[STEVETUNA] - Let's Go Camping

>Phoenix

>Change from kratos to phoenix!

> Phoenix

In a run like this where your usual resources are a bit more limited, an AI that, like, won’t die sounds pretty good to have, so you’ll select the Phoenix as your AI. You actually don’t know if it like, has to be a part of your crew, since you don’t have a ship for it to stay in. You guess you’ll find out.

Gzzt~ Turn up the heat! Make sure to bring a fire extinguisher!

Well, Player. I believe this next part should be left to you. My dice are available if you need them to assist in your decisions.

Alright, so on a Hitchhiker run, you only get a max crew size of five, but you do get to start with two. Or three. Still depends on if Phoenix counts, but at the very least, it doesn't show up as starting crew.

One of them needs to be a Leader, because Captain just doesn't seem so apt here.

So yeah. Two characters, the usual 26 points, two red traits, three green traits, three blue traits.

> Have Fortuna roll to decide every single character trait.

Boog with Kaikian, Apedee, Poppet, Aftik, Skarv, and Generic parts. One of the blue traits must be [Nomadic], I have no opinion on the other traits, and we should probably just let fortuna roll for them

A boring old Aftik
4|6|6|3|3|4

Name: Key
Gender: Nonbinary
Species: Tourist
Job: Leader/Writer
Strength: 2
Intelligence: 5
Charisma: 6
Endurance: 4
Agility: 6
Luck: 3
[Bored Eater]
[Night Blind]
[Oblivious]
[Chatterbox]
[Calm]
[Chip Magnet]
[Organized]
[Cooperative]

A towel Skarv, obviously

Name: Dyo Genis
Gender: He/Him
Species: Zuid'Tian
Job: Mechanic/Fast-Food Cooker
Strength: 8
Intelligence: 7
Charisma: 1
Endurance: 6
Agility: 2
Luck: 2
[Food Aggressive]
[Nature Repellent]
[Rarely Meddles]
[Competitive]
[Durable]
[Jack of Trades]
[Cooperative]

Name: Mr. Universe
Gender: Male
Species: Crystal Gem
Job: Musician
Strength: 6
Intelligence: 3
Charisma: 7
Endurance: 6
Agility: 2
Luck: 2

...I had that in my head, otherwise I've got nothing.

First up... a tourist. Because, y'know, hitchhiking. It's thematic. Let's backpack across space. And, y'know, a galactic hitchhiker never leaves home without a towel.

Gonna need some help with that, though.

Allow me.

[FORTUNA ROLLS SEVERAL DICE]

And okay, so some of the references got lost along the way but that's really not the point. The point is you've got a leader, and you've got the guy that actually probably does all the negotiations. They play two instruments! At once! If that's not an instant ticket onto any ship you don't know what is.

While I am always glad to assist with choices, I worry for your characters fates.

Bzzt~ I wouldn't! So they're a little unlucky! Just gonna be more exciting, gzzt~!

Two more choices, and one last chance to make changes to your crew before getting started.

>7
>Key

5, Key

100, Key

-0, Key

>5, Key

>4.2, Key
Yes i am suggesting .2 of a planet. that is a thing that is happening.

> 3 planets to keep it nice and simple for your first run.
> Key

You tried putting in 4.2, but the game wouldn’t let you. Okay, specifically it told you that you don’t have that mode enabled, but whatever. Five is good. Let’s get rolling.

Thanks, Douglas Adams. That's really inspiring.

What did Terry Pratchett say? "in the beginning there was nothing. Then, a sock appeared."
Something like that? During Faust Eric iirc

I thought it was "In the beginning, there was nothing, which then exploded"

I thought it was "In the beginning, there was nothing, which then exploded"

He changed his story a few times. In Soul Music he said it started with a "One, Two, One Two Three Four."

Gzzt, hey, we’ve started! This izzz my favorite part!

Bzzt, looks like you’ve got a Tourist on your crew, pal! Tourists were one of the first species to start making their way around the universe! Some day, your crew member might find their dream vacation, and then die! Gzzt!

Gzzt, you’ve got a Skarv on your crew! Most Skarves are on top of these nifty golem things, but some wrap themselves around willing individuals instead! Sometimes they convince these people to let them take over their body completely forever! Bzzt!

Gzzt, that’s it for now! Keep that info comin’!

The species of this universe are quite fascinating.