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Post by specialeffects on Dec 6, 2010 14:10:54 GMT -5
I posted some OOC stuff on the thread "Welcome to the USS Adagio" which I shouldn't have, sorry about that. I don't know if there is anyway to move that OOC stuff here? Either way for all future OOC chat regarding the Adagio, put it here.
What I should have done was start and OOC thread for such chatter. Which I am doing so now because I wanted some place for us to discuss the role playing out of character. So if you have any questions, comments, ideas, etc go ahead and post them.
A few points of business.
1) Make sure your characters bio is up to date and that I have access to it.
2) Your character will have a certain personality and mindset going into season three. This will of course evolve over time. You should think about who your character is as a person, so as to help make role playing easier. Uncle Al posted a few questions (100!!!), answering these would not be a bad idea. Either way a detailed description of your character's personality would be helpful for you and me.
3) NPCs. I have yet to decide how I want to handle all of the pre-existing NPCs. Feel free to let me know your thoughts on this. However, for any of these character that I play as GM I will need help with creating a costume for my GM character and with a more detailed personality profile as I am assuming that for most of these characters there is a certain pre-existing character concept and expectations as to how they think and act.
As far as any NPCs I introduce, most will be story driven (in that they will serve to further some story along. And many of which will be introduced for a single story, unlikely to ever be seen again.)
4) one question with regard to the Wiki. I noted that there are links to stories, two of which have not been written yet. What are these, and how do they fit in with the overall ship story line. Th reason I ask is because when I start creating story lines for the crew I want them to be consistent with any player created stories.
5) How can I help you as the player develop your character? Is there anything you want me to do, to help you get the most bang for your buck?
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Post by Commander John on Dec 6, 2010 15:10:12 GMT -5
The story page on the wiki, for the Adagio, has been cleared, stuff wasn't intended to be linked there. I stuck them there and for got about em. Any "Active" stories (ones that are taking place in the here and now) that involve the crew of the Adagio (NPC or otherwise) will be posted to the forum.
However anything and everything related to, about or involving John is always posted or linked to his wiki page. I also firmly believe in a coherent time line so there wont ever be any contradictions with anything i author. If i ever happen to be somewhere the ship is not, or miss a mission which is rare. It is explained out in detail.
90% of the engineering NPC's as listed on the crew roster are new, and don't particularly have a developed personality, other than what is written. This includes "Andrew Cobb & Jacob Smith" as well. You will have to talk to Talia about the rest of them.
As for the story page its self, that is designed for you to use to do what ever you want. Basically its a giant white board you can put your own GMing notes on about the ship and crew. Or chart out a time line for missions and such. Think of it as a giant cork board with USS Adagio stamped to the top of it. So its just for various notes about other ships or people we may encounter on a regular basis.
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Captain Talia
USS Adagio - NCC-99691-B
USS Adagio Captain
'Strength and Honor"
Posts: 1,752
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Post by Captain Talia on Dec 6, 2010 18:29:43 GMT -5
Oh okies, I made one for you over in our section too but either one is fine with me
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Captain Talia
USS Adagio - NCC-99691-B
USS Adagio Captain
'Strength and Honor"
Posts: 1,752
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Post by Captain Talia on Dec 6, 2010 18:45:35 GMT -5
1) Make sure your characters bio is up to date and that I have access to it. Mine is as far as I know 2) Your character will have a certain personality and mindset going into season three. This will of course evolve over time. You should think about who your character is as a person, so as to help make role playing easier. Uncle Al posted a few questions (100!!!), answering these would not be a bad idea. Either way a detailed description of your character's personality would be helpful for you and me.I think i already did this for Tali as well. I'll go off and look see 3) NPCs. I have yet to decide how I want to handle all of the pre-existing NPCs. Feel free to let me know your thoughts on this. However, for any of these character that I play as GM I will need help with creating a costume for my GM character and with a more detailed personality profile as I am assuming that for most of these characters there is a certain pre-existing character concept and expectations as to how they think and act. Well I posted this on the NPC chart I posted in the Adagio section. They are pretty much yours to play with and conform to your needs beyond the base personality traits I gave them. Feel free to evolve them to your liking. As long as you match the base look of the pictures I say feel free to improve evolve their apprearance as well. Im not that strict and was just evolving their personalities myself...mostly because they are always on my bridge during rp times anyways As far as any NPCs I introduce, most will be story driven (in that they will serve to further some story along. And many of which will be introduced for a single story, unlikely to ever be seen again.)Sounds great to me...we have a rotating crew of 750 just like any of the shows so this makes sense...like Braclay on TNG and so forth. 4) one question with regard to the Wiki. I noted that there are links to stories, two of which have not been written yet. What are these, and how do they fit in with the overall ship story line. Th reason I ask is because when I start creating story lines for the crew I want them to be consistent with any player created stories.Im guessing that is to John...so Ill leave this one alone. 5) How can I help you as the player develop your character? Is there anything you want me to do, to help you get the most bang for your buck?Nope Im good, I will go with the flow, I've always enjoyed your stories and adventures before and I will evolve Talia as I proceed through your new stories I have to tell you this is all very exciting!!! Any other things you need from me feel free to ask
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Post by specialeffects on Dec 6, 2010 18:54:52 GMT -5
yah i made this, but I forgot that one actually existed already. LOL oh well.
As far as I have been able to determine Talia, John, and Vandabolt all have done bios and done the list of questions. I wanted to make sure the other members of the crew at least have bios. Although I think they have bios from thier fleet applications, but I can't find them.
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Post by Cmdr Xaelei Arnimane on Dec 6, 2010 19:44:57 GMT -5
I am feeling called out here... a large part of Xae's past is classified and for good reason. Most of her basic biography information was in her recruiting topic, which has long since been unavailable. I thought it would make for a better story element if it was..discovered at some point, though if people want the full disclosure..I can provide it.
When she joined the fleet just prior to the first shake up in structuring..she was intended to be new to Star Fleet and expand her career in the our fleet..but times and events have changed how that played out. I can no longer pretend she is a fresh recruit..I have to completely make up.."the story thus far" for her..which I have started with her fiction, but it is a slow process for me.
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Post by specialeffects on Dec 6, 2010 20:11:37 GMT -5
I am feeling called out here... a large part of Xae's past is classified and for good reason. Most of her basic biography information was in her recruiting topic, which has long since been unavailable. I thought it would make for a better story element if it was..discovered at some point, though if people want the full disclosure..I can provide it. When she joined the fleet just prior to the first shake up in structuring..she was intended to be new to Star Fleet and expand her career in the our fleet..but times and events have changed how that played out. I can no longer pretend she is a fresh recruit..I have to completely make up.."the story thus far" for her..which I have started with her fiction, but it is a slow process for me. You don't have to feel like your being 'called out', as you don't have to disclose anything if you don't want to. Additionally, you don't have to post any of the information on the forum, you can send it to me in a private message. Afterall as the GM I would have access to information the players would not. Not that posting it to the forums means that the player characters have access to it. The only reason I ask for information at all is to create stories more tailor made for the crew and to develop better ways to draw you into the story.
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Post by Vice Admiral Nyoko Honda on Dec 6, 2010 20:48:49 GMT -5
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Post by Cmdr Xaelei Arnimane on Dec 6, 2010 21:14:55 GMT -5
Thank you much Nyoko, it was always "general" as the intent was to development her details as she interacted with the fleet. The initial time line sparse as it is, is a great help in keeping the continuity as and fill in the gaps to the here and now.
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