Also known as: SIDEKICK · PVP-PET · CHAMPION-PET · ARENA-PET · SPIDER-DRONE
Help: SkitterWhat is it?Skitter is a dog-sized spider drone with a turret, a targeting laser, and
questionable morals. It belongs to exactly one person: the reigning
PvP Arena champion.
Who gets it?
Only arena winners. Win the arena and Skitter comes clattering over to follow
you. When someone else takes the title, Skitter leaves you for them without a
backward glance. If you are not the champion, you cannot own, buy, charm, or
borrow Skitter.
If you log out, or you and Skitter get separated, it finds its way back to the
champion within a few minutes.
Scaling
Skitter adapts to whoever it is hanging out with. It sizes up its owner and
tunes itself to match, so a seasoned champion gets a seasoned sidekick. As you
grow, Skitter grows with you.
Equipment
Skitter can wear gear built just for it, and that gear is scattered out in the
world. Only Skitter can wear these parts. When you find one, give it to
Skitter and it straps the part on itself. Different parts give it different
tricks: combat hardware, field medicine, utility tools, and at least one piece
that is purely about dignity. Skitter keeps its gear when ownership changes
hands.
Sidekick
Syntax: sidekick
Parks Skitter temporarily. If Skitter is following you, sidekick sends it
off to wait somewhere safe, with its gear and anything it has picked up still
on it. Type sidekick again to call it back. It rejoins you within a few
minutes.
Parking Skitter does not give up your title. Skitter is only waiting for you.
See Also: boneyard, give