Large city random encounter chart

[SittingBull]

Has anyone ever done a chart along these lines?

Thank you

[say652]

if so could you just post a percentile list not a pdf.
Cause that would rock!!

[SittingBull]

I concur with Say.

[Glistam]

So here's some things to play with, courtesy of Abulafia and Seventh Sanctum

The best things I found came from Abulafia; They are fan creations for a game called "In a Wicked Age" but they seemed generic enough to be appropriate:
Superhero Oracle
Superhero Oracle - Modern

It's easy enough to take the contents of those tables and arrange them for use with d100 if you prefer.

From Seventh Sanctum, I found two generators that give some fun, generic ideas but you'll need to do a little work to flesh them out:
Quick Story Idea Generator
Writing Prompt Generator

See how those work out for you - in either website's case, just hit "Refresh" on your browser to generate a new random result.

[SittingBull]

Whoah... lots of links. I will have to check those out later. Thank you though Glistam. Are those links graphics intensive? I am running on dial-up.

Thank you

[Glistam]

No graphics in those links (or very little, anyway). Here's something else that may work for you:

I went to the New York City police website and found historical crime data available online. Using that, I took a first pass at making a table. I added some notes regarding "crime areas" which is relevant to Century Station, but they should be applicable to other settings as well. I know the sub-tables need some work, as do the "severity" of the crimes relative to their placement in the table, but like I said this was a first pass. Also, since it's based on real data, it may also be slightly less applicable for a super-heroic world.

First roll to determine if it's a "Violation," "Misdemeanor," or "Felony" offense being committed. Then roll to determine which type of offense. Modify the rolls as follows:

-20% if in a Light crime area, or reduce frequency by half
No adjustments if in a Moderate crime area
+20% if in an Intense crime area, or increase frequency by ×2
+50% if in an Extreme crime area, or increase frequency by ×5

01% - 12% VIOLATION OFFENSES

• 01% - 96% Harassment
• 97% - 00% Other Violations:
  
  • 01% - 33% Disorderly Conduct
  • 34% - 66% Marijuana Possession
  • 67% - 00% Trespassing

13% - 66% MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES

• 01% Misdemeanor Possession of Stolen Property
• 02% Misdemeanor Sex Crime:
  
  • 01% - 20% Sexual Abuse
  • 21% - 40% Sexual Misconduct
  • 41% - 60% Forcible Touching
  • 61% - 80% Endangering the Welfare of a Child
  • 81% - 00% Obscenity
• 03% - 20% Misdemeanor Dangerous Drugs:
  
  • 01% - 16% Criminal Possession of Controlled Substance
  • 17% - 32% Criminally Possessing a Hypodermic Instrument
  • 33% - 48% Criminally using Drug Paraphernalia
  • 49% - 64% Criminal Possession of Methamphetamine Manufacturing Material
  • 65% - 80% Criminal Possession of Marijuana
  • 81% - 00% Criminal Sale of Marijuana
• 21% Misdemeanor Dangerous Weapons
  
  • 01% - 25% Criminal Possession of Weapon
  • 26% - 50% Criminal Purchase of Weapon
  • 51% - 75% Prohibited Use of Weapons
  • 76% - 00% Manufacture Transport Disposition and Defacement of Weapons
• 22% - 42% Petit Larceny
• 43% - 55% Assault & Related Charges
• 56% Intoxicated & Impaired Driving
• 57% - 59% Vehicle and Traffic Laws
• 60% - 71% Misdemeanor Criminal Mischief & Related Offenses
• 72% - 74% Criminal Trespass
• 75% Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle
• 76% Offenses Against the Person:
  
  • 01% - 33% Reckless Endangerment
  • 34% - 66% Custodial Inference
  • 67% - 00% Unlawful Imprisonment
• 77% - 78% Offenses Against Public Administration:
  
  • 01% - 16% Bail Jumping
  • 17% - 32% Perjury
  • 33% - 48% Criminal Contempt
  • 49% - 64% Resisting Arrest
  • 65% - 80% Absconding From Work Release
  • 81% - 00% Obstructing Governmental Administration
• 79% Administrative Code:
  
  • 01% - 50% Graffiti violations
  • 51% - 00% Cigarettes without a tax stamp
• 80% - 81% Frauds
  
  • 01% - 50% Criminal Impersonation
  • 51% - 00% Identity Theft offenses
• 82% - 91% Aggravated Harassment
• 92% - 00% Other Misdemeanors
  
  • 01% - 20% Prostitution
  • 21% - 40% Gambling
  • 41% - 60% Larceny of Auto
  • 61% - 80% Public Lewdness
  • 81% - 00% Other State Laws (Tax Law, ABC, etc.)

67% - 00% FELONY OFFENSES

• 1% Possession of Stolen Property
• 2% Forgery/Theft, Fraud/Identity Theft
• 3% Arson
• 4% Felony Sex Crimes:
  
  • 01% - 10% Criminal Sexual Act
  • 11% - 20% Sexual Abuse
  • 21% - 30% Persistent Sexual Abuse
  • 31% - 40% Aggravated Sexual Abuse
  • 41% - 50% Course of Sexual Conduct Against a Child
  • 51% - 60% Female Genital Mutilation
  • 61% - 70% Facilitate Sexual Offense with Controlled Substance
  • 71% - 80% Obscenity
  • 81% - 90% Incest
  • 91% - 00% Disseminating Indecent Materials to Minors
• 05% - 18% Felony Dangerous Drugs
  
  • 01% - 11% Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance
  • 12% - 22% Criminal Sale of Controlled Substance
  • 23% - 33% Criminal Sale Controlled Substance on School Grounds
  • 24% - 44% Criminal Injection Narcotic Drug
  • 45% - 55% Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia
  • 56% - 66% Criminal Possession of Precursors of Controlled Substance
  • 67% - 77% Criminal Sale of Prescription for Controlled Substance
  • 78% - 88% Criminal Possession of Marijuana
  • 89% - 00% Criminal Sale of Marijuana
• 19% - 20% Felony Dangerous Weapons
  
  • 01% - 16% Criminal Possession of Weapon
  • 14% - 32% Criminal Use of Firearm
  • 33% - 48% Manufacture Transport Disposition and Defacement of Weapons
  • 49% - 64% Criminal Sale of a Firearm
  • 65% - 80% Criminal Sale of Firearm with Aid of Minor
  • 81% - 00%: Criminal Sale of Firearm to a Minor
• 20% - 24% Felony Criminal Mischief & Related Offenses
• 25% - 29% Other Felonies:
  
  • 01% - 25% Penal Law offenses of Criminal Contempt
  • 26% - 50% Reckless Endangerment
  • 51% - 75% Aggravated Harassment
  • 76% - 00% Other State Laws (Tax Law, ABC, etc.)
• 30% - 47% Grand Larceny
• 48% - 61% Grand Larceny of Motor Vehicle
• 62% - 76% Burglary
• 77% - 89% Robbery
• 90% - 98% Felony Assault
• 99% Rape
• 00% Murder/Manslaughter

[SittingBull]

Were not worthy!
Were not worthy!

Thank you!

[gaby]

Ther some good ideas.

[Glistam]

Pages 71 through 75 of the Heroes Unlimited G.M.'s Guide have random tables for this, too, I just remembered. They may also serve your needs and are geared more towards being appropriate to flesh out a session/scenario.

[say652]

Next gaming session, I shall use this random chart For random City Encounters in Columbia. Quick conversion.
Hp+sdc=mdc, 1:1 sdc damage 1:1 mega damage.
A mdc being crimewave. I hope its a lot of drunk and disorderlies. Lol
Team.
Sebastion Snow. Kevin Leemus,Mai Hal, mystery still secret to me Level:7 IDK??
Thats why I made the level:7 MegaHero Genefreak. Hehehe, my level:7 character.
For added challenge two encounters at a time. Unless that is not challenging eniugh three.

Could lead into a poisoned alcohol combined with subtle hypnosis to cause the disturbances.

Mardi Gras in Columbia.
Thats pretty good actually.

[Glistam]

Next gaming session, I shall use this random chart For random City Encounters in Columbia. Quick conversion.
Hp+sdc=mdc, 1:1 sdc damage 1:1 mega damage.
A mdc being crimewave. I hope its a lot of drunk and disorderlies. Lol
Team.
Sebastion Snow. Kevin Leemus,Mai Hal, mystery still secret to me Level:7 IDK??
Thats why I made the level:7 MegaHero Genefreak. Hehehe, my level:7 character.
For added challenge two encounters at a time. Unless that is not challenging eniugh three.

Could lead into a poisoned alcohol combined with subtle hypnosis to cause the disturbances.

Mardi Gras in Columbia.
Thats pretty good actually.

How did that chart work out for your game? Any feedback or suggestions for improvement?

[say652]

Chart is legit.
A few more higher sdc options for opponents would be cool, maybe a monster or five.