Knowledge Base

1. Take Inventory – Of Everything

Before you wander off exploring alien meadows or poking glowing mushrooms (please don’t), document what you have:

• Supplies: Water, rations, tools, medical kits. Do not assume “the locals” will feed you.

• Personnel: Know who’s with you. Skills, experience, weaknesses. Your grumpy engineer might be your new best friend.

• Ship Debris: Salvage everything. Even broken paneling can patch a shelter—or become trade goods.

2. Establish a Safe Perimeter

Build a base, even if temporary. Prioritize:

• Shelter from climate (check for radiation, extreme weather, or wildlife)

• A defensible location (elevated, with clear lines of sight)

• Close proximity to water (if the local flora isn’t trying to eat you)

Avoid building directly on magnetic nodes, crashed Servitor stations, or the mouths of anything breathing.

3. Learn the Lay of the Land (Without Dying)

Send out scouts (or drones). Create a basic map. Key things to document:

• Edible flora/fauna vs. hallucinogenic or carnivorous ones

• Signs of Old One ruins or Servitor interference

• Natural resources: minerals, fuel sources, medicinal plants

Pro Tip: If it glows and hums, maybe leave it alone until the scientist wakes up.

4. Make First Contact Carefully

If you encounter other beings:

• Don’t assume they’re sentient—or that they think you are

• Show open hands, no weapons

• Avoid offering food (different biologies can be lethal)

Remember, the Garden holds many species who survived the Fall. Some are friendly. Some… remember the Old Ones.

5. Establish Purpose & Pact

Survival is only the beginning. What comes next is community:

• Create shared goals. Are you rebuilding, preserving, exploring?

• Write down your guiding principles—these become your Accord.

• Decide now how you’ll resolve disputes. When conflict comes (and it will), having a system in place saves lives.

6. Pass It On

The Garden was never meant to be a graveyard of broken peoples.

If you survive—teach others how. Write, sketch, broadcast. Archive every mistake and triumph. The next settlers will thank you. Or curse you less.