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**edit I Tried to embed a picture but couldn't get the image tags to actually show the picture instead of just a link the picture is in my sig. click the link if you want to see the big version**
Also does anyone know how to change the "lighting" on my ship so its not green ?
**June 20 edited and revised story see comments below**
**june 22 updated picture of ship and crew**
Click here to see the full size picture in my sig.
I tend to do more than just fly around and blow stuff up I like to Role Play more of actual story happening aboard this is just part of what I have come up with so far.
Does anyone else have a story or any kind of RP relationship with their crew? I have one I only really have back stories for two of my crew so far though. So far I have this
Elektra Shepard First Officer U.S.S. Solar Storm
Special forces level expert in various weapons and hand to hand combat has been friends with the Admiral since Starfleet Academy.
Tara Chief of Security
T.A.R.A. Tactical Analyst Reconnaissance Assault
Code name for a top secret project by a team of elite Starfleet engineers. The project was a critical success. They successfully created and android of the same type of as the robotic sentient life form known as Commander Data. Tara decided to keep her project name and answer the call of her creators by willingly joining Starfleet. Currently serving aboard the USS Solar Storm as Chief of Security
Two Pieces of the same puzzle Romance among the stars
Recently the crew found out that NovaBlast and Elektra were actually turning into a lot more than just friends. Their relationship could more closely be compared to Riker and Troi at this point. The two had been friends since Starfleet Academy but had never really gotten passed the friends stage but when NovaBlast was first given command of the ship there was no question who he wanted as his first officer.
Now that they both had at least somewhat stable lives and positions Elektra had been trying to subtlety throw out hints that she wanted to be more than friends with the Admiral. This went on for quite a while as she did not want to be out of line or risk the chance of damaging their friendship. Knowing Elektra though this subtly did have an expiration date.
Elektra had a reputation for being the type that would rather blow up a locked door on a mission rather than try to open it covertly or even better yet she would rather just blow up the entire building if they didn't need anyone or anything in it alive or in one piece. To be fair NovaBlast had a very similar attitude which is probably why he was assigned to a tactical heavy destroyer and a reason why the two got along so well. The end result was a very well run ship because it was common knowledge that you didn't want any poor reports to cross Electra's view.
The crew always had an interest in any personal gossip regarding the two but it really did not add up to much. The only other major gossip that had happened recently was regarding a conversation one night at the poker table.
While playing poker with the senior staff and couple of civilians serving aboard. Tara decided this would be a great time to interact with her shipmates and share the results of an observational analysis she had been working on. This was not unusual for her as she has always being inquisitive about human nature but at this point still has very poor grasp on the concept of what questions and observations should and should not be talked about in different social and public situations.
She started by saying how she found it fascinating that clothes humans wear directly affects their behavior patters in a measurable way. To explain a specific example of how she came to that conclusion she stated that while observing the Captain and First officer in various situations both on duty and socially off duty she had observed that when in their official starfleet uniforms the chain of command was normal nothing out of the ordinary. The fascinating part was after studying them in other social situations when they were wearing off duty clothes there appeared to be as she described it "a definite and measurable social change in command" between the Admiral and First officer.
Elektra was sitting beside Tara gave her a mischievous smirk and but then cleared her throat and slight shook her head no hoping Tara would get the message that such observations were not "appropriate" in this setting . The admiral unfortunately was taking a sip of his drink at that moment and nearly choked on it sending a little mist forward across the table. The table generally found that reaction amusing and shared a laugh . After Nova had recovered he desperately tried casually change the subject inquired on whose bet it was ......
The the gossip that was actually irrefutable proof that this wasn't your standard Captain , First officer relationship happened one night during one of their common MMA combat sparing matches. Being both very adept at hand to hand combat the matches proved to be a very good workout and could get quite intense they were not actually trying to hurt each other but also were not holding back that much either . They generally had these when they could have the Dojo to themselves at the time of night where if you were not on duty you were generally thinking of going to bed.
As the sparring match went on Elektra the better of the two combatants performed a heavy take down on NovaBlast that ended with her sitting on her Commanders chest pinning both his arms to the ground with a tight grip and looking down at him with a victorious gloating smirk.
Being incredibly impulsive at times and seeing how they were off duty It was then she decided that there had been enough subtlety and it was time to just blow up the building so with NovaBlast completely trapped and pinned beneath her she leaned down and gave him a very passionate kiss and was please it was returned with equal passion at moment they started sharing a romantic kiss the doors to the Dojo opened and two crew members walked in.................
Little did they know that a Lieutenant Security personnel had agreed demonstrate a few advanced hand to hand combat moves to an Ensign in his department when they got off duty due to a conversation they had been having earlier.
It only took a small moment for the two on the ground to realize the door had just opened and they had an audience but that was long enough for the two who entered to see them sharing a kiss. The romantic moment came to abrupt and awkward stop in an instant. Quickly Climbing off Nova and helping him up there was the very awkward but standard formal greetings followed by the Lieutenant and Ensign quickly deciding that this was not the best time for a demonstration and quickly backing out as fast as they figured protocol would let them. despite both the Admiral and First Officer trying to assure them they were most welcome to continue and that they were done their combat sparing. By lunch of the next day the gossip had already engulfed the entire crew.
As the secret was out the two didn't try to hide spending time together when they were both off duty going for drinks in the lounge their normal poker nights and attending various social functions that happened aboard ship as a couple but have not yet "moved in" together.
Also does anyone know how to change the "lighting" on my ship so its not green ?
**June 20 edited and revised story see comments below**
**june 22 updated picture of ship and crew**
Click here to see the full size picture in my sig.
I tend to do more than just fly around and blow stuff up I like to Role Play more of actual story happening aboard this is just part of what I have come up with so far.
Does anyone else have a story or any kind of RP relationship with their crew? I have one I only really have back stories for two of my crew so far though. So far I have this
Elektra Shepard First Officer U.S.S. Solar Storm
Special forces level expert in various weapons and hand to hand combat has been friends with the Admiral since Starfleet Academy.
Tara Chief of Security
T.A.R.A. Tactical Analyst Reconnaissance Assault
Code name for a top secret project by a team of elite Starfleet engineers. The project was a critical success. They successfully created and android of the same type of as the robotic sentient life form known as Commander Data. Tara decided to keep her project name and answer the call of her creators by willingly joining Starfleet. Currently serving aboard the USS Solar Storm as Chief of Security
Two Pieces of the same puzzle Romance among the stars
Recently the crew found out that NovaBlast and Elektra were actually turning into a lot more than just friends. Their relationship could more closely be compared to Riker and Troi at this point. The two had been friends since Starfleet Academy but had never really gotten passed the friends stage but when NovaBlast was first given command of the ship there was no question who he wanted as his first officer.
Now that they both had at least somewhat stable lives and positions Elektra had been trying to subtlety throw out hints that she wanted to be more than friends with the Admiral. This went on for quite a while as she did not want to be out of line or risk the chance of damaging their friendship. Knowing Elektra though this subtly did have an expiration date.
Elektra had a reputation for being the type that would rather blow up a locked door on a mission rather than try to open it covertly or even better yet she would rather just blow up the entire building if they didn't need anyone or anything in it alive or in one piece. To be fair NovaBlast had a very similar attitude which is probably why he was assigned to a tactical heavy destroyer and a reason why the two got along so well. The end result was a very well run ship because it was common knowledge that you didn't want any poor reports to cross Electra's view.
The crew always had an interest in any personal gossip regarding the two but it really did not add up to much. The only other major gossip that had happened recently was regarding a conversation one night at the poker table.
While playing poker with the senior staff and couple of civilians serving aboard. Tara decided this would be a great time to interact with her shipmates and share the results of an observational analysis she had been working on. This was not unusual for her as she has always being inquisitive about human nature but at this point still has very poor grasp on the concept of what questions and observations should and should not be talked about in different social and public situations.
She started by saying how she found it fascinating that clothes humans wear directly affects their behavior patters in a measurable way. To explain a specific example of how she came to that conclusion she stated that while observing the Captain and First officer in various situations both on duty and socially off duty she had observed that when in their official starfleet uniforms the chain of command was normal nothing out of the ordinary. The fascinating part was after studying them in other social situations when they were wearing off duty clothes there appeared to be as she described it "a definite and measurable social change in command" between the Admiral and First officer.
Elektra was sitting beside Tara gave her a mischievous smirk and but then cleared her throat and slight shook her head no hoping Tara would get the message that such observations were not "appropriate" in this setting . The admiral unfortunately was taking a sip of his drink at that moment and nearly choked on it sending a little mist forward across the table. The table generally found that reaction amusing and shared a laugh . After Nova had recovered he desperately tried casually change the subject inquired on whose bet it was ......
The the gossip that was actually irrefutable proof that this wasn't your standard Captain , First officer relationship happened one night during one of their common MMA combat sparing matches. Being both very adept at hand to hand combat the matches proved to be a very good workout and could get quite intense they were not actually trying to hurt each other but also were not holding back that much either . They generally had these when they could have the Dojo to themselves at the time of night where if you were not on duty you were generally thinking of going to bed.
As the sparring match went on Elektra the better of the two combatants performed a heavy take down on NovaBlast that ended with her sitting on her Commanders chest pinning both his arms to the ground with a tight grip and looking down at him with a victorious gloating smirk.
Being incredibly impulsive at times and seeing how they were off duty It was then she decided that there had been enough subtlety and it was time to just blow up the building so with NovaBlast completely trapped and pinned beneath her she leaned down and gave him a very passionate kiss and was please it was returned with equal passion at moment they started sharing a romantic kiss the doors to the Dojo opened and two crew members walked in.................
Little did they know that a Lieutenant Security personnel had agreed demonstrate a few advanced hand to hand combat moves to an Ensign in his department when they got off duty due to a conversation they had been having earlier.
It only took a small moment for the two on the ground to realize the door had just opened and they had an audience but that was long enough for the two who entered to see them sharing a kiss. The romantic moment came to abrupt and awkward stop in an instant. Quickly Climbing off Nova and helping him up there was the very awkward but standard formal greetings followed by the Lieutenant and Ensign quickly deciding that this was not the best time for a demonstration and quickly backing out as fast as they figured protocol would let them. despite both the Admiral and First Officer trying to assure them they were most welcome to continue and that they were done their combat sparing. By lunch of the next day the gossip had already engulfed the entire crew.
As the secret was out the two didn't try to hide spending time together when they were both off duty going for drinks in the lounge their normal poker nights and attending various social functions that happened aboard ship as a couple but have not yet "moved in" together.
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The romance story you just told was alright. Good job.
It be kinda interesting if you provided more background on the characters first(I like them so far)
What I noticed is, is that all your crew members are commanders.
Heres how i ranked my senior staff.
Me: Admiral/Captain
First Officer: Commander
Tactical/Security: Lt. Commander/Commander(cannot make up mind)
Science: Lt. Commander
Eng.: Lieutenant
Just to throw in I also have a Android BOFF(Female) that is also Lieutenant.
I tried all commanders but never will worked out for me. Now I still "promote" my officers to get their skills but I do set a alternate rank for them like commander, Lieutenant, etc. to make it sound more "Star Trek" I guess.
Good job on the story so far.
And the Chimera is a sexah ship! ooo I want to use one ...
Anyway, have you considered writing in the Literary Challenges? They are a great way to not only tell a story that BranFlakes sets up but may also allow you to tell your crew story as well
Second, image imbedding is only allowed in The Art Of STO forum. I'd certainly like to see it enabled in here as well, but so far no dice.
It's just like disabling the visual on your body armor or personal weapons. Select your ship from the status tab, find the set piece you don't want to see (Prototype Reman Covariant Shield, in this case) and click the little eyeball icon next to it so it has a line through it and the visual effect will disappear.
Although personally I think the Reman shields make any ship look badass as all hell.
Oh yes. I actively RP in-game and write fan-fics and literary challenges (see stickies at the top of the Ten Forward page) based on the adventures of my main characters.
Some of my crew members (BOffs) are better-developed and more "real people" to me than some of my playable characters. I've devoted several lengthy LCs to the background stories of some of my BOffs and I'm definitely not the only one who devotes that much attention to various crew members.
Interesting stuff so far! I really like the concept of your tactical android TARA and I found the story of your captain and first officer caught in awkward "wrestling" pose to be fairly amusing.
If you'd like to contribute to the literary challenges, I'd recommend you do some reading to help you craft your own writing style. All past LC topics and their entries can be found in this thread. Of particular interest would be LC #26 "Senior Officers" and LC #40 "Redux." LC #40 is a catch-all for past LCs from 1 to 39. You can post in any LC at any time as long as your entry is on-topic. (the necro rule does not apply.)
Good luck to you sir! See you around the galaxy! /e salute
- Sander
...Oh, baby, you know, I've really got to leave you / Oh, I can hear it callin 'me / I said don't you hear it callin' me the way it used to do?...
- Anne Bredon
I have gone though and edited, revised added stuff and well basically tried to improve the story so that it was a bit more polished . I hope you like the updated version let me know if you think my changes improved the story at all.
As for the comments about writing in that literary form I will think about it but Just FYI: this is actually the first fan fiction I have ever written.LOL
I normally just write online training courses and my blog is professional motivational stuff to help people improve and get ahead and improve their lives . So writing fan fiction is the complete opposite of that but I Have been a star trek fan before TNG existed so thought i would give it a try. as I said im rather new to this style of writing so not sure what i will be able to come up with .
thanks for the compliments . Yea the way i justified it is they are all department heads so thought that does not create a command conflict.
i would defiantly recommend it .
Bahh... well maybe one day thank for the advice i kinda getting used tot he green but wish i could change it to red
Thanks .. although pros to having an Android as your security chief out way the cons .... I can foresee having an android security chief that doesn't really grasp the concept of "bending the rules" ...might be inconvenient at times ...I hope she doesn't find out about my private stock of Romulan ale .....
Thanks as i said above ill have to see what i can come up with lol
Let me know what you think about the picture and the more polished version of the story
As a write-up, it really sets the stage for future works :cool:
thanks now i just have to figure out 2 more backstories .. and then the `future works` lol the first two seem to come so easily lol .
Give it time, some character histories take longer to come through than others :cool:
Greetings from the USS Avenger;
I am Nick Furry, in command of our ship, mai senior officers are:
Caitian America, Iron Mew, Cat Hulk, Thor (God of Thunpurr), Black Cat, Cateye and Agent Phil Pawson. =^.^=