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[Infamous Empath]

Not sure why there isnt a ST RP yet. But here it is. This is an int. check, meaning I will add more details if people show interest. I am not going to inundate you with a million paragraphs like some like to do. A few things though...

This will be similar to Star Trek Online, in that you may encounter canon characters, but they are not the main characters of this story.

You will make an original character.

Nothing from the reboots.

Which should we do: everyone begins as graduates from the Academy, everyone serves on the same Starship, or everyone makes whatever kind of character they want and starts anywhere in the universe?

I dont like the last one because more than likely, people will be isolated for long periods of time.

I have not decided the era yet, but leaning toward STO or DS9/Voy.

The STO RP I was involved with on the Arc forum has been going on for six months and has probably like 100 pages now, so its popular.

Let me know what you think.

Oh, and I know there are some people who for some reason like to post that they're NOT interested, but lets just assume that everyone who posts is interested, and give your opinions and answer the above questions, k? Thanks.

[mickilennial]

I used to play STO pretty regularly, so it’s not surprising that a RP community developed out of it. Consider me tentatively interested, though I think starting with STO or TOS would be probably the most interesting starting points for me. Though I would be interested in any era. I’d need to see more information.

[Burning Kitty]

If it set in the Dominion War or later I am interested.

If it set during TOS (original or reboot) I am not.

[Infamous Empath]

even tho the story of the Dominion War was lazy, im hoping if we do that one, we can write something better. perhaps, set post-Dom War? Aside from the lore on STO (which is half-canon in my opinion), there really isnt a whole lot of story going on after. What happened to the Cardies, Klingons, and Dominion once the treaty was signed? We know a few minor details from Insurrection and Nemesis, but nothing to base an RP around.

Of course, being Star Trek, we could always just do time travel, though I would have to heavily moderate it to make sure people arent taking Vor-cha Cruisers back to Kirk's day to conquer Earth...

So leaning toward post-Dom War with perhaps some (optional) time travel back to TOS or Enterprise era. Being post-Dom War (by which i mean IMMEDIATELY post, like no more than a year afterwards), we could (if we wanted to) draw on STO lore, but i wouldnt consider it scripture when it comes to this RP.

Anyone object to that? If you do, be specific about your preferences and maybe we can accommodate. Otherwise, everyone's preferred eras will have to just be points in time that we visit.

I also personally want to experience the Enterprise-C....

[Burning Kitty]

C is that one Tasha Yar from an alternate timeline joined the crew of the C, then she was captured and had Sela (SP?) her half Romulan/half human baby?

As for post Dominion War stuff, can we please ignore the part about Romulus getting blown up?

[Polybius]

I would be interested if you could get me a few more details about the story, plot, characters, ship, and mission. Thanks.

[mickilennial]

I'd rather not do anything timey-wimey right out the gate.

[Chao]

Yooooo. I'm interested.

Can I be a Tactical?

[Chao]

Also there have been many ST RPs here.

[Infamous Empath]

@Burning KittyRomulus getting blown up? if it was in the reboots, it didnt happen. Nemesis is the last canon Trek movie (in my view)

@Inkarnate no, we wouldnt. it would be plot-driven. and character driven. not whimsy-driven. or time-driven. This aint the DeLorean. (badum-TSSSH!)

@Polybiuswe are working on it right now. feel free to contribute any ideas

[Infamous Empath]

am i correct in assuming interest is lost?

[Burning Kitty]

I'm still interested.

[Infamous Empath]

im just waiting for someone to suggest more ideas, but will probably just make the OOC thread today or tomorrow regardless.

[Infamous Empath]

how does one create a poll? because my interests (genres, characters, plots, etc.) vary from day to day and i just want to make sure that i dont accidentally go with one of my spontaneous ideas, but consider everyone's input.

[Polybius]

I'm still interested. In your OOC you should have a basic plot outline, maybe describe the ship, mission, any relevant NPCs (like if your playing the captain) as well as any timeline/era information that might be helpful in developing characters.

[Infamous Empath]

good idea. but right now i want to make sure we figure out the era, since that will literally determine everything else...

idea...maybe it doesnt have to...

ok so.... what do you think of this? I play a Q-type character. I bring a bunch of random strangers together in a white void, and let them bicker with each other till they figure out who's their leader. Then i put them on a ship and they have to figure out how to survive, but not just physically, because this is Star Trek and philosophical shit is usually a thing too. So maybe there is something specific about each individual's race that makes them unique but i - being a young Q - am trying to figure out what that is, and whether or not the motley crew are worthy of...something, like...i dunno, life.

this would mean we would be era-free and as Q I can send the motley cru to any timeline or parallel universe i want to.

now that i say all that outloud, it sounds dumb.

[Burning Kitty]

I like the Qs. They are awesome.

Maybe they are characters from different universes as well.

Like a one person plays a character from the Mirror Universe.
Another plays a character from a universe where Locutus was never freed from the Borg and the Borg conquered the Earth.

[Infamous Empath]

that is one thing about First Contact that pissed me off: we got to see Earth assimilated from a distance for like 3 seconds...

omg i wanna do that RP now! 8D (see what i mean about my constantly-changing interests?)