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10 mos ago
Current Sad to say I'm currently experiencing Writer's Block. Luckily I learned Writer's Kung Fu and I can chop the block in half with my hands like Bruce Lee
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12 mos ago
Why is the sun like bread? It rises in the yeast, and sets in the waist. Haha! Isn't that so cute? Join my RP or more puns will come.
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1 yr ago
What's the difference between a Hollywood actor and a piece of driftwood? One is Justin Timberlake. The other is timber, just in a lake. Hahathisiswhati'mdoinginsteadofwriting
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1 yr ago
Hey, folks: I've just kicked off an RP, a fantasy where you can worldbuild as much as you can adventure. So if, like me, you like worldbuilding nearly as much as writing, check out Pilgrim's Caravan
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3 yrs ago
That moment when losing a character in a rougelike makes you want to shed tears. No backup. It's gone.
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Current RP I want you to join: roleplayerguild.com/topics/191461-car…

Hey y'all. I've been at this for about 10 years, and I've played a lot of kinds of RP. I like fantasy and sci-fi the most, just because they give me the most to play around with, but I'm cool with almost anything. I just like writing.

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I was wondering if you would pop in!

Yeah, Beadle is super duper accepted. She actually fits in pretty well with our characters so far- she has an implant like Robin, she can talk to Cake the AI, and she has been experimented on like Francesca. But she brings something unique to the table, still, with the "electronic telepath" thing she has going on. I like it.
I'm seriously loving the posts since we left the Situation Room.
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The image used for our Prize is pretty much modified version of the in-game (STO) Enterprise-F which was an Odyssey-class (and somehow also a Yorktown-class) starship. Per the game's canon, an Odyssey-class is just under 1,100 meters in length.


Thanks for telling me. But honestly, comparing the Prize to the Enterprise was probably a mistake on my part. I don't really want us to be bound to Star Trek.

So, unless y'all have other ideas (which is fine!), I'm gonna stick with the idea that it has 300 folks. Plus enough room for all the shuttles and greenhouses and so on.
Actually that brings up a question, about how many non PC crew members are there? Elm has two assistants, and I can imagine Mason having a nurse or assistant of some kind if that's the case.


I was honestly trying to avoid this question for as long as humanly possible. I'm still tempted to drop some vague non-answer like "As many as you want there to be."

But alright. This has a lot of Trek influence, and the ship that I used as the Prize's image is a fan-made modification of the Enterprise F from Star Trek Online. I don't know how big that one is, but the Enterprise we see in TNG has roughly 1000 people

1000 folks seems a bit much. But, it would fit with Raylah's post that gave the Prize room for 7 greenhouses. It would also fit with Mason needing medical staff, because there are too many people for one doctor to handle. And finally, that fits my stubborn insistence that we have a shuttle big enough to carry 2 dozen people.

Still, 1000 strikes me as too big. So let's tone it down to about 300, with the space to have greenhouses, shuttles and other yet-to-be-named rooms.

So, TL;DR: The Prize is a massive ship with roughly 300 individuals on board

Everyone cool with that?
A couple of things I would like to knowbefore I post...for clarification purposes.

1) It's just Rod, the Doc and I in Alpha?


Yeah. Unless you wanna bring in some NPC Redshirts. A generic pilot or security guard, maybe?

2) Is it ok if I refer to Robin as 3rd in command? It's for posting purposes only. She would be like "Scotty" on "Star Trek" not looking to take command, but if pushed into service she will.

Basically Robin will be giving an order to Alpha shuttle for when she is crawling under the ship.


Mmm... that's a tough one. After Carabello and Korax, I imagine that the third in command would probably be Gue'rach, due to his experience, age and administrative background.

But if you need her to give orders, just have her be in charge of Alpha Team. In that group, she's the most experienced and even the most educated.
she found this funny, as if Carabello expected her to go on strike and avoid watching particular areas of the ship.


Look, I'm just prepping for the inevitable AI Rights Movement. When Cake decides to jettison half the ship in protest, Nick doesn't wanna be on her bad side
But wouldn't smoking weed be like, cannibalism to a plant person?


I mean, humans are biologically animals, but it's not cannibalism when we eat other animals.

I kinda do like the idea of our humble Groot girl as being a vicious cannibal, tho
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That's an interesting way of saying "He prefers to grow his own weed."


I mean, I'm sure Elm does too.
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Well if you find something interesting, bring it back to the ship, I will plant it somewhere


And then it is revealed that the rugged old Captain Du-Vos actually a big fan of flower gardening.
I personally would like at least one post to gather my.... supplies before we take off. I promise to do so by the end of Friday. If that's too late and everyone else is waiting, you may nag me to get it done sooner.

EDIT: Y'know, it would be nice but not really necessary to get that post. If everyone else wants to move on, it can just be a surprise for later.


Surprises are cool! But it's completely up to you. Skipping to the action was only a recommendation.
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