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This game will focus on excellent writing and participation. As the GMs, we will guide you and provide the setting and leadership. We will not, however, hold your hand and prompt every single post with a customized reply. This game requires a certain level of experience, writing ability, maturity and proactiveness. We will also not lord over your character actions with dice rolls or god-like decisions regarding success or failure. We are putting an explicit amount of trust in you, the writer, to responsibly interact with the other writers in a mature and appropriate fashion. 1. Have fun. Number one rule here. If you're not having fun then take it up in the Internal Game Discussion forum or (for more severe cases or if you prefer to keep it confidential) by PM to the GMs. The aim is to resolve every problem to everybodies satisfaction but this isn't always possible. If the problem is not resolved, quit. 2. This game is rated Mature. If you are not mature enough to play then we will boot you. Swearing, as long not overly used, is allowed. Any sex scenes will be caught with a fade to black. 3. The GM's word is law. We have the final say in any dispute. 4. Respect the other players. No bullying, or mocking (unless it's in character). 5. If a player needs to be absent then please let us know. If a player does not post a notice and disappears for more than two weeks, a PM will be sent. After a week of no response to the PM an rMail will be sent. Then player will be removed from the game. The player's characters will be sold to the Orion Pirates. 6. Please be literate. No easyspeak or textspeak. Offenders of this will be shot. Posts should ALL be written in third person past tense. Please, also use proper quotation and paragraph form. Each player must choose a colour to use when posting dialogue. This makes it easier to differentiate between action and speaking. Consider learning the RPOL tools such as italics as well. 7. Posts should be of a decent length. There is no reason at all that you should be posting one liners. 8. All other standard role playing rules should be considered a given. Format BAD- I dive through the air, fall into a roll, jump up in front of the guy, sidestep around him, and punch him in the head, knocking him out. GOOD- "Damn it" I think to myself. I dive towards him in an attempt to tackle. Colours Orange for OOC and red for the computer. Otherwise pick whatever you like. Just make sure it's easy to read against a white or grey background. Groups 0=public 1=game threads 2=K-10 only 3=Rhhaein only 4=Delaware only 5=Dreadnought only 6=Rollicking Adventures of Captain Fang and the Broken Promise only A = GM only This message was last edited by the GM at 01:11, Sun 14 Aug 2011. | |||
link to a message in another game First things first, this game is mature. Please be literate, no easy speak, and be prepared for a little swearing and killing. In order to join, please fill out the following information. Player Name: Player Age: The game is mature, and we want to establish this up front. Player Timezone: We're just interested in knowing when you're likely to be posting. Character Name: Please make it realistic, and corresponding with your race. Character Race: No Q, Borg or Changelings. Character Age: Physique: Provide a physical description; make sure it corresponds with your race. Personality: Likes, dislikes, interests, attitudes. Background: History, jobs, date and place of birth, parents, education, marital status... Preferred position: List up to three positions in order of preference. New characters will start as brand new Ensigns, fresh from a War-Time Academy, or that survived the war with the Dominion. Promotions are possible for active players that make an extraordinary contribution to the game. Please include a writing sample in character. You may have one or two PNPCs, preferably in other departments. This gives you and other players more opportunities to interact. Once your general character is aproved, a full character description will be developed by you and one of the GM's. Please see the following for details. Please note, you do NOT need to complete this part during the RTJ, since your original character idea may change as additional background is developed. Star Trek Gamma Quadrant Character Form Player Name: Player Age: Player Timezone: Character Name: Character Race: Chacter Age: Physique: Personality: Background: Preferred position: 1) 2) 3) Writing Sample: PNPC 1: (optional) PNPC 2: (optional) B6 a d6 Skill System, By Brian Laxson Skills in Star Trek: Gamma Quadrant are intentionally broad. There is no distinction between system operation and repair and several sciences are grouped together. This allows for quick character creation and more flexible game play. Typical skill rolls are done on 1d6, with a modifier based on circumstance and character skill levels. Trained skills have a +1 modifier, Improved skills have a +2 modifier, Advanced skills have a +3 modifier, and Excellent skills have a +4 modifier. We are also using a simplified skill system. In gaming situations you or the GM roll 1d6 and consider modifiers. The GM will be applying various modifiers including “fuzzy” expectations of what is likely to happen. In general the 1d6 in interrupted as: 1 = Very poor result 2 = Moderately below expectations 3 = Just below expectations 4 = Just above expectations 5 = Moderately above expectations 6 = Very good results In competitive situations each side rolls. The GM adds modifiers to determine a total. The one with a high total does better. The greater the difference the more one sided the outcome. Just as skills are fairly broad, so to is the scope of the dice rolls. For example one does not play out a dozen rounds of dice rolls. Rather the GM will call for 1 or 2 rolls only. This method is particularly useful for games where people post X in Y days. Combat therefore tends to involve: - players describing their intended actions - rolls for weapon skills - rolls for tactics, sensors etc that may apply - GM rolling for the opponents - GM describing actual outcome Skill lists Command Skills Administration (includes logistics, strategic planning, bureaucratic manipulation, conspiracy, logistics, specific planetary government, organised crime family; starship administration) Command (combat leadership, military training, starship command) Diplomacy (commercial treaties, federation law, intergalactic affairs, intergalactic law, planetary affairs) Ship Tactics (star ship combat, planetary support tactics, specific naval tactics) Planetary Tactics (guerrilla warfare, vehicles, small units, large units etc) Espionage (counterintelligence, covert communications, cryptography, forgery, observation, species-specific intelligence techniques (Ferengi, Klingon, Romulan, Andorian, etc.), traffic analysis, use of devices, picking locks, bypassing security) Intelligence Analysis (high level study of different information sources) Ship Operation Skills Starship Sensors Cloaking Devices Communication Systems Piloting Security Procedures (dissident operations, law enforcement, patrolling, security systems) Tactical Systems (shields, phasers, torpedoes, ablative armor) Engineering (warp core, warp nacelles, impulse, fusion reactors) Utility Systems [aka Ops] (replicators, transporters, life support) Robotics (cybernetics, positronics) Holographics (hardware maintenance & holodeck programming) Computers (operation, repair and programming) Science Skills Life Sciences (agronomy, bioengineering, biology, bionics, biotechnology, botany, ecology, exobiology, genetics, microbiology, paleontology, zoology) Physical Sciences (chemistry, computer science, mathematics, physics) Planetary Sciences (climatology, geology, hydrology, mineralogy, oceanography, planetology, volcanology) Social Sciences (anthropology, archaeology, economies. geography, historical engineering, paleoanthropology, political science, psychology, sociology) Space Sciences (astrogation, astronomy, astrophysics, stellar cartography, warp field theory) Medical Treatments (exoanatomy, forensics, general medicine, pathology, specific species medicine (Vulcan, Klingon, etc.), surgical specializations, toxicology; +1 = first aid, +2 = field medic, +3 = med tech, +4 = experienced doctor) Personal Combat Skills Archaic Weapons (gunpowder pistol, gunpowder rifle, submachine gun, needle weapons, gauss weapons) Energy Weapons (disruptor, disruptor rifle, phaser, phaser rifle) Unarmed Combat (individual combat style) Melee Combat (knifes, blades, axes) Demolitions (bomb disposal, booby traps, land mines, nuclear demolitions, primitive demolitions, shipboard demolitions) Other Skills Other Culture (includes their language, history, customs) Artistic Expression (acting, dance, drawing, painting, poetry, singing, specific musical instrument) Farming (large scale agriculture operations, growing, harvesting, shipping) Gaming (includes gambling) Hobby <insert type> Merchanting (appraising/selling stolen goods, specific business type, specific market, specific product, running shop, volume buying/selling, local economics) Seduction Racial Abilities (possibly one skill based on character's breeding reflecting racial powers) Occupation (some other civilian occupation, similar scope as merchanting) Psionics (empathy, telepathy, mind meld, mind control) Note the entries in brackets are examples of what the skill includes. They are not meant to be specializations, just examples. Skill Assignment Graduates of Starfleet Academy have the following skills at the 'trained' (+1) level: Command, Starship Sensors, Communication Systems, Piloting, Security Procedures, Tactical Systems, Engineering, Utility Systems, Computers, Medical Treatments, Energy Weapons, Unarmed Combat, 1 skill chosen from 'Science', +4 additional skills of the player's choice. Klingons and Romulans have the following skills at the 'trained' (+1)level: Command, Starship Sensors, Communication Systems, Piloting, Security Procedures, Tactical Systems, Engineering, Utility Systems, Computers, Medical Treatments, Cloaking Devices, Energy Weapons, Unarmed Combat, Melee Weapons, and +3 additional skills of the player's choice. Star Fleet Marines have the following skills at the 'trained' (+1)level: Command, Communication Systems, Demolitions, Security Procedures, Tactical Systems, Utility Systems, Computers, Espionage, Archaic Weapons, Energy Weapons, Unarmed Combat, Melee Weapons, Planetary Tactics, and +4 additional skills of the player's choice. From the above selection the character has their list of skills. To reflect focus and talent some of the characters skills may be improved. The character's list of skills is transformed into: Trained (+1): 10 skills Improved (+2): 4 skills Advanced (+3): 2 skills Excellent (+4): 1 skill Rank bonuses Currently, all new players will enter the game at the Rank of Ensign (or equivalent). Promotions after character start are issued by the GM staff. Just because a character has gained similar skill ranks does not itself mean the character is suitable. The will be based on story need, player participation, good posting and appropriate character behaviour. Character Skill Development: Characters that earn Development Points can spend them in the following ways: 1) Any new skill can be learned at trained(+1) for 1 DP. 2) Any skill can be advanced one level at a time by paying the new skill level in DPs. (i.e. 2 points to go from +1 to +2, 3 points to go from +2 to +3, and 4 points to go from +3 to +4) Skills are limited to Excellent (+4), even through skill development. To answer some common questions Dev Points are meant as improvements internal to the character. That being skills or the "abilities" modeled as skills. Equipment, NPCs, story hooks are all good ideas that are done through IC roleplay. PM the GMs with ideas you may have but they generally dont take Dev Points. Alternate explation of skill selection: step 1) copy your starfleet/klingon list step 2) pick your extra choices You now have your character's list of skills, without showing the quality of the skill. step 3) assign skill quality as 10/4/2/1 step 4) For characters starting above Ensign they add their improvements This message was last edited by the GM at 16:09, Thu 10 Nov 2011. | |||
GM K-10 aka Vollbart GM USS Delaware aka DE GM USS Dreadnought aka Dread It is important when sending a PM to discuss the game that you should specifically include all GMs in the "to" check boxes. The only real exception would be if you wanted to contact GM to file a complaint about one of the other GMs. The GMs generally work by covering a "zone" of activity. Which GM is currently running a zone shouldn't matter your game play. Part of the reason we have multiple GMs is to handle real life absences of any one GM. Not seen by the players is the amount of GM chat either in GM-only RPOL threads or in MSN chat services. We co-ordinate activies quite a lot. The primary zones for the GMs are fairly stable as: K-10 stories = GM Vollbart USS Delaware stories = GM USS Delaware USS Dreadnought stories = GM USS Dreadnought Federation stories = VB, DE, Dread This message was last edited by the GM at 13:17, Tue 19 Oct 2010. | |||
A good question has been asked about multiple actions and multiple die rolls for the same skill. There are multiple action penalties. The combat time frame isnt fixed to a "combat round of 5 seconds". Sometimes, actually usually its longer. Chances for multiple blocks and parries. So its fine to have multiple bow shots. This sequence you fired like 4 times. A character only usually needs to roll once for their combat skill. Even its multiple strikes/parries/shots. Its the intent of action that is moderated by dice rolls. Why do we do this? A tabletop style tactical counting 5-second rounds, counting fixed actions, counting offhand penalties, counting X, counting Y, counting Z would take Real Life weeks to figure out each time. In general, unless a post is covering a significant block of time, characters should only roll for one or two skills at a time. Posting Rules - Include a location header at the top of each post. Example: [USS Delaware, Bridge] - Include any out of character notes or rolls in orange at the bottom of the sheet. Feel free to include in a private note, if you're doing something secret. Example: OOC: I really don't know the range of a Type III phaser, hopefully I'm in range. - Talking must be in quotes, and we prefer it to be in color. Example: "Hello, Wesley. I've come to remove your spine, is that ok?" asked the insane Data as he approached the terrified boy. - Reserved color: RED This is the computer's voice. Beware. Failure to utilize a location tag angers the GMs and typically causes horrible things to happen to the characters involved. Remember Voyager getting thrown into the Delta Quadrant? Janeway forgot her location tag. This message was last edited by the GM at 01:28, Fri 16 July 2010. | |||
Spacedock is used when designing our dutystations. It is used as inspiration and a framework for starship combat. However it is not always used verbatim as its meant for the face to face communication of tabletop games. (note our skill system is a little different from it) http://www.coldnorth.com/memor...cedock/spacedock.htm We highly recommend players download and read through the history section of the Spacedock Dominion war sourcebook. That war ended in 2375 and our game began in 2380. http://www.coldnorth.com/memoryicon/spacedock/dws.zip This message was last edited by the GM at 01:18, Fri 16 July 2010. | |||
(Personal Non Player Character)(Frequently Asked Questions) For close family or close workers we can allow a PC to have a PNPC attached. The following outlines some of the common considerations. Fundamental: - The PNPC is their to augment the story for the PC. Creation - GMs approval is needed - There must be a clear reason and expectation for the PNPC to be repeatedly "on camera" in a meaningful way - There is no posting requirement for PNPC activity - GMs may take control of them but usually don't - PNPC might or might not get a separate RPOL character entry. Game mechanics: - PNPC might not get the same skills as a PC. They are scored at +2 in their main area and +1 in related skills. For example a Starfleet Science PNPC is +2 in their field of science and +1 in other Starfleet skills like energy weapons, piloting etc. - If PNCP do get skills it is based on the creating at rank rules - PNPC do not get issued development points Limitations: - PNPC are not meant to allow a PC to "gang up" on other PCs either physically or in arguments. - We, generally, do not run separate story lines for the PNPC. They exist to augment the PC stories. - When not involved with augmenting a story the PNPC goes "off screen". They do not RP out every moment of their life the way a PC does. This message was last edited by the GM at 15:29, Sat 24 Apr 2010. | |||
If you're looking for a proper Star Trek portrait for your character and don't want to trawl the RPoL portrait gallery searching, then look right here. The following is an index of all Star Trek–related portraits, of Starfleet officers, Klingon warriors, assorted aliens, ships, symbols and so on. Find something you like, then find the code in the portrait gallery. You don't have to use one of these, of course, you can use whatever you like. This is just meant to save a search for the trickier aliens. If you find another Star Trek portrait in the gallery that's not here, then please tell us about it. They should either be taken from Star Trek sources or obviously intended to be Star Trek characters, so no Elves standing in for Vulcans please. Andorian, Male:  msa037  msa131  msa227  msa229  msa243 msa244Andorian, Female:  fsa047  fsa078  fsa086  fsa113  fsa136Bajoran:  msa113  fsa052  fsh179Bolian:  msa104  fsa077  msa201Borg, Male:  msc011  msc012  msc013  msc014  msc015 msc016  msc017  msc018  msc019  msc020 msc021  msc022  msc023  msc024  msa024Borg, Female:  fsc007Bynar:  nsa027  nsa028Cardassian:  msa028  msa103  fsa050Deltan:  fsh244  fsh375Ferengi, Male:  msa043  msa162  msa176  msa230Human or Human-like, Female:  fsh201  fsh230  fsh264  fsh274  fsh277 fsh285  fmb499  fsh390  fsh409  fsh415 fsh416  fsh417  fsh424Human or Human-like, Male:  msh311  msh323  msh324  msh372  msh382 msh387  msh388  msh389  msh390  msh391 msh395  msh396  msh412  msh428  msh449 msh450  msh475  msh483  msh484  msh489 mmb222  mmr291  mmc711  msh544  msh551 msh575  msh578  msh451  msr040  msh667  msh689  msh703  msh704  msh707Klingon, Male:  msa029  msa030  msa041  msa073  msa167 msa168  msa169  msa181  msa185  msa189 msa208  msa222  msa239  msa241 msa109 - Ancient Klingon  msa031 - Fek'lhrKlingon, Female:  fsa017  fsa018  fsa019  fsa073  fsa085 fsa087  fsa092  fsa133Orion:  fsa045  fsa046  fsa099  msa199  fsh283 fsa110Trill, Male  msa111  msa116Trill, Female  fsa056  fsa057  fsa059  fsa069  fsh391Vulcan & Romulan, Male:  msa027  msa042  msa143  msa163  msa220 msh709Vulcan & Romulan, Female:  fsa027  fsa079  fsh085  fsa108Miscellaneous:  msa026 - Ancient Humanoid  msa023 - Antedean  msa121 - Arkenite nsa026 - Balok  fsa090 - Caitian  msr001 - Data fsa082 - Dosi  nsa103 - Gorn  nsa118 - Horta msa025 - Kaelon  msa122 - Na'kuhl  msa112 - Nausicaan msa193 - Pakled  msa114 - Tellarite  nsa088 - Tholian msa058 - Tosk  mcm066 - Devil  fsa123 - Reman nsa207 - Gorn  fsh443 - Ktarian/Miradorn/DenobulanSymbols:  nsc003  nss015  nss018  nsh019Starships & Space Stations:  nss002  nss010  nss011  nss012  nss016 nss021  nss023  nss014This message was last edited by the GM at 14:56, Tue 25 Apr 2017. |
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