A couple of terrible ideas extruded from my thinkin' hole.
"Command Evaluations"
Crew evaluations are done with and it's time for Command Evaluations from the crew. Write a review of your ship's command staff (Captain, FO, Chief Engineer, etc) from the point of view of a disgruntled crewman. It's a great opportunity to show case your favorite character's glaring personality flaws and then mock them for it.
"Sue, Too"
A new crewman has arrived aboard your vessel. They are attractive, unnaturally likable, and seem to have their heart set on wooing or being wooed by the ship's captain! Write a story about how your captain fends off the increasingly unnerving advances of this new crewman and discovers the dark secret of this would-be Mary Sue.
Actually, these are awesome.
The latter would be hilarious for both of my regular protagonists. Three would sleep with Mary Sue a few times then blow her off when she got boring. "Do'eth" would tell the Perfect Wonderkins to go get lost, then would shoot her in the head.
On an exploration mission into unknown space, you and your crew have stumbled upon and been caught in an uncatalogued, unusual anomaly that reaches into a theorized previously unknown layer of subspace that cannot be entered by physical matter. Exposure to this phenomena though has been causing hallucinations and nightmares to occur to your crewmen, with the exception of Photonics and Androids among your crew. Write a log of how your crew dealt with these nightmares, and how you either made this anomaly safe, or possibly closed this anomaly so it would harm no one else.
"While exploring in the Azure Nebula, you come across a temporal anomaly. As you are scanning it, the anomaly ruptures and you discover a ship coming through it. The captain opens a hail to you and reveals that they are from the 26th century and that their ship is your ship's successor! Write a log about the experience. What was the future crew like? What has changed aboard the new vessel? What is the same? Are you still aboard it?"
Your ship encounters a temporal anomaly which soon results in another character or Starship from 100 years into the future being pulled through into our time period. Write a scene or log entry/series of log entries describing how your crew interacts with the future crew/character and how the future ship/character is returned to their own time. The future characters may or may not be related to your present day characters.
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So, yeah, those are my ideas. A large focus on the future and how our characters are remembered. I think it could serve to help us reflect on our characters as people, including their flaws, whether they're bad people or not and, with some of us who have characters that could still be alive after 100 years, it could also offer some self-reflection for a character.
Sounds very familiar to me....
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP"
I wonder if I should tackle some earlier LC's if it turns out that Smirk has no ideas.
"The Waiting Game"
Your ship is waiting in an uninhabited system for secret mission orders/essential equipment/personnel/some other MacGuffin. However, the ship that was supposed to meet you has yet to arrive, leaving your ship waiting in the lurch until it comes. Write a captain's log detailing the actions you and your crew take while waiting for the supply ship.
EXCELLENT idea. I think that I might go back and do a couple, just for fun...
Also, great idea! Three would have a field day in that scenario.
I wonder if I should tackle some earlier LC's if it turns out that Smirk has no ideas.
"The Waiting Game"
Your ship is waiting in an uninhabited system for secret mission orders/essential equipment/personnel/some other MacGuffin. However, the ship that was supposed to meet you has yet to arrive, leaving your ship waiting in the lurch until it comes. Write a captain's log detailing the actions you and your crew take while waiting for the supply ship.
Before he left, Bran said he was going to have every tenth as a redux, so we could go back and redo some of the older ones. I already have mine written, involving Talaina taking first flight on the Viper. Was just waiting for challenge 60. Though if we are no longer doing reduxes, then it shall simply have to be posted as a stand alone.
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Oops, I didn't see that! Though, in fairness, i notice that in your one it has to be your ship's successor. Mine leaves it to the author's discretion, though suggests it could be your character's descendent instead. :cool:
Oops, I didn't see that! Though, in fairness, i notice that in your one it has to be your ship's successor. Mine leaves it to the author's discretion, though suggests it could be your character's descendent instead. :cool:
Though, if you want, I'll remove it.
Nah, it's cool. There's only a finite number of ideas for Star Trek episodes, and most of them have either been written as LC's already or involve watching two canon captains doing it.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP"
So I wrapped up watching DS9 and started Voyager. But that last episode "What You Leave Behind" inspired this LC.
"The Final Battle"
"This is it. Everything has brought you to this moment. Repelling the Borg Collective, taking the Dyson Sphere, fighting the True Way and New Dominion. All of it has led you here, to this empty space. The Iconians have sent a message. They are ending this. You and your crew have been chosen to lead the forces of the Klingons, Romulans and Federation. The Iconians, Undine, Solonae will be coming through soon enough. This is the final battle captains. Write a log about your feelings of leading the charge or write how the battle turns out. Who wins? Who survives? Who do you lose in the process? It's time, Captains. Prepare for the Battle of STO!"
Captain's Log: We are so boned.
End log.
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"Captain's log: I've always wanted to do this! Helm, transfer helm controls to manual and turn the lights to red! THIS! IS! STAR TREEEEEEKKKK!!!!!!!!!"
"Captain's log: I've always wanted to do this! Helm, transfer helm controls to manual and turn the lights to red! THIS! IS! STAR TREEEEEEKKKK!!!!!!!!!"
"Okay so, explain this again. She actually put the ship under manual control and RAMMED the Iconian flagship?"
"Yes, Admiral."
"She RAMMED it."
"Yes, Admiral."
"And for some strange reason, she managed to cut through it like it was soft cheese and the Iconian ship was destroyed while her ship was unscathed."
"Yes, Admiral."
"That doesn't seem physically possible."
"We actually have a recording from her Engineering staff who said the exact same thing."
*hits play*
"THIS DOESN'T SEEM PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE! THIS DOESN'T SEEM PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE!"
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP"
Here's a good humorous one, to offset the dark one we just had:
"[insert parent here, all caps]!!!!!"
Your Captain's mother--or a relative/former guardian who has a similar relationship to the Captain--is on xir ship for some reason, and she has made herself right at home. Write a log entry about what happens.
Oooooh, this could be interesting... :P
Marcus Kane's mother - Starfleet officer-turned home-maker who got eaten by sharks in front of him (traumatising him so badly, that he had to be taught emotional suppression techniques by a Vulcan Master)
Marcus Kane's mother - Starfleet officer-turned home-maker who got eaten by sharks in front of him (traumatising him so badly, that he had to be taught emotional suppression techniques by a Vulcan Master)
Ael t'Kazanak's mother - semi-retired stellar cartographer currently residing on New Romulus...
Yeah, this would be hilarious for Three to do. Her Original is the closest thing she has to a mother, and...well, they think, look, talk, and act the EXACT same way. Part of the reason that Nemesis units do so many long-term missions is that they really kind of get on each others' nerves sometimes.
"Do'eth" would be harder, because all of her relatives are either dead or don't know that she exists.
One vote for the Redux, for #60...I am definitely going to need an extension on my answer to #59 due to the time it's taking to work on "Faces in the Flames."
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One vote for the Redux, for #60...I am definitely going to need an extension on my answer to #59 due to the time it's taking to work on "Faces in the Flames."
This. There's a missing link, why people aren't bothered about finding stunshock and the others. The story is there, just needs a posting.
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Yeah, this would be hilarious for Three to do. Her Original is the closest thing she has to a mother, and...well, they think, look, talk, and act the EXACT same way. Part of the reason that Nemesis units do so many long-term missions is that they really kind of get on each others' nerves sometimes.
"Do'eth" would be harder, because all of her relatives are either dead or don't know that she exists.
I think if this was selected, I would do a 'retrospective on theme' rather than a literal interpretation :cool: I've got an idea in mind for the next Redux challenge, but keen to see what's thrown at us today :cool:
I think if this was selected, I would do a 'retrospective on theme' rather than a literal interpretation :cool: I've got an idea in mind for the next Redux challenge, but keen to see what's thrown at us today :cool:
Redux would be fun, too.
I went back and did LC 50 for fun. Three crashed her ship in 2012, in the Atlantic, and she had to get a runabout off of the top of the Statue of Liberty.
I went back and did LC 50 for fun. Three crashed her ship in 2012, in the Atlantic, and she had to get a runabout off of the top of the Statue of Liberty.
Spock, Rachel Garrett, James T. Kirk, Benjamin Sisko...
Throughout history, men and women have given the ultimate sacrifice: to die in order that others might live. Their heroic actions have transformed the course of events and touched the souls of many.
Write about your captain's encounter with someone who sacrifices themselves to save someone else. It could be a crewman who saves the Captain's life at the cost of his own. It could be a soldier who goes out in a blaze of glory to save the lives of his people. Or a samaritan-hero who gives his life for someone who might otherwise be an enemy in other circumstances.
How does the character's sacrifice change history? Did history change for the better, or for the worse as a result? How does his or her sacrifice affect those who witness it?
Nice one!
I can so totally see Three doing the Spock/JJKirk Reactor Core Save, because she wouldn't let any of her crew do it.
Bonus is that she'd probably survive, due to her insane genetic alterations.
Spock, Rachel Garrett, James T. Kirk, Benjamin Sisko...
Throughout history, men and women have given the ultimate sacrifice: to die in order that others might live. Their heroic actions have transformed the course of events and touched the souls of many.
Write about your captain's encounter with someone who sacrifices themselves to save someone else. It could be a crewman who saves the Captain's life at the cost of his own. It could be a soldier who goes out in a blaze of glory to save the lives of his people. Or a samaritan-hero who gives his life for someone who might otherwise be an enemy in other circumstances.
How does the character's sacrifice change history? Did history change for the better, or for the worse as a result? How does his or her sacrifice affect those who witness it?
You forgot Data in Nemesis.
"A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP"
Spock, Rachel Garrett, James T. Kirk, Benjamin Sisko...
Throughout history, men and women have given the ultimate sacrifice: to die in order that others might live. Their heroic actions have transformed the course of events and touched the souls of many.
Write about your captain's encounter with someone who sacrifices themselves to save someone else. It could be a crewman who saves the Captain's life at the cost of his own. It could be a soldier who goes out in a blaze of glory to save the lives of his people. Or a samaritan-hero who gives his life for someone who might otherwise be an enemy in other circumstances.
How does the character's sacrifice change history? Did history change for the better, or for the worse as a result? How does his or her sacrifice affect those who witness it?
Heh, nice idea, In my little head universe, one of my BOFFs sacraficed himself, by detonating a bomb and killing a lot of Klingons, thereby saving my captain, James, who was in a medbay, and he, and everyone in the bay, would have been killed.
I'm gonna have to have a look through these ideas and pick one for my Rommie to do, with the redux on freestyle at the moment.
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Or you are taking these way too seriously. Its a prompt to generate ideas and writing. Not a literal competition.
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Actually, these are awesome.
The latter would be hilarious for both of my regular protagonists. Three would sleep with Mary Sue a few times then blow her off when she got boring. "Do'eth" would tell the Perfect Wonderkins to go get lost, then would shoot her in the head.
-Leonard Nimoy, RIP
I really like this idea :cool: :cool:
Sounds very familiar to me....
-Leonard Nimoy, RIP
EXCELLENT idea. I think that I might go back and do a couple, just for fun...
Also, great idea! Three would have a field day in that scenario.
Before he left, Bran said he was going to have every tenth as a redux, so we could go back and redo some of the older ones. I already have mine written, involving Talaina taking first flight on the Viper. Was just waiting for challenge 60. Though if we are no longer doing reduxes, then it shall simply have to be posted as a stand alone.
A Romulan Strike Team, Missing Farmers and an ancient base on a Klingon Border world. But what connects them? Find out in my First Foundary mission: 'The Jeroan Farmer Escapade'
Oops, I didn't see that! Though, in fairness, i notice that in your one it has to be your ship's successor. Mine leaves it to the author's discretion, though suggests it could be your character's descendent instead. :cool:
Though, if you want, I'll remove it.
Trials of Blood and Fire
Moving On Parts 1-3 - Part 4
In Cold Blood
Nah, it's cool. There's only a finite number of ideas for Star Trek episodes, and most of them have either been written as LC's already or involve watching two canon captains doing it.
-Leonard Nimoy, RIP
Can't wait for the next LC, love all these ideas!
Captain's Log: We are so boned.
End log.
A Romulan Strike Team, Missing Farmers and an ancient base on a Klingon Border world. But what connects them? Find out in my First Foundary mission: 'The Jeroan Farmer Escapade'
Three's version:
"Captain's log: I've always wanted to do this! Helm, transfer helm controls to manual and turn the lights to red! THIS! IS! STAR TREEEEEEKKKK!!!!!!!!!"
"Okay so, explain this again. She actually put the ship under manual control and RAMMED the Iconian flagship?"
"Yes, Admiral."
"She RAMMED it."
"Yes, Admiral."
"And for some strange reason, she managed to cut through it like it was soft cheese and the Iconian ship was destroyed while her ship was unscathed."
"Yes, Admiral."
"That doesn't seem physically possible."
"We actually have a recording from her Engineering staff who said the exact same thing."
*hits play*
"THIS DOESN'T SEEM PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE! THIS DOESN'T SEEM PHYSICALLY POSSIBLE!"
-Leonard Nimoy, RIP
...actually, that is EXACTLY what would happen. That would be so freaking awesome...
Oooooh, this could be interesting... :P
Marcus Kane's mother - Starfleet officer-turned home-maker who got eaten by sharks in front of him (traumatising him so badly, that he had to be taught emotional suppression techniques by a Vulcan Master)
Amanda Palmer's mother - Snooty cougar who doesn't suffer fools gladly...
Ael t'Kazanak's mother - semi-retired stellar cartographer currently residing on New Romulus...
Yeah, this would be hilarious for Three to do. Her Original is the closest thing she has to a mother, and...well, they think, look, talk, and act the EXACT same way. Part of the reason that Nemesis units do so many long-term missions is that they really kind of get on each others' nerves sometimes.
"Do'eth" would be harder, because all of her relatives are either dead or don't know that she exists.
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This. There's a missing link, why people aren't bothered about finding stunshock and the others. The story is there, just needs a posting.
A Romulan Strike Team, Missing Farmers and an ancient base on a Klingon Border world. But what connects them? Find out in my First Foundary mission: 'The Jeroan Farmer Escapade'
Redux would be fun, too.
I went back and did LC 50 for fun. Three crashed her ship in 2012, in the Atlantic, and she had to get a runabout off of the top of the Statue of Liberty.
It was hilarious. Very fun to write.
Is it posted?? Must read
Yeah, it's the last entry on LC 50.
It's from fairly early on in Three's Starfleet career. She was only a Captain for about two months in it.
Cool, I'll check it out :cool:
Nice one!
I can so totally see Three doing the Spock/JJKirk Reactor Core Save, because she wouldn't let any of her crew do it.
Bonus is that she'd probably survive, due to her insane genetic alterations.
You forgot Data in Nemesis.
-Leonard Nimoy, RIP
Heh, nice idea, In my little head universe, one of my BOFFs sacraficed himself, by detonating a bomb and killing a lot of Klingons, thereby saving my captain, James, who was in a medbay, and he, and everyone in the bay, would have been killed.
A Romulan Strike Team, Missing Farmers and an ancient base on a Klingon Border world. But what connects them? Find out in my First Foundary mission: 'The Jeroan Farmer Escapade'
I think the redux is only for past LCs, not future ones
That, or it's clever enough of a workaround that Smirk is letting it pass.
A Romulan Strike Team, Missing Farmers and an ancient base on a Klingon Border world. But what connects them? Find out in my First Foundary mission: 'The Jeroan Farmer Escapade'
But if it was, Worffan would win. Because Three can't lose. Like Parker Louis.
-Leonard Nimoy, RIP