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This is a very simple game. I'm not sure if it will be fun or boring, but there's no harm in trying.
This game is set during the time of the Original Series.
You have a total of 15 Skill Points to use during the course of the game. The object is to graduate from Starfleet and eventually get a command of your own. I'll take up to ten players.
Each round, you'll be given a task to do and a base percentage of succeeding. You can use up Skill Points to a task to improve you chances of succeeding. But once you use a Skill Point, it's gone forever.
During your time at Starfleet Academy, you will all have the same task each round. If you fail at two of the four tasks at the academy, you are kicked out of the game.
Once you're assigned to a ship as an Ensign, you will each be given your own randomly assigned task as you all rotate through different departments to get experience. Sometimes, failing a task just means you don't get a Command Point. Sometimes, it means death and removal from the game.
When you succeed, you gain a Command Point. If the task would have meant death if you failed, then you also get a Skill Point back.
When you get to 15 Command Points, you are given command of your own Starship.
EXAMPLE:
Ensign Jones is assisgned to Engineering when the Impulse Engine radiation shield fails. He crawls into the Jeffries Tube to fix the problem, with a 60% chance of succeeding. Failure means death by radiation poisoning. Each Skill point spent adds 5% to the chance of success.
Ensign Jones posts whether he wants to spend any Skill points (and how many), then I generate a random percentage number to see if he suceeds.
If he does, he gets a Command point and (since failure would have meant death) a Skill point.
If your interested in playing, post on this thread. We'll begin tomorrow if we have at least five players.
Munchoboy
10/27/2009, 13:30
If the Academy will have me, I'm in!
Space Jawa
10/27/2009, 13:45
Let's do this thing.
wintremute
10/27/2009, 13:48
Pressed into duty, I am.
EmperorNorton
10/27/2009, 13:49
I'd like to enroll.
hail_eris
10/27/2009, 14:04
Reporting for duty!
Well, that's five. We're good to go. Tomorrow, I'll post the first task all you 1st year cadets will have to complete.
I'll still take up to five more cadets before then. Still time to sign up.
Signing!
Wealthily yours,
Jackassterson
Signing!
So, Thawmus--my old enemy. Here you are now a lowly new recruit at Starfleet. How.. delightful.
I WANT TO SEE A FOUR THOUSAND WORD ESSAY ON ANDORIAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY ON MY DESK FIRST THING IN THE MORNING! AND I EXPECT YOUR PHASER MARKSMANSHIP TO BE UP AT LEAST 65% INSIDE OF A WEEK! AND IF I DON'T SEE A PERFECT PAPER ON THE UPCOMING TEMPORAL TRIGONOMETRY QUIZ FROM YOU--YOU'LL SPEND YOUR STARFLEET CAREER SCRUBBING TOILETS ON SPACE STATION K-7!!!! NOW GET MOVING, CADET!!!!!!
readyeddy?
10/27/2009, 15:26
I'll give it a shot.
Rokk_Krinn
10/27/2009, 15:30
Y'know I always forget to look at the Arcade any more. Sorry Kal. :(
Love to join this though (especially since Original is about the only Trek I kind-of know. :) )
So, Thawmus--my old enemy. Here you are now a lowly new recruit at Starfleet. How.. delightful.
I WANT TO SEE A FOUR THOUSAND WORD ESSAY ON ANDORIAN DIPLOMATIC HISTORY ON MY DESK FIRST THING IN THE MORNING! AND I EXPECT YOUR PHASER MARKSMANSHIP TO BE UP AT LEAST 65% INSIDE OF A WEEK! AND IF I DON'T SEE A PERFECT PAPER ON THE UPCOMING TEMPORAL TRIGONOMETRY QUIZ FROM YOU--YOU'LL SPEND YOUR STARFLEET CAREER SCRUBBING TOILETS ON SPACE STATION K-7!!!! NOW GET MOVING, CADET!!!!!!
You do know I'm the Admiral's daughter, right?
JackAssterson
10/27/2009, 15:57
I wanna play!
I wanna play!
You'd like to, but you forgot to sign up for lifelock.
Wealthily yours,
Jackassterson.
madslaust
10/27/2009, 16:56
I'll join, if there's room.
Rokk_Krinn
10/27/2009, 17:00
You do know I'm the Admiral's daughter, right?
Which means you'll never get command anyway as no way would he put his dearest little girl in harm's way.
Ergo, we might as well boot you now. ;)
Here's the list of naive 1st year cadets, with Skill pt/Command pts. listed for each:
Munchoboy 15/0
Space Jawa 15/0
Wintermute 15/0
EmperorNorton 15/0
hail eris 15/0
Thawmus 15/0
readyeddy? 15/0
Rokk Krinn 15/0
JackAssterson 15/0
madslaust 15/0
Your 1st-year task will be posted tomorrow by Noon eastern time.
EmperorNorton
10/27/2009, 17:33
Did I win yet?
Did I win yet?
No, but your robot double did.
EmperorNorton
10/27/2009, 17:42
Yeah, I figured my robot double scored more often than me.
Which means you'll never get command anyway as no way would he put his dearest little girl in harm's way.
Ergo, we might as well boot you now. ;)
He just called. Turns out he's not my real dad. :disappointed:
*starts writing Essay*
He just called. Turns out he's not my real dad. :disappointed:
*starts writing Essay*
He probably finally realized you're not a girl. :o
He probably finally realized you're not a girl. :o
Oh....I see....:angry:.....I see who betrayed me. Well gosh, I sure hope you make it through the night okay... :devious:
madslaust
10/27/2009, 18:25
Yeah, I figured my robot double scored more often than me.
Must not make obvious joke.
Must not make obvious joke.
Must not make obvious joke.
Yeah, I figured my robot double scored more often than me.
Well of course he did, because he's your double! Get it? He's like 2x! He multiplies his score by 2! :laugh: :p :grin: :nervous: :squareeye :speechles
Was that the joke, Madslaust? :noid:
JackAssterson
10/27/2009, 19:30
Must not make obvious joke.
Must not make obvious joke.
Must not make obvious joke.
His robot double is a teacher who grades tests, thus "scoring" a lot more than he does!
His robot double leaves burned residue on metal plating, thus creating more carbon scoring!
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
madslaust
10/27/2009, 21:15
His robot double is a teacher who grades tests, thus "scoring" a lot more than he does!
His robot double leaves burned residue on metal plating, thus creating more carbon scoring!
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
Now THAT'S funny!
:laugh:
JackAssterson
10/28/2009, 02:03
YOU'LL SPEND YOUR STARFLEET CAREER SCRUBBING TOILETS ON SPACE STATION K-7!!!! NOW GET MOVING, CADET!!!!!![/B]
Better than scrubbing the toilets on Station K-9 over at Sirius.
Hyuk.
Munchoboy 15/0
Space Jawa 15/0
Wintermute 15/0
EmperorNorton 15/0
hail eris 15/0
Thawmus 15/0
readyeddy? 15/0
Rokk Krinn 15/0
JackAssterson 15/0
madslaust 15/0
Okay, so everyone has 15 Skill pts. to spend and no Command pts. yet.
Here's your first task:
The Freshman cadets are all to be transported to Planet 2 in the Regulan system, set down without equipment in a desolate swamp filled with icky Regulan Bloodworms. This is a Survival Test, forcing you to live off the land for one week. All cadets will be carefully monitored and beamed to safety if they are in danger, so there is no risk to life or limb this time. But failing the test will be a black mark on your record. Remember, you MUST succeed at two of the four tasks you will be given during your Academy years to avoid flunking out.
There is a 70% base chance of success. For each Skill pt. you choose to spend, the chance of success is increased 10%.
You have until Noon Eastern time tomorrow to post that you are spending Skill points. If you don't post, the default is you are NOT spending any points.
EmperorNorton
10/28/2009, 11:13
Cadet Norton opts for spending one skill point.
Fried Bloodworm is just like sausage.
Munchoboy
10/28/2009, 11:46
Cadet Muncho will opt to not spend any Skill Points this time-around.
EmperorNorton
10/28/2009, 12:54
*flings mud at Cadet Muncho*
Munchoboy
10/28/2009, 12:59
*flings mud at Cadet Muncho*
Thanks! Mud is an excellent resource when building a shelter!
:laugh:
readyeddy?
10/28/2009, 13:39
I'll not use any skill points today.
Rokk_Krinn
10/28/2009, 14:08
Cadet Krinn will spend one skill point to try and think of something creative to write...
Space Jawa
10/28/2009, 14:41
I like those chances at this point in the game. I'm going it without spending a Skill Point.
JackAssterson
10/28/2009, 14:51
Cadet Arnice K. Bragg straightens his perfectly coiffed hair, brushes his perfectly shiny teeth and chooses not to spend any points while he daintily avoids any contact with the bloodworms whatsoever.
He's too good for them!
hail_eris
10/28/2009, 15:08
Cadet Eris will not be spending any skill points today.
Cadet Thawmus Aloisius Lightbringer Cathander Henry Princess Cupcake Alexander will not be using any skill points.
He's a Cathander Henry. He has no need to flaunt his power today.
madslaust
10/28/2009, 17:31
Cadet Maddy Lost will opt not to spend a skill point today.
JackAssterson
10/28/2009, 19:20
Cadet Arnice K. Bragg would like to remind the other cadets that his uniform is spotless, and he would like it to remain so. Please remember to carry him on a makeshift litter through the swamp as you attempt to attempt to extract the Regulan bloodworms from your lower extremities.
That goes double for any Aloisius Lightbringer Cathander Henry Princess Cupcake Alexander family members who may be lurking about! :mad:
Cadet Arnice K. Bragg would like to remind the other cadets that his uniform is spotless, and he would like it to remain so. Please remember to carry him on a makeshift litter through the swamp as you attempt to attempt to extract the Regulan bloodworms from your lower extremities.
That goes double for any Aloisius Lightbringer Cathander Henry Princess Cupcake Alexander family members who may be lurking about! :mad:
There's a K. Bragg here?
No wonder the attendant laughed when I said I was coming here. :(
Oh well, I'll have to add a skull to the family mantle, I suppose.
JackAssterson
10/28/2009, 23:22
About what I'd expect from a Aloisius Lightbringer Cathander Henry Princess Cupcake Alexander. :cheeky: I take it the bloodworms were pining for someone of their stature to come along. A pity they won't be getting even that.
About what I'd expect from a Aloisius Lightbringer Cathander Henry Princess Cupcake Alexander. :cheeky: I take it the bloodworms were pining for someone of their stature to come along. A pity they won't be getting even that.
You mean you're jumping in then? That's good. Say hi to all of the other K. Bragg family members in there. :cheeky:
JackAssterson
10/29/2009, 00:01
You mean you're jumping in then? That's good. Say hi to all of the other K. Bragg family members in there. :cheeky:
You know, I shouldn't pass judgment. You're likely doing the Aloisius Lightbringer Cathander Henry Princess Cupcake Alexander family proud by joining Starfleet. Why, if you work hard and study, you may attain a position that has as of yet eluded your family's reach. Custodial services, perhaps, or surveying pockets of methane for the Federation.
I'd almost envy the inevitably simple and rustic fate that awaits you, but the inexorable call to greatness that follows a K. Bragg simply won't allow such petty distractions. :cheeky:
You know, I shouldn't pass judgment. You're likely doing the Aloisius Lightbringer Cathander Henry Princess Cupcake Alexander family proud by joining Starfleet. Why, if you work hard and study, you may attain a position that has as of yet eluded your family's reach. Custodial services, perhaps, or surveying pockets of methane for the Federation.
I'd almost envy the inevitably simple and rustic fate that awaits you, but the inexorable call to greatness that follows a K. Bragg simply won't allow such petty distractions. :cheeky:
Oh look, the K. Bragg family still hasn't figured a way out of their incestuous relationship with failure, and is pointing fingers again! What a shock!
Look, your dad can blame everyone else for getting kicked out of Starfleet. But when it was all said and done, Mom stayed with MY dad, not yours. He needs to get over it.
EmperorNorton
10/29/2009, 11:02
Sheesh.
At least when I flung mud it was actually mud.
Munchoboy
10/29/2009, 11:06
Sheesh.
At least when I flung mud it was actually mud.
LOL :laugh:
Still waiting to hear from Cadet Wintermute. Results will be posted at Noon Eastern time.
Sheesh.
At least when I flung mud it was actually mud.
That....wasn't mud. I really didn't want to say anything, but you should really check the soil composition next time you want to shove your hand in that stuff.
Munchoboy
10/29/2009, 12:12
That....wasn't mud. I really didn't want to say anything, but you should really check the soil composition next time you want to shove your hand in that stuff.
Aw man! I used that stuff to build my shelter!
***KHHAAAAAAAAANNNN!***
Aw man! I used that stuff to build my shelter!
***KHHAAAAAAAAANNNN!***
You better hope there's no precipitation. That's all I'm saying. :noid:
JackAssterson
10/29/2009, 12:42
Oh look, the K. Bragg family still hasn't figured a way out of their incestuous relationship with failure, and is pointing fingers again! What a shock!
Look, your dad can blame everyone else for getting kicked out of Starfleet. But when it was all said and done, Mom stayed with MY dad, not yours. He needs to get over it.
How dare you bring that up! I'll see you tossed in a Klingon penal colony rooming with a half brain dead degenerate named "Zeke"!
Or, as such specimens are known to every known Aloisius Lightbringer Cathander Henry Princess Cupcake Alexander, "Sir!"
Munchoboy
10/29/2009, 12:54
How dare you bring that up! I'll see you tossed in a Klingon penal colony rooming with a half brain dead degenerate named "Zeke"!
Or, as such specimens are known to every known Aloisius Lightbringer Cathander Henry Princess Cupcake Alexander, "Sir!"
LOL! He said "penal". :noid:
:laugh:
How dare you bring that up! I'll see you tossed in a Klingon penal colony rooming with a half brain dead degenerate named "Zeke"!
Or, as such specimens are known to every known Aloisius Lightbringer Cathander Henry Princess Cupcake Alexander, "Sir!"
Hot button, huh? So I suppose your father's colonization policy of crashing civilian ships into uninhabitable planets, is a topic better left forgotten? :cheeky:
Meanwhile, my father was busy trying to get some immediate terraforming tech down to those people, and your father had him arrested for treason.
Your father was a disgrace to the uniform. He got what was coming to him. Might want to tread lightly with that name. :tired:
Well, most of you pass the Survival Test with flying colors. But Space Jawa and readyeddy? use careless survival techniques and catch Regulan Blood Fever. They are beamed out early and receive an F for the Test. Remember, one more F for either of them fails them out of the Academy.
Munchoboy 15/1
Space Jawa 15/0 :disappointed:
Wintermute 15/1
EmperorNorton 14/1
hail eris 15/1
Thawmus 15/1
readyeddy? 15/0 :disappointed:
Rokk Krinn 14/1
JackAssterson 15/1
madslaust 15/1
The Sophmore year at the Academy is the most academically challenging. In fact, the essays required by one of the teachers--Commodore Ace Brickbat (Ret)--are notoriously difficult. You each have a 65% chance of getting a passing grade on his essay "Tellerite Physiology and its Effect on Cultural Development and Inter-Cultural Relationships." Every Skill Point you spend adds 5% to your chances of passing.
You all have until Noon Eastern tomorrow to post if you want to spend Skill Points.
Cadet Thawmus Aloisius Lightbringer Cathander Henry Princess Cupcake Alexander will use 0 Skill points.
EmperorNorton
10/29/2009, 13:09
Cadet Norton won't spend more time than necessary on this essay, instead using the evening to try a field experiment in Inter-Cultural Relationship, i.e. taking the cute chick from Orion to the bar.
readyeddy?
10/29/2009, 13:09
Well considering my now gloomy outlook suggests I'd better spend one skill point this time around.
Cadet Norton won't spend more time than necessary on this essay, instead using the evening to try a field experiment in Inter-Cultural Relationship, i.e. taking the cute chick from Orion to the bar.
You're up-to-date on all your vaccinations, right?
Munchoboy
10/29/2009, 13:21
The Sophmore year at the Academy is the most academically challenging. In fact, the essays required by one of the teachers--Commodore Ace Brickbat (Ret)--are notoriously difficult. You each have a 65% chance of getting a passing grade on his essay "Tellerite Physiology and its Effect on Cultural Development and Inter-Cultural Relationships." Every Skill Point you spend adds 5% to your chances of passing.
Cadet Muncho is going to hit the books on this one; while he engages routinely in insult matches with his Tellerite cadet hallmate, he could stand to learn a little more about their other customs.
Cadet Muncho will spend one Skill Point.
Space Jawa
10/29/2009, 13:45
Can I only spend 1 skill point on this task? Because I'd like to spend 2 if it's an acceptable option.
Can I only spend 1 skill point on this task? Because I'd like to spend 2 if it's an acceptable option.
You can spend as many Skill points as you want. Just remember that you only rarely get to earn any back.
EmperorNorton
10/29/2009, 13:53
You're up-to-date on all your vaccinations, right?
Most certainly.
JackAssterson
10/29/2009, 14:58
Meanwhile, my father was busy trying to get some immediate terraforming tech down to those people, and your father had him arrested for treason.
"Terraforming tech" eh? I seem to recall that tech seemed to strongly resemble weaponry destined to be shipped to the civil war on Janus V! A war that, I might add, was forbidden to be interfered with by the Federation!
And if those civilians had taken better care of those ships, they'd never have crashed in the first place! :mad: Fixer upper opportunities require steady maintenance -- everyone knows that!
You may have escaped the bloodworms, Aloisius Lightbringer Cathander Henry Princess Cupcake Alexander, but Brickbat is going to eat you alive! :devious:
I spend 1 point in the pursuit of knowledge and the further expansion of the K. Bragg sphere of influence.
As for the text, I shall spend 1 point in pursuit of knowledge.
"Terraforming tech" eh? I seem to recall that tech seemed to strongly resemble weaponry destined to be shipped to the civil war on Janus V! A war that, I might add, was forbidden to be interfered with by the Federation!
Everyone knows that there was no connection, and that the trial was a scam. In the end, Mom made the right choice. I only regret that she gave birth to such uptight, snooty, self-centered K. Braggs such as you.
And if those civilians had taken better care of those ships, they'd never have crashed in the first place! :mad: Fixer upper opportunities require steady maintenance -- everyone knows that!
HE RAMMED THEM WITH A FEDERATION WARSHIP, AND THREATENED TO FIRE IF THEY ACTIVATED THEIR ENGINE CORES. Exactly how much maintenance is required to keep your father from randomly becoming a madman?
You may have escaped the bloodworms, Aloisius Lightbringer Cathander Henry Princess Cupcake Alexander, but Brickbat is going to eat you alive! :devious:
Brickbat's going to fail me no matter what I do, since he's been loyal to your insane father for years. I'm going to sit back and drink Romulan Ale with the ladies. Which I'm sure you'd love to join in on, but you look busy. Best get back to work.
hail_eris
10/29/2009, 18:32
Ensign Eris will spend a point in pursuit of knowledge.
madslaust
10/29/2009, 20:08
Cadet Lost is surprised at the results so far, but will spend a skill point for this test. That way he can spend some time with that chick from Alnitak; she wants to show me her "Orion's Belt"...
What's the test on again?
JackAssterson
10/29/2009, 22:32
HE RAMMED THEM WITH A FEDERATION WARSHIP, AND THREATENED TO FIRE IF THEY ACTIVATED THEIR ENGINE CORES. Exactly how much maintenance is required to keep your father from randomly becoming a madman?
Hearsay! Slander! In print it's libel! That was no Federation warship, but a simple maintenance barge that suffered a minor navigational malfunction! We have all the notarized paperwork in a vault!
Brickbat's going to fail me no matter what I do
As goes Brickbat, so goes life.
Wintremute and Rokk Krinn have till Noon Eastern to let me know if they want to spend any skill points.
I'll post results then.
Hearsay! Slander! In print it's libel! That was no Federation warship, but a simple maintenance barge that suffered a minor navigational malfunction! We have all the notarized paperwork in a vault!
So the photon torpedoes that were fired at the security convoy were...what? Emergency flares that malfunctioned? :cheeky:
As goes Brickbat, so goes life.
Not really, actually. His sins will get to him one day.
Gee whiz, Commodore Brickbat (Ret) is indeed a tough teacher. Four of you (Munchoboy, hail eris, Rokk Krinn and madslaust) do not get a passing grade. Halfway through the Academy and over half of you are on the verge of flunking out.
Munchoboy 14/1 :disappointed:
Space Jawa 13/1 :disappointed:
Wintremute 15/2
EmperorNorton 14/2
hail eris 14/1 :disappointed:
Thawmus 15/2
readyeddy? 14/1 :disappointed:
Rokk Krinn 14/1 :disappointed:
JackAssterson 14/2
madslaust 14/1 :disappointed:
Well, you've all made it to your Junior Year. One of the key tests this year is a tactical combat simulation. You are in a one-man space ship in tight orbit around Pluto. A computer controlled ship is also in orbit, on the opposite side of the planet from you. Both ships have ten missles and ten anti-missle missles (a hit generates an EMP that knocks out the damaged ship without hurting the pilot). Winning the combat against the computer ship requires seat-of-your-pants calculations and finely-honed instincts.
You have a 60% chance of succeeding. Each skill point you spend adds 10% to your chances.
Everyone has until Noon eastern on Monday to post if you want to spend skill points.
readyeddy?
10/30/2009, 13:04
I'll spend 2 points.
Seems Brickbat had a change of heart, eh, Bragg? ;)
Cadet Thawmus Aloisius Lightbringer Cathander Henry Princess Cupcake Alexander will continue to waltz his way through training, spending 0 points, high-fiving wintremute, stealing Norton's candy and eating it in front of him, and giving Bragg a smug look of: "Wait, that took effort?"
All while giving a quick slap to the rump of that girl that's been eying him all day.
hail_eris
10/30/2009, 15:20
Cadet Eris apparently isn't one for all this booklearnin'. So he'll spend two points on shootin' and flyin' and whatnot.
EmperorNorton
10/30/2009, 15:33
stealing Norton's candy and eating it in front of him
That was no candy. That was a keepsake from Regula 2! :laugh:
Cadet Norton trusts in his finely-honed instincts, deciding to not spend any skill points.
That was no candy. That was a keepsake from Regula 2! :laugh:
Cadet Norton trusts in his finely-honed instincts, deciding to not spend any skill points.
I'm going to be in the bathroom. For a while. :(
JackAssterson
10/30/2009, 15:48
I'm going to be in the bathroom. For a while. :(
The Aloisius Lightbringer Cathander Henry Princess Cupcake Alexander family motto?
:laugh:
Ah, an unending source of amusement for the K. Braggs, you lot.
I'll spend one point.
The Aloisius Lightbringer Cathander Henry Princess Cupcake Alexander family motto?
:laugh:
Ah, an unending source of amusement for the K. Braggs, you lot.
I'll spend one point.
We only speak it to your women. Who apparently cannot help themselves but follow us in. ;)
BTW, Mom says "Hi".
madslaust
10/30/2009, 18:02
Cadet Lost is going to spend 2 skill points this time.
Rokk_Krinn
10/31/2009, 10:38
I'll spend 2 points.
Space Jawa
11/02/2009, 04:36
I shall also spend 2 points in an effort to continue on.
Munchoboy
11/02/2009, 10:15
Cadet Muncho will also spend 2 Skill Points.
If Muncho flunks out of the Academy, he'll have no choice but to take his Uncle's offer to join his freight operation.
The last thing Muncho wants to do is haul freight and the such across the galaxy. :o
I've heard from everyone except Wintremute, who I think may have either forgotten about this game or decided not to play. Ironically, he's got a perfect score so far.
Results to be posted at Noon Eastern.
Well, EmperorNorton and Thawmus aren't quite quick enough with their finely-honed instincts and fail the test. Everyone else passes. JackAssterson and Wintremute are in the running for class valivictorian.
Munchoboy 12/2 :disappointed:
Space Jawa 11/2 :disappointed:
Wintremute 15/3
EmperorNorton 14/2 :disappointed:
hail eris 12/2 :disappointed:
Thawmus 15/2 :disappointed:
readyeddy? 12/2 :disappointed:
Rokk Krinn 12/2 :disappointed:
JackAssterson 13/3
madslaust 12/2 :disappointed:
You are all now Seniors and each of you must take the legendary and highly secret Kobiayashi Moru test. Previous cadets have all been sworn to secrecy as to its nature, so none of you know what you are gettng into. There's a rumor that it's a test of character with no real way to win, but no one really believes that. After all, it's well-known that Captain James Kirk beat the scenario.
You all have a base 70% of getting a passing grade in the test. Because you don't necessarily know how to prepare, each skill point you use only adds 2% to your chances.
You all have until Noon Eastern Time tomorrow to decide whether to spend skill points.
Go for broke.
Cadet Thawmus Aloisius Lightbringer Cathander Henry Princess Cupcake Alexander, will spend zero points.
(In hindsight, I would have totally just put points into the 3rd test so I could sail through this one. I half-considered it, but decided to ride my luck.)
readyeddy?
11/02/2009, 13:22
I'll spend 5 points --- 5 --- Ah Ah Ah Ah!
Bah, nevermind, I'm spending 5.
Dang it all to heck! :disappointed:
EmperorNorton
11/02/2009, 14:00
I can't go back to that forsaken hell-hole I am forced to call home!
7 points say I'll get to graduate!
I can't go back to that forsaken hell-hole I am forced to call home!
7 points say I'll get to graduate!
There's always the Merchant Marine service. Or perhaps you can get a job as assistant to Cyrano Jones.
hail_eris
11/02/2009, 15:10
Heck, I'll spend 5.
madslaust
11/02/2009, 15:37
I'll spend none.
readyeddy?
11/02/2009, 17:24
If I wash out, I'll be forced to partner up with Harry Mudd and that guy who sells Tribbles on a very risky intergalactic ponzi scheme.
JackAssterson
11/03/2009, 01:33
I'll spend 0 points. K. Braggs need no points!
Munchoboy
11/03/2009, 09:52
Cadet Muncho will spend 5 points.
*crosses fingers*
Rokk_Krinn
11/03/2009, 10:42
I'll spend two points.
Munchoboy
11/03/2009, 10:54
Could I spend more points to alter, er..."enhance" the Scenario experience?
:laugh:
Could I spend more points to alter, er..."enhance" the Scenario experience?
:laugh:
Oh, come on! Who would actually do such a thing??? :o
I do need to know how many points you are spending within the next few hours.
Also I have yet to hear from Space Jawa, JackA and Wintremute.
Munchoboy
11/03/2009, 11:09
Oh, come on! Who would actually do such a thing??? :o
I do need to know how many points you are spending within the next few hours.
LOL, here you go:
Cadet Muncho will spend 5 points.
*crosses fingers*
Oh, come on! Who would actually do such a thing??? :o
I do need to know how many points you are spending within the next few hours.
Also I have yet to hear from Space Jawa, JackA and Wintremute.
Wintremute seems to be a lost cause. I haven't seen him on here in a while. Wonder what's up.
JackA already said he'd spend 0 points.
Wintremute seems to be a lost cause. I haven't seen him on here in a while. Wonder what's up.
JackA already said he'd spend 0 points.
Whoops. I missed both Jack's and Muncho's posts.
I'm gonna put Wintremute on extended leave until he posts to say he wants back into the game.
Gee whiz, the test IS a test of character. Who would have thunk it?
Anyway, madslaust and JackAssterson both fail when they throw fits at “losing” and beat up the cadets serving as helmsmen during in the simulation. Sadly, that means madslaust washes out of the Academy. The rest of you graduate, though, and are all commissioned as Ensigns in Star Fleet. Now you don’t have to worry about flunking out—just dying.
Assignments to ships and missions are all random. Some of you might have a consistently easy time—some may have a hard time every mission. It’s all random chance.
Munchoboy 7/3
Assigned to the heavy cruiser Exeter. When the ship is ambushed by Orion pirates, a lucky hit takes down the starboard shields, impulse engines and bridge weapon controls. Ensign Munchoboy, on duty in the Starboard Phaser room, is the only conscious crewman able to operate the phasers. If he can fire an accurate barrage at the pirate ships, he can save the Exeter.
If he fails, he (and his crewmates) all die. So if he succeeds, he gets a skill point as well as a command point.
Base chance for success is 60%, plus 5% for each skill point spent.
Space Jawa 11/3
Assigned to the destroyer Alexander. While exploring a jungle planet, a crewmate is attacked by a six-legged jungle beast. If Ensign Jawa can make a perfect shot with his hand phaser, he can save his crewmate. Otherwise, he’ll accidentally disintegrate his mate as well as the beast.
Base Chance of success is 65%, plus 5% for each skill point spent.
EmperorNorton 7/3
Assigned to the destroyer Sargon. The captain leaves the ship for a conference on Starbase 7. Ensign Norton is assigned to care for the captain’s beloved Vulcan night-blooming orchid while the captain is gone. It takes a lot of careful care to keep this plant alive. If he fails, the grouchy captain will probably give him a bad overall performance evaluation.
Base Chance of success is 55%, plus 10% for each skill point spent.
hail eris 7/3
Assigned to Outpost 17, one of the line of artificial asteroids that keep watch on the edge of the Romulan Neutral Zone. This boring duty is made suddenly exciting when Ensign eris stumbles over information that one of his crewmates has sold out to the Romulans. Only he has a chance to hurry to the shuttle bay and stop the traitor before he escapes with secret information.
Base chance of success is 60%, plus 5% for each skill point spent.
Thawmus 10/3
Assigned to Starbase 5 and put in charge of shuttle maintenance. Can Ensign Thawmus get a good performance evaluation by beating the old record on refitting shuttles quickly?
Base chance of success is 60%, plus 5% for each skill point spent.
readyeddy? 7/3
Assigned to the scout ship Bowie. When a Federation Ambassador and his Orion wife are taken aboard as passengers, the wife starts making advances on Ensign readyeddy. Can the Ensign resist her advances and the lure of the pheromones she’s exuding, or will he embarrass Star Fleet and cause an interplanetary incident?
Base chance of success is 50%, plus 5% for each skill point spent.
Rokk Krinn 10/3
Assigned to the Transport/Tug Al Rachid. When Andorian Fever sweeps through the Passenger Pod the Al Rachid is currently towing, it’s up to Ensign Krinn to face down a panicky crowd to keep them from forcibly ejected several sick passengers out the airlock.
Base Chance of Success is 60%, plus 5% for each skill point spent
JackAssterson 13/3
Assigned to the light cruiser El Cid. During an exploration of an ancient alien ruin on an unexplored planet, Ensign JackA finds himself locked in hand-to-hand combat with a shape shifting vampire creature!!!
If he loses, he dies. So he earns a skill point as well as a command point if he lives.
Base chance of success is 55%, plus 5% for each skill point spent.
You all have until tomorrow at Noon to post whether you want to use skill points. After that, we’ll probably have to go to twice a week on this game so I can keep up.
hail_eris
11/03/2009, 13:19
I'll spend two points trying to track down that traitorous knave!
Of course I can refit shuttles quickly. No points necessary.
Instead, I'll send a transmission to K. Bragg of me dressing up as a Vampire. He should find it hilarious, since he totally won't be engaged in hand to hand combat with one at the time. Especially a shape shifting vampire, those are pretty rare. I should make the vid warp my image, so it looks like I'm shape shifting. Yeah! That'd be hilarious. He'd get a kick out of it. :classic:
Munchoboy
11/03/2009, 13:38
Assigned to the heavy cruiser Exeter. When the ship is ambushed by Orion pirates, a lucky hit takes down the starboard shields, impulse engines and bridge weapon controls. Ensign Munchoboy, on duty in the Starboard Phaser room, is the only conscious crewman able to operate the phasers. If he can fire an accurate barrage at the pirate ships, he can save the Exeter.
If he fails, he (and his crewmates) all die. So if he succeeds, he gets a skill point as well as a command point.
Base chance for success is 60%, plus 5% for each skill point spent.
Wiping the sweat from his brow, and shaking thoughts of injured crewmates from his mind, Cadet Muncho takes steady aim at the Orion vessels and prepares to send those pirates to Hades.
"May the Great Bird of the Galaxy guide my hand!"
Ensign Muncho spends 3 skill points.
Space Jawa
11/03/2009, 13:44
Also I have yet to hear from Space Jawa, JackA and Wintremute.
Dang and here I thought I had gotten to it. Still, glad to know I didn't flunk out. Guess that means since I had been planning on spending points, that leaves me better off, huh?
Anyway, I'll spend 1 skill point towards the effort to save the crewmate.
Ya know, this might make a fun card game. It'd be easy to print out on card stock and some sort of tokens could be used for skill points and command points. Players would roll percentage dice to see if they succeed with each mission.
I may very well do this. I'm pretty sure I can get some of my friends to give it a try.
Only thing I would say is that 15 Command Points seems a tad high. Unless there's missions where you can get 10 or something, I really don't see anyone attaining that goal.
madslaust
11/03/2009, 14:12
Dammit. At least I'm not dead. Whatever that's good for.
:(
readyeddy?
11/03/2009, 14:22
Good lord, what a mess. I'm running out of points fast and now I've got the worst chance of success? Plus this isn't life or death so I can't get any points back. I'll spend 2 points.
Only thing I would say is that 15 Command Points seems a tad high. Unless there's missions where you can get 10 or something, I really don't see anyone attaining that goal.
If this were a card game, each round would probably go pretty quick, so 15 might not be impossible.
If 15 command points seems to high for this online version, you can all let me know. I can lower it if you all want.
If this were a card game, each round would probably go pretty quick, so 15 might not be impossible.
If 15 command points seems to high for this online version, you can all let me know. I can lower it if you all want.
Well, I'm saying that pre-emptively. Let's play it out, and see if I'm being a Thawmus.
EmperorNorton
11/03/2009, 15:24
I will protect that orchid, even if it's the last thing I'm doing.
Three points will be spent to ensure the health of the precious plant.
JackAssterson
11/03/2009, 15:49
I'll spend five points!
Hold on, getting a transmission...
...
...
:angry:
Aloisius Lightbringer Cathander Henry Princess Cupcake Alexanderrrrrr!
Sorry, busy right now. Prepping shuttles.
Rokk_Krinn
11/04/2009, 10:52
Bummer. Stuck on a tug but at least I'm still taking care of sick people.
While it would be embarrassing to fail at that I guess I should conserve my points for the life and death situations so going with the base chance here.
Everyone posted, so here's the results a little early.
Ensign hail eris doesn't quite make it to the shuttle bay in time to stop the traitor from escaping. That'll be a black mark on his record!!!
But the rest of you succeed in your missions, including saving the USS Exetor from Orion pirates and defeating an alien shape-shifter in hand-to-hand combat.
Here's the next set of missions:
Munchoboy 5/4
Assigned to the light cruiser USS Castor. While patrolling near the border of Klingon Space, you are taking a shift as helmsman. Your ship is spying on a Klingon D7 Cruiser and you must match its maneuvers exactly in order to pass as a shadow on its sensors.
Base chance of success is 60%. 5% per skill point.
Space Jawa 10/4
Assigned to the heavy cruiser USS Yorktown. The shielding in the engine room is damaged following a malfunction. You must crawl into the Jeffries Tube and effect repairs before half the crew (including yourself) is killed by a hard radiation leak.
Base chance of success is 60%. 10% per skill point. You die if you fail and earn a skill point as well as a command point if you succeed.
EmperorNorton 4/4
Assigned to the heavy cruiser USS Kongo. While on a diplomatic mission on a planet near the Klingon sphere of influence, local customs and a series of bizarre coincidences force you to engage in gladiatorial combat against a Klingon warrior. The fight is to the death.
Base chance of success is 50%. 10% per skill point. You die if you fail and earn a skill point as well as a command point if you succeed.
hail eris 5/3
Assigned to Memory Alpha. While stationed at the Federation’s central library facility, you are called upon to investigate the murder of a visiting Vulcan scientist.
Base chance of success is 65%. 5% per skill point.
Thawmus 10/4
Assigned to the science ship USS Sheldon Cooper. While studying an ion storm, you are tasked with the difficult task of keeping the ship’s sensors properly calibrated despite the high background radiation.
Base chance of success is 70%. 2% per skill point.
readyeddy? 5/4
Assigned to Colony A-5637Q. While serving as Starfleet liaison at a new colony, you encounter a disembodied brain that is attempting to mentally possess the colonists. Can you stand up to it in a battle of mental strength? Or will your brain implode?
Base chance of success is 55%. 5% per skill point. You die if you fail and earn a skill point as well as a command point if you succeed.
Rokk Krinn 10/4
Assigned to the destroyer USS Achilles. Well, SOMEBODY has to clean out the waste disposal units. And your captain is really detailed in his post-cleaning inspections, so you can’t miss so much as a smudge.
Base Chance of Success is 55%. 5% per skill point.
JackAssterson 9/4
Assigned to Starbase 13. Paperwork—paperwork—paperwork. Administrative Assistant to the Commodore isn’t the most exciting work in the world, but someone has to do the paperwork.
Base Chance of Success is 60%. 10% per skill point.
The deadline will be FRIDAY at Noon eastern time. (I'll need a little more time from now on to prepare missions for each round.)
EmperorNorton
11/04/2009, 11:55
I shall spend two points and hope for the best.
readyeddy?
11/04/2009, 11:59
So no forbidden Orion nookie for me eh? Well I'm getting low on skill points but this sounds like I better spend two here in hopes of getting one back.
I'm tasked with a difficult task. And while that's a lot of tasking, I'm going to take the tasking to task.
Ensign Thawmus Aloisius Lightbringer Cathander Henry Princess Cupcake Alexander will spend 0 points.
In the meantime, I'll distract K. Bragg with some Gorshin Holodisk material. Everyone likes presents! :classic:
Space Jawa
11/04/2009, 20:50
I shall spend 2 points in hopes of saving several lives.
JackAssterson
11/04/2009, 23:58
I'll spend 1 point! After defeating a freaking shape-changing space vampire, a little paperwork sounds like a breeze.
Munchoboy
11/05/2009, 09:24
Cadet Muncho will spend 0 Points this go-around; after targetting more than one Orion pirate vessels by manual control in a life or death situation, mirroring a Klingon bucket's maneuvers should be a breeze!
:classic:
Still waiting to here from Rokk and hail, but remember that the deadline isn't until tomorrow, so there's plenty of time yet.
hail_eris
11/05/2009, 12:24
No points for me. Wasted two in a footrace, so let's see how savvy a researcher I am.
Rokk_Krinn
11/05/2009, 13:02
I think I need to conserve points and, frankly, clearing up the santitation units is why I've got orderlies and LPN's. :cheeky:
Showing pride in my station will just have to be a black mark. ;)
You've all posted. I can post the results today if you want. Or would you all rather stick to the scheduled deadline?
EmperorNorton
11/05/2009, 14:29
Do it now, please.
If I'm dead I'd like to know it as soon as possible.
You've all posted. I can post the results today if you want. Or would you all rather stick to the scheduled deadline?
I have ADD. Gimme now. :laugh:
Well, sadly, your Academy graduating class suffers its first casualty, as Ensign Norton falls to a Klingon B’tleth. Also, Rokk Krinn fails his Waste Disposal inspection.
The following crew have reached 5 Skill points—one third of the way to victory—and are promoted to Lieutenant: Munchoboy, Space Jawa, Thawmus, readyeddy?, and JackAssterson.
Here’s the next set of missions:
Munchoboy 5/5
Assigned to the Heavy Cruiser USS Hornet. An ancient and potentially powerful alien artifact is discovered on a newly-explored planet. While transporting the artifact via shuttle to Starbase 8, you are captured by Klingons. Escaping with the artifact won’t be easy.
Base chance of success is 50%, plus 5% per skill point. If you fail, you die, so success earns a skill point as well as a command point.
Space Jawa 9/5
Assigned to the light cruiser USS Loki. During a diplomatic stopover at a primitive planet, the Lt. Commander in charge of your away team is killed and an ion storm cuts off communications with the ship. You find yourself the only person in a position to stop a world-wide Jihad by rescuing a captured baby princess from terrorists.
Base chance of success is 55%, plus 10% per skill point.
hail eris 5/4
Assigned to the Destroyer USS Cortez. A skirmish with a Klingon ship leaves the bridge a mess after a disrupter hit. Guess who is given the tedious task of rewiring the Sub-Space radio array in less than 24 hours?
Base chance of success is 65%, plus 5% per skill point
Thawmus 10/5
Assigned to the science ship USS Lagrange. A plague sweeps across Rigel 5. You lead one of several teams tracking down the one colonist whose blood contains the anti-bodies needed to make a cure. It’s too bad the colonist is wanted for murder—it makes him difficult to find.
Base Chance of success is 55%, plus 5% per skill point.
readyeddy 4/5
Assigned to the heavy cruiser USS Constitution. The First Officer assigns you the complicated task of working up the duty roster for the transporter room—figuring in the different rest cycles needed for transporter techs of at least four different species. It’s a more complicated job than you at first suspected.
Base chance of success is 70%, plus 5% per skill point.
Rokk Krinn 10/4
Assigned to the destroyer USS Ares. During your 24 hour leave on Janus 13, you get involved in a bar fight and end up in the local slammer. Only some fast talking and a little haggling with the cops can keep this unfortunate incident off your official record.
Base chance of success is 60%, plus 5% per skill point.
JackAssterson 9/5
Assigned to the Transport/Tug USS Doppler. Your ship is towing a damaged Tellerite mining ship to the nearest spaceport. Is your hunch that the Tellerite captain is guilty of sabotaging his own ship for insurance reasons correct? And can you gather the evidence you need to prove it on your own when your captain refuses to give credence to your hunch?
Base Chance of Success is 55%, plus 5% per skill point.
We'll make the deadline for this round Monday at Noon Eastern.
Space Jawa
11/05/2009, 15:06
I shall spend 1 skill point.
I couldn't tell, does mine have chance of death involved?
EDIT: Nevermind, I see that it doesn't.
I will spend zero skill points.
hail_eris
11/05/2009, 15:51
I'll spend zero points. I'll then supervise the packing of Ensign Norton into his official burial torpedo, which we will fire at the planet Genesis on our next trip through that part of the universe.
readyeddy?
11/05/2009, 16:11
I'll risk 1 pt as I figure I better stay conservative from now on.
I'll spend zero points. I'll then supervise the packing of Ensign Norton into his official burial torpedo, which we will fire at the planet Genesis on our next trip through that part of the universe.
I've heard that Genesis is a great place to be buried. Some say you even come back to life, there.
I'm pretty sure Norton would want whatever planet is farthest away from Genesis, for that reason.
Munchoboy
11/05/2009, 16:38
LIEUTENANT Muncho (:classic:) will risk 2 skill points in order to escape with the Artifact intact and unharmed.
"It belongs in a (Federation) museum!"
JackAssterson
11/06/2009, 01:35
Though it really sounds like a cool mission, I'll spend 0 points. Those points, need them I will.
I'm really buckling down to get this turned into a card game so I can try it with some friends. I expect to be done within a week (it's a really simple game to create other than thinking up a total of 100 different missions.)
If anyone is interested, I'll be happy to email the results to you when I'm finished. The cards will be on a template that allow them to be printed out on business card stock. How to Play instructions will be included. You can PM me an email address if you're interested.
Also, feel free to PM me any mission ideas you might have. I've got about 50 total made up and I can come up with another 50 eventually, but I've no qualms about stealing someone else's idea. (Since I'm not doing this for commercial purposes, I myself will be borrowing mission ideas from various science fiction sources.)
Rokk_Krinn
11/07/2009, 11:13
While it would be fun to succeed in the fast talking I'm like Jack - wanting to conserve points so I'll be spending zero.
Darn it, guys. I was going to post results early since you had all posted. I spend 45 minutes writing it up, then when I click Submit, I go to one of those "server too busy" messages. When I can get into the site again, my post is gone.
I should have done what I do with the B-17 game, which is to write it up on a Word document and cut/paste is here. But, sadly, I didn't.
Drat--drat--drat. It's fun to write up the results once, but reconstructing the whole round is no fun at all. I'll figure out what to do tomorrow.
I still haven't gotten around to re-creating the results of the last round. Sorry about the delay--obviously, the server was being controlled by Klingon spies when I tried to post the results yesterday. At this point, I'm afraid I'm not sure when I'll be able to restart the game (since I've got to make up a B-17 mission this week as well. :confused:)
If anyone's interested, I do have the complete game formated to print out as a card game on business card stock. I'm still willing to e-mail it to anyone who is interested.
:disappointed::disappointed::disappointed::disappointed::disappointed:
:disappointed::disappointed::disappointed::disappointed::disappointed:
I know--I know. I'm afraid I don't think I'm going to be able to keep this one up. Maybe when the B-17 thread is over, I can pick it up again.
I did play the card game version of this with a friend this weekend. It proved to be a lot of fun.
Munchoboy
11/16/2009, 13:34
I know--I know. I'm afraid I don't think I'm going to be able to keep this one up. Maybe when the B-17 thread is over, I can pick it up again.
I did play the card game version of this with a friend this weekend. It proved to be a lot of fun.
Maybe at least let us know if we made it through the most recent Mission list?
I just want to know if I live or not. It's a little selfish, I know, but understandable. :classic:
Maybe at least let us know if we made it through the most recent Mission list?
I just want to know if I live or not. It's a little selfish, I know, but understandable. :classic:
Everybody did live. I think two of you failed non-death missions, but everyone who wasn't a Lt. yet did earn a promotion. So you all made Lt. before the stupid server crash (or whatever the heck it was) made me lose the results.
Munchoboy
11/16/2009, 13:55
Everybody did live. I think two of you failed non-death missions, but everyone who wasn't a Lt. yet did earn a promotion.
Thanks! Whew! that's good to hear.
So you all made Lt. before the stupid server crash (or whatever the heck it was) made me lose the results.
I told Starfleet moving away from Duotronic computers was a mistake! :laugh: ;)
readyeddy?
11/24/2009, 14:39
Hanging out in limbo!
Hanging out in limbo!
I don't know if I'll be able to get back to this anytime soon.
But the card game version of it I created works great. Some friends of mine and I played it three times in a row last Saturday after Heroclix and had a blast with it.
Click HERE (http://www.scribd.com/doc/23164431/Star-Fleet-A-print-play-card-game)
You can print or download the card game version of this for free.
Richard Of Pony
11/29/2009, 14:51
Click HERE (http://www.scribd.com/doc/23164431/Star-Fleet-A-print-play-card-game)
You can print or download the card game version of this for free.
Hey, Tim! We played this last week at Darkside! It was awesome, you did a really great job!
I'm thinking of restarting this game with a new thread. Now that I've made it into a card game, there would be no problem coming up with missions for everyone each round. Would there still be interest in playing this one?
Superman vs. Atom Man (radioserials.blogspot.com)
Munchoboy
02/19/2010, 10:27
I'm thinking of restarting this game with a new thread. Now that I've made it into a card game, there would be no problem coming up with missions for everyone each round. Would there still be interest in playing this one?
Can I keep my rank?
LOL
Can I keep my rank?
LOL
For making that remark, you're busted back down to Cadet!!! :speechles
Superman vs. Atom Man (radioserials.blogspot.com)
Munchoboy
02/19/2010, 10:47
For making that remark, you're busted back down to Cadet!!! :speechles
Well, crud. :ermm:
I would still play, it was fun.:classic:
Can I have the same amount of luck that I had?
Can I have the same amount of luck that I had?
The Gods of Luck are capricious indeed. :confused:
Superman vs. Atom Man (radioserials.blogspot.com)
archaon02
02/19/2010, 11:44
I want to be the first skrull in starfleet.
I shall play again.
But I must come up with a new, equally or moreso awesome name.
CurBludgeon
02/19/2010, 11:46
I'd like to reserve a spot in this.
I'll start the thread up on Monday and give each of you who express interest here a slot.
I'm not sure if we'll include the Academy part this time, since I didn't use that in the card game. But otherwise the rules will pretty much be the same.
Superman vs. Atom Man (radioserials.blogspot.com)
BigDaddyHub
02/19/2010, 13:07
Kal,
Give me a shot in the Fleet! I can save everyone.
Kal,
Give me a shot in the Fleet! I can save everyone.
That's what Kirk said.
But did it save all those poor Red Shirts?
NO, IT DID NOT!
Superman vs. Atom Man (radioserials.blogspot.com)
BigDaddyHub
02/19/2010, 13:37
That's what Kirk said.
But did it save all those poor Red Shirts?
NO, IT DID NOT!
Superman vs. Atom Man (radioserials.blogspot.com)
Red Shirts are not "everyone". They are Red Shirts. If they didn't want to be fodder they would have worked harder in school and to become Blue shirts or Yellow shirts.
Quebbster
02/19/2010, 16:18
I'd like to play this time!
Richard Of Pony
02/22/2010, 12:07
Kal,
Give me a shot in the Fleet! I can save everyone.
Kal,
Give ME a shot! I can save everyone but the red shirts. :grin: And maybe a blue or yellow shirts since they die too... Sometimes anyway. :noid:
Though i believe anyone in the main cast of any show are Immortal :cool: and if they do die then they weren't what I consider to be "the main cast". :cheeky: Unless you count the fact that Dr. Who technically died 9 times. :eek:
Hasn't Doctor Who died TEN times now?
The new game thread is HERE (http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4562200#post4562200).
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