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1960s, 1970s, Americana fantasy, Gothic America, magic realism, Midwest Horror, modern fantasy, Prairie Horror, Road Crawl, Road Trip, Roadcrawl, Roadtrip, Seventies, Sixties, Small Town Horror, Southern Gothic, Urban Fantasy, Weird America
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All along the shoulder of the Uncanny Highway you will see abandoned vehicles. Some are total wrecks. Others seem almost new. Each is a story whose plot may be forever uncertain. And each is a potential hazard or opportunity.
Table 1: Abandoned Vehicle
|
d20 |
On the side of the road you see an abandoned… |
|
1 |
pickup truck… |
|
2 |
delivery truck… |
|
3 |
station wagon… |
|
4 |
coupé utility vehicle… |
|
5 |
two-door coupe… |
|
6 |
convertible coupe… |
|
7 |
four-door sedan… |
|
8 |
sports car… |
|
9 |
muscle car… |
|
10 |
hot rod… |
|
11 |
semi truck… |
|
12 |
compact car… |
|
13 |
motorcycle… |
|
14 |
customized “chopper” motorcycle… |
|
15 |
yellow school bus… Proceed to Table 2. |
|
16 |
van… |
|
17 |
luxury car… |
|
18 |
off-road vehicle… |
|
19 |
hearse… |
|
20 |
cop car. Proceed to Table 2. |
|
d20 |
…that once had been painted… |
|
1 – 2 |
black. |
|
3 – 4 |
white. |
|
5 – 6 |
dark blue. |
|
7 – 8 |
metallic gray. |
|
9 |
cherry red. |
|
10 |
burgundy. |
|
11 |
brown. |
|
12 |
sky blue. |
|
13 |
blue-green. |
|
14 |
bright yellow. |
|
15 |
mustard yellow. |
|
16 |
orange. |
|
17 |
forest green. |
|
18 |
lime green. |
|
19 |
pink. |
|
20 |
purple. |
Table 2: Condition of an Abandoned Vehicle
|
d20, twice. |
The vehicle has… |
|
1 – 2 |
broken windows. |
|
3 |
bloodstains on the upholstery. |
|
4 |
bullet holes. |
|
5 |
a coating of bird droppings. |
|
6 |
a crushed front end. |
|
7 |
a crushed back end. |
|
8 |
a crushed driver’s side. |
|
9 |
a puddle of oil underneath. |
|
10 – 11 |
extensive rust. |
|
12 |
fire damage. |
|
13 |
a strange circular burn pattern on the roof (or the driver’s seat if a convertible or motorcycle, or). |
|
14 |
deep claw marks all over the body. |
|
15 – 16 |
1d4 flat tires. |
|
17 – 20 |
no additional obvious damage. Do not roll again on this table. Vehicle is 50% likely to still be operational. |
Table 3: Inhabitants of an Abandoned Car
|
d20 |
The wreck is now inhabited or used by… |
|
1 – 9 |
only memories. |
|
10 |
a drifter. |
|
11 |
a runaway teenage boy. |
|
12 |
a runaway teenage girl. |
|
13 |
d6 non-poisonous snake(s). |
|
14 |
a poisonous snake |
|
15 |
a feral cat |
|
16 – 17 |
a wasp nest. |
|
18 |
a swarm of rats. |
|
19 |
a zombie. |
|
20 |
the ghost of someone who died in or on it. |
Table 4: Items Left in an Abandoned Vehicle
|
d100, 1d4 times. |
If you search the interior, trunk, or side bags, you will find… |
|
1 – 3 |
a tire iron. |
|
4 – 6 |
a crow bar. |
|
7 – 9 |
a roll of duck tape. |
|
10 – 12 |
a car radio. |
|
13 – 15 |
a blanket. |
|
16 – 18 |
a portable radio. |
|
19 – 21 |
a knife. |
|
22 – 24 |
a shotgun. |
|
25 – 27 |
1d4 shotgun shells. |
|
28 – 30 |
d20 dollars cash. |
|
31 – 33 |
d100 dollars worth of foreign currency. |
|
34 – 36 |
1d12 empty shell casings. |
|
37 – 39 |
a child’s toy. |
|
40 – 42 |
a wedding ring. |
|
43 – 45 |
a dog collar and leash. |
|
46 – 48 |
a suitcase filled with woman’s clothes. |
|
49 – 51 |
a suitcase filled with men’s clothing. |
|
52 – 54 |
a pair of woman’s shoes. |
|
55 – 57 |
a pair of men’s shoes. |
|
58 – 60 |
an instant camera. |
|
61 – 63 |
a half-drunk bottle of whiskey. |
|
64 – 66 |
binoculars. |
|
67 – 69 |
a gas can. |
|
70 – 72 |
a hatchet. |
|
73 – 75 |
an empty notebook. |
|
76 – 78 |
a portable 8-track player with 1d4 8-track tapes. |
|
79 – 81 |
a pair of roller-skates. |
|
82 – 84 |
a tent. |
|
85 – 87 |
a sleeping bag. |
|
88 – 90 |
a pack of playing cards. |
|
91 – 92 |
a pack of tarot cards. |
|
93 |
a strange journal that contains a Magical Ritual. |
|
94 – 96 |
a Bible, with various apocalyptic passages underlined. |
|
97 – 100 |
a book about U.F.O.s. |
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- Re-roll repeated results.
- Item(s) are in addition to the personal possessions of the current inhabitant / user.
The Engine of Oracles 