As I'm currently enjoying running Mothership as much as I used to enjoy running Stars Without Number, and this month's RPG Blog Carnival theme is "Taverns, Bars, and places to meet", I thought why not combine my old love of one-roll generators and my new love of spark tables into a bar generator for your favourite SF TTRPG?
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| Image credit: Pazuah on DeviantArt |
So grab a fistful of polyhedrals and let's see where the party ends up:
This place is:
| d10 tens | d10 units |
|---|---|
| a backstreet or spaceport hotel bar | filled with noisy arcade machines |
| a streetside kiosk in a shipping container | selling local moonshine |
| a laser-lit all-night club | rumoured to have a secret back room |
| a trendy wine bar in a respectable 'hood | tended by an AI/robot/alien |
| a high class cocktail lounge | with live music playing |
| a trucker / hauler / biker bar | hosting an open mic contest |
| a pop-up bar in someone's hab block | allegedly run by the mob |
| a snug in the back of an ethnic restaurant | with the best bartender in town |
| rooms in a church, mission, or similar | with plenty of under-the-counter goods |
| a motel bar in the middle of nowhere | with a priceless bottle under glass |
Current patrons (reroll each day / as needed):
| d6 | d12 |
|---|---|
| bored youths | playing pool (etc.) |
| shift workers | looking for trouble |
| long haul pilots | not wanting to be disturbed |
| a local sports team | gambling noisily |
| off duty cops | facing off with (roll d6 again) |
| organised crime droogs | getting thrown out as PCs arrive |
| talking drunken philosophy | |
| looking for companionship | |
| letting something secret slip | |
| who "recognise" a PC | |
| bragging about something | |
| arguing about where to go next / to eat / etc. |
Possible jobs (reroll each day / as needed):
| d8 | d4 | d20 |
|---|---|---|
| corporate goon | looking to buy | black market pharmaceuticals |
| wheeler dealer | trying to fence | illegal cybermods |
| society dilettante | planning to steal | a small spaceship |
| local kid | needing to transport | a large spaceship |
| ace pilot | an unbraked AI | |
| starship captain | court evidence tapes | |
| enhanced street samurai | 2d6 cybernetic limbs | |
| synthetic human | a human heart (live) | |
| a human brain (live) | ||
| reaped organs | ||
| a weapons cache | ||
| valuable artworks | ||
| recreational software | ||
| hull breaching weapons | ||
| a large quantity of e.g. ore | ||
| biometrics data | ||
| alien technology | ||
| overpriced local delicacies/art | ||
| insanely overpriced imported delicacies/art | ||
| live human slaves |
All good stories start in the tavern, right?
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