PCs sometimes go for long periods of time that can be summarized fairly quickly. Whether they’re studying, training, doing a lecture tour or just hanging out at home, long periods of gametime can often be handled with just a few sentences or a single roll. This compressed or elapsed time is known as Downtime, and it most often happens between Sessions. But just because it passes more quickly, that doesn’t necessarily mean nothing happens!
The Downtime Events Table can be used to determine whether any unforeseeable events occur during roughly one month of Downtime. It is genre-agnostic, and can be used with any game system.
To use the table, roll 3d6 down the left column for the general event type, then roll 1d6 along that row to determine the actual event. In both cases, higher rolls are better.
core_downtime_rules [PDF]