Pre-Order Deadline: July 10, 2026
Expected Street Date: August 28, 2026

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Not to be Sold in Europe

MSRP: $34.99
Product Code: ITWSBOOKMOUNTAINSCRATCH
Barcode: 5065023632343
Manufactured in: China
Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.5 x 0.4 in.
Product Weight: 1 lbs.
Case Quantity: 16
Case Dimensions: 15.6 x 9.9 x 4 in.
Case Weight: 15.5 lbs.

The Mountain Encounters book includes 25 zero-prep mountain encounters for D&D, ranging from combat to roleplay-heavy and fun scenarios. Everything you need to make travel in D&D memorable.

Key Features

• 25 ready-to-run mountain encounters
  
• A mix of combat and role-play heavy random encounters
  
• 3-page encounter spreads, no page-flipping required
  
• 80 mountain-themed journey events (20 per time of day: morning, day, evening, night)
  
• Read-aloud narration, zero prep required
  
• Encounter-specific info cards with puzzles, mini-games, stat blocks and traps
  
• Encounter notes section to keep track of your party's progress
  
• Discovery zones for random mountain encounter ideas
  
• Scratch & Tear version (also available in Scratch & Fold version)

25 Random Mountain Encounters

Expect mountain encounters with a balanced mix of combat challenges and fun roleplay encounters. You can expect stories such as abbey drink-off, boulder run, goblin dating 101, spring break party prep and much more. Written by Game Master Worlds and contributing writers from all over the world, each mountain encounter delivers unique scenarios and creative storytelling.

Zero-Prep, Just Narrate

Unlike most encounter books that require studying in advance, Encounters at a Glance works differently. Each encounter is designed to be run with zero preparation. Just open and start narrating using clearly marked headlines and progress sections. Everything you need is referenced directly in the 3-page encounter spread. No flipping back and forth between pages.

Journey Events

Did your players wake up refreshed, grumbling about an itchy bedroll or chasing after a squirrel that ran off with their socks? Bring your world to life with journey events: bite-sized roleplay moments that turn every day on the road in the forest into something memorable. Each morning, the journey event pages let players roll a d20 to see how their day begins. Then the party leader takes charge, rolling to guide the party through the afternoon, evening, and night’s unfolding events. Simply have your players roll the dice and let fate guide the way!

Compatible with D&D 5e and System Agnostic

Designed for D&D but easily adaptable to Pathfinder and other TTRPGs, thanks to the book's unique use of icons for stats. The icons' color-coding instantly indicates how difficult certain checks are, making it easy to adjust difficulty for any party level or system.

Add The Explorer's Journal for Pathfinder conversions, additional combat difficulty scaling options, and 500+ journey events.

Discovery Zones

Use discovery zones to choose a random encounter: roll to determine which encounter your party stumbles upon, scratch to reveal it, then head to the encounter page to tear open the sealed story, keeping even you, the GM, surprised by what happens next.

Scratch & Tear Edition

If you love a bit of chaos, level up the experience with the scratch & tear edition. Roll to see which discovery zone to scratch off, revealing the secret encounter you're about to tear open and run. Simply tear open and unfold the 3-page encounter spread to dive straight into the story. Even you won’t know what’s coming next! And yes, the books are 100% reusable. While the element of surprise may be gone, the encounters can be played again in other campaigns.

Prefer a little more control and less chaos? Then the standard Scratch & Fold edition is for you.