Probably Stolen starting scenarios

What the Probably Stolen starting options include

The Probably Stolen starting options give you nine named ways to begin, and the scenario sets where your run starts. The probablystolenwiki.com, a fan site lists Apprentice, Water Merchant, Fence, Rock Bottom, Hydroponic Farmer, Gunsmith, Chemist, Rat Wrangler, and Aquafarmer for the 1.0 release. Its description also says you can master additional jobs during a run, so the scenario is the starting point rather than a limit on which jobs you can learn.

The probablystolen.fit, a fan site groups the nine scenarios into four routes and says the selection comes before choosing a difficulty. Its menu description also includes Skip Intro and Endless Mode toggles, while Starting Perks let you gain points from negative traits and spend them on positive traits. Those details describe choices around the start setup; they do not provide a money amount for any scenario.

Scenario names appear consistently across the 1.0 list and other guide pages, with one naming difference: a fan guide calls the rat option Rat Keeper, while the 1.0 list and other sources call it Rat Wrangler. The table uses Rat Wrangler because that is the name in the 1.0 list and multiple other scenario lists. No starting cash values are stated in the facts used for this page, so the money column is left out rather than filled with guesses.

How to read the Probably Stolen start setup

The Probably Stolen start setup is clearest for Aquafarmer, whose listed opening includes Tilapia and recirculating aquaculture systems. The probablystolenwiki.com fish farming guide, a fan site gives those starting details. It separately describes the Retired Aquafarmer Demo upgrade as starting with a water circulation system, tilapia, and fish food; that upgrade description is distinct from the stated Aquafarmer scenario setup.

The remaining scenario names give a useful menu of starting identities, but the source details do not provide a full inventory for each one. Gunsmith, Chemist, Water Merchant, Fence, Hydroponic Farmer, Rat Wrangler, Apprentice, and Rock Bottom are listed as options, while only some have an additional role or difficulty description. The Steam store page also summarizes scenario themes as gunsmith, chemist, water merchant, fence, farmer, or starting from absolute rock bottom, without attaching cash figures to those descriptions.

A player comparing options can therefore use the listed role descriptions as a first filter and treat the other names as scenario choices whose complete starting inventories are not described here. Apprentice is the beginner recommendation, Rock Bottom is the maximum difficulty choice, Water Merchant is described as quieter and low pressure, and Fence points toward stolen goods. Aquafarmer has the specific starting items and system stated above; the other entries should not be assigned invented cash or equipment.

Choosing among the scenarios

The Probably Stolen starting scenarios offer different stated starting identities, and the menu includes choices beyond the scenario itself. The probablystolen.fit, a fan site says you choose a difficulty after picking a scenario and that Skip Intro and Endless Mode appear as toggles. It also describes Starting Perks as a way to gain points from negative traits and spend those points on positive traits.

For a beginner, Apprentice has the clearest recommendation: the developer describes it as best for beginners, and a fan guide calls it beginner friendly. For a harder opening, Rock Bottom is described by the developer as maximum difficulty and by a fan guide as the hardest scenario. Those descriptions make the two options easy to distinguish without needing a cash comparison.

Water Merchant and Fence have concise role notes that can guide a preference. Water Merchant is described as a quieter, low pressure start, while Fence suits a run focused on stolen goods. The scenario descriptions do not say that those roles change the difficulty menu, perk system, or ability to master other jobs during the run.

The Aquafarmer scenario is the most concrete starting setup in the listed details: Tilapia and recirculating aquaculture systems. A separate guide entry for the Retired Aquafarmer Demo upgrade names a water circulation system, tilapia, and fish food, so those items belong to that upgrade description. Keeping those two statements distinct helps prevent mixing one setup into the other.

Our take on the Probably Stolen starting scenarios

The Probably Stolen starting scenarios are best read as a set of distinct entry points with unevenly detailed descriptions. Nine scenario names are stated for the 1.0 release, and the game description says your scenario sets where you begin while additional jobs can be mastered during a run. That gives a clear high level answer even where a full starting inventory is not listed.

The most actionable choices from the stated descriptions are Apprentice for the beginner recommendation, Rock Bottom for maximum difficulty, Water Merchant for a quieter start, Fence for a stolen goods focus, and Aquafarmer for its named fish farming setup. Each of those notes comes with a different level of detail, so they should not be treated as a complete comparison of money, equipment, or difficulty for every option.

A useful way to approach the start menu is to choose by the detail that matters to you: the beginner or maximum difficulty descriptions, the Water Merchant or Fence role notes, or the Aquafarmer starting equipment. Then consider the stated difficulty selection, menu toggles, and Starting Perks. The available descriptions establish those menu elements and the scenario names, but they do not give a start money figure to compare.

Scenarios outside the 1.0 list

The 1.0 scenario list contains nine entries, and three other names are described as planned for post-launch updates. The probablystolenwiki.com, a fan site identifies Organ Trader, Junker, and Street Food Vendor as announced for later updates rather than part of the 1.0 release. They are not included among the nine rows above.

Rat Wrangler has a separate mention in the probablystolenwiki.com rat guide, a fan site, which says the starting scenario became visible in Playtest Patch 48.3.12. That note gives context for the scenario's visibility during a playtest, while the 1.0 scenario list includes Rat Wrangler among the nine release options. The separate Rat Keeper wording in one fan guide does not change the name used by the 1.0 list.

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