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"Task Force Vigilante" - Independent RP Group

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edited February 2012 in Ten Forward
Dear Sirs / Mesdames,

Before I begin writing our RP log for the group, allow me to post a disclaimer.

We are not RPers who spend weeks drawing up character sheets and debating about a storyline. We don't belong to any organisation / clan / fleet nor do we have any intention to start one. We do not wish our storylines and ideas to be sat on for weeks, tossed aside or otherwise wasted, so we write our own tales.

We are also not hardcore Trekkers (well, I for one, am not) and not professional fiction writers, so expect the occasional plot hole, grammatical malfunction, etc. Much of what we discuss isn't even close to canon, but they do represent the best of our RL experiences translated to our characters' individual actions and words.

What we do in TF: Vigilante is roleplay. It matters not what the context or locale. Be it dogfighting the Romulans amid the shattered planetoids of the Hobus system, or conducting a trade security mission within the Federation's borders, every STO gameplay experience is a tabula rasa with which to pen down one's thoughts and introduce emotion to each of our STO characters.

And now, the RP logs of TF: Vigilante...


Episode I - Customs & Excise
Date played: 2100h 16 February 2012 to 0300h 17 February 2012 (GMT +8)

BACKGROUND:

On patrol in the Regulus sector, Cdr. Mike Prior of the USS Vigilant was alerted to the presence of a Klingon Bird of Prey flying within commercial spacelanes transmitting a very old Ferengi commercial IFF belonging to a private vessel presumed destroyed nearly a century ago. Starfleet Command directs the USS Vigilant to pursue and investigate.

The suspicious vessel was intercepted near the Europani star system barely 15 light years away from Starbase 37 in the Alpha Centauri sector.

The Klingon vessel did not show any hostile intent nor attempted to evade interception, and Commander Prior invites the 'enemy' captain to his ready room under the guise of standard Customs protocol, while Captain T'ania has other plans...
CAST:

Federation faction:
TF Leader / Ship's Master: Commander Mike Prior of the USS Vigilant, Akira-derivative Heavy Escort
Starfleet Intelligence Officer: Captain T'ania, attached to USS Vigilant
Starfleet Diplomatic Corps Envoy: Ms Auslia Tira, attached to USS Vigilant

- vs -

Klingon / Orion Syndicate faction:
Ms "Tsarina" Katarina, independent interstellar trader, SS Pandora's Kitten (fake IFF), modified Klingon Bird of Prey


Act One
"Meet & Greet"

Faction-specific Start-scenario Objectives
Objectives were dynamically updated as the RP progressed

Federation
  1. Ascertain true identity / purpose of Klingon vessel
  2. (subterfuge) Befriend & exploit captain of Klingon vessel
  3. Search for and obtain cargo & crew manifest
  4. (optional) Inspect vessel for evidence of advanced / non-standard technology
  5. (formal duties) Conduct standard Health & Safety Inspection and tax / fine / certify vessel operator as necessary, if she wishes to conduct trade in Federation space and no threat to Starfleet interests are found.

Klingon / Orion Syndicate
  1. Make friendly contact with Federation starship captain
  2. (subterfuge) Befriend captain of Federation vessel
  3. Obtain Federation permission to continue cross-border trade ops (enables infiltration of Alpha Centauri)
  4. (ulterior motive) Obtain advanced Federation technology to repair Katarina's century-old obsolete Bird of Prey
  5. (acumen) Charge Federation captain for "compensation" in GPL currency due to delays caused by Customs inspection


(Characters' personal logs, stage by stage character-specific RP objectives, etc to follow. I wanted to get the context up first :)
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