So I’m going to tilt this subject on it’s side slightly. Most often RPG that I’ve GMed. Back in the mid 2000’s. The Star Trek Roleplaying Game by Decipher was the first Star Trek RPG that I played with my local Star Trek club. I was even able to GM a few sessions. I had a group of young Ensigns (the player characters) lead by an NPC Lieutenant as the CO, head to a shipyard to recover the USS Crockett for refitting just after the end of the Dominion War. Starfleet needed to pull some older, but still serviceable ships out of mothballs to rebuild the fleet and get back to the primary duty of exploring. Because the PCs got kicked off the station managing the shipyard, the team left with the Crockett before making sure the ship was ready to go. There was a very large nest of Talarian Hook Spiders that woke up from hibernation when the environmentals warmed up. As the crew tried to re-take back the ship, one of the PCs accidentally set the Lieutenant on fire who then fell in the turboshaft that they were traversing through. Luckily he survived despite being very injured. After the players recovered the ship and got to their destination, the poor Lieutenant was placed on a medical leave and eventually retired somewhere far away from the PCs. The Ensigns were assigned to the USS Crockett to investigate an unknown signal coming from an unexplored sector of space. There they encountered a band of rogue Kzintis, a planet of robots and more. One of the PCs being diplomatic with a Gorn captain gave him the impression that the word “Dude” was a universal greeting in the Human language.
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Well this is going to be a disappointing entry for me. For Day 2 of RPGaDAY 2024 challenge the topic is “most recent game played”. If things had gone the way I had hoped, I would be talking about the session zero of the new Castles and Crusades game that I had been invited to. The Castle Keeper wanted to start us on a weekly long term campaign. It would have been my first game on The Foundry VTT and my first C&C game. I’ve been wanting to play in a C&C campaign after creating a character for it in a past Character Creation Challenge. But real life popped up with the dreaded scheduling curse. Too many players had dropped out due to real life issues and there wasn’t enough players to justify a game. So, hopefully a C&C campaign will start up soon.
But that doesn’t mean that I haven’t been active with my RPGs. Yes I’ve been playing and GMing at SaltCON, but that wasn’t the latest. My local Star Trek fan club had a Star Trek Game Night at a local gaming store in June. I finally had a chance to run the Star Trek Adventures 2nd Edition Quickstart game. I had run a few STA games previously, but I wouldn’t call myself an expert. I did alter the scenario slightly and I noticed that the group got more out of the alteration that I did than the other listed events. I think I need to get more experience with running STA as I saw where some of my GM rust was still present. Now that I have the new 2nd Edition in PDF (physical book and it’s review coming soon), I’ll have to give it some serious thought.
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Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of July 29th through August 4th. Coming soon to Bluesky once we can find a scheduler option.
July 29 Happy Birthday to Wil Wheaton. @wilw https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Wil_Wheaton #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #StarTrekFilm #StarTrekReadyRoom #StarTrekPicard #StarTrekLowerDecks #StarTrekProdigy #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“And you are…?” Kore Soong “That’s a very long and very complicated story.” Wesley “Honestly, I’ve got nothing pressing.” Kore Soong “OK. A long time ago, I was known as Wesley Crusher. But now, I am a traveler of all of space and time.” Wesley- Farewell, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekPicard #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“I love feeling feelings.” Tilly- Choose Your Pain, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
July 31 “She seems harmless enough.” Dr. McCoy “The sand-bats of Manark Four appear to be inanimate rock crystals, Doctor, until they attack.” Spock- The Empath, Stardate: 5121.0 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
August 1 “He couldn’t find a cup of water if you dropped him in a lake but, even if he is an idiot, he’s still my brother.” Quark- Invasive Procedures, Stardate: 47182.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“Why would you need someone who speaks a few languages on a ship that can translate all of them?” Gwyn “Ah. But language is more than translation; it is interpretation.” Zero- Kobayashi, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekProdigy #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
August 3 “What you’re doing isn’t self-defense. It’s the exploitation of another species for your own benefit. My people decided a long time ago that that was unacceptable, even in the name of scientific progress.” Janeway- Scientific Method, Stardate: 51244.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
August 4 “Even Freud said “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.” Troi- Phantasms, Stardate: 47225.7 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
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Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of July 22nd through July 28th. Coming soon to Bluesky once we can find a scheduler option.
“I was in a Cardassian prison camp for five years, and I can remember each and every beating I suffered. And while you had your weapons to protect you, all I had was my faith… and my courage.” Winn- Rapture, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“Faster, Doctor. We risk being consumed by their trajectorial decay.” Spock “Damn back seat driver.” Dr. McCoy- Star Trek Beyond, Stardate: 2263.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekFilm #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
July 23 “You cannot explain away a wantonly immoral act because you think that it is connected to some higher purpose!” Picard- Man of the People, Stardate: 46071.6 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
July 24 “In…accepting the inevitable, one finds peace.” Tuvok “If that’s another Vulcan saying, Tuvok, I’ll stick with ‘Live Long and Prosper’.” Paris- Once Upon a Time, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
July 25 “Those are P-51s! I’ve seen them at air shows!” Mayweather “I don’t think this is an air show.” Tucker- Storm Front, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“There’s an old saying on Bajor. The land and the people are one.” Kira- The Storyteller, Stardate: 46729.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
July 27 “I only want what you have the luxury of taking for granted—freedom.” Moriarty- Ship in a Bottle, Stardate: 46424.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
July 28 “My love has wings. Slender, feathered things with grace in upswept curve and tapered tip.” Mitchell- Where No Man Has Gone Before, Stardate: 1312.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
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My family trying to stop me from climbing into the freezer on these hot days.
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of July 15th through July 21st. Coming soon to Bluesky once we can find a scheduler option.
July 15 “Bones was right. These people aren’t living, they’re existing. They don’t create, they don’t produce, they don’t even think. They exist to service a machine.” Kirk- The Apple, Stardate: 3715.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
July 16 “We are more alike than unlike, my dear Captain. I have pores. Humans have pores. I have fingerprints. Humans have fingerprints. My chemical nutrients are like your blood. If you prick me… do I not… leak?” Data- The Naked Now, Stardate: 41209.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
July 17 “So, what’d you find out?” Quark “That you should never try to match drinks with a Klingon.” O’Brien- Image in the Sand, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
July 18 “Stories are an important part of their culture. They seem to provide more than entertainment. They’re kind of a measuring rod of values and beliefs.” Kim- Prime Factors, Stardate: 48642.5 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“Why would a Starfleet Admiral ask a three-hundred year-old frozen man for help?” Kirk “Because I am better.” Khan “At what?” Kirk “Everything.” Khan- Star Trek Into Darkness, Stardate: 2259.55 #StarTrek #StarTrekFilm #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
July 20 “It must be difficult adjusting to new cultures.” Zorbal “It’s challenging at times, but that’s why we’re out here.” Archer- Desert Crossing, Date: February 12, 2152 #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
July 21 “You will never come up against a greater adversary than your own potential.” Dr. Paul Stubbs- Evolution, Stardate: 43125.8 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
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If you’ve never heard of Ogden-Con, don’t freak out. Two months ago I had never heard of this event either. I was walking out of one of my local gaming stores, I noticed a flyer posted in the window. Curious, I went back in and talked with the owner. He told me that this was the second Ogden-Con after they had successfully run one last year. This came as a little bit of a shock to me as I’m usually aware of the geek events happening in Utah. But wanting to support a convention closer to my neck of the woods, I checked out the Facebook page.
Ogden-Con was organized by Rudy Entertainment Company and would be a charity convention. A raffle would be held that would benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Most of all, the admission fee (according to the flyer) is “ONE LOUSY DOLLAR!” It was held at the Comfort Suites just off of I-15 in Ogden.
I talked with my local Star Trek club about this event. I also talked with a few other fans of geeky things and it peaked an interest in attending. So, how did it go?
Well due to a scheduling conflict, we didn’t get there until after 1:00pm. I noticed attendees walking out of the convention center carrying their newly painted dragon figures from the figure painting class. The convention was held in a large room that had dealers tables on one end and a mini-wrestling ring on the other. The bulk of the dealer tables were comic vendors. As you can see from my loot photo above, I picked up a few comics that I didn’t have in my collection. There were also several dice vendors, a 3D printing vendor, a video-game vendor and a few artists promoting their own work. This include a young child (under the age of 10 I believe) who was selling their own hand-drawn comics.
Not having an interest in wrestling, I mostly stuck with the vendor tables talking with several different vendors. I also had a chance to meet the organizer of the convention. I introduced myself, gave him a business card, and asked “What is your vision for the convention” before offering to help. While I won’t chair a convention again, I’m more than willing to help or advise. He asked if we could get together for dinner at a later time because he wanted Ogden-Con to grow, but stay as a fan-run convention. So it will never be as big as the large scale comic conventions, but that’s a good thing. It was a relaxing place to visit and geek out. I met up with a friend and also compared notes with some other friends later.
My wife and youngest attended with me. My youngest came in cosplay for an online animated series that they liked and got excited when someone recognized the character. There was a couple of other cosplays present, one of which caused a little bit of excitement.
Talking with some friends who had been in attendance earlier in the day, they told me about a cosplayer that showed up in full tactical gear (including helmet and gas mask) that had been altered to look like a post-apocalyptic warrior. Someone outside of the hotel had seen someone enter the building with the gas mask and helmet and black gear and thought something dangerous was happening. So they called the police. Law enforcement had showed up and talked with the cosplayer to confirm that nothing bad was happening. In a way, I’m grateful that the effort was made to check in this day and age. Making sure is better than not doing enough if a really dangerous situation was unfolding.
The organizer told me that he wanted to add a costume contest to future Ogden-Cons. He is planning to hold another event in February at the same hotel, but wants to do another summer event at the Union Station in downtown Ogden. Not only would this get in more foot-traffic, but it is also right next to the Ogden Frontrunner station. So attendees could show up from other parts of the Salt Lake metro area. There are also more food options downtown than just off of I-15. I’m really looking forward to having a sit down with this gentleman to see what is plans are. Once I know that, I’ll know what I can offer. It could be help with contacting the local fandom groups in Utah, getting in contact with gaming organizers or just fans in general. This could very easily become a relaxa-con.
My wife told me that she loved going to a local event that wasn’t high pressure or over-crowded. A co-worker had told me that she was able to talk her sister into going since the admission price was very reasonable. A friend I met at the event told me that he had seen more comic dealers at this event than he had at larger conventions. And the members of the USS Ticonderoga who were in attendance had a lot of good things to say about it at our meeting last Wednesday. It will be interesting to see how this starts small and organically grows to a fan-run charity convention. I’ll keep you posted on any future involvement. Even if that involvement is just attending and having fun.
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Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of July 8th through July 14th. Coming soon to Bluesky once we can find a scheduler option.
“Betray me, and I’ll live long enough to hunt you down and kill you slowly. Understood?” Georgiou “I’ve been killed before, Georgiou. You’re just telling me I’ll have time to enjoy the scenery.” Tyler- Perpetual Infinity, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“Slowly please. I’m just learning Risan.” Sato “Really? Most people wouldn’t bother.” Risan Woman “When I go someplace I like to learn the language.” Sato- Two Days and Two Nights, Date: February 18, 2152 #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
July 10 “Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra.” Dathon- Darmok, Stardate: 45047.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
July 11 “I knew it was wrong. I shouldn’t have done it.” Dr. McCoy “What’s that?” Kirk “I should have never reconnected his mouth.” Dr. McCoy- Spock’s Brain, Stardate: 5431.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
July 12 “Absolutely not. One for you, and seven for me. One for you, and seven for me. Is that better? And where are you going?” Quark “To bed. To dream of an equal share of profits.” Rom “Dream on.” Quark- The Homecoming, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“Your arguments have reminded me how precious the right to choose is. And because I’ve never been one to play it safe… I choose to try.” Picard- A Matter of Time, Stardate: 45349.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
July 14 “You want me to be the new nurse?!” Paris “If that’s the title you prefer. It…will only be temporary, three duty shifts a week. Report to sickbay at 0600 hours. Bring a tricorder, and a smile.” The Doctor- Revulsion, Stardate: 51186.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
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Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of July 1st through July 7th. Coming soon to Bluesky once we can find a scheduler option.
“But this battle won’t be won with firepower. Deception and surprise can be just as potent as brute force.” Reed- Marauders, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“We have rights, Ben, including the right to be as stubborn or thickheaded as we want.” Joseph Sisko- Homefront, Stardate: 49170.65 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“This president is not above the law.” Federation President- Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, Stardate: 9521.6 #StarTrek #StarTrekFilm #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
July 4 “…freedom…is a worship word…” Cloud William- The Omega Glory, Stardate: Unknown#StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
July 5 “We always come back to the human equation.” Data- Code of Honor, Stardate: 41235.25 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
July 6 “Do not underestimate the power of the mind.” Tuvok- Barge of the Dead, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“There’s something to be said for a good, old-fashioned flogging.” Mirror Forrest- In a Mirror Darkly, Date: January 13, 2155 #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
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Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of June 24th through June 30th. Coming soon to Bluesky once we can find a scheduler option.
June 24 “This was not my first crisis. It was one of many. During it, I did what my experience and training required me to do. I took the proper steps in the proper order. I did exactly what had to be done, exactly when it should have been done.” Kirk- Court Martial, Stardate: 2947.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
June 25 “Fifty? You were bluffing.” LaForge “Klingons never bluff.” Worf- The Emissary, Stardate: 42901.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
June 26 “I have a bad feeling about this.” O’Brien- The Adversary, Stardate: 48959.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
June 27 “Every school kid knows that Zefram Cochrane met the Vulcans in Bozeman, Montana on April 5th, 2063. I’ve been there. There’s a statue.” Tucker- Carbon Creek, Date: April 12, 2152 #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“You are insane. You consumed what little collective you have left.” Picard “Only to sustain myself to arrive at this moment, to invite you here to witness.” Borg Queen “Witness what?” Picard “Your future’s end.” Borg Queen- The Last Generation, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekPicard #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
June 29 “I do not enjoy crowds.” Seven “But you were in the Collective. Wasn’t that like a big crowd?” Naomi “Which is why I do not enjoy them now.” Seven- Survival Instinct, Stardate: 53049.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
June 30 “Oh. My neck feels like it’s been twisted off.” Kirk “That’s the Vulcan death grip for you.” Dr. McCoy “There’s no such thing as a Vulcan death grip.” Chapel- The Enterprise Incident, Stardate: 5027.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
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Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of June 17th through June 23rd. Coming soon to Bluesky once we can find a scheduler option.
June 17 “It’s not your fight either, but I don’t see you leaving.” Rom “I have to look out for my bar.” Quark “And I have to look out for you.” Rom “Me?” Quark “You’re my brother. Whatever happens, we belong together.” Rom- Call to Arms, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
June 18 “The Claim ‘I was only following orders’ has been used to justify too many tragedies in our history.” Picard- Redemption II, Stardate: 45020.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“And while you were well aware that of own qualified desires to serve on the USS Enterprise, I’m assigned to the Farragut?” Uhura “It was an attempt to avoid the appearance of favoritism.” Spock “No, I’m assigned to the Enterprise.” Uhura “Yes, I believe you are.” Spock “Thank you.” Uhura- Star Trek (2009), Stardate: 2259.55 #StarTrek #StarTrekFilm #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
June 20 “There was a time when Denobulans believed they were the only intelligent species in the galaxy. Needless to say, it was quite a surprise when the B’Saari made first contact. Many refused to accept the truth even with the evidence standing right in front of them.” Dr. Phlox- Future Tense, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
June 21 “I have a Human half, you see, as well as an alien half, submerged, constantly at war with each other. Personal experience, doctor. I survive it because my intelligence wins over both, makes them live together.” Spock- The Enemy Within, Stardate: 1672.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
June 22 Happy Birthday to Tim Russ. @timruss2 https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Tim_Russ #StarTrek #StarTrekFilm #StarTrekTNG #StarTrekDS9 #StarTrekVOY #StarTrekPicard #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“Being a father can have infinite rewards, far more than would seem possible. My children occupy a significant portion of my thoughts – now more than ever.” Tuvok- Elogium, Stardate: 48921.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
June 23 “It’s so like my mother to do the unexpected.” Deanna Troi- Manhunt, Stardate: 42859.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
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