Encounters checklist
173 random encounters in Red Dead Redemption 2, listed by faction or region.
The official 100% only needs any 25, and most of these repeat, so there's no "all 173" goal.
O'Driscoll Boys (10)
Prison Wagon Break
Stagecoach Robbery
Extortion
Train Robbery
Road Ambush
Bridge Ambush
Bridge Barricade
Brawl at Keane's Saloon
O'Driscoll Threats
Queasy Feeling
Del Lobo Gang (8)
Del Lobo Breakout
Town Terror
Bar Fight
Ambush
Del Lobo Posse
Venter's Place Party
Train Holdup
Del Lobo Execution
Laramie Gang (4)
Ambush
Hostage Situation
Wagon Holdup
Cattle Killing
Lemoyne Raiders (16)
Cavalry Charge
Gatling Gun Ambush
Exploding Wagon Ambush
Arson and Vandalism at the Saint Denis City Hall
Abducted Policeman
Abducted Tax Collectors
Prison Wagon Break
Brawls at the Rhodes Parlour House
Pair of Raiders Beat a Man Outside the Rhodes Parlour House
Train Robbery
Deal Gone Wrong
Successful Deal
Gang Intimidation
Wagon Holdup
Target Practice
Vengeful Raiders
Murfree Brood (12)
Camp Intimidation
Camp Attack
Camp Robbery
Road Ambush
Burning Wagon Attack
Pox Tent Trap
Man Tied to a Tree
Pit Trap
Kidnapping (grateful victim)
Kidnapping (traumatized victim)
Dumping Bodies from a Boat into Elysian Pool
Corpse Trap
Skinner Brothers (5)
Camp Intimidation
Camp Attack
Couple Hostage
Ruined Camp
Ruined Camp 2
Night Folk (5)
Corpse Trap
Woman in White Trap
Carrying a Corpse
Horse Murder Trap (Lure Version)
Horse Murder Trap (Cart Version)
Saint Denis Mob (3)
Bridge Watch
Doyle's Tavern Setup
Mobsters' Bullying
Wapiti Indians (1)
Natives Watching From Afar
Nature/Hunting/Travel/Gunslingers (25)
Man Bitten by Snake
Man Poisoned by Plant
Trapper Steps on a Trap
Cougar Attack
Wolf Attack
Prospectors
Shooting Competitions
Bear Hunter
Coyote Hunter
Hunter Needs Help Looking for his Friend
Herb Collector
Drunk Duelist
Duelist Takes on Challengers
Boastful Duelist
Man Shoots Himself in the Leg
Man Accidentally Shoots and Kills his Friend
Horse Races
Horse Kicks and Kills its Owner
Runaway Horse
Man Falls off Horse
Woman Trapped Under her Horse
Crashed Wagon
Lenora View Wagon Crash
Crazy Woman Lost in the Woods for Two Days
Peaceful Campers
Outlaws/Prisoners/Bounty Hunters/Lawmen (20)
Bill Williamson Captured
Prisoners at Crawdad Willie's Shack
Outlaw Attack
Pickpockets
Fugitive Prisoner
Chain Gang Escape Attempt
Criminal Being Transported by Lawmen
Criminal Being Transported by Bounty Hunters
Kidnapping
Two Outlaws Trying to Break Open a Safe
Two Outlaws with a Crashed Wagon
Injured Woman Robbery Ambush (Lydie)
Horse Thief
Robbery
Robbery — Bridge Barricade
Bridge Holdup
Uncle's Saloon Debacle
Attempted Murder
Brutal Death
Brutal Death — Wagon Looter
Random People (31)
Blind Man Cassidy
Nigel (Gavin's Friend)
Agnes Dowd
Mad Preacher
Peeping Toms
Soothsayer
Lost Dog
Hayden Russell
Poor Joe
Lost Tourist
Directionally-Challenged Drunk
Destitute War Veterans
Drunk Camp Veteran
Moonshiners
Treasure Hunter with High Stakes Treasure Map
Heartbroken Stone-Thrower
Conman in Hiding at Strawberry
Braithwaite Trespasses on Caliga Hall
Shipwreck
Fistfight Challenge
Reverend Peter Fotheringham
Unlucky Man
Timothy A. Donahue
Norris Forsythe
Skinny Dipper
Feral Man
Captive in the Rhodes Gunsmith Store
Sheriff Sam Freeman
Bob Brownlee
Manito Glade Hermit
Domestic Violence
Saint Denis (13)
Back Alley Mugging
French Couple Robbed
Beggars
Street Urchin Ambush
Doyle's Tavern Rat Infestation
Police Brutality
Jeering Men
Dorothea Wicklow
Man Splashed by Passing Wagon
An Abrupt End to an Argument
Man Splashed by Woman Dumping a Chamberpot
Chelonian Spokesman
Man Recognizes Arthur from "A Fine Night of Debauchery"
Annesburg (2)
Annesburg Widow
Couple Argument
Rhodes (1)
Rhodes Widow
Valentine (7)
Killer Prostitute
Smithfield's Saloon Fight
Man Asks the Protagonist to Help him Rob his Friend
Man Confronts Arthur about Beating up Tommy
Public Hanging
Valentine Widow
Husband Tries to Drown his Wife
Blackwater (2)
Alley Mugging
Out of Control Wagon
Guarma (2)
Pitfall Trap
Soldiers Pursuing Two Escapees
Armadillo/New Austin (6)
Undertaker Burning Bodies at Coot's Chapel
Undertaker Exhausted
Town Crier in Armadillo
Fleeing Family Leaving Armadillo
Exploding House
Tree Hermit