Random Encounters SC2040 (2d6 roll at start of session, highest two get the

encounters)

Red Joker: Red Letter Day: +2 to every roll this 24 hours, 3 good things happen in
your favor and you are generally lucky (+1 LUCK)

Black Joker: Bad Day: -2 to every roll this 24 hours, Stupid things happen in 3's,
and you are generally unlucky today (-1 LUCK)

Clubs
2: Traffic Jam. Traffic is at a standstill because two people collided with each
other on manual drive. 1d6 x 10 minutes added to travel time. Or LUCK roll to find
an exit ramp/side street.
Rich Zone: Law on the scene almost instantly. The two exchange information
Corp Zone: Same with bodyguards on the perimeter
Moderate Zone: Two people might come to blows or just swap some cash.
If in CZ, this escalates to a firefight within 1d6 rounds. 1d3 on each side.

3: Bureaucratic Nonsense: PC recieves an email or visit from The System in some

way, shape or form. Jury Duty, SIN expiration date coming up, Something that
involves the PCs fake SIN and requires them to go to court or a government office.
IF they are Street level, this is a meeting with the Gang Boss or other Authority
figure.

4: Remodeling: The owner of the PC's doss is remodeling/spraying for bugs etc etc.
His house will be unavailable for 1d6 days. If Good Lifestyle/Luxury, the neighbors
are having their home fumigated.

5: Drone Check. PC gets scanned by a Police drone.Luck check unless they are open
carrying or out of Zone. If so they get a ping to remain in place while a two-man
patrol vectors on them. IF in CZ, this is a gangers drone and if the PCs look like
meat, CPS gangers show up in a pickup with 1d10 rounds to take them out.

6: Power Outage: IF PC lives in Middle or lower lifestyle, the power goes out for
2d6 hours. Otherwise this is a minor glitch that eats up an hour while the tech
guys fix it.

7: Spam: PC wakes up to find themselves bombarded with spam from an aggressive

marketing company that found a loophole in 2 of the standard OS's for Agents. -2 to
all rolls using the Agent. This requires buying a filter or the product they are
offering or Computer Check DV 15 to write some code. 1d6x20 eb.

8: Windfall: Lottery ticket, found money, investment divided, PC recieves an

additonal 1d6 x100 eb today. IF Lifestyle is High +, this is 1d6x1000 eb.

9: Fender Bender: While waiting at a red light, PC's car is rear ended by a lil ol
grandma driving an ancient 2018 Town Car. Superficial damage but Grandma is a
citizen and there are traffic cameras. If the PC is cool, Grandma offers to pay
them 100 eb for the damage to the car (she doesn't have insurance).. IF the PC is
belligerent, Grandma tells them off for being rude and drives away. IF the PC gets
violent, its caught on camera and the Sector Cops are vectored in. IF in the CZ,
this was done deliberately so that Grandma's Gang Buddies can jack the PCs ride.
CPS buddies and Grandma is actually armed as well with an SMG.

10: Traffic Jam as above but its caused by road work being done. Speeding or acting
the fool will get the PC caught on camera and a visit from the NCPD.
J: A new school has opened up near the PC's doss and they offer a legit version of
some combat skill. 50 eb a week for lessons.

Q: Fire! PC wakes up to find one of his walls on fire! Quick DEX test or take
burn/smoke damage. IF they live in High Lifestyle, DEX check to avoid halon system
going off. Either way, PC's doss is damaged and most of thier stuff will be
waterlogged. Turns out it was faulty wiring but that won't come out for a couple
days so make them sweat.

K: Man on the Street Interview. As the PC is walking somewhere, a newsie van pulls
up and a reporter/camera team jumps out and begins setting up. Awareness to notice
and Stealth to avoid unless they WANT thier face on the evening news.

A: Joyboy/girl (roll evens/odds) PC is propostioned via agent by a hot escort who

works for a service. If they agree, they can in-call at the club the Joy works at
or out-call for an additional fee to their home/hotel/whatever. 1d6x100eb or 2d6
x100 plus large bodyguard.

Hearts
2: Mom/other relation calls at the wrong time. While the PC is doing biz, in a
fight, etc thier Agent gets an urgent call from thier relation who wants them to
come vist cause they are feeling poorly. IF the PC has no family, thier first
contact listed calls

3: Romantic involvement: The PC's significant other wants a date night tonight and
is pretty insistent. If they have no significant other, they meet someone today.

4: Contact wants to go out for a drink/out drinking

5: Contact calls with a quick job offer

6: Contact calls cause they are in trouble and need help NOW!

7: Mugging: Roll 1d6 Odds The PC gets jumped by a pair of Boosters who want thier
gear. Evens: PC is walking somewhere and hears the mugging go down. Thier call if
they get involved or not. IF they do, they can add a Contact roll randomly for
type.

8: No Parking. Due to some event in their local area (City Council meeting, Boy
Scouts, ), there is no parking when the PC's get to the meet/home. They can park
illegally (and make a LUCK roll not to get a ticket/get their car broken into) or
park 1d6 blocks away in a garage overnight (100eb)

9: Calibration Time: The PC's Agent flashes a repeating warning that the PC needs
to calibrate thier cyberware. If they don't do it within 24 hours, -1 to all tests
involving that piece of ware. Calibration takes a clinic and 1d6 hours and costs
100 eb.

10: Random cat. Evens As the PC is driving down a street, a random kitty runs out
in front of thier car. Driving -4 or they hit the cat. It belongs to a little girl
who lives on the street and drama ensues. Bust means they put thier car into a tree
or a parked car.
Odds The cat is a surviellance drone and they just crunched it. 1d10 minutes before
a corp team shows up.

J: Gang Tags: The local gang has virtually tagged all the cars on the street
outside the PC's doss, including thiers. It's a pain in the ass cause they are
profane tags saying things like Fuck the Police! and require an hours work and
paint eraser to take off.
Q: Stray Bullets: Two gangers up the street are having a dust up with pistols. 1d6
rounds until the NCPD or Authority shows up to quash this nonsense. IF the PCs are
affiliated, its one of the gangs they know. In High+ neighborhoods, this is a
police stop dealing with "undesirables"

K: Injured Man: PC hears a moan from an alley and sees a crumpled saririman
bleeding from the head. Draw a second card, if it's a Joker, this is a gang doing a
trick. Otherwise, any kind of medical care will get them a Level 1/ Connection 1 at
a random mega corp and 100 eb reward

A: NCPD Foot Patrol. PC turns the corner and runs into a two man foot patrol. Draw
a second card, on a Joker, its a pair of detectives (chromed up) who got busted
down for excessive force. Otherwise, its a simple ID scan if the PC looks shady.

Diamonds
2: Evens Traffic Jam Odds Bad Air Day

3: Fanboi/Fangrrl. PC is walking along when they are approached by a citizen who is

interested in some wizbang thing the PC has. This person really digs whatever the
PC is into and wants to hang out.

4: Contact calls 1-2 Drink 3-4 Job Offer 5-6 Help Now

5: Too Many Jobs. While the PCs are working a job, thier fixer calls with another
quick job on the other side of town. Up to them if they take it.

6: Drone Check

7: Evens It Stops Raining. Odds Bad Air Day. No mask -2 to all rolls outside.

8: Bureaucratic Nonsense: Additional ideas Expired Permits, a glitch in the SIN

system,

9: Runners in trouble. PC is going somewhere when a smoking, shot to shit van rolls
up in front of them. A trio of runners, one of whom is badly gutshot, tries to buy
the PC's car or jack it or asks desperately for help. Loy 2/ Con 2 if they help
this crew. 1d10 minutes until CorpSec APC rolls up.

10: OS Update. The PC's Agent fritz's out for 24 hours while they have to contact
tech support / group hacker to get the OS fixed on it.

J: Debt Collections: IF the PC owes someone money, they send a collector to get it.
IF the PC doesn't have it, they get a beating and robbed of whatever they do have.
IF they don't owe anyone, this is an Upsized thug with Bone Lacing and a bat who
has the wrong person.

Q: Mistaken Identity: A girl/guy sees the PC on the street and screeched thier car
to a halt. The citizen jumps out and begins berating them for getting too close to
thier SO or playing thier music too loud or some nonsense. If the PC gets violent,
the citizen bails and calls NCPD. If the PC talks fast they can get out of this.

K: NCPD Foot Patrol

A: Windfall. PC makes an additonal 1d6 x 1000 ny today.

Spades

2: Wrong Room. PC's door is kicked in and two hitters with silenced pistols try to
take them out. The problem is the dudes got the wrong address and didn't do thier
homework.

3: Drive-By. PC is walking by the local gang hideout/street corner when a car with
no headlights screams around the corner, a dude pops up and unloads a full clip at
the place.With the PC in the middle.

4: Recon. While the PC is leaving thier house or a meet, they can make a check to
see a cloaked figure scoping the area with optics. If they approach cautiously,
they can get the drop on the guy and if it doesn't get violent, he lets them know
he's a runner on a job and they aren't the mark. If they rush the guy, he bolts to
his team's van in the alley behind the building, leaving them to wonder who is
after them.

5: Chaos Engine: PC is online for some reason when thier section of the NET
explodes in virtual fire and guro porn as a bunch of anons crash the sector. IF
they have a hacker rep and/or can beat two of the anons in cybercombat, they get an
in with the CE guys. If not, they could lose equipment or programs. Treat Chaos
Engine as 4channers get serious about hacking everything and still being the
biggest trolls on the NET. :)

6: Flat Tire/Diagnostics Update: PC's ride has some minor problem that causes it to
be out of commision for 1d6 hours.

7: Car Jacking. While waiting at a red light, two dudes run up and try to steal the
PC's car.

8: Prostitute: PC is propositioned by a streetwalker

9: Street Dealer: Guy selling 1-2 cheap gear 3-4 cheap guns 5-6 drugs out of his
car trunk. Draw a second card and Face +, its actually a NCPD sting operation and
1-3 patrol cars vector in on the PC once they have the goods.

10: Public Takedown/Arrest: A pair of NCPD foot patrol cops chase a snatcher and
flying kick his ass out into traffic, repeatedly taser him and generally fuck up
his day before tossing him in a paddywagon.

J: Trauma Team: PC is near a bar when a commotion breaks out and gunshots are
heard. A few minutes later, an Osprey lands in the street and hardcases in tac
armor bail out and grab thier client. As long as the PCs don't interfere, they
won't get totaled.

Q: Pickpocket/Snatcher. Kid on a skateboard rolls by and tries to snatch something

of the PCs. The lil bastard is fast and darts around a corner..to his three bigger
buddies waiting in ambush.

K: Firefight! A runner van roars by, with a thug holding a large machinegun firing
out the rear doors at a pair of Corp Sec cars in pursuit. IF the PC has the Bad
Luck hindrance they are hit. Otherwise it's a Driving -2 roll or take 3d10 damage
to your ride as you get strafed by accident.

A: Bodyguards. PC is walking along when a pair of heavies block thier path.

Apparently a VIP is close by and the PC is getting too close.

Combat Zone Encounters

2: Firefight! Full fledged gang warfare with 6 dudes on a side, throwing grenades,
slinging blades, and rocking full auto weapons.
3: Go-Gang: 6+1d6 dudes on torqued up bikes causing chaos.

4: Puppies/Lil Kids. Something cutesy is in trouble in the Combat Zone. Do the PCs
have a soul?

5: Escaped BioHorror

6: Cyberpsycho on a Rampage. Chromed out dude with a SAW shooting at everything.

7: Fire!

8: Traffic Jam caused by an impromptu protest/rally/concert

9: Barney Jr's Suit Van: Barney sells knock off Vashioon Island and Auctioneer
business suits that are generally good for about a week of work. They run from 75-
300 euros .

10: Prostitute: Skanky chickenheads. If the PCs turn them down, they get nasty and
then go tell their pimp the PC was out of line.

J: Gang Members: 1d6+2 gangers who want a toll for crossing thier turf.

Q: Gang Members who want to rob the PCs

K: Gangers on an initiation who want to kill the PCs

A: Panhandler: BTLhead who bugs the PCs for spare cred or chips.