TEXT: Shadowrun Random Atmosphere Generator       
  Steven A. Tinner
  Street Composition 
  1
  Asphalt 
  2
  Synthetic Cobblestone 
  3
  Fiber Laminate 
  4
  Plascrete 
  5
  Loose Gravel 
  6
  Recycled Materials
   
  Low Class Street Details  
  1
  Broken Pipes 
  2
  Sewer Lid 
  3
  Monowire Barrier 
  4
  Police Cordon 
  5
  Backed-up Runoff Drain 
  6
  Broken Streetlights 
  7
  Flickering Neon Sign 
  8
  Excessive Litter 
  9
  Overturned Car 
  10
  Burned out Bus 
  11
  Corpse in Gutter 
  12
  Street Looks “Too Clean” 
  13
  Streetsweeper Drone 
  14
  Car on Blocks 
  15
  Bag full of Money 
  16
  Bag full of Hypodermic Needles, Rubber
  Tubing and a Vial of “Something” 
  17
  Bent and Twisted Gun 
  18
  Massive Hole Blown in the Street 
  19
  Devil Rats 
  20
  Mangy Dog 
   
  High Class Street Details 
  1
  Lone Star Patrolman 
  2
  Newsfax Vendor 
  3
  Screamsheet Stand 
  4
  Sloppy Soy Vendor 
  5
  Happy Couple 
  6
  Sarariman/Suit with Cell Phone at 
  his Ear 
  7
  School Children 
  8
  Bus Stop 
  9
  Taxi
  10
  Man Distributing 
  Pamphlets/Simchips
  Exterior Scents 
  1
  Curry 
  2
  Liquor 
  3
  Petrochemicals 
  4
  Ozone 
  5
  Urine 
  6
  Rotting Food 
  7
  New Car Smell 
  8
  Perspiration 
  9
  Something’s Cooking! 
  10
  Flowery Perfume 
  11
  Metallic Tang 
  12
  Chlorine 
  13
  Sulfur 
  14
  Mildew 
  15
  Burnt Rubber 
  16
  Mint 
  17
  Smog 
  18
  Burning Hair 
  19
  Rubber Cement 
  20
  Vomit 
  Exterior Sounds 
  1
  Grinding Gears 
  2
  Screams 
  3
  Crying 
  4
  Laughter 
  5
  Singing 
  6
  Animals
  7
  Motor Rumble 
  8
  Whining Hydraulics 
  9
  Door Creaking 
  10
  Crash! 
  11
  Pistol Shots 
  12
  Automatic Weapons Fire 
  13
  Incessant Humming 
  14
  Air Leak 
  15
  Glass Breaking 
  16
  Bell Ringing 
  17
  Electronic Alarm 
  18
  High Pitched Squeal 
  19
  Fan Blowing 
  20
  Vehicle Horns 
  21
  Whistle 
  22
  Thunder 
  23
  Train Whistle 
  24
  Something Wet and Gooshy 
  25
  Electrical Crackle 
  26
  Static 
  27
  Music 
  28
  Advertising Drone 
  29
  Mother Calling Children 
  30
  Aircraft Overhead
  Building Types 
  1
  Residential 
  2
  Single Merchant Business 
  3
  Multi-Business Building 
  4
  Strip Mall 
  5
  Governmental 
  6
  Corporate 
  Residential Buildings 
  1
  Apartment Complex 
  2
  Small Apartment Building 
  3
  Coffin Hotel 
  4
  House divided into Apartments 
  5
  Brownstone 
  6
  Snigle Family Residence 
  7
  Mobile Home 
  8
  Converted Business Building 
  Business Types 
  1
  Restaurant 
  2
  Fast Food 
  3
  Diner 
  4
  Streetside Vendor 
  5
  Tavern 
  6
  Nightclub
  7
  Exotic Entertainment
  8
  Body Shop
  9
  Tech Store 
  10
  Technical Repair 
  11
  Computer Store 
  12
  Computer Repair 
  13
  Gun Shop 
  14
  Grocery Store 
  15
  Butcher Shop 
  16
  Liquor Store 
  17
  Stuffer Shack 
  18
  Clothes 
  19
  Antiques 
  20
  Bookstore 
  21
  Hardware Store 
  22
  Tattoo Parlor 
  23
  Massage Parlor 
  24
  Brothel 
  25
  Fortune Teller 
  26
  Organ Bank 
  27
  Blood Bank 
  28
  Exterminator 
  29
  Florist 
  30
  Large Hotel 
  31
  Small Hotel 
  32
  Furniture Store 
  33
  Toy Store 
  34
  Pawn Shop 
  35
  Jewelry Store 
  36
  Arcade 
  37
  Simchip Store 
  38
  Office Building 
  39
  Large Bank 
  40
  Small Bank 
  41
  Bakery 
  42
  Vehicle Repair 
  43
  Car Dealership 
  44
  Taxi Garage 
  45
  Theatre 
  46
  Surplus Store 
  47
  Pharmacy 
  48
  Crack House 
  49
  NERPS Dealer 
  50
  Copy Shop 
  51
  Soykaf Shop 
  52
  Building Supply 
  53
  Natural Foods Store 
  54
  Building Supply 
  55
  General Contractor 
  56
  Foundry 
  57
  Junkyard 
  58
  Dump 
  59
  Discount Store (S-Mart) 
  60
  Casino 
  61
  Lottery Sales 
  62
  Gym 
  63
  Food Bank 
  64
  Homeless Shelter 
  65
  Church 
  66
  Mission 
  67
  Clinic 
  68
  Doctor’s Office
  69
  Street Doc Clinic 
  70
  Biotech Sales 
  71
  Optometrist 
  72
  Dentist 
  73
  Lawyer’s Office 
  74
  Real Estate Agent 
  75
  Insurance Agent 
  76
  Stock Broker 
  77
  Accountant’s Office 
  78
  Detective Agency 
  79
  Escort Agency 
  80
  Loan/Finance Office 
  81
  Import/Export 
  82
  Warehouse 
  83
  Data Processing Center 
  84
  Chemical Plant 
  85
  Parts Store 
  86
  Hobby Shop 
  87
  Pet Store 
  88
  Psychiatrists Office 
  89
  Cell Phones and Pocket Secretaries 
  90
  Martial Arts Studio 
  91
  Gas Station 
  92
  Temp Agency 
  93
  Assembly Plant 
  94
  Research Facility 
  95
  Programmers Office 
  96
  Union Hall 
  97
  Parcel Delivery 
  98
  Courier 
  99
  Combine Two (EX: Fast 
  Food/Courier) 
  100
  Combine Three
  
  Shadowrun Random Atmosphere Generator       
  Steven A. Tinner
  Governmental Buildings 
  1
  Hospital 
  2
  Asylum 
  3
  Post Office 
  4
  Police Station 
  5
  Department of Motor Vehicles 
  6
  Courthouse 
  7
  Jail 
  8
  Prison 
  9
  Library 
  10
  Community Center 
  11
  Elementary School 
  12
  Trade School 
  13
  High School 
  14
  College 
  15
  Wastewater Treatment Plant 
  16
  Trash Facility 
  17
  Recycling Center 
  18
  Municipal Garage 
  19
  Phone Company 
  20
  Power Company 
  21
  Paramedic/Doc Wagon 
  22
  Fire Department 
  23
  Town Hall 
  24
  Bus Line Office 
  25
  Monorail Office 
  26
  Fraternal Order Hall 
  27
  Policlub Center 
  28
  Health and Human Services 
  29
  Animal Control 
  30
  Welfare/Unemployment Office 
   
  Corporate Buildings 
  1
  Lone Star Office 
  2
  Laboratory 
  3
  Research Library 
  4
  Security Barracks 
  5
  Office Pool 
  6
  Executive Offices 
  7
  Parking Garage 
  8
  Limousine Service 
  9
  Fabrication Facility 
  10
  Storage 
   
  State Of Building 
  1
  Destroyed 
  2
  Abandoned 
  3
  Condemned 
  4
  Condemned but Inhabited 
  5
  In Use, In Bad Shape 
  6
  In Use, Shows regular Wear 
  7
  Like New
  8
  Under Construction
  Building Appearance 
  1
  Geodesic Dome 
  2
  Pyramid 
  3
  A-Frame 
  4
  Sunken/Below Ground 
  5
  Flat Roofed 
  6
  Slanted Roof 
  7
  Cube 
  8
  Has a Courtyard 
  9
  Domed Roof 
  10
  Inflated, Soft Domed Roof 
  11
  Buttresses 
  12
  Conical Roof 
  Building Size 
  1
  Very Small
  2
  Single Story
  3
  Two Story
  4
  Three Story 
  5
  Four Story 
  6
  Ten Story 
  7
  25+ Story
  8
  50+ Story
   Building Construction 
  1
  Stone 
  2
  Plascrete 
  3
  Construction Plastic 
  4
  Pressed Recyclable Materials 
  5
  Metal and Glass 
  6
  Corrugated Metal 
  7
  Polyfiber Laminate 
  8
  Reinforced Materials 
   
  Odd Exterior Details 
  1
  Stained Glass Door 
  2
  Gargoyles! 
  3
  Greek Columns 
  4
  Enclosed with Monowire 
  5
  Covered with Graffiti 
  6
  Stone Steps to Entrance 
  7
  Dark Cellar Entrance 
  8
  Barred Windows 
  9
  Stained Glass Windows 
  10
  Window Fans 
  11
  Revolving Door 
  12
  Fire Escape 
  13
  Metal Shingles 
  14
  Fake Terra Cotta Shingles 
  15
  Ceramic Tile Ornaments 
  16
  Fountain 
  17
  Surrounded by Fence 
  18
  Surrounded by Yellow “POLICE 
  LINE” Tape 
  19
  Water Pouring Down Side of 
  Building 
  20
  Rain Gutters 
  21
  Water Tower on Roof 
  22
  Huge Water/Rust Stains 
  23
  Stucco 
  24
  Flags Flying 
  25
  Trees 
  26
  Main Entrance into Basement 
  27
  Main Entrance on Roof 
  28
  Scaffolding 
  29
  Part of Building Hidden Behind Canvas 
  30
  Neon Sign 
  31
  Sliding Doors 
  32
  Chrome Doors 
  33
  Glass Doors 
  34
  Polyfiber Doors 
  35
  Sculpture 
  36
  Main Door Boarded Closed 
  37
  Windows Boarded Shut 
  38
  No Windows 
  39
  Ladder to Roof 
  40
  Ladder to Window 
  41
  Fire Damage 
  42
  Building on Fire NOW! 
  43
  Oily Chemical Smoke coming out of 
  Windows 
  44
  All Interior Lights On 
  45
  Halogen Floodlights Illuminate Door 
  46
  Dogs Chained Near Door 
  47
  Guards 
  48
  Children Whispering, Toss Something 
  in Window 
  49
  Large Smokestack 
  50
  Window Air Conditioners
  Odd Interior Details 
  1
  No Handles on Doors 
  2
  Shag Carpeting 
  3
  Carpeting Wet and Moldy 
  4
  Carpet Shredded 
  5
  Mirrored Walls 
  6
  Glass Doors 
  7
  Tropical Plants 
  8
  Dead Tropical Plants 
  9
  Oil Stains on Floor 
  10
  Sawdust on Floor 
  11
  Blood on Floor 
  12
  Plascrete Floor 
  13
  Warped Plywood Floor 
  14
  Plastic Tile Floor 
  15
  Plaster Walls 
  16
  Water Running Down Walls 
  17
  Interior Sprinklers On 
  18
  Emergency Lights On 
  19
  Floor Lighting 
  20
  Polished Chrome Floors 
  21
  15 Foot Ceilings (Troll Building) 
  22
  10 Foot Ceilings (Ork Building) 
  23
  8 Foot Ceilings (Human Building) 
  24
  6 Foot Ceilings (Dwarf Building)
  25
  Drop Ceiling 
  26
  Drop Floor 
  27
  Bullet Holes in Wall 
  28
  Exposed Brickwork 
  29
  Metal Beam Ceiling 
  30
  Plaster Ceiling with Elaborate 
  Design 
  31
  Cinder Block Wall 
  32
  Loose Electrical Wires Dangling to 
  Floor 
  33
  Construction Material Piled Against 
  Wall 
  34
  Chandeliers in Hallway 
  35
  Track Lighting 
  36
  Overturned Toilet in Hall 
  37
  Fan Drying out Puddle on Floor 
  38
  Blue Gel on Walls 
  39
  Chain Link Dividers in Hall 
  40
  Soundproofed Dividers 
  41
  Spiral Staircases 
  42
  Steel Mesh Floor 
  43
  Real Wood Paneling 
  44
  Floral Wallpaper 
  45
  Rotting Floorboards 
  46
  Insects on Walls 
  47
  Ceiling Supported by Emergency 
  Jacks 
  48
  Staircase Ripped Out 
  49
  Clear Acrylic Floors 
  50
  Drinking Fountain 
   
  Interior Scents 
  1
  Curry 
  2
  Mildew 
  3
  Seafood 
  4
  Fresh Paint
  5
  B.O. 
  6
  Urine 
  7
  Feces 
  8
  Perfume
  9
  Steam 
  10
  Chlorine 
  11
  Oiled Wood 
  12
  Dirty Clothes 
  13
  Rotting Garbage 
  14
  New Carpeting 
  15
  Sulfur 
  16
  New Film Canister Smell 
  17
  Burnt Flesh 
  18
  Burnt Hair 
  19
  Smoke 
  20
  Mushrooms 
  21
  Ammonia 
  22
  Bleach 
  23
  Musk 
  24
  Candy 
  
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  Correction Fluid 
  26
  Melted Plastic 
  27
  Cordite 
  28
  Gasoline 
  29
  Baby Powder 
  30
  Popcorn 
  Interior Sounds 
  1
  Air Hissing 
  2
  Ventilator Fans 
  3
  Torque Wrench 
  4
  Typing 
  5
  Music 
  6
  Trid Dialogue 
  7
  Crying
  8
  Screaming
  9
  Pistol Shot 
  10
  Fingers Drumming on Desk 
  11
  Footsteps 
  12
  Doors Squeaking 
  13
  Copier Machine 
  14
  Frying Food Sizzling 
  15
  Water Dripping 
  16
  Alarm Clock 
  17
  Fire Alarm 
  18
  Panic Button 
  19
  Phone Ringing 
  20
  Intercom Paging 
  21
  Slamming Door 
  22
  Glass Shattering 
  23
  Toilet Flush 
  24
  Running Water 
  25
  Refrigerator Humming 
  26
  Paper Tearing 
  27
  Automatic Weapons Fire 
  28
  One Sided Phone Conversation 
  29
  Spanking 
  30
  Thump!
  Interior Furniture 
  1
  Chrome Chairs 
  2
  Folding Chairs 
  3
  Lawn Chairs 
  4
  Leather Recliner 
  5
  Bar Stool 
  6
  Church Pew 
  7
  Waterbed 
  8
  Single Mattress, no Sheets 
  9
  Old Wooden Roll-Top Desk 
  10
  Hat Rack 
  11
  Inset Kitchen Unit 
  12
  Operating Table 
  13
  Old Steamer Trunk 
  14
  Large Industrial Wire Spool (Empty) 
  15
  Computer Terminal 
  16
  Conference Table 
  17
  Dresser 
  18
  Bean Bag Chair 
  19
  Bar 
  20
  Hot Tub 
  21
  Gun Safe 
  22
  Wall Safe 
  23
  Hidden Wall Safe 
  24
  Vault 
  25
  Floor Safe 
  26
  Stainless Steel Sink 
  27
  Polyester Couch 
  28
  Leather Couch 
  29
  Futon 
  30
  Drafting Table 
  31
  School Desk 
  32
  Bookshelves 
  33
  Rocking Chair 
  34
  Fireplace 
  35
  Foam Blocks 
  36
  Hospital Bed 
  37
  Wall Mounted Trid Unit 
  38
  Piano 
  39
  Copy Machine 
  40
  Sim Rig 
  41
  Filing Cabinet 
  42
  An Old Boat 
  43
  Motorcycle 
  44
  Dentist’s Chair 
  45
  Stainless Steel Table with Squeegee 
  46
  Large Oven 
  47
  Troll Sized Furnishings 
  48
  Table Saw 
  49
  Murphy Bed 
  50
  Dwarf Sized Furnishings 
   
  Really Weird Details 
  1
  Manual Typewriter 
  2
  Sim Deck
  3
  Thermos 
  4
  Oxford English Dictionary 
  5
  Microwave Oven with no door, still 
  runs 
  6
  Pistol on Desk 
  7
  Macramé Wall Hanging 
  8
  Pin-Up Girl Calendar 
  9
  Syringes 
  10
  Strange Blue-White Powder 
  11
  Beer in Cardboard Drink Box 
  12
  Severed Finger 
  13
  Aluminum Briefcase 
  14
  Crystal Ball 
  15
  300 Liter Petrochemical Tank 
  16
  Kerosene Generator 
  17
  Trunk Freezer Packed with Frozen 
  Rats in Baggies 
  18
  Traffic Light 
  19
  Desk Lamp with Red Bulb 
  20
  Hologram of a Perfect Sphere 
  21
  Zulu Fertility Figurine 
  22
  Holo Album 
  23
  Digital Recorder 
  24
  Drum Kit 
  25
  Saxophone 
  26
  Bloody Axe 
  27
  Straight Jacket 
  28
  Aquarium 
  29
  Dried Up Aquarium 
  30
  Dog, Tied up with Plastic Restraints 
  31
  Dead Cat, Stiff 
  32
  Gideon Bible 
  33
  Ben-Wa Balls 
  34I
  Inflatable Love Doll 
  35
  Vibrator 
  36
  Bong 
  37
  Concrete Dreams Poster on Wall 
  38
  Bundle of 3 meter, 6 cm diameter 
  PVC pipes. 
  39
  Disconnected Sink on Floor 
  40
  Shrunken Head 
  41
  Down Filled Sleeping Bags 
  42
  Mold Filled Cooler 
  43
  Package of Razor Blades 
  44
  Bronze Sword 
  45
  Baggie full of Ork and Troll Tusks 
  46
  Mirrorshades (Of course) 
  47
  Full Sized Replica of Venus De Milo 
  48
  Library of Paperback Romance Novels 
  49
  Cardboard Boxes Stuffed With 
  Clothing 
  50
  Paper Shredder 
  51
  Chipper Shredder, bloody 
  52
  Glass Eye 
  53
  Dentures 
  54
  Old Shotgun and Box of Shells 
  55
  Phone Number Written on a 
  Matchbook 
  56
  Butane Torch 
  57
  Microtonics Toolkit 
  58
  Noose Hanging from Ceiling 
  59
  Wickedly Sharpened Steak Knife 
  60
  Dumpster 
  61
  Front end of a 2052 Mitsubishi 
  Nightsky 
  62
  Steering Wheel 
  63
  Ship in a Bottle 
  64
  Hot Plate 
  65
  Guitar 
  66
  Carton of French Ciggarettes 
  67
  Case of cheap synthahol 
  68
  Broken Bottles 
  69
  Blood Stained Table 
  70
  Empty Shell Casings 
  71
  Box of old Vinyl Records 
  72
  A Single Place Kicking Shoe 
  73
  Pick Axe 
  74
  Bag of Strange Dried Herbs 
  75
  Bloody Saw 
  76
  Baby’s Rattle 
  77
  Badge 
  78
  Velvet Pouch full of Diamonds 
  79
  Hand Held Radio 
  80
  Four Unmounted Solid Rubber Tires 
  81
  Bicycle 
  82
  Stack of Porno Magazines 
  83
  Boxed Set of X-Acto Knives 
  84
  Airplane Propeller 
  85
  Bowling Pin 
  86
  Parachute 
  87
  Optical Memory Chips in a Foam 
  Lines Box 
  88
  32 Broken Computer Keyboards 
  89
  Pepper Spray 
  90
  Riot Helmet 
  91
  Corpse, Minus Fingers and Toes 
  92
  Dialysis Machine 
  93
  Blood Pressure Pump 
  94
  EEG Monitor 
  95
  Bedpan, full 
  96
  Blindfolded Yellow Duckling 
  97
  Scrabble Game with the Q in a Triple Letter
  Score Box 
  98
  Charcoal Sketch of Stonehenge 
  99
  Severed Human Head, Brain Removed, re-
  placed with pudding 
  100
  Hot Box Filled with Petri Dishes
  One of a GM's toughest jobs is creating believable,
  exciting, vivid descriptions of things he has never seen.
  As a photographer I've been fortunate to have seen
  things firsthand others can only imagine. However as a
  GM there are always things I have a tough time
  describing.
  To help GM's out of these tough spots, I have
  developed
  the
  Shadowrun
  Random
  Atmosphere
  Generator, or SRAG for short. Whether you're an
  experienced GM who just wants to spice up his world,
  or a new GM who doesn't quite understand this whole
  concept these tables are designed to make your Sixth
  World a little more graphic. Enjoy!
  Credits
  Inspiration: An old file found on the internet circa 1992
  and posted in the Scrawls From the Sprawls APA as the
  “Random Cyberpunk Atmosphere Generator”. 
  Version: 1.0 August 29, 1998.
  This file © 1998 by Steven A. Tinner/SATurday
  Graphics. You may distribute it at will, providing that
  you do not modify it, and do so free of charge.
  Email: bluewizard@ncweb.com
  Web: http://listen.to/tinner
  
SOURCE: textdata/thevault/Shadowrun [multi]/EXTRAS/Random Atmosphere Generator.pdf