Hey there, partner. We managed to clean this mess up a bit after some bandits came by again. Could ya help us out by cleanin' this mess up further? I'd reckon you'd impress the ladies around this town by adding info to it as well.
Most of these will be marked with a blue dot on the minimap. Some will start with an NPC asking the player for help while others will not involve the player unless specific actions are taken. The tasks the player can carry out for them are not considered side-quests done for Strangers , but rather random encounters that will affect the player's fame and honor. These encounters can often be performed in an honorable or dishonorable way at the player's discretion, either adding or detracting from the player's honor level.
Random encounters can reoccur throughout the game at the same or different location. This page covers the different types of random encounters that can be experienced. The sections below group similar encounters for convenience, but do not reflect any official nomenclature in the game. While in Thieves' Landing , the player can hear a woman screaming for help.
A man has hogtied her and is running away with her on his back. The player can choose to shoot him or Hogtie him and cut her free for a decent amount of fame and money. When the player is in a town, a store owner might run out and yell that somebody just robbed their store. The player can catch the robber and bring him back to the store or kill him.
The player will receive Fame and more cash if he keeps him alive, but if he chooses to kill the robber and loot his body, the player can take all of the money for himself. Returning the thief to the shopkeeper will cause the shopkeeper to repeatedly kick the thief in the head, pausing only to spit on the thief. When the player is walking in a town, there is a chance that a random pedestrian will run up to the player and desperately ask him to get his horse back which just got stolen by some rustler.
