I'm still working on putting together a character sheet, but, in the mean time, you can use this thread to discuss your character.
This message was last updated by the GM at 15:03, Thu 03 May 2018.

Greetings everyone! I am happy to meet everyone and hope we end up with a fun game.

Me, too. Just your friendly neighborhood miracle-worker here.

Does anyone have any thoughts on what you'd like to see in this game?

I've set it in the STA default setting of NextGen year 2372, but that always subject to change if everyone wants it to.

I'm thinking of a 5-year mission into the Shackleton Expanse...

Hello,

I plan on playing a Vulcan Engineering Officer if all works out right.

Was anyone else planning on going for the Head of Engineering?

Trying to decide between an Andorian captain, or a Vulcan first officer. Which do you all prefer?

The more logic the better?

I am planning to go either engineering or tactical/ops. So if you want the engineering spot you have my vote.

Coolsies and thankee, cause I'm sitting at 5 engineering amd can't go any higher lol.

hmm, mind meld or nerve pinch, decisions decisions...

Hi All!

Human Science officer here, thinking just recently promoted and given the Second Officer chair. Like Scotty and his assistant ngineering joirnals, I see R.T. As using the mostly slow times to brush up on scientific  research, while developing his command skills.

Flight Control to Major Tom...
Flight Control to Major Tom (ten, nine, eight, seven, six)
Commencing countdown, impulse on (five, four, three)
Check warp core and may Picard's wisdom be with you (two, one, liftoff)

Greetings, all! Hailing my fellow shipmates, fresh from
narrowly avoiding disciplinary action on a previous ship.

Lieutenant Kinkaid and I have already met,
BUT I looking forward to RPing with you all
aboard the USS [TO BE DETERMINED]!
This message was last edited by the player at 19:42, Fri 04 May 2018.

Ok, so is it ok if I claim Chief Engineer and the rank of Lieutenant?

If anyone else is wanting Chief Engineer I am sure we can come up with something.

In reply to Saoirse Eleanor 'Elle' Quinn (msg # 12):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFks9A9TCF0

Fine by me. I'm just an Ensign Engineer. Pardon me, though, if I haul your ass out of the fire...

Cool, sounds good to me then.

Hopefully we will work well together, we are the glue that keeps the ship together.

Hello all,

Joined Trill Science specialist...haven't figured out all the details yet need to talk things over with current officers and GM and see where things fit.

However I did want to ask Elle Quin a question. Did you get that name from anywhere? A certain Sci-fi book series with the little admiral?

In reply to Dypec (msg # 16):

hello all

Caitian (cat person) Special ops (tactical/ops)
Lt. Commander Silviene Felis reporting for duty

Hello all

Catian (cat person) Special ops (Tactical/Ops)

Lt. Commander Silviene Felis reporting for duty.

Do we know yet what era we're playing in? Before or after the Dominion War,/Voyager return?

thats about all we have year wise so far.

So I have been digging through my books and just realized my Adventures book is currently deep in storage after my move.  I have a character template for the concept with all the choices but I don't remember which each one does to the numbers. Anyone got the book handy can help me run through it?

@ Star Master

We should set it either after the Dominion War or during it. BTW, are you considering the cannon/non cannon of Shield of Tomorrow?

In reply to Anther De'Valla (msg # 23):

if its 2372 then it would be during ds9 which started in 2369

I am good with any time honestly.

I feel most of the stuff we are going to be doing is away from a lot of what happened in the series so it doesnt feel it will matter where we are in time. And who knows, its pretty common to end up jumping into different time periods anyway.

I can help, but you can also use the official charger. :) https://sta.modiphiusapps.hostinguk.org

Pretty much everything if your concept is around the core book stuff. :)

Is there any access to the other books yet?

I thought the one book was really the only thing out yet.

Didn't know there were more books yet I only have the basic core.

Now to remember which order I took what in because I just wrote them down...

Hadn't yet seen how the timeline worked. I wasn't planning to completely stick with the official canon anyway if it made things a bit tricky.

But as Dypec said, it's away from most of the action anyway.

well i have worf, ds9 and the jem hadar in my backstory

I am waiting on the timeline decision to write my backstory.

Also, anyone mind if I put in for the XO spot?  We have a captain and second officer, but no XO from what I see.

The decision on SoT is important, since they too are based out of Narendra station, and are currently, as of 2375, the only Federation starship in the Shackleton Expanse. I should mention this is a licensed production. And many of the things in that game are becoming official cannon in the STO and ST universe.

My suggestion is set it in 2378, so after DS9 but before Voyager returns. This allows us to futz with the timeline without contradicting the main story. And it will be after SoT's current timeline.

This also would explain why we were there. As during the Dominion war most of the ships were busy fighting. So very few were sent on exploration/science missions. If we set it after the Dominion war, we gain the ability to be on the resurgence of the exploration/scientific mission.

Hi, Deera Ree! (Un)fortunately, most of my character name is pulled from my own Irish heritage, along with "Elle" being a nickname I'd liked. But now I am curious: what series were you thinking of? My Google-fu failed me just now.


Ha! Well, to be fair, this is more so "our" song, no? ;-) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_O3wgiymXg


Oh good, I'm glad someone shared that link already. It helped me considerably putting stats to my concept,
and the step-by-step history navigation on the left side helped with some trail-and-error.

Out of curiosity, do you know if there is a similar ship sheet generator?

Just let me know when it's time to start

ITs called the Vorkosigan saga by Lois McMaster Bujold And one of the main character's girlfriends over the course of the story is Elle Quinn. Though she might have an "I" in the name have to look it up.

If your character's done, you can start any time.

If you want another thread for somewhere else on the starbase, just let me know.
This message was last edited by the GM at 20:11, Sat 05 May 2018.

Totes bagotes! ... But my halfass searching yesterday didn't bring it up, just that other one. And I was like, "Well, that's a good song too. Also, Cara Delavingne is sexy AF in that movie. And most others, now that I think about it. I guess being a super-model does that to you.

I just have a little backstory to finish up.

But I will start reading the posts and polish up my sheet and get started.

so trill simbionts are super rare and basically revered. there are only 300 available at any given time to be joined. we have two. so if anything happened like say a warp core breach that blows up our ship we could be responsible for starting a war with the trill or at least their withdrawl from starfleet.

And I only *just* realized I should peep the "Game Info" for setting details.

Minor Q's (questions of course, not, um children with god-like powers):

- Are we sticking with 2372 (from the Game Info blurb) as the year?

- Re: the Audacious, Mongoose and Starhawk from the IC thread: What types of ships are these?
Or it is up for vote? Are we all crewing the same ship?

- Are we risking war with the Trill? ;-)
This message was last edited by the player at 15:13, Mon 07 May 2018.

In reply to Saoirse Eleanor 'Elle' Quinn (msg # 41):

just based off names I vote for Mongoose

The year is 2378. I confirmed it with Starmaster.

Also I think we should go with either a scientist, or an astronaut/cosmonaut. In keeping with the Starfleet naming styles.

I am now trying to work on learning the ship rules.

At least I know how engineering works on board the ship.

In reply to Dypec (msg # 44):

depends on which engineer your modeled after

Ah, sounds good then. I'd also like still being able to fit into "canon", for the most part.

And in the other Star Trek game I am in, I at least got to christen a shuttle "deGrasse Tyson."

Heh, I hope the ship-class fits the name then!

Trying to think of the... sillier (?) looking designs that would fit Mongoose.

Yeah, I was looking at starship creation and I love the set up process. We have the potential at some awesome ship designs.

Yes, the captain convinced me it should be 2378... after the Borg invasion, after the Dominion war.

I've tentatively said the Audacious is a Galaxy-class ship.

The Mongoose is an Oberth-class ship (like the Pegasus).

The Starwolf is a Steamrunner-class ship.

But the final decision is still up in the air.

looks like the book only has one of those  three in the starship generation system.

I would love to go with the Galaxy Class ship.

If it's a five year mission, I think the Galaxy is best suited. We will be far from home, away from resources, and basically independent. The bigger the better.

In reply to Anther De'Valla (msg # 51):

A Galaxy class ship has alot of civilian lives on board. I guess it would depend on the kind of mission we are being sent on.

I fully agree. Not to mention I am most familiar with it since I just binged TNG recently.

Well, I do have the Command Division book and it has the stats on the Oberth, Steamrunner, and several others if we want to keep options open. :)

One ship in the book, that could be considered I feel is the Nebula Class which has the Mission Pod on the Rollbar. This would make for a very versatile ship which would be perfect for the Shackleton Expanse...

The Command book has several Conn and Command focused talents as well. The Beta Quadrant book also has several other PC-style races....

Just putting that out there. :)

nice, wish i had access to the other books

would love to read through it

Also, sorry I have not posted yet.

Once I have approvals on my sheet I'll go ahead and post.

Yes the Galaxy class has civilians on it, but that's even more reason to do it. It's a five year mission. Would you be willing to go without seeing your family for five years? With a Galaxy class, you could take families with you. Allowing you to actually have more people willing to go on the journey. Without it you will have a lot of people wanting off within a year or so. Unless they are singles, in which you will have a bunch of children by the end of five years. Look at Voyager for reference.

If we do take the Galaxy-class, would we fill it up with NPC civilians?  If so, should we all create some family or friends to help fill out the roster of crew and civilians?

The way Star Trek Adventurers works crew can be created and used by various players if needed. But you don't get to play yourself during the same scene.

Well, I was tentatively going with a 5-year mission, as opposed to an 'ongoing mission' because the ship would be heading into the unknown. The Galaxy-class ship would better support that, but I wasn't thinking of this game as being about a ship named Enterprise.

The Mongoose could be a Nebula-class ship rather than an Oberth-class ship.

I like the idea of a 5 year mission, and i wouldnt have run it as the enterprise either. not every game needs to be about the flagship. ds9 and the defiant shows us that.

I like the idea of the Nebula-Class Mongoose.

And, it could be a 5-year mission, just happen to be exploring for months at a time and returning to Narendra Station here and there to visit family, etc...

If we wind up going with the Nebula-class and crewing the Mongoose, I'd have a sound(er) segue for Quinn to be transferred there, as her last 2 years of Starfleet service were on the Nebula-class USS New York. Huzzah!

The Command Division book doesn't seem to be available as a PDF yet. It looks like we're going with the Nebula-class Mongoose. So, could you provide the stats for it?

There will still be civilians and families on board.


I guess it will be a 5-year mission on the books, but it can always be altered by circumstances.


Out of curiosity, what other Beta Quadrant species are in the book?

Yeah right now it looks like you have to spend the 108 for the set and you get em as they come out. I have not been able to find the PDFs in any other manner yet as much as I would like to read them over.

The CRB is available as a PDF through DrivethruRPG.

Not a problem, I’ll get them up as soon as I can. :)

Species:
Ardanan - TOS, TNG,- The race from the original series episode with conflict between the miners and the people who lived in the city in the clouds.
Benzite - TNG
Bolian - TNG
Deltan - TOS, TNG
Efrosian - TOS, TNG
Klingon - TNG
Rigellian (2different species from Rigel) - TOS, TNG
Risan - All eras - from Risa, the pleasure planet
Xindi - TNG (4 different races)
Zakdorn - TNG
This message was last edited by the player at 14:23, Thu 10 May 2018.

Oooh, I gotta save up for this book. That's a good list

I have copies of the Beta and Command books.  They were apparently part of the Borg Cube edition.  Anything anyone wants to know from them?

Nothing in particular, mainly just want to browse through em at some point

Making my presence known.

Ensign Stilk, I will be the lone Intelligence Officer for this voyage.

I've got 10 players, which is really a good number for a Star Trek game.

However, I've only got character sheets for 5 of them.

Still waiting on the other five (you know who you are!).

i sent mine

Welcome to all of you!

Hello again, all.

My sheet’s long been done and I should be posting IC come Monday!

Away on a family vacation without much internet access beyond my phone.

See you all IC soon!
This message was last edited by the player at 17:48, Sat 12 May 2018.

I should inform people of a change happening to my character. When I created the character I threw together a name that I made up. As I've begun to read up on Andorians I have discovered that there are four genders, and their names reflect this. Being a Thaan, Anther's name would be th'Valla, not De'Valla. I've asked for this to be changed, and am letting everyone know to avoid confusion.

Sorry working on mine getting it put together was just hashing out details and interpersonal stuff.

Might I point something out about the bridge layout? If you look at the USS Sutherland that Data commanded its bridge lay out is drastically different then the USS Enterprise.

https://rekkert.deviantart.com...e-Bridge-3-683169885

This is one idea of it.

http://mrbsdomain.com/portfoli...farragut_bridge.html

Here is another. And the one I think StarMaster is referring to.

Everyone gets to go on a tour but the engineer lol.

Once we get the ship will we be provided a sheet for it? I am curious to see what it will have since this one isnt in the core book.

Still waiting for Roland to give me the stats for it.

For all Vulcans out there, Anther is not deliberately racist, it's more the ages of distrust that Andorians and Vulcans have for one another. He's older, and grew up with more of the old distrust being spoken in his presence. Remarkably, for his upbringing, he's actually more friendly towards the Vulcans he's encountered than others from his world.

In reply to Anther th'Valla (msg # 81):

Aw, geez, not another system that says 4 distinct Andorian sexes again!  This is based on a TV Show!  How is Kirk supposed to sleep with every Andorian Babe he encounters, if he can't be sure if it IS a Babe?  And should he be concerned that what looks like an Andorian GUY is hitting on him?

Sheesh. They gotta make it so hard.  And never mind how that complicates the biology for Shran to have a kid with an Aenar.  The Aenar are a Subspecies of Andorian -- Subspecies: a particular type within a Species, the members of which are different in some clear ways from those of other types of the species. I.e., while they share the same DNA, the subspecies differences breed true.  They are "different".

For myself, I've always liked the explanation that Pegasus Games(?) gave, that the distinction wasn't one of Gender, but of Genome.  In the horribly inaccurate example we use for Humans, we have 2 Chromosomes, the X and the Y.  2 Chromosomes, 2 "sexes"; XX is female, XY is male.  Andorians have 4 Chromosomes, a W and an X plus a Y and a Z; WW is "alpha-female" and WX is "alpha-male" while YY is "beta-female" and YZ is "beta-male".

Physically they present as the fairly standard mammalian-humanoid Male & Female forms, with some minor "cosmetic" differences - like Alphas are larger & heavier muscle & bone density, while Betas are smaller & quicker. But these differences aren't significant enough to make any difference as far as character creation are concerned.  1 point differences, at most.

Of course Alphas and Betas are not inter-fertile (on the rare occasion it does happen, there are often significant health issues).

In the distant past, the early Andorian peoples didn't understand why some couples could conceive and some couldn't. However, those societies that were more sexually "open" soon found that couples who thought they were barren, when they coupled with others, had children.  In the early pre-history of the arctic environment of Andoria, this eventually led to a social CUSTOM of 4-person pairings-2 males and 2 females.  As communities built, local shamans, or "wise ones" started taking note of things, and began to note the differences in people, and offered advice in pairing two alphas with 2 betas.  In Andorian pre-history this worked out pretty good.  4 adults shared the load of raising the kids, providing for the family, defending the home, etc., which helped to eliminate many gender inequality issues.  As did the 4-person "open marriage", as it engendered bi-sexual precepts in the minds of the mates, allowing them to see each other as equals more easily.

AND the writers of the show can have Kirk bed the Andorian Babe - Alpha or Beta - without any "weird alien gender" issues ^_^

That's just my 2 credits.

Oh, and by the way, I'm Shard th'Vinzz.  But you will call me Lieutenant Commander Vinzz.
If I understand my orders correctly, I'll be assigned as your Chief of Security.  Do not worry, I am quite tolerant and easy-going...for an Andorian.
Oh, and you know that rep Klingons have for being "tough"? I eat Klingons for breakfast...

In reply to Shard Vinzz (msg # 82):

I scared you all into silence, didn't I? ^_^

Just kidding!

Well I'm playing a caitian so andarian gender roles don't really mean much to me. Unless I end up in a relationship with one  which would be an interesting mix. Can't be any uglier than the thought of klingon/ferengi mix

I was just at work all night, so couldn't post sooner.

My thoughts on the matter were that, to use the words of the 9th Doctor (Christopher Eccleston), Captain Kirk is a modern guy, maybe he's just a lot more flexible when it comes to dancing.

Kirk and Ryker and Harkness all very flexible lol

Hey Everyone!
I just joined the group and I'm happy to find some people to play with.
My character's name is Sergei Kondratev, a human from Alpha Centauri who soon will be your CMO.

And as for Andorians, in this more civilized age I don't think we're overly concerned with it ;)

Welcome doc

I like that Andorians have four genders. It makes them truly alien. Too many times Star Trek has made the alien races too human looking and or human-like. Name a non humanoid alien race that's a member of the Federation and is actually shown in film or TV. Bet you can't.

while not actually federation I think that a case could be made for Odo as being truly Alien and non human

The Bzzit Khaht shown in the council meeting of the voyage home.

Both of those are still (primarily) bipedal and have four limbs not counting a tail.

Contrast that with other scifi shows/movies where you have truly non humanoid creatures in major scenes. My favorite example of that is Farscape. Though Star Wars and Dr. Who both have many examples of that as well.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:57, Tue 15 May 2018.

And they ran into a few non humanoid sentient species such as the horta,  the Crystaline life form and those tiny flashing inorganic life forms
This message was last edited by the player at 23:57, Tue 15 May 2018.

Yea, Overall I would like to see more non-humanoid life forms. Sadly, I don't think most networks would sign off on a species that would basically be all cgi appearing in every episode. the costs would mount quickly.

You didn't say non bipedal you said non humanoid. There is a a huge difference.

For example in Farscape both the guy with the sword and the little toad emperor. (Sorry don't remember names right now been awhile.) Both of them would count as non-humanoid but both of them are bipedal.

its also easier for audiences to identify with humanoid Aliens as main characters.

Humanoid is generally defined as species with one head, two arms and two legs. After that,  you start getting into specifics.


Yes, and truly alien species wouldn't think like humanoids

i think it would be fun to encounter Q

No, no don't even say that! no Q!

Awe but Q is fun.

Depends on the Q but the Q from TNG is an ass.

It would have been hilarious if Q broke the 4th wall. Surely an omniscient being would know he's in a tv show.

I like him. I imagine that being omnipotent and immortal gets boring. what would you do with that kind of power?

Q is awesome, he even visits my little pony and makes friends with Fluttershy.

Yes, its head canon to me that his characters in Trek and Pony are the same character.

The Prophets / wormhole aliens are another example of truly alien species. the only reason they are seen as humanoid is that they communicate through visions that incorporate the individuals own experiences.

they really are

I even have a point in Star Trek where he would have moved along to play with Ponies.

See, at the end of Next Generation he states he is still watching Humanity. But then he disappears, only showing in later series a handful of times. So during one of his long stints of being gone he went to visit Ponies and ended up taking a nap in a statue for a while before he got bored and broke out. Then the rest is history.

There is a fantastic picture someone made where the TNG crew are Ponies, and Q is there. I had no idea John de Lancie voice acted it haha

Yup, he plays Discord and there really is very little difference between him and Q and it makes me really happy.

Yup, he plays Discord and there really is very little difference between him and Q and it makes me really happy.

so who is gonna be chief tactical officer?

In reply to Silviene Felis (msg # 112):

I am trying to be first although I could do Tac, or both like Rue

Sorry everyone for not posting much the last week.  Things were a bit hectic for me.  I have a character idea laid out, but still trying to figure out my position before I finish everything.  I see there are a few spots still open on the roster.  I had planned on a Human tactical/command officer.  But I do not want to assume a spot that someone else has their sights on filling.

It looks like Miranda is the only one who strongly wants to be FO. Tac seems more open?

In reply to Sergei Kondratev (msg # 115):

Yeah it would be fun for my half Andorian First Officer to work with the Captain

So Silviene is already a Lt. Commander with a tactical focus, so it would make sense for you to be CTO. Unless you don't want it.

Arak, if you don't want to take a spot someone else wants, the Counselor position is still unclaimed.

I don't think that I need to be CTO. Silviene's focus is more in away missions and special operations than command.

We don't need a PC in all department head positions; they could be filled by NPCs. Otherwise, play what works for you. Even if you aren't, say, CMO, you'll still have plenty to do in sickbay.

Anyone have good name for the ship's recreation lounge?

In reply to StarMaster (msg # 120):

Forward Fun

The Wreck Room.

In reply to Miranda T'Shran (msg # 121):

too close to 10 forward

Hello again, all!

Wow, so many Andorians aboard! 2.5?

Also, to continue with the Mongoose theme:

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (after the Kipling character) or
Rikki-Tikki-Tavern (if it has a proper bar and Guinan-like bartender NPC?)

Yes, hopefully they'll play nice with the Vulcans ;P

My suggestions:
Pool and Pulsars
Memory Alepha

************************************** BLUE ALERT **************************************

Okay, in keeping with the post in the Mongoose Bridge, RL Wednesday and Thursday will equate to the finishing up of the refit, Friday will be boarding of the crew, and the mission will launch on Saturday.

In reply to Sergei Kondratev (msg # 125):

Miranda Archer T’Shran is in

So I'm a little bit confused by how the combat system works. As I understand it, it goes:

1)Roll to hit using the Relevant attribute + Security, declaring if its lethal or non-lethal

2) If a hit, roll damage using challenge dice, which are the dice from the attack combined with dice from the security skill, adding the total up. The target's resistance roll, where applicable, is subtracted from this
But each die can potentially land on an effect? And these effects are based on the attack being used?

Is that an accurate description of basic combat?

In reply to Sergei Kondratev (msg # 128):

Waiting to actually be beamed. Someone press the buttons.

I have been hoping to get a glimpse of the new books.

Money is tight still and I have not had the chance to purchase them nor find them in any other means.

Is there anyone who can lend me the PDF until I can purchase it? Ide like to see the ship type we are using. Normally I would not do this.

First off, lol, but secondly: Ooh, I see that I may be getting called upon to grab a rogue runabout too!


I bought only the PDF of the core rulebook and have yet to see any of the other sourcebooks.
The only stats I've seen for the Nebula-class have been fan-made.

I know someone in the crew has a few of the other books... the character played by Matt Damon?


This is about how I read the combat rules as well (BUT I have yet to actually roll anything in ST:A -- with this being my first game with the system),
so it may be a case of the Blind Leading the Blind!

Thanks, Elle, for reminding me how commbadge designations are supposed to go. I knew there was something I was forgetting, but I'm had a cold for the past week and the brain hasn't been firing on all cylinders!

ok so how does this work? I have Medicine 3. If the difficulty for treating the injury is 2 then do I just win the challenge?

In reply to Silviene Felis (msg # 133):

Should be Reason Medicine
Roll 2d20 you get a success for each die rolled equal to your Reason+Medicine or lower
Crits on ones unless you have a focus that the GM says applies then Medicine or less

Your assistant rolls one die same stat combination

And on most checks involving the Ship in some way the Ship can assist as well.

You have a Target Number, created by adding an Attribute and a Discipline together.

You then roll 2d20; every roll equal to or under the TN is a success.

The Difficulty tells you how many successes you need. In the case of Difficulty 0, it means that it is "automatic" BUT a high roll could cause complications.

A natural roll of '1' on a D20 counts as 2 successes.

And you can add additional d20s to the roll (up to a max of 5) by using a Talent or conditions. Since you are in a medical bay, that would be a condition +d20.

There are one or two other tweaks but I'll have to wake up before I explain them.

Control + Medicine for the roll? I have the Emergency Medicine Focus as well. And Silviene is assisting me, so she can use her stats to roll a single d20 for a success.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:29, Fri 18 May 2018.

ok so, test run for understanding. I have a reason of 9 and a medicine of 3. I also have the Emergency Medicine focus
12:21, Today: Silviene Felis rolled 21 using 2d20 ((20,1)).

In reply to Silviene Felis (msg # 138):

If you are assisting you roll one die
That is a critical success and a complication
A critical success equals two successes and the GM has a small list of things to do with a complications, I would change it to an additional threat for my self
This message was last edited by the player at 17:36, Fri 18 May 2018.

ok I'm confused

In reply to Silviene Felis (msg # 140):

Because I'm most qualified as a medic, I'm in charge of treating the patients. You are assisting me as my subordinate. Assistants roll one die to help the commanding officer, using their own TN.

alright so I will roll one dice. Is it reason + medicine or control + medicine?

In reply to Silviene Felis (msg # 142):

That's the GM's call.
To me, Control + Medicine makes the most sense. We're operating on wounded patients, where the solution is straightforward, but precision and efficiency are paramount. If we were developing a cure for a disease, reason+ medicine would make the most sense. That's my two latinum
This message was last edited by the player at 18:06, Fri 18 May 2018.

In reply to Sergei Kondratev (msg # 143):

strips, slips, bars or bricks?

In reply to Silviene Felis (msg # 144):

Slips, of course. I'm a doctor, not a philanthropist.

In reply to Sergei Kondratev (msg # 145):

lol

+1 Momentum for timely callback/wisecrack! LOL.


No worries! I've seen =A= used as well, but that just looks too much like a militaristic "A" to me. Hope you're on the mend!

Okay, I'm awake now.

What I said above.

In general, the GM decides which Attribute and Discipline are the most applicable in a given situation, but for all intents and purposes, the Player can decide him/herself. I would only override that choice if I thought it was completely out of line. As it is, the Players are encouraged to be creative anyway.

So. Primary person performing the Task rolls 2d20. Additional d20s can be gained by Momentum, Threat, Determination, and Talent. Again, max of 5d20 for any roll.

Assistants: more than one person can assist, if circumstances allow. Each assistant determines her own Task Number, and rolls only 1d20, though, but Successes are determined normally.

Primary can increase the number of d20s she rolls by the following means:

MOMENTUM: Every success above the Difficulty gives you Momentum. This can be spent immediately to get a better result (sort of like a critical success) or it can be saved by going into a Momentum Pool that all the characters can draw on. No more than 6 Momentum can be in the pool at any one time. Or, if there is any Momentum currently in the pool, one can be spent to gain a d20.

THREAT: You can opt to spend a Threat point. This puts a point into the GM's Threat Pool (the GM's equivalent of the PC's Momentum Pool). Each Threat you spend gets you another d20.

DETERMINATION: Everyone starts each scene with a single Determination point. This is sort of like Fate/Karma/Action dice or points in other games. It lets you tweak the rules in a given situation, such as make a second attack when only one is normally permitted. Or... add another d20 to your roll.

TALENT: Some Talents give you an extra d20 when you use it; it usually applies to a certain situation.


SUCCESSES: If one of your Values applies (or you choose to invoke it), then you get two Successes for each one normally scored... EXCEPT if you roll a '1' (=2 Successes); both can't be applied to the same roll.


There are many other rules permutations, but that's it in a nutshell.

ok so I have two values that could apply here

Again, you choose, and I'll just override it if I think it's not appropriate.

ok so where should I post my results?

Post the result in Medical Bay.

In reply to StarMaster (msg # 152):

The key to the heavily modified ship is what Miranda said about an Orion who planted the fusion bomb on the Catspaw’s Warp Engines

I'm on vacation for the next few days so my posts will be infrequent and I'll need some hand holding on mechanics.

Otherwise, I'm thinking of continuing to have Stilk using humanistic idioms and platitudes,even if he doesn't fully understand them; things he learned as an aide to Adm. Rochefort.

In reply to Stilk (msg # 154):

It would be a good idea to occasionally misuse these quotes. After all they are not normal sayings on Vulcan, and context can often be subtle. Think Ziva David on NCIS. Probably less likely to mangle them though being a Vulcan.

Never watched NCIS but the point is understood either way. He should get it wrong, at least occassionally

I already love Shard, and he's only spoken once

Quick question: what exactly is the function of the intelligence officer? I don't recall there being an intelligence position or even a public intelligence agency in Trek.

Well they have a special forces and later a time unit

So is it a section 31 officer? I guess my real question is where this position came from.

An intelligence officer was a title given to an officer aboard a starship or space station who was responsible for intelligence matters. The officer typically kept in contact with a central organization, such as Starfleet Intelligence, for the latest information.

Aboard Deep Space 9, Lieutenant Commander Worf held the position upon accepting assignment there. Doctor Julian Bashir briefly assumed the post in late 2373 while Worf was serving on the IKS Rotarran. Only Bashir or Jadzia Dax could fill in for Worf, as only Starfleet officers with a class four security clearance could hold the position. He told Chief Miles O'Brien "All I can do is read these fascinating reports and analyses, and analyses of analyses and then keep it all to myself. Because no one else has a 'need to know'". (DS9: "The Way of the Warrior", "Soldiers of the Empire")


With the ship going into the unknown, it's been deemed a 'necessary evil' to have an intelligence officer on board, even an untried one. Stilk's assignment was probably to appease some Admiral's idea of security.

Starfleet can't disseminate everything to everyone; one responsibility would be for an Intelligence officer to provide a more detailed and sensitive report for the ships activities as well as it's findings.

Additionally, if Starfleet were to find out the force disposition of the Klingon or Romulan fleets, or capabilities of specific ships, such information should be kept secret; only certain people could/should be trusted with that information.

Ah I see. I need to rewatch DS9, its been a while.

It saddens me how the Dominion War changed the Federation.

Starfleet has always had an intelligence department.
And the Public Intelligence Department probably despises Section 31 more then the rest of Starfleet.

If they know about Section 31. There has never been a confirmation on that.

After reading the Shuttlebay thread... *Facepalm*

Great my first official action is going to be resolving the dick measuring between two department heads.
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In reply to Anther th'Valla (msg # 165):

Ain't no real contest there, Cap'n ~_^

Actually I'll have to discipline both of you. You for leaving the ship on such a frivolous reason and without checking with command, and him for insubordination.

In reply to Anther th'Valla (msg # 167):

Actually, Sir, I believe that would be my responsibility. You, two my office sometime this week. Oh, and where is my wet spaghetti noodle?
This message was last edited by the player at 07:15, Sun 20 May 2018.

Technically you are correct, but with it being two Department heads and in public. I will have to be involved.

In reply to Anther th'Valla (msg # 169):

Um, okay, sure. I could go for a discipline drama scene - you accusing me of abuse of authority, me proving you're wrong.  Yeah, sure, I can do that if you want.

"leaving the ship on such a frivolous reason" - the ship is in dry-dock for a few more days yet, and I wrote in my post that Shard had been nearby the shuttleport getting weapon qualified with the plasma rifle, when the alert about a disabled ship coming out of warp nearby was given.  I'm the Chief Security Officer for a docked ship, I'd get notified of such occurrences, AND as a Security Officer, weapons re-qualification is part of my job.  Which part of that is "frivolous"?

"without checking with command" - like Koram Val, Shard has been on-station for days.  He logged aboard the Mongoose as soon as she got here.  He properly logged himself off the ship for purposes of weapon training this morning, station-time.  By authority of the current Chief Security Officer, myself.  If you really mean before I wrote some bubbly and perky "Hi, how are ya, here I am!" kinda intro post, well, I'm Andorian; I don't DO "perky".

"and him for insubordination" - I dunno about that, Cap'n.  Yeah, he's pushing that envelope pretty hard, but he hasn't really crossed it yet. Insubordination, like harassment, is in the eye of the beholder; and so far I don't feel he's been insubordinate.  Of course, if, after a review of the video logs of the trip out to the wreck, YOU choose to see it that way, I can't do anything about that.  I mean, after all, the annoying Vulcan is correct, so far there has been no confirmation that I should be there, except for my own assurance that I should be.  Of course, the stiff-necked Ensign hasn't actually bothered to CONFIRM with anyone about me, either (wink-wink, nudge-nudge).

And as for this "incident" being "public", that "public" is just Elle and Koram, and me and Stilk.  And unless one of us makes some kind of complaint about what's going down in the runabout cabin -- what happens on the runabout, stays on the runabout ^_^

Oh dear, I foresee Silviene having trouble with this guy.

In reply to Silviene Felis (msg # 171):

Except Lieutenant Commander, the responsibility for these orders are not Stilk’s they are Admiral Savengriff’s. So you are in the wrong for suggesting a junior officer countermand a Flag officers orders.

In reply to Miranda T'Shran (msg # 172):

Yea, he's acting under the Admiral's authority. She directed them to go, and clearly didn't feel the need to send a security officer to tow a shuttle.


Also, can everyone put their rank in their bio so we can easily see it when we post?

Sure... how do I do that?

In reply to Silviene Felis (msg # 174):

Click Character Details. Then click Change Biography. You can enter it there.

In reply to Sergei Kondratev (msg # 175):

You should put it in the second line as first line also has important details

Hey, all. My Bad re: the early shuttlecraft takeoff roll. Just removed the roll itself until the onboard drama plays out -- with all the crew/roster shake-ups, I had assumed Shard was known to us already in some way. Elle does not care much for chain of command anyway.

Wait I thought that this was after the dominion war in which case it would be ambassador worf

In reply to Silviene Felis (msg # 178):

You are most correct. Also, Miranda just had a minor concussion.
This message was last edited by the player at 17:17, Sun 20 May 2018.

Ah! Don't confuse me lol

In reply to Silviene Felis (msg # 180):

Okay before I get more requests in private then the Captain demanding I edit my post.

This is what I just told him

The battle was multiple battles on several decks of a starship there were more battles in that battle then the whiskey war in America. Which also was not technically a war. My character in her state although technically ready for duty is trying to remember every detail and explain that it was trchnicallly much more then one skirmish. It was several battles and a whole startship died. And it will take another post to correct some of the mistakes. She just had a minor concussion and a deep laceration on her skull. She should be given a bit of  leeway.

So please rp with me not demand corrections of ic posts not all of them are. Going to be completely accurate. This is a story of people that have more then two dimensions.

And before you ask, I am not upset yet but this is twice in the same post I have been nicely asked to correct my post so I am heading off the third so it doesn’t become offensive unintentionally.

I was afraid I had done something wrong and wanted to make sure I didn't have to edit my post.

************************************** BLUE ALERT **************************************


Two things: 1st, can everyone please put your character's description up in the Description area of the Character Details... so that the rest of us know who we're talking down or up to.

Thanks.


2nd, due to the spontaneous entry post of one of the crew, there's been a slight delay in launching the Mongoose. It's now underway!

Great stuff, looking forward to our 5 year mission.

I did the thing! lol

so if anyone makes a com call for my pc through different threads please pm in case i miss rhe comm call.

also, did we ever get a sheet for the mongoose?

Alright, sheesh!

Look, I prostrate myself on the floor of the bathroom in the Postcards in apology, okay!

What do I gotta do ... stick a knife in my heart ... Suicide right on stage ... Would it be enough for your teenage lust ... Would it help to ease the pain?

^_^

In reply to Shard Vinzz (msg # 188):

Save the over acting for IC please

In reply to Miranda T'Shran (msg # 189):

I promise that I will do exactly that the very moment that you look-up the meaning of "OOC" and then prove you actually understand what it means.

In reply to Shard Vinzz (msg # 190):

Look, I this player not my character am asking you the player to not over act here. People over act and over react all the time.

Hi all, I don't know if the player who had the other sourcebooks ever gave the official Nebula-class stats,
but I did find this sheet with a fan-made/homebrew version of the 3 Nebula variants.

https://docs.google.com/spread.../edit#gid=1673655547

They're in the last tab under "Non-Canon Ships". Useful just as a central reference for ships and such as well.


I did hail the Mongoose from the shuttle, but I don't know if we have a specific PC monitoring hailing freq, etc.

EDIT: Love the portrait for StarMaster. The most memorable visual from the ToS closing / end credits!
(I can never remember the actual episode the shot is from, and actually better recall the Futurama homage!)
This message was last edited by the player at 18:07, Mon 21 May 2018.

That's Balok from the Corbomite Maneuver.

Gah! Of course, with young Clint Howard! Thanks, Doc.

As much as I love the Original Series and the movies,
I grew up on TNG reruns, so I'm MUCH more familiar with that era.

In reply to Saoirse Eleanor 'Elle' Quinn (msg # 194):

Yeah Balok

I tried using Q for my GM name, but the site doesn't allow one-letter names. Lots of possibilities for a portrait, of course, but not that many on site.

In reply to Saoirse Eleanor 'Elle' Quinn (msg # 194):

I remembered his name, but I actually just rewatched the CM a few days ago, so i got the episode too :)

Aww, that would've been great to have Q as our GM!

the game would certainly get interesting lol

FYI: My internet is down until next month sometime. I can post from my tablet, but it's harder. So rate will slow.

welp, engineer is happy ^^

the ship is awesome for me lol.

So are we still selecting a Mission Profile?

If so may i suggest one of these?
  1) Pathfinder and Recon Operations
  2) Scientific and Survey Operations
  3) Multirole Explorer

I was going with Multi-role Explorer, but if the rest of the crew thinks it should be different, it's still subject to change.

I personally really like the multi role explorer so im good

That seems fine. I figured we'd be tangling with klingons and other established nasties while also dealing with newly discovered folks.

In reply to Sergei Kondratev (msg # 204):

No multi role explorer seems appropriate

is that only department heads? who exactly is included in senior officers?

In reply to Silviene Felis (msg # 206):

Depends on Captain
Probably you though
Probably all the player characters

Hooray, Ship stats and multi-role explorer! Boooo, the captain's internet being down for a month.


Speaking of PCs! Are there... 8-9 of us in total now? I know some folks have come and gone. Has anyone made a "supporting character"?

In reply to Saoirse Eleanor 'Elle' Quinn (msg # 208):

 Not yet working on it
I am thinking about a junior bajoran helmswoman/Security officer

I know that my husband has an idea for ships counselor that he made for a game I was planning that didn't get off the ground

There are, officially, 10 players at the moment, with another 3 maybe still in the works. Only one person has officially dropped out.


As far as supporting characters go, I was sort of leaning that way, but hadn't quite made up my mind yet. Obviously there are other people on the ship.

Since we don't yet have a CTO which I believe stands for chief tactical officer, I think Lt. Commander Felix should be that position.

Also, what rank is doctor Kondratev?
This message was last edited by the player at 07:02, Wed 23 May 2018.

I can be CTO

In reply to Anther th'Valla (msg # 212):

I'm a Commander, which I think makes sense for a CMO on a ship this size. I'm not opposed to being a Lt. Commander if the GM thinks that makes more sense.

While I'm on the subject: shouldn't our chief engineer be a Lt. Commander?

O'Brian wasn't

Yea, but O'brian was a special case because Colm Meaney wanted to be a Chief Petty Officer. Plus DS9 had a weird command structure to begin with, with a commander in charge, and then there weren't that many Starfleet personnel onboard. I don't think its quite comparable.

Could be more fun to have him complete the command tests onboard. Like troy

Also, protocol might get a little wonky if we are all the same rank
This message was last edited by the player at 14:15, Wed 23 May 2018.

Despite being a lowly ensign, Elle may try to "sneak" into the briefing, haha. Well, I'm heading to the bridge at least -- gotta be the one that guides the ship out of starbase after all, with the musical score soaring.

Also! Silviene Felis, has your husband joined? My Hubby and I collaborate well on most creative projects -- just not RPing, unfortunately.

If Silviene Felis' husband winds up not joining, I was kicking around an idea for a ship's counselor supporting character. If he winds up joining, or if StarMaster winds up not really going with secondary character casts, I'll hang back!
This message was last edited by the player at 17:12, Wed 23 May 2018.

In reply to Saoirse Eleanor 'Elle' Quinn (msg # 218):

My spouse would never join.

My husband plays Dypec

In reply to Silviene Felis (msg # 220):

Must be nice. My best friend is in this game somewhere.

That's nice. I'd like to play with my SO, she loves Trek as much as I do. But right now isn't a good time for her, since she's starting a new job, and I'm not sure if she would be interested.

Awesome that your husband is already in! Kudos to you for the RP so far then.

A friend of mine from other games was previously here as Doug Kinkaid, but had to back out, alas, so for this game I'm dropping the shared backstory element.

Game Q though: Has Vinzz been let into the briefing? Or is he still outside on the bridge? If so, can either of us hear any of what's going on in there?

In reply to Saoirse Eleanor 'Elle' Quinn (msg # 223):

Well Silviene hasn't really interacted with Dypec yet

In reply to Silviene Felis (msg # 224):

So let me explain

first, the Admiral ordered Miranda to accept this insubordiant Ensugn on board this ship
Second, crew quarters and duty officers are assigned by the XO
Third, the Xo assigned said place

Ensign Stilk has two responses at his option
Continued Actionable Insubordination
Or obeying a direct order of his superior officer

In reply to Miranda T'Shran (msg # 225):

Never assume people

In reply to Saoirse Eleanor 'Elle' Quinn (msg # 223):

That's too bad your friend couldn't stay.

Vinzz is on the bridge, the admiral acknowledged him.

I think they're still using inside voices, so you probably can't make out anything.

Right? Alas, I think he is NPC'ed now, but I will confirm with GM if that, or if Kincaid is just being written out.

Good luck to your SO on her new job, Doc! Confession: I am writing from my job now. Thankfully, I have a bit of privacy at my desk. Hopefully, her new job goes well.

And gotcha, I wasn't sure. Though yikes, it sounds like it might not be "inside voices" for long!
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In reply to Saoirse Eleanor 'Elle' Quinn (msg # 228):

Okay apologies the Captain has not posted since the meeting was turned over to him. So you are not dismissed and so I am out of line as a player. But next posts should be the Captain’s since the floor was turned over to him. Not us.

So the Pon Far sounds fun for intensity but only every 7 years doesn't seem like the best way to maintain a relationship nor very good for breeding purposes.

In reply to Silviene Felis (msg # 230):

Lol.

They don't really need the Pon Far to maintain their relationship. It's all quite logical ;P And they live a long time, though I don't think we know anything about how long Vulcans stay fertile. But definitely longer than humans, so I think its enough to maintain their population.

Maybe for the pure vulcan pairings but what about cross species pairs?

In reply to Silviene Felis (msg # 232):

I don't think we're supposed to think that hard about it haha.
It's too bad we don't get a deep exploration f how Vulcans interact with mates of other species, like with Jadzia and Worf. The closest we get is Sarek. I think with a good actor and writer, that could be a really sweet story.

Speaking of Sarek, is he just super eccentric, or does his Space Alzheimer's just make him that way?

Vulcan Alzhiemers makes him that way.

could be sweet or dark depending. We know that when the pon far is initiated it creates a mind meld. which in the heat of the pon far could be considered a gross violation such as with Vorik and Bel'Anna in voyager.

Sorry been busy, will try posting tonight but for sure tomorrow.

JFC! I don't get on for one day and the crew goes mad! What a cluster fuck. Give me a day before anyone else posting please, I need to find out some stuff from the GM and I'm busy IRL today.

In reply to Anther th'Valla (msg # 236):

Just say the word, Captain, and I'll kill everyone in the room!


That was a joke, by the way. Humor. Y'know, Ha-Ha.

I don’t know how to say this.

First, I am sorry. I made a few mistakes here.
Mistake number one. I did not make sure I fully understood the Admiral’s post.
Mistake number two, I assumed that meant we were dismissed.
Mistake number three, I was not entirely clear or for that matter fair in duty offfice and quarter assignments. I had a good in character reason but because you all assumed this was at this point all still about a report that the Admital had basically ordered me to accept it was something I would not get unless I was cleared for it. I was past that.


Then your responses which I still do not agree are appropriate but since my best friend Just this morning verbally chewed my entire ass off about it. I am willing to admit I may be wrong about that.


I am not sure what is the best way forward. I would like to ask for a rewind to the Admiral leaving and the chief of Security coming in. And freeze scene till the Captain speaks?

Again, I am sorry for starting all this and that it went this far.

I will not be posting again till after the Captain posts either way.

It's already out there, but it's good role-playing material. I'm posting now.

As an aside, does anyone wish to have served with me prior to this?

In reply to Anther th'Valla (msg # 240):

PM, O Captain My Captain

In reply to Shard Vinzz (msg # 241):

Okay I guess everyone wants that to have happened. I totally one hundred percent disagree but this is a social group game so this is the last it will be spoken of but we will say this is all related to her concussion. So that it is obvious this behavior is not her.

I would say that is reasonable. It's certainly not normal behavior from someone at the rank of commander.

In reply to Miranda T'Shran (msg # 242):

Also Captain, we could if you want say my first assignment was on a ship you were on. A junior commmand track officer serving a traditional floating position during her Ensign cruise? When you were a full Lieutenant or Lieutenant Commander on a ship. Maybe at or during Wolf 359?

Possible. Especially if I didn't remember you. Most likely because you were not in my command.

In reply to Anther th'Valla (msg # 245):

I might have had a duty shift or two under your command but not on your shift. Meaning name might be familiar but not face.

Little bit out of left-field here, but just in case anyone's a fan of The Orville, stats for
the ship and a couple of species: https://continuingmissionsta.w...1/orville-fools-day/

In reply to Saoirse Eleanor 'Elle' Quinn (msg # 247):

Very cool

Quick question, did Commander T'Shran just pass out at the table?

In reply to Anther th'Valla (msg # 249):

Yes. she was only at the meeting because the Admiral did an emergency recall.

Oh, lol. Didn't realize that. I should probably have the doctor look at her.

Good news! My internet is back. I'll be getting the various games I'm in caught up over the next 24 hours.

In reply to Anther th'Valla (msg # 252):

Yay!

In reply to Silviene Felis (msg # 253):

Hey Everybody!  My name's Shard ... and that's Andorian for "Fish Food"!  ^_^

I have a question for The Peanut Gallery.

In a recent post, I referred to my Security Yeoman as "...he has yet to...correction, it has just signed aboard..."

I'm wondering if y'all can think of a Star Trek Race that prefers NOT to referred to as either "he" or "she", either some Race that is gender-neutral, or just different enough that they find the designation offensive; they want to be called "it".

I'm drawing a blank, and I don't feel like plowing through the various ST databases.

So, any ideas?

In reply to Shard Vinzz (msg # 254):

Vorta?

In reply to Miranda T'Shran (msg # 255):

Hmmm. An interesting suggestion.  Question is, after the Dominion War, would any of the surviving Vorta, now stranded in the Alpha Quadrant, have been both pardoned for their part in the war and then allowed to join Starfleet?  Or even want to join Starfleet?  In fact, are there any surviving Vorta in the Alpha Quadrant?

I don't know.

Excellent suggestion. A Vorta, with their administrative skills, would make a perfect Clerical Yeoman.

In reply to Shard Vinzz (msg # 256):

Some non binary humans who realize they is a plural pronoun

They is probably the best one to use.

There was that genderless race that richer tried to get with. They punished her for thinking of herself as a she.

In reply to Miranda T'Shran (msg # 255):

Vorta are very obviously male and female. Their thing is that they are clones.

Potentially a channeling but there wouldn't be any in Starfleet. Even if odo left after the dominion war
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In reply to Silviene Felis (msg # 259):

Were they Genderless?  I just thought that they had a really strong culture of Androgyny; that Riker's encouragement to act more "female" was just breaking a Taboo. A Taboo backed up by State Sponsored Brainwashing.

Jeez, it's been so long since I've seen that episode, I can't remember, either way.  Can't even remember what the Episode name was, or what season.

In reply to Shard Vinzz (msg # 261):

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wik..._The_Next_Generation)

In reply to Silviene Felis (msg # 262):

Yes the Androgyny

The three androgynous species dealt with (however briefly) in Star Trek were the Xindi-insectoids, the J'enaii (from "The Outcast) episode, and the Axanar.

It is also possible that Morn was androgynous. His species might start out androgynous and later develop into two genders during 'middle age'... or some such permutation. Perhaps even the reverse.

In any case, you can always make one up... the Thrax, the Chromelians, the Frando, the Monar… whatever.

Sorry, I have been missing, new job for the last couple weeks has been tough to keep up.

lololol, a Ferengi counselor is gonna be great.

"Have you considered the emotional benefits of running a profitable business?" XD

Totally agreed. Great, unexpected addition.

Only 285 rules of acquisition  to memorize.  Lol

Thank you, I like the idea of playing a character on the separate end of the spectrum.

(I also play Dypec)

Also, doesn't the pointing of antenna on an andorian mean sexual attraction?

I'm a little rusty on my andorian lol.

In reply to Napax (msg # 270):

Or just extreme affection like between siblings or people you treat like siblings

So in this case is it more mocking or insulting?

In reply to Napax (msg # 272):

I don’t remeber and Andorian pointing their antenna. I remember wriggling mine angrily.

There are layers of subtlety to the Andorian antennae Shard is currently doing what amounts to an apology, but of course Napax doesn't know that. Hence why Anther has said what he did, It's something I will discuss with the relevant parties in the future.

In reply to Anther th'Valla (msg # 274):

In one of the many sourcebooks out there for the various versions of the Star Trek RPG, one of the systems put forth that since all Andorians were blue, then regional, or "ethnic" distinctions were physically presented by several different styles of antennae.  The stiff, segmented ones from TOS, the longer back-of-the-head ones, the slimmer, wriggly ones, etc.

I picked up on that, and used it as a gimmick to give a little more "alien"-ness to the character.  I went with the really mobile antennae and then started using them in Shard's body language as another way to express his emotions.

In reply to Shard Vinzz (msg # 275):

Also Miranda’s blue is much lighter then most Andorian. A very pale sky blue.

Might want to find out what he does or doesn't know beforehand.

In reply to Miranda T'Shran (msg # 276):

See, again, there is just so much information out there ^_^
Like the antenna thing, there was a source that said the blue tint to Andorian skin was actually dietary, not genetic.  It said there was a fairly common protein - they even gave it a reasonable-sounding biological name - on Andoria that was in a big selection of the Andorian diet, and that's what altered their skin pigment to a deep blue.

It went on to say that Andorians - especially Andorian Colonials who lived off the Homeworld - tended to "fade" after a while, so they took supplements to maintain that "healthy blue skin".  Also helps to explain the Aenar; while they eat roughly the same diet as other Andorians, the Aenar just don't metabolize the protein, so they are a lot paler than their genetic cousins.

Being the Old Fart that I am, I even recall reading Trek fan mag back in the 70's that claimed the color was due to a higher concentration of the element Cobalt in their diet.  Years later I read that that story was attributed to a discussion between Roddenberry and the main make-up guy; Gene said something to the effect of "I want them to be really blue" and the make-up guy said "well the brightest blue make-up I have is this Cobalt Blue" - Cobalt Blue was the name of the shade of the make-up, and somehow that got twisted around to "Andorians are blue because of Cobalt"

In reply to Shard Vinzz (msg # 278):

True, but Miranda was raised in Fleet So cobalt is fairly common resource the Replicators can pick up,

Unless anyone want's to add anything, I say we call this meeting and get to the next scene.

Sounds good to me

If I'm getting too overbearing or you don't like something let me know in a PM. There is a certain amount of directness and unconcern with the other characters opinion that a captain needs to maintain, but as players we need to all be having fun. So if I get to be too much, let me know and we can work on it.

Well... I'm playing a Vulcan and a ferengi, if the captain gets over bearing I'll just throw gold preased latnum at you.

LOL!

We ready to move out?

Let's wait till Monday, and let people have a chance to log in and post if they want.

Come Monday pm, will be all set to post about piloting this bird out of the Starbase! :-D

Trouble afoot with the IC crew headed on board? Just checkin' since I didn't want to jump the gun by writing a dramatic leaving the spacedock/starbase post (ala the movies) if people still had some plot wrenches to throw in there!

I think we've spent enough time in port for a while lol, let's get going!

Annnd I can amend if Warp One wouldn't send us into that kind of starline effect.

Thought it was more dramatic is all, but I can rephrase, if Warp 1 is really more like so:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dynD0yI4D9I

Everybody who is still playing should post that you are either on the Bridge or in your department.

Also, if you need any help on what you could/should be doing in your department, just ask, and I'll start a subplot for you.

silviene is on the bridge

I too am on the bridge!

I'm in Sickbay

I'm in my Ready Room.

So, I was planning on letting everyone do any role-playing that the wanted to do over the weekend, and the do a scene shift to the destination on Monday.

sounds like a plan

As the Captain was in his ready room, did anyone inform him of the sensor ghost?

was the captain gone the full 9 hours?

I hadn't intended, but the GM didn't interact with me as I was attempting to do. So I'm not sure. I'm certain he would have made forays into the bridge to stretch his legs, check up on the crew, etc...

ok also I would probably have informed him if the "ghost" kept vanishing and returning

Yea, I don't think we need to narrate every routine notification unless it leads to a new scene.

Reply to Anthar:

1. Sorry. I didn't know you had something in mind while you were in the Ready Room. When you aren't posting, I don't know what that means. For me, it usually means some sort of RL problem.

2. You have access to all the data on the bridge, so you could have seen it if you wanted to.

3. You could've also been informed via message rather than a verbal report. This would have made sense if anyone on the bridge thought you might not want to be disturbed.


The way I've always played/GMed Star Trek is that everyone always has some sort of subplot going on with their character. It could be science experiment, a romance, training your pet cat Spot, or just having a headache. Normally, these don't need GM moderation--you run it and resolve it yourself. If you want GM assistance, though, that's fine; I just need to know.

That style sounds pretty good to me.

For the lounge name, I like Ship in a Bottle

ok so after 9 hours i assume my shift is done and i can move off to do the holodeck scene?

If you want to, yes.

In those nine hours, several shift changes could have occurred. I thought I gave everyone enough time to post other things if they wanted to. If three days wasn't enough, should I wait a week next time?

I'm less familiar with the self-resolution of subplots myself, but I can dig it.

Also, I only just noticed the name vote for the lounge. I also vote for "Ship in a Bottle."

EDIT: I like the name not only for the visual of a ship in a bottle obv,
but also for the similarity to being "half-in-the-bag" or something,
so in this case, the entire ship's crew is soused.
This message was last edited by the player at 22:18, Wed 20 June 2018.

So after doing a little research I think since this is known as the USS Mongoose, the lounge should be called the Mongoose's Burrow, or just The Burrow.
This message was last edited by the player at 23:50, Wed 20 June 2018.

I like the burrow

Oh shoot, I like the Burrow as well. I'd third that -- or the Burrow is totally the secret speakeasy bar inside the regular bar/lounge!

Votes/preferences noted.



As for subplots, I was obviously (?) talking about subplots that involved the PC only, such as a shipboard romance. It gets initiated and resolved by the player. An example of this is Lt. Commander Felis's holodeck post. Even though it'll involve a second PC, it shouldn't require any input from me. This is just a 'chapter' of the 'story' that she is telling.

If you've got an idea for a subplot that involves more than one PC, I'm fine with that. You should run it by me first, in case there's something that will affect it. An example of this type is the one started by Commander T'Shran about her arrival.

And then there are subplots that I start. These are usually done to make sure every department has something to do during a mission.

pokes shard

letting all my games know that i will be moving so posting might slow down

Looking forward to writing with you guys!  Skig's the new Second Officer, with a background in Tactical. 40 year old Starfleet vet who's seen a lot, and a Tellarite to boot. :)

Do we want to have dedicated rollers for the ship?  Or will the GM be doing that?

Welcome, Lieutenant Commander Krer!




I think I rolled 2 successes, rather than 3. Adding to Threat lets me roll +1d20, correct? Or taking on a complication?

Thanks! :)

I plan to post on the bridge soon.  Looking forward to writing with ya'll!

I'm confused. I never removed Shard as Chief Tactical Officer. We simply put Skig into the Second Officer position.

Hi folks.  Happy to be joining the crew.  I believe as chief tactical officer but looking at the conversation I'm not sure if that's accurate.

wait, I'm cto.

Chief, senior chief, master chief.  Let's do this.

I never knew Shard was made the Chief Tactical Officer; I thought he was the Chief Security Officer.

I did screw up with saying both Skig and Jack could be the CTO.

In any case, it can be just like we were doing with the previous SO... Skig might be the senior CTO, but as the SO, most of the duties of CTO fall to Jack.

Either that, or Jack can be the Chief Flight Controller, or just be a Lt. in Tactical.

As for Silviene, I was under the impression that you didn't really want to be the CTO, but you were willing to step into the position if you were needed.

Dypec hasn't checked the board in almost a month now, so the Chief Engineer position might be open.

I'm fine with chief engineer or taking the conn.

So what is going on with Shard then? *goes of to knock some sense into his brother in law*

GM:  I'll wrap up my character sheet once I know if I'm at the helm or down in engineering.

Go ahead and take Chief Engineer.

Wadda ya mean?  In every single one of my posts I've been Chief Of Security -- I even described Shard wearing a Gold Uniform.  Nothing is going on with Shard, other than he's amused at finding a Tellarite squinting over the Tactical Board on the Bridge, mumbling to himself.

I think it's frelling genius! And hilarious as all Hell.

If you're talking about checking the weapons lockers around the ship -- hand-held weapons, and the armory(s) that hold them, are the purview of Security -- Tactical is in charge of ship's cannons, not pistols.  And as COS, Shard is just checking that the Security personnel that did load the weapon lockers, did it correctly.  He's verifying their work.  Like a good supervisor should ^_^

And...we lost R.T., the previous SO?

I hadnt wanted it but anther made me cto in that first meeting.

As for Dypec he just got a job and we have been moving so its gotten kinda wonky but I do think he still intends to play.

I'll....play the guy who tends the arboretum then.

In reply to Jack Tycho (msg # 330):

Oh!  The Starfleet Arborist!  Coolest.  Job.  Ever!  Damn, I wish I'd thought of that one!  I'm just stuck with dumb old Security....

Can you do Engineering Jack? Your bio says tactical, so that might mean switching up some of your character sheet.

I'm fine filling in wherever.  I had my sheet ready for tactical but I'll adjust it when I know what role to fill.  I'm hearing engineer but it also sounds like the CEO is coming back so I'm not sure where to go.

Okay, so here's the way the game breaks it down:

CHIEF FLIGHT CONTROLLER — Helmsperson and navigator.

CHIEF TACTICAL OFFICER — responsible for ship weaponry, defenses and tactics. A role sometimes taken by the chief security officer.

So, it gets down to Silviene... DO you want to be a department head, and if so, which function do you want to fill--control helm or control weapons?

This is predicated on Dypec returning to play the CEO.

Skig can still be SO and Assistant Tactical Officer or Assistant Flight Controller.

Oh good, there may be another flight controller?

Maybe that'll allow Elle to join some away missions if dept head has to stay put! ;-)

The only department head that will likely not be going on many away missions is me. So don't worry about that.

ok so. Im not really built for ship combat. I'm built for special ops.
Emergency Medicine, Espionage, Hand to hand, Interrogation, Batleth combat, Combat tactics.
Where do you think I should be?

In reply to Silviene Felis (msg # 337):

Tactical or the First Officer's military aide.

so however you want to deal with swapping or not with another pc. taking into account what has already played out. I can run a scene with the captain about the position he gave me not being a good fit for my skills.

I see you, based upon your description as more of a head of a MACO-esq team than anything else. That or second in command of Security behind Shard.
This message was last edited by the player at 19:14, Tue 17 July 2018.

oh please no lol. Think Sito Jaxa or Ro lauren. without the dieing or changing sides lol.

Okay, so after going over everyone's character build, and reviewing what the book says about the Senior Staff positions, it makes more sense for Silviene to be the Assistant Security Officer.

Jack can then be the Chief Tactical Officer.

Anther can use transfer requests to make the changes, along with crew evaluation updates to justify those changes.

Since we were rushed during the departure, I could just say that I'm reorganizing based upon finally being able to review the crew files. Due to the sudden departure I simply filled positions until I could fine the right fit.

... Oh, goody...

After discussing with the GM, Jack will fill the ops position.  I guess we can just say Jack came over from engineering since he hasn't been spotted on the bridge at tactical.