Gas Station Forts

GAS STATION FORTS
Castles are an odd beast in post apocalyptic settings, mostly consisting of fortified towns or villages, or pre-apocalypse hypercity-fortresses, with the occasional military/milita base or bunker. Fallout New Vegas’s Honest Hearts DLC gave me the wonderful idea of petty warlord controlling Gas Station Forts. Any road warrior knows that they’re gonna need fuel, and enterprising types will take advantage of that to rule through the scarcity of fuel resources. I pretty much hand wave the degredation of gasoline through a combination of advanced fuel additives, and Fuel Merchants that operate as the middle men between still working refineries and fuel stations. There are about 150,000 gas stations in the US, half of those offer diesel fuel. While the majority of these are no doubt corner gas stations, there are still plenty of other places that have been taken over and (mostly) fortified, creating a D&D-like castle effect. I believe that this concludes my Raiders and Marauders project.
There are four main types of Gas Station Forts, in order of size: Filling Stations, Rest Areas, Truck Stops, & Tourist Traps. (I may add a fifth type, Fuel Storage Yards/Fuel Depots.) Filling Stations are the common corner gas station (often with a mini-mart or convenience store, and maybe a couple of other ammenities) and rural highway gas stops. Rest Areas don’t commonly have fuel pumps, but the possibility is there. Truck Stops are larger versions of the corner gas station, and often have several ammenities. Tourist Traps are the largest and busiest roadside fueling areas, and include the largest truck stops as well as purpose built tourist diversions. Some of these locations have a roadside attraction or design theme to help attract visitors.
To determine the size and make-up of a Gas Station Fort, Roll 1d4 on the following table and consult the listed results:

Gas Station Fort Size

Roll	Size	Features
1	Filling Station	Roll 2d12 for parking spaces, has a 50% chance of accommodating a semi/big rig. Has 2d8 fuel pumping stations. Has a 50% chance of either a convenience store or a fast food restaurant. 25% chance of Roadside Attraction. Roll once on the GSF Defenses Earthworks, Walls, Towers (1d4+2 present), and Other Defenses Tables and roll 1d2 times on the GSF Defenses Weapons Table (1d4 weapon emplacements present). There are 1d6x10 Mininons present, and 1d4x10 Servants or Slaves.
2	Rest Area	Roll 1d4x10 for parking spaces, roll 1d4 for semis/big rig spaces. Has 1d4 fuel pumping stations. Roll 1d4 times on the Rest Area Features Table. 10% chance of a Roadside Attraction. Roll once on the GSF Defenses Earthworks, Walls, and Towers (1d6+2 present) Tables and roll 1d2 times on the GSF Defenses Weapons (1d6 weapon emplacements present) and Other Defenses Tables. There are 2d6x10 Minions present and 2d4x10 Servants or Slaves.
3	Truck Stop	Roll 1d10x10 for parking spaces, roll 5d4x10 for semi/big rig spaes. Has 2d10 fuel pumping stations. There is one restaurant; 50% are Fast Food and the other 50% are Other Restaurant. Roll 1d4 times on the Shops Table and 1d4 times on the Vehicle Ammentities Table. Roll once on the GSF Defenses Earthworks and Walls and roll 1d4 times on the GSF Defenses Weapons (2d6 weapon emplacements present) and Other Defenses Tables. Roll 1d2 time on the GSF Defenses Towers Table (2d6 towers present). 20% chance of a Roadside Attraction. There are 3d6x10 Minions present and 3d4x10 Servants or Slaves.
4	Tourist Attraction	Roll 1d4x100 for parking spaces, roll 1d10x100 for semi/big rig spaces. Has 1d4+2x10 fuel pumping stations. Roll 2d4 times on the Shops Table. There is a 50% chance that there is a food court with 1d4+2 Fast Food restaurants. Roll 1d4 for other restaurants: 1 – Roll on Other Restaurant Table, 2 – Roll on Ethnic Restaurant Table, 3 – Roll 1d4 times on Other Restaurant Table, 4 – Roll 1d4 times on all three restaurant tables. Roll 2d4 times on the Vehicle Ammenities Table and 1d6 times on the Misc Featues Tables. 40% chance of a Roadside Attraction. Roll once on the GSF Defenses Earthworks and Walls and roll 1d4+2 times on the GSF Defenses Weapons (5d4 weapon emplacements present) and Other Defenses Tables. Roll 1d4 time on the GSF Defenses Towers Table (2d10 towers present). There are 5d6x10 Minions present and 5d4x10 Servants or Slaves.

Note: All Gas Station Forts roll on the Food, Fuel, Water, and Lodging Tables. Roll 1d6 (may change to 1d8) and 1d4 to determine Gas Station Fort Inhabitants.

Shops & Restaurant Tables

Roll	Shops	Fast Food	Ethnic Restaurant	Other Restaurant
01	Motorcycle Shop	Chinese Take-Out	Russian	Pancake/Waffle House
02	Truck Accessory Store	Pizza Parlor	Japaese	Lunch Counter
03	T-Shirt Store	Ice Cream Parlor	Greek	Family Restaurant
04	A/V Entertainment Shop	Donut Shop	Italian	Cafeteria
05	Trading Post	Chicken	Chinese	Barbecue/Grill
06	Convenience Store	Burger Joint	Steakhouse	Diner
07	Gift Shop	Tex-Mex	Mexican	Greasy Spoon
08	Auto Parts Store	Deli	French	Cantina
09	Drug Store	Hot Dog Stand	Indian	All You Can Eat Buffet
10	Vehicle Appliance Shop	Juice Bar	Mongolion	Fast Casual Restaurant
11	Barber Shop	Coffee House	Thai	Casual Diing
12	Book Store	Fish & Chips	Korean	Full Service Restaurant

Services & Other Features

Roll	Vehicle Ammenities	Rest Area Features	Misc Features 1	Misc Features 2
01	DOT Office	Drinking Fountain	Arcade	Library
02	Laundromat	Scenic View	Bar	Lounge
03	Maintenance Garage	Gazebo	Batting Cage	Massage Lounge
04	Mechanic Garage	Highway Patrol Station	Bowling Alley	Medical Clinic
05	Restrooms	Large Picnic Area	Brothel	Mini-Carnival
06	RV Hookups	Medium Picinic Area	Casino	Mini-golf Course
07	Service Center	Restaurant/Convenience Store	Dental Clinic	Outdoor Pool
08	Showers	Restrooms	Driving Range	Paintball Center
09	Specialist Repair Shop	Small Picnic Area	Gym	Sauna/Steam Room
10	Tire Center	Telephone Center	Indoor Pool	Shooting Range
11	Truck Scales	Vending Machines	Jacuzzi/Hot Tub	Theater
12	Vehicle Wash	Visitor Center	Laser Tag Arena	Wedding Chapel

Food, Fuel, Water, & Lodging

Roll	Food Source	Fuel Source	Water Source	Lodging
01	None, cannibals	None, advertise fuel as trap	None, reduce creatures & plants to water in water extraction machine	Bed & Breakfast
02	None, raid for food	Raiding	None, raid for water	Cabins
03	None, trade for food	Trading with Fuel Traders	None, trade for water	Capsule Hotel
04	Foraging, Hunting, and/or Fishing	Primitive still to create alcohol	Limited supply in water storage tank or wastewater treatment	Flophouse
05	Primitive farming & ranching	Vegetable oil processing	Marshland or contaminated water source	Hotel
06	Decent store of rations/preserved foods	Large fuel storage tanks	Shallow well and/or rain collection	Huts
07	Farms & Ranches grow just enough for fort	Advanced alcohol still	Cow pond or stream	Inn
08	Soylent processor or goo tube dispensers	Methane gas production	Deep drilled well or ice caves	Junk Shacks
09	Farms & Ranches grow slight surplus of food	Vast fuel storage tanks	Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit or Aquifer Spring	Love Hotel
10	Farms & Ranches grow abundant surplus of food	Advanced bio-fuel processor	Large pond or irrigation canal	Motel
11	Hydroponic Gardens	CNG or propane production	Minor lake or river	Scrap Lean-tos
12	Food Processing Robots	Oil Well & Refinery on site	Major lake or river	Tents & Tarps

Road Side Attractions
Roll 1d4 to determine type: 1 – World’s Largest Object, 2 – Novelty Architecture, 3 – Statue, 4 – Mutant Lord’s choice

Roll	World’s Largest Object	Novelty Architecture	Statue
01	8 Ball	Big Chicken restaurant	Abraham Lincoln
02	Anchor	Big Duck House	AFLAC Duck
03	Apple Basket	Blue Whale (of Catoosa)	AOL Running Man
04	Axe	Bowling Pin House	Aunt Jemima
05	Ball of Twine	Can of Beer water tower	Betty Crocker
06	Barbell	Castle Hotel	Big Boy
07	Baseball Bat	Cave Convenience Store	Boo Berry
08	Baseball Glove	Coffee Pot Cafe	Bugs Bunny
09	Bear Trap	Coffee Pot Water Tower	California Raisins
10	Beer Bottle	Corn Cob Water Tower	Cap’n Crunch
11	Binoculars	Dinosaur Gift Shop	Captain Hook
12	Birdhouse	Dinosaur Observation Tower	Charlie the Tuna
13	Boomerang	Dog-shaped House	Chef Boyardee
14	Boot	Fishing Bobber Water Tower	Chester Cheetah
15	Bowl	Gas Can water tower	Chicken of the Sea Mermaid
16	Bowling Pin	Giant Boot House	Chuck E. CHeese
17	Brown Derby	Giant Shoe House	Colonel Sanders
18	Candy Cane	Ice Cream Cone ice cream parlor	Coppertone Girl
19	Champagne Glass	Keebler Tree House	Cornelius the Rooster
20	Charcoal Grill	Ketchup water tower	Count Chockula
21	Cheese Wheel	Leaning water tower	Daffy Duck
22	Chess Set	Longaberger Basket HQ	Dig ‘Em the Frog
23	Chili Can	Lucy the Elephant	Domo Kun
24	Cigarette Pack	Milk Bottle dairy store	Energizer Bunny
25	Cigarette & Ash Tray	Milk Bottle water tower	Franken Berry
26	Clock	Miniature London Bridge	Frosty the Snowman
27	Clothespin	Miniature Mosque of the Prophet	Fruit of the Loom Guys
28	Clothes Iron	Miniature Angkor Wat	Fruit Pie the Magician
29	Coffeepot	Miniature Bran Castle	GEICO Gecko
30	Coffee Cup	Miniature Chichen Itza	Godzilla
31	Cola Bottle	Miniature Conwy Castle	Gordon’s Fisherman
32	Corkscrew	Miniature Disneyland	Grimace
33	Covered Wagon	Miniature Eiffel Tower	Hamburger Helper Helping Hand
34	Cow Skull	Miniature Empire State Building	Headless Horseman
35	Cowboy Hat & Boots	Miniature Forbidden City	Hello Kitty
36	Crochet Hook	Miniature Golden Gate Bridge	Jack (in the Box)
37	Crutches	Miniature Great Sphinx	Joe Camel
38	Crystal Ball	Miniature Great Wall of China	Jolly Green Giant
39	Cuckoo Clock	Miniature Hagia Sophia	Kachina
40	Doghouse	Miniature Himeji Castle	Keebler Elf
41	Donut	Miniature Kremlin	King Kong
42	Fiddle	Miniature Lincoln Memorial	Kokopelli
43	Fish Hook	Miniature Machu Picchu	Kool-Aid Man
44	Fire Hydrant	Miniature Mount Rushmore	Land O’Lakes Indian Maiden
45	Flashlight	Miniature Palace of Versailles	Lone Ranger
46	Fork	Miniature Pyramid of the Sun	Lucky the Leprechaun
47	Fying Pan	Miniature Roman Colosseum	Mario
48	Gas Pump	Miniature Space Needle	Marlboro Man
49	Gavel	Miniature St. Basil’s Cathedral	Max Headroom
50	Golf Putter	Miniature St. Peter’s Basilica	Maytag Repairman
51	Golf Ball	Miniature St.Louis Gateway Arch	Michelin Man
52	Grandfater Clock	Miniature Sydney Opera House	Mickey Mouse
53	Hammer	Miniature Taj Mahal	Miss Chickita Banana
54	Hockey Stick	Miniature Topkapi Palace	Morris the Cat
55	Icosohedron	Miniature Tower of London	Morto Salt Umbrella Girl
56	Ketchup Bottle	Miniature White House	Mr Clean
57	Kettle	Mortar & Pestle drugstore	Mr Mucus
58	Lava Lamp	Orange-shaped orange stand	Mr Peanut
59	Light Bulb	Pagoda observation tower	Mrs Buttersworth
60	Lugnut	Peach water tower	Orville Redenbacher
61	Mailbox	Peppermint water tower	Paul Bumyan & Babe the Blue Ox
62	Map of Old Route 66	Pineapple house	Peter Pan
63	Milk Bottle	Pirate Ship restaurant	Pillsbury Doubhboy
64	Miner’s Hat	Red Caboose motel	Popeye the Sailor Man
65	Office Chair	Replica Alamo	Porky Pig
66	Oil Funnel	Replica Big Ben	Punchy the Hawaiian Punch Guy
67	Paint Can	Replica Blarney Castle	Quaker Oats Man
68	Paper Airplane	Replica Cadillac Ranch	R2-D2 & C-3PO
69	Pencil	Replica Grauman’s Chinese Theatre	Rip Van Winkle
70	Penny	Replica Hollywood Sign	Ronald McDonald
71	Pez Dispenser	Replica Jefferson Memorial	Rosie the Riveter
72	Picnic Table	Replica Kronberg Castle	Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer
73	Piggy Bank	Replica Leaning Tower of Pisa	Sailor Jack and his dog Bingo
74	Pitchfork	Replica Lincoln’s Log Cabin	Santa Claus
75	Porch Swing	Replica Montezuma Castle	Scrooge McDuck
76	Radio Flyer Wagon	Replica Parthenon	Smokey the Bear
77	Rocking Chair	Replica Pyramids of Giza	Snoopy
78	Rocking Horse	Replica Stonehenge	Snuggle Bear
79	Rollerskate	Replica Washington Monumehnt	Sonny the Cuckoo Bird
80	Root Beer Mug	Replica Welcome to Las Vegas Sign	Spock
81	Rubber Chicken	Riverboat restaurant/casino	Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
82	Rubber Ink Stamp	Rocketship observation tower	Sunmaid Raisin Lady
83	Scales of Justice	Ship restaurant	Sylvester the Cat
84	Shoe	Shutter Shack Camera	The Burger King
85	Skateboard	Strawberry water tower	The Gerber Baby
86	Soda Bottle	Teacup & Saucer water tower	The Great Root Bear
87	Soup Kettle	Teapot water tower	The Hamburglar
88	Spinach Can	Tiki hut	The Most Interesting Man in the World
89	Spoon	Tooth house	The Noid
90	Sundial	Tree house	Tony the Tiger
91	Teapot	UFO-shaped building	Tootsie Roll Owl
92	Tennis Racket	Warner Bros water tower	Toucan Sam
93	Thermometer	Watermelon water tower	Travelosity Roaming Gnome
94	Tire	Wine Bottle water tower	Trix Rabbit
95	Treasure Chest	Wizard’s Tower observation tower	Trojan Man
96	Wagon	World’s Largest Barrel Building	Tweety Bird
97	Weathervane	World’s Largest Teepee	Twinkie the Kid
98	Wine Bottle	World’s Largest Toilet building	Uncle Sam
99	Yoyo	World’s Largest Wigwam	Vlasic Stork
00	Totem Pole	Zepplin house	Willy Wonka

Gas Station Fort Defenses

Roll	Earthworks	Walls	Towers	Weapons	Other
01	None	Adobe Wall3, 4	Air Traffic Control Tower	Simple Artillery (Catapults & Ballista)	Advanced Alarm System6
02	A Canal	Bremer Wall	Alarm Tower	Light Artillery (Mortars & GLs)	Anti-Tire Spike Area
03	Abatis	Brick Wall3, 4	Beacon Tower	Medium Artillery (Cannons & AA Guns)	Bunker
04	Berm	Cactus Barrier Hedge	Bell Tower	Heavy Artillery (Howitzers & Surface to Surface Missile Launchers)	Caltrop Fields (1d6)
05	Boiling Mud Pools (2d6)	Chain Linke Fence2	Blockhouse	Robot Combat Drones (1d4+2 per emplacement)	Flaming Gas Jets (1d4)
06	Car Pits or Tank Traps (2d4)	Chicken Wire Fence2	Clock Tower	Sentry Guns (holds any Heavy Weapon)	Fortified Building
07	Ditch	Concrete Wall3, 4	Grain Silo	Immobile Robot Tanks	Junkyard Electromagnet & Car Crusher
08	Dry Moat	Heavy Junk Wall3, 4	Heavy Weapons Tower12	Robo-Turrets	Minefield7
09	Field of Attack Plants	Light Scrap Wall4	Lighthouse	Immobile Tanks	Motion Detectors (2d4)
10	Furmaroles (3d4)	Picket Fence	Minaret or Steeple	Heavy Weapons (MGs & Gatling Guns)	Pillbox
11	Irrigated Farm Fields	Sandbag Wall	Observation Tower	Heavy Weapons (Flame Throwers)	Primitive Alarm System8
12	Lava Moat	Shipping Container or Flipped Semi Trailer Wall	Power Transmission Tower	Heavy Weapons (Volley Guns & Organ Guns)	Radio Jammer
13	Pits (25% have stakes)	Spiked Iron Fence2	Radio Tower	Heavy Weapons (LAWS & RPGs)	Rubble/Scrap Block Dropper9
14	Quicksand Patches (2d6)	Steel Barrier Wall3, 4	Robot Turret Tower	Heavy Weapons (Micro or Mini-Missile Launchers)	Satellite Warning System
15	Sangars (2d6)	Stone Wall3, 4	Scaffold Lookout Tower	Heavy Weapons (AMRs & ATRs)	Searchlights (1d6)
16	Tar Pit Moat	Thorny or Living Hedgerow	Scrap Armored Tower	Heavy Weapons (Missile Launcehrs	Security Cameras (2d6)
17	Toxic Moat	Welded Wire Mesh Fence2, 3	Searchlight Tower	Energy Weapons (Laser Cannons)5	Security Checkpoints (1d4)
18	Trenches	Wire Fence1, 2	Sentry Tower	Energy Weapons (Plasma Cannons)5	Sentries or Animal Patrols10
19	Water Filled Moat	Wooded Stockade Fence4	Watchtower	Energy Weapons (Gauss Cannons)5	Snares & Traps (2d6)11
20	Roll Twice	Wooden Palisade4	Water Tower	Energy Weapons (Maser Cannons)5	Stake or Punji Stick Areas (1d6)

Note 1: Roll 1d4 for type: 1 – Barbed Wire, 2 – Razor Wire, 3 – Conertina Wire, 4 – Monofilament Wire
Note 2: Thre is a 25% chance that the fence is electrified.
Note 3: There is a 25% chance the fence is topped with wire (see Note 1 for type) or broken glass shards.
Note 4: There is a 25% chance of a firing parapet and a 25% chance of firing ports.
Note 5: Energy Cannons have 10 times the damage and range of the rifle versions, they still get the same number of Shots/Battery, but require a Radioactive Battery power source.
Note 6: Lights, bells & whistles, sirens, etc.
Note 7: Roll on the Grenade Table in the MF Rulebook for type. There will be 1d4x10 mines in an area.
Note 8: Gongs, bells, wooden clackers, wind up air raid sirens, etc.
Note 9: As per Bricks form Ceiling Trap, MF Rulebook, page 137.
Note 10: There will be 1d4+2 sentries in a patrol or 2d6 animals.
Note 11: Roll 1d6 to determine type: 1 – Foot Snare, 2 – Bear Trap, 3 – Deadfall, 4 – Net-Dropper, 5 – Cage Dropper, 6 – Portcullis Trap.
Note 12: Roll 1d6 for Heavy Weapon Type: 1 – Gatling Gun, 2 – Flame Thrower, 3 – Magchine Gun, 4 – Anti-Material Rifle, 5 – LAW or RPG, 6 – Missile Launcher.

Gas Station Fort Inhabitants

Roll	Fuel Baron (1)	Kingpin (2)	Master (3)	Overlord (4)	Sheriff (5)	Warlord (6)
1	1d8 6HD Mutants	1d10 Homo Erectus	1d4 Medusoids	1d4 Gamma Wyrms	1d6 Scurinoids	1d8 8HD Mutants
2	1d4 Hemofowl	1d6 Hideous Boars	1d6 Zunicorns	1d4 Gamma Sloths	1d4 Electrophants	1d6 Accipitoids
3	1d4 Quicken	1d20 Albino Apes	1d4 Pumpkin Men	1d4 Man Beasts	1d6 Leoids	1d10 Homo Erectus
4	1d10 4HD Mutants	1d10 6HD Mutants	1d12 Giant Rhagodessa	1d4 Ant Horrors	2d4 Eye Dogs	1d4 Goliaths
Minions	Trader Guards	Raiders	1H Scrap Robots	1HD Androids	1HD Mutants	Marauders