Winning some battles will reward the player with special items or may open paths to new places. There are two types of encounters in Empiriana, random and preset encounters. The preset encounters are usually more difficult as the monsters will usually be guarding important items or a path to another place. When you enter a preset encounter, the music will change from the regular background music to a battle theme. Preset encounters may hold a crucial item or clue to a quest.
Random encounters occur though out the dungeon.
The danger factor of a random encounter is determined by the dungeon level you are on and the size of the party. A player can attack another party member while in battle. However, when a player does this, experience points will be subtracted from the attacking player. When the PVP arena is implemented you will not be penalized for attacking another player opponent. While in battle screen you can access your equipment screen by clicking on the helmet button.