In the so bad its good category is this beauty from the late great nights of '96. I was sitting in a small little grubby theater in Chinatown in Boston watching this sucker. While chowing down on a box of noodles from a noodle vendor outside I thought wouldn't this make a cool rpg campaign with a more weird universe vibe. I just wanted to include something to get you in the cheese fest of a mood that is my game! Here's a random table of d20 space trucking events to help you out in either Terminal Space or Human Space Empires
- Space Gypsies Caravan~ There ships are a patchwork collection of various parts & strange alien devices fitted on as drives. 1d6 they might want to trade a random "treasure" Exonaughts first 30 random space finds pdf
- Hyper Space Wake ~ The truck is buffed by a huge hyperspace wake that opens in front of or behind your ship at the game master's digression
- Alien Hookers ~ A space going brothel is passing through a near by system: 1. They're broadcasting a telepathic "special" for all passing spacers including a blue light special.2. They're ship's in trouble & they're offering a trade of services. 3. Its a trap: 1.The space cops have set up a sting for all johns in the area 2. The ladies are actually all shape shifting invaders from another dimension 3. Their a chaos cult that will sacrifice the mating parts of any males they come across.4. The ladies are actually carrying a random infection from the dungeon funk table Do you know where "she's" been table 4. Slumming royal & you've just become the baby sitter for a minor royal!
- Alien Artifact 1. Vegan Fortress : Life Signs & everything including active hardware but does not respond to hails 2. Clonemaster's ship with valuable cargo but the top half is gone 3. Drifting monolith 4. Ore processing ship~ There are alien miners trapped aboard!
- Space Mall ~ Space Mall offering all kinds of services for adventurers! There's a pawn broker aboard wanting items could be an opportunity for more adventure
- Space Pirates who are actually dressed like pirates! They might be these guys Yeah yeah its Star Trek but its Star Trek on Acid
- Interstellar Monster! 1. Space Virus 2. Interstellar Dragon 3. Great Old One 4. Giant Rabid Space Hamster
- Space Hobos ~ 1. Asteroid Miners 2. Oakies 3.Mutant Hirelings 4.Space Psycho
- Space Manic 1. Dead Eye Reilly 2.Disintegrator ~ Named after his weapon 3.
Heat-Ray 4. Ray_gun http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_gun - Battle Nuns ~ They're on their way to cleanse a system of impurity! Might be available for hireling after their mission
- Farm Ship rolling through the interstellar void filled with red weed instead of food stuffs Red_weed
- Alien Battle Fleet ~ 1. Saucers stalking through the void 2. Aztec Pyramids rolling along the hyperspace 3. Intergalactic vampires 4. The black fleet
- Hyperspace Transport Security Agency Agents ~ Pull Over & Prepare To Be Harassed!
- Inter dimensional Jester Troop 1. Servants of Order 2. Servants of Chaos 3. Servants of the Outer Gods 4. False Troop ~ shape shifting assassins of Alpha Prime
- The trucker's union would like a word ~ Dungeon Master's choose
- Giant Space Herpes ~ Nuff Said
- Hyper space Bypass ~ Shave 5 days off of your route
- The Cops 1. Looking for contraband 2. They want to be bribed 3. Looking to crack heads 4. Wrong place wrong time book'em
- Time loop ~roll again
- Eye Of A God ~ A planar higher power has noticed you & wants a word.Alternative the eye is actually a pan-dimensional cross section of the eye sensor from a worldboat
How about: a dangerou alien entity has secretly by placed in the trucker's load?
ReplyDeleteI remember that movie. I think they had square pigs. This table truly is in the spirit, and has a lot of good ideas, entry points or texture for adventures.
ReplyDeleteThere's actually some pretty cool ideas right there Trey.
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