[Space] Random Crisis Generator for Space Opera campaigns

[vicky_molokh]

39. SOS transmission (planetary)

Upon entering the next neutral, uninhabited, frontier or abandoned star system, the fleet receives an SOS signal from one of the planets or moons.
Signal quality: roll 1d*2 for signal distortion, comms malfunctions etc. This is the penalty for keeping two-way communication open. -10 or worse means one-way only.
Problem: roll 1d for reason.
1 - combat, war, pirates etc.
2 - natural disaster, cataclysm etc.
3 - NBC threat of some sort.
4 - lack of resources/food or a critical internal social crisis.
5 - roll again; if 5 comes up again, then the threat is some sort of anomaly; otherwise use new result.
6 - roll again twice, combine results.