Starbase Diversity RP Update

Hi everyone,

Thanks to the positive response to my previous post, I'm happy to announce that we are officially going ahead with the setup for the new Stonewall literary RP, the working title of which is Starbase Diversity. The RP will focus on Starbase Diversity, which is the main holding of Stonewall Fleet, the personnel on the starbase and ships throughout the fleet that interact with the base and undertake fleet missions.

Myself and Ozy are currently setting up the website for the RP. Please bear with us while we get everything ready. It can be a bit of a mammoth task as there is a lot to do to prepare it, but it will all be worth it in the end.

When we start off with the RP, there will be three areas of play, namely:

1. Starbase Operations
2. Starship Operations
3. Fleet Embassy

1. Starbase Operations:

Starbase Operations will focus on the crew of the starbase. I will be playing the commanding officer of the starbase (with an as yet undecided character) who will oversee the operation of the starbase and its different departments, which will be:

• Tactical
• Security
• Operations
• Engineering
• Science
• Medical

Any of you familiar with the typical Starfleet departmental setup will know what the job of each department, so I'm not going to elaborate on that. But, if anyone has any questions, feel free to ask.

Those of you who are interested in applying as starbase personnel can go ahead and think about what position you'd like so long and what you're character would be like. We will need department heads as well for those departments, so if you'd like to play a department head, please let me know. DH's will typically be of rank LtCmdr or Lt, while the rest of the staff will consist of junior officers, enlisted personnel and/or civilians.

If you are considering playing a starbase position, please note that we would require you to participate in writing a post once per week, or at minimum once per fortnight. Those who would like to be department heads should definitely be available to post once per week.


2. Starship Operations

Starship Operations is the category where those of you who would like to write about your ship and crew fall into. You will be able to join the RP as a Starship Commanding Officer and add your bridge crew as NPCs. Those in Starship Operations may write as little or as much as they please, but we ask that if you are participating in a fleet-wide mission or story/plot, that you consider whether or not you have the time to do so before committing yourself, so as not to hold up the other roleplayers.

There will be some limitations to this divion, however. Starship CO's will be limited to the rank of Captain or Commander for the sake of the RP in order to keep things on a more realistic level. So, in other words, it will not be a direct reflection of your in-game rank. Also, we ask that those who want to RP as Starship Commanding Officers select a main ship which should preferably be a Starfleet ship. If you'd like to play, for instance, with your Dominion ship or Cardassian ship and captain, you should consider joining the diplomatic delegation of that species/government (explained below in Embassy section) or being an independent trader captain.


3. Fleet Embassy

The Embassy on New Romulus will be the diplomatic arm of the RP. There will be stationed a Fleet Diplomatic Officer as well as ambassadors and representatives from various governments and delegations. These positions are all intended to be playable (though they can be NPC as well), so if you're interested in the diplomatic side, feel free to let me know.

The Starbase and the Embassy will interact regularly and the starbase will rotate support personnel (like medical, operations, etc.) on a regular basis so that officers get the chance to visit New Romulus, serve in the Embassy for a short period of time, and then return.
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We are thinking of ideas of how to include the Klingon side as well, although we might not get going with that right off the bat. If Cryptic adds more fleet holdings in the future, we will try to think of new ways to include that as well. (Such as the rumoured new Romulan mini-faction.)

We don't have a launch date in mind yet, but we are moving as quickly as possible to get everything ready. If you have any questions, whether it be about positions, the different gameplay divisions, or just about the RP in general, please feel free to send me a message or post it in this thread.

Thank you all very much! I will be posting another update soon.

Bren

hey Bren i'd liek to be either Starbase personall or a Department Head because my main character that i use knows how to run a science department

Coolness sounds fun

This sounds great! I think the division of RP into Starbase Operations, Starship Operations, and Embassy Operations is a fantastic idea.

If we feel we have the time, would it be allowable to play more than one character? Maybe one on the base and one on a starship?

I think Starship Operations is going to give me the greatest flexibility, which I have to take into account with the semester getting heavier. This is going to be fun. :)

Thought I'd also chime in on the status of the RP site as my role in the endeavour is as the project's designer. Basically, I'm in the process of taking the features of nova, but radically changing how they are presented on the site. This involves alot of creative coding, patience and time. I'm building up an entirely new template from scratch, using the same LCARS design I used in the STF Compendium[\url]. but unlike the compendium, The RP site will have immersive music, LCARS effects and sounds, to provide a truly involving experience on Starbase Diversity.



The above image is only some preliminary work, but it goes to show that a great deal of progress has been made so far. Even if much of that is actually "behind the php scenes" :)

Stay tuned!

Starbase Diversity out!

I can't wait! Since I already write as Aiden for the Literary Challenges on the Official Forum, I think Malco (my TAC Trill alt) will be my character for this. It'll be fun writing about Aiden's other half!! (Just spent the past 3.5 hours writing a fairly detailed bio.)

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hey Bren i'd liek to be either Starbase personall or a Department Head because my main character that i use knows how to run a science department

Sure. I'm going to make the final decision about the department head positions just before the RP goes live, because it will depend mainly on how much interest we have in a specific department.

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If we feel we have the time, would it be allowable to play more than one character? Maybe one on the base and one on a starship?

Yes, definitely. :) The way the system is set up you can have a main character, alt characters and NPC characters that are all linked to your user account. We might decide to place a limit how many alts and NPCs someone can have (so as not to clog up the system), but I'd encourage people to play in more than one division/department if they want to and have the time.

The last couple saturdays i have been playing while you guys have been playing, i want to say that you guys are very entertaining while i am playing. :cheer:

I apologise for the lack of updates about the RP. There have been many discussions behind the scenes concerning it and as a result the RP will no longer be part of Stonewall, but rather an independent entity. I will also no longer be posting any updates here (at least for the time being), so if you would like more information about the RP going forward, please feel free to contact me personally. Anyone who is still interested in joining us is more than welcome to do so.

Once again I thank you all for your input and enthusiasm and I'm sorry that we will not be able to go forward as planned.

I'd certainly like to be kept in the loop, if you're starting a mailing list, Bren! I'll send you my email address via PM.

Cheers!
Dave.

Oh noes! Sorry to hear things hit a brick wall. I was really looking forward to this. Still, I'd love to be kept in the loop about the independent project and would love to contribute in any small way I can. Like Voleron, I'll be sending you my e-mail via PM.

This sounds awesome, I am still learning RP but I am highly interested in it. I would probably apply for a starbase personal lead position. But again I am waiting on the doctors findings on my arm, until it is fully healed it will be hard to type but i can always use voice to text.