Random equipment for a LOST game

lordbrendan · 07-14-2012, 08:00 PM

The players are going to have to evacuate the injured off the sinking plane and grab what supplies they can . I have the equipment people listed as standard issue on an earlier thread ( for the airliner ) , but what should I place in carry on luggage to be found by a search roll. Most will be clothes of course ( the bulk of my table ) but I was thinking of something like this:

Take 1 minute and make a search roll

failure: scatter useless clothing around the cabin ( or the bag turns out to belong to a angry survivor )
success : roll once on useful objects table
success 3+ : roll twice and keep both OR roll 3 times and keep best
critical success: roll three times and keep two of choice

Some ideas for the table.

Painkillers, antibiotics, sunglasses, magnifying glass, those little booze bottles, snack food ( 1 meal? ) , cordage, electronic device, batteries, jewelry, a book, a travel chess set, bobby pins

Any other ideas? Getting stuff out of checked luggage is going to involve swimming and breath holding unless the players can jury rig a scuba setup out of the oxygen masks. The plane will be sunk in a shallow lagoon. I am figuring the top of the cabin will be about 2 ft out of the water at low tide.

The reason for the stuff like books or games is the large number of NPC survivors. If the PCs want to use a breads and circuses approach to crowd control ( leadership or bard for crowd control vs intimidate ) such gear will give bonuses.

One of the items I plan for the table is the anti-psychotic meds for one of the NPCS. With her meds she will be a useful straw boss for the PCs . As they run out she will slip into madness becoming a danger.

Other NPC specific equipment ? Insulin pens to stretch out the life of a critical NPC?

BrockNicholson · 07-14-2012, 08:16 PM

Epi-pens for someone with potentially fatal allergies. A gun or two from a traveling policeman or sky marshall.

Polydamas · 07-14-2012, 09:28 PM

On a critical success give them 'contraband': a multitool, more than 4 oz of liquid, a box of matches, a few loose rounds.

A magnifying glass, pocket mirror, or pocket flashlight are very possible.

Sam Cade · 07-14-2012, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lordbrendan

One of the items I plan for the table is the anti-psychotic meds for one of the NPCS. With her meds she will be a useful straw boss for the PCs . As they run out she will slip into madness becoming a danger.

This is genius!

Consider it stolen.

Gigermann · 07-14-2012, 10:25 PM

Where is the flight to/from?

Since you said it would be "sinking," I presume it's over the ocean. I did a Lost-style startup for a game I ran, and did quite a bit of research on what might be found at the crash site, though my research didn't yield much. I did find that international flights over water will pretty-much always include life-rafts of some kind, which include a full-up survival kit for however many occupants it holds, including a lot of tools, items for shelter, and preserved food for some time afloat—I don't have any links anymore, but you might have better luck than I did.

As to the "luggage," How I ruled that to work for the aforementioned game; assumes the Players are looking for something specific:

Quote:

Scrounging or Per:
» Item is guaranteed present, or in carry-on,+0
» Item is probably common, +2 (Tiolet Paper, Plastic Cups, Flotation Devices, Batteries)
» Item is uncommon," -1 (Shaving Kit)
» Item is probably not present, but could be, -3 (Weapon, Satellite Phone)
» Item would take a miracle to be found, -5
» Items found, where appropriate, have 2d6 cr, B484.

There's also the Scavenging section on p. 108 of Reign of Steel, which is probably a good model

Dustin · 07-15-2012, 02:53 AM

Looking at my travel checklist, I come up with:
small games (card games, dice, yahtzee sheets)
aloe vera
hat
sunglasses
walkie-talkies
books
travel guides
air & room reservation printouts
notepad
nice pens
water bottles & carriers
swimsuit
longsleeved tshirt for swimming
prescription snorkel mask
antihistamines
cellphone Int'l calling info
condoms & lube
led flashlight
binocs
hankies
new floss, toothbrushes in cases
photocopy of ID & credit cards
copy of glasses prescription
sleep blindfold
birth certificate & passport
camera/camera battery/100 film
rechargeable batteries and charger
5 large bandanas
antifungal cream
travel alarm clock
checkbook (or just 2-3 checks)
laptop with adapter & mikeset, med Ethernet cable
music player & all cables
speakers
ac & dc adapters
coffee supplies (filter cone, skewers to support cone, poss. glasses)
toilette
vitamin C drinks
sunscreen
needle & thread
bandaids
truffle salt/plane snacks (salami/cheese/etc)
supermarket cards (Safeway, Maka'i)
printout of tide tables
night vision monocular
3-to-1 3-prong AC adapter
reamer/juicer
nightlight or two
tweezers
block of unused twist ties for repacking electronics
Japanese scrub cloth
cell phone charger
--
Hope that's helpful.

lordbrendan · 07-15-2012, 06:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polydamas

On a critical success give them 'contraband': a multitool, more than 4 oz of liquid, a box of matches, a few loose rounds.

A magnifying glass, pocket mirror, or pocket flashlight are very possible.

Maybe a small "contraband" table with stuff that slipped pass the TSA?

lordbrendan · 07-15-2012, 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dustin

Looking at my travel checklist, I come up with:
small games (card games, dice, yahtzee sheets)
aloe vera
hat
sunglasses
walkie-talkies
books
travel guides
air & room reservation printouts
notepad
nice pens
water bottles & carriers
swimsuit
longsleeved tshirt for swimming
prescription snorkel mask
antihistamines
cellphone Int'l calling info
condoms & lube
led flashlight
binocs
hankies
new floss, toothbrushes in cases
photocopy of ID & credit cards
copy of glasses prescription
sleep blindfold
birth certificate & passport
camera/camera battery/100 film
rechargeable batteries and charger
5 large bandanas
antifungal cream
travel alarm clock
checkbook (or just 2-3 checks)
laptop with adapter & mikeset, med Ethernet cable
music player & all cables
speakers
ac & dc adapters
coffee supplies (filter cone, skewers to support cone, poss. glasses)
toilette
vitamin C drinks
sunscreen
needle & thread
bandaids
truffle salt/plane snacks (salami/cheese/etc)
supermarket cards (Safeway, Maka'i)
printout of tide tables
night vision monocular
3-to-1 3-prong AC adapter
reamer/juicer
nightlight or two
tweezers
block of unused twist ties for repacking electronics
Japanese scrub cloth
cell phone charger
--
Hope that's helpful.

Thanks!! stolen printed and placed in the do not lose before game file

lordbrendan · 07-15-2012, 06:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gigermann

Where is the flight to/from?

Since you said it would be "sinking," I presume it's over the ocean. I did a Lost-style startup for a game I ran, and did quite a bit of research on what might be found at the crash site, though my research didn't yield much. I did find that international flights over water will pretty-much always include life-rafts of some kind, which include a full-up survival kit for however many occupants it holds, including a lot of tools, items for shelter, and preserved food for some time afloat—I don't have any links anymore, but you might have better luck than I did.

As to the "luggage," How I ruled that to work for the aforementioned game; assumes the Players are looking for something specific:There's also the Scavenging section on p. 108 of Reign of Steel, which is probably a good model

The flight is from Atlanta to Kansas city . This really a red herring since the plane is going into a dimensional rift. It will limit the survival equipment on board. I will use scrounging rolls like you describe to find stock equipment or specific normal gear. After the escape it can even find stuff NPCs grabbed in the scramble.

lordbrendan · 07-15-2012, 06:34 AM

On Dustin's list He included credit cards. At first I was going to keep them off the list as not survival useful. Then remembered in Dies the Fire where the PPA used credit cards slices as fletching for the crossbow bolts.

Definitely going to have to remember to place items that are re-purposable ( if that is a word ) . Now how many plastic garbage bags does a plane carry? What does the coffee pot on a plane look like and can it be ripped out to cook in? Can the small fridge be ripped out of a sunken plane and used for any thing?

So much research ( or handwavium )

07-14-2012, 08:00 PM	#1
lordbrendan Join Date: Jul 2005	Random equipment for a LOST game The players are going to have to evacuate the injured off the sinking plane and grab what supplies they can . I have the equipment people listed as standard issue on an earlier thread ( for the airliner ) , but what should I place in carry on luggage to be found by a search roll. Most will be clothes of course ( the bulk of my table ) but I was thinking of something like this: Take 1 minute and make a search roll failure: scatter useless clothing around the cabin ( or the bag turns out to belong to a angry survivor ) success : roll once on useful objects table success 3+ : roll twice and keep both OR roll 3 times and keep best critical success: roll three times and keep two of choice Some ideas for the table. Painkillers, antibiotics, sunglasses, magnifying glass, those little booze bottles, snack food ( 1 meal? ) , cordage, electronic device, batteries, jewelry, a book, a travel chess set, bobby pins Any other ideas? Getting stuff out of checked luggage is going to involve swimming and breath holding unless the players can jury rig a scuba setup out of the oxygen masks. The plane will be sunk in a shallow lagoon. I am figuring the top of the cabin will be about 2 ft out of the water at low tide. The reason for the stuff like books or games is the large number of NPC survivors. If the PCs want to use a breads and circuses approach to crowd control ( leadership or bard for crowd control vs intimidate ) such gear will give bonuses. One of the items I plan for the table is the anti-psychotic meds for one of the NPCS. With her meds she will be a useful straw boss for the PCs . As they run out she will slip into madness becoming a danger. Other NPC specific equipment ? Insulin pens to stretch out the life of a critical NPC?

07-14-2012, 08:16 PM	#2
BrockNicholson Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Huntington, West Virginia	Re: Random equipment for a LOST game Epi-pens for someone with potentially fatal allergies. A gun or two from a traveling policeman or sky marshall. Last edited by BrockNicholson; 07-14-2012 at 08:16 PM. Reason: I'm not so good at typing.

07-14-2012, 09:28 PM	#3
Polydamas Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central Europe	Re: Random equipment for a LOST game On a critical success give them 'contraband': a multitool, more than 4 oz of liquid, a box of matches, a few loose rounds. A magnifying glass, pocket mirror, or pocket flashlight are very possible. __________________ "It is easier to banish a habit of thought than a piece of knowledge." H. Beam Piper This forum got less aggravating when I started using the ignore feature

07-15-2012, 02:53 AM	#6
Dustin Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The former Chochenyo territory	Re: Random equipment for a LOST game Looking at my travel checklist, I come up with: small games (card games, dice, yahtzee sheets) aloe vera hat sunglasses walkie-talkies books travel guides air & room reservation printouts notepad nice pens water bottles & carriers swimsuit longsleeved tshirt for swimming prescription snorkel mask antihistamines cellphone Int'l calling info condoms & lube led flashlight binocs hankies new floss, toothbrushes in cases photocopy of ID & credit cards copy of glasses prescription sleep blindfold birth certificate & passport camera/camera battery/100 film rechargeable batteries and charger 5 large bandanas antifungal cream travel alarm clock checkbook (or just 2-3 checks) laptop with adapter & mikeset, med Ethernet cable music player & all cables speakers ac & dc adapters coffee supplies (filter cone, skewers to support cone, poss. glasses) toilette vitamin C drinks sunscreen needle & thread bandaids truffle salt/plane snacks (salami/cheese/etc) supermarket cards (Safeway, Maka'i) printout of tide tables night vision monocular 3-to-1 3-prong AC adapter reamer/juicer nightlight or two tweezers block of unused twist ties for repacking electronics Japanese scrub cloth cell phone charger -- Hope that's helpful. __________________ My gaming blog: Thor's Grumblings Keep your friends close, and your enemies in Close Combat.

07-15-2012, 06:34 AM	#10
lordbrendan Join Date: Jul 2005	Re: Random equipment for a LOST game On Dustin's list He included credit cards. At first I was going to keep them off the list as not survival useful. Then remembered in Dies the Fire where the PPA used credit cards slices as fletching for the crossbow bolts. Definitely going to have to remember to place items that are re-purposable ( if that is a word ) . Now how many plastic garbage bags does a plane carry? What does the coffee pot on a plane look like and can it be ripped out to cook in? Can the small fridge be ripped out of a sunken plane and used for any thing? So much research ( or handwavium )