Proposing A New Direction for Season 10

[Feathers]

Ever the polite Canadian helping everyone out, eh Joe? ;)

Galdar's in progress. He's only been here a season but some things are going to change. :)

[billybob476]

I aim to please. We do a lot of peacekeeping up here. :)

[Jen]

I haven't read the book yet, but from what Chris (I believe) said in the Skype call, "mother universe" makes things happen the way they are meant to. Like getting the crew together in the movie.

Perhaps "mother universe" requires that Romulus be destroyed, so no matter what we try and do, it dies either way.

Maybe in the new timeline whatever is done to stop the supernova fails. Maybe the supernova occurs in a way that can't be detected. Maybe the Romulans are working on a new weapon and the project goes awry and destroys the planet. Maybe they have a nuclear (or antimatter?) holocaust and while the planet is not destroyed, it is rendered uninhabitable.

Either way, now that I think about it, it's an interesting situation. It kind of makes a case for karma. The Romulans (well, A Romulan) destroyed Vulcan, but in the end they still suffer the fate that they destroyed Vulcan in retaliation for/to prevent.

The universe sucks sometimes, doesn't it?

LOL, I just saw your post... I wrote that same thing a few posts up from yours. :) Great minds think alike.  ;)

[Meds]

LOL, ha ha. Indeed.

[dinghead]

Sorry for not replying sooner, but hey this thread is only a day and a half old... ^_~

Darius didn't really have a lot of plot since his arrival, so plopping him in an alternate timeline is no biggie. I think I might alter his profile just a touch though, say he's been on the Arabella a bit longer.

As for the plot of S10.... I foresee all sorts of fun little quirks and snags. Falling empires still have soldiers, and bored troops start looking for trouble.

Darius: "A ship full of Romulans of all flavors. Probably Remans before too long ... Oh yeah, and we aren't allowed to just stun em all. What, are you TRYING to give me gray hair?!" 

[Meds]

Well looks like it's all knitting together nicely for season 10. Gonna be fun and interesting. :-)

[Feathers]

Like Galdar for instance, everyone fell in love with the character... not the history or politics of his people.

Ouch! Just re-read this - I must have sped through it before. Is Galdar the poster-child of the RPG now? Pretty ugly poster if you ask me... ;)

Seriously, if anything I wrote did have that sort of impact on people I'd be chuffed beyond words. Thanks.

[dinghead]

Like Galdar for instance, everyone fell in love with the character... not the history or politics of his people.

Ouch! Just re-read this - I must have sped through it before. Is Galdar the poster-child of the RPG now? Pretty ugly poster if you ask me... ;)
...

Galdar is our mascot. He's like a great big intergalactic pug. ^_~

[Feathers]

Galdar is our mascot. He's like a great big intergalactic pug. ^_~

Charming!

With those ears, he'd probably hear a dog whistle too...

[Dangelus]

Galdar is our mascot. He's like a great big intergalactic pug. ^_~

Charming!

With those ears, he'd probably hear a dog whistle too...

Unfortunately for Galdar I think 'alternate' Lester is really going to be into Heavy Metal.  ;D

[Jen]

Galdar is our mascot. He's like a great big intergalactic pug. ^_~

Charming!

With those ears, he'd probably hear a dog whistle too...

Unfortunately for Galdar I think 'alternate' Lester is really going to be into Heavy Metal.  ;D

And he'll be a slob...right? ;)

[Jen]

We're going with the story set in the future: an alternate timeline future affected by the events of the movie. Our characters are not the same people we have been playing. They may be similar in many ways, but they have not lived the same lives as the people from the past 9 Seasons. To help guide the story, a timeline has been in the works for a couple of weeks. It's not integral to the story, but it will help everyone know where and when certain RPG events fall in Trek History. There's always been some confusion as to when our story takes place, this timeline should help with that but none of it needs to be memorized or anything.

We've imagined a few possibilities for the future. Some Star Trek cannon and RPG events may be the same, just a little tweaked.  Look for that to be posted soon. In the mean time, work on some alternate profiles for your characters. Post them when Season 10 begins. Several of us are working on character backstories. Consider writing a few scenes for your own character or write a whole book if you feel the urge to do so.  Writing a backstory will help you know the person you play in the game. It's easier to write in the seasons when you have some idea of their past experiences.  The RPG will begin again in about two weeks. So start thinking about your character if you're planning on returning.  Consider whether or not your character is married with children, what department they work in, what their history is like etc.

If you're not going to return please PM me and let me know. I've PM'ed just about everyone, and many are coming back. There's only a few who have not replied. If I don't hear from you soon, I'm going to move your character to AWOL/MIA. You can still come back, but I need to clean up the Profile Section and consider new department heads if you aren't returning.

New banners will be issued to reflect new ranks. A few newbies have passed the one season test and need to be issued banners. Look for those soon.

[Feathers]

Banners! Woohoo!

*cough*

Not that I'm shallow enough to worry about such things...obviously ;)

[billybob476]

I look forward to seeing Galdar's lobes in silhouette.

jen, Galdar would make for an interesting portrait challenge, wouldn't he? :)

[Meds]

I'm there and looking forward to it.