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» End of Mission - By Odin!

Posted on Sat Feb 6th, 2021 @ 9:52am by Lieutenant JG Kevin Lance in General News

The mission By Odin! is ending. I will leave the final post Staff Call open until Monday morning in case anyone else want to add to it.

We are between missions and the ship is at Starbase 10 taking on new crew and supplies and repairing damage to the ship's hull. You can post what you are doing on the Starbase. At lease one author expressed interest in writing some individual posts on the Starbase.

The floor is open for award nominations. If anyone has an idea for a mission that they would like to propose, send me a message. Otherwise I will write something up.

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» Chief Science Officer

Posted on Wed Oct 7th, 2020 @ 1:31pm by Lieutenant JG Kevin Lance in General News

The author of Lieutenant Ares Curillo has informed me that he has decide to resign from the simulation. His character will be placed on the inactive list and NPCs will be used to manage his characters functions in game.

Please join me in wishing him the best of luck in his future endeavors.

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» Participation Requirement

Posted on Tue Sep 29th, 2020 @ 11:11am by Lieutenant JG Kevin Lance in General News

At the suggestion of one of the players, I am implementing a participation requirement. The majority of players are currently in compliance with the proposed participation requirement. I welcome any comments on the proposed participation requirement:


Participation Requirement

The Simulation is intended to be a collaboration between players through their characters. As such there is a weekly requirement to significantly participate in at least one joint post or develop their character through at least one personal log entry. The Sim Master will use the Crew Activity report to determine if a player in is violation of this requirement.

Players who violate the participation requirement by not posting within a week will receive a written PM warning from the Sim Master. Players who violate the participation requirement for two or more weeks will be placed in an Inactive role while the Sim Master attempts to make contact. Players who violate the participation requirement for four or more weeks will be removed from the simulation and their characters inactivated.

The participation requirement will be waive for characters on a leave of absence. A leave of absence can be requested on the Control Panel tab. A player must provide a duration for the leave of absence but do not need to give a reason. Participation requirements will resume upon the end of the leave of absence’s duration.

Characters of players on a short term (two week or less) leave of absence are considered to be on the ship but otherwise detained. Characters of players on an extended (more than two weeks) leave of absence are considered to have left the ship. A player returning from an extended leave of absence will need to work with the Sim Master to have their character reintegrated into the Simulation.

» End of Mission - Distress Call

Posted on Sun Sep 13th, 2020 @ 7:49pm by Lieutenant JG Kevin Lance in General News

The mission distress call has ended. Congratulations to Larry Cypher on earning the Technobabblenium Cross for excellence in writing T'Sol's response to the phasic radiation that cause 2/3 of the ship to be out of phase.

We are transitioning to the next mission, By Odin! The ship is at Starbase 10 taking on new crew, supplies and repairing damage to the ship's hull. You can post what you are doing on the Starbase until Tuesday.

Please welcome Commander Charles Gillespie, the newly assigned Chief Strategic Operations Officer

Ensign Miles is joining a different crew and we wish him the best of luck in his new assignment.

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» Awards

Posted on Sun Sep 13th, 2020 @ 1:07pm by in General News

I am looking for input from the simmers on the types of awards that we should give out at the end of a mission. Please suggest an award name and the requirements to earn the award.

I have created one award, the Technobabblenium Cross. It can be viewed by clicking the SIM tab on the top menu bar, then the crew awards link on the right side menu.

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Latest Mission Posts

» Briefing

Mission: Splinter Faction And Assisting
Posted on Sat Feb 27th, 2021 @ 9:03pm by Captain Mystery Ellis & Commander Jamie O'Connell & Commander Charles Gillespie VII & Lieutenant Commander Feyd Relor & Lieutenant Brooks Balrog & Lieutenant JG Kevin Lance & Crewman Thomas Jefferson

ON:

Mystery had received new orders and after reading them walked into the briefing room and called her senior staff. Remembering the last time she'd asked the chef to bring goodies had not gone well she'd selected various pastries, coffee, and juices and set them on the table while she…

» When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

Mission: Resupply and Refit
Posted on Sun Feb 21st, 2021 @ 11:16am by Commander Jamie O'Connell

::ON::

[Holodeck]

After spending quite a bit of time with Heather recently, Jamie decided to do something totally different and unexpected. With that in mind he asked Heather to meet him here at sixteen hundred hours for a bit of a surprise.

At exactly sixteen hundred hours Jamie looked up…

» Some Conversations

Mission: Resupply and Refit
Posted on Tue Feb 16th, 2021 @ 10:26am by Commander Jamie O'Connell

::ON::

[Bridge]

As Jamie was leaving the Captain's ready room he was concerned on how Heather was going to react to the news, being that he wasn't actually on duty he would talk to her first then he would need to speak with T'Sol next. He wanted to be the…

» First Officer

Mission: Resupply and Refit
Posted on Mon Feb 15th, 2021 @ 2:08pm by Captain Mystery Ellis & Commander Jamie O'Connell

ON:

With the last of the PADDS signed and sent to headquarters Mystery headed for her ready room, she needed to talk to Lieutenant O'Connell, tapping her com-badge "Lieutenant O'Connell this is the captain please report to my ready room there is something I need to discuss with you."

O'Connell…

» A Night Out

Mission: Resupply and Refit
Posted on Sun Feb 14th, 2021 @ 9:28am by Commander Jamie O'Connell

::ON::

[Heather's Quarters]

Upon ringing the door chime the door slid open and Jamie stepped inside. He wasn't prepared for what he was about to see.

Heather stepped out from her bedroom and Jamie just stood there awestruck for a few moments “Hi Jamie.....don't you look quite dapper” Heather said…

Latest Personal Logs

» vapid

Posted on Sun Dec 6th, 2020 @ 8:47pm by Crewman Thomas Jefferson

yeh..... I've got nuttin

» Getting to Know You

Posted on Fri Oct 16th, 2020 @ 10:26am by Commander Charles Gillespie VII

Chuck entered his quarters with a weary look on his face. The mission was going well and the bluntness of the O-D-K, while confusing at times, was refreshing. But, he felt he wasn't connecting with his fellow officers the way he needed to. He had only met Mr. O'Connell in…

» Not Again

Posted on Thu Oct 15th, 2020 @ 9:06am by Commander Jamie O'Connell

Personal Log:

Ensign Valentina Ferron had just left Jamie's quarters, after a brief conversation, on her way back to her own quarters.

Jamie sat on his couch thinking “Well.....if that just isn't a 'real kick in the gut'! I thought that our date went well and she said that she…

» What To Do

Posted on Mon Jul 13th, 2020 @ 10:08am by Commander Jamie O'Connell

Personal Log:

It's been a few days since I last saw Kira; but I just can't get her out of my mind. Never have I ever had a women effect me like this before. I know that it has nothing to do with the sex because I can't remember past…

» New Beginning

Posted on Thu Jul 2nd, 2020 @ 4:05pm by Ensign Lucas Miles

[Bridge of the Merchant Vessel Vallum Aelium]

The last few days had seen a flurry of activities that was very surreal for Lucas Miles.

After all, he had only just graduated Starfleet Academy a few short weeks ago. In that time, he had said goodbye to his friends, classmates, and…