Category
Events 60
Narrative encounters with choices, skill checks and consequences.
Settlement 30
- Smoke from the WorkshopA plume of greasy black smoke rises from a crafting workshop across the square. Shouts come from inside, followed by a metallic crash. A moment later, a young apprentice stumbles out…
- The Barter DisputeA heated argument at a trading stall draws your attention. A scavenger is trying to trade a bundle of salvaged copper wire for ammunition, but the vendor insists the wire is corroded and…
- The Broken LanternA row of street lanterns along the main path has gone dark - all except one, which is flickering erratically and throwing shadows that make everyone nervous. In a settlement where…
- The Broken WellThe communal well's hand pump has seized up, its mechanism grinding and producing nothing but a dry wheeze. A line of people with empty containers stretches around the corner, their…
- The Card Game DebtA young woman approaches you with red-rimmed eyes and a desperate look. "You look like you handle yourself. I owe a man named Cutter eighty caps from a card game last night. He says if I…
- The Cassette TapeA kid runs up to you in the market and holds out a battered cassette tape. "Found this in the old drainage tunnel. Nobody wants it - they say it's cursed. But it's got writing on it. You…
- The Collapsed StallA loud crack splits the air and a market stall collapses sideways, its support beam finally giving out after what looks like years of neglect. Goods scatter across the ground - jars,…
- The Collapsed TunnelA section of the old drainage tunnel beneath the settlement has partially caved in, creating a sinkhole in the middle of a side street. It's not large - maybe a meter across - but the…
- The Contaminated BarrelA supply barrel at the edge of the market has split along a seam, leaking a thin stream of dark liquid onto the ground. The smell is sharp - chemical, not organic. Nearby vendors are…
- The Counterfeit CapsYou're counting your caps at a food stall when the vendor snatches one from your palm and holds it up to the light. She bites it, then flicks it onto the counter with a look of disgust.
- The Dice GameBehind the trading post, four settlers sit in a circle on overturned crates, rolling bone dice on a flattened piece of sheet metal. Caps change hands with every throw. One of them spots…
- The Dog and the Dead ManA mangy dog sits at the edge of the market square, whining at anyone who passes. It's wearing a makeshift collar - clearly someone's animal, not feral. Every few minutes it trots a few…
- The FistfightTwo men are throwing punches outside a bar. Neither one is winning - they're both exhausted, bleeding from split lips, swinging wide and missing more than they connect. A small crowd…
- The Herbalist's GardenA small walled garden behind the healer's quarters is in trouble. Overnight, something got in and trampled half the herb beds. Leaves are scattered, stems broken, root systems exposed to…
- The Leaking PipeA sharp hiss of steam draws your attention to a side alley. A rusted water pipe has cracked along a seam, spraying a fine mist into the dry air. A small crowd has gathered - not to fix…
- The Locked RoomA building manager stops you in the corridor of a converted pre-war motel. "Hey - you look resourceful. I've got a tenant three weeks overdue on rent. Door's locked from inside but…
- The Missing ToolA crafter at the workshop is tearing his bench apart looking for something. "My best hammer - the one with the wrapped handle - it was right here an hour ago. Nobody touches my tools.…
- The Moonshine StillA sweet, alcoholic smell leads you to a back alley where someone has set up a crude distillation rig - copper tubing, a clay pot over a low flame, and a catch jar that's slowly filling…
- The Night BeforeYou wake up with a headache and a mouth that tastes like something died in it. Your memory of last night is a series of disconnected images: firelight, someone playing a guitar badly, a…
- The NightwatchA tired-looking guard catches you near the gate as the sun drops below the mesa. "Hey - any chance you can cover a two-hour shift on the wall tonight? Ramirez is down with gut rot and…
- The Old PhotographWhile sitting in the shade between errands, you notice a faded photograph tucked into the stones of a low wall beside you. It shows a family - parents, two children - standing in front…
- The Old RadioYou hear music. Actual music - not someone humming or banging on scrap percussion, but a recording. Tinny, warped, and coming from a junker's stall where a battered portable radio sits…
- The Rooftop ArgumentTwo kids are screaming at each other on a rooftop above the main street, throwing what looks like pieces of dried mud at passersby. A woman on the ground is yelling up at them to come…
- The Sick AnimalA trader's pack mule is lying in the dust near the gate, breathing in shallow, labored gasps. Its owner is arguing with a guard about bringing it inside the walls.
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