Encounters: Town, City, Big City

Encounters are handled slightly differently in a Town, City, or Big City then they are in a Village or Thorpe. We still roll for crowd size but we roll on the street level.

Each time characters enter a new street or Square/Plaza, or wait too long the GM should roll for crowd size and Encounters again.

Admin Ward
Table 1: Admin Ward crowd size
TimeSquare/PlazaMainSide street 
Day
1d10
1d6
1d4
Night
1d4
--
--

Table 2: Admin Ward Encounters
DayNight/Alley
Encounter
01-05
--
Crier (news/edict/etc)
06-10
01-05
Foreigner/Barbarian
11-15
05-20
Guard (see urban soldier table)
16-20
--
Laborer/etc. (see urban peasant/townsman table)
21-25
--
Merchant (see merchant/crafter table)
26-30
--
Noble/Personage (see urban noble table)
31-40
--
Official (see urban noble table)
41-50
--
Priest/Priestess (see Cleric/Priest Table)
--
21-30
Ratter (see urban peasant/townsman table)
51-60
--
Servant/Cook/etc (see urban peasant/townsman table)
61-65
31-35
Soldiers (see Urban Soldier table)
66-70 
--
Scribe/Scholar (see urban peasant/townsman table)
--
36-40
Street Cleaner (see urban peasant/townsman table)
71-95 
41-50
Special Encounter
96-00 
51-00
Nothing Special


Castle Ward
 Table 3: Castle Ward crowd size
TimeMainSide street
Day
1d6
1d3
Night
--
--

Table 4: Castle Ward Encounters
DayNight/Alley
Encounter
01-05
01-05
Animals (chickens/goats)
06-10
06-10
Animals (dogs/rats)
--
11-20
Corpse (roll again to see who)
11-12
--
Craftsman (see urban peasant/townsman table)
13-15
--
Crier (news/edict/etc)
--
21-30
Drunk/Drunks (roll again to see who)
16
31-35
Foreigner/Barbarian
17-20
36-40
Guard (see urban soldier table)
21-22
--
Laborer/etc. (see urban peasant/townsman table)
23-24
--
Merchant (see merchant/crafter table)
25-40
41-50
Noble/Personage (see urban noble table)
41-50
51
Official (see urban noble table)
51-52
52
Priest/Priestess (see Cleric/Priest Table)
--
53-57
Ratter (see urban peasant/townsman table)
53-55
--
Servant/Cook/etc (see urban peasant/townsman table)
56-60
58-60
Soldiers (see Urban Soldier table)
61-62
--
Scribe/Scholar (see urban peasant/townsman table)
63-64
--
Teamster (see urban peasant/townsman table)
65
--
Wizard (see Urban Esoteric table)
66-71
61-70
Special Encounter
72-00
71-00
Nothing Special

City/Town Walls
Table 5: City/Town Walls crowd size
Time Main
Day
1d6
Night
--

Table 6: City/Town Walls Encounters
DayNight/Alley
Encounter
01-50
01-30
Corpse (roll again to see who)
51-55
31
Noble/Personage (see urban noble table)
56-57
--
Official (see urban noble table)
--
32
Ratter (see urban peasant/townsman table)
58-60
--
Servant/Cook/etc (see urban peasant/townsman table)
61-70
33-40
Soldiers (see Urban Soldier table)
--
41
Street Cleaner (see urban peasant/townsman table)
71-80
42-50
Special Encounter
81-00
51-00
Nothing Special

Crafters Ward
Table 7: Crafters Ward crowd size
TimeMainSide street 
Day1d61d4
Night1d2
--


Table 8: Crafters Ward Encounters
Day Night/Alley
Encounter
01-05
01-02
Animals (chickens/goats)
06-10
03-10
Animals (dogs/rats)
11-12
11-15
Beggar/Cripple/etc (see urban undesirables table)
13-20
16
Craftsman (see urban peasant/townsman table)
--
17-18
Drunk/Drunks (roll again to see who)
21-25
19-25
Guard (see urban soldier table)
26-27
--
Laborer/etc. (see urban peasant/townsman table)
28-29
26
Merchant (see merchant/crafter table)
30-31
--
Noble/Personage (see urban noble table)
32-33
--
Official (see urban noble table)
34
--
Peddler (see merchant/crafter table)
35-37
--
Priest/Priestess (see Cleric/Priest Table)
--
27-29
Ratter (see urban peasant/townsman table)
38-39
--
Servant/Cook/etc (see urban peasant/townsman table)
40
30
Soldiers (see Urban Soldier table)
41-42
31
Scribe/Scholar (see urban peasant/townsman table)
--
32-34
Street Cleaner (see urban peasant/townsman table)
43-44
--
Teamster (see urban peasant/townsman table)
45-50
35
Urchins/Children (see urban peasant/townsman table)
51
--
Wizard (see Urban Esoteric table)
52-60
36-40
Special Encounter
61-00
41-00
Nothing Special

Dockyards
Table 9: Dockyards crowd size
TimeWharface/Plaza Main Side street
Day
1d20
1d12
1d6
Night
1d6
1d6
--


Table 10: Dockyard Encounters
Day Night/Alley
Encounter
01-05
01-03
Animals (dogs/rats)
06-10
04-05
Beggar/Cripple/etc (see urban undesirables table)
--
06-08
Corpse (roll again to see who)
11-12
09-18
Criminal (see urban undesirables table)
--
19-25
Drunk/Drunks (roll again to see who)
13-20
26-30
Fisherman/monger (see urban peasant/townsman table)
21-30
31-35
Foreigner/Barbarian
31-35
36-37
Guard (see urban soldier table)
36-55
38-41
Merchant (see merchant/crafter table)
56-60
--
Noble/Personage (see urban noble table)
61-62
--
Servant/Cook/etc (see urban peasant/townsman table)
63-64
--
Soldiers (see Urban Soldier table)
65-75
42-43
Teamster (see urban peasant/townsman table)
76-80
44-45
Urchins/Children (see urban peasant/townsman table)
81-95
46-55
Special Encounter
96-00
56-00
Nothing Special

Foreign/Ethnic Ward
Table 11: Foreign/Ethinic crowd size
TimeMain Side street
Day
1d10
1d4
Night
1d4
--


Table 12: Foreign/Ethnic Ward Encounters
Day Night/Alley
Encounter
01-05
01-05
Animals (chickens/goats)
06-10
06-10
Animals (dogs/rats)
11-12
11-12
Beggar/Cripple/etc (see urban undesirables table)
--
13
Corpse (roll again to see who)
--
14
Criminal (see urban undesirables table)
13-20
15-25
Foreigner/Barbarian
21-25
26
Guard (see urban soldier table)
26-30
27-30
Laborer/etc. (see urban peasant/townsman table)
31-40
31-32
Merchant (see merchant/crafter table)
41-42
--
Noble/Personage (see urban noble table)
43-44
--
Peddler (see merchant/crafter table)
45-50
--
Priest/Priestess (see Cleric/Priest Table)
--
33-38
Ratter (see urban peasant/townsman table)
51-55
--
Soldiers (see Urban Soldier table)
56-58
--
Scribe/Scholar (see urban peasant/townsman table)
--
39-41
Street Cleaner (see urban peasant/townsman table)
59-62
--
Teamster (see urban peasant/townsman table)
63-65
41-45
Urchins/Children (see urban peasant/townsman table)
66-69
--
Wizard (see Urban Esoteric table)
70-80
46-50
Special Encounter
81-00
51-00
Nothing Special

Merchant Ward
Table 13: Merchant Ward crowd size
TimeSquare/Plaza Main Side street
Day
1d20
1d12
1d4
Night
1d4
--
--


Table 14: Merchant Ward Encounters
Day Night/Alley
Encounter
01-02
01-05
Animals (chickens/goats)
03-04
06-10
Animals (dogs/rats)
05
--
Craftsman (see urban peasant/townsman table)
06-08
--
Crier (news/edict/etc)
09
11
Drunk/Drunks (roll again to see who)
10
12
Foreigner/Barbarian
11-15
13-20
Guard (see urban soldier table)
16-20
--
Laborer/etc. (see urban peasant/townsman table)
21-40
--
Merchant (see merchant/crafter table)
41-45
--
Noble/Personage (see urban noble table)
46-50
--
Official (see urban noble table)
51-55
--
Priest/Priestess (see Cleric/Priest Table)
--
21-25
Ratter (see urban peasant/townsman table)
56-60
--
Servant/Cook/etc (see urban peasant/townsman table)
61-65
26-27
Soldiers (see Urban Soldier table)
66-70
--
Scribe/Scholar (see urban peasant/townsman table)
--
28-30
Street Cleaner (see urban peasant/townsman table)
71-75
--
Teamster (see urban peasant/townsman table)
76
--
Wizard (see Urban Esoteric table)
77-90
31-41
Special Encounter
91-00
41-00
Nothing Special

Outside the walls
Table 15: Outside the Walls crowd size
TimeNear Gate Main Side street
Day
1d6
1d4
1d3
Night
1d3
--
--


Table 16: Outside the Wall Encounters
DayNight/Alley
Encounter
01-05
01-10
Criminal (see urban undesirables table)
06-10
11-20
Drunk/Drunks (roll again to see who)
11-12
21-25
Criminal (see urban undesirables table)
--
26-27
Craftsman (see urban peasant/townsman table)
13-14
--
Farmer/etc (see urban peasant/townsman table)
15
28
Fisherman/monger (see urban peasant/townsman table)
--
29
Foreigner/Barbarian
16-20
--
Guard (see urban soldier table)
21-30
--
Laborer/etc. (see urban peasant/townsman table)
31-35
--
Merchant (see merchant/crafter table)
36
30-35
Guard (see urban soldier table)
37-38
--
Hunter/Trapper/etc (see urban peasant/townsman table)
39-40
--
Laborer/etc. (see urban peasant/townsman table)
41-42
--
Merchant (see merchant/crafter table)
43-44
--
Noble/Personage (see urban noble table)
45-46
--
Peddler (see merchant/crafter table)
47-48
--
Priest/Priestess (see Cleric/Priest Table)
49-50
--
Soldiers (see Urban Soldier table)
51-52
--
Teamster (see urban peasant/townsman table)
53-54
36
Urchins/Children (see urban peasant/townsman table)
55-65
37-40
Special Encounter
66-00
41-00
Nothing Special

Peasant Town
 Table 17: Peasant Town crowd size
TimeMain Side street
Day 1d12 1d6
Night 1d3 --

Use the Village Encounters table and associated subtables for Peasant Town.

Poor Ward
Table 18: Poor Ward crowd size
TimeMain Side street
Day 1d12 1d6
Night 1d2 --

Table 19: Poor Ward Encounters
DayNight/Alley
Encounter
01-05 
01-05
Animals (chickens/goats)
06-10 
06-10
Animals (dogs/rats)
11-12 
11-15
Beggar/Cripple/etc (see urban undesirables table)
13-20
16-20
Craftsman (see urban peasant/townsman table)
21-22 
21-40
Criminal (see urban undesirables table)
-- 
41-50
Drunk/Drunks (roll again to see who)
23-27 
51-55
Fisherman/monger (see urban peasant/townsman table)
28-29 
56-59
Foreigner/Barbarian
30-40 
60-61
Laborer/etc. (see urban peasant/townsman table)
41-42
62-63
Servant/Cook/etc (see urban peasant/townsman table)
--  
64-65
Soldiers (see Urban Soldier table)
43-44 
66-67
Teamster (see urban peasant/townsman table)
45-50  
68-69
Urchins/Children (see urban peasant/townsman table)
51-60  
70-79
Special Encounter
61-00  
80-00
Nothing Special

Temple Ward
Table 20: Temple Ward crowd size
TimeMainSide street 
Day
1d6
--
Night
--
--

Table 21: Temple Ward Encounters
DayNight/Alley
Encounter
01-10
--
Crier (news/edict/etc)
11-15 
01-02
Foreigner/Barbarian
16-20 
03-10
Guard (see urban soldier table)
21-25 
11-12
Noble/Personage (see urban noble table)
26-30 
13
Official (see urban noble table)
31-50 
14-25
Priest/Priestess (see Cleric/Priest Table)
--
26-30
Ratter (see urban peasant/townsman table)
51-55
31-33
Soldiers (see Urban Soldier table)
56-60
--
Scribe/Scholar (see urban peasant/townsman table)
--  
34-39
Street Cleaner (see urban peasant/townsman table)
61-70  
40-50
Special Encounter
71-00  
51-00
Nothing Special

Wealthy Ward
Table 22: Wealthy Ward crowd size
TimeNear Gate MainSide street 
Day
1d6
1d6
--
Night
--
--
--

Table 23: Wealthy Ward Encounters
DayNight/Alley
Encounter
01-02
--
Animals (dogs/rats)
03-07 
--
Crier (news/edict/etc)
08-15
01-10
Guard (see urban soldier table)
16-25 
--
Merchant (see merchant/crafter table)
26-35
11-12
Noble/Personage (see urban noble table)
36-40 
13-14
Official (see urban noble table)
41-50 
15-16
Priest/Priestess (see Cleric/Priest Table)
-- 
17-25
Ratter (see urban peasant/townsman table)
51-55
26-27
Servant/Cook/etc (see urban peasant/townsman table)
56-60 
--
Scribe/Scholar (see urban peasant/townsman table)
-- 
28-35
Street Cleaner (see urban peasant/townsman table)
61  
36
Wizard (see Urban Esoteric table)
62-70  
37-49
Special Encounter
71-00  
48-00
Nothing Special

And the subtables...

Table 24: Urban Noble Table
1d6
Encounter
01
Noble with Large entourage
02-03
Rowdy Noble, seeking trouble
04
Large entourage, Noble not present
05
Small entourage, Noble not present
06
In disguise (roll on Urban Encounter table again)

Table 25: Urban Peasant/Townsman Table
1d6
Encounter
01
Avoiding eye contact
02
Looking for a fight
03-05
On the job (cleaning, moving goods, etc)
06
Appears to be following

Table 26: Urban Cleric/Priest Table
1d6
Encounter
01-02
High ranking Holy Person with 2d6 entourage
03
Holy Person stopping a street fight (or trying)
04
Seeking alms or donations for salvation
05
Lecturing
06
Arresting someone for Witchcraft

Table 27: Urban Esoteric Table
1d6
Encounter
01
Wizard with 1d6 entourage
02
Apprentice shopping for herbs and such
03
Apprentice wasted on Pipe weed
04
Two Wizards engaged in a rising conflict
05-06
Wizard n disguise (roll again to determine the disguise)

Table 28: Urban Merchant/Crafter Table
1d6
Encounter
01-03
1d4 merchant/crafters guiding a wagon/cart
04-05
1d4 merchant/crafters unloading a wagon/cart
06
Two merchant/crafters arguing about their business

Table 29: Urban Soldier Table
1d6
Encounter
01-02
1d4 Guard arresting someone
03
Drunken, off duty, and getting into a fight
04
Two soldiers in a duel
05-06
1d6 Guards on patrol (or standing and watching)

Table 30: Urban Undesirables Table
1d6
Encounter
01-02
One nimble thief racing through crowd (roll again to determine who is chasing them)
03
1d3 Pickpockets working crowd
04
1d4 burglers(?) visible on roof
05-06
Thugs roughing up someone (roll again to determine who)

Table 31: Urban Special Table
1d6
Encounter
01
Fire, a building is on fire a bucket chain is trying to put it out while others chop down neighboring structures.
02
Protection racket, 1d3 thieves are smashing up a shop
03
A powerful lord and entourage of 2d10 rides through town, riding over anyone in the way
04
Shenanigans, human waste was intentionally dumped from an upper story onto passersby on the road below.
05
Sickness, gastro-intestinal illness is everywhere and militia is preventing anyone from entering the district.
06
Crackdown, the Sheriff and enforcers are tearing apart one of the hovels looking for something.


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