Random Encounters

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## Wild animal attack

*You hear a bustle from the hedgerow*

*Wild animals!*

**1: Defend yourself!**

* Fight 2 Wild Yote (Default rewards)

*You leave before any other wild beasts arrive.*

## Vroc for sale

*[Pazlock] Hey. You want to buy a vroc? Real cheap. Just, ah... don't ask where it came from.*

*[Pazlock] Or if it's healthy.*

*[Pazlock] Or if it's trained.*

*[Pazlock] But it's yours if you have the shills.*

**1: Ask about the vroc**

* *[Sal] So is it...*
* *[Pazlock] I said don't ask about it!*
* *[Pazlock] Just take it or leave it.*

**2: Convince Pazlock to hand over the vroc**

* *[Sal] Something tells me the vroc is more trouble than you bargained for. Why not just hand it over?*
* Negotiation vs Pazlock (Opponent has +10 resolve: Doesn't want to give it up for free)
* **Win the negotiation**
	+ *[Sal] It must be giving you a lot of hassle. Is this really worth your time?*
	+ *[Pazlock] No, it's a menace. Honestly, you'd be doing me a favour.*
	+ *Pazlock kicks the covered cage to jostle the vroc, then wrestles it into a lead. When he returns, both Pazlock and the vroc are looking sour.*
	+ *[Pazlock] Here you go. One mongrel.*
	+ *The vroc looks at you quizzically, and then pees. Pazlock shuffles uncomfortably as the puddle spreads towards his boots.*
	+ *[Pazlock] Well, uh. Enjoy, I guess.*
	+ *You wonder if this was a good idea.*
	+ Gain an Untrained Vroc

**3: Buy the Vroc**

* Give 100 Shills
* Gain an Untrained Vroc

**4: Decline the offer**

## Admiralty planting contraband

*You're stopped along the road by an Admiralty patrol, swinging their batons with some showmanship.*

*[Admiralty Guard] You! Grifter! Get over here.*

*There's a pompous curl to his lip that suggests you're in for a heap of trouble. Best watch yourself.*

*[Admiralty Guard] You're under arrest for carrying contraband.*

*[Sal] Wha---? Contraband? What contraband?!*

*[Admiralty Guard] Oh, right.*

*The Admiralty fumbles around in his pockets for a second, produces a Vial of Slurry, and hands it to you.*

*[Admiralty Guard] There.*

*[Admiralty Guard] As I was saying, you're under arrest for carrying contraband.*

*[Admiralty Guard] The fine is 250 shills.*

*The admiralty looks at you with smug satisfaction.*

**1: Pay the ridiculous 'fine'**

* Pay 250 shills

**2: Negotiate a smaller 'fine'**

* Negotiate vs the admiralty guard.
* **Win the negotiation**
	+ Reduce the 'fine' to 50 shills

**3: Refuse and defend yourself**

* *[Sal] I don't respect your authority!*

* Fight the admiralty guard and an untrained vroc (★★★☆☆ + ★☆☆☆☆ difficulty)
* **Win the fight through surrender**
	+ *[Sal] I'm keeping the Vial of slurry. And you're not getting a shill.*
	+ *[Admiralty Guard] F-fair enough, I guess. But hey! You can't blame me for trying.*
	+ *[Sal] I can. And I do.*
	+ *You shoulder your way past the admiralty guard, leaving him to tend to his wounds*

## Admiralty Toll Road

*The road ahead is blocked by a group of Admiralty officers.*

*[Admiralty guard] Hold it. This here's a toll road.*

*[Sal] It is? Since when?*

*[Admiralty guard] Since the ink-spitters up at headquarters said so.*

*[Admiralty guard] The toll is 50 shills.*

**1: Pay the toll**

**2: Convince the admiralty guard to leave you alone**

* *[Sal] 50 shills? Do I look like I'm made of shills?*
* *[Admiralty guard] You wanna use the road, you gotta pay.*
* *[Admiralty guard] Doesn't matter what you look like. I'm not prejudiced.*
* *[Sal] And what if I don't want to use the road?*
* Negotiation vs the admiralty guard
* **Win the negotiation**
	+ *[Sal] What if I just stepped a little bit over there, off the path, and into the trees?*
	+ *[Admiralty guard] What, in the brush?*
	+ *[Admiralty guard] There's bugs and stuff in there.*
	+ *[Sal] Terrifying. Will I have to pay the toll then?*
	+ *[Admiralty guard] Huh. I suppose if I can't see you, then you never really crossed.*
	+ *[Admiralty guard] And it saves me some paperwork besides.*
	+ *The admiralty guard looks the other way while you slink into the trees. You travel through the brush for a spell before coming back onto the main road.*
	+ *You check yourself over, and find a cuttlebeetle trying to lay its egg sac inside the cuff of your sleeve.*
	+ *[Sal] Ugh.*
	+ *You wipe the slime out as best you can and keep going.*

**3: Attack the admiralty guard.**

## Rook's Assassin

*A grifter saunters toward you, a scheme burning brightly in his eyes.*

*[Rook] Greetings, friend. Your timing is excellent.*

*[Rook] I have a business offer for you, if your blades are for sale.*

*[Sal] They might be. What's the scam?*

*[Rook] No scam, just a simple protection job.*

*[Rook] You see, I'm being tailed by an assassin.*

*[Sal] You seem pretty relaxed for someone who's got a tail.*

*[Rook] It's not the first time.*

*[Rook] They're about to catch up with me. I'll give you 300 shills if you back me up.*

**1: Ask about the target**

* *[Sal] Who's after you?*
* *[Rook] Would that I knew.*
* *[Rook] Someone with more grudge than sense. Same as usual.*

**2: Ask about Rook**

* *[Sal] I didn't know there were other grifters operating in Murder Bay.*
* *[Sal] What's your deal here?*
* *[Rook] I'm just passing through.*
* *[Rook] It's business.*
* *[Sal] What kind of business?*
* *[Rook] Personal business.*

**3: Agree to the deal**

* *[Sal] Sounds good to me.*
* Receive 300 shills.
* *[Rook] Excellent. Here's your pay.*
* *[Rook] Oh. Here they come. Hang back, and look intimidating, would you please?*
* *Sure enough, a lone figure soon approaches*
* *[Rook] Alright, 'friend'. That's close enough.*
* *[Eonwe] You're going to pay for what you've done, Rook.*
* *[Rook] I've heard that one before. Wasn't true then, isn't true now.*
* *[Rook] And now, my associate and I are going to put you down.*
* *[Eonwe] You really don't know who you're in business with, do you?*
* *[Eonwe] You'll just as likely get a shot in the back than whatever he's promised you.*
* *[Sal] And what's your offer?*
* *[Eonwe] Stand aside, or I'll bury you both.*
* **1: Attack Eonwe**
	+ *[Sal] Not good enough*
	+ Boss fight vs Eonwe
	+ **Win the fight through surrender**
		- *[Rook] You shouldn't have followed me again, Eonwe.*
		- *[Eonwe] It won't be the last time. What you did was unforgivable.*
		- *[Rook] Now that's just not true.*
		- *[Rook] I've already forgiven myself.*
		- *Rook executes Eonwe in cold blood*
		- *[Sal] Whoa! What the hell?*
		- *[Rook] You heard her. I'm not safe while she's still drawing breath.*
		- *[Sal] What did you do to make her so angry?*
		- *[Rook] I had a run-in with the Cult back in Pearl-on-Foam. It was just a job, but Eonwe is- er, was a zealot.*
		- *[Rook] There's nothing worse on Hesh's blue orb than someone who takes their religion seriously.*
		- *[Rook] Until next time.*
		- *Rook saunters off, a wary eye betraying his collected gait.*
* **2: Stand aside**

**4: Refuse**

## Bandit Robbery

*A bandit emerges from the shadows like a worm slithering out of the tar.*

*[Spree Thug] Your shills or my shank. You make the call*

**1: (If allied with the Spree) Threaten to talk to Nadan**

**2: Hand over ALL of your shills**

**3: Convince them to take only half of your shills**

**4: Convince the Spree Thug to leave you alone.**

**5: Defend yourself.**

* Fight a Spree Thug and a Spree Thief (★★☆☆☆ + ★★☆☆☆ difficulty) with Advantage - You have first strike and a bonus action on the first turn
* **Win the fight through surrender**
	+ *You leave before the trouble multiplies.*