Do only spaceship captains get called by Domina?

[Watch TV, Do Nothing]

Or can anyone be called to become a pilgrim? What would someone do if they didn't have a spaceship but felt the compulsion to travel to the Core?

Do Transhumans (Ringers, Teratons, Ares, Zoanthropes) get called? How many pilgrims have there been since people first started getting called?

Did the Sisters of Domina voluntarily self-organize or are they called by Domina to do so?

Thoughts?

[Cirevam]

Non-captains probably hitch rides until people refuse to take them any further. One of the lore entries mentions a freighter pilot transporting some Sisters so I figure that's at least a possibility.

[ThePrivateer]

I suppose it's like real-life pilgrims that travel thousands of kilometers to get to holy sites - some get plane flights, some travel by car, some walk; whatever you have to do to get there. Pilgrims of Domina are no different -- I think that some would hitch-hike, some would stow-aboard Korolov freighters, some would just work their way there, etc.

I guess it's only the truly devoted (and blessed) that would even get close to the Core -- considering the player needs military-grade equipment to get there, I think the regular person would have to be content with being a Sister of Domina, and spend more of their time in reaching enlightenment in different ways.

[Atarlost]

I'm inclined to believe the sisters provide cheap @#$! spacecraft to pilgrims without the resources to buy something decent. If Domina wills it they'll survive even so. If they don't survive, well Domina works in mysterious ways.

[Watch TV, Do Nothing]

I'm inclined to believe the sisters provide cheap @#$! spacecraft to pilgrims without the resources to buy something decent. If Domina wills it they'll survive even so. If they don't survive, well Domina works in mysterious ways.

I don't really see this happening, given that the sisters frequently deny the player services near the beginning of the game ("We cannot allow your ship to contaminate our shrine", etc.) It seems to me that the sisters are only inclined to assist pilots who give them stuff.

[PM]

It seems to me that the sisters are only inclined to assist pilots who give them stuff.

Except for plot coupons, yes. Giving them stuff is key to getting cheap stuff, namely fuel.

[LordSutekh]

Maybe the reason that the Kobol and the Rogue Fleet attack you is so that they can get the resources for their own pilgrimage to the core.

[Watch TV, Do Nothing]

Maybe the reason that the Kobol and the Rogue Fleet attack you is so that they can get the resources for their own pilgrimage to the core.

Do we really know anything about the Kobol or Rogue Fleet?

[digdug]

I thought that Rogue fleet were simply groups of fleet soldiers that deserted. Maybe they are not even a single faction, as, maybe, they are as isolate as the CSC they abandoned.

[LordSutekh]

That's my point. We don't know anything about these factions and why they are hostile towards you. Put yourself in the place of some Kobol captain. The Commonwealth attacks you on sight, but your people have managed to build a station in some backwater system. Suddenly you get the call from Domina. What do you do? The same thing the player does. You go out and attack some enemy ships and loot them for resources for your journey to the core.

[Watch TV, Do Nothing]

Roving ships seem to occur in packs and are usually associated with stations in their system. I can't think of any points in the game where the player will encounter a single, free-roaming hostile gunship.

[Atarlost]

It would be cool to be able to pick of Domina hitchhikers. All of the default playerships have enough habitable volume for at least two crew. The second pilgrim would reduce Domina cooldowns and possibly give some other small bonus. Perhaps you could choose an engineer, who would slightly improve your fuel economy by optimizing your systems, or a tinker who would add an interior dockscreen to turn multiple broken items into a fixed item, or a merchant who would be able to haggle for you to get slightly better buy and sell prices.

[FourFire]

It would be cool to be able to pick of Domina hitchhikers. All of the default playerships have enough habitable volume for at least two crew. The second pilgrim would reduce Domina cooldowns and possibly give some other small bonus. Perhaps you could choose an engineer, who would slightly improve your fuel economy by optimizing your systems, or a tinker who would add an interior dockscreen to turn multiple broken items into a fixed item, or a merchant who would be able to haggle for you to get slightly better buy and sell prices.

Do Want!
Someone please make this mod.

[ThePrivateer]

It would be cool to be able to pick of Domina hitchhikers. All of the default playerships have enough habitable volume for at least two crew. The second pilgrim would reduce Domina cooldowns and possibly give some other small bonus. Perhaps you could choose an engineer, who would slightly improve your fuel economy by optimizing your systems, or a tinker who would add an interior dockscreen to turn multiple broken items into a fixed item, or a merchant who would be able to haggle for you to get slightly better buy and sell prices.

Do Want!
Someone please make this mod.

This would just be a great idea in general, even if they weren't hitchikers. In fact, it could work like wingmen, were you hire/get a 'Support' person, and they might decide to abandon you half-way to the Core.

[Dedalo]

It would be cool to be able to pick of Domina hitchhikers. All of the default playerships have enough habitable volume for at least two crew. The second pilgrim would reduce Domina cooldowns and possibly give some other small bonus. Perhaps you could choose an engineer, who would slightly improve your fuel economy by optimizing your systems, or a tinker who would add an interior dockscreen to turn multiple broken items into a fixed item, or a merchant who would be able to haggle for you to get slightly better buy and sell prices.

I completely agree with that!
I think it makes things more interesting and would add a greater range of options for the player.
It would also make the game more "realistic"