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[Infinityforce]

This is a sample campaign, set some years before the current story. I hope to expand on the mythology as well as introduce many concepts in play.
REMEMBER:
EACH CRAB IS A MOTHERFUCKING TRUCKER AT HEART, CHILD OF GODDESS AND MEAN AS FUCK.
ALL THE CRABS SWEAR LIKE MOTHERFUCKERS. EVEN THE PRINCESS.
THEY'RE ALL BAD-ASS CHAMPIONS OF CRAB-KIND IN SOME WAY OR ANOTHER AND ARE WELL RESPECTED. RP APPROPRIATELY. I LEAVE MOST OF THEIR VOICES UP TO YOU GUYS. DON'T FUCK ABOUT.
Currently I have it as
lawastooshort as : Diamond Jackson
snow dwarf: "Maya" Jagruti
My Name is Immaterial as : Billy "Bastard Dynamo" Badman
Xantalos as : Adrika Aadvansh
Maegil as : Judge Justice Bob
probably, but feel free to discuss it

Maja chooses the truck, is the leader and commands the team. She should work together with the team and ask what they want, but ultimately it's her job, her life, and her decision.
Bob is the nominated paladin. He has responsiblities. He can push stuff all the fuckin' way back with his fuckin' big metal crab hammer
Diamond should shoot stuff a lot. Choose the right weapon at the right time. All crabs can only hold 1 thing in each claw, and swapping around takes about half a turn.
Adrika and Billy are lifters/combatants and are mainly for support and rescue. Adrika = Guns, Billy = Melee

INTRO
About 100 years prior to the current timeline, Crab Mountain is investigating a series of truck disappearances. One of the researchers, Maja, becomes upset and dissatisfied with the lack of answers, and resolves to take matters, and the lives of the missing crabs and cargo, in her own two hands (claws).
   She assembles a team from Crab Mountain, and they set off to find god knows what, shadows, superstition, rumours and half-truths, but maybe, if they're successful. they'll find the crabs and bring them home safely.
The mission is to find out what happened, bring an end to it if possible, create a report, and to recover as many crabs and cargo as they can.
The crew Maja has assembled is:


Billy "Bastard Dynamo" Badman L3 F2 D1Olive Shelled, Chilled-out Surfer Dude

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The older brother of Danny Badman (who recovered, by the way) and one of the most powerful lifters of his time.
He's a stoner, hippy, surfer-beach dude with black hair in the style of curtains with bangs over his eyes and soothing, lilting speech.
He is kind-hearted, very friendly and down-to-earth with others, an all round cool-guy who everyone likes and gets on with. He's popular and knows it.
   Because the world is fucked up, Billy is rarely happy for long. He can barely keep a level head when he sees fucked up shit, in which case he flips out and turns sour and scowling and moody. He is violent and brash when the adrenaline flows, and doesn't always think straight.
   Even though he hates fucked up shit, he has a soft spot for kids of all kinds, and has a sweetheart on Crab Mountain that he hopes to raise offspring with.
His specialty is spinning things in his claw to build momentum then launching them with great power and precision.
His other specialty is upsetting the balance of things and making things somehow fall over. He has great balance and stability.
He rarely works with anything in his claws, cus he likes to be flexible and he is fond of brawling.
   On his back he keeps a sheet of rolled up scrap metal, bits of which he pinches off and crunches up into hard little metal balls that he flings at enemies.
SCRAP
   ##Metal Sheet. A sheet of lightweight metal used to create golf-and-football shaped and sized chunks of metal which he uses as projectiles.
Takes some time to cut and form the chunks.
WEAPON
   ##Mother's Silversteel Huge Machete. Passed down from his mother who was a master Fighter and Justice. Billy ain't that good with it, but he likes using it and feels fondness and respect towards his mother when he wields it. In any case, it gives him an emotional boost, and when he's really pissed, using it to make things right (justice) gives +1 to some of his rolls. It is big as a crab and can cut one in half (and has in the past)

"Stone Cold" Diamond Jackson D3 L2 F1 Silent and Calm Red-shelled Sharpshooter

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His mother said when he was born that he was bright as a diamond and just as sharp. His beady black eyes shine in the light with his cool intelligence.
He was quiet and distant all his life, and never spoke much. He preferred technical books and fixing tech instead of fightin.
   When he grew up, his shootin' instructor said he was a stone-cold motherfucker. He then shot his teacher, because his teacher was an exiled heretic, and deep down he really is Stone-Cold and didn't want to let his teacher down by making him a liar, not after he'd come all that way to kill him.
   He's a somewhat laissez-faire, soldier-of-fortune type guy who doesn't really care about much going on around him. He thinks deeply about life, is somewhat reverent and religious, and speaks little.
   He hates getting close up, cus actually seeing people die really hurts him inside (not that he'd ever admit it, and he'll still do it, but he might quietly shed a few tears when no-one is looking).
He prefers to do the necessary deed from the other end of a gun, cold and detached from the killing act.
He absolutely abhors murder, but will gladly do it to put right to the world, and if Goddess asks, he does it without doubting her.
His "relaxed" attitude towards death and pain made him ideal for the Crab Goddess' front line Crab soldiers.
RANGED
   ##Stonecap Revolver. Shoots huge bullets that smash and push back.
RANGED
   ##Sand-Jet Revolver. Shoots an incredibly fine sand at a pressure high enough to wear holes in metal, a little push-back and blinds/abrades opponents
RANGED
   ##Needle Rifle. Shoots metal needles about an inch thick and a foot long. Yeah.

Adrika Aadvansh L3 D2 F1 Crab Princess Orange-shelled Passionate Princess

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A princess of most high nobility. She is considered to be the foremost princess of Crab-kind and expected to be queen.
   Despite having the trappings of a princess, she shuns such leisures and devotes herself to keeping things steady through the world, no matter how difficult, unyielding or unrewarding it is.
She is the prime conduit of the Crab Goddess (at the time of this story),  and a famous (reknowned amongst crabs) noble, because she has the strength of a powerful Queen of days of yore. Many of the Crab Ancestors were very skilled warriors, lifters or animal riders
As well as being a princess, she also does much charity and aid-work. Actually, this is her defining feature.
   She has never shied from getting down and dirty, and as a child often expressed a desire to help the poor Crab sand farmers, dirt harvesters and nothing-much makers. From her youth she would often carry supplies back and forth and helped in building many things.
   There are many houses on Crab Mountain that have been built with her help, in some way. She delights in making things better for people, and takes her job more seriously than her life.
   She uses guns rather than melee weapons, so as not to unnecessarily endanger her life, which would doubtless, upset the political scheming
(there is a little, but not vicious scheming on Crab Mountain. Just a lingering resentment over passed-over titles and long-dead crabs and such)
   She has long blonde hair falling in waves over her Orange carapace. Hair = Psychic and this is because she has blood ties to royalty who are typically spiritual mediums in contact with Goddess.
The upshot is that's she's vastly more connected to Goddess than almost anyone else and is Goddess' favourite crab (but Goddess doesn't play favourites. She just keeps 'em ).
She is simple and pure-hearted and dedicated to doing good.
She has a foul mouth when she gets ticked off or impatient.
She is not easily disturbed or distracted, and once she sets her mind on something, tries to accomplish it.
WEAPON
   ##Father's Revolver. It shoots blasts of light and electricity at close range over a semi-wide area. This is the revolver of a King and has scripture engraved on it.
KEY ITEM
   ##Princess Crown. The silver crown that princesses receive and wear after finishing their trials. Hers is engraved with little messages and such.
   She has a particularly strong effect over crabs that believe in Goddess and respect nobility. For example, she can both inspire and encourage them.
   She can turn cowards into brave warriors by using her authority, and that vested in and symbolised by the crown. She can also cause people to go into trance. Basically, she can raise both the Fight and the Drive of another crab or group of crabs.
Her power doesn't come from her, but her spirit, which is connected to the Goddess intimately.
KEY ITEM
   ##Regal Golden Sceptre. The golden sceptre of a king (her late fathers). When her father died, she inherited it, which is highly unorthodox. Still no one questioned her place or right, as she is the favourite of the Goddess, and what Goddess says, goes.
   The sceptre is powerful physically and magically. She can cast light and electricity from the tip and can be used to do a bit of magic when she meditates on the Goddess. Mostly she is a conduit, so she just tries best to follow orders and be effective. She is not a spellcaster, per se, but can do a bit of magic when she is moved spiritually, for example, seeing suffering or helping people. It is not a combat skill :p
   The sceptre has 1 very important and interesting effect: She becomes possessed by her father, ex-King and previous owner of the sceptre. Her Fight! increases by 1 tier, and her Drive! decreases by 1 tier whilst her father is with her. She becomes much more serious and grimmer, and even expresses dark and ominous sentiments shared by her late father.
Crab kings are spiritual warriors, and the sceptre make a good weapon if you have Fight! skill.

Maja "Maya" Jagruti D3 F2 L1 Researcher  Desperate Maroon=shelled Special Resarcher

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She is a research crab on crab mountain and an investigative genius. Basically, she's part of a rescue branch of Crab Goddess' tree.
She finds crabs and cargo that are lost or in danger, and returns them safely home again. This time, it's both that have gone missing.
   Maja hates to gives up a case (which usually means death, torture, experimentation or worse for the missing crabs), and is authorised to recruit whoever she deems necessary, and she actively seeks out the best crabs for each case, with her tireless efforts. She also hand picked Bob as the group's defender because of his reliable reputation.
She form teams of rescue-parties, information gatherers and more.She works with the Goddess and other crabs to do this. She is in charge of a lot of stuff, and there are a lot of missing crabs in the world to account for. She is one of Crab Mountain's lead researchers.Dealing with this is her job, and she is fantastic at on-the-ground reconnaissance, spying, speaking fluently and gadgets.
She uses some technology to help her along, as well as fantastic sensory/psychic powers.
She has bushy medium-long black hair combed down her back (the hair is on her back) which gives her connection to the psychic world.
She looks through the spiritual world to see things happening in the mundane world and is a talented psychic. No one can sneak up on her.
She spots, finds, and eventually rescues crabs and cargo using her psychic powers and information gathering skills.
   This particular case she's on right now, has been turning up dead ends and blank visions, so she's decided to assemble a team and investigate further.
   As a skilled psychic, she is an empathic and sympathic nurse type character who cares deeply about her charges and team-mates. She has freed many imprisoned souls through her efforts, is one of the best in her field, and does not give up easy. She lives to see all crabs returned to crab mountain safely (even though it is an impossible task!).
WEAPON
   ##Confuse Ray. This gun can confuse living creatures with low drive through sustained use.
WEAPON/TECH
   ##Hi-Volt Sword. A functional tool that delivers shocks of electricity. Maja is not a soldier, and prefers not to use this weapon as a sword, usually.
TECH
   ##Tech Goggles. Lets Maja see a bunch of stuff that crabs can't normally see. Best used when other methods run dry, or to look for clues. This is the go to item in this scenario. I hope you use it well

Judge Bob Ironshell "The Hammer" Justice F3 L2 D1 Trusty Aquamarine-shelled Judge

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"Crab Justice" is a law-maker and enforcer dealy position, like sheriff
They look after the peace on Crab Mountain and go after it in the outside world. Their responsiblities are to protect Crabs and innocents.
He is a Judge. That is a title for someone of the highest position in Crab-Law. He is judge, jury and executioner.
He is not above the law. He IS THE LAW (along with his fellow Judges and Goddess)
He is currently assigned to bring back some crabs and cargo that went missing in the wastes. Goddess wants it back, especially the crabs.
Bob is a master at smashing things. He also uses his hammer to push and knock back enemies and can use it for leverage and Lift! techniques. It is very sturdy, like Bob.
Bob is most famous for being the most enduring Crab in the Crab arena for many generations (common rite of initiation for all crabs)
Although he didn't exactly win, he never fell down either, and couldn't be declared a loser. His opponents (multiple) battered him senseless but it was in vain. When Bob's claws touched that hammer, he felt a surge of strength and blew his enemies away, by the strength of the Goddess.
After that he was disqualified for helping another contestant.
Henceforth he has always been a very faithful, dependable sort.
Oh, the crabs he blasted? They recovered after being submerged in water (note: water on crab mountain is way more effective than in the wastes)
Bob Ironshell wields a 2-Handed(clawed?) Metal Hammer. He propounds the law. He does it well and without much deviation.
Occasionally Bob gets an idea into his head that things should be done differently, so he tries to teach new Justices to be better than he ever was, and enjoys watching things come together, such as hearts, crabs, metal and hammers.
WEAPON
   ##Metal Hammer. A 2-Handed metal hammer that he has used since his days as Justice. There is a spike on the other end.
KEY ITEM
   ##Judge's Badge. Basically a lightweight and sturdy shield that can be used to support a crab's weight without breaking. One is given to all Judges.
He usually wears it on his back.
KEY ITEM
   ##Justice's Belt. A finely metal-woven rope belt assigned to Justices as a tool of office. It is supposed to be used for saving/rescuing people, and binding evil beings. It can also be used as a whip. Bob rarely uses it, but in many occasions as a Justice it has proven to be very useful and versatile tool.

TRUCKS

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"Wailing Banshee" Light weight, light armour

• Uses echolocation to travel in the dark and unknown, okay range.
• Can emit a piercing sound that causes incapacitation in a decent range.
• Shoots concussive/destructive sound waves a small distance.
• Has a mounted platform on the roof accesible to crabs from inside the truck available as a sniping/shooting platform.

"Dark Dog Days" Medium Weight, Medium armour

• Snapping doors and windows. Can sever limbs. Not heavy duty. Accessible from cab.
• The front cab has 2 mini-cannons mounted on it accessible to the driver. Low rate of fire and slow reload, but good explosive power.
• EM Pulse that disables electronics. Short range. Does not affect the truck's systems.
• Cab is a little bigger than normal. Engine a little more powerful.

"Into the light, from the abyss" Heavy weight, Heavy Armour.

• Blades shoot out on all sides of the truck. Okay reach and high damage. Gets clogged.
• Shines a blinding light
• Shines a light like a laser, mounted on the top, low power but high penetration even over long distances. This drains the engine.
• Flamethrowers on front and back. Uses Truck fuel.

[lawastooshort]

I want the motherfucking flamethrower truck.

[Infinityforce]

BACKGROUND: ROYALTY

Spoiler: The life of royalty, princes and princesses of Sacred Crab Mountain (click to show/hide)

Royalty isn't a big deal to crab, there is little status to crabs in society if any, and they value hard work and grit.
Rather what they have is responsibility.
Kings queens and royal families look after the crab nation and crab kin
They respect spiritual warriors and leaders and elect them as their priestly caste.
The best warriors, the real Don Juans, spiritual and mindful, wholly purified and spiritually perfected warriors become nobles and kings/queens.
A prince/princess, though not elected, is expected to eventually become worthy of kingship, or supporting the king, like a secondary king.
the way it currently works is like this:
there are many princes and kings of different tribes. different nationalities live on crab mountain.
princes and princesses go into the world to develop their awesome budo, test themselves until they become worthy to rule.
Those who fail, fall or feign are exiled as dark princes/princesses, or worse. Failing to keep up with your RP role will lead to your character becoming demented/insane. Only the truly pure hearted can become a king.
Princes/princesses have to deal with shit they didn't ask for because they were born into it.

LAWS OF THE motherfuckin' CRAB GODDESS

    Edict and motherfucking decree of the motherfuckin' Sacred Crab Mountain
    1. DON'T TAKE SHIT FROM ANYONE
    2. STOP FUCKING SHIT UP
    3. DON'T FUCK WITH EACH OTHER, DON'T FUCK EACH OTHER
    4. FUCKING FUCK ANY FUCKERS
    5. FUCK OFF IF YOU DON'T FUCKING LIKE IT

So far, crabs take it loosely. Goddess prefers that her crabs are hyper as shit and super aware, perfectly enabled servant angels in the body of wrathful monstrous trucker crabs who can get any shit done and do any damn thing that needs to be done, no matter what, anywhere, anytime, for anyone, especially the poor, broken, down-trodden, oppressed, abused etc. and she harbours no ill-feelings or ill-will.
Whoever is against the Goddess makes their choice against her.
She still invites them, no matter what, because of her virtues, which your character should uphold and embody at all times (it's okay if he has weakness = character development, but he should at least try really hard to do it and be accepted)

Here are the virtues:
SALVATION - helping others is the foundation of morality wherever Goddess is, or where her Crabs go.
GUIDANCE - she guides who she wills and she guides them well, against all odds and pursuers, she is with her crabs
TEACHING - teach a crab to fish, don't fish for them. Teaching is something we can give for nothing. And who doesn't want to learn how to be a better crab?
JUDGMENT - Goddess brings crabs up to fight wrong and do things right
LIBERATION - Don't bring others down, try to lift them up
COMFORT - Be nice to others who are suffering, even as Goddess is nice to you. Look after others likes Goddess looks after her Crabs.
REDEMPTION - finding good in all things, even the fucked up world and crabs

As you can see, Goddess can't get her claws involved in the sticky and sordid affairs of the world, due to her sworn goodness.
Crabs on the other hand aren't bound so much.

kings and queens are expected to die for the virtues/commandments and goddess at the drop of a hat.
That's partially why there are so many lineages and royalty (100s of crabs I imagine).
When royalty (or any crab, for that matter) die, and the Goddess is please with them, their souls go to the top of crab mountain and reside with goddess looking after all crab-kind, continuing in their death their own lifes work.
The top of crab mountain is a mystical current of energy which constantly points the way forward to those in need and seeking guidance.
your prince or princess, as a psycho-shaman communes with it to ascertain the will of goddess.
The mystic current of energy is a formless, shapeless, nameless realm, utterly ungraspable and incomprehensible by mind or body.
Whilst in the physical body, you can experience at best, flashes and glimpses of it, but dangerous living in the wastes always takes priority for those that live there.
In a way, dying is good, because they get to go to paradise.
On the other hand, living is good, because they get to help people and please goddess,
working hard until they expire is considered ideal for crabs. Dying in duty is the highest honour (hence why crab royalty are so... you know) and you should encourage other crabs, not to give their lifes, but to use their lives wisely in service of crab-kind/the world.

[Infinityforce]

HOW THE TEAM SHOULD WORK IN BATTLE

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Maja is the team leader. She is a good all-rounder, has a revolver and can use it very well. Using the stun rod to incapacitate is a Item use, so it comes from Drive. Clobbering enemies with the rod is strictly Fight.  Her goggles give tactical advantages, allowing various information to be discerned, such as enemy position through walls etc.

Diamond is the payload specialist. He deals with different foes appropriately, but needs to be protected by his team mates.He can lift well enough in a pinch, so he can keep enemies off and make space, but if fighting goes down, it'll be difficult for him to keep up.

Billy is bad ass. He can fight well, but he's really good at lifting and making projectiles. He keeps fuckers off everyone's back and ruins the shit of enemies from and up close with Lifting, Throwing, and Machete.

Adrika keeps the team together through her strength and directs them. Scenes will turn in your favour when things are dictated or led by Adrika. She can help crabs with her revolver and is a decent shot. Up close she is vulnerable and should use her sceptre's special power (it has cooldown)

Bob should protect anything left vulnerable and can more or less carry a battle when used tactically.

[Maegil]

HOOOONK! HOOOOOOOOOOOONK!

"COME ON, you miserable fat asses, are you going to come aboard or are you going to fuckin' run after the truck?!" Hanging off the truck's cab, the judge seems impatient. "Fuck, I'm not getting any younger here and trouble's a-brewing elsewhere, get a move on!"

((So which truck is it? Do I have to transfer my personal stash five cases of sarsaparilla bourbon to another truck?))

[lawastooshort]

((the truck with the motherfucking flamethrowers!!))

((is my vote))

[Maegil]

((Funny that you should say that, it's where I put my personal stash.))

[Infinityforce]

You guys can choose any trucks, you can get a chance to change em halfway through.
HERE'S HOW THE TRUCK CHOICE AFFECTS YOU
Heavier trucks are less maneuverable and slower, and therefore need to be defended more during tricky driving.
Lighter trucks are very maneuverable, delicate and fast, they just need to be defended long enough to get on the road

Spoiler: Notes regarding the trucks (click to show/hide)

Heavy trucks drive slow, are harder to flip and more stable on the ground. I think the rating is a 12 to flip over (for enemies AND crabs).
If the truck turns over, you might be in trouble.
Heavy armour resists attacks. You can stay in the truck and not worry so much. Engaging foes is done on your terms.
"Into the abyss" makes a good tank. Against a very large opponent, or very strong opponents, it might get in trouble (for example, being surrounded while all the crabs are trapped inside will result in an implosion of fists centred on the crabs
Medium trucks are versatile all-rounders. I think the rating is 8 to flip over.
Medium armour is okay, and attackers won't get through in just a turn, but still, you should defend it if it gets in trouble, and make good your escape.
"Dark Dog Days" has a reasonable amount of windows in the back, which as well as snapping on enemies, allows line-of-fire.
Light trucks are fast and speedy. They can outpace most enemies, vehicular combat is problematic though, and I think the rating is 6 to flip over.
As well as that, if they flip over it's relatively easy to self-right.
Light armour doesn't last long against Driven attackers. You need to attack at first and defend it from outside, at all costs.
"Wailing Banshee" can incapacitate enemies. This is supposed to help if things get hairy around the truck and you need to make some sort of tactical maneuver around it/into/out of it.

Spoiler: This is your GM speaking. Weather outside is volatile with a chance of giant crabs (click to show/hide)

Learn how to play different crabs in a scene and speak with their individual voices. This will help later when you want to RP someone else's crab.
So far so good Want to have short adventure/demo journey?
I aim to cover a few things, but hopefully basic examples of the mechanics will be shown
I think this adventure is 10 scenes long: 3 driving, 3 combat and 3 other. Okay? 10 scenes is quite long, but hopefully it will be interesting to you guys and I hope you enjoy it.
Apologies for the density, crabs are fucking dense. Like 300lbs.... I see them as squarish or slightly wide and flat, human-sized-ish bastards with claws bigger than ovens and more heavy. They have their own complicated simple society and history, most of which revolves around Sacred Crab Mountain and the Crab Goddess (for as long as they can remember). They don't answer to anyone and they are all responsible for themselves.
Crabs are inherently humble. They also don't take shit from anyone, and cuss worse than your grandpa on meth. If they get annoyed, they get violent, but they remain cool-headed (usually- berserkers are okay but you have to narrate what gives your crab battle-strength)

A little bit of maths show that your combined strength is about 20 in any stat, if you all work together.

HOW TO ASK ABOUT STUFF

• Is X is in reaching distance? How many turns/how long will it take to get there?
• Can I make it to Y, pick it up and throw it at X within 1 turn?
• Can I hit X? What are my chances? Do I stand a good chance of killing it?
• How long will it take the truck to X? Will enemies reach the truck before then?
• Which enemies are closest? Which enemies pose the biggest threat?
• Can the truck do X? What if one of the crabs does Y?
• What enemies are nearest to my crab? Which crabs are most threatened by enemies?
• Can I reach this crab or enemy or object in time Will I be attacked?
• If I defend Y, will I be attacked by X?
• What will X say if I try to Z?
• What kind of thing would Y say? What would happen with X?
• What would Y say to me? How shall I write Y's interaction?

Note to all players: Intelligent enemies will learn your tactics and try to subvert them. Always keep things fresh.
EX
An example is using a blinding light on a group of enemies: from a distance, enemies will scatter from a group formation, and spread out. The same is true of explosives.
If you use it as a surprise from up close, all the enemies will be blinded in a group, and you can launch a melee offensive more effectively.

[Infinityforce]

>The game starts on Sacred Crab Mountain.

>All the crabs are assembled there by Maya.

>She wants to investigate what has been causing crabs and trucks going missing all-over the wastes, with seemingly no trace.
She thinks her best lead is to ask around some bars in the desert, where rumours of extremely dangerous creatures are spreading.

>To this effect she requisitioned Judge Bob Ironshell to protect her team and truck, and commissioned Billy "Bastard Dynamo" Badman to be the team's Lifter to get them out of trouble and make sure the truck stays on the road. They were both honoured to be chosen for this dangerous task, and consider it a deep sign of respect that they were chosen because of their abilities and reputation.

>Princess Adrika specifically requested to be allowed on the crew. All the high-ranking crabs respected her decision as princess to undertake this dangerous cause voluntarily. She drunk a lot in a leaving party, and a lot of Crabs wept. She said goodbyes and put her princess business in order.
   Still, whatever has been taking/destroying those trucks and crabs might easily kill any of them. She knows that and doesn't intend to die. She just wants to come home again safely, but she can't live at home whilst her brothers and sisters are missing, or in danger.

>They only have about 100 trucks left in crab mountain, and it's been slowly dwindling for a long time. Adrika figures this is a good chance to check it out without risking whatever supply they have.
   The last 100 trucks are super limited and barely allowed or taken out of Crab Mountain. Without continuous foraging for resources in the wastes, all of Crab Mountain will surely not survive. The trucks are the lifeline of the Crabunity, and she must protect it.

>Now, Diamond is a vain crab. He enjoys shooting real good. He likes to be a professional. He likes to get drunk and shoot, too, says it makes him feel quick and slippery as a cunt.
   He figures a roadtrip like this is a good-time. Getting drunk and blowing shit-kicking fiends away with his guns for fun. So he volunteered after Adrika, thinking, saving crabs and getting drunk and killing shit with a princess is a pretty good gig. Maybe he'll get a career as a Justice or something if they does a good job. He never liked paperwork.

>The 5 of them, Maya, Diamond, Billy, Adrika and Bob, are assembled at the truck loadout point, where all crabs prepare their trucks for going out into the wastes.
   The trucks are expected to truck through waste, desert, glacier and more, all on long journeys with little or no hope to get aid on the road, all the while carrying heavy crabs, cargo and equipment.
Therefore crab-kind stockpile resources in forays with the trucks. They are little better than bandits or raiders, except that they do not kill innocent folk.
They always remember the way Crab Goddess raised 'em, and every crab has private and intimate conversations with her. (see "Prayers")

Spoiler: Prayers (click to show/hide)

Crab kind's most often prayers are start with"please" or "Dear Goddess" and I appreciate if you make reference to Goddess, because she organises this shit for them, basically their whole lives and existence.

IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS CRABS ALWAYS START PRAYERS WITH: "Dear Goddess/Oh Lord/Oh My Goddess/Please!/Help me"etc.

Examples: Low intensity to High intensity
FUCK THESE GUYS / MAKE EM BLEED GODDESS / MAKE EM DIE! / MAKE EM PAY / THIS IS FOR ALL CRABKIND! / YOU BASTARDS DESERVED THIS! / IT'S TIME TO GET THESE SUCKAS / GODDESS FULL OF MERCY, PUMP THESE SUCKERS WITH MY GAT
(Lord) SAVE US FROM FOOLS / DIG THESE BASTARDS /
MAKE IT OKAY GODDESS
FUCKIN' HELP US / I NEED YOU GODDESS / MAKE MY AIM STRAIGHT/TRUE / GODDESS LOOK OVER US!
COVER MY ASS! / GET UP BEHIND ME / I NEED YOUR FUCKIN' STRENGTH / GODDESS STAND BEHIND ME
GODDESS MAKE ME STRONG! / MY CLAW IS YOUR CLAW / DO IT THROUGH ME GODDESS / FOR THE MOTHERFUCKIN' GODDESS!
GODDESS SAVE US FROM ALL THESE FUCKING MOTHER-FUCKERS / GIVE ME SOME FUCKIN' STRENGTH / MAY GODDESS HAVE MERCY ON YOUR FUCKIN SOUL, MOTHERFUCKER
(You can always abbreviate Goddess > Gs or GS okay? But sometimes for drama/artistic license throw it in here and there, she'll be really pleased
(prayers are always addressed to Goddess in a polite manner, such as "Please," "Dear Goddess" or in a dire situation "Hey, Goddess!" or "Goddess, fuckin' do something!")

Spoiler: Inventory/Kit (click to show/hide)

Shelves on the walls of the truck carry your inventory, on the left, tech, on the right, resources. Cargo goes in the middle, if any.

• Toolbox: Big Wrench (Tool), Big Spanner (Tool)
  
• 1 Truck Repair Kit
• 1 spare Revolver
  
• 1 spare Needle Rifle
  
  
• Heavy Boilerplate Shield
• 2 thin steel sheets
• Heavy Iron Pole
• 2 thin steel poles
• 5 Bottles of Liquor
• 1 barrel of water

Spoiler: The trucks layout (click to show/hide)

TRUCK: "Dark Dog Days"
Large Cab
WEAPON
   2 forward facing cannons (explosive, slow reload)
WEAPON
   1 EMP button, radius just covers near the truck
DEFENSE
   Snapping windows/doors/shutter. It can be operated by the driver with a button.
LARGE ENGINE
    Makes it go as fast as a light truck.
NOTES

• 2 windows/doors on left and right. Crabs can get in/out but it takes about half-a-turn.
• Weapons can be fired from the windows. The door to the back of the truck is located just behind the driver's seat.

Truck Body
Has 2 windowed doors on left and right, towards the front of the truck, just behind the door to the cab (which is towards the right, driver's side)

Has 1 hatch towards the roof. You can't just go through, another crab has to pick you up so you can open it, then push or throw you through. It takes a turn to open it like this, and it takes a turn for each crab to be thrown through.

The back shutter opens up too. About 2 crabs can fit through the shutter at once. Crabs very fat and round, as well as muscular.
There is room in the truck for crabs to stand shoulder to shoulder, and fighting can happen in the truck, but you will likely knock something.

Spoiler: Using doors (click to show/hide)

Going through doors
[spoiler]Crabs go through door 1 at a time because of their huge wide bodies.
If they're climbing through a hatch, they will be disadvantaged against enemies on the other side.
The basic gist is, it takes about a turn or a half-turn to get through a door.
It might be faster to take another exit which is not being used.
Doors must be defended well to stop attackers from entering. One notable exception is the cab. Enemies can reach the driver relatively easily, and it's good if someone sits in the front.

Spoiler: there's a little room in the cab. It should always be occupied if possible (click to show/hide)

I think Diamond could use his different kinds of revolvers to keep the Driver safe from the cab, and there's a little room to move there as well..
The Driver is Maja, and she knows where she's going. You will stop at some bars and collect information.

[Infinityforce]

>The crew of Crab Truckers are about to roll off onto the verdant plains of the Sacred Crab Mountains, which stretches off into the clouded heavens. They decide to pass around some communal drugs and have a vision quest. They take glowing shrooms which taste bitter but make you see all sortsa shit.

>Deep in communion (they're high as fuck) they see a vision of the Crab Goddess:

>As wide as, and as tall as a house, Crab-shaped, and shining with radiant and sparkling light. When she looks at you, you feel a shiver down your back, and your pincers tremble. Your tiny eyes bulge a little and your mouth gets wet.

>She speaks to you from a glowing column of light in a sweetly serene voice, that nonetheless resonates with violent urgency:

>"Okay you muthafuckers, listen the FUCK up and stop playin' around.
Git your fuckin' act together and git on the fuckin' road. Quit playin' aroun' here. I ain't fucking playing with you, un'erstand? This ain't no motherfuckin' game, goddamnit! These are your brothas and sistas and I know you can bring them back.
I need you to do this bunch of important shit for me, okay?. I know you can do it, because you're all fine and excellent crabs and I trust you, my lovely children. Go with motherfuckin' grace and find out what the fuck is goin' on."


>The teams rolls out and soon leaves the patch of dying grassland that surrounds Crab Mountain. Every year, the grass recedes a little more and the wastes encroach. They quickly enter the desert and the arid air makes you all thirsty and dry. The harsh sun beats down on the truck and heats the inside.

[Infinityforce]

>The teams rolls out and soon leaves the patch of dying grassland that surrounds Crab Mountain. Every year, the grass recedes a little more and the wastes encroach. They quickly enter the desert and the arid air makes you all thirsty and dry. The harsh sun beats down on the truck and heats the inside.



You are on one side and need to cross to the other

>You come to a small ravine that scars the dusty landscape.
Above, clouds float idly in the brilliant blue sky. The whistling wind hisses, all around in the embrace of the ravine.
Huge dirt boulders as large as crabs are littered about.
Small heavily-feathered mutant birds are sitting here and there and watching you interestedly.

>Before you is a winding road, leading to the ravine floor.

>You look disbelievingly at the narrow and winding fucking road that drops away and vanishes in front of you. Huge fuckin' spiky rocks jut from the ground everywhere on all sides. The road descends so sharply, you can't see how steep it is from behind the steering wheel.

>The road makes a 180 descending turn, followed by a gentle slope, 3 times, all carved out of the cliff-face, leading from top to ravine floor.
The difficulties of navigating down it are:
180 cw corner (5)
slope (4)
180 ccw corner (4)
slope (3)
180 cw corner (5)
slope (4)

>It may be difficult to drive down, but if it is guided down by a crab on the outside, for example walking in front of the truck, the driver will have a smoother course, like -1 to challenge rating, or a chance to catch the truck if it falls. There isn't room on this thin road for a crab to stand next to the truck, but he could reasonably pass by on a slope where it rises above the truck.

[Infinityforce]

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[Infinityforce]

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