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== A great first post, Cadet! And let me also welcome you to the site. I'm Lieutenant Commander Amelina Whittaker, and I'll be your Instructor for the remainder of your final examination. As Captain Allen said previously, we're all here to help you through the process, and if you have any questions or need to reach out for any reason, then feel free to dm me. With that said, let us move on to your second lesson :-) ==
== Lesson two: Plots, GM Input, Character Hijacking, and New Content:
We have two types of plots here on Federation Space: the main plot and subplots. Main plots affect the entire ship and are directed by a Game Moderator (GM). Subplots are an underlying story being told within the main plot. A subplot can be run by any player with prior approval of the ship’s CO (or FO).
An example of the difference between the two: The main plot is about the ship falling under attack. A subplot would be a character dealing with an on ship pregnancy or maybe trying to write the next great holonovel.
GMs:
Game Moderators (GMs) guide the ships’ missions along. Every ship has a mission, of which only the GMs of a ship know the mission details.
Your job is to write what your character sees and what their reaction is. The GM will provide any unknowns about the plot. This input will have significance to the direction of the mission. This is why characters should keep posts open ended on anything that might affect the mission’s direction or outcome. As your character performs an action, such as performing a diagnostic scan, leave the result of the scan unknown. The GM will explain what the outcome of the action is.
When you need GM input on something, for example results of a diagnostic scan, one only has to make a request at the end of the post. The request can look like:
== GM Input, please? ==
Or it can also be a more specific request, such as:
== GM Input: Result of the diagnostic, please? ==
Take a look around at the active ships on Federation Space to see characters ask for GM input.
Character Hijacking:
The next element we’re going to cover is character usage. Unless you have permission from the player, you cannot post any speech, thoughts, or movements for another character (PRC or NRC) that isn’t yours, unless the character has already done so in-game. This is called character hijacking and is not permitted on Fed Space. Some players might not mind, but even minor things such as a nod of the head or a shrug of the shoulders can be considered hijacking.
For example, if you write in your next post that Commander Amelina Whittaker suddenly appeared and started dancing, you would have hijacked another character.
Character Movement on Ships:
I’m sure you have noticed that a ship has multiple threads on it for various locations that a player can post, such as the bridge, sickbay, and security offices. Oftentimes, while on a mission, players travel throughout the ship to accomplish their orders. To help follow the plot when a player is transitioning from one thread to another, they should make a notation at the end of their post like this: >> Sickbay >> The arrows and location found at the bottom of a post tells readers where this character will post next.
When the player makes their next post, the player should make a notation at the beginning of their post like this: << Bridge <<. The arrows and location found at the top of a post indicate that is where a player has just come from.
Time for more writing! In your next post, continue showing your use of our formatting techniques you learned in lesson one and ask for GM input. I will be acting as your GM.
If you need any help or would like more clarification on something, ask me! ==
== Holodeck 7 ==
After directing the latest Cadets to their assigned holodecks, it was Amelina's turn to oversee one of the aforementioned final examinations. Arriving at holodeck 7, the brunette senior instructor smiled as she saw Captain Allen and Cadet Riley Wright standing outside. It was also good to know that she hadn't gotten there too late, as she heard Wright report in. " Hello, Captain, Cadet," she said warmly in greeting, aware that Maddie would have already set things up, so it would only be a matter of activating the programme.
" Captain Allen has kindly set things up for you, and I'll be overseeing your examination. When you're ready, you'll step through the doors," and the exam will begin," Amelina explained, before standing aside to allow Wright entry when she was ready.
Once Wright entered, she would find herself in the Observation Lounge of the USS Neptune, where the crew was playing host to the yellow-hued Artanians, a race of four-armed aliens from the small moon that they called Tranquillity. The purpose of the reception was to welcome them as potential allies before talks between them and the Federation started the following day. Everything appeared to be going well, and Wright would be part of the security detail assigned to the Artanians.
== Tag Wright ==
== Lesson two: Plots, GM Input, Character Hijacking, and New Content:
We have two types of plots here on Federation Space: the main plot and subplots. Main plots affect the entire ship and are directed by a Game Moderator (GM). Subplots are an underlying story being told within the main plot. A subplot can be run by any player with prior approval of the ship’s CO (or FO).
An example of the difference between the two: The main plot is about the ship falling under attack. A subplot would be a character dealing with an on ship pregnancy or maybe trying to write the next great holonovel.
GMs:
Game Moderators (GMs) guide the ships’ missions along. Every ship has a mission, of which only the GMs of a ship know the mission details.
Your job is to write what your character sees and what their reaction is. The GM will provide any unknowns about the plot. This input will have significance to the direction of the mission. This is why characters should keep posts open ended on anything that might affect the mission’s direction or outcome. As your character performs an action, such as performing a diagnostic scan, leave the result of the scan unknown. The GM will explain what the outcome of the action is.
When you need GM input on something, for example results of a diagnostic scan, one only has to make a request at the end of the post. The request can look like:
== GM Input, please? ==
Or it can also be a more specific request, such as:
== GM Input: Result of the diagnostic, please? ==
Take a look around at the active ships on Federation Space to see characters ask for GM input.
Character Hijacking:
The next element we’re going to cover is character usage. Unless you have permission from the player, you cannot post any speech, thoughts, or movements for another character (PRC or NRC) that isn’t yours, unless the character has already done so in-game. This is called character hijacking and is not permitted on Fed Space. Some players might not mind, but even minor things such as a nod of the head or a shrug of the shoulders can be considered hijacking.
For example, if you write in your next post that Commander Amelina Whittaker suddenly appeared and started dancing, you would have hijacked another character.
Character Movement on Ships:
I’m sure you have noticed that a ship has multiple threads on it for various locations that a player can post, such as the bridge, sickbay, and security offices. Oftentimes, while on a mission, players travel throughout the ship to accomplish their orders. To help follow the plot when a player is transitioning from one thread to another, they should make a notation at the end of their post like this: >> Sickbay >> The arrows and location found at the bottom of a post tells readers where this character will post next.
When the player makes their next post, the player should make a notation at the beginning of their post like this: << Bridge <<. The arrows and location found at the top of a post indicate that is where a player has just come from.
Time for more writing! In your next post, continue showing your use of our formatting techniques you learned in lesson one and ask for GM input. I will be acting as your GM.
If you need any help or would like more clarification on something, ask me! ==
== Holodeck 7 ==
After directing the latest Cadets to their assigned holodecks, it was Amelina's turn to oversee one of the aforementioned final examinations. Arriving at holodeck 7, the brunette senior instructor smiled as she saw Captain Allen and Cadet Riley Wright standing outside. It was also good to know that she hadn't gotten there too late, as she heard Wright report in. " Hello, Captain, Cadet," she said warmly in greeting, aware that Maddie would have already set things up, so it would only be a matter of activating the programme.
" Captain Allen has kindly set things up for you, and I'll be overseeing your examination. When you're ready, you'll step through the doors," and the exam will begin," Amelina explained, before standing aside to allow Wright entry when she was ready.
Once Wright entered, she would find herself in the Observation Lounge of the USS Neptune, where the crew was playing host to the yellow-hued Artanians, a race of four-armed aliens from the small moon that they called Tranquillity. The purpose of the reception was to welcome them as potential allies before talks between them and the Federation started the following day. Everything appeared to be going well, and Wright would be part of the security detail assigned to the Artanians.
== Tag Wright ==