I would like to see something else to do in encounters than checking caves, gathering roots or other resources..Maybe something "small" quests like help farmers kill geckos to protect their homes for example.Also something skill required works like:Repair well for exp and maybe something basic stuff.Heal injured person and got exp.Just small jobs like that.
If you want to make enemies, try to change something.
Seems a decent idea to me, the more complexity and variability you could build into them the better too.
You could introduce your work here, perhaps Lexx approves.
And what about if i ask you to make a simple map, nothing fancy, just to illustrate, how'd you imagine such a encounter?Consider it my personal request. I'm curious.