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    Star Trek: Ascendant - OOC

    I have started adding maneuvers for space combat on the ascendant thread down at the bottom. Take a look and tell me what you think.
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    Star Trek: Ascendant

    Manuevers Pt2 Manuever Patterns Attack Patterns try to position the ship so as to maximize the damage caused, to gain a tactical advantage, or to attack with caution, trying to minimize the damage to the ship. Alpha Close, Fire Beta Evasive Attack, Multi-fire, Open Beta-2 Hard About...
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    Star Trek: Ascendant

    Space Combat Maneuvers Manuevers During combat, starships act by performing manuevers. The manuevers follow a standard format. Name of Manuever Prerequistites: This would list the skill and what skill level is needed to perform the manuever. Special: Either the manuever that must be...
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    Star Trek: Ascendant - OOC

    The base difficulty is decided by the maneuver and the amount of actions being handled at once. If you beat the number for every two points you are over the next person on the maneuver gets a +1 bonus to their roll. Say the maneuver for your part is a 7, between your skill and your roll added...
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    Star Trek: Ascendant - OOC

    I know I am running late on the space combat rules. I am just exhausted from the holidays and all the family running. I will send them to you as soon as I can.
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    Star Trek: Ascendant - Shakedown Cruise IC

    With Carsi's guidance, the group is able to make it to the formal dining room. As the door quietly slides in front of them, they see a few people standing in a reception area, while a few enlisted personnel are setting up the dining table. To your immediate right, is a young human wearing a...
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    Star Trek: Ascendant - Shakedown Cruise IC

    "Yes, Lt. Commander Hale.", Carsi stated as she turned around to face Jonas. "Dr. Sandecker brought me aboard the Ascendant and activated me 2 months, 4 days, 12 hours, 49 minutes, and 16 seconds ago. I am an artificially intelligent computer system with the ability to project an holographic...
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    Star Trek: Ascendant - OOC

    Rhun and Holyman, I have a very basic frame work of the starship combat system. I am going to try to send these to you in PMs with a few example maneuvers and get your take on them before I convert everything across. The biggest part is that for every successful or failed roll. The difference...
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    Star Trek: Ascendant - Shakedown Cruise IC

    "Your not going to get away from me that easily, Jonas. Since I am also a member of the senior staff, would you escort me to the dinner?" As D'Vassa walks through the door to enter the Deck 3 hallway, they see Ensign Benson standing at the wall with a small vulcan female behind him. The small...
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    Star Trek: Ascendant - Shakedown Cruise IC

    "My name is Carsi, Ensign Benson.", the voice comes from behind him. Slowly turning around, Benson, sees a dark-haired vulcan in a dark green starfleet uniform with no rank insignias behind him. "How may I help you?" ___________________________________________________________ "How would you...
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    Star Trek: Ascendant - Shakedown Cruise IC

    "Yes, I do find it rewarding. But at the same time, I am asked to do things that do not represent the most shining ideals of the federation." "Sometimes it is very hard to know whether the order is justified before we commit to it. It would help to know what the big picture is, but like the...
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    Star Trek: Ascendant - Shakedown Cruise IC

    "You see, Jonas, that is a matter of opinion. The Federation symbolically holds out Starfleet as the Shield in front of its allies and the sword in front of certain hostile races. SI is the dagger held behind Starfleet's back, ready to do what needs to be done to preserve the Federation. "...
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    Star Trek: Ascendant - Shakedown Cruise IC

    As Ensign Benson starts turning violently on the couch. There are small sets of wet spots on his uniform from where his sweat is coming through. All of a sudden, he sits straight up and screams "No!!". Then takes a minute and a deep breath as he realizes that he is no longer at Wolf 359...
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    Star Trek: Ascendant - Shakedown Cruise IC

    Jonas still has his back turned towards the bathroom, feels hands on his shoulders and a peck on the cheek. "Thank you for being such a gentleman." "Now to change the subject a bit, what do you know of my people?", asks D'Vassa, as she comes around from his backside, walking towards the...
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    Star Trek: Ascendant - Shakedown Cruise IC

    "Yes, thats fine. Can you hand me my uniform please?". The water in the bathroom has stopped, and you can see D'Vassa's hand sticking through the doorway reaching towards the uniform that she left out in the main room.
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    Star Trek: Ascendant - Shakedown Cruise IC

    ooc - sorry, my mistake
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    Star Trek: Ascendant - Shakedown Cruise IC

    "Thank you, Lt. Commander Hale.", the young green-skinned lady says, as she hangs her uniform up near the shower. "I do not mean to interrupt, but I do appreciate the use of your shower." As she ducks back into the bathroom area, Jonas hears the water from the shower start in the background...
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    Star Trek: Ascendant - Shakedown Cruise IC

    "What is the problem that you think that my systems need adjustment?", Dr. Sandecker says as the avatar of Carsi appears back in the room. As Jonas is putting away his possessions, he stops for a minute as he picks up the small award case that contains his Medal of Honor for his actions...
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    Star Trek: Ascendant - Shakedown Cruise IC

    "What have you done?", said the young man with his natty dirty-blonde hair, came rushing into the HC&C. "Do you know how long it took me to perfect this system?"
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    Star Trek: Ascendant - Shakedown Cruise IC

    "Trying to compensate, sir", says Carsi as a deep frown comes across her face. With interference showing up in the holographic projection of Carsi, then she quickly disappears. From everywhere seems to come a voice, "It seems, I am unable to change that frequency correctly, sir. Would you like...
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