Goonhub
05-16-2023, 10:39 PM
I'm pretty sure roundstart monkies have been suggested more than a few times, with honestly a decent idea to just skip the geneticist bothering and jump straight into Monke. Great for RP characters!
But I think the biggest reason why it hasn't been approved is.. this gives departments time to prepare for things and get setup. If someone roundstarted as a monkey, what's stopping them from jumping straight into the nearest mailchute and going directly into engineering, or security, or command or any number of other locations? Requiring that little bit of interaction gives people time to grab what shit they need or don't want taken by a greytiding monkey.
I will admit though, I would like to be able to be a squidperson more easily. Hard to justify an RP character like that unless you specifically go geneticist every round.
But I think the biggest reason why it hasn't been approved is.. this gives departments time to prepare for things and get setup. If someone roundstarted as a monkey, what's stopping them from jumping straight into the nearest mailchute and going directly into engineering, or security, or command or any number of other locations? Requiring that little bit of interaction gives people time to grab what shit they need or don't want taken by a greytiding monkey.
I will admit though, I would like to be able to be a squidperson more easily. Hard to justify an RP character like that unless you specifically go geneticist every round.