Yes the intent is to expand the usage of the Conn skill but not diminish existing uses of other skills. With the right point of view and equipment, most skills can be used in most situations although they might have differing difficulties.

I've added everyone's ranks in the bio lines. Just to clarify everyone is an ensign except Garrity is a Lt. Jr. and Ylis is just a crewman 1st class.

I thought that T'Saen had indicated that she was promoted as well.

Another miscommunication. Just skip past it and remember this going forward. In hindsight it's not completely unexpected as I opened up the story threads before everyone has had their characters 100% finalized.

For now just ignore that interaction and move forward. It'll be too much work to retcon it out and wont' really change much anyway.
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Shouldn't be hard to fix IC!
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   *Corrected last post to remove the extra pip from T'Saen's collar.*

Just as an FYI due to limitations of pictures and portraits on rPoL expect to encounter a lot of Mass Effect/Star Wars races. They won't actually be but I don't feel the need to come up with crazy wacky alien descriptions when I can just grab them from other IPs.

In general I like to keep the general ideas about the races similar so as not to be too jarring. Aasari are mono-gendered, Twi'lek are known for their beauty, Turians are militaristic etc. although the details (and species names etc.) will be different

This is NOT going to suggest that this is a cross-over game. There is no force, no jedis, no specters, no mass relays etc. I draw inspiration from all sorts of sources but I will never try and merge different sci-fi universes together. I will lift and customize singular elements that I enjoy but not others and in all instances I will stick to the spirit and themes of the Star Trek series.

Sounds like a plan!

Regarding posting pace and availability. I'm rarely able to post more than once or twice a day as I post from work during my breaks.

I'm in Anchorage, Alaska USA and I work 1300 to 2200 Monday through Friday. I'm usually unable to post on weekends as I'm limited to a tablet and my fingers don't deal well with typing on the screen keyboard. But I do work one weekend out of every six and can post on those weekends.

Hopefully, this is acceptable to everyone. If that isn't fast enough and it causes a problem, I'm willing to bow out for the good of the game.

I personally think you will be fine. I am sure if you have been on Rpol for any time that you realize that often the games start at a hyper post rate, and then they slow down.

Now Timor is going to have to make replicator patterns for the fines blood wine in the galaxy just to properly reward you for being a good friend.

Keep in mind that typically when a game first starts there is a flurry of posting but my games usually settle down to an update per day.

Don't get Cheng talking about replicated food/blood wine. While he will appreciate the effort, drink it, and even like it, his father taught him that, "You can't replicate blood wine boy! Just like meat tastes best when you hunt it yourself. Bah! Starfleet and their replicators will ruin everything!"

Yep, Cheng's dad is a grumpy old warrior. He eats replicated meat and drinks replicated Andorian ale. He draws the line at synthehol however. That stuff is just wrong.

Well, I assume he could also build a still and look up how to ferment it properly. I'm not exactly sure what the limits on "personal effects" are for starfleet. If I choose to decorate my birth room with a still while someone else chooses to decorate with family photos, well that is just a personal choice. I half kid. I doubt Timor is going to get that crazy anytime soon.

*cough, cough* Don't forget The Orville!
https://orville.fandom.com/wiki/Category:Species

It's not about finding pictures online, it's about finding pictures of them on rPoL :D

Yeah, I figured. I feel like I saw some Farscape critter avatars at one point. I could very well be mistaken.

Looking at the Alien avatars, I see Babylon 5, Farscape, Star Trek, and Star Wars all represented. Some from Mass Effect. A good number from comic books.

And even one from Ashen Stars! Of course, I'm the one who submitted a Tavak avatar. I really wish that game hadn't died.

Checking Demi-Humans and Monsters might also yield some decent results, but you probably knew that. :D

   Yeah, seeing anything like that would likely be a dealbreaker here. I'm open-minded on a lot of things, but if I were to see anything Force-related here, I'd have to bow out. Mixing metaphors is one thing, but mixing genres is a whole other deck of cards.  :)

Come on don't you secretly wish to see the scene where a man turns in his Captain's Chair as he pulls down his hood from his Star Fleet Robe Uniform. "Hello, I am Captain Luke Sky Walker of the USS Midi-chlorians.

Just teasing.

In reply to John Garrity (msg # 76):

   Two words: Eeee-yuck.

   :)

"Use the Proton Force and push their Cylon Shadows into the Stargate!"

- Obi-John-Luc Crichton, while wearing a very cunning hat
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And then of course there is this gem:


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The Miranda class has extensive shuttle bays. Do we have a concept of what sort of shuttles we have? I mean, I assume that as an officer in engineering, getting access to the full list of parts and things that might need fixing should be well within reasonable for my character, so I would assume he could become generally aware of these things rather quickly.