Guinan's Office: Ten Forward OOC

Greetings, players!

Now that a good number of plot participants have checked in over in the arrivals post and everyone has had time to bat some plotting e-mails back and forth, it's time to get things started in genuine. We know everyone has been eager to get going on the good stuff.

Shortly, a post is going to go up setting all the events in motion. This isn't another party post, it's just there for establishing what's happening IC for your characters to react to. Once it goes live, you may all begin on your Day 1 objectives. You will have ample time to post and tag around before Day 2 starts, so how quickly or how slowly your team accomplishes their objectives should be decided among you. As it has come up in a few of the plotting e-mails, it should be noted that if two groups are trapped in the same area (ie: the two Engineering teams both being in the main room aboveground, etc), it's totally fine for players from both teams to interact. Just be sure you're concentrating on working with your team to get your objectives done.

As said elsewhere, each team can make as many or as few posts as they like over the course of each in-game day (For instance, Team #1 has agreed on Steve Rogers making the first group post to organize getting started, but after that things can spread to as many other posts as the team wants). We'll give a few days notice before starting Day 2 objectives, so that if any relevant posts need to go up beforehand players will have time. Of course, backtagging is always encouraged, so if you don't finish your Day 1 objectives before Day 2 begins, don't worry. Everything may continue to be tagged for as long as it takes.

Remember, NPCs are yours to use if you feel like it. In addition to the Enterprise crew, there are the scientists and engineers who live and work on Alemar III who will have to be somewhere when events go down. Whether they were knocked unconscious, wounded, trapped somewhere, or perhaps can offer valuable help in explaining the planet, if your character needs them for a subplot, have at them! The mods can be contacted if you have any questions on how this can be done.

Be sure you hold onto your plotting e-mails, which contain the relevant IC and OOC information for your group, and also be sure to check in over at the original OOC plot post for more, particularly the QUESTIONS subthread. If you get stuck and need help, this is the first place you should check!

We'll update this post once the IC post has gone live. ETA: And the inciting post is LIVE, which means you are all free to begin posting, planning, and plotting. GOOD LUCK, TEAMS.

We had 48 different characters sign up for our first ever game plot. WOW! With Enterprise characters joining in to keep things organized, that gave us an even 50, which the mods have split into ten teams.

We did our best to make sure everyone got their first or second choice based off the forms you filled out on the plot announcement post, with a tiny handful of characters getting their third choice. If you did not sign up for this plot in the allotted amount of time, you will not be participating; however, you may of course continue to make posts for your characters on the Enterprise throughout the duration of the plot.

( Team Assignments and Plot info for all who are participating )

Before objectives are e-mailed out to each team, please take a moment to review your assignment and make sure there are no conflicts. Teams were arranged to have an even number of strengths (IE: a leader, a helper, a victim, a healer, etc), so please do not change the role you originally signed up for. If you have any other questions or concerns, now is the time to let us know! Check the original questions thread to see if yours has already been answered, and drop us a new comment if not.

Plot kick-off is scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, July 25th in the US, with a rain date of Saturday morning if there are problems between now and then. Happy plotting, everyone!

Hello hello!

With apologies for the late hour, the newest sickbay checkups post is located here. Same rules as before apply: tagging in is optional and can be done at your leisure. This round we have Julian Bashir heading up our team of Starfleet doctors, as well as Trance Gemini and Rory Williams. Beverly Crusher is handwavily around, but the player is not available for too many threads. If you were hoping to meet Beverly and haven't already arranged for something, you can request her, but this month she's by request only. Leave a comment here, and Beverly's player will contact you as soon as she can. For everyone else, just specify the name of the doctor you want in the subject line of your tag, and they'll tag you as soon as they're available.

Once your character has been cleared medically, they'll be released from the initial quarantine of Ten Forward and the guest quarters only, assigned their permanent rooms, and allowed to move more freely around the ship. Restricted areas are, of course, still off limits (such as the bridge, engine rooms, conference rooms, etc). The OOC roommate list has already been posted here. An IC Roommate Mixer will go up tomorrow night, and is open for all new and old characters to meet their new roommates as well as their neighbors down the hall. We suggest getting in touch with the player behind your new roommate to arrange for things so no one gets left out. :)

If there are any questions, you can leave them in a comment here. Thanks, everyone!

We've determined the newest set of roommates and had ourselves a good laugh over them too for you guys, guaranteed to provide endless hours of amusing interactions. If you were overlooked or forgot to tell us something that presents a problem with the current pairs list, please let us know! Assignments are decided by dice rolls, and are tweaked so nobody's characters get stuck together and deprived of the joy of random roommates, and to accommodate special requests. If you weren't around to get the full rundown on rooms (what they look like, what comes in them, stuff you can get your replicator terminal to make, et cetera), please visit this post. And if you want to check out who else you're around and brush up on who's got what room, go check out the official list, handily linked permanently in the sidebar of the comm.

So without further ado, the list is as follows:

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Deck 7, Section 4
Room # 0741 Seamus Harper and Clayton Danvers

Room # 0742 KITT's hologram and Andrew McKee

Room # 0743 Ginny Weasley and Topher Brink

Room # 0744 Irian t'Aumne and Henry Gold

Room # 0746 Tyr Anasazi and Telemachus Rhade

Room # 0747 Chase Collins (Goodwin-Pope) and Angeal Hewley

Room # 0748 Dylan Hunt and Lucie Miller

Room # 0749 Simon Tam and The Doctor (Eight)

Room # 0751 Kaylee Frye and Laura Kinney | X-23

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Deck 8
Room #0142 Kathryn Janeway and Jonathan Archer

Room #0143 Gul Dukat and Tora Ziyal

Room #0144 James T. Kirk and John Sheppard

Room #0801 K'ehleyr
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Let us know if everything above looks good for you guys, and we'll add it to the official list! We know we have a few characters who have yet to intro, and a few in our Sickbay, so before we make an IC room post we want to allow time for these ones to settle. If there is interest in a Roommate Mixer Party Post, it will go up early next week, prior to our game plot beginning. We're likewise gauging interest in a new Sickbay post for the new arrivals. Let us know what you think in the comments!

Greetings, everyone!

The open log for roommates to meet, chat with their neighbors, and build all that wonderful CR is officially live. Follow the link to get there.

If you weren't around for round one and need more details about these rooms and the official IC rules of conduct for your characters, please read this post. It should explain everything you need to know. If you still have questions, don't hesitate to ask a mod! Leave a question here or catch any of us by e-mail.

We have two characters who aren't getting typical rooms, due to their size/species. Doctor Oggurobb Hutt has been roomed on Deck 8, in part of the unfinished multipurpose deck canonically used for overflow purposes. Part of the deck has been sectioned off (into "Section 1A"), and made comfortable for someone of the Hutt's species. For instance, instead of a bed there's a mud pool. KITT, in his car form, has been parked in Cargo Hold 7 on Deck 4, where he'll be less likely to be disturbed as he would in any of the other cargo bays. It's a fairly unremarkable room, two storeys, and looks a little something like this. The TARDIS hasn't been assigned a permanent location yet, but if the muns are agreeable it can be placed with KITT for company. ^__^

The official rooming list is located here, for a complete look at all rooms and passengers. It's also permanently located in the navigational sidebar in both comms for easy access.


Please, use this post as you see fit to interact with folks who may not be available on Plurk or AIM, or leave questions for the mods. We're so happy to have everyone here, and hope you have a lot of fun meeting your new roomies!

Hello everyone!

For those who requested it, the newest sickbay checkups post is located here. Same rules as before apply. As mentioned earlier, the top tag from Beverly is for any medical characters interested in working in the sickbay. Come meet the CMO and see about it! For everyone else, tag in at your leisure and be sure to let us know if you have a preference with doctors. Tonight, we have Beverly Crusher, Julian Bashir, and Bones McCoy heading up our team of Starfleet doctors, as well as Trance Gemini from Andromeda. Just stick the name of the doctor you want in the subject line of your tag, and we'll catch you as soon as we're available. If you have no preference, whoever is around will leap on you first.

If you have any questions, you can leave them in a comment here, or catch us in the "TenForward" AIM chat room. We'll be in and out as schedules allow (currently Trance and Bashir's players are in).

Additionally, KITT's player mentioned perhaps having someone from Engineering poke at him, and in making plans for that it got me thinking about the engineers aboard. We have plans to get the engines up and running by next weekend, so the ship will be moving by the time new apps are cleared and we can move toward our first big game plot. Geordi will be in the game sometime this weekend, complaining about the situation in Engineering. If any characters are interested in meeting the Chief Engineer and offering their help in fixing the engines, consider this an open post to get your geek on. Disclaimer: the only way the engines will get working again is when Q is ready to fix them himself, but that doesn't mean we can't have fun looking for solutions in the meantime.

So, just to give you all a general timeline of events: tonight we run the sickbay checkups; this weekend Geordi will be available to discuss engine problems and meet any engineers interested in helping; early next week we'll have the room assignments for new players; next weekend (or shortly thereafter), engines will be back on-line and the ship will start moving. Apps run a few days thereafter, so after the new characters settle in we'll have more updates on our first mission. I know everyone has been looking forward to that.

Thanks, everyone! Let us know if we've forgotten anything.

What's that, you say? There is a party post up in the main comm? You are correct, sir! The rooming assignments have now been announced in-game, so your character is free to react to it and interact with their new roommate. Because quite a few people thought it would be nice to have a party post where everyone could interact, that's precisely what we've done. All characters will be gathered in Ten Forward to hear the announcement from Worf, so everyone can interact, bump into other characters, and go off to explore their new rooms.



Rooms: Guest Quarters (which is where your characters will be staying) will consist of a shared living area, separate bedroom, and Jack-and-Jill bathroom; each room is customizable with different furniture styles and comforts, but come standard with your typical hotel-style furnishings (see image 1). There may be either 1 or 2 attached bedrooms, and per bedroom there will be either bunkbeds or a single-level bed, a small desk/chair, and storage lockers (see image 2). In the shared living area, there will be a sofa, table, and a replicator terminal (see image 3). These replicators can produce food, drink, and small items (clothing, instruments, combs and toothbrushes, etc.; nothing bigger than a breadbox). There will also be a PADD on each desk with the Prime Directive highlighted, but these devices can be used to access the ship's computers as well. The rooms do not have any windows, as they're located on the interior of the ship.

Memory Alpha has a more detailed overview of ship's quarters if needed; scroll down to the "Galaxy-class" section. It's between you and your roomie if you want separate rooms or to share bunkbeds; personally, I find the bunkbeds option hilarious, but I can understand how that may not fly with certain characters. Guest quarters usually allow for separate single-level bed rooms, while junior crew quarters typically have the bunkbeds, but I figured we could have a little fun with things. If you've just put in your app for June, don't worry! We'll continue assigning roommates and rooms for all new players after they're approved. Your character's first few nights aboard will be spent in a quarantine area, until the doctors aboard can clear you of any nasty diseases.

Rules: Also mentioned in the party post are a few basic rules for conduct while aboard. I'll repeat these here, for posterity:

1) No discharge of weapons aboard the Enterprise.

2) No physical assault, mind-tampering, or exerting undue influence on other guests or crew.

3) No tampering with operational procedures of the ship.

4) No stealing technology from the ship for personal use or relocation to any other world.

5) No interruption of official areas of the ship (bridge, transporter room, engineering, etc.) without proper authorization, also no invasion of privacy in other guests' or crew quarters.

6) Review the Prime Directive (which, at its essence, states "No starship may interfere with the normal development of any alien life or society.").

The rules will no doubt change and grow as gameplay continues, but we wanted there to be a basic IC set of laws for all to follow. Naturally, since this is a game, these are all subject to plotting things out with your fellow partner and getting mod clearance for bending the rules for a plot. But for every-day interaction on-board, this is what security will hold you to!


Now, feel free to use this post to ask questions and sync up with the players of your new roommate. If we've forgotten anything, let us know and we'll add it. Above all else, have fun! The party post will remain open through the entire weekend, and on into however long it takes for everyone to meet & greet. :)