Where do crew come from?

[MacThule]

Have to mention this and this plus Edymnion's crew post. While it is interesting to develop a story for the NPCs, what about the players? Why do they start at 2 2 2, how'd they get there, why are they alone, etc.

We aren't developing a "story" about where crew come from... we're discussing where, in game, the in-game entities will come from. How they will get on your ships, in terms of game play, which buttons to push, etc.

There's already a stock story about the players.

I do like the post from Edymnion though - good merge.