Problems (d20)

Conflict Generator

Refer to page 180 of the Stars Without Number Revised (Free) Edition pdf for further information about create problems for the PCs.

Citation

Stars Without Number by Kevin Crawford

A random result will be collated from each column

d20 The Restraint The Twist

1

The government is cracking down on the conflict

There’s a very sharp time limit for any resolution

2

One side seems invincibly stronger to the other

The sympathetic side is actually a bunch of bastards

3

Both sides have “doomsday” info or devices

There’s an easy but very repugnant solution to hand

4

A prior conflict ended horribly for both of them

PC success means a big benefit to a hostile group

5

Foreign participants are keeping things tamped

The real bone of contention is hidden from most

6

Elements of both sides seek accommodation

A sympathetic figure’s on an unsympathetic side

7

The conflict is only viable in a narrow location

There’s a profitable chance for PCs to turn traitor

8

Catastrophic cost of losing a direct showdown

The “winner” will actually get in terrible trouble

9

Each thinks they’ll win without further exertion

There’s a very appealing third party in the mix

10

They expect a better opening to appear soon

The PCs could really profit off the focus of the strife

11

Former ties of friendship or family restrain them

The PCs are mistaken for an involved group

12

Religious principles are constraining them

Somebody plans on screwing over the PCs

13

One side’s still licking their wounds after a failure

Both sides think the PCs are working for them

14

They’re building up force to make sure they win

A side wants to use the PCs as a distraction for foes

15

Their cultural context makes open struggle hard

The PCs’ main contact is mistrusted by their allies

16

They expect an outside power to hand them a win

If the other side can’t get it, they’ll destroy it

17

They’re still searching for a way to get at their goal

The focus isn’t nearly as valuable as both sides think

18

One side mistakenly thinks they’ve already won

The focus somehow has its own will and goals

19

A side is busy integrating a recent success

Victory will drastically change one of the sides

20

An outside power threatens both sides

Actually, there is no twist. It’s all exactly as it seems.