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One type of [[Standard RPG Items]], Encounter Bait is used to attract enemies into [[Random Encounters]], mainly by players interested in [[Level Grinding]].

One type of [[Standard RPG Items]], '''Encounter Bait''' is used to attract enemies into [[Random Encounters]], mainly by players interested in [[Level Grinding]].

[[Magic Is a Monster Magnet]] is sometimes used for this purpose.

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* ''[[Terraria]]'' has a few of these items. The most straight example is the water candle that increases spawning rate of monsters when you're currently wiedling it. Then there's the Worm Food which summons the Eater of Worlds boss and the Strange Eye which summons the Eye Of Cthulhu boss.

** As of the introduction of potions, there is now a potion which greatly increases the spawn rate as well.

* ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' has Sirens, consumable items which force an encounter right then. Highly valued by completionists, as the encounter forced is fixed and is generally the rarest encounter in the ~~area--which~~ generally have the best treasures available as [[Randomly Drops|random drops]]. They're basically the only way to encounter Flan Princesses/Pink Puffs with any kind of ~~regularity--ridiculously~~ rare critters with ridiculously rare and valuable treasure.

* ''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' has Sirens, consumable items which force an encounter right then. Highly valued by completionists, as the encounter forced is fixed and is generally the rarest encounter in the area—which generally have the best treasures available as [[Randomly Drops|random drops]]. They're basically the only way to encounter Flan Princesses/Pink Puffs with any kind of regularity—ridiculously rare critters with ridiculously rare and valuable treasure.

* Dark Bottles in the ''[[Tales (series)]]''. Although the encounters are pretty frequent anyhow, they turn the fights from one every five steps to one every two steps in the games that utilize random encounters. In the games with visible monsters, they make defeated monsters respawn much faster.

* In Zeboyd Games' ''[[Breath of Death VII]]'' and ''[[Cthulhu Saves the World]]'', the "Fight" command in the menu forces your party into a battle if you're outside a town. Since each zone has a finite number of [[Random Encounters]] (20 for individual dungeons, and 200 for the [[World Map]]), this command can be used even if that cap has been used up, just in case you want to [[Level Grinding]] just before a tough boss battle.

* ''[[Space Rangers]] II'' has the Transfactor Beacon, an artifact that causes the star system to be attacked by [[For Science!|Kelleroid]] ~~dominators -- useful~~ both for [[Level Grinding]] (until a [[Obvious Rule Patch|certain patch]], at least) and for causing [[Enemy Civil War]].

* ''[[Space Rangers]] II'' has the Transfactor Beacon, an artifact that causes the star system to be attacked by [[For Science!|Kelleroid]] dominators—useful both for [[Level Grinding]] (until a [[Obvious Rule Patch|certain patch]], at least) and for causing [[Enemy Civil War]].

* ''[[ZanZarah]]'' had the Ocean Conch, which you got fairly early in the game but worked only on the water fairies (who were considerably less aggressive than other types), and Fairy Horn, which worked on every wild fairy.