AJ,
For now, I think I'll concentrate on getting Kitty Hawk up and going. Thanks to you and Chris for keeping Spacedock going as long as you did. Randye On 2013-07-06 19:49, [email protected] wrote: > Hi, all, > > I was approached by one of our potential players about the possibility of rolling Spacedock into the BorderLands gaming group. It was not something that I would have thought of myself, but it would be an option for easing the process of recruiting players as they have a large pool of existing players as well as being a good size to attract other potential players. > > It would definitely affect some aspects of the game in that the BorderLand games are all set up to be set in the Delta Quadrant on the other side of a stable wormhole. That would mean a major shift in location, and (as you can imagine) timeline. The games mix the powers of the Federation, an offeshoot called the DFA, the Romulans, and a recently started Klingon colony that is soon to be founded. I would expect that we would have no trouble maintaining our Federation ties, allowing for a new Space Station McKinley to be a Federation outpost. I suspect that we could bring along any and all of our existing characters with some tweaking. > > I am guessing that we would end up sacrificing the SFHQ aspect of the game, which would have been tough for me to lead since I never played that aspect, even though I read through the content. I am guessing the Diplomatic Council would also fade away, too. > > Joining would require us to conform a bit with some of the formality of doing reports for the overarching BL organization, but that would be done by the stations CO and XO, a shared GMship. The trouble in that would be that the CO and XO also play the station CO and XO, which would present a challenge for Lisa and Pete who are the current people in those positions. Outside of doing a monthly report, we would have to formalize our posting style to conform with the existing BL formats. That is not really a major shift. Randy and Lisa could speak to this as well since they also play in BL. You can find some more information about the group as a whole at its website: http://www.startrekborderlands.com/ [1]. > > Anyway, it sounded like an intriguing possibility, but I did not want to follow up with anything unless people thought it would be worth it. Does this sound like a possibility? I can understand if people would rather stick with things as an independent group, but joining would speak to my biggest concern as being a GM ... a need to seriously fill out our crew ranks. I am actually fine with coming up with the storylines. > > So, how do people feel about this as a possibility? > > AJ > the maybe-GM? > > In a message dated 7/6/2013 12:22:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > >> and here I was going to ask if I could join in... >> >> On Saturday, July 6, 2013, wrote: >> >>> Hi, all, >>> >>> I have been sort of thinking this over the last few days since Chris emailed me. He had actually let me know about it a day or so earlier, mentioning the possibility of taking on the GMing responsibilities. I am just not sure that we can sustain Spacedock with the small set of players we currently have. From what I can see, we actually just have Randye, Randy, Pete, Chris, and myself who were doing fairly regular posting. There was also Deb and Lisa who were doing some posting on a smaller scale. I just don't know that we could keep a game going with that few players. >>> >>> As a result, I think Spacedock will slip back into retirement. >>> >>> I do know that some of you have found new homes on the Kitty Hawk thanks to Randye and through the BorderLands game set. I know that means you will get to keep gaming on, which is what is most important. I am glad that I will be able to keep playing with most of you since I have been doing so since around 1994! >>> >>> I know I will miss Spacedock, but I have too much on my plate right now to take on the primary responsibility for the game, particularly since it would require a good deal of recruiting. >>> >>> Sorry, >>> AJ >>> >>> In a message dated 7/2/2013 10:53:27 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: >>> >>>> Tonight I am the bearer of bad news. I am stepping down as GM of Spacedock. I have found that I just can't keep my head in the game, and I think that all of you fine gamers and story tellers deserve more than I can give. I am sorry to have let you down. Game on. >>>> >>>> Best Regards, >>>> Chris >> >> -- >> "I think therefore I am... I think...?" - C. S. > > -- ********************************************* | Randye Jones | |) aka Adm. Carrhae t'Llhweiir | Hate /| aka Adm. 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