RPG Storyline Think Tank (Story suggestions)

[Jen]

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

[Geekyfanboy]

Hey who you calling bossy :)

Well said Jen... good job.

[Jen]

Well I don't want  to be, but I am pretty bossy... :D

[KingIsaacLinksr]

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

[KingIsaacLinksr]

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

[Jen]

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...   :)

[iceman]

The Doctor also has some latent telepathic abilities as well.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

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:

[KingIsaacLinksr]

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

[KingIsaacLinksr]

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"

[X]

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.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

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

[Jen]

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...

[Locutus]

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.)

[KingIsaacLinksr]

Hmm, I'll send JoSpiv a message then.  I'm busy though so I probably wont' post till next week.

King Linksr