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Scheme Goal (d20)

d20	Result
1	Adapt To A Problem: Adjust their situation, resources, or contacts so that a local problem is no longer a problem for them, and in fact may somehow make them stronger or more secure.
2	Drive Out a Rival: Force a group that’s competing with them to leave the area, either by buyouts, force, external alliances, or treachery from suborned members.
3	Avenge a Defeat: Get revenge on some person or group that caused them severe problems in the past. This may involve straight-up assassination or be an assault on their financial holdings, local influence, or public respect.
4	Change the Rules: Alter the local laws or conventions so that something that would be very profitable for them is now accepted, whether as an overtly legal activity or a tacitly allowed one.
5	Enrich the Membership: Make life substantially better for members of the group or followers of the schemer, through additional income, more public influence, or a generally more comfortable life. Many small local organizations might strive for this; few succeed.
6	Discover a Secret: Pry some valuable secret out of a rival or extract it from an unwilling world. This secret might be blackmail, a vital product development element, secret marketing plans, a hidden but vulnerable relationship, or some other fact that would be very profitable or helpful for the schemer.
7	Build Physical Force: Acquire or upgrade the physical force available to the organization in the area. A district-level plot by a gang might involve forcibly enlisting a lesser gang of violent thugs into their service, while a regional-level megacorp plot might result in a nation granting open license for the development of corp military assets in its territory.
8	Change Their Image: Market or persuade the public into believing that the group or person behind the plot is what they say they are. This goal might involve moving the public sentiment in a particular direction, dissuading governmental authorities from interfering with such a popular group, or concealing widely-suspected crimes or atrocities.
9	Subvert a Rival: Bend a local rival or competitor into somehow cooperating with the schemer’s own purposes. This may be a matter of bribing them to cooperate, tricking them into thinking their goals align, or subverting members inside the organization until they’re willing to betray their original superiors.
10	Save a Person: Someone the organization cares about deeply is going to die unless this plot is successful, such as a lover, CEO, important political patron, or other person. They may be marked by irresistible forces of violence, prey to some exotic sickness or cancer, or condemned by their superiors to suffer death due to their failures or mistakes. This plot is designed to somehow save them from these consequences.
11	Create a Product: The plot means to overcome the difficulties in creating a revolutionary new product, be it a high-tech drone, new street drug, irresistible new religious cult, or manufactured music group. Particular industrial secrets, marketing ties, or rival products might need to be sorted out to successfully launch the product.
12	Clean Up a Mess: The schemer made a terrible mistake or had a dire failure. They’re containing the situation for now, but if this plot doesn’t come off correctly, it’s going to spill out and make a mess for them that might get them ruined or killed. If successful, this plot will resolve the disagreement, hide the evidence, or silence the witnesses.
13	Enthrone a Leader: The schemer needs to put a particular person in charge of a group, corp branch, government office, or other organization of importance. The current leadership may not be interested in being replaced, so it may be necessary to make a few job openings and ensure rival candidates aren’t an issue.
14	Make a Profit: This plot is simply about making a huge amount of money via a sale, agreement, alliance, or service rendered. If it’s carried off successfully the schemer can expect to be greatly enriched by the profits.
15	Claim Territory: The plot is intended to take practical control of a particular area, making the plotter the de facto ruler of the place and neutralize the influence of other outside powers. The type of control is likely to depend on the nature of the plotter; a gang is probably interested in controlling the protection payments and use of violence in an area, while a megacorp might seek to systematically quash the retail outlets and government contracts of rivals in a zone.
16	Make an Example: Some rival needs to be very obviously and brutally punished for a prior trespass. It must be extremely clear that the plotter is behind the chastisement, and the harm done must be very public. Open violence might be involved, or corporate ruin, public condemnation, or some other form of destruction.
17	Form an Alliance: A pact of cooperation needs to be cemented between the plotter and some other power that can give them something they want. The plotter needs to bring something valuable to the partner, or else subvert its personnel with their own particular inducements.
18	Break Free from Another: The plotter is somehow subordinated or strongly influenced by another group or person, and they want to cut these ties without ending up ruined. The superior may need to be bought off, fought off, or discouraged from trying to exert control over the schemer. The schemer might actually be part of the target organization, and seeking to break off to form a splinter group.
19	Subvert the Government: Life would be much easier if the local government were more sympathetic to the plotter’s interests. They need to bend local functionaries, put their own people into government, or weaken the official control of the area enough to have their own way in matters.
20	Increase their Membership: The plotter needs more people allied with their interests, so they need to recruit more people capable of helping them. This may involve absorbing rival groups, bribing competitors into submission, or forging an image so attractive that new blood wants to join. Their target may be a specific other organization to assimilate or it may be a broad appeal

NPC-Related Milestones (d20)

d20	Result
1	Blackmail or extort someone.
2	Break up someone's relationship.
3	Bribe or corruptly induce someone to help.
4	Force someone to cut ties with someone.
5	Force someone to work for them.
6	Frame someone for a crime.
7	Get someone demoted or fired.
8	Get someone killed.
9	Get someone promoted.
10	Grant someone their illegal but dear desire.
11	Kidnap or imprison someone.
12	Make someone famous or respected.
13	Persuade someone to be an inside mole.
14	Replace someone in their job.
15	Rescue someone from a bad situation.
16	Ruin someone's business.
17	Ruin someone's reputation.
18	Steal someone from an existing employer.
19	Trick someone into a treacherous alliance.
20	Worm a person into someone's confidence.

Resource-Related Milestones (d20)

d20	Result
1	Redirect funds from a rival's business.
2	Obtain a vital or valuable component.
3	Seize a cache of materials needed for the plot.
4	Destroy someone else's important resource.
5	Take over a valuable income stream.
6	Do a favor to erase some burdensome debt.
7	Acquire a supply of something very illegal
8	Erase incriminating data on some server.
9	Sabotage a rival's gear or critical machinery
10	Persuade a genius to fix a broken resource.
11	Find a critical replacement part for a device
12	Recover a hidden stockpile of valuables.
13	Destroy a rival's vital supply cache.
14	Ruin a rival's profitable income stream.
15	Neutralize a creditor and the debt they hold.
16	Convince someone to back the plot with cash.
17	Acquire a lost prototype or beta device.
18	Reclaim stolen resources or project plans.
19	Market manipulation by violence and crime
20	Retrieve lost goods before the owners can.

Business-Related Milestones (d20)

d20	Result
1	Work out the technical bugs in a product.
2	Get a specific genius to solve a product issue.
3	Destroy a rival's competing product research.
4	Forcibly seize an innovative new business.
5	Steal a corporate secret helpful to the product.
6	Force the government to back off from the plot.
7	Take over a gang that acts as a street retailer.
8	Acquire critical hidden data for the product.
9	Eliminate or subvert an internal critic.
10	Sabotage a rival internal product program.
11	Execute a test run of the beta product.
12	Create a problem the product can then solve.
13	Win a government contract for the product.
14	Destroy evidence of flaws or product failure.
15	Compel an exec to increase product funding.
16	Accomplish a great feat with the product beta.
17	Coerce or buy positive reporting on the product.
18	Sabotage a rival Corp's competing product.
19	Stop a team of rival saboteurs before they act.
20	Frame a rival for a product accident or disaster.

Rival team prefers to employ (d12)

d12	Result
1	Targeted assassinations and carefully setup hits on an unwitting victim
2	Noxious gases, poisons, and pharmaceuticals, perhaps including illicit combat drugs
3	Brute physical violence administered at very close range
4	Blackmail and local connections to bring recalcitrant targets to heel
5	Clockwork infiltrations with as little a chance of discovery as possible, and preferably no hint they’d ever been there
6	Silver-tongued diplomacy to bring a peaceful resolution to matters
7	Heavy drone and vehicle support for hard hits and fast retreats
8	Deep hacking efforts to subvert the target site or plague targeted people
9	Popular support from enthusiastic local fans willing to go to great risks for them
10	Disposable bodies from temp hires, candidates for membership, or mercs
11	Muscle and support from connections with a past corp, government, or gang they used to belong to
12	Ambushes, traps, and surprise attacks meant to seize the desired target and get away quickly

Mission Tags (d50)

d50	Tags	Mission	Enemies	Friends	Complications	Things	Places
1	Town Forgotten	The mission involves an abandoned section of the city, one where only the most desperate would consider going. An industrial accident or natural disaster may have rendered the place uninhabitable, or it might be a no-man’s land between two warring powers that will kill anyone they find in it. Corporate disputes may have cordoned it off, or a corp may have purchased it and left it to rot, or it may even be a literal abandoned town left to decay in the outland beyond the city.	Crazed gang boss in the ruins, Brutal scavenger chief, Monstrous spawn of the wreckage	Desperate local who refuses to leave, Investigator seeking the truth of the downfall, Pioneer trying to revive the place	The place is still in the process of abandonment, Scavengers are pillaging it actively, The cause of abandonment is still an active hazard	Precious things lost in the downfall, Actionable proof of a Corp's culpability, Tech or resource that could revive the town	Desolate public gathering place, Crumbled residence tower, Building smashed by the cause of the ruin
2	Knowledge Unknown	Somebody has learned something they absolutely should not know. It may be incriminating evidence, insider trading knowledge, data passcodes that can’t be conveniently changed, secret corporate product plans, proof of a gang alliance with a corp, or some other problematic knowledge. They probably want to do something with this knowledge, and the affected party might suspect that the information has leaked.	Suspicious corporate investigator, Leaker desperate to plug their leak before it's discovered, Treacherous "partner" to the one with the information	Recklessly ambitious underling who got the data, Innocent bystander threatened with ruin by the data, Clueless "lucky" data thief	The data holder vastly underestimates their peril, The data's actually going to make an enemy of an unexpected entity, The data's value is extremely time-sensitive	The key that unlocks the data's full value, The treasure that the knowledge can claim, The pay that was meant to pay for the data	Grimy underworld meeting place, Secret facility the data revealed, Hidden cache marked by the data
3	Demagogue	A leader has drawn together a number of people with their fiery words and wrathful vision, promising justice and vengeance against their real or perceived enemies. They’ve played on old injuries and present troubles to stir up their followers, many of whom are convinced that only by violent action can justice be had and their tormentors punished.	Ethnic or religious supremacist, Violent factional leader of an otherwise sympathetic cause, Returned hero thought killed by the group's enemies	Hapless local grudged by the group, Peace-minded rival within the group, Disenchanted former group member	The demagogue is working for a corp or gang, The demagogue needs to keep upping the stakes or they'll be replaced, The demagogue is about to badly overstep	Object symbolic of the group's grievances, Proof of the justification or lack thereof of their cause, Payment made to buy them off or redirect them	Known group hangout, Neighborhood dominated by the group, Place the group was driven out of or where they suffered wrongs
4	Revolutionaries	A group of armed insurgents or terrorists have somehow gotten mixed up in the situation, either because they’re targeting someone involved in the mission, they want something the mission offers, or they’ve been paid by someone involved in the situation. The group probably has a corporate patron if it hasn’t been stamped out yet, and most members are either hard-core zealots for the Cause or thugs in search of an outlet for their urges.	Cynical group boss going through the motions, Figurehead leader who's a corp catspaw, Charismatic but insane zealot leader	Misguided but sympathetic group member, Victim of the group's last action, Hard-bitten hunter of the group	The group's fighting a splittist sub-group, A corp is egging them on for their own benefit, The group has a sympathetic greater goal	Cache of weapons or drugs to fund the fight, Proof of corporate backing, A ticking bomb that the group set	Hidden slum training site, Neighborhood full of civilian sympathizers, Site of a bloody or destructive action
5	Cyber	Malfunctioning cyberware somehow plays a role in the situation. It may be causing a dire illness, provoking irrational behavior, or have caused some critical background event. It may also be that the cyber is working properly, but it’s attached to someone who taking advantage of their newfound abilities in highly troublesome ways.	“Used” cyberware vendor, Crazed street doc, Metalhead who pushed his ware too far	Worried spouse or family, Fellow victim of a bad batch of hardware, Victim of the cyber’s misuse	It’s better than usual but with dire drawbacks, They need to keep the cyber on for their job or survival, An enemy set them up with bad gear	Critical component for repairing it, Dangerous batch of bad ware, Legally-admissible evidence of corporate fault	Site of a cybernetic rampage, Hideout where the victim lairs, Trashed street doc clinic
6	Local	The local neighborhood’s natives are in a terrible situation that may or may not be related to the mission. Their leadership is struggling to cope with the consequences of their troubles, and some of the natives might have very different ideas about how to deal with the situation. Under such circumstances, it’s likely that greedy outsiders are moving in to take advantage of their troubles.	Predatory gang boss moving in, Corp manager profiting from the situation, Ambitious native looking to push out “ineffective” local leaders	Sympathetic stall owner, Crusading street journalist, Worried gang boss	Some of the locals are richly profiting from the situation, The party’s employers are indirectly causing the issue, The local solution may be worse than the problem	Collected money for dealing with the issue, Proof of the real culprit, Valuables left behind by dead or fled natives	Now-abandoned civic meeting place, Building destroyed by the problems, Stronghold of the intruding or profiteering outsiders
7	Big Hitter	The mission has somehow entangled a big name in the district, some figure of major importance and substantial power. They may be the target of the mission, the patron, or simply affected by the outcome of the job in a way that isn’t obvious. If they’re exceptionally physically capable, they might be personally present at the mission site as a hazard the PCs have to avoid	A scheming rival of the big hitter, A troublesome client or henchman of the major figure, The actual figure himself or herself	A sympathetic soul out of revenge on the hitter, A desperate minion of the hitter trying to hide a mistake, A helpful rival of the hitter	The big hitter doesn’t want to be involved but is getting dragged in by the situation, The big hitter fundamentally misunderstands the situation, The hitter is actually competing for the same goal	A dangerous piece of blackmail about the hitter, Special gear they commissioned, Tribute intended for them	Luxurious hangout of the elite, Devastated site that suffered the big hitter’s wrath, Business or location closely linked to the hitter
8	Biological Weapon	Some sort of biological weapon is involved in the mission. It may have been developed by the target, stolen by them, accidentally discovered by them in a lost cache, or used against them by an enemy. It’s probably not drastically contagious, and its effects might be keyed to particular cyber or types of victims. Other powers might be inclined to take drastic action to ensure the afflicted are “contained”.	Suicidal bio-scientist craving revenge at all costs, Reckless gang boss using dangerous tools, Corporate scientist who doesn’t understand the dangers involved	Worried local street doc, Sympathetic victim dying of the weapon, Insider whistleblower trying to get the truth out	The disease’s harmful effects are triggered by a catalyst, It was a beneficial treatment gone bad, Anyone having anything to do with it is likely to be exterminated by the corps and city on principle	Cure for the weapon, The secret data on reproducing the bioweapon, The details on how it’s going to be spread	Nightmare laboratory full of victims, Wretched plague ward, Building full of diseased corpses
9	Breakthrough Tech	The mission involves a significant technical advance, though this innovation may be in some esoteric industrial process or chemical synthesis valuable only to a few producers. Everyone around it knows it’s important, however, and the first corporation to get its details can expect to profit richly from it.	Ruthlessly amoral researcher, Cruel scientific headhunter, Traitor inside the research team	Well-meaning research tech, Justly-deserving inventor, Sympathetic entrepreneur	The tech is very dangerous to manufacture, The tech has a serious downside to it, The tech is fake bait to lure out traitors and spies	Useful prototype gear involving the tech, Secret formula vital to the tech, Lost data files needed to implement the tech	Hidden corporate laboratory, Restricted testing grounds, Ransacked remnants of the real inventor’s lab
10	Bureaucratic Error	A city or corporate bureaucrat has made a serious error related to this mission. The wrong resources may have been shipped, the wrong people assigned, or the wrong task given to the workers involved. The bureaucrat is likely eager to cover up their error, a process which may involve eliminating troublesome witnesses to it.	Assassin who was hired to clean up the situation, Corporate rival taking advantage of the mistake, Outside hacker who caused the mistake in order to profit by it	Sympathetic victim of the error, Local trying to take advantage of it, Deserving correct target of the resources or services	The culprit is doubling down on the mistake, The “error” was intentional malfeasance, The blame is being foisted on someone else	Proof that it was a mistake, Resources lost in transit, License or pass granting carte blanche to fix the problem	Remote and completely wrong delivery site, The correct operations site, Secret drop location
11	Celebrity	A significant celebrity is involved in the mission, perhaps as a target, a client, or an innocent bystander in the wrong place at the wrong time. The celebrity likely has a crew of handlers and security, along with a mob of zealous fans close by. A rival in the industry may also be involved in activities likely to bring harm to the celeb’s reputation or endorsement deals.	Viciously self-centered celebrity, Psychotic cybered fan stalker, Scheming rival celebrity	Harried celeb handler, Sympathetic celeb, Industrious reporter	The celeb is actually a dangerous operative, The celeb is accidentally in the most troublesome possible position, The celeb is actually competing with the PCs over the mission objective	Blackmail on the celeb, Priceless gear or objects from their endorsement partners, Object of enormous sentimental value to the celeb	Thunderously loud public appearance, Heavily guarded hotel, Dive bar or nightclub targeted for a surprise appearance
12	City Beneath	The mission involves the mazelike underway of the city, the sewers, utility passages, demolished megastructures, and other passages that lie beneath the streets. The desperate locals who inhabit them may not be friendly to strangers, while the black sites and secret gang lairs can prove more hazardous still to the uninvited.	Savage cybered sewer-dweller, Gang boss extortionist of the desperate, Cult leader below the city	Plucky subterranean survivor, Broker of below-street information, Local elder trying to protect their people	The underways are nicer than the surface and the locals want to keep out trouble, There’s a gang war going on below the streets, There’s a recurring environmental hazard that sweeps through	Map to a secret cache or facility, Plunder left here by a now-dead thief, Abandoned extremely illegal tech or forbidden science	Lightless maze of tunnels, Hardscrabble settlement, Sinister portal to the ways below
13	Controlled Opposition	The mission involves a group that appears to be antagonistic to another involved party, but is actually being controlled by that group. The rank and file members may not realize it, but the leadership is entirely in the pocket of their supposed enemies, and the plans they undertake will all end up serving their paymaster’s purposes.	Traitorous group leader, Secret kingmaker handling the contacts, Senior turncoat unsuspected by the other leaders	Suspicious group member, Victim of a recent treachery, Somebody who knows too much but can’t yet prove it	It’s actually controlled by a secret faction as a weapon against their rivals in the organization, The control is a recent turn of events, Only part of the org is controlled by its enemies	List of compromised group members, Documents of a secret plot the group is meant to aid in, Payroll meant for the turncoats	Secret meeting place in no-man’s land, Private base where borrowed resources are kept, Site of a recent action that ended up helping their supposed enemies
14	Corporate Defector	Someone involved in the mission wishes to become an ex-employee of their current corp patrons, but they’re too important to be allowed retirement. They may be secretly working with enemies of the corp, or their extraction might be a necessary step in the mission or a requisite payoff for their cooperation.	Amoral corporate headhunter, The subject’s ‘bodyguard’-slash-handler, The corp investigator who suspects the turncoat’s intentions	A family member used as a handle on the employee, A recruiter from another corp who wants them, A fixer who has a reason to want them back on the market	The corporation is giving them something they need to live, They were ‘recruited’ forcibly in the first place, They need to accomplish something before they can flee	The critical data only they can decode, Some priceless object given them as a sweetener, The tech that’s keeping them on a leash	Luxuriantly comfortable prison dorm, Isolated area where they can be snatched, Black site lab where they’re working
15	Corrupt Corper	A corper involved in this mission is even more corrupt than normal, cutting deals that would certainly get them snuffed by headquarters if they ever came to light. They have some kind of backing that prevents that from being a real concern for them, and whatever they’re doing is profitable enough to keep that support.	Corper with a horrible hunger, Petty king of an isolated corporate domain, Parasite on local city government with inordinate legal pull	Rival corper who wants to clear them out, Innocent victim of their vile bargains, A former rival who was forced out of the corp by them	Their superiors are using them as an eventually disposable tool to do what they cannot, A third party has a vested interest in protecting the corper, The corp has no intention of stopping them if their vile machinations are revealed	Wealth garnered by their foul plots, Something they stole from one of their victims, Proof of their excessive wickedness	Business dedicated to their awful schemes, Corp facility under their direct control, Hidden den where their dark work is done
16	Crazed Ideology	Some person or group involved in the mission has a lunatic ideology and is determined to make some grand gesture involving it. Their beliefs provide some sort of psychic benefit to them, however ridiculous they may be, but they tend to be extremely unhealthy for non-believers. This group is willing to do irrational things because its motivations are not rational to begin with.	Wild-eyed demagogue dreaming of utopia, Coldly mad leader of a movement, Desperate cult leader driven to take refuge in impossibilities	Would-be escapee from the movement, Victim of their most recent excess, Member of a group targeted by the ideology	The ideology is very sympathetic in its public aspect, They have a major corporate backer, The ideology could be very useful to the PCs somehow	Tribute offered by zealot members, Ridiculously dangerous device built or obtained by them, Security passcodes given by a secret believer	“Re-education” site for any wavering members, Public-face office of the group, Mass meeting of the group
17	Criminal Cop	Police corruption is a given in cyberpunk settings, but this mission involves a cop of far greater criminality than the norm. They might be an actual gang boss, an assassin for their corporate or government masters, or a broker for some horrific service or business that operates under their personal protection. Their peers are unlikely to intervene unless their activities prove problematic for the city government.	Criminal kingpin with a badge, City official who’s behind the cop’s excesses, Useful monster protected by the law	Hapless idealist among the police, Bitter victim of the cop, Rival criminal who wants to take them out	Their criminal plots are protecting a sympathetic group or person, They’re preferable to the alternative for a lot of locals, They’ve arranged for their wickedness to be entirely legal	Restricted tech or weaponry, A massive blackmail file, Payoff they received	Police precinct building, Palatial private home, Grimy crime den where they meet with their underlings
18	Crooked Fixer	Fixers who betray their clients or operators tend to die quickly, but this one has somehow evaded that consequence so far. They may be hopelessly venal, compromised by corp ties, or simply incompetent, but blind luck has kept their victims from realizing the situation. Whatever deal they give the PCs will not go as promised.	Fixer with a secret addiction to be fed, Fixer with someone else’s fist around their throat, Fixer who’s actually working for someone else	Survivor of a past “mission accident”, Former client who suspects something dark, Former employee of the fixer who knows too much	The fixer wasn’t compromised until quite recently, They’ve had a lot of successes lately enabled by their real master, The fixer’s deals are so tempting that people don’t look hard at them	Huge payment from the fixer’s owner, Loot that the fixer took off of a conveniently dead operator team, Proof of the fixer’s malfeasance	Richly-appointed lair of the fixer, Site of an “unfortunate turn of luck”, Secret meeting place where the fixer meets their real boss
19	Drug Dealer	A dealer in illicit pharmaceuticals is somehow entangled in the mission. Given the ubiquity of drugs in most cyberpunk settings, they are likely unusual in some way, either vending massive amounts of street drugs or offering special chems that can’t be had elsewhere. A few might deal in the corp-specific cyber anti-rejection drugs that help keep corporate employees locked into their contracts.	Mad genius with a new and attractive drug, Amoral vendor quicker to spend lives than money, Extortionist using drugs as a tool of control	Addict trying to get free, Local leader with a grudge against the dealer, Victim of a bad batch	They also sell vitally important medical pharms, They’re a pillar of the local community, The drugs are just a cover for a much worse trade	Large stash of expensive chems, Formula for a popular new drug, Priceless object sold or given by a desperate junkie	Wretched opium den full of torpid clients, High-end club with party favors, Lab with no interest in safety measures
20	Feckless Idealist	Someone involved in this situation has a noble ideal or a grand purpose that has no appreciable chance of working as intended. They’re too insulated from the world or too willfully blind to understand that their ideal is hopeless as constituted, and they’ve set in motion plans that can only lead to disaster for those dragged into the situation.	Zealot willing to break eggs, Ruthless mercenary being paid well by the idealist, Roused enemy of the idealist who is bringing down disaster	The sympathetic idealist, A fellow traveler who fears disaster, A luckless victim of their ideals	The plans are so unexpected by others that they’re actually working for a brief time, The idealist has made a deal with the metaphorical devil, The idealist is impressing their vision on a deeply unenthusiastic group	The secret weapon that will bring them victory, Cache of wealth donated by a supporter, Funding provided by the puppetmaster behind their plans	Secret meeting of zealous believers, Monument to something the idealist wishes to destroy, Business or site dedicated to the ideal that is not working correctly
21	Forbidden Tech	Half of what’s in an operator’s pockets is likely illegal in the city, but this mission involves a piece of tech that is really illegal. It involves bioweapons, poison gases, large-scale military explosives, unspeakably vile VR chips, or something else that no cop or corp security can afford to ignore. Someone may want the tech, may have the tech, or may be trying to get rid of the tech without it being traced.	Amoral scientist bent on building it, Deniable corp official on a black mission, Desperate zealot set on using the tech for their cause	Victim of the tech’s use, Rival trying to destroy the tech, Associate who needs the tech to discreetly disappear	The tech is disguised as something else, It was stolen from someone else who wasn’t supposed to have it, It’s seductively easy to sell on the black market	A key needed to unlock the tech, Vital parts needed to enable the tech, A device that can defend against or neutralize the tech	Grim lab where the tech is created, Site of the tech’s recent deployment, Heavily-guarded storage site for the tech
22	Former Ganger	Someone in the mission has walked away from a local gang. While such defections aren’t unknown, this person is unwise enough to remain within the gang’s reach, either because they can’t leave the area or their departure was so infuriating that the gang is reaching out after them. They may have left simply for the sake of a better offer, or the gang may have done something to drive them away.	Relentless gang pursuer, Hired assassin or bounty hunter, Former victim of the gang out for revenge	Sympathetic ex-ganger, Family member or lover trying to help them, Person somehow responsible for their change of heart	It’s all a set-up and the “ex-ganger” is still working for their former gang, The renunciate has powerful new allies, The renunciate took a number of gangers with them	A vital object they took with them, The payoff they took from their new boss, Blackmail material on their former employer	Shadowy slum where they’ve gone to ground, Street full of searching gangers, Hidden safe house
23	Genius Hacker	There’s a true prodigy of hacking involved in the mission, someone with a remarkable talent for code or virtual mayhem. They may be a direct opponent of the PCs in the virtual world, or their code or hacking activities may have played a major role in the current situation. In the former case, the PCs may need to figure out some way to deal with them before the PC hackers have any real chance of success.	Mercenary hacking prodigy, Only coder who can handle a corp project, Ruthless handler of a hopelessly dependent genius	Sympathetic protege of the hacker, Hacker victim of their online prowess, Hunter looking for the hacker in meat space	The hacker is extremely capable in combat, The hacker is exceedingly elusive in reality, The hacker recently brought down more heat than they planned to handle	The hacker’s prized custom deck, A backdoor keycode into the hacker’s code, Precious pay-data the hacker swiped	A dark and grimy NEET lair, Underground code vendor’s shop, Entertainment venue favored by the hacker
24	Government Assistance	The city government has their hands in this situation, either causing it, investigating it, or trying to stop it. The other parties involved are too powerful to directly contravene, or else the government hasn’t committed enough resources to simply disperse smaller opponents. In some cases, the PCs may have to operate carefully to avoid government agents or investigations that can’t simply be gunned down.	Corrupt city agent looking for profit, Schemer who plans to turn the city’s attention on the PCs, Bloodless bureaucrat who cares only for his job and nothing for the cost of it to others	Amiable city clerk, Cop with ties to the situation, City investigator into government corruption	Their involvement is related to an otherwise-uninvolved third party, Someone double-crossed a corrupt official, This is all part of city office politics	Large cache of city property, Extremely valuable license or permit, Stash of overlooked city funds	Gray concrete office building, Mazelike city bureau, Grim city law enforcement office
25	Hidden Databank	There’s a lost or hidden databank in the situation that’s priceless to someone, either for its raw pay-data value or for a particular secret on it. One or more sides are searching for the databank, either in the online system where it’s kept or around the physical site where a hidden chip is located. Even finding its general hiding place may be a challenge.	Powerful local who fears blackmail, The chip’s former owner trying to recover it, Hacker who needs that chip to avoid a dire consequence	The luckless soul who lost it, A local who knows too much about it, Curious investigator who’s heard rumors of it	The chip’s data is very time-sensitive, The chip requires a separate key to decrypt, The chip doesn’t exist and is bait for another plot	A related chip with valuable pay-data, The map to where it’s hidden, The key to unlock the security around it	Ransacked site where it might have been, Hidden data lab meant for cracking it, The high security site it was stolen from
26	Hideous Hunger	A person involved in the situation has an abhorrent craving or habit that they must feed, and their need is coloring their goals. A GM doesn’t need to make this appetite explicit; implications and suggestions tend to be most effective in provoking the worst of player imaginations. Whatever it is should be something horrible even by dystopian standards	The dealer who supplies this craving, An aficionado who spreads it among the decadent, Brutal minion of the vice owner	An escaped almost-victim of the vice, Horrified witness of events, Relative of a vanished participant in the appetite	The hunger isn’t physically possible without sinister tech, They have protection from fellow decadents, Their appetite leaves a hole in their defenses	Proof of their sins, The payment they need for their next fix, Precious loot left behind by a dead co-indulger	Transport waystation for the vice, Hidden dump for the remnants, Salon of fellow degenerates
27	Blackmail	Someone involved in this situation has a piece of blackmail that can’t be safely put away. They may have a limited window of time before events render the material useless, the target is able to destroy it, or the target is no longer useful to them. They need to act quickly on the blackmail if they’re to get anything profitable out of it, and their move will somehow be involved in the adventure.	Traitorous secretary, Machiavellian corporate middleman, Former associated turned enemy	Survivor of an event that was supposed to be buried, Faithful minion of the target, Idealist trying to use the blackmail for good	Using the blackmail will have consequences far beyond those expected, The target intentionally put the blackmail out to identify would-be manipulators, A third party wants the blackmail quashed at all costs	Valuable goods involved in the blackmail, Datachip with the encryption key to it, Payoff to the blackmail’s supplier	Corner booth in a shady nightclub, Site of the event that needed concealing, Tense meeting place for exchanging the material
28	Human Property	Commoditized human beings are involved in the mission somehow, whether as sex workers, slave laborers, organ “donors”, pit fighters, or some other sort of traffic. In the City, this may include indentured workers, though those people are valuable enough to merit using an actual legal contract to control them rather than the simpler expedients of a drug habit and brute violence.	Savage gang slaver, Bloodless corporate HR manager, Psychotic organlegger boss	Relative of one of the victims, Escaped victim with someone left behind, Competitor taking umbrage at their rival’s use of free labor	The victims chose their fate as preferable to their former life, They’re treated very well due to their value to someone, The traffic involves extensive false pretenses	Organs salvaged from victims, Precious item a victim hid, The valuable products the victims are working to produce	Grimy human kennel, Immaculate facility with a hidden darkness, Dumping site for used-up labor
29	Screwjob	A person involved with the mission is intentionally tanking it. This probably shouldn’t be the client, as operators tend to half-expect that. Instead, it’s probably some minion of the client or a capable agent of the other side who’s learned about the incoming mission. While the resulting job shouldn’t necessarily be a death trap, it’s liable to go very bad, very quickly	Traitorous minion of the client, Dangerously capable mission target, Counter-intelligence expert for hire	Survivor of a premature move by the traitor, Agent of the client trying to make things right, Fellow victim of the inside job	The malefactor needs the mission to fail in a very specific way, The client is being set up by their superior, The screwjob happens when a supposedly loyal PC ally turns on them	Proof of the traitor’s identity, Precious object the target used as bait, Payment intended for the traitor	Meeting site that turns hot, Target facility with interior that doesn’t match the briefing, Hidden location with the real mission target
30	Prince	Corpers love their children too, to a fiscally defensible extent, and so it’s not unknown for some slumming scion or careless princess to be collected by a rival or an entrepreneurial gang. If they’re lucky, their parents care enough to pay for a peaceful resolution. If they’re unlucky, their parents care enough to pay for a team of professional murderers to make a clarifying example.	Corporate rival trying to apply pressure, Gang boss who saw their chance, Psychotic organlegger looking for a “special order”	Faithful family combat butler, Young friend of the victim, Kidnapper who wants to get clear of the situation	The scion actually set the situation up but may not be in control right now, The kidnappers aren’t interested in money, Somebody would prefer the scion to be dead	Some vital object the prince was carrying, The ransom payment, The critical data or blackmail material they’re trading them for	Dingy hideout in the slums, Loud street club favored by slumming corpers, Elegant corper tower where the parents live
31	Lost Treasure	Something precious is involved in this mission, an object once thought lost or some tech that is no longer easily produced in the City. If its presence were made public too many people would try to seize it, so everyone involved is trying to keep it quiet. It may be the mission’s target, the mission payoff, or a discovery made by one side’s blind luck during the mission’s actual execution.	Ruthless salvage gang boss, Remorseless agent of its original owner, The object’s crazed guardian	Local who twigged to its presence, Nearby neighbor trying to dodge the crossfire, Treasure hunter who’s been searching for it	It’s physically dangerous or toxic to possess, Its supposed existence is bait in a trap, It’s too bulky to easily move by hand	Priceless artifact of political significance, Prototype tech never duplicated, Rare substance now almost entirely used up or lost	Collapsed facility where it was stored, Dangerous zone of radiation or toxins surrounding its hiding place, Maze of buildings in which it is hidden
32	Mad Artist	Art still exists in the chromed future, but not always of a kind that is pleasant to experience. Some lunatic artist is pursuing an aesthetic vision that is likely to cause large amounts of death or suffering, a situation that may be the entire point of the piece or is perhaps just an unfortunate necessity. Such large-scale works often involve numerous helpers, though they may not understand the full scope of their actions	Art still exists in the chromed future, but not always of a kind that is pleasant to experience. Some lunatic artist is pursuing an aesthetic vision that is likely to cause large amounts of death or suffering, a situation that may be the entire point of the piece or is perhaps just an unfortunate necessity. Such large-scale works often involve numerous helpers, though they may not understand the full scope of their actions	Hapless victim of a prior artwork, Terrified subject of the artist’s latest obsession, Disgusted helper who fled their vision	They’re marketable enough for corp backing, Someone’s helping them as their vision is useful for their purposes, They are genuinely terrible at art and have profoundly inane ideas	Encryption key for their timed explosives, Formula for the cure for their bioweapon, Exceedingly expensive art piece	Uptown corper gallery, Inexplicable large-scale art installation, Filthy artist’s den
33	Politician	A politician of more than ordinary malice is involved in the situation, either as a target, a client, or an interested third party. They may not be able to admit to public ties with the parties involved, but they’re likely to “nudge” the government forces under their control in whatever directions are most profitable for them or their corporate backers. Their intentions are uniformly vile and inclined to make things worse.	Reformer who only ever makes things worse, Benign figurehead with horrible appetites, Faceless bureau chief of a black department	Underling with a grudge, Street reporter with inside information, Rival politician sensing an opening	The politician has party thugs on call, The local government averts its eyes from their doings, Eliminating them would open the way for an even worse politician	Blackmail that would end their career, Funds from a large bribe, Classified government files	Tense political rally, Heavily-fortified party headquarters, Slum area under de facto party control
34	Market Share	This mission is complicated by two or more corps fighting over the market share for their products. The conflict might be drawing heat right on top of the mission zone, the mission may be related to advancing a corp’s interests. The client might even be a third corp trying to make sure everyone involved loses via sabotage of production lines and kidnapping or assassination of R&D staff.	Desperate corp manager on his last chance, Gang boss on a corp’s payroll, Marketing exec who will let nothing stand in her way	Local shop owner caught in the crossfire, Entrepreneur struggling to hold on, Victim of a corp’s popular but unsafe product line	The products are terrible so they’re simply executing any competitors, One combatant is actually a third party who’s bootlegging another corp’s goods, The weaker corp has the better product	Top-secret product formula, Store of precious components, Credchip with a large street marketing budget on it	Smoking crater of a rival store, Violently loud street marketing rally, Rival fan riot scene
35	Product Pipeline	The mission involves a group of organleggers bent on kidnapping people and stripping them for used cyber and vital organs. Almost every gang needs a corp backer to clean the goods and get them into the product pipeline, but several layers of cutouts ensure that incriminating evidence is hard to acquire. Victims are often kept “fresh” for some time until the gang’s ripper can profitably disassemble them.	Cyberclinic exec with a lot of hardware, Bitter revolutionary looting their class enemies, Psychopath who just enjoys vivisecting people	Relative of a recent victim, Local who learned too much, Street doc with a grudge	The gang is upscale and does tailored snatches for specific parts, They work the bulk trade with indiscriminate zeal, They have numerous gang allies they supply with cheap cyber	Perfectly-extracted high end cyber, Case of ultra-compatible kidneys, Supply of extremely costly anti-rejection drugs	Hidden cages for fresh stock, Blood-smeared “operating theater”, Club where strangers tend to get lost
36	Reckless Gang	A gang is going far beyond the customary subjects of violence in the area, hitting targets that are supposed to stay untouched. City cops, corp security, ruling gang personnel, or other protected figures are taking heat, either because the gang is suicidally overconfident or because they have backers that can plausibly protect them from the consequences. They may or may not be correct in their assumption.	Megalomaniacal gang boss, Corp manager planning to sacrifice the gang, Gang strategist who’s actually in the pay of a rival group	Local victim of the new uproar, Gang deserter who dreads the consequences, Local elder trying to calm things down before it’s too late	The gang actually does have an effective secret weapon, The gang profoundly misunderstands the political situation, Somebody’s been paid off to incite this situation	Contraband the gang stole in a surprise raid, Payoff made for their services, A priceless object they stole from someone very important	Aggressively obvious new gang stronghold, Bombed-out police station, Site of the massacre of a supposedly untouchable group of people
37	Religious Zealot	A fanatic has whipped up the locals here and they’re complicating the mission. Whatever the original precepts of the faith, the zealot has turned them into effective tools of local control, and they’re goading the natives into acts of wild excess. Whether driven to violence, indulgence, or self-mortification, these enthusiasts are going to be a problem for the PCs.	Populist cult leader preaching apocalypse, Heresiarch with a cadre of skilled fanatics, Corp evangelist with minions desperate to obey the company word and get promoted	Former believer fallen away, Local religious leader, Victim of the zealot’s excesses	The zealot is doing useful things as well, The zealot is the only restraint on his frothing minions, The zealot’s lieutenants are fighting a multisided factional war over delegated authority	Sacred relic of the faith, Proof of the zealot’s very material motivations, Tithes collected from the faithful	P Eerie mass rally in the district, Constantly-active temple or church, Burnt-out shell of a rival shrine
38	Roaming Raider	A nomadic group of raiders is involved in the mission. These might be urban biker gangs that quickly sweep through the territory of rivals to loot and terrorize, or badlander smugglers who do a little land piracy on the side. Such professional plunderers often lay their hands on valuable goods, especially if their advance scouts and agents can give them useful intel.	Raider leader offering freedom to wretched minions, Desperate gang boss driven onto the road by past losses, Ruthless badlander chief	Raider who wants to settle down, Local plundered by the group, Bitter avenger who’s been trailing them for some time	The raiders deal in something they bring with them, They’re mercenaries as well as thieves, They’re fleeing a bigger problem	Priceless loot they’re carrying to a better market, Precious object stolen from a powerful target, Prototype vehicle of superior qualities	Makeshift camp or squat where they lair, Smashed-up street market, Pillaged remnants of a convoy
39	Secret Base	Someone involved in the mission has a base deep within hostile territory or a lair hidden amid an uninvolved populace. It might be a safehouse, a front company, a secretly-allied gang’s headquarters, a paid-off street doc’s clinic, or some other location from which they can perform their tasks. The base might be allied with the client, or it could be an outpost of the mission target.	Seeming ally who’s actually running a hostile base, Local tyrant growing suspicious of an allied base, Base director who’s planning on burning the site for a traitorous payoff	Local suffering because of the base’s activities, Urchin who’s learned too much, Neighbor being leaned on by the base’s operators	The base is somehow mobile, Exposing the base would be disastrous to its neighbors, The base is known but thought to belong to someone else	Keycard to get inside the secret area of the base, Roster listing secret agents of the base, Illicit high-value equipment kept in the base	Aggressively inconspicuous office building, Secret tunnel beneath the streets, Hidden slum courtyard
40	Smuggled Good	The mission involves contraband in some way, probably goods too dangerous for the corps to want them in ordinary hands. Other goods may be mundane but taxed so heavily that the only way to make a profit on them is to dodge the tariffs. Some might be critical medicines or parts that a particular corp keeps a monopoly on, and only smuggled substitutes are affordable to street denizens.	Amoral smuggler nomad chief, Corrupt city bureaucrat running a ring, Gang boss with an iron grip on a particular trade good	Local desperately in need of the goods, Fixer with a contract they have to get filled, Local cop who makes money off smuggler’s bribes	The smugglers don’t realize the dire nature of what they’re carrying, The goods are bait for a particular targeted buyer, The route’s being fought over by multiple smuggling rings	A lost shipment of precious goods, List of bribes paid to particular officials, Ultra-tuned smuggling vehicle	Desolate badlands route, Abandoned suburb meeting place, Discreet street stall selling smuggled goods
41	Secret	There’s a secret involved in the mission with potentially explosive consequences. Revealing it would have direly negative results for someone or some organization, though tangible proof would be required for a really effective drop. The PCs may or may not be seeking this secret as part of the mission; if not, they might stumble on it.	Professional silencer hired to keep it quiet, Traitorous ally using the PCs to get at the secret, Important local boss threatened by its revealing	Local suffering from the secret’s indirect consequences, Relative of someone who learned too much, Curious local investigator	Revealing the secret could be fatal to the PCs too, The secret is something morally monstrous, Protecting the secret would be profitable to the PCs but not to their client	Physical proof of the secret’s truth, Possessions of someone who learned too much, Payoff for a guardian of the secret	Hidden site deep within the slums, Isolated facility in the badlands, Concealed facility inside a front business
42	Turf War	Two or more gangs, corps, neighborhood groups, religious sects, or other organizations are fighting over control of a piece of turf involved in the mission. Interlopers will be grilled on their loyalties and the wrong answer could be hazardous. One of the sides might be willing to cooperate with outsiders in exchange for some useful help.	E Relentlessly expansionistic gang boss, Corper marketing manager on a mission, Local religious zealot who brooks no infidels	Local just trying to survive the conflict, Hapless outside peacemaker, Member of the crushed former group that used to control the area	One or more sides are being backed by third parties, The struggle is emotional and based on deep hatreds rather than profit, The locals aren’t affiliated with either group and suffer accordingly	Cache of weapons sufficient to turn the tide, Funding “donated” by locals, Evidence of a traitor in one group’s ranks	Burnt-down community center, Neighborhood purged of opponents, Street with numerous dueling snipers on it
43	High Heat	This mission is going to infuriate someone a lot more than might seem reasonable. Some part of the job touches a very tender spot for a corp, city government, or gang organization, and they will respond with seemingly outsized force. The sensitive spot might not even be the mission objective, but something somehow related to obtaining it.	Corp exec with a top-secret project, Gang boss making an important secret move, City gov black project director	Corp worker who’s noticed something strange, Victim of the secret activities going on, Last surviving operator of the last team to try this	The heat is actually going to come from a third party’s activities, Avoiding the heat is possible but taking it is very profitable, The heat is going to turn former allies into provisional enemies	Ultra-illegal contraband, Radioactive blackmail material, Critical corp data files that got here accidentally	Ordinary-looking corp facility with heavy interior defenses, Hidden corp security dispatch, High-tech security facility hidden behind a front company
44	Beast Unleashed	There’s a monster running amok during the mission, one probably just as dangerous to the targets as the PCs. This may be a literal beast in the form of a haywire cyber-animal or it may be some uncontrollably deranged ganger or psychotic cyberkiller. The PCs may be able to avoid it if they can manage to keep from drawing its attention.	Prototype cyber-enhanced guard animal, Ultrachromed killer off his meds, Corporate security chief sent to wreck things here by his superiors	Survivor of an encounter with the beast, Relative of a recent victim, Past ally of the beast that regrets it	The beast is actually doing the most damage to the mission target, There’s a limited window of time before the beast is released, Nobody knows the beast is there until it’s too late	Some code or device that will kill the beast, Valuable stash left by victims of the beast, Precious trophies kept by the beast	Horrific massacre site, Broken-open bunker that tried to hold out, Facility with everyone holed up in hiding
45	Mystery Connection	Two of the individuals or groups involved in this mission have an unexpected cooperative relationship. This may be due to blood ties, former service together, mutual friendship, or the current vagaries of the situation, but they’ll work together in a way that outsiders wouldn’t expect.	Secret mastermind behind the pact, Brutal enforcer who’s compelling cooperation, Hired killer being mutually financed by them	Survivor of a joint assault made by the groups, Investigator checking out reports of cooperation, Deserter who objected to the relationship	The ties will unravel explosively if a particular person dies or loses power, The organizations actually both share a single secret controller, The ties are extremely temporary based on the current situation	Precious loot given as a pledge of alliance, Cache hidden by deserters who objected, Plunder seized by a joint operation	Shared base of operations, Stronghold of one side with the other group present in numbers, Fortified facility being reinforced by the other side
46	Gift Not Refused	Some person or group involved in the mission has been made an offer they cannot refuse. The consequences of denial may be obviously nonsurvivable, the pay might be irresistible, or the entity making the offer might be proffering something they want too badly to ever turn down	E Expansion-minded gang boss, Corper exec on a mission, Kingmaker moving a piece on the board	Group associate who resents the pressure, Local who suffers as a consequence of the deal, Broker who’s heard about the bargain	Performing their end of the deal forces them into irrational actions, Their lieutenants or associates don’t want to take the deal, One side has no intention of coming through with the deal	Up front payment for the deal, The precious object that is the focus of the deal, Proof that the deal is not going to be honored	Tense club where meetings are made, Execution scene where a refuser was made an example, Facility being employed to carry out the deal
47	Refugee	A person or group involved in the mission is fleeing a bad situation and the other entities involved in the job are not happy with their presence. They’re either complicating the situation, an active threat to one of the parties involved, or whatever chased them out of their old lair is now pursuing them into their new location.	Murderous avenger pursuing the escapee, Monstrous brute fleeing consequences, Gang boss forced out of their old turf	Local displaced by the newcomer, Pursuing victim of theirs still seeking justice, Relative or associate of a sympathetic refugee	The refugee remains tolerated precisely as long as they remain useful to someone, The refugee is biding their time until fellows or allies arrive in overwhelming force, The refugee is actually an infiltrator from a hostile group	Valuables carried away by the refugee, Buried cache they left behind, The object they stole that forced them to flee in the first place	Makeshift squat in the slums, Club for the refugees, New-built gang HQ or shop run by the refugees
48	Gang	A new gang has complicated the mission by getting between the PCs and their target, allying with an enemy, or threatening something the PCs needed to protect. They may be a splinter faction of an existing gang, newcomers to the district, or a band of locals with ambitions of controlling their own turf. Other gangs may not take kindly to the new competition.	Charismatic but dangerously unstable leader, Grizzled former lieutenant striking out on their	Survivor of a recent encounter with them, Local being extorted by them, Disillusioned ex-member	The gang is being used as a catspaw by another group, They’re going to live only as long as the local rulers can’t be bothered to kill them, They’re providing a service or crime no one else in the area handles	Payoffs from local shop owners, Plunder stolen on a recent raid, Hidden stash left behind by the former owners of their new HQ	Gang HQ with newly-painted colors, Club taken over by the new gang, Site of a vicious clash with the current local gangs
49	White Knight	Someone or some group is determined to solve the problems of someone involved in this mission, whether or not it’s practical. They may be motivated by romantic feelings, old debts, gnawing guilt, or outside payment. The target of their help may be someone the PCs are targeting, an NPC tangled in the situation, or an underdog group under fire, but whoever it is will be problematic for the PCs.	Hired gun with no concern over collateral damage, Zealously devoted follower who cares only for the target, Corper on a mission for their own purposes	Former associate of the knight, Survivor of an attempt to stop the knight, Another person with the same target as the PCs	The knight’s intentions for the rescuee are not good, The rescuee is terrified of the knight, The knight wants to inflict collateral damage almost as much as they want to rescue the target	Valuables left behind by victims of the knight, Precious object near the target, Wealth used in a futile attempt at bribery to call them off	Broken-open strongpoint in the knight’s way, Heavily-fortified facility holding the target, Decoy site with a trap instead of the target
50	Wrathful Avenger	A person or group seeks vengeance, and their pursuit will end up complicating the mission. Someone or some group involved in the job is their target, and their destructive impulses are going to be as inconvenient as possible for the successful accomplishment of the mission’s objectives. They may possibly mistake the PCs as being fellow participants in whatever group or target they have a grudge against.	Lone assassin with a burning grudge, Corp manager with a score to settle, Heavily cybered survivor of an old betrayal	Sympathetic member of the targeted group, Old associate who knows the truth, Luckless local who’s just in the way	The avenger is determined to destroy their target in a very specific and meaningful way, The avenger has no just reason whatsoever for their grudge, The avenger has been manipulated into aiming at the wrong target	Sentimental object of great value to the avenger, The loot that was the object of their falling-out, Key item that will assuage their wrath	Secret lair they work out of, Smashed site of their initial attack, Hidden location their target hides out in

All Milestones (1d3)

1d3	Result
1	Roll on "NPC-Related Milestones"
2	Roll on "Resource-Related Milestones"
3	Roll on "Business-Related Milestones"

Mission Types (d9)

d9	Type	Mission Types
1	Defense	The operators are charged with defending a person, place, or object against an impending threat. Things and Places can be taken from the Mission Tags that were rolled, while the Enemies give a good idea of the kind of opposition that the team might face in securing their charge.
2	Espionage	Rather than stealing objects, the team is asked to acquire guarded data. The Complications in the mission’s tags give some hints as to what kind of secrets or hidden truths someone might want to know about the situation, or you could always just make the McGuffin a good old piece of paydata that the client wants recovered.
3	Murder	Straight-up assassination is an old-fashioned favorite on the street, but most clients prefer to offload the risks of it on hired help. There are countless reasons why one local might want another dead, but the Enemies of the mission tags you rolled are probably fairly high up on somebody’s list
4	Rescue	Not everyone working for a local employer is actually voluntarily providing their services. Effective slave labor is common, control exerted through drug addiction, intimidation, and casual violence, but there are also those forced to serve through less direct means. Sometimes a client needs somebody pried out of a situation like that, and the PCs can serve as the extraction vector.
5	Retrieval	Theft is taking something its owner values, while retrieval is collecting things that no one presently owns. Lost datachips, crashed prototypes, missing experimental devices, mislaid drug shipments, and other valuables all await someone willing to dig out their current location and bring them back to a client. The Things of the rolled mission tags usually serve as these objects of desire.
6	Sabotage	Some clients just want to see the world burn, or at least an enemy’s part of it. The operators are charged with destroying an object, place, or facility, usually through physical violence or well-placed hacking efforts. A hostile Scheme might be the target of this sabotage, or a valuable Thing or object-related Complication rolled on the mission tags.
7	Scouting	Rather than the specific datum that Espionage would have the team collect, the client here wants them to perform recon on a particular site, area, or organization. Maps, membership lists, diagrams, lists of forces, and other practical information must be obtained. In a more social context, the PCs might need to identify the leadership of an organization, or figure out the cliques and political factions within a group.
8	Smuggling	Every city is going to want to have its share of the trade passing through, and taxes and tariffs on valuable goods can be crushingly high. Other polities want to keep certain things off the streets, such as vice products the local corps don’t produce, objects that might destabilize local control, or goods produced by a competitor to the local ruling corps. Even so, it’s not unknown for pharmaceutical corps to make their own recreational products illegal in a city simply so they can sponsor tax-free, high-margin drug cartels to retail their goods to the locals.
9	Theft	One of the oldest and most popular roles for a team of operators, simple theft is one of the most common jobs for hire. The team is charged with stealing something from one person or group and delivering it to another, preferably with the victim knowing as little of the matter as is possible.

Why Can’t They Do It Themselves (1d54)

1d54	INDEX	Result
1	Defense	They don’t have the raw muscle available to do the task themselves.
2	Defense	Their usual defenders are not available.
3	Defense	They’ve quarreled with their usual cover and are not able to do he task themselves.
4	Defense	They think this time the hit will be too strong and want backup.
5	Defense	Their usual defenders are compromised.
6	Defense	They don’t want to risk their resources or can't be bothered.
7	Espionage	They have no agents in place to do so
8	Espionage	They tried and failed, bringing heat down
9	Espionage	They’re being watched too closely to act
10	Espionage	Their best spy is currently not available
11	Espionage	They plan to use the PCs as decoys
12	Espionage	They’re afraid of alerting internal moles
13	Murder	Completely unsuspecting of the threat
14	Murder	They’re aware of the general risk
15	Murder	They think someone’s actively trying now
16	Murder	They track multiple known threats
17	Murder	They’re outright paranoid about the risk
18	Murder	They have inside information on the hit
19	Rescue	Collateral damage from another clash
20	Rescue	Targeted kidnapping from their home
21	Rescue	A smash-and-grab of opportunity
22	Rescue	Sold out by a supposed ally
23	Rescue	Traded away by their former employer
24	Rescue	Seized during a set-up meeting
25	Retrieval	It’s too valuable to abandon it
26	Retrieval	It’s evidence they need concealed
27	Retrieval	A rival must be kept from getting it
28	Retrieval	It’s key to one of their current schemes
29	Retrieval	It has great sentimental value to them
30	Retrieval	They need it for parts or data in it
31	Sabotage	Economic Motive; it’s profitable to ruin it
32	Sabotage	Spiteful Motive; it’s revenge for something done
33	Sabotage	Distraction Motive; it’ll draw attention to it
34	Sabotage	Tactical Motive; it’ll create an opening to exploit
35	Sabotage	Social Motive; it’ll humiliate or disgrace someone
36	Sabotage	Strategic Motive; it’ll foreclose some future threat
37	Scouting	The surrounding area is too dangerous
38	Scouting	A hostile group there is keeping them out
39	Scouting	They don’t have anyone with apposite skill
40	Scouting	They’re spread too thin to take care of it
41	Scouting	Somebody’s watching them too closely
42	Scouting	The PCs would blend better than them
43	Smuggling	It’s some form of illegal contraband
44	Smuggling	A local monopoly keeps out competition
45	Smuggling	Somebody dangerous is looking for it
46	Smuggling	The recipient can’t be known to have it
47	Smuggling	High tariffs make smuggling profitable
48	Smuggling	They’re stolen goods for transport
49	Theft	They tried, failed, and are now watched
50	Theft	Their usual spies are unavailable
51	Theft	Their superiors don’t want them to do it
52	Theft	They’re under too much suspicion right now
53	Theft	They don’t have anyone up to the job
54	Theft	They will, but the PCs will be decoys

What Kind of Patron Put Up the Job? (1d72)

1d72	INDEX	Result
1	Defense	fixer trying to clean up a messy job.
2	Defense	loved one who’s worried about things.
3	Defense	megacorp manager buying mercs.
4	Defense	minion who had the job foisted on them.
5	Defense	gang leader with numerous enemies.
6	Defense	harried community elder or leader.
7	Defense	target or caretaker.
8	Defense	business owner foreseeing trouble.
9	Espionage	corporate industrial spymaster.
10	Espionage	traitor looking to profit from the inside.
11	Espionage	City official needing inside knowledge.
12	Espionage	former employee trying to retrieve their data.
13	Espionage	local elder needs it to protect the district
14	Espionage	close rival of the data’s guardian
15	Espionage	broker with a commission
16	Espionage	conspiracy theorist with an obsession
17	Murder	scorned ex-lover or partner
18	Murder	close corporate rival or enemy
19	Murder	heir or other who stands to profit
20	Murder	rival corporation’s PR department
21	Murder	vengeful partner of someone they ruined
22	Murder	victim of their rise to power or success
23	Murder	treacherous underling or minion
24	Murder	parson who double-crossed someone else
25	Rescue	spouse, lover or family relation
26	Rescue	former employer wants them back
27	Rescue	friend from way back wants to dig them out
28	Rescue	different captors want them
29	Rescue	captive who managed to get a job placed
30	Rescue	rival corp has a use for them
31	Rescue	gang or community group wants them
32	Rescue	captor actually wants them gone
33	Retrieval	sole survivor who knows about its loss
34	Retrieval	corp property retrieval department
35	Retrieval	local scavenger with a lead on it
36	Retrieval	gang boss who wants it for their gang
37	Retrieval	local with an inside line on its location
38	Retrieval	former owner wants it back
39	Retrieval	collector wants it for their collection
40	Retrieval	tech needs it to finish a unique project
41	Sabotage	rival corp who wants to trouble them
42	Sabotage	colleague who wants them hurt
43	Sabotage	sells who repairs or is the target
44	Sabotage	traitor within the target’s group
45	Sabotage	close rival who wants a debacle
46	Sabotage	past victim of the target’s owner
47	Sabotage	blackmailer making good on threats
48	Sabotage	gang that needs an example made
49	Scouting	gang looking to expand their turf
50	Scouting	corp looking for profitable intel
51	Scouting	relative of someone who vanished there
52	Scouting	broker who has a curious client
53	Scouting	City government needs it checked out
54	Scouting	rival group wants more information
55	Scouting	former occupant wants recent info
56	Scouting	hacker needs on-the-ground data
57	Smuggling	human trafficker with stock to move
58	Smuggling	inter-city smuggling ring
59	Smuggling	local elite with exotic tastes
60	Smuggling	corp agent who needs a restricted item
61	Smuggling	gang leader or crime boss with a need
62	Smuggling	community leader in need of something
63	Smuggling	fixer who needs to move product
64	Smuggling	business owner trying to make money
65	Theft	corporate industrial spymaster
66	Theft	traitor looking to profit from the inside
67	Theft	rival org member seeking an advantage
68	Theft	gang leader needs it for their plans
69	Theft	former employee needs to retrieve it
70	Theft	fixer who needs it to finish setting up a job
71	Theft	City gov wants it taken without legal notice
72	Theft	community leader or local elder

What Made Them Fearful? (1d90)

1d90	INDEX	Result
1	Defense	of inside information from the enemy group
2	Defense	a prior, narrowly-failed attack
3	Defense	a prior, narrowly-failed attack
4	Defense	their vulnerability was recently made clear
5	Defense	their usual defender is dead or out of it
6	Defense	the target is critically important to them
7	Defense	they have a sense of impending doom
8	Defense	they know they’re due for a counterattack
9	Defense	they unearthed a recent failed scheme
10	Defense	they unearthed a recent failed scheme
11	Espionage	It’s worth a lot of money on the street
12	Espionage	It has directions to a cache of precious loot
13	Espionage	A city gov will do favors to get it
14	Espionage	A corp manager will pay a lot for it
15	Espionage	It can hamstring a particular scheme
16	Espionage	It has Access and info for a major network
17	Espionage	It reveals a treacherous fixer or employer
18	Espionage	It shows a great profit opportunity
19	Espionage	It grants access to an invite-only business
20	Espionage	It’s of great sentimental value to someone
21	Murder	They’re often with someone very important
22	Murder	They’re personally ferocious in a fight
23	Murder	They’re at a very distant location
24	Murder	They avoid public activities and exposure
25	Murder	They’re somehow sympathetic to the PCs
26	Murder	Killing them would cause dire blowback
27	Murder	They have multiple vengeful friends
28	Murder	They have a body double in common use
29	Murder	A recent hit attempt has made them wary
30	Murder	Escape afterwards would be very difficult
31	Rescue	Local gang needing fresh meat
32	Rescue	Corporate “labor recruiters”
33	Rescue	Local law enforcement had reasons
34	Rescue	A former ally turned enemy
35	Rescue	A selective corporate headhunter
36	Rescue	Local cult or ideological group
37	Rescue	Someone they wronged in the past
38	Rescue	A would-be “protector” took them
39	Rescue	A creditor seeking their payoff
40	Rescue	Organleggers or worse traffickers
41	Retrieval	In a gang-infested urban war zone
42	Retrieval	Somewhere beneath the city streets
43	Retrieval	In an abandoned zone of the city
44	Retrieval	In the nearby badlands somewhere
45	Retrieval	In a chic hotel or upscale business tower
46	Retrieval	In a dump or other garbage zone
47	Retrieval	In an abandoned corp building or factory
48	Retrieval	On a former battlefield or slaughter site
49	Retrieval	Natural disaster site that never got fixed
50	Retrieval	Quarantine zone or plagued area
51	Sabotage	Its operators or keepers are well-armed
52	Sabotage	It’s hard to reach, distant or perilous
53	Sabotage	It’s next to a major corp or LEO site
54	Sabotage	It’s in an area restricted to allies only
55	Sabotage	It’s moved around regularly
56	Sabotage	It’s in a well-fortified location
57	Sabotage	There is a decoy site or object
58	Sabotage	Its true location is well-hidden
59	Sabotage	There’s some dire guardian lairing there
60	Sabotage	Its destruction brings a grim consequence
61	Scouting	A safe route in and out of the area
62	Scouting	Locals willing to deal with the client
63	Scouting	Location of someone specific in there
64	Scouting	What the locals are really up to in the area
65	Scouting	Location of something lost in the area
66	Scouting	Whereabouts of a vanished local
67	Scouting	What the locals have that’s worth trading
68	Scouting	Details of the local power structure
69	Scouting	The facts about a recent event there
70	Scouting	What the locals want or need most
71	Smuggling	It satisfies an addiction or craving
72	Smuggling	Low-mass, high-value industrial product
73	Smuggling	Precious raw material like gold or platinum
74	Smuggling	It’s rare and loved by the cognoscenti
75	Smuggling	It’s a critical repair part or component
76	Smuggling	It’s can be repurposed for very illegal ends
77	Smuggling	It’s a symbol of status or fashionable rank
78	Smuggling	It’s highly immoral but very profitable
79	Smuggling	It has to do with medical needs
80	Smuggling	It’s precious to a specific group or culture
81	Theft	It’s physically hard to move around
82	Theft	It’s in a fortified and well-guarded locale
83	Theft	It’s far away and hard to get to
84	Theft	No one’s exactly sure where it’s located
85	Theft	It has numerous well-armed guards
86	Theft	It’s extremely easy to track
87	Theft	The theft’s consequences would be dire
88	Theft	It exists in several separate components
89	Theft	It’d be stolen from the thieves very quickly
90	Theft	The genuine item is mixed with fakes

How Afraid Is the Target? (1d36)

1d36	INDEX	Result
1	Defense	They are excessively confident about the risks
2	Defense	They are concerned it might be a trick
3	Defense	They are expecting a very bad time ahead
4	Defense	They are worried to the point of irrational behavior
5	Espionage	Almost no one even knows the data exists
6	Espionage	It's known to a small circle in the group
7	Espionage	A few rivals know the data exists
8	Espionage	Everyone knows it’s a valuable secret
9	Murder	Under constant guard at a remote location
10	Murder	Is closely guarded whenever in public
11	Murder	Has guards nearby in sensitive situations
12	Murder	Is currently surprisingly ill-protected
13	Rescue	They were snatched just briefly before
14	Rescue	They’ve been taken for a week or two
15	Rescue	They’ve been gone for months
16	Rescue	They’ve been captive for years now
17	Retrieval	It could fit in a person’s pocket
18	Retrieval	It’s backpack-sized or smaller
19	Retrieval	It’s man-portable, if only barely
20	Retrieval	You’ll need a vehicle or porters for it
21	Sabotage	A specific vehicle or piece of machinery
22	Sabotage	A factory, production, or research site
23	Sabotage	A road or item of infrastructure
24	Sabotage	An important piece of equipment
25	Scouting	Right in the same neighborhood
26	Scouting	In the same district
27	Scouting	In the same city or general zone
28	Scouting	Somewhere in the badlands
29	Smuggling	Can fit it inside a pocket
30	Smuggling	Fits comfortably in a backpack
31	Smuggling	A vehicle trunk is needed to hold it
32	Smuggling	An actual cargo vehicle is required
33	Theft	Even its owner doesn’t realize its worth
34	Theft	The patron’s own people know about it
35	Theft	A rival group also knows about it
36	Theft	Everyone knows it’s precious

What Needs To Be Defended? (1d108)

1d108	INDEX	Result
1	Defense	What Needs To Be Defended? Somebody with a deep personal relation
2	Defense	What Needs To Be Defended? A very important piece of equipment
3	Defense	What Needs To Be Defended? A vulnerable server that can’t be moved
4	Defense	What Needs To Be Defended? A very fragile art piece or prototype
5	Defense	What Needs To Be Defended? An enemy deserter pursued by old allies
6	Defense	What Needs To Be Defended? A building targeted by arsonists or foes
7	Defense	What Needs To Be Defended? A critically injured and immobile patient
8	Defense	What Needs To Be Defended? A leader being targeted by enemies
9	Defense	What Needs To Be Defended? A client who demanded protection
10	Defense	What Needs To Be Defended? A zone of turf being sought by others
11	Defense	What Needs To Be Defended? A business or other active social site
12	Defense	What Needs To Be Defended? A chokepoint that leads to a critical area
13	Espionage	Why Is It Guarded Information? It’d cause disastrously bad PR
14	Espionage	Why Is It Guarded Information? It’s got critical secret product data in it
15	Espionage	Why Is It Guarded Information? It reveals moles in other corps or orgs
16	Espionage	Why Is It Guarded Information? It’s got blackmail on a corp executive
17	Espionage	Why Is It Guarded Information? It points to very illegal activities
18	Espionage	Why Is It Guarded Information? It proves treachery against a seeming ally
19	Espionage	Why Is It Guarded Information? Its theft would cause a big cash loss
20	Espionage	Why Is It Guarded Information? It reveals future secret plans of an org
21	Espionage	Why Is It Guarded Information? It shows secrets they got about a rival
22	Espionage	Why Is It Guarded Information? It has control info for local gov officials
23	Espionage	Why Is It Guarded Information? It would be humiliating to a major figure
24	Espionage	Why Is It Guarded Information? Revealing it too soon would spoil a plot
25	Murder	Why Must They Die? A mortal insult or offense to someone
26	Murder	Why Must They Die? It would ruin a particular scheme
27	Murder	Why Must They Die? It would intimidate someone else
28	Murder	Why Must They Die? It would make room for a promotion
29	Murder	Why Must They Die? It would solve an org power struggle
30	Murder	Why Must They Die? If the client can’t have them, no one can
31	Murder	Why Must They Die? They’re blamed for some dire mistake
32	Murder	Why Must They Die? They have debts they refuse to pay
33	Murder	Why Must They Die? Only they know a dangerous secret
34	Murder	Why Must They Die? They’re blocking a plan from happening
35	Murder	Why Must They Die? They support a rival of the client
36	Murder	Why Must They Die? A private, obscure, inexplicable reason
37	Rescue	What Use Are They To Their Captors? They ought to get a considerable ransom
38	Rescue	What Use Are They To Their Captors? A secret can be extracted from them
39	Rescue	What Use Are They To Their Captors? They’re a romantic interest to one of them
40	Rescue	What Use Are They To Their Captors? They can be used to pressure someone
41	Rescue	What Use Are They To Their Captors? They have a rare and useful skill
42	Rescue	What Use Are They To Their Captors? They know how to handle a corp or org
43	Rescue	What Use Are They To Their Captors? They’re useful dumb labor or decoration
44	Rescue	What Use Are They To Their Captors? They were taken along with someone else
45	Rescue	What Use Are They To Their Captors? They’re pretending to be too useful to kill
46	Rescue	What Use Are They To Their Captors? Their captors plan to sell them on
47	Rescue	What Use Are They To Their Captors? They have an odd niche skill that’s needed
48	Rescue	What Use Are They To Their Captors? They’re a source of entertainment or charm
49	Retrieval	Why Can’t They Go Get It? The surroundings are too dangerous
50	Retrieval	Why Can’t They Go Get It? It’s too difficult for them to move or find
51	Retrieval	Why Can’t They Go Get It? They have other things they need to handle
52	Retrieval	Why Can’t They Go Get It? It’s poisonous or dangerous to handle
53	Retrieval	Why Can’t They Go Get It? They expect resistance to retrieving it
54	Retrieval	Why Can’t They Go Get It? They can’t be associated with it
55	Retrieval	Why Can’t They Go Get It? Their enemies are sitting on it right now
56	Retrieval	Why Can’t They Go Get It? They tried once and failed already
57	Retrieval	Why Can’t They Go Get It? They’re being watched by another seeker
58	Retrieval	Why Can’t They Go Get It? They need it taken to a third party
59	Retrieval	Why Can’t They Go Get It? They don’t have anyone suitable for the job
60	Retrieval	Why Can’t They Go Get It? They’re not entirely sure it’s worth it
61	Sabotage	What Does Its Owner Need It For? It makes them a considerable profit
62	Sabotage	What Does Its Owner Need It For? It’s an important part of their defense
63	Sabotage	What Does Its Owner Need It For? It produces a resource they need
64	Sabotage	What Does Its Owner Need It For? It allows transit or ties with another group
65	Sabotage	What Does Its Owner Need It For? It’s got great sentimental importance
66	Sabotage	What Does Its Owner Need It For? It’s part of a daring new plan or product
67	Sabotage	What Does Its Owner Need It For? It’s collateral for a major loan they took
68	Sabotage	What Does Its Owner Need It For? It’s a sign of trust from a major ally
69	Sabotage	What Does Its Owner Need It For? It’s the seed of some great future plan
70	Sabotage	What Does Its Owner Need It For? It’s a critical component of something else
71	Sabotage	What Does Its Owner Need It For? It’s irreplaceable for a specific task
72	Sabotage	What Does Its Owner Need It For? It’s important to an ally’s plans
73	Scouting	What Complications Exist? The locals are uniformly hostile to strangers
74	Scouting	What Complications Exist? Extortion, banditry, or theft is common
75	Scouting	What Complications Exist? A third party wants the place isolated
76	Scouting	What Complications Exist? The terrain itself is very treacherous
77	Scouting	What Complications Exist? A hostile group is hunting scouts there
78	Scouting	What Complications Exist? The locals are extremely deceitful
79	Scouting	What Complications Exist? A crucial fact is concealed by falsehood
80	Scouting	What Complications Exist? There’s limited time to scout it out
81	Scouting	What Complications Exist? Things changed drastically there recently
82	Scouting	What Complications Exist? The usual way in to the place is blocked
83	Scouting	What Complications Exist? It’s easier to get in than to get out
84	Scouting	What Complications Exist? Dangers there are disguised innocently
85	Smuggling	Complications To Transit It’s toxic or dangerous to handle
86	Smuggling	Complications To Transit It’s going to spoil if not delivered quickly
87	Smuggling	Complications To Transit The team has to find the product drop first
88	Smuggling	Complications To Transit It’s being pursued by rival forces
89	Smuggling	Complications To Transit The recipient is being carefully watched
90	Smuggling	Complications To Transit It must be hauled a long distance
91	Smuggling	Complications To Transit The transit area is very dangerous
92	Smuggling	Complications To Transit The border or security is on high alert
93	Smuggling	Complications To Transit Somebody needs a fresh bribe to help
94	Smuggling	Complications To Transit The goods are alive and need to stay so
95	Smuggling	Complications To Transit The goods are fake and must be passed off
96	Smuggling	Complications To Transit The goods are very fragile
97	Theft	Why Is It Valuable to the Patron? It has great sentimental value to someone
98	Theft	Why Is It Valuable to the Patron? It has considerable raw monetary worth
99	Theft	Why Is It Valuable to the Patron? It’s the key to some greater treasure
100	Theft	Why Is It Valuable to the Patron? It has a secret or blackmail embedded in it
101	Theft	Why Is It Valuable to the Patron? It’s crucial for maintaining their fortunes
102	Theft	Why Is It Valuable to the Patron? The patron collects or prizes such things
103	Theft	Why Is It Valuable to the Patron? An associate of the patron needs it badly
104	Theft	Why Is It Valuable to the Patron? Its loss would gravely hurt its hated owner
105	Theft	Why Is It Valuable to the Patron? It would hinder the owner’s vexing plans
106	Theft	Why Is It Valuable to the Patron? The patron needs it to complete something
107	Theft	Why Is It Valuable to the Patron? It was stolen from the patron originally
108	Theft	Why Is It Valuable to the Patron? There’s nothing quite like it in the city

Twists to the Situation (1d180)

1d180	INDEX	Result
1	Defense	There’s a mole feeding info to the enemy
2	Defense	The target doesn’t believe there’s a threat
3	Defense	The enemy is actually a different group
4	Defense	Someone close by would prefer they failed
5	Defense	Target might self-destruct if unmanaged
6	Defense	Target has a secret defensive advantage
7	Defense	Enemy wants to frighten, not destroy
8	Defense	Current defense plans are badly flawed
9	Defense	Expected defenders aren’t there
10	Defense	The opposition has unanticipated gear
11	Defense	The PCs could profit greatly by betrayal
12	Defense	A false alarm will happen while guarding
13	Defense	The PCs are actually guarding a decoy
14	Defense	The target resents this and is uncooperative
15	Defense	An “ally” really wants the target gone
16	Defense	The current guardians are incompetent
17	Defense	The target is overconfident in their defenses
18	Defense	They’ve misunderstood the real target
19	Defense	The assailants are on a strict time limit
20	Defense	The attack is unorthodox in its nature
21	Espionage	False data was placed as a decoy
22	Espionage	The data will actually harm the client
23	Espionage	Someone else is stealing the data as well
24	Espionage	The data is worthless unless stolen quickly
25	Espionage	The data is only in a single person’s head
26	Espionage	Obtaining the data will hurt an innocent
27	Espionage	There’s unexpected info in the data
28	Espionage	The data is kept in a very remote location
29	Espionage	The data is attached to a precious object
30	Espionage	An important figure keeps the data near
31	Espionage	The data is only accessible at certain times
32	Espionage	There’s a key needed to decode the data
33	Espionage	A copy of the data has been mislaid
34	Espionage	Somebody in the org wants the data stolen
35	Espionage	The data was stolen and hid by someone
36	Espionage	The data is a unique physical object
37	Espionage	Stealing it will enrage a third party
38	Espionage	Its guardians are focused on a different file
39	Espionage	It’s really just a pointer to the real data
40	Espionage	The data’s in a dangerous ruin site
41	Murder	The client wants them scared, not dead
42	Murder	It’s very hard to get weapons near them
43	Murder	They’re surrounded by zealots of a kind
44	Murder	No one’s quite sure where they even are
45	Murder	The client’s confused about the target
46	Murder	The target is constantly on the move
47	Murder	The target is wanted captured and alive
48	Murder	Someone else is making a hit on them, too
49	Murder	Their guards are not particularly loyal
50	Murder	Their death must be hidden for a while
51	Murder	They have a Rasputin-like durability
52	Murder	They have a rapid-response guard team
53	Murder	They carry a key to some great prize
54	Murder	The client’s info about them is wrong
55	Murder	Their death would make their corp stronger
56	Murder	They must be killed in a certain way/place
57	Murder	Their assassins hunt the PCs as well
58	Murder	A combat monster guards them closely
59	Murder	It’s an elaborate suicide by the target
60	Murder	There’s going to be a gap in their guarding
61	Rescue	They set up their own kidnapping
62	Rescue	They thought this was just a normal job
63	Rescue	The patron wants them dead or alive
64	Rescue	They have a reason not to want to leave
65	Rescue	The captors genuinely need their help
66	Rescue	Their captors are ideological allies
67	Rescue	Someone else is trying to assassinate them
68	Rescue	Ransom was paid, but got stolen
69	Rescue	They’re kept constantly on the move
70	Rescue	They escaped but are now lost somewhere
71	Rescue	They’ll be killed if not rescued soon
72	Rescue	They’ll be killed once no longer needed
73	Rescue	Their captors are very solicitous to them
74	Rescue	They’ve hidden loot somewhere nearby
75	Rescue	They have a friend among their captors
76	Rescue	They must be extracted to a specific place
77	Rescue	Their location is dangerous to get to
78	Rescue	They’re injured and largely immobile
79	Rescue	They won’t leave without a friend there
80	Rescue	They’ve obtained a position of power there
81	Retrieval	It starts degrading when recovered
82	Retrieval	It’s extremely fragile in some way
83	Retrieval	It’s more valuable than the client thought
84	Retrieval	Somebody else already has claimed it
85	Retrieval	The locals where it is have no clue about it
86	Retrieval	It’s been collected as worthless scrap
87	Retrieval	Somebody’s using it in an unexpected way
88	Retrieval	It’s in multiple pieces that must be obtained
89	Retrieval	It’s tangled in some larger device or thing
90	Retrieval	It’s in a hazardous building or area
91	Retrieval	The client only needs one part from it
92	Retrieval	It’s got a dangerous secret embedded in it
93	Retrieval	A removable part is very valuable
94	Retrieval	It’s tremendously illegal to possess it
95	Retrieval	It’s government property of some kind
96	Retrieval	Its tracking device turns on when moved
97	Retrieval	It’s among many similar-looking objects
98	Retrieval	It’s hidden inside a living creature
99	Retrieval	It requires special gear to handle it
100	Retrieval	It’s going to be ruined soon if not retrieved
101	Sabotage	It’s currently held or used by a third party
102	Sabotage	It’s only accessible at particular times
103	Sabotage	Its destruction would spread a toxic mess
104	Sabotage	An innocent is reliant on its safety
105	Sabotage	There are hostages kept near by it
106	Sabotage	It’s a very tempting target for thieving PCs
107	Sabotage	It’s spread out over several locations
108	Sabotage	It’s abnormally resilient to damage
109	Sabotage	The client only wants it lightly damaged
110	Sabotage	Its repair staff must be taken out as well
111	Sabotage	It must be stolen but seemingly destroyed
112	Sabotage	The site is entangled with a different use
113	Sabotage	The site is keenly on alert for sabotage
114	Sabotage	The sabotage must look like mere bad luck
115	Sabotage	It’s already partially damaged or ailing
116	Sabotage	Guard reinforcements are coming soon
117	Sabotage	The PCs need inside help to get at it
118	Sabotage	The target is underground somewhere
119	Sabotage	Someone just stole or seized the target
120	Sabotage	It’s being used for an unexpected purpose
121	Scouting	A third party offers pay to deceive
122	Scouting	The place looks like what it isn’t
123	Scouting	The local politics are in turmoil of late
124	Scouting	Outsiders are being sought there as mercs
125	Scouting	Local groups are profoundly different
126	Scouting	Existing info about the place is wrong
127	Scouting	A third party is keeping people out
128	Scouting	A disease or toxin threatens intruders
129	Scouting	The locals are hiding something precious
130	Scouting	The only source of a critical fact is missing
131	Scouting	Local factions demand PC allegiance
132	Scouting	A third party is monitoring the place
133	Scouting	A mercenary group inside will hire out
134	Scouting	The locals are finding it necessary to move
135	Scouting	The current dwellers are newcomers
136	Scouting	A horrible beast dwells in the area
137	Scouting	The PCs need to find the last scout team
138	Scouting	The client’s real interest is hidden from PCs
139	Scouting	Locals have reason to fear outsiders
140	Scouting	A third party has moved in to take over
141	Smuggling	There’s another, richer buyer for the goods
142	Smuggling	A rival wants to bribe the PCs to go astray
143	Smuggling	The goods are decoys to draw attention
144	Smuggling	Some enemy has a tracker on the goods
145	Smuggling	The goods would be useful to the PCs too
146	Smuggling	It isn’t what the recipient expected to get
147	Smuggling	The transit route changes unexpectedly
148	Smuggling	Bribed officials have been replaced
149	Smuggling	Local law enforcement is active there
150	Smuggling	A government official is involved in things
151	Smuggling	A gang leader or crime boss wants in on it
152	Smuggling	Somebody wants the run to fail badly
153	Smuggling	A sympathetic group needs the goods
154	Smuggling	The goods have been cut or adulterated
155	Smuggling	New “taxes” are on the transit route
156	Smuggling	A local wants a cut of the goods
157	Smuggling	A corp has taken an interest in the run
158	Smuggling	Another smuggler wants the shipment
159	Smuggling	The price goes down the longer it takes
160	Smuggling	The trade must take place in a public area
161	Theft	There’s a decoy target in place
162	Theft	Someone’s seeking to buy it openly
163	Theft	Somebody’s inspecting it right now
164	Theft	It’s got a tracker on it that triggers if moved
165	Theft	Somebody dangerous carries it often
166	Theft	Taking it would hurt a sympathetic group
167	Theft	Another group of thieves are aiming at it
168	Theft	The owner has been tipped to the threat
169	Theft	A recent theft attempt failed badly
170	Theft	They’ve recently changed up security
171	Theft	1 Fighting near it is likely to damage it
172	Theft	It’s physically attached to something
173	Theft	Its owner would rather it wrecked than lost
174	Theft	It takes a specific skill to extract it
175	Theft	There’s a recent security breach about it
176	Theft	One of its guardians is amenable to bribes
177	Theft	A third party wants to ensure its safety
178	Theft	It needs to be delivered to a specific site
179	Theft	It’s surrounded by valuable objects
180	Theft	It’s rather carelessly guarded

Fixer What’s Their Basic Background? (d6)

d6	Result
1	A street dweller made good over time
2	Gang member of a middleman crew
3	A corporate Mr. Smith with outside ties
4	Gang member of a middleman crew
5	Hacker-associated info broker
6	They had or have rebel or terrorist ties

Fixer What Kind of Clients Do They Prefer? (d8)

d8	Result
1	Corporate clients working against rivals
2	Gangs looking to get work done
3	Locals with problems to solve
4	Operators who need their own work done
5	Co-ethnics or co-religionists with issues
6	Members of their associated organization
7	Foreign agents of outside powers
8	Local gov agencies needing deniability

Fixer Why Are They Used By Operators? (d10)

d10	Result
1	They pay noticeably better than most
2	They give excellent mission info
3	They vet their clients very carefully
4	They can get plum jobs for favored ops
5	They match jobs and ops very well
6	Rival fixers in the area had “accidents”
7	They find work for raw newbies
8	They can get ops gear at discount rates
9	They can find work for unemployable ops
10	Their jobs are usually exactly as billed

Fixer How Established Are They? (d4)

d4	Result
1	They’re a new face with little history
2	They’ve handled business for a year or two.
3	They’ve been around for a long while.
4	They’ve been a face here for ages.

Fixer What Bad Rumors Exist About Them? (d12)

d12	Result
1	They burnt a team for a former client
2	They take bad clients on
3	They’ll betray certain clients
4	Some missions are total screwjobs
5	They skim the mission payoffs
6	Info they supply is dangerously wrong
7	They burn teams that disappoint them
8	They hate particular types of people
9	The gear they supply is often faulty
10	They don’t give the whole mission story
11	They’re much too optimistic about things
12	They tend to get important details wrong

Fixer Style and/or Manner of Presentation (d20)

d20	Result
1	Sleek fashion, polished, and urbane
2	Vice den chic, debased and vulgar
3	Shabby clothes, wheedling manner
4	Dresses like the locals, affable and friendly
5	Favors armor, paranoid and suspicious
6	Gaudy chic, expansive and confident
7	Academic tweeds, avuncular and benign
8	Stale fashion, insinuating and implicative
9	Corper chic, reluctant to even be here
10	Camo and mil-style, take-it-or-leave-it
11	Junkie shabbiness, deceptively sharp
12	Avant-garde style, benignly superior
13	Threadbare fashion, earnest pleading
14	Defunct gang colors, casual and desultory
15	Last year’s style, grasping and chiseling
16	Visible religious tokens, calm and mild
17	Clothes cut to suit scars, slow and labored
18	Dresses too young, forcedly enthusiastic
19	Bureaucrat gray, fussy and particular
20	Roll again; the style or manner is inverted

Cyberpunk Mission Generator - Cities Without Number

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