Obsidian Fleet Awards

Level 1 Awards

Air Medal

For recognition of piloting abilities.

Captain's Personal Merit

Awarded to the crew member of whom the Captain feels worthy.

Civilian's Contribution Ribbon

In recognition of the great elements a civilian player character lends to the game in character.

Crew's Choice Award

Voted on by the crew of the simm being given by.

DeForest Kelly Humour Award

This award is meant to help us all remember that a bit of light-heartedness goes a long way; even in the face of danger.

Expeditionary Medal

Awarded for participation in a simulation’s first mission.

Friendship Ribbon

For the development of a meaningful character relationship.

Geordi LaForge Obstacle Citation

This award is presented to those who have overcome a disability in order to perform their duties.

Good Conduct Medal

For exceptional performance of one's duties.

Heart of the Tiger

Awarded to the crew member that writes supreme battle posts, making their posts enjoyable and exciting to read in the heat of battle.

Library Excellence Ribbon

Awarded for the best writing style: clear, precise, and easy to follow - yet allows the story to flow smoothly and easily passed off to another crew member. Also includes spelling and grammar used properly.

Marksmanship Ribbon

For recognition of firearm abilities.

Meritorious Newcomer of the Month Award

This award will be given to the newcomer that makes themselves known and puts in the most effort to make their character a valuable addition.

Most Improved Player of the Month

This award will be given to the player that shows the most improvement from the previous month.

Non-Player Character Award

For the development of Non Player Characters.

Obsidian Fleet Gold Service Merit

Awarded to crew who have served on the same vessel for two years and more.

Obsidian Fleet Merit of Time Served

Awarded to crewmembers who have served on the ship for one year. This award is non-cumulative.

Obsidian Fleet Service Citation

Awarded to a member of the crew who has served with the ship for at least 6 months. This award is non-cumulative.

Outstanding Volunteer Award

For the player who makes every effort to find significant ways to lend a hand to the sim's command staff.

Plot Development Citation

For developing the current plot line and making it original and unexpected yet not unbelievable.

Professional Merit

Awarded to the character that has developed his/her character with considerable talent, making that character a joy to interact with.

Purple Heart

Awarded to personnel who are injured in the line of duty.

Recruitment Award

For recognition of recruitment successes.

Rose Award

Awarded to the crew member that has made significant "romantic" character advancements.

Service Accommodation

Awarded to the crew member that performs his/her character's job and advances above and beyond the job description they were "hired" to follow.

Technical Medal

Awarded to the crewmember that follows the technical standards of the Star Trek universe, incorporating them into their posts with nearly flawless precision.

Tour of Duty : Borg

This ribbon is issued to all participating players at the end of a mission that posts the sim to the borders or interior regions of Borg space.

Tour of Duty : Breen

This ribbon is issued to all participating players at the end of a mission that posts the sim to the borders or interior regions of Breen space.

Tour of Duty : Cardassian

This ribbon is issued to all participating players at the end of a mission that posts the sim to the borders or interior regions of Cardassian space.

Tour of Duty : Deep Space

This ribbon is issued to all participating players at the end of a mission that posts the sim to deep space.

Tour of Duty : Dominion

This ribbon is issued to all participating players at the end of a mission that posts the sim to the borders or interior regions of Dominion space.

Tour of Duty : Ferengi

This ribbon is issued to all participating players at the end of a mission that posts the sim to the borders or interior regions of Ferengi space.

Tour of Duty : Klingon

This ribbon is issued to all participating players at the end of a mission that posts the sim to the borders or interior regions of Klingon space.

Tour of Duty : Mirror Universe

This ribbon is issued to all participating players at the end of a mission that posts the sim to the Mirror Universe.

Tour of Duty : Romulan

This ribbon is issued to all participating players at the end of a mission that posts the sim to the borders or interior regions of Romulan space.

Training Badge

For completing and passing a course of study.

Unit Citation

Awarded to the crew member that shows considerable talent in working with other crewmembers to create a winning plot line worthy of the vessel's reputation.

Unsung Hero Medal

For recognition of support actions in character.

Whoopi Goldberg Diversity Ribbon

Awarded for the successful portrayal of a non-human character aboard a simulation.

Level 2 Awards

Antagonist Award

This award denotes a players exceptionally well crafted villain contributed to a sim's plotline convincingly over a series of posts.

Community Builder Citation

This Crewmember is always going out of his or her way to help the crew connect with one another and knit the sim much closer together

Creativity Award

The Creativity Award is presented to those who come up with an outstanding idea during a mission.

Departmental Service Badge: Command

Awarded for service in the command department, including departments of Command, Strategic Operations, Flight Operations, and Communications.

Departmental Service Badge: Marine

Awarded for service in the Marines.

Departmental Service Badge: Science

Awarded for service in the science department, including departments of Science, Medical, and Counseling.

Departmental Service Badge: Service

Awarded for service in the service department, including departments of Operations, Security, Tactical, and Engineering.

Departmental Service Badge: Support

Awarded for service in the support department, including Intelligence, Diplomatic, and SF Fighters.

Exemplary Courage Medal

Officers who put themselves in grave danger by going far beyond the normal call of duty qualify for this medal.

Flying Cross

Presented to a Flight Control Officer for exhibiting outstanding flying abilities.

Geneva Peace Ribbon

This ribbon is presented to individuals who were responsible for attaining a peaceful resolution between two conflicting parties.

Humanitarian Cross

In recognition of efforts to relieve suffering of any person(s) within or outside of federation borders.

Intelligence Prowess Award

This award is given to an Intelligence Officer who has gone out of their way to protect and better Obsidian Fleet.

Joint Service Commendation Medal

Awarded to StarFleet/StarFleet Marine Corps personnel who participate in a joint mission with other simms.

Jonathan Archer Civilization Award

This award is among the highest achievements in Starfleet.

Kublai Khan Award

This award is presented to an individual who is a key part of developing new tactical combat maneuvers while in hand-to-hand combat; not to be confused with the ship-to-ship award, which is similar.

Medal of Honour

This medal is awarded for the showing of bravery and valor in the heat of combat.

Montgomery Scott Engineering Award

(Formerly Engineering Ingenuity Award) This is given to those who develop useful new technologies, Engineering-oriented upgrades, techniques and so forth.

Patterson Ribbon of Excellence

This is issued to StarFleet's Medical officers who do something very special in the field.

POW Ribbon of Sacrifice

Given to StarFleet officers who are captured by enemy forces for any length of time.

Ribbon of Committment

Given to a person who has truly put forth an undisputable amount of extra effort.

Ribbon of Compassion

This ribbon is for those in the Counseling field. The awardee must have truly gone out of their way to help out a fellow crewman/crewmen.

Ribbon of Merit

This ribbon is used to symbolize the great sacrifice that the men and women of StarFleet endure.

Scheherezade Award

Named after the mythical heroine of the Arabian Nights, the Scheherezade awards the intricate story-crafting which is displayed within Obsidian fleet. This goes beyond simple matters of spelling, grammar, and legibility; rather, it is for the obvious effort put into posts to make them enjoyable to read for all members of a platform and not just as enjoyment for the writers who created them – for telling a tale within a tale as they weave their own story within the greater plot of their SIMM.

Silver Star

The crew member that demonstrates supreme postings, posts often, and plays his/her character "to the hilt" will receive this award. Arguably considered one of the highest honors a crew member can receive.

Tactical Superiority Award

Presented to individuals who play a major role (or even solely) develop new tactics and/or combat manuevers while in ship-to-ship combat; not to be confused with the hand-to-hand award, which is similar.

United Federation of Planets Pip

Only a very few and elite people have ever attained this prestigious honor. To receive it, a person must single-handedly save the Federation from imminent destruction.

Zefram Cochrane Medal of Exploration

Given to those officers who discover a noteworthy place or thing.

Level 3 Awards

Character of the Year

This award is given annually in January of each year and is decided upon by nominations from ship CO's. Post samples are not required, but reasons for the nomination are. Posts should be available upon request, though.

James T. Kirk CO of the Year

This award is given annually in January of each year and is decided upon by nominations from Task Force CO's and Task Group CO's. One CO is chosen from the nominations recieved. Reasons supporting the nomination are required, but post samples are not. Act

Sim of the Year

This is used to recognize the Obsidian Fleet sim which has done their very best to embody the spirit of the Fleet in their actions both in character and out of character. This includes postings; recruiting for simm, Task Force, and Fleet; advertising for

TF Character Unit of Merit Award

Distributed Quarterly, this award recognizes the efforts put forth by a Crewmember; as recognized by his fellow crewmembers, Task Group CO and - ultimately - Task Force CO.

TF CO Unit of Merit Award

Distributed Quarterly, this award recognizes the efforts put forth by a Commanding Officer; as recognized by his fellow crewmembers, Task Group CO and - ultimately - Task Force CO.

TF XO Unit of Merit Award

Distributed Quarterly, this award recognizes the efforts put forth by a Executive Officer; as recognized by his fellow crewmembers, Task Group CO and - ultimately - Task Force CO.

Unit Award of Merit - Bronze

For Exemplary Service by a SIM as recognized by the Unit's TGCO.

Unit Award of Merit - Gold

For Overall Exemplary Service by a SIM as recognized by Awards Department.

Unit Award of Merit - Silver

For Exemplary Service by a SIM as recognized by the Unit's TFCO.

Unit Commendation

To honor a Unit who shows exemplary participation, connectivity, and skill.

William Riker XO of the Year

This award is given annually in January of each year and is decided upon by nominations from ship CO's. One XO is chosen from the nominations recieved to recieve the award. Post samples are not required, but reasons for the nomination are. Posts should be

Obsidian Fleet Distinguished Service Cross (discontinued) - Level 1

Awarded to a member of the crew that has been with the ship for 3 months. This award is non-cumulative.

Commanding Officer Merit of Excellence (discontinued) - Level 3

Discontinued

Sim of the Month (discontinued) - Level 3

Discontinued

Taskforce Post of the Month (discontinued) - Level 3

Discontinued

TF Character Unit of Merit Award (discontinued) - Level 3

Mistakenly Duplicated - disregard