Not all luck is good luck.

Maya found herself at a character creation screen. Who was she before this? Why was she creating a character? What was the game? No idea. But she had nothing better to do and no reason not to play along.

And when given the option for a rare luck-based starting class, how could she turn it down? It was rare and special! That must make it good.

Right?

Character-focused, low-stakes, post-death upload.

Hard system: if the stats say she loses a fight, she'll lose the fight.

Randomized outcomes: I roll dice behind the scenes regularly, so events flow according to the whims of chance. Nothing is set in stone. There is an overarching plot, but how the details play out and what path we take to get there is up to fate.