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* The [[Ur Example]] of the Random Encounters trope is, of course, the Wandering Monsters tables of ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]''.
** Which is parodied in ''[[Discworld/The Colour of Magic|The Colour of Magic]]''.
** ''[[Dragon Magazine(magazine)|Dragon]]'' Magazine had a legendary [[April Fools' Day|April Fools]] Edition with an innovative alternative to Random Encounters: the "Wandering Damage" table. Since the wandering monsters are the indirect means for a Dungeon Master to deal damage to the player party, [[You Fail Logic Forever|why not cut out the middleman]] and [[Killer Game Master|deal damage to them directly?]] ''[[Darths and Droids]]'' reproduces the rules [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0524.html here].
** Also parodied in the ''[[Paranoia (game)|Paranoia]]'' adventure ''Orcbusters'', in which there was a literal Wandering Monsters Table - the monsters sat at it playing poker to pass the time until it was their turn to wander.
 
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