Trigger Encounter near players in Module

Buddywarrior

How can I spawn an encounter next to a player? Is that possible?

Lex23

If you're using an encounter trigger, you can select the encounter on the map (or in the menu bar on the left), and then right-click on the ground where you want the encounter to spawn. It will create a Spawn Point token, kind of like a Waypoint but it looks distinct, which you can grab and drag to wherever you want the creatures to spawn in.

Buddywarrior

After looking at the lexicon, I dont see a way to spawn a creature from an Encounter resref. I was hoping something like CreateObject(OBJECT_TYPE_ENCOUNTER, "zombiegrp001", lTarget), or something would exist similar to CreateTrapAtLocation(), but I see nothing.

Lex23

Oh I see what you're trying to do. Yeah, I don't know of a way to do that, but you could spawn the creatures directly from the script.

Proleric

...using CreateObject at GetLocation(oPC).

You can spawn a mob that way - the engine ensures that each spawn is at a legal location next to the PC but without clipping.