Trek meets MASH

[Perrryyy]

Lately, I've pondered what would happen if ST went MASH, especially since MASH was set during the Korean War, it makes sense that there could be a MASH-like idea for Trek.

Questions:

Mobile Army Surgical Hospitals: Medical ships, stations, or both?

What about the various MASHers (from the series)?

I'd say by & large field medics and/or surgeons (obviously -- at least to me), but what about Templates for Klinger & company?

I'll list the characters for those who've been living under a rock

Lt. Col. Henry Blake: Non-military pushover doctor, easy going

Major Frank Burns: Anal, patriotic, military doctor. Brings a lot of grief on himself for his being TOO serious.

Radar: Green company clerk kid

Klinger: bucking to get out on a section 8

Houlihan: competent, military brat, head nurse. 9 kinds of passion screaming to find an exit

Mulchahy: camp chaplain

Winchester: Competent, pompous doctor. Would rather be home (or maybe on Risa)

Hawkeye, BJ & Trapper: Practical jokers, good doctors.

Thought on templates or anything I've missed here?


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Impossibilities are merely things which we have not yet learned. — Charles W. Chesnutt

[Dan Gurden]

Add a touch of ER for Drama and set it aboard an Olympic class ship and your away...

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Dan.

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[Keny Suda]

"Dr. Brinkmann, report to transporter room five!"

[lone wolf]

Wasn't David Ogden Stiers (I think that's the name) in a episode of TNG as Lwaxana Troi's love interest.

Isn't that the episode with the shuttlecraft with the registration NCC-4077.

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CHAKOTAY: "How far into the atmosphere do we need to get before we can go to warp"
PARIS: "Well, Commander, I don't know, maybe we can land this ship but we stand a pretty good chance of f***ing over this planets atmosphere if we go to warp anywhere near this planet. you useless tw*t"

[Perrryyy]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by lone wolf:
Wasn't David Ogden Stiers (I think that's the name) in a episode of TNG as Lwaxana Troi's love interest.

Isn't that the episode with the shuttlecraft with the registration NCC-4077.

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Dunno iabout the shuttlecraft business, but yes, David Ogden Stiers was in that episode.



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Impossibilities are merely things which we have not yet learned. — Charles W. Chesnutt

[Perrryyy]

In an attempt to bring this sucker back to the topic I *thought* I had in mind...

Here are the big questions that concern me:

If you were to run this "M*A*S*H"-style, I could see a few ways you could do it:

(For point of reference, I'm assuming this idea would take place during the DW)

1) as Dan alluded to, you could set it aboard an Olymic-class Medical vessel, and have ship & crew patrol the major outlying worlds of the Fed where the fighting breaks out

or

2) you could set it aboard a (for instance) Gamma class station and have the Olympic class medical ships do the "triage" work that M*A*S*H usually left to "battalion aid".

Advantages/disadvantages to option 1 over option 2?

Thoughts?

Constructive criticisms?

Attacks on my parentage?


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Impossibilities are merely things which we have not yet learned. — Charles W. Chesnutt

[Perrryyy]

slightly off-topic question:

Has anyone used a character that resembles a company clerk?

Would a quartermaster work? I was in a PBEM that had a quartermaster a while back, but lost contact with the player that ran this character.


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Impossibilities are merely things which we have not yet learned. — Charles W. Chesnutt

[Flamestrike]

Hey, I've been wanting to do something like this for a LONG time... My only obstacle has been propper info on both real life and 24th century medical practices...

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Even in this age of technological wonders, the human mind is still the most powerful weapon in the universe.

[Lancer]

MASH in space - nice idea. Here's how I would do it:

For a ship I would go with something planetfall capable, since beaming isn't always an option and shuttles can transport only so many wounded. Would be better if you could land your hospital where it's needed.
And since MASH has a lot of focus on the people involved use a small ship where you don't have too many NPCs running around. Take a Nova or Intrepid and replace some science systems with quarters (ie. patient wards).

Concerning Templates:
Klinger, Radar, etc. could be build on the Enlisted Templates from the Player's Guide. I think there is an 'Administrative Specialist' that could work well for a company clerk.

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"To seek, to strive, to find and not to yield" - Alfred Tennyson

[Imagus]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Perrryyy:
slightly off-topic question:

Has anyone used a character that resembles a company clerk?

Would a quartermaster work? I was in a PBEM that had a quartermaster a while back, but lost contact with the player that ran this character.
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I think he'd have to have some kind of psi:

Communicator beeps: "Captain? Incoming..."

Ops: "I don't see anything on long range sensors... no wait a minute, there they are!"

I loved that show

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Slartibart-Jon

[Flamestrike]

With the large size to mass ratio of the Olympic-class, along with the non-replecatable natures of a lot of the Trek medicines, I can see that having a quartermaster postition on board would be apropriate... Whether or not it would be filled by a regular officer, or a transferred Merchant Marine sailor is another question.

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Even in this age of technological wonders, the human mind is still the most powerful weapon in the universe.

[chanak]

How to get them to this planet? Well, like the show (MASH), the planet would be close to the action. In a semi-secure area. I seem to remeber the show allways having to deal with the possiblity of 'bugging out'. You could use short range ships (like Runabouts) to ship the seriously wounded to the planet.

the only flaw I see with this whole idea is that most Star Trek battles are ship to ship. That only last for a few mins; most Star ships have a great med staff, and if it ever came down to evacuating your seriouly wounded then you starship is about to explode.

[JALU3]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by chanak:


the only flaw I see with this whole idea is that most Star Trek battles are ship to ship. That only last for a few mins; most Star ships have a great med staff, and if it ever came down to evacuating your seriouly wounded then you starship is about to explode. </font>

However, how often have you heard of Planetside battles that have had direct support of Starships, rare if ever. And if they were it wouldn't be that difficult (orbital bombardment). There for you MUST have medical staff either planet side or very nearby, such as a Size 4 or larger starship or an other planet with in the system, or the system over.

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-CMDR Riker quoting The Art of War

[chanak]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2"> originaly posted by Pervyyyy:

Another way you might be able to get away with Klinger types is with Compulsion (Transvestism) or replace/modify "Medical Condition" to include "Psychological Condition". </font>

Ok I would go for Psychological condition (Fear) at -3. Since He was motivated by the fact that there was a good possiblity that he could die.

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2"> originally posted by JALU3:There for you MUST have medical staff either planet side or very nearby, such as a Size 4 or larger starship or an other planet with in the system, or the system over. </font>

I agree with you, but when you say this you have to start talking about what type of warfare you have.

A M.A.S.H tpye unit wouldn't be right for the aftermath of ship-to-ship, but if you have the conditions, like you mentioned earlier, then you might as well have you hospitial facilites on the planet that is getting creamed. An under ground complex perhaps?


I wish i had the time to write this up, but i am working on another game right now. let see a write up



[This message has been edited by chanak (edited 07-02-2001).]

[chanak]

Interesting idea. I would have the action take place planet side during the dominion war. I personally do not like the idea of Hospital ships. Especially with all of the alien races that don’t follow human/ federation moral ideas those ships would be nice targets for them.

As for characters well your commander would have to be a Col Potter type, a no nonsense Starfleet Vet. (I couldn’t see Blake being a commander in Starfleet).

You could get way with the rest of the Mash arc types except for Klinger….. Wait you could get awy with that. The Voyage epsido where Janway takes the misfits on a shuttle ride to set them straight. Any of those character could make a prefer Klinger type character, but not so over the top