Discuss any story ideas here. ;D
Possibilities for Season Three.
It just wouldn't be Star Trek if there wasn't a time travel episode involved.
The Tiberius could some how run into Archer's Enterprise. As I recall Archer's crew was briefly mixed up in temporal Cold War. Maybe the Tiberius was connected. Thoughts? Ideas? Objections?
I was actually going to start a similar thread like this, but as Jen beat me to it...oh well ;)
Time Travel definately sounds good, but I would have to think about how we would pull it off. Or heck the story we have to do. But as our characters have two weeks of shore leave, we can surely figure something out.
I'll have to sleep on it....
King Linksr
Time travel is always fun, but it can get complicated. Maybe we could run into someone ELSE time traveling, who is trying to stop us from doing something right, but that ultimately turns out wrong.
Like, we save a ship full of colonists, and place them on a planet, but the planet gets hit by an asteroid in the future, and the leader of a resistance cell is never born. But they can't tell us that, because they aren't allowed to alter the time line. They can just make it hard for us to accomplish our mission by causing a plasma leak, or rerouting sensors, or erasing system maps, that sort of thing.
And the aliens they are a resistance to could be ... humans. In the future, the Federation has taken a decidedly more militant turn, and is now practicing gunboat diplomacy. They "invite" members they way the Corleones "protected" small businesses, all to make a massive push across the neutral zone and stop the Romulans once and for all. Or the Dominion. Yeah, the Dominion makes more sense. They found another way through to us in the future, and, fearing another Dominion War and the loss of member worlds (if not the actual members) and losing power, the Federation begins to "recruit" more heavily and "protect" more forcefully, until it is no better than the systems it replaced. The Prime Directive is a thing of the past, and they are arming agrarian worlds and "actively recruiting" their strong young workforce.
OK, this may be just a jumble, but hopefully there is something we can use.
If'n you don't like that one, I had an idea that Species 8472 had planted a homing device on Voyager, and as soon as they got home, 8472 destroyed the Federation and vanished back into the night, the Romulans quickly filled the void and became the dominant power in the universe, the Ferengi became much more powerful since they were allowed to operate with impugnity as long as they tithe the Rommulans, and the Klingons were gearing up for one final battle Ala "300" that would be the swan song of the Klingon race. In the midst of this is one lone starship (freighter) and it's cast of characters who were trying to rebuild the Fed by visiting ex-member worlds, and finding 7 scientists that the Rommies had squirreled away who were working on a Top Secret thing for the Fed, but didn't get to finish, and it could turn back time and save everyone.
Just some thoughts.
Wow.. these are some great ideas.... will have to discuss.
I like the second idea with the Species 8472 story line better. I think your first idea is somewhat already played in a previous Star Trek episode. In fact, it reminds me of two stories: 1: the one where the "historian" comes back from the 26th Century in Star Trek TNG and the second from Star Trek First Contact, with the whole: borg kill the warp experiment before it happens to prevent the Federation from forming. Just my thoughts though.
Still thinking of ideas myself.
King Linksr
True. Of course, honestly, many episodes of TV are the whole "Save the future, save the person, send someone back, etc" storyline.
On the other hand, Cory Doctorow once paraphrased the comment, "There are only two stories. Someone comes to town, someone leaves town."
On the other hand, Cory Doctorow once paraphrased the comment, "There are only two stories. Someone comes to town, someone leaves town."
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lol lol Actually, my favorite High School English Teacher had a favorite saying: "There are only 7 types of stories." Or something like that, I'm afraid its been too long since I've heard it. But yes, sooner or later your going to semi-copy another story. Just like Eragon and Star Wars are very similar in structure and how the story goes. Although there are many differences.
King Linksr
What if Admiral Talbot is the target of an assassin? Maybe someone from the temporal time war wants to off him because of his Romulan/Vulcan heratiage. Maybe his presence in Starfleet marks a turning point of some type. I think Geoff joked that he might have to spy on him. Maybe he has to protect him? I like the time travel ideas but think it would be more interesting if they were tied back to several of our characters. It would allow us to further develop back stories for them...and since this season is all about character development, that might be a good option.
That sounds like a cool idea.
Short and sweet and to the point >.< lol
King Linksr
Yes I think that is a great idea Jen
"Ahh - I've been stabbed!" Hehe.... Cool idea. I'll play along. His mixed heritage was influenced by some of the things going on in the last Trek movies and Spock on Romulus. The idea of the Federation and the Romulans eventually working together like the Klingons did with the Federation. Perhaps some type of attempt on his life to trigger a war or something? Just some thoughts.
I like it. Character development ... developing ...
Quote from: Rico on July 20, 2007, 07:12:44 PM
"Ahh - I've been stabbed!" Hehe.... Cool idea. I'll play along. His mixed heritage was influenced by some of the things going on in the last Trek movies and Spock on Romulus. The idea of the Federation and the Romulans eventually working together like the Klingons did with the Federation. Perhaps some type of attempt on his life to trigger a war or something? Just some thoughts.
Yes, that ties in well...In the profile I wrote for Sevryll, I mentioned that her father has worked with Spock in the reunification. Maybe he can make an appearance at some point.
ok so how about this (an yes I've nicked the idea from Boys from Brazil). Talbot along with some other NPC's or PC's that we want to develop are all sleepers. Now my geek knowledge si low so you guys will need to help me out here, but what if some future group of a Romulan secret order (insert clandestine group of your choosing) want to change the future and conquer Starfleet. They have already been back and programmed individuals that they identified from their "history" as being key players who could swing things either way. Now the time has come too trigger critical events in those individuals lives that will push them one way or the other.
Section 31 could be use the Tiberius crew to try and stop or allow this too happen and we evolve it from there.
We then have options to have section 31 split, perhaps one of the sleeprs is in there and already "activated" and wants to keep the project going. They use my character and Tiberius characters to try and fulfill the project, but you guys get suss of the whole deal and try to avert it.
Have headache now, time travel hurts.
ooh ooh another idea. If you want to keep the time travel theme going for our characters, how about the only way the Tiberius can avert the sleepers waking up is to go back and stop their programming in the first place.
I like it! What do the rest of you think?
So, if this becomes our direction... how long should we all write about the "fun" stories regarding shore leave, the ones that will allow for character development... before getting to the time travel aspect?
I think one of the characters needs to be visiting family or doing whatever and run into someone with "information" or better yet, maybe run into a different version of themselves, someone with information about what is to come. Then perhaps the captain will discover something wrong about the admiral, then he can secretly call the crew back together and with the help of an alien device or some type of ingested substance the main people can travel back to the moment in time they were recruited. It needs to be only those characters that have time to write about this, but it would be very cool. Prehaps it should all focus on stopping the admiral from being turned since he has the most influence.
Ok, I've added my post. If anyone wants to add character interaction *or I guess, character non-interaction w/e* go right ahead. Or do what you always planned, so long as Isaac is in sickbay ;)Why is he there? thats for me to know, and for you to find out. ;)
Anyway, POST AWAY!
King Linksr :dstar
Ok peeps, no one else goes to sickbay...we're supposed to be on shore leave. :D ;)
Hey hey, whats so big about going there? lol Oh wait, yea, its called: "Excuse not to write" correct? LOL.
But don't worry, there is a reason why he went there and he'll be out. Besides, the counsilor started it.
But when? Who knows :)
King Linksr
All funniness aside, I decided that I would reveal a huge amount about Isaac this season, rather than next season which had been my original plan. So, there is definitely a reason why Isaac is in sickbay, which will expand out later in the season.
King Linksr
OK, here's the problem with all of this and why I am concerned that this whole thing is going to spin out of control to a point hwere only a few people are really involved in the story and everyone else gives up. The problem last season as a few characters interacted so much, it became impossible for others to participate let alone follow the story. I appreciate the effort to have a think tank, but someone need to just step up and guide the story along, it shouldn't be a democracy. I thought we were all going on shore leave and now we have all this drama back on the ship?! I know we all love to develop fun and interesting stories involving our characters, but sometimes brevity is good too.
Hey Bryan... we tried it both ways.. we did a free flow story structure and no one really participated.. so we did a constructed outline and still nothing happened. People either want to participate or not. I for one like the free style way, with very little outline and seeing where the story goes. This third season is all about shore leave.. don't concern yourself with what’s going on with other characters... go on your shore leave... post what your character is doing on their shore leave. The way this season is set up is that you don't have to wait to be invited into the storyline, just post what your character is doing.
Fair enough, Kenny. :)
Kenny is correct of course. And I leave my posts somewhat open for other people to use my character, so if you want to interact, just go ahead. Just post. Its not like its really structured right now, cause we have no idea where you want your character to go on shore leave.
Oh and this whole "drama" business on the ship will be fixed up shortly for my character. BUT, if you want your character along for the ride. Post something :)
So post!
King Linksr
Oh, and since I'm lazy and all, ;) I'm wondering if we have any telepathic characters except vulcans.
King Linksr
Well Quinn is telepathic.. he's half Betazoid and half El Aurian.
Hmm.
As I've mentioned to Kenny and Rico, I think the word "RPG " is a bad name for this project. It's misleading and I think it implies that this forum is run like a table top, dice game. That sets certain expectations for gamers, and turns some non-gamers away. When I started my recruiting campaign, I received several similar "I don't play RPGs", "I don't like RPGs", "I don't know how to play RPGs", etc.. The only aspect of this forum that is similar to a actual RPG, is the fact that you create and control a character. Moyer hit the nail on the head when he said "It's more like a camp fire story"...someone starts the story and passes it to the next person who adds their touch and then passes it on to the next person, sitting beside them. :)
I want characters to interact with each other. So, include your fellow RPG members in your posts when it makes sense to do so. I do add various characters within my posts and I try to do that often...My goal is to get people back into the story. By writing them into my posts, it gives members a chance to pick up where I leave off.
If I could make a suggestion to everyone, I would suggest that you consider inviting someone to go with you on shore leave. Team up with one anotherâ€"share ideas for your character's mutual shore leave adventure. I suggested this in another thread within the OOC.
We will eventually toss a wrench in the relaxation...give it a chance. This thing doesn't move as fast as it did in the first season, hetherto dubbed "the beta version".:D If I recall, the beta version was "chaos on wheels", because of the hourly posting. People were so excited, they couldn't wait to post. That by the way, isn't a bad thing, we just needed a few more ground rules....like not posting every five minutes. ;)
As I've mentioned before, don't be afraid to be creative, but be mindful of the Trek Universe and the personalities of characters, who don't belong to you. If you're not sure of how someone would react, please check out the character profile...And don't be afraid to PM the member, who owns the character, and ask their opinion. I've PM'd everyone here and found you all to be very easy going. ;)
If it makes sense for your character to be apart of someone else's scene, please jump in. It's more fun when people play along. If you have something dramatic in store for that scene that involves someone else's character, then PM the member who owns the character. Tell them of your plan before you post, just to make sure its ok with them. That's the way it worked last season, and it seemed to work well. :)
As Kenny mentioned in the 'Season Three Kick Off thread', within the OOC section, this season is about character building. Think of it as an extension of your character profile, except you're including the Tiberius folks. No one really had a chance to flesh out their characters last season. So, we're giving everyone a chance to do that in the first part of Season Three. You may have noticed that some folks have already started doing that. It may seem like they're off in their own little worlds, doing their own thing, but they're just fleshing out their characters. :)
When I started moderating, I asked people to make suggestions on how we could make this SIM better. The main complaint I received was that it was hard to keep up with the story, because so many people were posting multiple times a day... so we limited the postings to once or twice a week. As an addendum, I would suggest the "notify" button be used. It will send you an email when someone adds a new post to a particular thread. :) That's how I keep up with it...and to tell you the truth there aren't as many folks participating as there was in the beta version, and with the posting limited to twice a week, it's not as hard as it once was. :)
The other complaint I received was from a select few who wanted structure. So I created an outline and I let everyone know where to find it. Many people used it, but those folks who wanted structure never come back to the game, despite the changes we made... the majority of people who continued writing in the RPG, didn't care for the prearranged story arch.
The "Think Tank" was created so that people could discuss story ideas and create some sort of "semi-structure". This way people have an idea of what could happen, and they can write it themselves instead of having to adhere to what Kenny or I come up with. There are a lot of creative people here, and I think it's better to share the steering wheel with those folks than for us moderators to insist on driving this machine all by ourselves. Someone may have a better idea...This is supposed to be fun for everyone, not just fun for us bossy moderators. ;)
Jen
Hey who you calling bossy :)
Well said Jen... good job.
Well I don't want to be, but I am pretty bossy... :D
Indeed,
wait.....2 per week, must have missed that memo >.<..........cause I planned on posting another one....oh man, spoiled all my fun :'(
*cries in background*
King Linksr
Ok, but, if someone is a Vulcan and wants to stay on the ship for...idk, 2-3 days, leave a post here and I'll send you a message, in 1-2 days, of what I semi want your character to do. And we can coperate and blah blah for the next 2 posts. Up to you guys.
King Linksr
Hi King...You can find that in the RPG Rules. I added the new rules before the last season began, in the post below Keozen's.
Uh..hello...Sevryll is a Vulcan. Just kidding... :D ;)
Wait, were you being sarcastic? ???
Posting 2 times a week gives people enough time to react to your post. When I suggested PMing someone before using their character...I meant if you plan to write that their character dies, or gets kick out of starfleet or something dramatic like that, it is suggested that you ask them first. For instance, Geoff PM'd me, he said he liked Sevryll's husband's character, because of his Section 31 background. He asked if he could use "David" as his own character. We put our heads together and came up with something that would work better. Teamwork... :)
The Doctor also has some latent telepathic abilities as well.
Actually Jen, I wasn't kidding. :laugh: I need a vulcan for the next part. :Bow: I'll be sending you a message soon about what I kinda want and then you can agree/disagree.
Fully up to you.
King Linksr :r2d2line :starwars:
Thanks for the post. It was just what I needed.
I'll have mine up in a day or so because I looked over my part and it was pretty lame. >.<
And if ANYONE posts about Sevyrll or Isaac before me, I will put your character in the brig :) ;)
Thanks again.
King Linksr
Ok, I've put up my posting. I do realize its a long post, however, it is only part of the young ensign's story. He he..and you ppl thought I was done. Anyway, I will be counting this as two posts and wait till next week. However, you do realize that I left it open for other people to interact with him. So just message me or go ahead and do it if you want.
Hope you enjoy this. This story has actually been in the making for about a year. You are only reading a small section of a huge storyline. *which by the way, will not be put in this forum*
If you guys want to hear more of this epic tale, keep posting and I will continue to talk about the young ensign later on.
King Linksr
"Live long and prosper"
I just got here so I really don't have any specific ideas for the game but I would like to point out a few places in the trek universe that left so much story to be told and haven't really been addressed as of yet.
1) Whatever happened to the Enterprise's Child?
2) Where did Commander Decker go and will he be back?
3) Time travel was mentioned and time travel has been a huge factor in the universe. I know that DS9 introduced the Department of Temporal Investigations and it's suggested that they evolve to become the Temporal Integrity Commision. What if the Tiberius was assigned the additional task of becoming investigators for the DTI? The addition of a temporarly shielded computer core would also give rise to stories that have to deal with the information in the core not syncing up to the information in the other cores suggesting that something has happened.
4) Every good series has a mirorverse episode ... what if they recoved a ship from the future of the mirrorverse? It would be coming full circle with the mirrorverse discovering and using the technology of the Defiant.
Those are just random ideas. Feel free not to use them because I only thought about this for a few minutes at best.
Hmm, the new guy has a point. lol. I think, in my opinion, that we should leave the miror-universe till next season simply because we are dealing with a lot of character development and we should leave that for a future season. But thats me.
BTW, I did leave Startstriker open to go on vacation with someone. But its ok w/e you guys do.
King Linksr
Quote from: Kinglinksr on August 07, 2007, 10:02:14 PM
BTW, I did leave Startstriker open to go on vacation with someone. But its ok w/e you guys do.
King Linksr
JoSpiv (ensign Bandana) said you could include his character in your shore leave. His computer connection is slow so he can't post very often. See if you can PM him to coordinate a side adventure. :)
Good ideas X...
I will be posting this weekend. I hope. I've been pretty busy, what with being unemployed and all. (little joke there ... I'm only kinda unemployed.)
Hmm, I'll send JoSpiv a message then. I'm busy though so I probably wont' post till next week.
King Linksr
Ok, I just had a thought. Those that have ensign-lt cmd ranked personel and don't have a clue where they want to go for their shore leave, I was thinking that 3-5 of them (or more) could go on a camping trip together. Its an idea, if you don't know where to go/want to hang out with the Tiberius crew. If anyone wants to collaberate and think on this, just post here.
If this is a bad idea/no one wants to do it, then I will think of something else ;)
King Linksr
Ooooo dang, Locutus, I already hate your character XD XD XD :smilie_nono:
Good post otherwise :)
King Linksr
Thank you. You'll really like the next one. ;)
Great post in the RPG, while at least you liked the Dr. for now at least, you certainly add a whole new perspective on our roles. As for Dr. Casey Peterson he is having a crisis of conscience for getting a purple hear when he lost his patient
Myself, I am currently working on the next post which will be posted tomorrow. I'm just waiting for a reply to a message......
King Linksr
I think the doctor will be instrumental in having Vearne alter his views on the Federation's role on the universal stage.
Send me a pm with your ideas and I will do what i can to accommodate your storyline
How about we all get stuck in some expanse, can't escape, the Capt. locks himself in a closet and contemplates his navel while the rest of us eat Servyl's kids?!
......it was just a thought...;)
If you eat them now, they won't be as chewy.
I think Mr. Klingon needs a Klingon girlfriend. He's a bit grouchy. :D
K'pla!
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
suspense!
King Linksr
GREAT post Just X. Who is this mysterious Vulcan?? I can't wait to find out. Almost as tense as my character ;).
King Linksr
Thank you! Everything shall be revealed in time, but it should prove entertaining.
Indeed, I've never read about this type of character before so its a new one.
Keep it going Just X and lets see more posts guys!!
King Linksr
Ok, I kinda figured it was Sevyrll, but he said she was married....ummm...where is the husband??
Keep it up guys!
King Linksr
I think he was eaten, but I might be wrong.
Quote from: Just X on August 27, 2007, 08:55:49 PM
I think he was eaten, but I might be wrong.
LOL
King Linksr
Quote from: Kinglinksr on August 27, 2007, 08:39:05 PM
Ok, I kinda figured it was Sevyrll, but he said she was married....ummm...where is the husband??
Keep it up guys!
King Linksr
Nope, not eaten...Just "away on a mission". :D
I've mentioned him a few times in all three seasons. He's a Section 31 Operative (no one else knows this except Sevryll). Remember "Dennis the Hologram"? He was programed by her husband using Section 31 data. And I brought up his job again when I helped you with your character's mind meld . ;)
Check out her profile if you get a chance. Here's my first post from Season Oneâ€"I know you joined the RPG during Season two, so chances are you missed this post. It gives a little perspective as to their "situation":
He kissed their daughter and set her down on the transporter pad, then knelt to embrace their son. “Be good†he whispered in his tiny, pointed ear. The little boy nodded and hugged his father’s neck. This was not the first time the small children parted from their father; yet in their two short years, David had never been absent for very long. This time, it was they who would be leaving, and the toddlers could not possibly comprehend the time that would pass before they would see him again.
Sevryll watched their son jump from step to step, before reaching his place on the transporter pad. She turned an impassive face to meet her husband’s sullen expression. They embraced for several minutes before he bent to kiss her forehead. Everything that needed to be said had been expressed privately that morning, so she quietly turned and joined the children on the transporter pad. After a moment, she raised her hand and parted her fingers. He forced a somber smile and returned the farewell. David yearned to accompany his family to their new home on the Tiberius, but his assignment would be taking him somewhere much more treacherous.
Sevryll nodded to the transporter chief and reached down to still her fidgety two-year-olds. As the transporter beams initiated, their daughter’s small voice echoed with a ghostly resonance: “ see you later alligator…â€
As they materialized aboard the Tiberius, the ship’s transporter chief replied with a welcoming grin: “After while crocodile.†The little girl smiled shyly and looked up at her mother. “Are we there yet?†she whispered.
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Lt. Commander Sevryll
Chief Science Officer
U.S.S. Tiberius
I actually finished listening to #136 podcast and remeber then where your husband had run off to. lol
Man, this story gets better and better.
King Linksr
Let's leave this thread for our awesome ideas about future plots. I just made a thread for questions, comments and complements. I'm hoping we'll hear from the folks who are just casual observers as well.
;)
You can find the thread I started here:
http://www.treksf.com/forums/index.php?topic=2967.new#new
We had our first RPG Skype meeting today. We're planning to have these bi-weekly if you missed this one, or if you're interested in joining and want to listen in.
Here's our sketchy outline:
A group side trip to the holodeck was discussed. This will occur during our voyage to Romulus (main plot location). One holodeck location will be created that will eventually become a regular crew hang out, like the Paris casino on Voyager or the Dixon Hill story on TNG. We will eventually post a poll where locations/holodeck stories can be voted on. Look for it in the OOC section of the RPG in the upcoming week.
We encouraged small personal sub-stories for characters. For example: character 'A' is building up to ask "NPC 'B'" on date" or "character 'B' is preparing for a concert in Five Forward". Give us more information on your character's likes, dislikes, fears, back stories etc. Build them into your post nonchalantly, if you want, or write in more detail. If you want to go into great detail, you can post them within your character's profile section. Several of us have started to do thatâ€"check out Commander Sevryll, LT. Tain and Lt. Areic James profiles, we each have on-going back stories in development.
Holopets anyone? We briefly discussed the possibility of holopets, being brought into the story. Maybe Chief Engineer Kar'arth needs a mean nasty Klingon pet and makes the holoprogram for the entire ship. Who knows...
The main plot involves Admiral Talbot (Rico's character) and Krell (Commander Sevryll's father who is working with Spock in the Unification effort).
Krell is working on establishing the first Romulan/Vulcan settlement. Agents who oppose Unification are attempting to derail his efforts.
This mission, begun by Admiral Talbot, is not Sanctioned by Starfleet and is covert.
Unknown to Talbot, Section 31 has an operative shadowing the venture (posing as Talbot's assistant, and a Starfleet Marineâ€"Sevryll's husband).
There is Saboteur aboard the Tiberius, possibly multiple conspirators (one might be Doctor Lucas an NPC doctor who asked Sevryll to preform the mind meld on Starstriker...other conspirators are as yet unnamed).
Zoen Vearne - embedded journalist, may begin an investigation into the mission and/or the saboteurs (since the mission is covert the crew is not aware of where they are going or what they're up to). His oped pieces will gain a reaction and tick-off a few crew members who confront him.
Sevryll, Talbot and select few crew members go on away mission to Romulus to find Krell. Quinn and remainder of the crew deal with the Saboteur.
Krell gets sick...he's infected by a would-be assassin with a killer virus. Not sure who the asssassin is (up in the air)...maybe Doctor Lucas or one of the other saboteurs.
We encourage you to create NPCs to incorporate in the story. The Tiberius is a big ship...they could be crewmates, girl friends, bad guys you name it. Feel free to write from another prospective. We're considering upping the number of posts per week to encourage folks to develop their characters or make new NPCs.
Quinn will call everyone back to the ship soon. We'll let you know a specific date in the OOC section. If you want to join the RPG, the beginning of next season is coming up and would be a great time for you to do so. Check out the "How to Join" thread in the "Story So Far" section.
Well, that's what we discussed. Look for more posts regarding future meetings here.
Dismissed.
Thanks everybody, it was fun talking and sharing ideas.
Quote from: Jen on September 15, 2007, 06:18:03 PM
There is Saboteur aboard the Tiberius, possibly multiple conspirators (one might be Doctor Lucas an NPC doctor who asked Sevryll to preform the mind meld on Starstriker...other conspirators are as yet unnamed).
I am all over this idea. This would actually be a great part to put into the Romulan-Starstriker side of the story that I was talking to you about Jen. The doc may have suggested it so that he could learn more about Isaac. Perhaps, his weaknesses :)
King Linksr
sounds really cool. I like the ideas you put forth for Zoen.
I'm sorry I haven't done more, but only a couple of days have passed and everyone was on leave, so I just let my one piece stand for the time being.
There is more coming.
Your character may have more to do next season. Did you read the post about the Skype Meeting we had?