Lore Report, April 2024
The last season of Discovery is airing and while we will as always avoid spoilers, there is new species lore – a look at Breen behind the helmet and expanded lore for a DS9 species, Kelleruns, represented by one of the new main characters (so we hope to see more!). We’ve also added Tholians to…
Task Forces 29 and 47 – Report – March 2024
We’ve been keeping busy over the past few months, juggling our games and real-life commitments. We know how hectic things can get outside the world of role-playing. So, take a moment, grab your favorite beverage, and let’s dive in! Task Force 29 Task Force 29 spans the corners of all Space & Time. We host…
Post Spotlight – USS Elysium – Unexpected Visit
With the crew suffering from bad dreams, which has caused extreme exhaustion across the ship, our resident priestess, High Priestess An’Dalus, visits the Commodore, who, with twins under the age of 2, means that sleepless nights are common. High Priestess An’Dalus & Commodore Phoenix Lalor-Richardson Mission: Season 6: Episode 4: Memory LaneLocation: Deck 16 – Captain’s QuartersTimeline: Late MD 8…
Joint Fleet Command Report – Q1 2024
Hello dear readers, it’s been too long … for it’s du Lac writing this months report! In this edition … Table of ContentsWhat we’ve been up to …Rule ChangePlans for (the rest of) 2024 What we’ve been up to … Aside from an unprecedented amount of illness, we’ve been mostly working a lot behind the…
Communication Catch Up
Well…. well…. well… look who is back with a report. Communication reports have been a bit lacking from me as I’ve been summoning our community enough to events on our Discord server. If you have missed events do not worry most of them have been recorded and you can find them via our YouTube channel….
Task Force Khitomer; A New Way to Explore the Final Frontier Online!
Space. The final frontier. Except it’s not so final anymore… Star Trek Online (STO) has somewhat received an unfavourable reputation over the decade and a half it has been running. Most of this stems from the stigma associated with being a F2P (Free to Play) MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online Game). However, regardless of what you…
The Stuff First Officers Are Made Of
What Makes For the Best aGMs? Like most things, doing something well can just come naturally, or at least can come easily with practice. And also, being a good XO for a specific sim will likely require different things particular to the GM and the style of sim being hosted, making some of the advice…
Celebration Of STEM In Obsidian Fleet
In honour of British Science Week which is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths across Britain we thought it would be nice to throw out an invitation to Game Masters to highlight the characters on their games who do the science, technology, engineering and maths. We took it one step further if…
Post Spotlight – Make It Yours. And Then Make It Mine (Obsidian Command)
When Brek’s Grandmother Ara has her mind set on wanting something, she won’t be dissuaded. And the job of acquiring it falls to Brek, who dares not turn down the task at the risk of his Grandmother’s ire and the possibility of being written out of her will… Make it Yours. And then Make it…
Lore Report, February 2024
We have kicked off the new year with new database content and a Khitomer conference. In the main database we now have Grazerites (thank you, Nikki!) and in Memory-Obsidian there is write-up on an aspect of Betazoid a religion (also thanks to Nikki) and on Romulan games related to Vulcan Kal-Toh (thanks to Reilyn for…