Special encounters

Special encounters are hand-crafted locations that you have a tiny chance of being sucked into as you travel the world map.

Unlike regular random encounters, they each tell a small story. Keep an eye out as you explore the wasteland.

The table below lists all possible special encounters, their associated terrain types, the base chance of finding them, and the chance of finding them with the Traveller PvE perk at 25/25 ranks.

Name	Image	Tile set	Base chance	Best chance (Traveller 25/25)	Description
Bus		Mountains	1:17000	1:16575	Rewards five Vault-Tec cases.
Highway		Mountains	1:18000	1:17550	Rewards a random SPECIAL implant or a rare item.
Secret Treasure		Mountains	1:18000	1:17550	What could it be?
Bomb		Mountains	1:20000	1:19500	Contains some low-tier items.
Old Factory		City	1:9000	1:8775	Some low-tier crafting materials can be found inside.
Permafrost		City	1:9000	1:8775	If you have High Quality Minerals on you, the NPC might trade you a little something for them.
Interplay		City	1:100000	1:97500	Rewards a random WE stat.
Chosen		Desert	1:9000	1:8775	Graves with low‑value items. Ants patrol the area. Watch out for the mines!
Two soldiers, one statue		Desert	1:9000	1:8775	Lady Liberty's playing in the sand. An Enclave soldier and an NCR soldier stand side by side, gazing at it.
Van		Desert	1:9000	1:8775	A kid in front of a camper van. Walk away, or... well, claim your massive XP reward.
Bobby		Desert	1:12000	1:11700	Contains a random T3 item.
Bus Stop		Desert	1:12000	1:11700	A mini-fridge full of Nuka-Cola awaits.
Helix		Desert	1:14000	1:13650	There's some T4 ammo in the grave.
Caravan		Desert	1:23000	1:22425	Contains a trader with some random items for sale.
Hole		Desert	1:24000	1:23400	A random SPECIAL implant lies hidden in the hole.
Ship		Desert	1:24000	1:23400	A marooned ship chock-full of hostile NPCs. It contains one event encounter locker.