I wanted to start a thread for the next Season of the RPG game.
Remember once the current season, season seven is over we will be taking a month off and then start back up with season eight.
Jen and I, along with many of you, want to do a mirror universe next season.
I figure I would start this thread and hear some of your ideas on what you would like to see. We plan on setting up a skype call to discuss it, but that might not be for a few weeks.. so let's discuss it here.
Chris (Just X), Jen and I have been emailing back and forth today and I think we have some really AWESOME ideas for next season.
Let's hear what you guys think...
Well, I think that at some point we should gather as many of the usual suspects as possible into a skype room.
If the current season isn't over we could discuss how to end it and then move to fleshing out the A and B stories of the next season and the different acts of the season.
I really love the mirror universe idea and I think that we can come up with something great. I also think that those former players that might be getting the bug to play again could revive their old character as a mirror universe person. Even if they are dead in the normal universe, they could be alive in the mirror one.
I think that this will also give people a chance to really expand their writing chops. The universe is a big place and it would be wonderful to see how the mirror universe characters deal with each other.
This is really long, but I wanted to share it with you guys... maybe it will generate ideas on how this season (season 7) should end, and how the next should begin.
Emails on July 9, between Jen, Just X and Kenny:
Jen:
Should we discuss this together at some point, and then present it to the writers in a future Skype meeting?
I think it would be awesome if there was a power struggle and David Locke was in control of the Empire. Sevryll is not his wife in the Mirror Universe, but a concubine That's as far as my plans have gone...
J
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Just X:
As for the Mirror Universe. I do love the idea of the Mirror Borg. I think Aeric and Aria would make cool Borg and given the nature of the mirror Borg, they might fit in perfectly.
Or he and aria could have been assimilated and then seized control of the cube they were are part of because of their abilities. Kind of like a rogue king trying to build a new hive founded on the Borg of the cube and the connection to Unimatrix Zero.
I think I like the idea of a separate and visually different faction in the Borg that might be a little pissed at the main body. They start using the same tactics as the Borg to increase their own numbers, but they focus more on nanoprobe enhanced Drones with internal implants as opposed to the more robotic limb drones of the larger collective.
Seizing a psychic as powerful as Quinn would prove to be a good asset in increasing the range of this smaller collective. Perhaps they had a Quinn before or the other collective did and he died. They might have tried before and grabbed the first captain by accident. They might see themselves as the only way to insure peace in the galaxy is by crushing all possible resistance. Unity prevents internal war.
If the smaller collective gets Quinn they can seize more of the other cubes, as they use telepathy and cyberpathy to overwhelm other cubes.
The larger collective might see Quinn as a serious threat.
The non-borg might see Quinn as a bargaining chip to make inroads with the alternate Borg. Avoid assimilation by given Quinn to the Borg rebels in hopes that both groups turn their attention towards each other.
This basically a stream of consciousness flow of ideas that haven't been thought out at all. BUT it is getting my imagination flowing and that's a good thing.
So that's my first round of ideas based on Jen's email. As always, ignore anything that doesn't make sense.
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Kenny's Reply:
Hey Guys, I haven't had time to read all this mirror universe stuff but I love the idea of the mirror borg.. I think we should develop our main story around them.
Kenny
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Jen's Reply:
Awesome ideas. ;)
We're still going to have "resistance" and "alliance" force right? We have to figure our writers in and I think these groups should be around for the Borg to attack. Maybe some of us with alternate characters to play, can have some killed off or assimilated. That's a good way for us to do things that we can dismiss in our own universe... our characters are still alive back there.
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Just X's Reply:
Yeah, I think having the Alliance and the resistance will be core to any story that's told.
Logistically, we can have a group with the Alliance. ( The klingons on the ship) then with the Terran resistance. ( Humans and vulcans). And then we have the Primary Borg and the Alt Borg.
Quinn would be the lynchpin in the story as decisions are made as to what to do with this telepath.
The alternate Borg are still a threat because they do assimilate, but people enter a Harmony as opposed to a collective. The alt Hive is seductive because they are what remains of the El Aurians. They could function as mostly individuals, but there are millions(?) of minds interconnect that makes the individual greater.
The first attempt at enhancing the Primary Borg against the threat of the alt Borg brought the wrong person over. Like any good Borg, they didn't attempt to do it again once they failed the first time. This time, (Insert party here) brings Quinn over because he could be a pawn in the negotiations with either faction of the Borg.
So that's one way we could do things.
A second way involves the Quinn being pulled over to use some ancient Vulcan Psi weapon against the Primary Borg by the resistance. The Alliance would want to control him because of that and using the same motivations, the Alt Borg would want him as a part of their Harmony for the psi ability he would bring to their collective. The Primary Borg would just want to see him dead.
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Jen's Reply:
Great... Let's just say that the two Borg factions want Quinn in their collective to sharpen "the one voice" that is not yet as powerful as it could be with his abilities incorporated into their collective.
Captain Bell, during Season One of our RPG, was taken when the Iconians popped him into the Mirror Universe in trade for something they wanted from the Borg (up in the air as to what that is)...they purposely delivered the wrong man (they were supposed to deliver Quinn) to keep the balance in check in the Mirror Universe and returned the original crew of Tiberius back to their ship rather than toying with them further.
Maybe when Captain Bell arrives in the Mirror Universe, the Borg is attacking the Resistance, Alliance and Empire ships during a huge battle. Bell materializes in the middle of it all. It's chaos... There are people being assimilated right and left. He is instantly grabbed by and escorted to the Borg Queen. She calls him "Quinn" he says he's "Bell". They test his psi abilities in a painful manner and realize he's not the man they were told would be delivered to them. She orders her drones to assimilate him and she sets to work on a plan to pluck Quinn from the alternate universe, without the Iconian's help.
Let's say Mirror Universe David Locke manages to beam onto the cube and inadvertently beams out with the newly assimilated Bell in tow. Locke is Alliance, and a contender for power over his people... He's been kidnapping "Borg" for his own twisted reasons. They have no idea who Bell is, nor do they care... he's their newest Guinea pig and that's all that matters. He and several doctors and engineers (enslaved Aliens and Terrans) are working on manipulating his technology. Maybe they're in the process of creating a program that they could to send through their captured Borg to turn the Hive into a vast cyborg army, bent on breaking the back of the Resistance and ensuring Locke's place at the head of the Alliance. Sevryll is his concubine. She is also a spy for the Resistance and she's feeding information to the enemy.
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Kenny's Reply:
Wow.. I'm loving this idea...
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Just X's Reply:
All of this looks good. Two things. The Borg in the Mirror Universe seem to have a King not a Queen.
Second thing is what happens in the almost decade since we last saw the Resistance fighting the Alliance in DS9. Are they back to being a power and less a resistance or are we keeping them a resistance?
I suggest that a new Empire has risen from the ashes that is in direct opposition to the Alliance. Neither group has made much progress in this stalemate and then the Borg arrive on scene.
Before the last email, I was thinking that Locke might have wormed his way into becoming the new Emperor, but if you want him working for the Alliance, that works too.
Here is what I see:
The story opens on the Bridge of the Empire Flagship Prometheus moving towards a space station. Quinn has just been transported from the Regular universe as a pawn to negotiate with the Harmony Borg. He's willing to give them Quinn in exchange for their assistance in destroying the Alliance and the Hive Borg.
He has also been working on a way to destroy both Borg so that the sector belongs to him.
Alexander Martok, the leader of the Alliance, has his hands full fighting the Empire and the Borg and discovers rumor of the Empire's plan. He sends his own Agents after Quinn to be the one to cut the deal with the Borg.
Both Borg want Quinn and the Primary Borg have no problems with destroying everything to get what they want. The harmony Borg, with their sub dermal implants are more insidious in their movements, but both are a danger because they don't give up.
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Jen's Reply:
When I said David Locke was "Alliance" I thought I was talking about the Empire. He's not a good guy... well, he's not exactly good in our universe either, but in the Mirror Universe he's twisted and evil.
You said "Quinn has just been transported from the Regular universe as a pawn to negotiate with the Harmony Borg. He's willing to give them Quinn in exchange for their assistance in destroying the Alliance and the Hive Borg." Who is willing to exchange Quinn for assistance in destroying the Alliance?
Is there a way to combine the two ideas? If Locke is the Emperor, then his henchmen would be collecting Borg for their push to "assimilate the assimlaters".
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Just X's Reply:
Yeah that's what I was trying to get at. Sorry if I was unclear. Locke leads the rebuilt Empire and is a real Bastard that swept away many of Spock's reforms in the name of planetary security. He is doing the whole build a borg army of his own at the same time that he's pretending to make nice with one of the Borg factions.
So we'd have a potential 4 way war with lots of backstabbing and plotting against each other.
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Jen's Reply:
Backstabbing = FUN!!! In stories that is...
I can't wait to wrap up this season and work on the ins and outs of the next.
Is there some way we can possibly end this upcoming season by reporting to Quinn that we have the scientists and then switching the scene to Quinn on the bridge disappearing or something? We need a REALLY good cliff hanger.
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Just X's Reply:
Hmm I would say that in the final scene when they are beaming out the scientist and such, at the same time Quinn can vanish.
Something like Quinn says engage transporters and then the scene pans to the ops officer and when he turn back to Quinn he says " All members recovered Captain. Captain?!" or something on suddenly noticing that Quinn is gone.
To add further conflict ... we could discover that while proximity to the planet prevented them using the transporters, when the problem corrected, that allowed Quinn to be abducted.
We could further add depth to the story to learn that the billions of voices that Quinn heard wasn't from the planet as he thought but the other version of himself being assimilated. He was killed by his allies before the Borg fully took him, but for a moment he touched those voices and the makeup of the planet allowed that mental signal to traverse the universes and overwhelm Quinn.
These are things that can be discovered on the B story back in the normal world or something, but the story has already created opportunity that we could take advantage of as foreshadowing to the next season.
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Jen's Reply:
"We could further add depth to the story to learn that the billions of voices that Quinn heard wasn't from the planet as he thought but the other version of himself being assimilated. He was killed by his allies before the Borg fully took him, but for a moment he touched those voices and the makeup of the planet allowed that mental signal to traverse the universes and overwhelm Quinn." I like that!
Still need to work on the bridge between seasons, but we're on a roll here I think...
LOL it was long. I feel like a Staff Writer now. I've been listening to various TV show podcast and I love how in Doctor Who for instance they tell the writers "We need <Blank>, <Blank>, and <blank> to happen in the story." Then the writer sits down and writes a story that incorporates what RTD needs while still telling a good story.
If we decide what NEEDS to happen, the flesh can be applied to the bones of the story and that's where the individual actions take place. Kinda like the DM having what needs to happen but the players actions dictating how that happens.
I love the idea of where this is going. Definitely has possibilities....
I just wish I could incorporate an idea I had.....but it would detract too much I'm afraid.
King
Quote from: Kinglinksr on July 09, 2008, 09:41:19 PM
I love the idea of where this is going. Definitely has possibilities....
I just wish I could incorporate an idea I had.....but it would detract too much I'm afraid.
King
What's the idea you had? If it's a solid idea, there might be a way to make it work.
Quote from: Just X on July 10, 2008, 10:30:45 AM
Quote from: Kinglinksr on July 09, 2008, 09:41:19 PM
I love the idea of where this is going. Definitely has possibilities....
I just wish I could incorporate an idea I had.....but it would detract too much I'm afraid.
King
What's the idea you had? If it's a solid idea, there might be a way to make it work.
I'll have to think about it because you guys are using Borg. I'll let you know via-PM this weekend, if I feel its worth even considering, my idea.
King
Hey gang. Since the next season will take place in the Mirror Universe, I thought that I'd take a second to jot down some backstory to make sure that everyone is up to speed on the history we are playing with. What follows is based on the mirror episodes of Enterprise, TOS, and DS9, as well as some material from a couple of Trek Mirror Universe books I've read over the last month or so.
(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t91/wraith1702/terranempiregif.gif) Rise of the Terran Empire
After killing Capt. Archer, Hoshi Sato returns to earth with the Defiant, a Constitution class starship from an alternate future. With the aid of the ship's advanced weaponry, she usurps the throne of the Terran Empire and declares herself Empress.
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Empress Sato weds an Andorian warlord named Shran, binding the Andorian people to the Terran Empire and greatly expanding her fleet. With the aid of Denobulan scientist Phlox, they conceive the first Human/Andorian hybrid.
Shran aspires to be more than just The Empress' Husband. Planning to rule on behalf of his half human / half Andorian child until the heir reaches maturity, Shran attempts to remove Sato from the picture. His plans are complicated, however, when Sato is kidnapped from by the Vulcan underground. The Vulcans make her stand trial for the crimes of the Terran Empire against the other races of the galaxy. The outcome is a forgone conclusion- after the trial, they plan to execute her.
With Sato out of the picture, Shran secretly increases his hold on the Terran Empire. Claiming to act on the behalf of his kidnapped wife, Shran slowly places fellow Andorians into key Imperial Fleet positions.
A former member of Archer's crew, T'Pol, follows in her mother's footsteps and joins the Vulcan resistance. She eventually becomes an aid to its leader, T'Pau. T'Pol's loyalty to the Vulcan resistance is shaken, however, when she uncovers an unsettling piece of T'Pau's past.
T'Pol discovers that her mother and T'Pau had differing views on how to handle the Terran Empire. In an effort to silence her dissenting viewpoints and to hold the resistance together, T'Pau had T'Pol's mother killed. With this revelation, T'Pol's tightly controlled emotions get the better of her; she decides to take revenge on T'Pau.
While a captive of the Vulcans, Sato has an epiphany; she decides that the Vulcans would make much better partners to the Empire than the Andorians, and that they could strengthen her Empire if they were viewed as more than just slaves.
Convinced of Sato's sincerity, and convinced of the illogic of the Vulcan resistance's current strategy for overcoming the Empire, T'Pol begins conspiring with Sato. The women come to an understanding-- If T'Pol can free Sato, Sato will alter the Empire's stance towards Vulcan, welcoming the Vulcans as partners in the Empire.
Aided by information leaked out by T'Pol, Travis Mayweather, Captian of the I.S.S. Defiant, stages a raid on the Vulcan's hideout and rescues Sato. During the raid, T'Pau is killed. Sato holds up her end of the bargain she made with T'Pol: In return for swearing loyalty to the Empire, Vulcan is raised in status, becoming a Partner. With the heart (and military might) of the Terrans, coupled with the logic of the Vulcans, the Empire becomes even stronger than ever. As the Terran Empire grows into the most powerful entity in the known galaxy, the Romulans, Cardassians, and Klingons withdraw to quietly fortify their borders. And wait.
(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t91/wraith1702/180px-Mirror_Kirk.jpg)The Empire's decline
Decades later, the I.S.S. Enterprise, commanded by James Tiberius Kirk and his First Officer Spock, makes contact with the same universe that gave birth to the starship Defiant. Several Starfleet Officers from the other universe (including an alternate Kirk), trade places with their Imperial counterparts. The switch is reversed, but not before the seeds of an idea are planted in Spock's head by Kirk. Kirk's parting words have huge repercussions:
"Be the captain of this Enterprise, Mr. Spock! ... in every revolution, there's one man with a vision."
Driven by these words, and by a glimpse into the Federation of the other universe (thanks to a mind meld), Spock becomes convinced to take action.
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Spock strangles the Kirk of his universe in his quarters, and assumes command of the Enterprise. He also melds with the former captain's woman, and after determining that they are kindred spirits, weds her. With the aid of the Tantalus device, an alien machine with the ability to locate and remotely eliminate opponents, Spock quickly rises in the Empire. He slowly builds a network of supporters among the Vulcans, and methodically destroys his enemies. He also begins to give voice to unorthodox views; concepts like "democracy" and "freedom" slowly begin to be associated with him. Alarmed at Spock's quick rise to power, his revolutionary ideas, and his growing popularity, Empress Sato III decides that he must die. She summons him to the imperial court with the intention of executing him. Instead, Spock's protege Savvik uses the Tantalus device to kill the Empress and her court. Spock declares himself Emperor.
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After consolidating his power, Spock begins a long-term plan to dismantle the Empire. His goal: To replace it with a democratically run Federation. Over the next few decades, Spock slowly places more and more power into the hands of the people. Simultaneously, he slowly dismantles the Empire's war-making capability. Of course, this earns him many enemies- the officers and warlords who flourished under the old system are reluctant to give up their power. Many assassination attempts are made on Spock and his Empress, Marlena.
The Klingons, Cardassians, and other war-like societies are baffled by Spock's weakening of the Empire, and begin to encroach on its boarders. But there is a method to Spock's madness. He believes that the fall of the Empire is inevitable, but if he gives its citizens a taste of true freedom, they will struggle to regain it if it is lost. Once Earth and Vulcan fall, the idea of freedom will live on, and eventually lead to a revolution.
He also believes that by invading and conquering his fledgling republic, the Klingons and Cardassians will be ensuring their own eventual destruction, and at the same time guaranteeing the rebirth of a new, stronger free republic.
Shortly after the Empire is dissolved and replaced by the free republic, it is conquered by the Cardassian-Klingon Alliance.
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To be continued...
The following is from DS9, Memory Alpha, and several Trek Mirror Universe books-
(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t91/wraith1702/cardkl1.gif) The Terran Resistance and The Borg
After Spock's reforms, the former Empire is conquered by the Cardassian/Klingon Alliance. Most Terrans are reduced to a slave race filling the mines of various Alliance planets. A select few are given limited freedoms. One of these is a Terran named John Luc Picard.
Estranged from his former lover Vash because of her connections to the Terran resistance, Picard works as a runner for his Cardassian master, Gul Madred. Driven by his love of archaeology, Picard devotes his life to hunting down ancient artifacts for Madred. To aid him in his hunt, Picard is given his own beaten-up shuttle, which he names Stargazer.
Picard's routine is broken one day when Vash introduces him to a scientist named Noonien Soong.
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Driven by an odd fascination with artificial life forms, Soong is tracing clues to a mysterious, half organic / half synthetic race called The Borg. Vash believes that this race, rumored to be responsible for the extinction of the El-Aurians, might be a powerful ally in overthrowing the Alliance. Against his better judgement, Picard joins the pair in their hunt for the fabled Borg.
Their search finally pays off when they discover the Borg on the Romulan border. Unfortunately, the Borg are not interested in politics, only in assimilating new cultures and technology into their collective. Soong and Vash are captured by the Borg. Vash is turned into a mindless drone, while Soong is remade into Locutus, the voice of the collective. Picard manages to escape, and flees to find some means to combat this new threat.
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Led by Soong/Locutus, the Borg attack Klingon space. Picard returns to the scene with an ancient Iconian probe. The probe infects the Borg ship with a virus that renders them helpless, facilitating their destruction by the Klingons.
Before the destruction of the Borg ship, the Borg King , protected from the pathogen by ego buffers, transmits his consciousness to Unimatrix One. His last thoughts before the destruction of his current corporeal form are "We will return."
To be continued...
The following is courtesy of Memory Alpha-
The Terran Resistance (cont.)
The Bajorans became a major partner in the Alliance in the later 24th century, after their liberation from the control of the Terran Empire. However, the Bajoran rule would end up leading to one of the greatest threats to Alliance control.
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On station Terok Nor, a bizarre accident in the Bajoran wormhole brought a Federation runabout from "our" universe into the mirror universe. The runabout's crew, Kira Nerys and Julian Bashir, were only aboard the station for a few days, but their presence incited a rebellion among the Terrans, led by Benjamin Sisko. (DS9: "Crossover")
The Alliance tried (futilely) to crack down on the Terran Rebellion, but the rebels managed to elude the Alliance at almost every turn. Although Captain Sisko was killed by the Alliance in 2371, the rebels continued to fight on. By taking refuge in the Badlands, the rebels were able to avoid a confrontation with the Alliance fleet almost constantly. (DS9: "Through the Looking Glass")
In 2372, the Alliance suffered a humiliating defeat when the rebellion managed to capture Terok Nor. Regent Worf personally led the assault fleet that attempted to recapture the station, but that fleet was defeated thanks to a powerful new warship the rebels had hurriedly constructed. (DS9: "Shattered Mirror")
As if the rebels' initial victories were not humiliating enough, the Alliance suffered a further defeat during an operation in which Worf attempted to obtain a cloaking device from our universe. Regent Worf himself was captured along with the Alliance's flagship by the rebels and taken to Terok Nor in chains. (DS9: "The Emperor's New Cloak") The final fate of the Alliance after Regent Worf's capture is unknown...
Great information Eric. Thank you for putting that all together. The Borg info will come in handy, since our RPG takes places in the future. :)
Just a quick comment. I'll be covering the DS9 episode, "Shattered Mirror" on the podcast this coming weekend. I believe this was the last of the DS9 Mirror Universe episodes. I also plan on covering the 2-part Mirror Universe Enterprise episodes sometime very soon as well.
Quote from: Rico on July 16, 2008, 11:36:05 AM
Just a quick comment. I'll be covering the DS9 episode, "Shattered Mirror" on the podcast this coming weekend. I believe this was the last of the DS9 Mirror Universe episodes. I also plan on covering the 2-part Mirror Universe Enterprise episodes sometime very soon as well.
Sounds cool!!! When it comes to a DS9 podcast, I'm like a Ferengi- "all-ears".
Shattered Mirror was one of the coolest episodes of season four, but it wasn't the last DS9 alternate universe story. I think that honor belongs to season seven's
The Emperor's New Cloak.
Quote from: Jen on July 16, 2008, 10:38:43 AM
Great information Eric. Thank you for putting that all together. The Borg info will come in handy, since our RPG takes places in the future. :)
No problem. Really looking forward to the start of the next season (after a bit of a break to let my imagination recharge).
Man you guys have been working so hard, well done. I'm getting pretty excited about this idea. I feel this is going to be complex so we should definatley have a structure to work around (great point with the Dr Who writers template).
After seeing some of the initial ideas floating about, I'd just like to let everyone know that this coming season looks like it's going to be fantastic.
I'm looking forward to seeing where all the ideas go and if anyone else has any ideas, start listing them now.
The last Ready Room asked for what our mirror characters would be like. Here's mine.
Security Chief Joesph D'Callan.
Well he is going to be evil. His security aproach will be like the SS so you can imagine he is not going to be nice. A firm believer in torture he would rather kill you than find out you are innocent. His actions as security chief provides fear throughout the ship, torture is not uncommon. His eye still has the AI chip in it but he has knowledge of the power and knows how to use it. Nice Joseph couldn't control the anger and so it nearly killed him until it was removed. With evil Joseph he absorbs the anger and the power from the eye can cause serious injury.
I'm going to have fun with this nasty piece of work.
I liked the idea of what Jen jokingly said about Dunn killing Sevryll. How about a major character being killed in the mirror universe (a bad version though) that could be fun.
If this is a mirror universe would the borg be good? ?
as to the Borg, there will be two factions. One evil and agressive with a Borg King and the second faction is an unknown. Depending on what side you are on, they could be considered a force of good or a force of evil.
How far are you willing to go for peace and stability in the universe?
Well as far as my mirror D'Callan he won't care about any kind of peace and stability all he'll be worrying about will be law and order on the ship. Great detail Chris, really enjoying the way this new season is panning out.
Hey Jen, was just listening ti the last Ready Room. How about instead of Dunn phasering Sevryl in the Mirror Universe, they are lovers! :wub
The strapping, young, brash Security Officer and the stoic, cool, unobtainable Science Officer?! 'Waddya say, let's steam up the RPG!!! :jawdrop
;)
Cheeky Bryan, didn't you say that Dunn is based on the younger version of yourself. ;)
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on July 18, 2008, 04:28:19 PM
Cheeky Bryan, didn't you say that Dunn is based on the younger version of yourself. ;)
I fancied myself quite the lothario. It was unclear whether anyone else did, however....
Hummmm....Great idea Bryan. Sevryll's actually going to be David's concubine... David (her regular universe husband/section 31 spy) will be in a position of power in the Mirror Universe. She'll be plotting against him as a spy. Maybe she manipulates poor Dunn into helping her, then kills him. :D
Nice. :)
Or he could rat on her to David... it's totally up in the air. :)
Or, better yet, we can address an error by omission in the current Star Trek canon and let Dunn and David be lovers!!!! :ohbaby
hummmm... I don't think Dunn is David's type. He prefers pointy ears.
Quote from: Jen on July 18, 2008, 07:15:32 PM
hummmm... I don't think Dunn is David's type. He prefers pointy ears.
LOL!
This conversation is going in many directions.....many.....wrong....directions........
King
Lothario indeed. There is a bit of Captain Jack style shenanigans going on here i think ha ha ha ;)
Quote from: Kinglinksr on July 18, 2008, 09:15:26 PM
This conversation is going in many directions.....many.....wrong....directions........
King
Most of this is serious discussion, aside from one joke which was not distasteful. Mirror Universe episodes are full of violent, manipulative and seductive people. Our RPG, as I've mentioned before, is rated PG-13. Rest assured there won't be any in appropriate posts permitted.
Quote from: Jen on July 19, 2008, 08:12:36 AM
Quote from: Kinglinksr on July 18, 2008, 09:15:26 PM
This conversation is going in many directions.....many.....wrong....directions........
King
Most of this is serious discussion, aside from one joke which was not distasteful. Mirror Universe episodes are full of violent, manipulative and seductive people. Our RPG, as I've mentioned before, is rated PG-13. Rest assured there won't be any in appropriate posts permitted.
Dangit, remember, I type sarcastically some of the time. (Bad habit). I was just kidding. ;)
King
For the next season I had the idea of having Reese in the Mirror Universe being a Bounty Hunter of sorts. Really a mercenary, he's not really on any side, but works for who ever pays best. I was thinking his story would follow him and his captured prisoner.
I think it would interesting to have counselor Margon be a psychopath. Instead of being a counselor, he is an executioner and torturer. He uses the holodeck to implant subliminal destructive messages into the brains of people that oppose the empire. mmmmm...
and he has a pit bull instead of a cat. :)
I just received an email from Jen about this wondering about a reprisal of Rhys Peters and i quite liked the idea. Then I read the season 8 OOC topic........and now I'm terrified. ;D
I have missed out on so much and I feel I would have to read every season to catch up. YOu guys have created such a rich and detailed universe and I reckon I could easily cock it up with a simple posting, just reading the season 8 topic and it made my head spin, the whole Borg/mirror Borg, Resistance/Alliance and other in-depth storlines. How would Rhys Peters fit into all that? I'd love to come in for a little while but don't know how we could incorporate him. But I'm up for it.
Seriously now, what do you guys think? Can it be done? Or is it impossible for someone who hasn't kept up to date with the RPG to come back into the fold.? Thoughts guys.
I'm sure there would be a way to work into the storyline. You don't have to know every detail of what has been happening in all the past seasons. Especially with the 'Mirror Universe' idea for next season.
I'm positive that there is a way to work in anyone that wants to come back to the fold.
Yes, don't worry we're giving everyone direction this season. If you want to discuss ideas for Peters, I'm always available via PM or email (audrylucy@yahoo.com). I help lots of writers work their characters in. It's my job. ;)
Quote from: moyer777 on July 20, 2008, 01:28:09 PM
I think it would interesting to have counselor Margon be a psychopath. Instead of being a counselor, he is an executioner and torturer. He uses the holodeck to implant subliminal destructive messages into the brains of people that oppose the empire. mmmmm...
and he has a pit bull instead of a cat. :)
LOL! I love it. He could work for David! Maybe Brex suffered at his father's hands?
Yes! Great.
Yeah come back in trekkygeek. Jen and Kenny always help me and i never feel like i can't approach them. With the mirror universe there is really no rules because you don't know what has happened there. Jump in mate it would be great to see you there.
We want to have a Skype meeting on the Ready Room to discuss the outline for Season Eight... Which Weekend works best for everyone? This coming? or the one after?
No, not this weekend. I'm going to be very much away from computer due to a good friend of mine coming from Washington. (No not Rick, but that would be nice). ;)
Next may work however.
King
I'll try and re-arrange my schedule to whatever you decide Jen.
I'll take a consensus before I decide. Just let Kenny and I know what day works best. Bare in mind, we have to have the meeting before we can start the next season, and that's cool with me... just wanted you all to know that the longer we delay the meeting the longer we wait for the RPG to begin. But maybe everyone still needs a week or more to relax before all "you know what", breaks loose in the Mirror Universe. :metallica:
Saturday AM works best for me.
I can't do this weekend coming (9th and 10th) as i am in London doing the great British Beer Festival.
Now thats a great reason to be away Meds, have fun and don't drink too little.
Sunday would work better for me on either weekend although a saturday would be okay if it was in the early PM in America
Ha ha will have one for you Tim.
Cheers Meds, just make sure its a real English Ale, none of this fizzy lager rubbish. :cheers
I'm thinking I'm good this weekend. I haven't gotten my schedule yet for work, but at the worse case, I'll just bring my laptop. The weekend after next will be bad for me because I'll be at training all morning.
So far the majority is opting for next weekend. Haven't heard from Kenny yet... but I'm assuming it would be better for him too. Saturday morning (pacific) /noon time (central) is when we normally record.
Yeah i can do next weekend, Saturday (would that be 16th) around noon your time would be around 5pm English time i'm guessing and i'd be back from helping my mate move house.
The following weekend works for me so that would be Saturday the 16th.
This Saturday would be very hard for me; I'll be in transit from Texas back to Louisville. The following Saturday would be much better.
Have we reached a consensus?
I think we have.. Saturday August 16th at 10am (PST), 12pm (Central) and 1pm (EST)
Is this correct Jen?
Yes. Looks like that's what will work for the majority. Sat Aug 16th at the time that Kenny Posted above.
I should be able to make that day and time too.
I'm going to try!!
looking like its gonna be a big call.
Just a reminder of the upcoming skype call to discuss season eight.. this Saturday (Aug. 16th) at 10am (PST), 12 (central) and 1pm (EST).
Thanks for the reminder. I'll be there, at least from 1 to 2 eastern.
I should be there around 5pm GMT, as long as i can get back from moving my friend. See ya soon.
looking forward to it...
- evil Margon.
Hmm, I'll have to remember that. This weekend is going to be busy >.<. See you guys there.
King
SEASON EIGHT OUTLINE:
Two Prologue Posts
Used to contrast the chaos that will soon occur on Arabella (regular universe or RegUni). Takes place a 30 min before Quinn's disappearance:
1. Scene in sickbay. D'Callan is recovering from his injuries suffered on Ter'Oss. Learns something interesting from Theran. Ryla gives him a pep talk.
2. Ryla goes to the Afterburner.
ACT I.
Recap of last post of Season Seven from Quinn's perspective:
A. Quinn disappears from the bridge of the Arabella.
-Bridge Officers immediately report his disappearance to Commander Sevryll, who is traveling back to Arabella in one of two runnabouts that are returning from Ter'Oss. FYI Arabella is still orbiting Ter'Oss. Zremm should probably be the one to contact her. She beams directly to the bridge as the shuttle is in route...shields must be dropped.
-A Regular Universe Borg Sphere soon draws near the Arabella to investigate a distress call which bled through the rift that leads to the Mirror Universe, at the moment Quinn disappeared.
-The voices Quinn heard, while on the surface of Ter'Oss, were Mirror Borg voices. They were probing the regular universe in search of our Quinn, possibly via Zremms' transporter enhancing probes. Might be good if Quinn hears them when he shows up on the Cube... maybe this is when he realizes the voices he heard on Ter'Oss were Borg.
B. Quinn reappears in the Mirror Universe, aboard a Borg Cube, in the midst of a four way battle between the Empire, the Alliance, the Resistance and the Borg.
-Quinn does not initially know what happened. He thinks he's still in his own universe. Quinn sees Mirror Borg Arabella and Tiberius Crewmen and realizes something is off.
-The Collective lost Mirror Borg Quinn to the Empire, and need our Quinn to enhance the unity of the hive, via his telepathic powers. His ability will sharpen their voice and allow them to roll over the holdouts in the Mirror Universe.
-Quinn meets the Borg King and is told he will be assimilated into the Collective. He is kidnapped before this happens by the Empire.
ACT II
-During the battle, Quinn is taken aboard the Empire's flag ship, Tiberius. They are taking drones for experiments in order to learn how to reprogram them for the Empire's purposes. Quinn was intended to be one of many of Doctor Margon's Borg guinea pigs. Again, some Borg guinea pigs, may be recognizable to Quinn (people who have died in his universe). Many die at Margon's hands. Quinn is looked after by Mirror Rhys Peters.
C. Within the Regular Universe, Arabella is engaged by a Regular Universe Borg Sphere while orbiting Ter'Oss.
-The ship sustains damage, and several are injured during the battle.
The ship is invaded by regular universe drones. Several crew and passengers are taken back to the Borg Sphere.
The crew must repel the invaders and defend Ter'Oss. The sphere cannot be destroyed or defeated.
ACT III
D. The Alliance attacks the Mirror Tiberius, and during the battle The Cooperative, another Borg Faction, slips in and steals Borg Quinn from the Empire. They want Quinn's telepathic powers to add to their gene pool. The REAL Aria runs the Cooperative. Not the cloned Aria that exists in our Universe, but the one who was thought to have 'ceased to exist' because of a temporal rift in our Universe. She was actually brought to the Mirror Universe years before. She's slightly off her rocker because of the years she's spent there, but is still concerned for her family, which is why she remained there to oppose the Mirror Borg. The Mirror Borg were threatening to spread into the regular Universe and take over. Aria learns Quinn's relationship to her real parents and sends him back with Mirror Spring as a show of good will.
Who's Who So Far
Mirror David Locke--Emperor
The real Aria James--Cooperative Queen
Mirror Margon--Evil Doctor working on Tiberius for the Empire
Mirror Quinn--Dead.
Mirror Sevryll--Spy for the Alliance, concubine to the Emperor.
Mirror Peters--On the run.
The Shadowfax and Courage of Tiberius, two runnabouts that were sent on a mission to Ter'Oss last season, are in route to the Arabella. Don't forget to land them in the shuttle bay.
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND FOR THIS SEASON
Play your regular universe characters (from now on referred to as The RegUni), until the faction your Mirror character belongs to, appears in the story. This should minimize the confusion of who's who. There much to do on the RegUni Arabella, for the RegUni Borg are going to be beaming over. Our characters will need to defend Ter'Oss and the ship.
Many NPCS and regular characters, who are no longer written for by writers who have dropped out of the game, are going to be offed or taken by the RegUni Borg in this Season. See the MIA Section if you want to have your character witness someone go down. Try not to give speaking lines to that character, as this will be a audio drama next, and its easier to find actors when there aren't a million small parts to fill. If something happens to them, have them scream or just describe their actions.
Try not to "off-road" the story too much with side stories. If your side stories tie into the main plot, that's cool... but if not, save them for another season or for your backstories that are posted in your characters' profiles. This Season will be action packed and we don't want to slow it down with anything that will distract from the main plot.
Try to do a little "intro to your character" scene. Write one per character, in the post where said character enters the season. See the first and second post of Season Eight, introducing Joseph D'Callan and Ryla Drett, for an example. Not everyone who reads this season will know everything about the people you write for. So give them an overview of who your person is, what they're all about and then tie that into the story some how.
-Please Email each other when collaborating, rather than PMing. Check the forum member's profile for an email address if you don't know it, or PM them and ask for one they check regularly. Try to check your email in-boxes regularly to stay on top of posts that are being worked on by the group you are collaborating with.
-Try to sit down and write a little outline of what you want to happen to your RegUni character during the course of the story. If it's super crazy, PM Kenny or I to make sure it won't overshadow the story. Jot down any changes you want your character to go through. Maybe the change is a realization, a change in character, a change of heart, maybe they develop a grudge against another crewman or officer, maybe they develop a new goal in life or maybe they're changed physically... how will that effect them in the future seasons mentally or physically? Decide in which Act these things will happen and work your way toward that end. You can do the same for your Mirror Characters. Write about what happened in this season that cause these things to happen...work them into our main story.
-Describe the scenes that are happening around you. Describe the thoughts your character has locked up in his mind. What is he feeling?
-Try to describe the universe you are writing in, to help people distinguish RegUni from Mirror Universe. This format has the potential of being confusing, so be thoughtful in how you write which person you're playing into the story. For example, I may say something like, "Sevryll swayed her hips more than what was natural, knowing the Emperor was watching her leave. She offered a lingering glance over her shoulder, to drive her suggestion home then tucked a stray lock of her short raven hair behind her ear and sauntered out the door." RegUni Sevryll has long hair and she NEVER act like this in our universe. In addition to this, at the top of each of your posts, say which Universe you are in...but don't rely on this solely. Again, this is eventually going to be an audio drama, and it wouldn't work well to introduce the scenes with the titles "Regular universe" and "Mirror Universe".
-If you can't write often, consider collaborating, or playing one of your lesser characters. If you have to take a week off, ask someone to write your character for you, or write them into a scenario where you can essentially "park them" until you can return to the story.
-The story will last about three months. Our goal is to make each scene three weeks long, give or take a week. Really, it depends on the pacing of the story. So if you possible, post as often as you can. Once per day, per character... max.
-Listen to the Ready Room podcast. We will be updating you on the story by reading the posts written for each week. We may ask those who have recording equipment to read their own posts and send the files to us to put into the Ready Room.
PM Kenny and I with your questions, or if you need help deciding what you to do with your characters. We are happy to brainstorm with you. :)
Jen... that is great info, thanks for putting this all together.. this is going to be a great season.
Cheers Jen, great help and guidance.
Excellent, thanks for that Jen. Very helpful and a whole new structured concept for the RPG! It will be very interesting to see how that plays out.
Awesome job! Thanks for all the great info!
Thank you for your hard work Jen. Looks like an exciting challenge ahead
I'm posting a large compilation of the first five posts in one giant post... tonight. These posts are integral to the story and we wanted them to lay the ground work for the rest of the season, so we put them all together. Rest assured, there won't be any quiet this long ever again... at least in season 8. Stay tuned. ;)
Remember that Fertillians have never been successfully assimilated by the Collective.
Quote from: institches on September 15, 2008, 05:46:53 PM
Remember that Fertillians have never been successfully assimilated by the Collective.
Correct, they're apart of the "Cooperative" the other Borg faction in the Mirror Universe.
Quote from: Jen on August 16, 2008, 01:08:33 PM
SEASON EIGHT OUTLINE:
Who's Who So Far
Mirror David Locke--Emperor
The real Aria James--Cooperative Queen
Mirror Margon--Evil Doctor working on Tiberius for the Empire
Mirror Quinn--Dead.
Mirror Sevryll--Spy for the Alliance, Mistress to the Emperor.
Mirror Peters--In prison on the Tiberius
Mirror KoraQ--A close friend of Worf, Regent of the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance. KoraQ is a klingon admiral charged with leading the Klingon portion of the Alliance Fleet.
Made up of some of the best ships ever produced by the Alliance, KoraQ's fleet is the Alliance's first defense against the threat of Terran domination.
*KoraQ commands the fleet from his flagship, and is looking for a few good Klingons, Cardassians, or Bajorans to join his crew. Terrans need not apply. ;)
Hi everyone. Remember the Outline we posted a few posts up. That should help you with the Mirror Universe and what's to come. If you don't know what side you're on, again, PM or email Kenny and I and we'll help you. We have lead writers for each faction that will help you with the direction for the story. They will help move the story along, you just need to pick a side. Several writers have already decided on a character and have begun mini plots for their characters that are related to the main plot. Think about what you want to happen to your character, and we'll help you fit it into the over all story. :)
Borg Cooperative- Aria's Borg Faction (Just X is the lead writer of this group)
Alliance- K'Tan's adoptive brother is heading this group (Wraith 1701 is the lead writer of this group)
Empire- David Locke is the Emperor on the flag ship "Tiberius" (I (Jen) am the lead of this group)
Borg Collective- Locutus of Borg is heading this group (Kenny is the lead writer of this group)
Quote from: wraith1701 on September 17, 2008, 12:18:42 PM
Quote from: Jen on August 16, 2008, 01:08:33 PM
SEASON EIGHT OUTLINE:
Who's Who So Far
Mirror David Locke--Emperor
The real Aria James--Cooperative Queen
Mirror Margon--Evil Doctor working on Tiberius for the Empire
Mirror Quinn--Dead.
Mirror Sevryll--Spy for the Alliance, Mistress to the Emperor.
Mirror Peters--In prison on the Tiberius
Mirror KoraQ--A close friend of Worf, Regent of the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance. KoraQ is a klingon admiral charged with leading the Klingon portion of the Alliance Fleet.
Made up of some of the best ships ever produced by the Alliance, KoraQ's fleet is the Alliance's first defense against the threat of Terran domination.
*KoraQ commands the fleet from his flagship, and is looking for a few good Klingons, Cardassians, or Bajorans to join his crew. Terrans need not apply. ;)
Mirror Joseph D'Callan - interrogator on the Tiberius.
Ensign Dunn is on the Tiberius being bad. Let's put K'arath into Wraiths Alliance.
K'arath will make a fine addition to the mighty Klingon fleet! :klingon
Q'pla!
Sevryll is a spy for the Cooperative, not the Alliance. Just so ya know. :)
Great start to Act II everyone! I'm really enjoying the very backstabbing nature of our favorite characters. :D
Now you know why it was so fun for the Star Trek actors to play their Mirror Universe doubles!
I just want to remind some that haven't posted yet, to remember we're in a battle right now. So, if you're not sure what's going on, it's just about the same situation as the Arabella is in on the other side of the rift... only we're fighting each other (Borg, Alliance, Empire etc). Think about what your character is doing during this battle. What type of person are they? What are they thinking? Give us a little bit of a background on that person to introduce him or her to the reader (give a little backstory with your post about the battle). Try to collaborate with others on what you're doing, especially if you're a subordinate or slave for example. It's fun to pool our ideas. As always, if you need help PLEASE, email or PM me and I'll help you brainstorm.
You guys... this stuff is awesome.. keep it up.
I like playing evil! Maybe that has some hidden meaning about me? ;)
There was a little confusion about a few of our characters that I wanted to clear up for new writers. I've already chatted with the people who were confused, but just for those who may be reading along or thinking of joining our story: Mirror D'Callan is the evil "Worm Tongue" type character who's being called the "Arch Interrogator" and Mirror Margon is the wicked bad, really slimly, totally horrible twisted blue Bolian who is our "Doctor Frankenstein". He's currently taking the Borg apart in his macabre lab on the Tiberius. Margon only would "experiment" on those individuals who are "Borgish". :) IF you've been a good boy or girl, (note I used the word good instead of bad, LOL) then you would have the misfortune of visiting the nasty, hellish Mirror D'Callan in his chamber of horrors within the Tiberius' "brig".
Thanks Jen and Thank you for not dobbing me in to the others. Yes it was me who was a little confused and I'll try not to do that again. I have since re-written and re-recorded my post. :blush
everyone point at Tim in a playground kind of way and go nah nah nah nah nahhhhhh ;)
:roflmao
Yeah guys come on, I can take it. I did feel like the child in the class who sticks his hand up eagerly to answer a question, only to get it wrong thus feeling like a total Numpty.
Oh the memories. :ohwell
ha ha stand in line ready for British Bulldog ha ha ha
Red Rover, Red Rover, send that hawkeyemeds over. ;D
:taz I shall break you line and i shall call your name ha ha :taz
Wow, these posts are really great. You guys are scaring me with the very vivid descriptions of how wicked your characters are. Especially you Meds and Rick! Where is all this pent up hostility coming from!? LOL.
When I was kicking the "D'Callan/Sevryll brig confrontation post" around with Meds, I gasped out loud when I read his addition of 'the licking her face'. WHAT A PIG! So I had Sevryll echo that by tossing his butt across the room! Serves him right. LOL. Someone needs to take that guy OUT. Maybe Worf will swing into action? :D
I have to say this is why joint posts work so well. Jen your writing is amazing and i think when you can bounce idea's off each other you get the best work out of both people. I love how Sevryll is coming across in the mirror universe, she is amazing.
We'll have to see what happens to old Joseph D'Callan ;)
now boys....
;D
Quote from: Jen on September 20, 2008, 02:17:21 PM
Wow, these posts are really great. You guys are scaring me with the very vivid descriptions of how wicked your characters are. Especially you Meds and Rick! Where is all this pent up hostility coming from!? LOL.
When I was kicking the "D'Callan/Sevryll brig confrontation post" around with Meds, I gasped out loud when I read his addition of 'the licking her face'. WHAT A PIG! So I had Sevryll echo that by tossing his butt across the room! Serves him right. LOL. Someone needs to take that guy OUT. Maybe Worf will swing into action? :D
Can I have a go Jen? Oh go on, let me, just one shot, pretty please?
Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time! (say in French accent)
Quote from: moyer777 on September 20, 2008, 02:24:56 PM
Now go away, or I shall taunt you a second time! (say in French accent)
You stupid English kerrrrrrrnigit.
"Ni! Ni!" LOL
Look, strange women lying on their backs in ponds handing over swords.....thats no system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.
You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!
Do I need to start a Monty Python thread so you guys can "fart in the other's general direct"? :D
Let's get back to the RPG ;)
LOL sorry :laugh:
:)
Come and see the violence inherant in the system!
Yeah, sorry, didn't meant to start something here.
The RPG ROCKS! Man, wait till you see what Bryan, Meds and I have cooked up!
HHEHHEHHEH!
Quote from: moyer777 on September 20, 2008, 04:13:44 PM
:)
Come and see the violence inherant in the system!
Yeah, sorry, didn't meant to start something here.
The RPG ROCKS! Man, wait till you see what Bryan, Meds and I have cooked up!
HHEHHEHHEH!
No problem. Seriously, we should start a thread for quippy Holly Grail quotes. :)
I can't wait to read what you guys are writing.
Wow Eric... Rated PG 13?! :D
Very well written.
Gracias. :)
Yeah; the alternate universe always struck me as being a little "naughtier" than the regular Trek universe. Don't worry though; I know better than to go past PG 13.
I think we've gone past PG13 with Ricks faceless drone ha ha, man that freaked me out
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on September 21, 2008, 06:15:59 AM
I think we've gone past PG13 with Ricks faceless drone ha ha, man that freaked me out
True, the violence alone would push us past that. It's difficult to portray wicked and twisted without those scenes, and it's just as difficult to portray the Mirror Universe without the more seductive side of some of the characters. Wraith is right, it's naughtier. I guess this particular story has become Rated R... minus foul language and explicit sexual content. Everyone has done well to stay in bounds so far. I'm not slapping anyone's hand, just wanted to make sure the line doesn't get crossed in the future. If there's any question, feel free to send me the post before you put it up and I'll look over it for you. :)
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on September 21, 2008, 06:15:59 AM
I think we've gone past PG13 with Ricks faceless drone ha ha, man that freaked me out
creepy is right, wait till you see his other "pets"
:)
He gets to keep some of his experiments.
Quote from: Jen on September 21, 2008, 07:15:40 AM
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on September 21, 2008, 06:15:59 AM
I think we've gone past PG13 with Ricks faceless drone ha ha, man that freaked me out
True, the violence alone would push us past that. It's difficult to portray wicked and twisted without those scenes, and it's just as difficult to portray the Mirror Universe without the more seductive side of some of the characters. Wraith is right, it's naughtier. I guess this particular story has become Rated R... minus foul language and explicit sexual content. Everyone has done well to stay in bounds so far. I'm not slapping anyone's hand, just wanted to make sure the line doesn't get crossed in the future. If there's any question, feel free to send me the post before you put it up and I'll look over it for you. :)
I've sent you stuff in the past just to check, Its comforting to know we have that support from you and Kenny, thanks for leading the way jen, i've said it before and i'll say it again YOU ROCK.
Margon, man he's just wrong ha ha ha
:metallica:
Thanks!
There has been some confusion as to the number of ships in the current battle against the Borg in the Mirror Universe.
Paraphrased quote from an email sent by Just X to me:
"Post 75, 79, 81 says that there are several ships in the Imperial Fleet ( The Brood Of Vipers and the Dagger's Blow), but also says that there are several Borg ships. Post 79 also establishes that several Borg ships were destroyed or disabled and they are on the run."
----
Moving forward:
Lets say that there are five smaller Borg cubes and/or spheres, and one big honking, big daddy Borg Cube (the Borg King's vessel). The Empire's entire fleet is fighting this battle...they've lost many ships but there are still quite a few alive and kicking. Lets say there are 20 ships of various size and classes still fighting. Picture the battle in First Contact between the Borg Queen's cube and the Federation...that's the sort of battle we're writing about.
Anymore questions/comments?
Just a reminder that if you are reading/listening to this story via the Ready Room and you have questions that arise, post them here or email us at the thereadyroompodcast@gmail.com. It's the best way for the writers to know if they need to clarify their posts in the story. Keep in mind we are not professional writers. We are learning how to construct a story as a group... novels are written by one or two authors. A RPG is written from the perspective of many writers and their characters, think of their posts/ side stories like a scene change in a Trek episode.
If you are a writer who is confused, look for your answers here in the outline and posts within the OOC (often times the issue was addressed in an outline or history lesson or answer to another question). You can also PM me and I will send Reply #'s, within the story, where you can read the specific information you are looking for. There are many posts that discuss the details of this story... it's easy to forget or skim over it accidently so read/listen carefully.
Check out the Mirror Universe post that Wraith made at the top of this thread—it outlines the history of the Mirror Universe. Also read the profiles to brush up on characters. Several of these characters have interesting backstories and bios that have been incorporated into the story.
And writers, don't assume that the reader will know the history of your character or the faction you operate under. Always explain clearly or remind them if you've mentioned it numerous times... work it into every season, know that there will always be new readers/listeners who know nothing about your character.
Hey everyone, the story is still trudging on and I'm enjoying the twists that are being written into the story. Particularly the Alliance 'nuke' and of course the potential for MORE back stabbing. :) Betrayal is a great in a Mirror Universe story. Just letting you all know that we will let Act II continue as long as need be in order to play out. Take your time when considering how you're going to finish this Act with regards to your individual characters. Think about where you want to leave them in case we return to the Mirror Universe in the future. Will they be dead? Will they be assimilated by the Cooperative or the Borg? Work with each other to make sure that these plot ideas tie together well... For instance, if your character is in the Empire and currently on the Tiberius then work with me, Rico, Rick, Shepperd, Kenny, Tim and Meds to pull off the whole mutiny thing. It doesn't have to be a huge thing...a group of crewmen could try it and fail or part of the ship could be destroyed during the attempt. Just ideas... We should talk about this.
We also have to get Quinn off Tiberius. He is supposed to end up on the Cooperative ship—sooner rather than later. I think that the Cooperative would have to take him via a boarding party, so maybe the mutiny could be a nice diversion for Aria's attempt. While this is going on the Tiberius would probably be attacking Aria's ship either as the Alliance's friend or foe. Let's talk about it here so that all the writers will know what is coming down the pike and will know how to respond to it.
Cool idea Jen. I've done a few posts regarding officers on the bridge. I'm thinking of starting a mutiny in one of the lower decks, using officers that no one ever sees (like the TNG episode). Joint posts would be ideal for this so if anyone is game let me know.
I'm thinking about that as well. I got a PM from a writer that has returned and I'm thinking that we might be able to come up with something interesting.
Excellent, well PM me with any idea's.
Quote from: HawkeyeMeds on November 03, 2008, 12:12:39 PM
Excellent, well PM me with any idea's.
Post ideas here, so everyone can see them rather than PMing.
Chris's questions:
1) How many Cooperative operatives do we have scattered in the other fleets?
2) Is Spring going with Aria to the normal universe?
4) Did the Cooperative save the Borg Locke to use later in her plotting?
5) Do we want a further bloody battle to clear the system or is some sort of stalemate reached that gives the Cooperative the time to bring the story to Act III? What would cause the Alliance to leave the system? What would cause the Empire to do the same?
Jen's responses:
1. Other than Sevryll, K'Tan and Spring... I would say no major characters that bare mentioning.
2. That depends on if InStitches returns to the game this season. If not, then I would say "no". If Desi can come back, then sure.
4. Let the Borg have him.
5. I don't think it's necessary to define the outcome of the Mirror Universe story. Leave it a mystery to be solved in a later season.
Oh! Yeah ... forgot to add Desi is back, Aria just needs to find Spring something to do.
OK here is my input to a post i want to start writing. There is a group of crewmen in the lower decks, they are genearl staff, they are hearing through gossip and Chinese whispers about stuff going on in command. One decides this is not on, and the others begin to argue. One woman sits on her own listening, she then decides to add her piece by punching out the main chap. She stands there and says something in the lines of 'I'm not being taken over by some half breed (or something like that) who's with me' they then set off recruiting others and maybe killing the odd nay Sayer.
How does that sound? I've started to write this so please let me know if anyone wants to jump on board.
remember we still have Worf and Margon somewhere in the ship. D'Callan is now out of the picture though he will show up but not in any significance, and Dunn cannot move his legs.
That sounds good to me Meds. I'm glad you are stretching beyond your character and rounding out the story. Good work. :)
Kenny, Chris and I are working behind the scenes to move the plot, so if nothing happens for a few days in the posting...don't worry, it will soon. We're working on joint posts and deciding on what should happen next.
Ok cool Jen, thanks for the 'big up' ;). I'll start work on this post then and begin the rumblings. I've just done it in audio form before i write it properly and there is a lot of drama to it. Ooooooooo drama thesp ha ha.
Okay, I couldn't find the thread for the name that season, so I'll make my humble suggestion here:
Tainted Reflections
Oooooo nice one.
Mine is
Collective Reflective,
Hey everyone,
It's been several weeks and I have not be around a lot as I was one of the over 500,000 Americans that lost their jobs during November 2008 alone due to the worsening economy.
In the Spirit of participation in the RPG, I wanted to make this offer to you. If anyone is interested in the theme music I created for Season 8 or any of the background music I did in earlier episodes of Season 8 it can be downloaded either via RSS directly into iTunes or you can use the RSS feed to download your favorite MPGs all for free.
Just go to
http://koblo.com/albums/49 (http://koblo.com/albums/49)
I also have set up an artist page there.
http://koblo.com/users/601 (http://koblo.com/users/601)
You can also listen to any of the music using the player on the site as well. I also plan to post more original music there both alone and in collaboration with some of the many other talented artists there. All the music is available via the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License which allows you to download it and enjoy. It also allows you to use my music in other projects if you wish. It just cannot be altered and I have to get credit which is standard with such a license. If any of you have a project you would like some music or audio design for please feel free to contact me as I currently have some time on my hands.
I am very proud of this music and want to thank Rico, Kenny, and Jen for using this music on the microcasts but most of all I wanted to thank all of you for inspiring me to create this music through your posts. I also hope I was able to pay it forward by having the music inspire you and take the podcast to another level when the posts and music where combined together which has made Season 8 one of the best ever on the RPG.
If any of you want to contact me, please feel free to PM me at my new forum ID.
Once again a great job done by all!
Enjoy,
The artist formally known as Metron07
Rob Scalise
Hello gang! :)
Act III, the final act, has begun.
Remember that the last post for Act I was on page four. It's easy to find, because the following post marks the beginning of Act II in large letters. In the last scene of Act I, there was a briefing that took place. People were discussing the options for ridding the Arabella of the Borg, and that's where we left it.
Reply #142 contains the information that you need in order to know what is going on in the regular universe. We have advanced the time a bit—the Borg have been evicted from the Arabella while we were in the Mirror Universe. Read the proposals that were made in the briefing at the end of Act I, before you refer to how the crew actually got rid of the intruders. Maybe Meds and Wraith could hint at that, since they both write for security officers. Right now, there is a momentary truce between the sphere and the Arabella.
Here are some out takes from Reply #142 (the most recent post in Act III). Please read all posts carefully, so as not to miss important details like this :) :
"The Borg attacked right after you disappeared. We've managed to get them off the ship, but now we're dealing with infected crewmen.
"Then the Borg are no longer a threat..." inquired Nathan.
"Oh, they're still a problem. From what little I know, they've taken a defensive position near a spatial anomaly we have recently detected."
Last paragraph:
Commander Sevryll, still clad in her Terossick guise, had stepped into the bustling atmosphere of the medical ward. The Borg's attack had mysteriously stopped and the Arabella was taking the opportunity to make more repairs to their weapons systems. Aside from repairs their highest priority was the nanite infection that had rapidly spread among the Arabella's crew. Lieutenant Commander James was left in command of the bridge, and she had come to offer her help, as Chief Science Officer, to the medical staff.
Remember that you can always get in-depth information in the form of commentary from the Ready Room on Wednesdays.
I haven't posted a complete history of what has happened in between the time we left the Regular Universe and now because I want you, the writers, to come up with that details. The framework is there, you just need to fill in the gaps. ;)
I'll get a plotting, calling Mr Eric.....
Just a heads up, Season Eight is nearing the final scene. If you have anything to write to tie up loose ends for your character post them now... If not, you can treat it like a cliff hanger that you can address again in Season Nine.