Heavy Traffic is a common driving event in Death Road to Canada.
Event Text[]
There's a large horde of zombies on the road ahead. The group isn't sure if they could get through them or not.
- Seek shelter in house
- Take a detour
- Plow through!
Results []
Seek shelter in house[]
The group hides in a nearby house to wait for the horde to disperse. The zombies end up becoming agitated and they attack!
SIEGE ALERT! THERE'S NO ESCAPE!
- 1 hour house siege starts.
Take a detour[]
The group decides to take a detour! This is usually a bad idea.
Success[]
It takes some extra time and gas, but not too much!
- Lose a small amount of gas (depends on car mileage)
Failure[]
They get lost for a full day, until finally finding an alternate route.
- Lose a large amount of gas (depends on car mileage)
- Group sleeps, one meal is eaten
Plow through![]
The group decides to try to try to drive through the horde!
Car has armor[]
The car rams right through the obstacle, though some of its makeshift armor ends up falling off.
- -1 car armor
Otherwise[]
- -2/-3 car chassis (chosen randomly)
Car survives: The car gets through, but takes some damage.
Car doesn't survive: The car got through, but took too much damage. It fell apart a short distance down the road. CAR DESTROYED!
Trivia[]
- If the party doesn't have a car, only the "Seek shelter in house" option will be available. The only way to encounter this event without a car is to lose it right at the beginning of the second-to-last driving day, as it is a driving event, not a walking event.