iamdoodle, I know it's been awhile, but please see above...did your issue get resolved, or was this possibly your problem as well?
Hey thanks for checking! I finally realized the problem....Nolan was wearing that silver band that prevents random encounters. Whoops! I just recently figured that out so I'm now very excited to play more!
Well, I'm glad...I'm so sorry that it didn't click for me sooner that people might not realize what the ring was doing...I feel terrible (-__-)
Don't feel bad! I really like that we can turn off random encounters when we need. Plus now I'm having all kinds of fun!