LuxaLorana

Love these sims with Work, really building up for an adventure on Ferenginar. I know it's not easy writing two of your own characters in one sim but @Marty Tucker is able to make them seem like distinct and true characters! Can't wait to see what happens next!

@Alieth the depth in which you write a Vulcan is always impressive but I love love love everything about the lore, the detail and the history in this sim.

@Hiro Jones and @Dekas you really got me in the feels with this one!

Been a much easier read than Avatar! I'm really enjoying this one. Can't wait to see what everyone else thinks on Sunday

Hi @Lhandon_Nilsen you had said that you were limited in time! Just let me know if you ever get the time and want to try it out. To all others, I'll be locking down Session 0 tomorrow based on the results in the discord server. Live long and prosper!

@TAma That's strange supposed to last for 7 days! Here is a new link: https://discord.com/invite/9Xym65z5

Hi Everyone! We are getting to crunch time! @Gila Sadar, @Talos Dakora, @Alieth, @IsKah, @Lhandon_Nilsen, @DrPsyPhi, @Jaseb Chevalier, @T'Mar/Mel, @TAma, @ArthurStrathmore Above are all the names on my list (if any are missing please let me know!). Timezones: GMT, GMT+1, US EST, US MST, US Central Time, US CST, US EST So now on to the next order of business - Session 0. I imagine the session would last no longer than 2 hours. I have some options for this: Saturday 3rd Feb - Potential start time from GMT 9pm, starting no later than 11pm. Sunday 4th Feb - Potential start time from GMT 7pm, starting no later than 9pm. Location: I have created a Discord server, in which I would set up the Sessions. Please use this link to join, https://discord.com/invite/9Xym65z5 The purpose of this session is to organise potential groups, discuss character ideas and establish duty posts etc. Discord As advised I have also created a Discord Server. This will allow us a centralised place to chat, have fun and bounce ideas off of each other! Please note: For those who have never joined an RPG before - just because you have an idea doesn't mean that it's going to be incorporated into the game. My aim is for this to be as collaborative as possible although I will be preparing the sessions etc and with that in mind, I'll guide and keep the story consistent for all players! With regards to canon, we'll adopt a similar stance as SB118, which we should all be familiar with - canon should be adhered too but it should never detract from something cool or fun at a character level (in play!)! Campaigns (these are just rough ideas) These suggestions can be adapted, improved upon and interchangeable depending on what you guys want! You will see (!) next to a piece of information, this means that, as a GM, this is not something I'm willing to alter. I promise I only do this reluctantly and sparingly and it's for my own enjoyment as some eras, elements I find wholly unenjoyable even as a Trek fan of 30 years. Ship names and classes are just my suggestions and should be viewed as placeholders - in Session 0 we can discuss the ship in more detail and see if we can reach a consensus! Era: 2 years Post Voyager, post Dominion war: 2380 (!) A) The Misadventures of the USS Renegade. An experimental Defiant class vessel has been assigned to a Daystrom Institute Blacksite by a controversial admiral, eccentric scientist Rebecca Dressler. She brings together a motley bunch of Starfleet misfits and renegades to take on the bizarre, dangerous and the downright strange of the galaxy. Their first mission to hunt down a former CO of Starfleet who has stolen various artefacts and items from the institute. Will they be able to come together? Can they retrieve the items before they cause too much havoc? Vibe: Fun, exciting, crazy and a little bit weird. Stranger the better. B )A Delta Trip with the USS Móra A Galaxy Class (or variant, no children or families are allowed on starships(!) ) ventures off on a five year mission to the Delta Quadrant. Equipped with the latest technology that Starfleet can offer and the brightest officers the fleet could provide. It isn't long before they receive a distress call from an M Class planet. What will they find out there in the unknown? What will this new crew discover about the universe and themselves? Vibe: Standard Trek space exploration type stuff! C) Academy Troubles A bunch of fresh faced Starfleet Academy cadets are plunged into a mystery after a betrayal during a training mission that goes horribly wrong ... Stranded, alone and in command of an experimental starfleet vessel behind enemy lines. Who can they trust? Where do they turn? Can these young wannabe Starfleet officers pull together to survive? Vibe: Action packed, fun, youthful inexperienced crew. Character growth and challenges. D) Oh my Gamma Days Similar to option B except in the Gamma Quadrant. The crew of the USS Móra have been sent on a mysterious mission to an unexplored part of the Gamma Quadrant (not Dominion controlled). What will they find and why is it so important to Starfleet command? Vibe: Exploration, exciting and mysterious

Luxa may have a catchphrase now!

Hi All! Thanks for all the responses, it's been super useful. Just a few more days to wait to ensure that everyone that wants to play has a chance to add their time zone. Full disclosure: if you do not add your timezone to this thread you won't be included on my list, alternatively you can drop me a DM on discord or on here and I'll add you with your timezone. If you've written on one of the channels that you're interested but you haven't reached out to me or left a note on this thread you will not be on my list.

Wow, quite a lot of responses! Which is a great thing! So far, I think I may have some times that will suit everyone but I'll wait until next Saturday before posting to give everyone a chance. In the meantime, you can watch some YouTube videos to familiarise yourself with the basic rules. There is a playlist of five short videos which I highly recommend.

Hi All! I have the below on my list that have responded the initial thread post: @Alieth @T'Mar/Mel @TAma @Jaseb Chevalier @Ensign Sadar @DrPsyPhi Could you let me know which time zone you are currently in and which time zone you could play in (try and be as flexible as possible) and if you'd prefer weekends or midweek day (or any preference of days). I'm keeping a file for tracking this and as we have a potential 6 players across two continents we may need to be creative with the playing times! Although we can make it work. I've already started pulling some bits and pieces together for the actual game but I do want it to be as collaborative an experience as we can. So that being said, once I have an idea of timezone and participation I'll post some choices around setting and ship. Then we can sort character creation and get the first session scheduled. Don't forget to share with others on the fleet you may think might want to join in. If we can have the timezone done by the 27th that would be great!

I was going to suggest New Frontier Book 1 but this is a series and you really need to read it as a series to fully enjoy it. Just for variety I'm suggesting The Autobiography of Kathryn Janeway..

Me thinks Ico will be seeing it at some point 😀

Hi All, just allowing more time for after the festive period for those who wish to respond can. The way in which I imagine the next steps to be: Organise appropriate and convenient timezone for most amount of players Establish players Game period and location Character creation (there will need to be some discussion around this - can't have five engineers etc) Ship creation (this will heavily depend on the period and characters we opt for) Play schedule (set in advance regular times) GM to set out the first mission Play! Live long and prosper my lovelies!

Hi @Jaseb Chevalier yeah we'll need to do that but it's probably best to work that out once we've established a time and players. Best to do that in January when the festive period is over. At which point I'll post about times etc and try and get something that will work for the most amount of ppl. Then we'll start to figure out the finer points of the game, with all of the things you've mentioned. We can all vote on them - potentially on a discord channel, similar to the book club.