Shadowrun Adventure Generation Tools

HOW THIS WORKS
Ask the Oracle broad and pointed questions. Go with your guts. Use tables for random input.

ORACLE
1D6 1-3 (No), 4-6 (Yes)
2D6 2-3 (No And), 4 (No), 5-7 (No But), 7-9 (Yes But), 10 (Yes), 11-12 (Yes And)

METAHUMANS
1-Ghoul
2-Elf
3-Dwarf
4-Ork
5-Troll
6-Oni
7-Dryad
8-Sasquatch
9-Free Spirit
10-Ogre
11-Vampire
12-Hobgoblin
13-Dark One
14-Ghost
15-Dead Man's Switch
16-Artificial Intelligence
17-Matrix Spirit
18-Cyclop
19-Totem Spirit
20-Dragon

LOCATIONS - SEATTLE & ENVIRONS
1-Auburn
2-Bellevue
3-Downtown
4-Everett
5-Fort Lewis
6-Puyallup
7-Redmond
8-Renton
9-Snohomish
10-Tacoma
11-Ork Underground
12-Renraku Arcology
13-Aztechnology Pyramid
14-Council Island
15-Outremer
16-Tír Tairngire
17-Salish-Sidhe
18-Sinsearach
19-Cascade Crow
20-Cascade Ork

LOCATIONS - AROUND THE WORLD
1-Free City of Berlin, AGS
2-Hong Kong Free Enterprise Zone
3-St-Louis, CAS
4-New Orleans, CAS
5-Tenochitlan, Aztlan
6-Los Angeles, FreeCal
7-Neo Tokyo
8-Asamando
9-Chicago, UCAS
10-Denver Front Range Free Zone/Ghostwalker's Domain
11-St. Petersburg, Republic of Russia
12-Dublin, Tir Na Nog
13-Zulu Nation, Azania
14-Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran/Aden's Domain
15-Paris, France
16-Rome, Italian Confederation
17-London, United Kingdom of Great Britain
18-Mumbai, Indian Union
19-Rabat, Morroco
20-Montreal, Republic of Quebec

MEGACORPORATIONS (1-10 are AAA, 11-20 are AA)
1-Aztechnology
2-Ares Macrotechnologies
3-Renraku Computer Systems
4-Saeder-Krupp Heavy Industries
5-Fuchi Industrial Electronics
6-Wuxing Incorporated
7-Shiawase Corporation
8-Evo Corporation (formerly Yamatetsu Corporation)
9-The Horizon Group
10-Mitsuhama Computer Technologies
11-Gaeatronics
12-Lone Star Security Services
13-Telestrian Industries Corporation
14-Federated Boeing
15-Genesis Consortium
16-Phoenix Biotechnologies
17-Lockheed
18-Ford Motors
19-Proteus AG
20-AG Chemie Europa

CRIMINAL UNDERWORLD
1-Red Dragons (Triad)
2-Watada-Rengo (Yakuza)
3-Shotozomi-Rengo (Yakuza)
4-Povryejhda Syndicate (Seattle Vory)
5-The Andes Cartel (Ghost Cartel)
6-Kabul Maffiya
7-Grey Wolves
8-Al-Akhirab Aswad Mayid
9-The Black Chrystanthemum (Triad)
10-David Cartel (Aztlan Cartel)
11-The Smoke Circle Society (Hong Kong Triad)
12-Finnigan Family (Seattle Irish Mafia)
13-Choson Ring (Seattle Seoulpa Ring)
14-Demashi Fare (Albanian Syndicate)
15-Serbian Mafia
16-Dutch Penose (Netherlands)
17-Lakota Mafia (Sioux Nations)
18-Hellsouls (Quebec Biker Gang)
19-Ancients (North America Super-Gang)
20-Cutters (North America Super-Gang)

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
1-Humanis Policlub
2-American Association for the Advancement of Thaumaturgy
3-The Atlantean Foundation
4-The Black Lodge
5-The Universal Brotherhood
6-Alamos 20,000
7-MET2000/ARGUS
8-Special Information Services (SIS)
9-Sons of Sauron
10-Mother Earth
11-Mothers of Metahumans (MOM)
12-Ork Rights Commission (ORC)
13-Astral Space Preservation Society
14-Illuminates of the New Dawn
15-Children of the Dragon
16-Antifa Direct Action
17-Human Nation
18-Winternight
19-Hermetic Circle of Auric Aurora
20-Discordant Harmony

WHAT'S THE JOB? - for new players, roll d20. For veterans, roll once for 1-10 and again for 11-20.
1-Kidnap/Rescue Someone from Place(s)
2-Kill Someone at Place(s)
3-Protect Someone at Place(s)
4-Escort Someone or Something from Place to Place(s)
5-Intercept Someone or Something going from Place to Place(s)
6-Sabotage Something(s) at Place(s)
7-Plant Bugs/Evidence at Place
8-Steal Something(s) from Place(s) (quietly)
9-Steal Someplace or Someone (quiet to loud)
10-Find Something(s) or Someone, or Something(s) about Someone or Someplace
11-Re-roll d10, and another team is involved, with the same objective
12-Re-roll d10, and another team is involved, though your objectives don't cross
13-Re-roll d10, and another team is involved, with opposing objectives
14-Re-roll d10, and the Johnson or Fixer gets in trouble when you finish the Job
15-Re-roll d10, and the Johnson or Fixer gets in trouble while you're doing the Job
16-Re-roll d10, and the Johnson or Fixer is already in trouble when they give you the Job
17-Re-roll d10, and there's a major complication that you weren't told about (did they know?)
18-Re-roll d10, and an unrelated personal issue has to be solved right now, putting the Job in jeopardy
19-Re-roll d10, and the Johnson, Fixer or Major Ally tries to get rid of you to keep all the money
20-Re-roll d10, and the Johnson, Fixer or Major Ally has sold you out to the Corp/Gang/Cops/Feds/etc.

PEOPLE (consider rolling on METAHUMANS instead or alongside this table)
1-Scientist / Activist
2-Gangster (Gang) / Nomad
3-Gangster (Syndicate) / Biker
4-Corporate / Cyberneticist
5-Kid / Bioengineer
6-Decker / Drug Dealer
7-Clone / Fed
8-Cyborg / White-Collar
9-Doctor / Working Joe
10-Mage / Student
11-Shaman / Rocker
12-Adept / Rigger
13-Cop / Lawyer
14-Soldier (Officer?) / Judge
15-Techie / Chef
16-Artist / Writer
17-Celebrity / Influencer
18-Politician / Survivalist
19-Terrorist / Amnesiac
20-Ultra-Rich / Recluse

PLACES
1-Glass Skyscrapper / Matrix Realm
2-Office / Train
3-Laboratory / Bar
4-Bank / Nightclub
5-Restaurant / Policlub
6-Hanging Garden / Opera
7-Highway / Suburban House
8-Hotel / Underground
9-Appartments / Sewers
10-Side Alley / Basement
11-Warehouse / Off-Shore Facility
12-Boat / Mansion
13-Plane / Castle
14-Space Station / Island
15-Plains / Wastelands
16-Woods / Desert
17-Mountains / Fast-Food Joint
18-Jungle / Café
19-Swamp / Museum
20-Astral Realm / Art Gallery

OBJECT
1-Information
2-(Prototype) Weapon
3-(Prototype) Armor
4-High Tech Gadget
5-Magic Item (crafted)
6-Magic Item (natural)
7-Drone
8-Cyberdeck
9-Vehicle
10-Precious Material(s)
11-Body or Bodies (Parts, or Whole)
12-Raw Materials

WHERE/IN WHAT IS INFORMATION STORED?
1-Floppy Disk
2-In a Data Dog's Head (or other smart creature)
3-In a Courier's Head
4-Seemingly Unimportant or Trivial Item
5-Tattoo
6-Song
7-Spell
8-Bound Spirit
9-Bound Ghost
10-Content or Extract from Music/Movie/Play/etc.
11-Art Object (painting, sculpture, etc - maybe a datachip inside, or the data is encrypted in the object)
12-Antique (as above)
13-Secure, Hidden Server
14-Writing
15-Hidden in Plain Sight
16-Public Dead Drop
17-Remote Server on a Satellite
18-It's Being Leaked or Has Been for a While
19-In an Astral Realm
20-Inside the Dream of a Great Dragon

SPARK WORDS
1-Rain / Smart Ads / Trenchcoat
2-Neon / Addiction / Mirrorshades
3-Glass / Noir / Mohawk
4-Plastic / Grit / Dog Tags
5-Carbon / Irony / Boots
6-Smoke / Nihilism / Leather
7-Incense / Anarchism / Luxury
8-Spice / Socialism / Squat
9-Blood / Capitalism / Parkour
10-Rust / Fascism / Crime
11-Grime / Activism / Justice
12-Hologram / Revolution / Greed
13-Traffic / Oppression / Despair
14-Gunshot / Bigotry / Hope
15-Punk / Insomnia / Love
16-Hard Rock / Hermetic Magic / Mystery
17-Electro / Shamanism / Fear
18-Memory / Ecology / Vengeance
19-Sex / Industry / Bitter
20-Drugs / Spycraft / Patterns

EXAMPLE
Sparks - Neon, Socialism, Irony
This gives me some themes and imagery.

Location (d6=2, in Seattle) - Council Island
Council Island is an extraterritorial district of Seattle, where the Salish-Shidhe Council maintains a diplomatic mission. Visitor visas are required for foreigners.

What's the Job? - Plant Bugs/Evidence at Place, and another Team is involved, our goals don't cross.
Sounds like the job is about spying on, or framing, someone involved in Salish-Shidhe/Seattle politics.
I feel like the other Team is looking to steal some data.

What's the Data Storage Thingy? - Seemingly Unimportant Item.
Ok so there's another team of shadowrunners involved and they're trying to steal a stapler from middle-management for some reason. Maybe it's the victim's favorite and the client wants to hex them. It's probably someone else who works there.

So who are we bugging or framing? - Troll/Scientist  Activist.
It's a troll politician - involved in metahuman rights activism (d6=6, pro- and genuine about it).
Oh shit, it's starting to look fairly nasty. He's a runner-up for district representative of the Barrens - wants to change things there. The client wants things to stay shit, so they'd like you to plant evidence that will discredit them.

Who's the Client? d6=2 they represent a Corporation, not just acting on their own.
A Wuxing Inc. Representative, and a Mage, with a seat at the Salish-Shidhe Council. Wuxing digs the toxic feng shui generated from the Barrens - they can sell stuff to help "clean it up".

We can suppose this will involve infiltrating a fairly well-protected office on Council Island. It'll be a mix of a mayor office and justice building of sorts. Let's add an additional place from a table where some other step will be required.

Another Related Place - Plains or Wastelands
This vibes well with the NAN political involvement. I'm thinking since the job is pretty shady, the debriefing/delivery of payment is a set-up on SSC territory, in the outskirts of Seattle. The Mage doesn't intend to pay the other half, and to get rid of the shadowrunners.

Her so our themes are Neons, Socialism and Irony. Socialism is covered by the Troll activist being a major element of the adventure. He's probably backed up by a policlub like Mothers of Metahumans, too. For Neons I can amp up the nightlife visuals - there's some festival/protest going on on Council Island, so lots of flashing lights! And it's related to both metahuman rights and the environment - a corporate is trying to take over some water reserves in the plains. That setup happens at the construction site, which is tied to ancient burial grounds and prehistoric caves. There will be angry ghosts/nature spirits involved.

Ok, I know where this ends, what the job entails, a fun complication to go along with it. I'll roll to see what the other team is made up of on a following ad-hoc table, and that gives me two major NPCs (the mage and the troll politician), and some minor NPCs. By the way, since it's about framing a guy, we'll make the fake evidence be a mix of incriminating fraud stuff AND some viral-worthy fabricated BTL trid of the troll doing it with a cow. Good ol' slandering. I really hope the PCs do their homework and follow their conscience on this one - I could see some groups framing the Mage instead when they realize what's up. Or they could be greedy bastards, their choice.

RIVAL RUNNERS
1-Burned-Out Mage
2-Decker
3-Detective
4-Former Company Man
5-Former Wage Mage
6-Gang Member
7-Merc
8-Rigger
9-Rocker
10-Shaman
11-Street Mage
12-Street Samurai
13-Street Shaman
14-Tribesman
15-Bodyguard
16-Combat Mage
17-Former Mage Detective
18-Former Military Officer (Low-Grade)
19-Former Tribal Warrior
20-Former Bounty Hunter

RIVAL RUNNERS METATYPES (or Naturalistic) (I use a rare alternative on a d6 roll of 1 for metas)
1-9-Human
10-12-Ork / Hobgoblin / Ogre / Oni / Satyr
13-15-Dwarf / Gnome / Haruman / Koborukuru / Menehune / Querx
16-17-Troll / Cyclop / Fomori / Giant / Minotaur
18-19-Elf / Dalakiton / Dryad / Night One / Wakyambi / Xapiri Thëpë
20-Other (Pixie, Obsidiman, T'skrang, Free Spirit, Ghost, Infected with HMMV or CFD, Shapeshifter)

It'll be a team of four:

• Quicksilver, Elven Street Samurai, Addicted to Combat Drugs
• Bogatyr, Russian Elven Bodyguard, Misses the Motherland
• Chevoyo, Former Tribal Warrior, Always Dead Serious, Wears Mirrorshades Indoors
• CAPTAIN, Troll Rigger, Texan

These wrote themselves. I used d20 Spark for some detail. The names and roles do the rest.