General Making Animal Encounter tables

[Spinward Scout]

Making a local wildlife table.

I live out in the country surrounded by cornfields. I made a post a while back for teaching how to create a 2d6 table. Well, I've thought about it since then and I think I should embellish on it.

So, I thought about the animals I see in the area and added to the list from before:

Critter list:
Pack of Coyote (usually hear them at night)
Herd of Deer (5 - 15)
A Couple of Turkey
Two or three Rabbit
Lone Opossum
Outside Cats (two adults and a litter of 5 kittens)
Stray Dog
Various Birds or a Flock
Ground or Tree Squirells
Frog or Toad or Snake
Bugs (depending on the time of year)

There are 11 of them. Which is perfect for a 2d6 table. And I'm going to use these two tables to place the critters.

How Common the Creature is:
2 6th Most Common
3 5th Most Common
4 4th Most Common
5 Third Most Common
6 Second Most Common
7 Most Likely Common
8 Second Most Common
9 Third Most Common
10 4th Most Common
11 5th Most Common
12 6th Most Common

The odds of seeing each creature:
2 - 1 in 36 chance
3 - 2 in 36 chance
4 - 3 in 36 chance
5 - 4 in 36 chance
6 - 5 in 36 chance
7 - 6 in 36 chance
8 - 5 in 36 chance
9 - 4 in 36 chance
10 - 3 in 36 chance
11 - 2 in 36 chance
12 - 1 in 36 chance

So, if I place them using those two charts:

Local Wildlife
2 - Stray Dog
3 - Herd of Deer (5 - 15)
4 - Lone Opossum
5 - Two or three Rabbit
6 - Various Birds or a Flock in the sky
7 - Outside Cats (two adults and a litter of 5 kittens)
8 - Bugs (depending on the time of year)
9 - Ground or Tree Squirrels
10 - Pack of Coyote (usually hear them at night)
11 - A Couple of Turkey
12 - Frog or Toad or Snake

And that is the Local Wildlife Animal Encounter table for my yard and visible surroundings.

You can use these tables for creating your Animal Encounters. Or for other things, too.

EDIT: I almost forgot - does anyone want a cat?

 

[atpollard]

I like it.

 

[kilemall]

I preferred the CT animal supplement tables, which had 10 animals and an environmental event.

 

[Spinward Scout]

I preferred the CT animal supplement tables, which had 10 animals and an environmental event.

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[Grav_Moped]

does anyone want a cat?

I'm good,, we have one already.

But good luck!