I’d use it. Def want a gleambow loot stick. Used to want a wayfarer loot stick. Will probably want the next special item as a loot stick whatever it may be.
Also now that gleambow meteors happened there’s a ton of rare color stone out there that can be used for loot stick stone chisels. Accessorize!
Last idea I have is loot sticks for specific roles. Ideally miners carry a loot stick that is a shovel, so they can use their off-hand to smack away gravel. Not sure what the other roles would want. Loot stick grapple for cave miners and gatherers?
Maybe something other than a totem (since theyre harder to forge) and something that would double as a tool? So an axe with 6m magnet and a glow light? (2 traits only to make it cheap). I see people collecting stuff on their way during a hunt so an axe or a hammer would be good so you collect plants/ boulders without switching hands. Basically 3 in 1 (magnet/light/tool)
Edit: Another idea is the swiss knife of totems (lol). A totem with all the boons/quirks an explorer might need. Example: Magnet/Glow/Sinking feeling (diving quirk). Idk all the quirks but you can explore them and see if some are beneficial. I think theres one that helps with fall dmg too.