100 Scavenging Finds - a Sci-Fi Horror Rpg Supplement
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100 Scavenging Finds
For Space Horror RPGs (Alien RPG, Mothership, and similar games)
Stop Describing Derelicts Like Video Game Loot Tables
Your players search the abandoned medbay. "You find a medkit, some rations, and a flashlight."
That's not atmosphere. That's inventory management.
Real dread comes from scavenging finds that tell stories and create complications:
A trauma kit with rust-colored stains and gauze marked with desperate tally marks—what were they counting?
Command authorization cards covered in bloody fingerprints—someone tried desperately to remove it from its original owner.
Cryo-medical units containing organs that pulse with bioluminescent veins—what the hell were they experimenting on?
Emergency rations already half-eaten by desperate crew members who never made it out.
This book gives you 100 scavenging finds designed to create atmosphere, reveal backstory, and introduce complications.
Each entry presents discoveries where:
✓ Items tell the story of what happened here
✓ Finds range from common (damaged suits, depleted batteries) to rare (military fusion cores, prototype weapons)
✓ Equipment comes with hooks: Why was this unsealed? Why is it still functional? Why is there blood on it?
✓ Valuable salvage attracts complications—nothing says "trap" like intact military hardsuits in an unlocked room
Organized by category and rarity. No prep needed. Read in 30 seconds. Use immediately.
Examples from the Book
@Scavenged Emergency Supplies | Someone already raided this medical locker. What's left: half a bottle of analgesic tablets, bloodstained compression bandages, one adrenaline injector with a fogged label, and surgical tape that has lost most of its adhesive properties.
@Sealed Emergency Shuttle | Emergency evacuation craft remains docked in launch bay, apparently never utilized during catastrophe. Automated pre-flight diagnostics completed successfully. Fuel reserves full. Seating accommodates twelve personnel. Someone sealed all entry hatches from outside using emergency protocols. Interior surveillance cameras captured final moments: crew members pounding against windows, screaming silently. Automated systems prevented launch because biometric scanners detected contamination markers on attempted passengers.
Compatible with any space horror RPG. No setting-specific content. Public domain scenarios.
Turn scavenging scenes into memorable storytelling moments.
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