Table: Reasons the Rocketship Crashes (Build Your Own Space Opera Table)

In a space opera, there are at least 12 possible reasons for the rocketship to crash—and all of them will probably happen eventually. This is the fourth table of the Build Your Own Space Opera Table.

Reasons the Rocketship Crashes

Roll 1d12

1. The pilot is being mind-controlled.
2. The pilot is distracted by an argument onboard.
3. The pilot is distracted by a transmission.
4. The pilot is distracted by flirtation.
5. The pilot is wounded and/or dazed.
6. The pilot's hands slip from the controls due to stress-induced perspiration.
7. The rocketship has an unexpected instrument failure.
8. The rocketship has a stowaway.
9. The rocketship sustains a hit.
10. The rocketship was damaged by a hidden obstacle.
11. The rocketship was sabotaged.
12. The rocketship was undergoing repair.