Starlight Express
Space. It seems to go on forever.
But then you reach the end¸ drop off whatever you were doing¸ and head back home to pick up the next job.
Starlight Express is a sci-fi adventure seed generator for delivery adventures about taking things from point A to point B. It is designed to quickly and easily fill in the blanks in the following sentences:
You have been hired by [employer] to [pick up/deliver] [cargo] [to/from][destination]. Along the way¸ [unexpected event]! But watch out; [thing you
weren't told]
With only a quick bit of work on the tables¸ Starlight Express can generate one of over 1.5 million unique adventure permutations! Here's a few seeds generated with it¸ to give you a taste.
You have been hired by a government official to pick up a businessperson in a rush from an uninhabited asteroid. Along the way¸ you get caught in a meteor shower; evade the rocks! But watch out; the businessperson can't legally enter your home port.
You have been hired by a noble¸ royal¸ or other upper-class elite to check out the map to a natural hyperspace lane they found. Your destination is a volcanic planet. Along the way¸ pirates attack you¸ trying to steal the map! But watch out; someone else with claim to the map (legitimate or not) is chasing you.
Look at all the possible adventure built into these seeds; what are you waiting for? Take a trip with the Starlight Express!
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