Alright guys (those that are still here), I've been thinking about how best to make this work...I heard back from Scott very quickly and he's still interested in RP. He says he'll have more time available now, and will make a concerted effort to post hopefully at least twice per week. I know Chad and I can keep up that pace, I think Kelly can too...but we may end up doing once per week if twice per doesn't work. But I need you three to do it, please. Obviously there will be some real life constraints like vacations or other extenuating circumstances that might keep people from posting from time to time, but those are and should be limited exceptions...frankl y with the original RE, it was all exceptions and almost no one keeping up with the schedule. If that happens again...well then it may be time to call it quits for RE, but I'm hoping we can breathe some new life into it.
With a small, dedicated group, anything is possible, and it should be much easier for a smaller group to keep posting, which means less chances that everyone else is being held up by one person who's not posting (which is an incredibly frustrating situation). I don't want to harp after people to post, that's not my style and that takes the fun out of it for both the person I'm harping at as well as myself, so please guys, please try to post at least twice per week unless it's absolutely impossible.
I will be likely be closing and locking the original thread...unless you guys want to continue using it. It seems like a fresh thread with a new character description sheet thread and whatnot might be beneficial...sort of trimming out the fat without destroying the history of RE. But if you guys want to keep the original thread open with our post stats and whatnot, I'm open to doing that. I need you guys' input on this one. I'm leaning toward locking it and starting fresh, but I want you guys' opinion first.
The revamp will not necessarily alter characters so much as simply pushing forward to a more-fruitful time in the story. RE has found a location to establish a base and has built a rudimentary spacedock to service and refit the Tyrennian. I'm thinking it's orbiting a small, temperate planet bearing simple life in the form of plants and animals, but nothing sentient. Perhaps there is a small outpost on the planet's surface as well, sort of a shore-leave/scouting area if you will. I will be assuming that the rebels reformed a Council and decided to stay with the Tyrennian and work together. Myitt, Keslin, and other notables will be stationed either on the spacedock or on the planet's surface. The Tyrennian will have left a shuttle and some fighters to serve as "jump-craft" between the land outpost and the space-dock. And perhaps there is a material-rich asteroid cloud a short distance away to provide raw materials for building and maintenance.
The revamp will be somewhat episodic in nature with the primary command crew of the Tyrennian dealing with battling the Empire both in space and close-quarters, exploration (to some degree), searching for supplies and materials, etc. We will likely have some time on the spacedock and such, as well as time on planet/moon surfaces, time on space stations, time on enemy vessels, etc. You guys probably get the picture. Star Trek plot formula with Firefly circumstances in the Animorphs universe. This was the original concept and intention of my RP design. Many rules will be the same, and there will still be character development, of course. I will be developing stronger character sheets for a few of my characters that have become important in the course of the origin RP such as Varekil.
Kelly, I need to get with you about my idea for Kes and Joanne. Are you okay with Joanne having nothlitized herself in the interrim? This is the primary concern regarding Kes and Joanne. Please let me know as soon as you can. My vision for Kes and Joanne is that they have nothlitized a form which looks very similar to Joanne (though it can be completely different if that's your desire), and have adjusted to life without Joanne's condition to some extent.
Allow me to share my current vision with you guys as far as command crew assignments go.
Captain: Ossanlin (me)
First Officer: Keshin-Joanne (Shen)
TO: Aetheas (Lumy)
First Helm: Claxter (Chad)
Security and Communications: Ferxal (Chad)
Sensors: -vacant- (I do not wish to continue playing Esarvit as the character is not my own)
First Medical Officer: Varekil (me)
First Engineer: Firin-Rythil (me)
Lead Active Security: -vacant- (could cease to exist with Ferxal taking up the responsibilities of this position in addition to those of his primary post).
If you guys want to add any more characters, I would welcome one who would be able to run the Sensors station. I don't care if it's an Andalite or a Rebel...I'm already running three of the primary characters, so I don't wish to bite off any more. Chad has two. Scott, Kelly...if either of you think you could keep up with a second character on the two-post per week time-sechedule...well it would be helpful. If not, I'll be happy just to have you guys on one character at least and we'll make do.
The RP is going to revolve around the characters in these positions. I'm letting my fighter pilot go for now...he'll probably become a QPC, but he's a bit ephemeral as it is and I really want to narrow my focus to the three important characters that I'll be running.
So, to sum up...two posts per week, do you want to start a new thread or continue using the current one, Kelly - let me know about the nothlit thing and your thoughts on Kes as First Officer, focused limited-character episodic concept, and let me know if someone wants to make another character to fill the Sensors station. All other characters beyond those in these positions will be deemed inactive and if you so desire, may be placed upon the space-dock or the planet outpost for incidental roles and cameos.
Let me know what you think, guys.
~Luke
