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#1
tibs
Apr 29, 2011 16:49:08 Forgive me if this has been answered elsewhere, but none of my searches has turned up anything, and I can't find it in the book...
Anyway, I'm running a game tonight who's setting is based heavily around the Old SatAM sonic series (in a nutshell: pre-industrial society conquered by evil robot overlord and his futuristic technology, transformin citizens into robot slaves; only ones to stand against BBEG is small group of Freedom Fighters hidden in the woods). Part of the game is going to involve raiding for supplies/equipment, and I was wondering if there is a random table that I could roll on, similar to the DMG's random treasure table. I'm looking for something that can cover computer parts, medical supplies, maybe food, tools, all that jazz you'd expect to find in a futuristic, evil robot city.
Did D20 Modern have a version of that table? I couldn't find one in my book; maybe I'm just missing it? Or will I just have to cobble something together from the various tables in the book?

Any help/advice would be appreciated.
#2
kronos182
Apr 29, 2011 17:26:29 As far as I know, there isn't any such table in d20 Modern. You COULD take the D&D version, and just update it with modern equivalent equipment. You can make it as complex as you want, or simple.

Quick off the top of my head, random chart using a d20
D20

Melee weapon

Ranged weapon (pistol)

Ranged weapon (rifle)

Armour

Ammo (pistol)

Ammo (rifle)

Food stuffs (rations or something better 1d6+1 worth)

Tool kit (pick a type on a d4?)

Electronic parts (not a whole device, but say about PDC 15 worth of random stuff that can be used to repair or maybe build simple device)

Vehicle parts (say maybe PDC 15 worth of parts, so stuff like alternators, starters, hoses, a radiator, fan belts, etc)

Weapon (other type, like grenades or rockets)

Survival gear (rope, grappling hook, tent, bags, etc)

Mystery box (who knows what's in it?!)

Batteries (an assortment of batteries for powering various devices)

Fuel container (anywhere from a couple of gallons jerry can, to a 50 gall drum)

Armour (probably light armour of some sort, like bullet proof vest or something)

Communication/electronic device

Weapon accessories (a couple holsters, detonators, laser sight, scope, etc)

Small vehicle (bike, motorbike, scooter, subcompact car, forklift)

Medium vehicle (sedan sized vehicle, maybe a wagon or small minivan)

Just a few ideas that you can work with or expand from. Good luck!
#3
AnimeSniper
Apr 29, 2011 19:39:02 If you download the free compiled PDF of the Resident Evil Board posts in the last post by Urban_Sniper you will find on pg 14 a Random table for the weapons in there by category type, i.e. restricted Assault Rifle... aside from getting ahold of the Corebook PDF's and copy/paste everything into a word doc and assigning numbers to each pistol, rifle, shotgun, etcetera and rolling in d100's and the occasional d10 for above 200 for randomization of found gear or you could limit to a set area the gear found to PL rank... example the party hits an old police depot and finds everything before PL7 in x quantity

Kronos182 does give a generalization of the use of d20 and that works for if you want to just roll that and then select what is found in correspondence to the roll... or by area say an old military depot they find enough parts to assemble one humvee and one stryker... or the remains of the Colorados Rockies Push by the 107th Marine Armored Division in the winter of 2019
#4
tibs
Apr 29, 2011 23:26:24 Thanks for the tips, guys! Unfortunately, the party's raid was unsuccessful, so I wasn't able to really test anything out, but I appreciate the help all the same.
#5
AnimeSniper
Apr 29, 2011 23:42:38 No problem at all cause after all someone out there, a GM or a fellow gamer is attempting or has worked out a way of doing or fixing what is so stressful about the parts of the system that seem or are broken... I came up with after I posted the simple idea of 'Looting the Dead' meaning that whatever you gave your NPC muscle/enemies becomes the property of the PC's and of course this also applies to that unfortunate PC member who got 86'd and his gear becomes his compatriots gear. This always works for our group when we looted the bodies of some 30+ kobolds with bugbear masters I thinks it was

You could have you party come across some damaged data file that leads them to a cache of pre-fall equipment and gear... just enough to give the an edge in future battles.
#6
tibs
May 06, 2011 16:19:40 Just in case anybody was interested, I ended up using the "scavenging' rules from D20 Apocalypse, as they were almost exactly what I was looking for.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 tibs Apr 29, 2011 16:49:08	Forgive me if this has been answered elsewhere, but none of my searches has turned up anything, and I can't find it in the book... Anyway, I'm running a game tonight who's setting is based heavily around the Old SatAM sonic series (in a nutshell: pre-industrial society conquered by evil robot overlord and his futuristic technology, transformin citizens into robot slaves; only ones to stand against BBEG is small group of Freedom Fighters hidden in the woods). Part of the game is going to involve raiding for supplies/equipment, and I was wondering if there is a random table that I could roll on, similar to the DMG's random treasure table. I'm looking for something that can cover computer parts, medical supplies, maybe food, tools, all that jazz you'd expect to find in a futuristic, evil robot city. Did D20 Modern have a version of that table? I couldn't find one in my book; maybe I'm just missing it? Or will I just have to cobble something together from the various tables in the book? Any help/advice would be appreciated.
#2 kronos182 Apr 29, 2011 17:26:29	As far as I know, there isn't any such table in d20 Modern. You COULD take the D&D version, and just update it with modern equivalent equipment. You can make it as complex as you want, or simple. Quick off the top of my head, random chart using a d20 D20 Melee weapon Ranged weapon (pistol) Ranged weapon (rifle) Armour Ammo (pistol) Ammo (rifle) Food stuffs (rations or something better 1d6+1 worth) Tool kit (pick a type on a d4?) Electronic parts (not a whole device, but say about PDC 15 worth of random stuff that can be used to repair or maybe build simple device) Vehicle parts (say maybe PDC 15 worth of parts, so stuff like alternators, starters, hoses, a radiator, fan belts, etc) Weapon (other type, like grenades or rockets) Survival gear (rope, grappling hook, tent, bags, etc) Mystery box (who knows what's in it?!) Batteries (an assortment of batteries for powering various devices) Fuel container (anywhere from a couple of gallons jerry can, to a 50 gall drum) Armour (probably light armour of some sort, like bullet proof vest or something) Communication/electronic device Weapon accessories (a couple holsters, detonators, laser sight, scope, etc) Small vehicle (bike, motorbike, scooter, subcompact car, forklift) Medium vehicle (sedan sized vehicle, maybe a wagon or small minivan) Just a few ideas that you can work with or expand from. Good luck!
#3 AnimeSniper Apr 29, 2011 19:39:02	If you download the free compiled PDF of the Resident Evil Board posts in the last post by Urban_Sniper you will find on pg 14 a Random table for the weapons in there by category type, i.e. restricted Assault Rifle... aside from getting ahold of the Corebook PDF's and copy/paste everything into a word doc and assigning numbers to each pistol, rifle, shotgun, etcetera and rolling in d100's and the occasional d10 for above 200 for randomization of found gear or you could limit to a set area the gear found to PL rank... example the party hits an old police depot and finds everything before PL7 in x quantity Kronos182 does give a generalization of the use of d20 and that works for if you want to just roll that and then select what is found in correspondence to the roll... or by area say an old military depot they find enough parts to assemble one humvee and one stryker... or the remains of the Colorados Rockies Push by the 107th Marine Armored Division in the winter of 2019
#4 tibs Apr 29, 2011 23:26:24	Thanks for the tips, guys! Unfortunately, the party's raid was unsuccessful, so I wasn't able to really test anything out, but I appreciate the help all the same.
#5 AnimeSniper Apr 29, 2011 23:42:38	No problem at all cause after all someone out there, a GM or a fellow gamer is attempting or has worked out a way of doing or fixing what is so stressful about the parts of the system that seem or are broken... I came up with after I posted the simple idea of 'Looting the Dead' meaning that whatever you gave your NPC muscle/enemies becomes the property of the PC's and of course this also applies to that unfortunate PC member who got 86'd and his gear becomes his compatriots gear. This always works for our group when we looted the bodies of some 30+ kobolds with bugbear masters I thinks it was You could have you party come across some damaged data file that leads them to a cache of pre-fall equipment and gear... just enough to give the an edge in future battles.
#6 tibs May 06, 2011 16:19:40	Just in case anybody was interested, I ended up using the "scavenging' rules from D20 Apocalypse, as they were almost exactly what I was looking for.