Savanna?Quote:
Originally posted by Prompt Critical
Wow, that's a lot of structure just for two nacelles. A lot of distance for plasma conduits to travel. Looks like Savanna's crew will have their hands full on Field Day.
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Savanna?Quote:
Originally posted by Prompt Critical
Wow, that's a lot of structure just for two nacelles. A lot of distance for plasma conduits to travel. Looks like Savanna's crew will have their hands full on Field Day.
Lieutenant Savanna Fields - Chief of Operations/Engineering DS6 (Prompt Critical)
There is a whole post with all the characters listed. You must read the memos Sea Tyger ;)
Yeah, I read that two pages ago. :p :) For some reason, I was thinking he was calling the ship "Savannah," and misspelling it. ;) (I think that's because you had mentioned a USS Savannah to me at some point when we were discussing the Bannockburn's name.)Quote:
Originally posted by AslanC
Lieutenant Savanna Fields - Chief of Operations/Engineering DS6 (Prompt Critical)
There is a whole post with all the characters listed. You must read the memos Sea Tyger ;)
Well that makes some sense then :)
So any comments on the whole ship thing?
You picked it after all ;)
I'll try to post a response later...been a busy day for me. :)
Okay we start Tuesday.
All characters are arriving on the Bannockburn as well.
More details to come :)
Here is another question, that occured to me because of the posts of Gandalf and Tyger in the thread for the actual game:
Who has access to whom's service record/personnel jacket and if some parts of it may be restricted to the 'general public' (of Starfleet), who gets to see all and who only parts (and which parts)?
While I don't mind anyone revealing this information - and I believe I can ignore anything R'rssar hasn't looked up - I am not going to post anything about R'rssar's background until asked directly IG for now.
For now I am going to assume that only those in my direct chain-of-command and above me in rank (i.e. Cmdr Rostoff) and maybe Cpt. Grimm have access to R'rssar's service record. The only exception are small things like "posted to ship X or station Y from year A to year B".
Next question:
It has just occured to me that there seems to be no second-in-command of DS6.
Do we have any information on this? Will one of the "station PCs" assume that responsibility?
And a (somewhat) related question:
How does the Bannockburn fit into the station's chain-of-command? Is there any overlap in responsibilities?
For my part, I simply posted things that would be known to the "public," as you called it. He also has some renown, including awards for tactics and heroism, and I wanted to reflect that in the descriptive text. Since he's a starship captain, a number of people are likely to have at least heard of Grimm, and some of them may have heard more than just a couple of details.Quote:
Originally posted by Lancer
Here is another question, that occured to me because of the posts of Gandalf and Tyger in the thread for the actual game:
Who has access to whom's service record/personnel jacket and if some parts of it may be restricted to the 'general public' (of Starfleet), who gets to see all and who only parts (and which parts)?
Fair enough. :)Quote:
Originally posted by Sea Tyger
For my part, I simply posted things that would be known to the "public," as you called it. He also has some renown, including awards for tactics and heroism, and I wanted to reflect that in the descriptive text. Since he's a starship captain, a number of people are likely to have at least heard of Grimm, and some of them may have heard more than just a couple of details.
It was probably the "an examination of his service jacket shows..." line in your post that made me a bit unsure about your intentions.
Sorry, I was just being flavorful with that. ;) I fixed the text to avoid confusion. :)
The actual amount of information depends on clearance level and rank. Simple information that I gave would be easily accessed as "public" information. Just as Sea Tyger mentioned, Rostoff also has some Renown as well.Quote:
Originally posted by Lancer
Here is another question, that occured to me because of the posts of Gandalf and Tyger in the thread for the actual game:
Who has access to whom's service record/personnel jacket and if some parts of it may be restricted to the 'general public' (of Starfleet), who gets to see all and who only parts (and which parts)?
While I don't mind anyone revealing this information - and I believe I can ignore anything R'rssar hasn't looked up - I am not going to post anything about R'rssar's background until asked directly IG for now.
For now I am going to assume that only those in my direct chain-of-command and above me in rank (i.e. Cmdr Rostoff) and maybe Cpt. Grimm have access to R'rssar's service record. The only exception are small things like "posted to ship X or station Y from year A to year B".
As has R'rssar. It's not much, but it's there. OTOH, Renown is not an automatic thing and neither is knowing the "public" information on another officer, even if he/she is posted to the same station.Quote:
Originally posted by GandalfOfBorg
Just as Sea Tyger mentioned, Rostoff also has some Renown as well.
As I just realized I probably have less of a problem with you two giving this information away, than with giving it away before someone asks about it.
Who asks what questions about his/her fellow officers could tell a lot about the person asking and that is something I would find even more interesting than the information itself. OTOH, that could just be me. ;)
Here's how Grimm does it:Quote:
Originally posted by Lancer
Who asks what questions about his/her fellow officers could tell a lot about the person asking and that is something I would find even more interesting than the information itself. OTOH, that could just be me. ;)
"XO, review the service records of the senior staff and give me a report on their major highlights and your assessment of their talent." ;) :p :D
And if you work this into an IG post concerning the "...as he quietly talks shop with his XO..." line I'd be happy to PM you with all pertinent information on R'rssar. ;):p:DQuote:
Originally posted by Sea Tyger
Here's how Grimm does it:
"XO, review the service records of the senior staff and give me a report on their major highlights and your assessment of their talent." ;) :p :D
I am lost at what this conversation is all about.
Honestly I am not sure what the issue is, but I will decide who gets what, if I think they need it. Captain Grimm (being a Captain) can ask for the service jacket on anyone below him and probably get it.
Same for Commander Rostoff, more because he commands the station, so likely only those directly below him.
As for the station XO, that will be up to Rostof to pick a 1st and 2nd officer from his people. Also not all the crew has arrived.
It's probably all a matter of personal style and going about these things a little differently.Quote:
Originally posted by AslanC
I am lost at what this conversation is all about.
I'll email you on this matter within the next half hour or so, which should clarify things. :)
Prefering to post this off of the main thread...
Savanna Fields
Female Human - Engineering Dept.
Age 28
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: Savanna is a native Earth Human of Caribbean descent. Her long black hair extends down to mid-back, which she keeps in tight braids and tied in the back. She is of average height and weight for Earth human females. Although she prefers to not think so, many men think she is very attractive. (No particular actress comes to mind. If any, it would be Gina Torres , XO of the Serenity on FIREFLY and Cas on Matrix 2 and 3. )
PERSONALITY PROFILE: Savanna has a light, humorous personality with a fierce temper. Growing up on an island, Savanna has a deep lure for the ocean, its stillness, dangers and beauty. She is very curious and mechanically inclined. She is always wanting to see how things are put together, usually by taking them apart. She also seemed quite adept at doing several things at the same time. She is slow to get to know people, but very warm and loyal once a friendship has been established.
RECORD: Savanna has served in Engineering Depts. onboard the USS MERCATOR and STARBASE 21.
I opted to create a login with my character's name. Personalized, as it were.Quote:
Originally posted by Prompt Critical
Prefering to post this off of the main thread...
Savanna Fields
Female Human - Engineering Dept.
Age 28
FYI...
Well now I'll have to apy attention ;)
All kidding aside, is fine by me :)
How about this?Quote:
Originally posted by Prompt Critical
If any, it would beGina Torres, XO of the Serenity on FIREFLY and Cas on Matrix 2 and 3. )
http://hometown.aol.de/ABodensohn/im...s/LtFields.jpg
Certainly not one of my best photomanipulations, but maybe you'll like it nonetheless.
Looks good Lancer, but does that rank make her an Lt JG? I thought she was a full LT?
Hmmm, in the UST universe it would appear that way...Quote:
Originally posted by AslanC
Looks good Lancer, but does that rank make her an Lt JG? I thought she was a full LT?
I must admit I didn't check your UST page when doing this image, but instead relied on information from the Encyclopedia, as I never realized there was a difference. I always thought Lt.jg had only the one of the triangular badges (the lower one), while the full Lt. had both 'triangles'.
The Trek encyclopedia is also wrong based on canon on screen evidence.
I myself didn't know that until I found this page...
http://www.st-spike.de/pages/uniform...2350/ranks.htm
With an article on the whole debacle here...
http://www.st-spike.de/pages/uniform...comparison.htm
I use it as the guidline for UST :)
Interesting, but still incorrect IMO. Spike's site (one of my favorite references for ST uniforms and ranks actually) misses a rank pip in the "used in the movies column" that was actually seen on-screen: In Generations the 'Tuvok' character on the Ent-B clearly has a rank-sign that resembles what is listed on Spike's site as the "FASA ensign rank", but arranged horizontaly, instead of the usual vertical arrangement.Quote:
Originally posted by AslanC
With an article on the whole debacle here...
http://www.st-spike.de/pages/uniform...comparison.htm
I use it as the guidline for UST :)
That aside, let's just wait and see if Lt. Fields likes that image at all. Changing the rank insignia to conform to the UST ranks shouldn't be too difficult. :);)
Actually, IMO, that is a wardrobe error. If you look at the insignia you will see that it is a lieutenant's bar, turned the wrong way. I would doubt very highly that it represents an entire new rank, it is just pinned on wrong. I could be wrong and your mileage may vary :)
http://www.earthalpha.net/generations_rank.jpg
One more photomanip, also courtesy of Lancer, though it looks like the rank may be wrong on this one as well. That aside, the character is in the right universe at last.
http://hometown.aol.de/ABodensohn/im...thers/Alex.jpg
And of course, thanks to Lancer for putting it together.
-Chris Landmark
As the Vulcans say: "We are here to serve". :DQuote:
Originally posted by Chris Landmark
And of course, thanks to Lancer for putting it together.
As I may have mentioned before, my imagination works on images and visual impressions more than anything else, so I did this at least as much to help my own imagination, as I did it for you. ;)
And I think you may be right about the rank, but than again, who cares, at least as long as the image has you believe the person realy belongs in the universe she is supposed to belong? ;)
And a (more or less unrelated) question for Aslan: Do the UST uniforms have the "time in service" bars on the sleeve or not? Not that it matters much - if any - but I must confess I am at least a little curious about who has been with Starfleet for how long.
I never thought that much about them to be honest.Quote:
Originally posted by Lancer
And a (more or less unrelated) question for Aslan: Do the UST uniforms have the "time in service" bars on the sleeve or not? Not that it matters much - if any - but I must confess I am at least a little curious about who has been with Starfleet for how long.
I suppose they could be there in the end. If that is what everyone wants.
Okay here is a the thing... I am about to take the game in a new direction. I tend to be an organic/fluid ref and the current situation has presented me with an idea of a way to go that might not be exactly what everyone signed up for.
Talking with Lancer on ICQ got me to the warning that I should talk with everyone first before jumping ahead like that.
So if the game were to take an unexpected twist, would anyone be upset? It might mean characters are foreced into new rolls, or situations that they were not originally intended.
Questions? Thoughts? Feelings? Monkey?
If it's something you really want to do there is not much use in not doing it. While I like the original concept for the game pretty much, having a happy gamemaster who can make the most of his creativity is even more important IMO. ;):)
As long as you don't place someone in a position where the character might feel useless because he lacks the skills to fill the new role that's fine by me.Quote:
It might mean characters are foreced into new rolls, or situations that they were not originally intended.
I pretty much echo what Lancer said, as long as we're not talking sci-fi universe crossovers.Quote:
Originally posted by Lancer
If it's something you really want to do there is not much use in not doing it. While I like the original concept for the game pretty much, having a happy gamemaster who can make the most of his creativity is even more important IMO. ;):)
As long as you don't place someone in a position where the character might feel useless because he lacks the skills to fill the new role that's fine by me.
Love it. it's what I do to my own players. No monkey, thank you.Quote:
Originally posted by AslanC
So if the game were to take an unexpected twist, would anyone be upset? It might mean characters are foreced into new rolls, or situations that they were not originally intended.
Ok, no complaints here.
Weighing in at last, sorry about the delay (week long business trip followed by "we really need you to come in over the weekend...")Quote:
Originally posted by AslanC
So if the game were to take an unexpected twist, would anyone be upset? It might mean characters are foreced into new rolls, or situations that they were not originally intended.
No real objections, so long as you're not taking off at 90 degrees to everything that's come before, and the characters aren't thrust into roles that are wholely incompatable with their concepts. Care to drop any general hints?
Of course, if you've decided that Deep Star 6 has been swallowed by THAT DAMN FISH!, answers may change...:D
-Chris Landmark
Who told you!?!?!? ;)Quote:
Originally posted by Chris Landmark
Of course, if you've decided that Deep Star 6 has been swallowed by THAT DAMN FISH!, answers may change...:D
Personally, I think it's the Vorlons... :eek: :D
Heh.Quote:
Originally posted by AslanC
Who told you!?!?!? ;)
I'm actually planning to use it in the Academy game I run for the weekly group around here. They may be expecting the Kobayashi Maru, but they'll never be ready for THAT DAMN FISH!
-Chris Landmark
(It was so evil, I knew I had to use it as soon as I saw it.:D )
[thought I had asked this, but couldn't find it]
Aslan, is there a bridge model we can use to judge where stations are at on the bridge of the Bannockburn?
http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/gallery/bridges1.htm has many of the drawings from Star Trek: The Magazine.
Just curious...
Use the Ent (movie era, not A) as a guideline.Quote:
Originally posted by Savanna Fields
[thought I had asked this, but couldn't find it]
Aslan, is there a bridge model we can use to judge where stations are at on the bridge of the Bannockburn?
http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/gallery/bridges1.htm has many of the drawings from Star Trek: The Magazine.
Just curious...