Remember when RPGs had random encounter charts?
Everyone please post your favorite.
I want to write a sci-fi RPG that has random encounter charts but instead of the PCs encountering like 2d6 pilgrims armed with knives, they encounter a story, like 2d6 stranded pilgrims having trouble with their space ship (and incidentally with their vows) offer star charts to locations the PCs haven't visited yet, in exchange for their help fixing their ship.