04-17-2026, 08:15 AM
== Hello Cadet! Thank you for your post! I enjoyed reading and seeing how you incorporated the formatting techniques and again and your GM input. I’ll give you that input after we discuss the next lesson, which is Lesson three: NRCs, character usage, and site navigation! (...and funny fact, I personally just relearned a lesson... always proofread. If I hadn't, the word 'lesson' above would still be 'lesion.' ? Or maybe the lesson is don't write in the early morning? ?) Okay.. moving on...
Non-rated characters, or NRCs, are characters used by players as well as GMs to help fill crew gaps in ships. Starships usually have large crews and since we don’t have enough players to fill all those roles, we use NRCs. We have two types of NRCs: Independent and Temporary.
Independent NRCs are like a Player Rated Character (PRC), in that they get played as their own character. These NRCs are registered and you can distinguish them through their character names. You’ll see something along the lines of Ensign Doe {Allen}, with the PRC character’s last name in brackets at the end. And while these NRCs are similar to PRCs, they are not a second rated character (SRC). They also do not earn points or medals as you would with your PRC. Also, your PRC must be a Lt [JG] or higher and have the approval of your Commanding Officer to create an Independent NRC.
Temporary NRCs on the other hand, can be created by anyone. They are not as developed as Independent NRCs or PRCs and they do not have bios. They are usually created for quick tasks, and are used for times when you need to post with other players on the ship.
To make a Temporary NRC post, all you need to do is place an OOC notation at the top of the post. You’ll probably see several variations, but they typically look like:
==Ensign John Doe, Temp Engineering NRC ==
In the case of both NRCs, you play the character from the NRCs perspective, almost as if you have a second character. You can only play an NRC that is one rank higher than your own. This means that if you’re an Ensign, you can have NRCs that are Midshipmen, Ensigns, or Lieutenant Junior Grades.
Navigating the Fed Space Wiki
The Fed Space wiki offers a great resource to help you out with your posts. Be sure to spend some time to check it out. The information on the wiki is also ‘Fed Space canon,’ which can sometimes differ from Star Trek canon, so look there first when you’re researching something. Don’t feel limited to only looking at the wiki pages for your department, because the other departments will have information you’ll find quite useful.
As previously mentioned, Fed Space canon differs slightly from that of Star Trek, mainly because this game happens 40+ years after the Dominion War. Since the Dominion War, there have been many conflicts and wars. It’s been very rocky, but all the history from the start of Year 1 to the last entry on that page have been written and played here on Fed Space. Make sure you spend some time reading our site history.
To help you get used to the organization of our wiki, please answer the following questions in OOC. Please make sure to identify where you got your answer.
1. Pick any species from our wiki and tell me one interesting fact about them.
2. Look up one piece of Starfleet equipment and tell me what it’s used for.
3. Find one starship class on the wiki and tell me something about it.
After answering the questions, continue with another post. In your post, please use Ensign Mara Tillen, the ensign in the simulation, as a Temporary NRC.
Have fun! ==
== GM Input ==
The young human ensign blinked as the simulation initialized and then snapped to attention when the cadet approached.
“Cadet, yes! Ensign Mara Tillen,” she said quickly, pushing a stray curl behind her ear. She lifted her tricorder, already half open but clearly not calibrated.
“So, um… the pod’s acting weird. That’s the technical term,” she added with a sheepish grin. She pointed toward the nearest cluster of bioluminescent fungi. “They’re blinking in a pattern I’ve never seen. They’re not supposed to blink at all.”
Then she gestured to the habitat chamber. “And the chamber lights keep flickering, but it’s not any diagnostic code I recognize.”
Finally, she tapped the air quality monitor beside her. “Humidity’s up by a few percent, but the trace compounds don’t match anything in the database.”
She looked at him with relief. “I’m not really sure where to start. Where should we look first?”
== Tag Cadet! ==
Non-rated characters, or NRCs, are characters used by players as well as GMs to help fill crew gaps in ships. Starships usually have large crews and since we don’t have enough players to fill all those roles, we use NRCs. We have two types of NRCs: Independent and Temporary.
Independent NRCs are like a Player Rated Character (PRC), in that they get played as their own character. These NRCs are registered and you can distinguish them through their character names. You’ll see something along the lines of Ensign Doe {Allen}, with the PRC character’s last name in brackets at the end. And while these NRCs are similar to PRCs, they are not a second rated character (SRC). They also do not earn points or medals as you would with your PRC. Also, your PRC must be a Lt [JG] or higher and have the approval of your Commanding Officer to create an Independent NRC.
Temporary NRCs on the other hand, can be created by anyone. They are not as developed as Independent NRCs or PRCs and they do not have bios. They are usually created for quick tasks, and are used for times when you need to post with other players on the ship.
To make a Temporary NRC post, all you need to do is place an OOC notation at the top of the post. You’ll probably see several variations, but they typically look like:
==Ensign John Doe, Temp Engineering NRC ==
In the case of both NRCs, you play the character from the NRCs perspective, almost as if you have a second character. You can only play an NRC that is one rank higher than your own. This means that if you’re an Ensign, you can have NRCs that are Midshipmen, Ensigns, or Lieutenant Junior Grades.
Navigating the Fed Space Wiki
The Fed Space wiki offers a great resource to help you out with your posts. Be sure to spend some time to check it out. The information on the wiki is also ‘Fed Space canon,’ which can sometimes differ from Star Trek canon, so look there first when you’re researching something. Don’t feel limited to only looking at the wiki pages for your department, because the other departments will have information you’ll find quite useful.
As previously mentioned, Fed Space canon differs slightly from that of Star Trek, mainly because this game happens 40+ years after the Dominion War. Since the Dominion War, there have been many conflicts and wars. It’s been very rocky, but all the history from the start of Year 1 to the last entry on that page have been written and played here on Fed Space. Make sure you spend some time reading our site history.
To help you get used to the organization of our wiki, please answer the following questions in OOC. Please make sure to identify where you got your answer.
1. Pick any species from our wiki and tell me one interesting fact about them.
2. Look up one piece of Starfleet equipment and tell me what it’s used for.
3. Find one starship class on the wiki and tell me something about it.
After answering the questions, continue with another post. In your post, please use Ensign Mara Tillen, the ensign in the simulation, as a Temporary NRC.
Have fun! ==
== GM Input ==
The young human ensign blinked as the simulation initialized and then snapped to attention when the cadet approached.
“Cadet, yes! Ensign Mara Tillen,” she said quickly, pushing a stray curl behind her ear. She lifted her tricorder, already half open but clearly not calibrated.
“So, um… the pod’s acting weird. That’s the technical term,” she added with a sheepish grin. She pointed toward the nearest cluster of bioluminescent fungi. “They’re blinking in a pattern I’ve never seen. They’re not supposed to blink at all.”
Then she gestured to the habitat chamber. “And the chamber lights keep flickering, but it’s not any diagnostic code I recognize.”
Finally, she tapped the air quality monitor beside her. “Humidity’s up by a few percent, but the trace compounds don’t match anything in the database.”
She looked at him with relief. “I’m not really sure where to start. Where should we look first?”
== Tag Cadet! ==