Where to find friendly encounters?

[ratazong]

Ok - so I embarked on the quest to create an evil Lord. I am supposed to find friendly encounters, fight, and hope for the worst.
But I am running with my party of two (senior N Samurai and junior G Lord) around for ages on LVL1+2 ... and don't encounter any friendly groups. Also none of the Murphy Ghosts that I farmed for hours was friendly.
What is the best way to find friendly encounters? They didn't seem to be so rare in th eold Aplle ][ times ...
Thanks for any hints!
Rata

[BJWyler]

Nope. It's completely random.

[Mr Majestic]

I've encountered plenty of friendly kobolds, priests, and rogues. Lovely chaps... shared some jerky. Spat it out as soon as we were around the corner... can't trust kobolds, priests or rogues.

[DanAmrich_DE]

They are indeed random.

[Madd Overlord]

Originally posted by ratazong:

...But I am running with my party of two (senior N Samurai and junior G Lord) around for ages on LVL1+2 ... and don't encounter any friendly groups.

My understanding is that it's supposed to be based on the character in the 1st position. If you are running as you have them listed (N-Sam then G-Lord) this is likely the reason why. I thought I did read somewhere that it's based on the first non-Neutral character in the party but perhaps you can test that out by flipping the positions and let us know.

What I can confirm with certainty is that I started a new lawful party and I encountered friendly monsters right out of the gate and see them quite often.

Originally posted by Mr Majestic:

I've encountered plenty of friendly kobolds, priests, and rogues. Lovely chaps... shared some jerky. Spat it out as soon as we were around the corner... can't trust kobolds, priests or rogues.

Ha! Too funny.

[Mr Majestic]

Yeah, my party has both good and neutral... pretty sure the neutral fighter occupies the first spot* as I'm encountering friendly parties. It's probably Werdna whispering in my ear to turn on them.

* when not paralysed, petrified or cremated.