Random Encounters

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.