party members and the
Suikoden_(video_game)
Video game series
original Serious Sam episodes, Devolver Digital re-released both classic encounters in 2010 and Serious Sam 2 in 2011. Croteam is the series' creator and
Serious_Sam
2000 video game
challenged randomly either by the master or unique opponent from other schools and will not be able to decline. Losing random encounters strips the sword
Kengo:_Master_of_Bushido
Video game series
computer games". He also avoided random encounters, stating he "always thought there was something weird about randomized battles, fighting enemies you can't
Dragon_Slayer_(series)
Action-adventure video game series
game does not feature faction side-missions, replacing them with 'random encounters' and a greater variety of races and other challenges. Just Cause 4
Just Cause (video game series)
Just_Cause_(video_game_series)
2022 video game
older role-playing games that feature random encounters, enemies are visible on the map and trigger encounters on the same screen, similar to Chrono Trigger
Chained_Echoes
1990 video game
This game is intended for experienced role-playing gamers only. The random encounters are high even for a Japanese role-playing game with a mid-to-late
Cyber_Knight
2001 video game
generally appear on the field screen of the Net but are usually set as random encounters. The battlefield itself is made up of 18 tiles divided into two groups
Mega Man Battle Network (video game)
Mega_Man_Battle_Network_(video_game)
2013 studio album by Random Encounter
Let Me Tell You a Story is the second album by American band Random Encounter released September 21, 2013. The album consists of 18 songs, contemporary
Let_Me_Tell_You_a_Story
PC-88 abandoned certain RPG elements of its predecessor, such as random encounters, and instead adopted more action-adventure elements from Metal Gear
History of Eastern role-playing video games
History_of_Eastern_role-playing_video_games
2018 video game
modify their attack abilities, including range and movement options. Random encounters and story missions net the player loot for their party, ranging from
Pit_People
Series of fantasy console games by Sega
Shining in the Darkness, was a first-person dungeon crawler with randomly encountered, turn-based battles (comparable to Wizardry and Might and Magic)
Shining_(video_game_series)
1995 role-playing video game
complete the game is due mostly to long and complex dungeons, frequent random encounters, and the steep difficulty of bosses. Sony Computer Entertainment Japan
Beyond_the_Beyond
2002 video game
travelling around the World Map the player can find random encounters with other Medafighters. When encountering another Medafighter; it is set in a 3-v-3 Battle
Medabots:_Metabee_and_Rokusho
1993 video game
dialog and puzzles, in addition to an open-ended travel system and random encounters. An alternate "cyberspace universe" is also part of the gameplay,
BloodNet
1997 video game
unavailable in the western version including high-speed mode, no random encounters mode, and a max stats command. A release for iOS, based on the PC
Final_Fantasy_VII
Spanish artist
projects, in the form of dialogues, verbal descriptions, rumors and random encounters, explore notions of trust and intimacy, and use language as a medium
Gema_Alava
Expansion pack
party can rest while on the map, but doing so puts them at risk of random encounters in the form of wandering monsters. In combat, players have access
Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir
Neverwinter_Nights_2:_Storm_of_Zehir
Virus that infects bacteria
them. As phage virions do not move independently, they must rely on random encounters with the correct receptors when in solution, such as blood, lymphatic
Bacteriophage
1996 role-playing game
enemy demons. Battles are both triggered by story events and through random encounters around the world map and dungeon environments. If the player attacks
Revelations:_Persona
2000 video game
discoveries, and a "Wanted List" of new enemies to find. It also has fewer random encounters, and awards more experience points in battle to compensate. With the
Skies_of_Arcadia
2000 video game
Like previous Final Fantasy games, players enter battles caused by random encounters with enemies while traveling across the world map or hostile field
Final_Fantasy_IX
Supervillain appearing in Marvel Comics
space station explosion he had warned about, while also experiencing random encounters with rival supervillain Kang the Conqueror due to a theorized quantum
Doctor_Doom
2016 video games
powerful Pokémon. Players can capture wild Pokémon, found during random encounters, by weakening them in battle and catching them with Poké Balls, allowing
Pokémon_Sun_and_Moon
1984 game creation system
creature encounters, no stacked tiles, quicker movement, it is scrollable, and it optionally may wrap around (have no borders). Random encounters may occur
Adventure_Construction_Set
2002 video game
effects depending on the player's alignment. Most fights begin through random encounters and quests, which can be found throughout the game. The battle system
AdventureQuest
1997 video game
Nintendo 3DS, but the trailer was revealed to be an April Fools' joke by Random Encounters Entertainment. Sega Marine Fishing I. G. N. Staff (1999-10-07). "Sega
Sega_Bass_Fishing
2010 video game
g. whirlpools and islands). However, while sailing, there are no random encounters and no monsters except for pirate ships roaming the same ways as F
Etrian_Odyssey_III
2022 video game
characters to traverse the various locations in the game. There are random combat encounters and quests that can only be completed in the overworld. Tiny Tina's
Tiny_Tina's_Wonderlands
2019 video game
as an "anarchic sandbox" with satisfying gameplay and "hilarious" random encounters. In Japan, 26,285 physical units were sold during its launch week
Far_Cry_New_Dawn
Fantasy role-playing game supplement
"The descriptions and encounters of the Schaffenfest (as the fair is called) are first rate and even the minor random encounters can generate hours of
Shadows_Over_Bögenhafen
Upcoming action-adventure video game
same mission. Additionally, the game features the possibility of random encounters between players. Little Devil Inside takes place in a 19th-century
Little_Devil_Inside
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a variant of Crandon, a habitational name from Crandon in Somerset or Crandean in Falmer, Sussex. Compare Grandin.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Francom.
Male
English
Pet form of English Randall and Randolph, both RANDY means "shield-wolf." Compare with feminine Randy.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Brandon.
Male
Scandinavian
 Scandinavian form of Old Norse Randolfr, RANDOLF means "shield-wolf." Compare with another form of Randolf.
Surname or Lastname
English or Scottish
English or Scottish : unexplained. Possibly, as Black suggests, a reduced form of Langdon.French : from the old Germanic personal name element Lando (see Land), via the oblique case, Landonis.
Boy/Male
English
Son of Rand.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Ransom.
Female
English
Pet form of English Miranda, RANDY means "worthy of admiration."Â Compare with masculine Randy.Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Randall.Americanized spelling of Randel.
Female
English
Short form of English Miranda, RANDA means "worthy of admiration."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly East Anglia)
English (chiefly East Anglia) : patronymic from the Middle English personal name Rand(e) (see Rand 1).
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Randy, RANDI means "worthy of admiration."
Male
Norwegian
 Norwegian form of Old Norse Arnþórr, ANDOR means "eagle of Thor." Compare with another form of Andor.
Male
English
Medieval form of English Randolf, RANDAL means "shield-wolf."
Male
Hungarian
 Variant spelling of Hungarian András, ANDOR means "man; warrior." Compare with another form of Andor.
Boy/Male
English American
Son of Rand.
Male
English
 Variant spelling of Middle English Randulf, RANDOLF means "shield-wolf." Compare with other forms of Randolf.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Rand 1, from the Old French oblique case.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Rand 1.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Compare Cogdell, Cogbill.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Almighty
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Mythological, Tamil
Arjuna's Son
Girl/Female
French
Of the sea.
Boy/Male
Australian, Celtic, Chinese, Indonesian
A Candle
Girl/Female
Tamil
Nirayana | நீராயநா
Fixed zodiac without precession
Girl/Female
Indian
Mother of Dharma, Swaminarayan sampraday name
Girl/Female
Arabic, Indian, Muslim, Punjabi, Sikh
Captivating
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
True Bliss
Girl/Female
Greek
Purple.
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS
RANDOM ENCOUNTERS
n.
To redeem from captivity, servitude, punishment, or forfeit, by paying a price; to buy out of servitude or penalty; to rescue; to deliver; as, to ransom prisoners from an enemy.
n.
To exact a ransom for, or a payment on.
n.
The release of a captive, or of captured property, by payment of a consideration; redemption; as, prisoners hopeless of ransom.
n.
Random.
a.
Cruising at random on the ocean.
adv.
At random; hit or miss. (Obs.)
adv.
In a random manner.
v. i.
To wander at random; to scatter.
imp. & p. p.
of Ransom
n.
Extra hazard; chance; accident; random.
v. i.
To extend or grow at random.
n.
Ransom.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Ransom
n.
Distance to which a missile is cast; range; reach; as, the random of a rifle ball.
n.
Anything driven at random.
a.
Going at random or by chance; done or made at hazard, or without settled direction, aim, or purpose; hazarded without previous calculation; left to chance; haphazard; as, a random guess.
v. i.
To go or stray at random.
n.
Ransom; release.
n.
A roving motion; course without definite direction; want of direction, rule, or method; hazard; chance; -- commonly used in the phrase at random, that is, without a settled point of direction; at hazard.