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Foundry Challenge #1 : Conundrum on Risa

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Hello and welcome to the first Foundry Challenge! :cool: These challenges will be posted every 4 weeks, which includes 3 weeks to make your mission, and 1 week for the community to play through all of the missions and cast one [1] official vote for a winner. At the end of the 1 week of playthrough and voting, a winner, based on a simple majority of votes, will be announced and awarded 500 STO Promo Points for the C-Store.


Today we start the four-week run of the first Foundry Challenge: Conundrum on Risa

While on shore leave on Risa, the murder of a Stahlonian diplomat takes place on the island you are visiting. This diplomat was recently involved in talks with the Federation and KDF to join forces in combating the Borg advancement in the Alpha Quadrant. The loss of this diplomat is a tradgedy, and will cause a step back in negotiations, as the Stahlonian government was already worried about getting involved.

As the most senior ranking officer on the island at the time of incident, you have been tasked with investigating the events that lead up to the murder, including finding the culprit. As you begin questioning the locals, you stumble across clues that seem to follow some sort of pattern. As the investigation continues, you begin to realize there seems to be a riddle of sorts involved.


You will have from today, Wednesday February 15th, until Wednesday March 7th to make your Foundry mission and reply to this thread with its information in this format:

Mission Title:
Your @Handle:
Faction:
Level Requirement:
Mission Summary:
NOTE: Please do not publish your mission until the morning of Wednesday, March 7th***.


Starting on Wednesday, March 7th, at 10AM PST, the playthrough and review stages will begin. Only entries made in this thread prior to 10AM on that Wednesday will be eligible to participate in the challenge.


This is the author's thread -- only entries should be made here.
The Discussion Thread can be found HERE.
A link to the Voting Thread will be provided when that period begins.
We also have an Index of previous challenges HERE.


IMPORTANT: The rules may change from one challenge to another, but I'd like to let everyone know what the base rules are. These may grow as we move on, so feel free to give feedback in the discussion thread about what should be added!
  • Each Challenge will run for four weeks. For 3 weeks we will sticky the challenge and let you make your entry. After the 3rd week, the 4th week will be the time when the mission is published and reviewed by the community.
  • There is no right or wrong entry.
  • The background story should be the main foundation for your mission. You will put the player into the main role.
  • The mission should take only 30 minutes for a player to complete, but MUST not take more than 45 minutes. Error on the side of 30 minutes.
  • Please keep discussion about the entries in the appropriate Discussion Thread.
  • In the Discussion Thread, feel free to write what inspired you and what your thoughts on the topic are.
  • When the playthrough/ review stage beings, reviewers can make one [1] post in the Discussion Thread to act as an official vote for a winner. Each reviewing player can only make one [1] official vote, but can write reviews of some of the other missions if they wish.
  • A few other important reminders:
    • Please heed the Foundry's EULA when submitting your entry! This applies to any mission made in the foundry. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!
    • Each author can only have one entry, no matter how many accounts they have.
    • After four weeks time, the thread will be locked and unstickied, as we move on to the next challenge.
    • We'll have two threads: One to post the entries in and one to discuss the entries.
      Cross-linking between these two threads is acceptable for these challenges ONLY!!

***If you are unable to push the "publish" button at this time due to timezones/ work schedules, please wait until the latest possible moment before this day/time
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Mission Title: Staaaahl
    @Handle: @cerberusfilms
    Faction: Federation
    Level Requirement: All levels

    Mission Summary: Before the Federation came to Risa, it could be a very dangerous place, but for the past 300 years, the most serious incidents have mainly involved broken arms or pelvis's.
    The suspicious death of a Stahlonian Diplomat causes people to reconsider this supposedly carefree world.
    Are we seeing a re-emergence of it's dark past, or is this a wholly new threat.
    Resistance Can be Futile, but on Risa, Anything's possible
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Mission Title:Hollow Justice
    @Handle: @Commadore_Bob
    Faction: Federation
    Level Requirement: 31
    Status: LIVE
    Mission Summary: You are sent to Risa for a Borg defense conference when you are asked to investigate the murder of one of the delegates. Your investigation takes a strange turn when your primary lead is an ancient Klingon ritual that was lost to history.


    My Stahlonian
    Profile
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Mission Title: TBD
    Your @Handle: @awarkle
    Faction: Federation (but may do kdf as well)
    Level Requirement: all levels
    Mission Summary: Shore leave is canceled when a high ranking diplomat is found dead.

    goign to try and give this ago but going to work it out on paper first i think

    erm btw what do stahlonians look like ?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Mission Title: Sacrifice
    Your @Handle: Captain_Revo
    Faction: Fed
    Level Requirement: Any level
    Mission Summary: Starfleet is engaged in a series of high level diplomatic talks across the Alpha and Beta Quadrants, to address the increasingly dire Borg threat. One of the conferences on Risa is thrown into chaos when a seemingly obscure ambassador is found murdered. With the remaining ambassadors now threatening to pull out of the talks, the defence against the Borg may crumble before it has even begun.

    You must investigate the circumstances of his death, or one man's demise may prove to be the end of everyone.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Mission Title: Shynga Incident - Challenge #1
    Your @Handle: @sbcouto
    Faction: Klingon
    Level Requirement: Any Level
    Mission Summary:
    The Klingon Empire takes advantage of Diplomatic Meetings between the Federation and the Empire against the Borg, to set up a Listening Post on the host planet of Risa.
    When a Stahlonian, a diplomatic race set up to oversee the meetings, is found murdered and the Klingons are blamed, it's up to you to find the real enemy before you and your crew are sent to a Federation prison or killed in the process.

    Mission is Live on Holodeck!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Title: The Stahlonian Candidate
    Handle: @drazur_southclaw
    Faction: Starfleet
    Level Req. : Captain
    Status: LIVE
    Mission Summary:

    You have been ordered to provide security support for a Peace Summit on Risa, after which you may begin a long-overdue holiday.

    But between a suspicious escort mission and the murder of an Ambassador for the newly-discovered Stahlonian race, it seems your holiday must wait.

    - Plenty of reading.
    - Your crew are the stars of the piece!
    - Not a lot of combat, and what little there is is usually easy/moderate.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited February 2012
    Mission Title: GOLEMS
    Author: chooch99
    Faction: Federation
    Level Requirement: Any
    Mission Summary:

    It begins as a typical day in Starfleet, a runaway shuttlecraft carrying the Stahlonion ambassador "Danil" on route to Risa must be stopped before it is crashed as a bomb into the island where an important delegation conference is being held, it should be easy to beam him off the shuttle but one problem exists--Stahlonions have a severe religious taboo- if one uses a transporter, they are considered "Dead" aka "Golems" walking soulless bodies that have been desecrated by the transporter.

    What can you do?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Mission Title: Federation Desperation
    Project ID: ST-HKWCILN6E
    @Handle: Maziken
    Faction: Klingon
    Level Requirement: 16+
    Mission Summary:

    The Federation and the Klingon Empire are conducting peace talks on Risa. The Federation hopes to form an alliance to combat the Borg forces that continue to encroach into both governments' territory. Can you help ensure that these treaty talks go smoothly or will the Borg have only limited resistance when they fully invade?
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Mission Title: Risian Sunset
    Your @Handle: @soriedem
    Faction: Federation
    Level Requirement: Any Level (Orions)

    Mission Summary: SHUTTLE MISSION! Your ship is enroute to Alpha Trianguli Sector Block on a mission to deliver humanitarian aide. It can not be delayed. However, Starfleet Medical has noticed a drop in your performance as of late, and has ordered you to join your duty officers for shore leave on Risa. Tagging along for the ride is the Stahlonian Ambassador, D'aa Nell. With your ship needed on an urgent mission, you have no choice but to take a small craft (Shuttle, Fighter, or Captain's Yacht) down to Risa. However, it's not long before your trip takes an unexpected turn for the worse.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Mission: "Murder Most Moul"
    @handle: mygod_itsfullofstars
    Faction: Starfleet
    Level: Any

    Summary: Your shore leave on Risa is interrupted...by murder!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    This is just a friendly reminder that all entries for Foundry Challenge #1 are due by tomorrow at 10AM PST -- this also means that they must be listed in this thread and published by that time. Unfortunately, any entries that are not posted in this thread by that time will not be considered.

    Tomorrow, around 10AM PST, I will make a post in this thread explaining the procedures for the voting that will run for one week.

    Cheers,

    Brandon =/\=
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Mission Title: Fear the Revelation
    Your @Handle: @number156
    Faction: Federation
    Level Requirement: 16 and above
    Mission Summary: Following extended assignment on the Borg front, you and your crew are pulled from the lines to enjoy some much needed rest on Risa. But relaxation gets interrupted when you and your crew are called on to investigate a murder!
    Visit the island of San Tropez!
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Whew Mission ready ok--

    Title : Golems
    faction-FED
    level- 35+
    starts at risa

    Summery-

    The Stahlonion ambassedor on route to Risa, for a delegation conference to strengthen anti-Borg alliances, has a slight problem.

    His shuttle is being controlled by an unknown outside force and headed for a crash!

    And this is just the start of a very unusual day...

    Contest entree mission for Brandon's RIsa challenge!

    Very little combat lots of rp style interactions with npc's, a murder mystery, a new unique enemy is introduced as well, and a puzzle to make you think.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2012
    Thank you to everyone who submitted their missions for Foundry Challenge #1! From today until Wednesday, March 14 at 10AM PST, voting will be open. Please see this thread for more information.

    Cheers,

    Brandon =/\=
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