What Will You Pack for Space?
In space, no one feels truly prepared.
GREETINGS, ADVENTURER!
Today’s Quest: You’re off to explore the galaxy! Bon voyage, space traveler! Upon your return, we’ll talk about our IRL adventures in Table Talk, and you’ll have one last chance to win cool prizes!
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TODAY’S QUEST:
This is it. You've completed your many years of astronaut training, and after a long, laborious selection process, you've earned the only seat in the first manned ship headed out of the solar system. Your mission: Fly off as far as you can into space, exploring new worlds and bringing new knowledge back to Earth about what's out there beyond the Solar System.
"And don't come back until you've found something good!" your captain told you after final drinks at the bar last night. You plan to take the mission seriously -- space won't explore itself, after all. And the first step on any journey is almost always the same: it's time to pack.
👏 Today’s quest was created by Mike Schramm, a writer, podcaster, and video game researcher. When I put out a clarion call for guest designers a few months ago, Mike answered. Thank you, Mike!
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LET’S CHAT!
When your quest is complete, it’s time to debrief. Join your fellow adventurers at the virtual D&D table we call the comments section. Your comments are like rare loot. Please don’t hoard them. Share them with the party!
Discuss one (or all) of today’s topics in the comments:
🧳 What did you pack? Was it helpful on your journey?
✈️ Have you done any traveling this year? My partner and I just got back from our third trip to Las Vegas. We had a blast! We finished the “story mode” of my favorite cultural work of all-time, OmegaMart. It’s a grocery store from another dimension that sells mutated products and has a sinister backstory. We joined the rebels to help overthrow the reckless executives. Afterwards, we celebrated in the secret bar, Datamosh. Folks, I can’t recommend OmegaMart highly enough if you’re in Vegas.
🪐 What fictional planet would you love to visit? For me, it’s Plazir-15 from The Mandalorian. I want to chill with Jack Black and Lizzo in a pleasure palace, and if I play my cards right, get knighted like my main man Baby Yoda.
I drank that beer every which way I knew how in outer space, and it never ended well. Who knew cracking a cold one among the stars would be so bad for you.
We went on a little vacation this past summer, but it wasn't all that adventurous. I could use a trip to OmegaMart!
I played this one a two times, so packed different items. My first try, I went with the game because space is boring. After that, I went with the beer because a promise is a promise, after all. I don't know if either of these items helped me in my space travels, but I sure enjoyed Mike's wry sense of humor. Great job, Mike!
Travel this year? I've been to Florida to visit my in-laws and Vegas to visit my mom. Didn't go to OmegaMart on this trip, but I've been twice before. It. Is. Amazing. 10 out of 10 would recommend!
Fictional planet? Part of me wants to pick a planet from the Star Wars universe, but in that universe Death Stars are real, and they just keep making them for some reason. Also, and maybe it's just me, but all the planets in that galaxy, even though it was a long time ago and far, far away, seem really dangerous. I'm sure there are some cool Star Trek planets, but I'm not enough of a Trekkie to name one off the top of my head. So... I'm going to cheat a little. I'd like to visit Cloud City from the movie Defending Your Life. I am drawn to all-you-can-eat-food with zero caloric guilt, the white robes look nice, and for once in my life my law degree should come in handy if I have to defend my life.