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Troika Background - Frequent Flyer

I've had a few games of Troika and I've absolutely enjoyed weird space-fantasy because of it. BJ/Nosfecatu, our GM, added some Spelljammer ship rules here and there, but that funky space travel with a bunch of really specific people gave that Seinfield in space adventure-kinda vibe. I've liked it more than I expected, to the point I'm creating a game of my own. I'll update you guys on that another time.

I've been seeing some people doing their own Troika backgrounds, and I wanted to give it a go. If you've read the Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy trilogy, you'd probably be familiar with this thing.


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Arthur Dent by Michele Rosenthal, used without permission



Frequent Flyer 

You've lost your home planet because it was demolished as part of a hyperspatial express route being built on your star system. No one really knew about your planet aside from it being mostly harmless. Now you're wandering the void for a new home, but nothing is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike your own. You often wonder how you got this far without even having a cup of tea. 

Special
Strange coincidences that involves you always happen. Whenever you test your Luck to evade certain death, you may roll equal to or less than your maximum Luck score instead of your current one. If you succeed, the GM will tell you how another event happened at the same time and helped you evade the danger. This event's consequences will come for you in the future. 

Possessions
- dressing gown 
- screwdriver
- tootbrush
- phone 
- electronic device that functions as guide to space commuters 

Skills
2 Sandwich Making
1 Fly (falling but missing the ground) 




Addendum: added Sandwich making as an advance skill

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  1. AlfredJuly 21, 2019 at 9:45 AM

    Don't forget your towel!

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    1. Mr. John ErwinJuly 24, 2019 at 10:06 PM

      I didn't! He just never really brings around one. It's Ford Prefect who usually has it handy and he just lends one to Arthur.

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  2. Roger DavidAugust 9, 2019 at 4:16 PM

    Looking forward for more interesting posts regarding to frequent flyer travellers.
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