Playing with the ACTION statments

[Travis Kroells 0]

All right...Where to begin....ah!  I know!  ::grabs the microphone::

 

Ok...It has come to my atttention over the last few weeks that people are pming asking how to play with the ACTION statments.  (for privacy i wont name names)  Or the come to me complaining that they're getting yelled at for not following the plot.

 

Well I'm here to save you.  Well some of you.  I'll first show you an example of an all to common thing i see in the academy...Then I'll teach you what I've learned to play by these mysterious and hard to understand actions.

 

EXAMPLE 1:  The USS Example is briskly flying through space heading to a peace conference on Rigil 13 ((too many of them))  when all of a suden the peacefull silence is broken by an AENG trying to get some spot light.

 

CO>  So commander, what do you think of these Pandarians we have been sent to deal with?

XO>  I hear that they are a brutish race that have mysteriously destroyed several starships, along with kipnaping and possible murdering several away teams.

CO>  I trust that the ship is capable of handleing the threat of these aliens?

XO>  Of course sir.  A complete diagnostic was run before we left space dock, every thing should be running in perfect order...

AENG> +CO+ Sir the warp core is about to breach!  But if you'd like I can fix it.

 

Alright lets stop right there.  I know many people don't think this thing happens but it does, ask any GM or fellow crewmember who makes apperances in the academy.  Now this is mostlikley the worst way to get on a GM.  This is the worst way to ruin your chances at graduating for the night, if ever.  The GM's know that your there and see what you do, even if it's as simple as scrubing plasma conduits.  They dont want to see you jump to the ocasion when it doesnt fit the plot.  Trust me when I that every cadet has his day, and eventually something will happen that will give you the chance to be a hero.  

 

So the bottom line is, the GM's notice when you play well, even if there's seemingly nothing to do.  Save the away team if it stays in the plot, just dont try to do it from cargo bay 3.

 

In this example the USS Example is under atack by those dasterdly Pandarians, a torpedo breaks through the shields and causes the contament field around the warp core to destabalize.  These next two example show two possible things you could do.  Both are considered right, by standerds of playing in the plot but we'll find out why the AENG from example 1 most likely wont be graduating tonight.

 

CO>  ACTION: a torpedo breaks through the shield and hits near M.E ((main engineering)) causing the contament field around the warp core to desabilze.

AENG> ::Notices that the core is destablizing and puts a contanment field around it::

 

Wow.  Real orignal, makes you wonder where the CENG was.  Many cadets protest that since the CENG wasnt in engineering they didn't have to contact him.  Well lets take a look at a better way to handle this.  

 

CO>  ACTION: a torpedo breaks through the shield and hits near M.E ((main engineering)) causing the contament field around the warp core to desabilze.

AENG>::looks at his terminal relising that the core is about to breach, quickly thinking of an idea he hits his commbadge::  +CENG+  Sir!  That last torpedo caused the contament field around the core to destablize!  

CENG>  +AENG+ Set up a contament field around the core, and do it fast.

AENG>  ::looks down at his panel finding a problem:: +CENG+ Sir!  We dont have enough power, should I reroute power from the holodeck?

CENG>  +AENG+ Do it, take what power you need and get the field up before we're all killed.

AENG> +CENG+ Aye sir.  ::taps his panels rerouting power and finaly sets up the contanment field.

 

Definetly better.  He contacted his chief and informed him of the situation, he also found a way to affect the sim with out going out of the plot lines, by draining power from the holodecks.  The GM's create actions like this to see how you handle when forced to think on your feet.  The universal answer to all engineering problems isnt to put a force field around it.  A core breach can't, and shouldn't be taken care of by simply puting a force field around it.

 

The bottom line is, that when a GM finaly gives you a chance to do something important, don't waste your 15 minutes of fame by only spending 10 seconds puting a force field around it.

 

Well thats all for now, I hope I helped some, and I seriously hope that you've learned not to hail the captain with a core breach every sim.

[Sovak 0]

Excellent scenario, Travis.... and good advice.

[Travis Kroells 0]

Yes! Finaly some one complimented me!

[Images 0]

worthy of moose dear chum

[STSF StarDust 0]

Very nice.. you got it just right. We love those Action statements cause we get to see how you handle it.

 

Just don't kill the GM if we miss your response... we aren't perfect. :)

[Dumbass 0]

So what happened to the USS Example?

[Travis Kroells 0]

The pandarians tricked them into thinking the teletubbies were on board so the captain activated the self destruct.  I should mention that other then the one engineer who knew how to set up force fields properly they were all pretty much from Iowa.  ((I seriously hope i didnt offend any one....It's just that I've never met an intelligent person from Iowa))

[Dumbass 0]

((I seriously hope i didnt offend any one....It's just that I've never met an intelligent person from Iowa))

::points at Kroells::  Get him Garnoopy!

[Travis Kroells 0]

Garnoopys from Iowa!  I knew I should have said delaware or something, sorry...well thats one intelligent person I know from Iowa

[Grom 0]

There's an Iowa? Gee...when did we cross the Appalachians?   ???

[Travis Kroells 0]

::wonders what year that quarters dated::

[Dumbass 0]

It must be pretty old.  Apparently they were still making them out of gold then.

[MrDrankum 0]

Greetings humons,

 

Your assuming the quarter wasn't painted....this is GromVik you know...

[Atragon9 0]

Greetings humons,

 

Your assuming the quarter wasn't painted....this is GromVik you know...

Not Drankum, NOOOOOOO

 

Uhh, I mean - always a pleasure!

[Travis Kroells 0]

Err....::Wonders if Drankum knows who his Aegis personality is::

[FredM 0]

In a time far far in the future...a final order from a retiring Admiral reads....

 

"Furthermore, as a final tribute to those in this wondeful organization, I hereby state that any order given by anyone bearing the name 'Kroells' or something similiar shall be null and void for as long as this organization is populated."

[VileRomulan 0]

yes, yes, unfortunately it was good advice, let's just hope more then the 1% of cadets who do visit the forums see it

[Grom 0]

Greetings humons,

 

Your assuming the quarter wasn't painted....this is GromVik you know...

The one and only Mr. Big Ears! (The world couldn't handle more than one anyway :D )

[Travis Kroells 0]

In a time far far in the future...a final order from a retiring Admiral reads....

 

"Furthermore, as a final tribute to those in this wondeful organization, I hereby state that any order given by anyone bearing the name 'Kroells' or something similiar shall be null and void for as long as this organization is populated."

I swear to god Fred one of these days Im gonna convince every one on the Reaent to hold mutiny and fire you out of the torpedo launchers.  And if that doesnt work, I'll just slip into my Metal Gear personality...........Travis Kroells...AKA Tactics Snake! (Don't ask I created him for a fan fic Im writing, I include my self in all my works)  ::Dons sneaking suit and pulls out a socom::

 

Now!  Rise up against Fred's Tirany!

 

(For those of you who don't relize, Im joking Fred isnt going to disapear, well unless Vanroy does something illegal in Vegas)

[FredM 0]

I swear to god Fred one of these days Im gonna convince every one on the Reaent to hold mutiny and fire you out of the torpedo launchers.

Dear Mr. Kroells,

 

I have survived as the Reaent's founder and CO since 1995. Many have passed through the ship's corridors...and I'm still here. So...in closing...feel free to try.  :wink:

[Grom 0]

Mutiny? We could just lock him in the bathroom...   :D

[Travis Kroells 0]

::throws Fred into the Reaents holodeck with nothing to wear but a coconut bra and grass skirt::  

 

And you thought I wouldnt either!  Did ya?  Tactics Snake strikes again!

[FredM 0]

::throws Fred into the Reaents holodeck with nothing to wear but a coconut bra and grass skirt::  

 

And you thought I wouldnt either!  Did ya?  Tactics Snake strikes again!

::blinks as he watches an ACTION statement toss Kroells out an airlock:: Oops...now how did that happen....

[Travis Kroells 0]

::borrows Vanroy's imune to ACTION stament title for a moment::