I've got a new crew, a new place to run at, and none of the people are problem players!
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I've got a new crew, a new place to run at, and none of the people are problem players!
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Originally Posted by Mason
Erm...congratulations:)
Best of luck, Mason. Be sure and let us know how it goes! :)
We had character creation yesterday and I ended with a male human science officer, a male ferengi engineer, a female bolian flight control officer, a male human tactical officer and a female klingon doctor.
A Klingon doctor, eh? May have problems with bedside manner. See the episode where Worf was Keiko's midwife for an example. Made the Holodoc look all touch'n'feely warm and fuzzy... (TNG Season 5 episode 5 "Disaster")
She's playing a klingon who joined starfleet to study neurological medicine, so as to still be a warrior (star fleet), and since klingons don't really do a lot of neurological medicine (episode: quality of life).
So she's not a GP. Good. Could be interesting to make her have to deal with a shift or two as duty medic, just to see what happens.
She is the ship's head medical officer, her specialty is neurological medicine though. Like how the Doctor was an expert in nanotechnology, Dr. Crusher was a specialist in unusual disease ala House, Dr. Bashir was a specialist in communicable diseases, etc.
She's going to have some interesting experiences, then. The basic tenets of Starfleet medicine include a focus on the amelioration of pain and suffering, where Klingons think pain is something to embrace and conquer. Talk about your "different strokes for different folks"! Lots of potential for roleplay there.
She's already talked about that one, the player has decided it would be dishonorable if she didn't fully become a star fleet doctor. It's honorable to follow the cultures of star fleet.
The first actual game is going to be this Sunday, I'm still having trouble coming up with the name of the ship.
The players are all very excited and ready to boldly go so to speak.
I'm also trying to figure out if I want to use the DS9 theme or find something more unique.
I tried to find some fan made versions of their star trek theme, but I couldn't find anything.
Any suggestions?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E8g_wC6mIU
I'm stealing this one (at the suggestion of a friend) for my ship and crew.:p
You can't have it.;)
Mine.
Or I'll tell Mom!:D
Your best bet, IMO, is to hit DANFS or the NavSource Photo Archive to see if anything strikes your fancy.
Look up original (Revolutionary War and War of 1812) ships like Constitution, Enterprise, Lexington, and Essex- and see who's mentioned in their annals.
Alternately, look up the Ticonderoga Class Cruisers and Essex Class carriers and see if anything leaps out at you.
Failing that, if you give us some idea of what your campaign looks like, we can offer suggestions for a name.
No...seriously.
As a first offering from a dyed-in-the-wool Navy man, (and captain of the Essex) I offer the following for inspiration:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=LNWdRGAAjfM
For you lubbers who don't know any better, that top-sail schooner is FLYING.
They talk about the difference between her and a modern racing boat- but Lynx is FAST, agile, and inescapably beautiful.
Look where the wind is blowing (watch the flag) and her direction of travel. She's tacking into the wind, not running before it.
Okay, that's my salt-water nerdgasm for the night.
G'night all!
So, what class ship are you running? I'm assuming you're running it in the post-TNG-era. Enquiring minds want to know...
Akira Class, Thunderchild refit (because it looks cool in my opinion), I chose that class because it's not what the flag ship would be, it has more of a ToS and Voyager feeling. Especially since many akira class ships have been put into exploration duty post dominion war.
Campaign Description: Swashbuckling Exploration
The Akira's always struck me as filling the same niche as the old big-gun cruisers and battlecruisers of WWI, WWII, and Korea.
In keeping with the class name, I tend to use Asian and/or Western Pacific names.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...isers_of_Japan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cruisers_of_Japan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Thai_Navy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...he_Indian_Navy
That having been said, I want to be there when you tell your crew you decided to name the ship Vikramaditya
Of course, since this is a Thunderchild mod, British cruisers and battlecruisers are an equally good choice:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...the_Royal_Navy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...the_Royal_Navy
For my money, the British Shannon stands out- despite the business with the U.S.S. Chesapeake during the War of 1812. Her captain, Philip Broke was as much scientist as soldier, and brought his ship and crew to an edge of perfection unmatched in that day and era.
Gunnery in that era was primitive: most combatants simply blazed away at their target in hopes of doing as much damage in as short a space of time as possible.
By contrast, the crew of the Shannon were taught to direct concentrated fire at the target's vulnerable areas (notably her rudder, gunports and quarterdeck/bridge) to disable the ship with comparatively "surgical" strikes.
There was a really good RPG out in the 80s that covered what they called the "Age of Sail", called Privateers & Gentlemen. It's ship-to-ship combat system, with a little work, could have made a pretty good system to use for Trek.
Captain Broke sounds like a Starfleet captain, trapped in another time.
Hmmmm... careful.... might give somebody an idea for another movie !
As opposed to the names of psychics or weapons of mass destruction? : PQuote:
Originally Posted by selek
How about names of Samurai movies, a la Akira Kurosawa? The USS Seven Samurai sounds neat...
The Decipher books all have Native American names, which is interesting.
You could get one level more referential and include a USS Magnificent and a USS Septimus...Quote:
Originally Posted by Owen E Oulton
I think that I'm going with the USS Achilles.
Finally after months of preparation and a last minute drop out and replacement of a player we started today.
The players had a blast, we only got to play for a bit due to the super bowl, but it was still awesome!
Our campaign is set on an Akira-class as well. We went with the U.S.S. Nez Perce.
Memory Alpha doesn't give a lot of names, but there are quite a few to select from in the Starships book, if you've got that.
Memory Beta has a listing of all the ship names from Armada, so there's plenty.Quote:
Originally Posted by Doug Taylor
The player's made it to Romulus (peace treaty) with the Romulans in my game, signed after Shinzon's coup and a massive raid by the Borg they really enjoyed it.