Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes twitter account for the week of September 19th through September 25th.
September 19 “I despise devious people. Don’t you?” Deela “I believe in honest relationships myself.” Kirk- Wink of an Eye, Stardate: 5710.5 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 20 “My name. You pronounced it ‘Datt-uh.'” Data “What’s the difference?” Dr. Pulaski “One is my name. The other is not.” Data- The Child, Stardate: 42073.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 21 “We don’t know what to do about Humans. Of all the species we’ve made contact with, yours is the only one we can’t define.” Soval- The Forge, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 22 “There seem to be countless rituals and cultural beliefs designed to alleviate the fear of a simple biological truth: all organisms eventually perish.” Seven- Mortal Coil, Stardate: 51449.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“I’ve never actually been a teacher, Commander, but it’s something I’ve always thought about doing.” Keiko O’Brien- A Man Alone, Stardate: 46384 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 24 Star Trek: Discovery premiered on this date in 2017 with the episodes The Vulcan Hello and Battle at the Binary Stars. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Trek:_Discovery #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“From my youth on Vulcan, I was raised to believe that service was my purpose. And I carried that conviction to Starfleet.” Burnham- Battle at the Binary Stars, Stardate: 1207.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 25 “This is the flagship. We should be better than everybody else.” LaForge- Force of Nature, Stardate: 47310.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes twitter account for the week of September 12th through September 18th.
September 12 “In the Federation, we have learned from experience, to view the Romulans with distrust. We can either choose to live with that enmity or seek a way to change it.” Spock- Unification II, Stardate: 45245.8 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 13 “It’s in their nature. They were engineered to be this way. Superior ability breeds superior ambition. One of their creators wrote that. He was murdered by an Augment.” Archer- The Augments, Date: May 27, 2154 #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“There’s an old, old saying on Earth, Mister Sulu. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” Scotty “I know this saying. It was invented in Russia.” Chekov- Friday’s Child, Stardate: 3497.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“I’m a mirror for you as well.” Picard “Not for long, Captain. I’m afraid you won’t survive to witness the victory of the echo over the voice.” Shinzon- Star Trek Nemesis, Stardate: 56844.9 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“Come on, fellas. Cut the manlier-than-thou bullshit.” Cornwell- Saints of Imperfection, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 17 “Home is where the heart is, but the stars are made of latinum.” (75th Rule of Acquisition) Quark- Civil Defense, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 18 “My father had a saying, captain. “Home is wherever you happen to be”.” Chakotay- Deadlock, Stardate: 49548.7 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes twitter account for the week of September 5th through September 11th.
September 5 (Re: Ice Cream Sundaes) “This is called vanilla and this is chocolate. Give it a try. Oh, no. Wait. You’ve got to eat the cherry first.” Tucker- Cogenitor, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“You lost. There’s no way for you to make it back there! Give up!” Kirk “What, like you did?! I read your ship’s log, Captain James T. Kirk. At least I know what I am! I’m a soldier!” Krall- Star Trek Beyond, Stardate: 2263.2 #StarTrek #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 7 “When in doubt, surprise them.” Worf- Where Silence has Lease, Stardate: 42193.6 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“The creature was trying to survive. It has that right, doesn’t it?” Crater- The Man Trap, Stardate: 1513.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“The structure of the ship, those huge arches, thrusting up. The whole ship is designed to receive and store energy.” Scotty “Gives me the creeps. I feel like something’s watching us.” Dr. McCoy- Beyond the Farthest Star, Stardate: 5221.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTAS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 9 Happy Birthday to Jeffrey Combs. @jeffreycombs https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Jeffrey_Combs #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #StarTrekVOY #StarTrekENT #StarTrekLowerDecks #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“Brunt, FCA.” Brunt “But for how much longer?” Quark “Don’t worry about me, Quark. I’m a survivor.” Brunt- Ferengi Love Songs, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“The key to opening the tan zhekran is taking the time to understand what’s keeping it closed.” Narek- The Impossible Box, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekPicard #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“I’m going to die without a shred of honor. And for the first time in my life, that bothers me.” Torres- Day of Honor, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
You can find my past RPGaDAY2022 catch up posts here in Part One, Part Two, Part Three and Part Four. The last week of August was just as equally busy. In fact this whole summer has been extremely busy or extremely crappy. I have been grateful for the distractions when I get to blog about geeky subjects such as the #RPGaDAY2022 challenge. I’ve got several projects in mind that I want to get put up on this blog to share with my fellow geeks. I look forward to posting them soon. Here are my entries for Days 29-31 and a bonus question.
Day 29: Who would you like to see take part in #RPGaDAY?
I’d love to see what my wife would post in such a challenge. I would also be very interested in how a friend and gamemaster Jeff Sullivan would fair with these questions.
Day 30: What should #RPGaDAY do for its 10th Anniversary next year?
Perhaps run a “Best Of” with subjects from the past ten years? I haven’t ready any of the earlier years.
Day 31: When did you first take part in #RPGaDAY?
2021 was my first year after I had read about the challenge on other gaming blogs. You can read all of the posts from this year and last year here. Specifically from 2021 I was quite proud of these entries: Origin, Memory, Challenge, Flood and Weapon.
Bonus: Anecdote Alternative: Roll 1d8+1, tag that many friends and tell a gaming story about them.
The recent Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 campaign that ran from 2013 to 2019 had many different adventures. But one of the things that probably frustrated our Dungeon Master. If he set up a big bad guy, our party worked like a well oiled machine and quickly defeated the final challenge. However the smallest of opponents would sometimes come up with the biggest threats. I’m not certain what the creature was called, but there were these creatures that looked like gold coins. When they were disturbed, they started to come to life and attacked us. I don’t think we were in danger of a total party kill, but it took quite a while to get the battle under control. Just before they revealed themselves as alive, one of the player characters had picked up a coin and licked it (for reasons I can’t remember now). I think the fact that the coins came to life may have scared that player. This was early in our campaign so she was cautious when we recovered treasure after future victories.
And with that final post, I’m considering myself done with the #RPGaDAY2022 challenge. My second year was a little different than last year. With real life issues, I could not post once a day. While it may not have stayed with the spirit of a once-a-day challenge, I felt like I was participating in the event with what I could. Since next year is the 10th anniversary, I’ll be interested to see what questions/options are presented. Thank you, I hope you enjoyed reading these entries.
So do you think we’ll make it through this summer?
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes twitter account for the week of August 29th through September 4th.
August 29 “Creativity is necessary for the health of the Body.” Spock- The Return of the Archons, Stardate: 3156.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
August 30 “It is part of our life cycle that we accept the death of those we love.” Picard- The Bonding, Stardate: 43198.7 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
August 31 “What if your woman leaves you?” Dax “That’s what holosuites are for.” Quark- Indiscretion, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 1 “You should consider it a high compliment. Throughout history, men have fought over the love of a woman.” The Doctor- Parturition, Stardate: 49068.5 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 2 “It’s not an opinion. It’s simple logic.” T’Pol- Future Tense, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 3 “You think that’s what I want? Become one of them? Become my own enemy?” Alexander- Plato’s Stepchildren, Stardate: 5784.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
September 4 “He is a boy, Worf and boys sometimes take the wrong path. They need guidance. He needs a father—his father to give him that guidance.” Helena Rozhenko- New Ground, Stardate: 45376.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
You can find my past RPGaDAY2022 catch up posts here in Part One, Part Two and Part Three. Another busy week in another busy month in another busy summer has come and gone. Again I’ve been very grateful to the family members who came to help out with our summer projects. With how things have been things are starting to look up. I can’t wait to get this cast off of my foot so I can start doing normal things again. I’ve been enjoying reading the #RPGaDAY2022 posts that I’ve come across. It makes me wish that I could get a bunch of friends around a table to actually game. When some of these time-sink projects are done, I may be a step closer to actually hosting again. Until then, here are my RPGaDAY2022 entries for days 22-28.
Day 22: Who is your current character?
This is Dr. R’imr, the Caitian Lieutenant CMO of the Saladin Class USS Acrux. This is in an online Far Trek game that is being run on the Roll20 virtual tabletop website. So far none of the other players have noticed that the character name came from Red Dwarf.
Day 23: What situation is your character currently in?
We were sent to find out why a colony was not responding to Starfleet. When we arrived we discovered Klingons on the scene who were looking for a weapon. What’s really interesting is that the adventure was written by my friend Roger Taylor and adapted to Far Trek. I’ve been on my honor to not pull up the adventure and look at the notes.
Day 24: When did you start playing this character?
At the beginning of 2022. If we are lucky we get a chance to play once a month. Even then, I’ve had to miss a few sessions due to real life getting in the way. Yes the eternal struggle of gaming.
Day 25: Where has that character been?
Boldly going. Oh, more specific than that. The colony is named Tannos IV with “Madsen’s Hope” being the main colony population center.
Day 26: What does your character do what they do?
R’imr studied medicine and joined Starfleet to get away from the homeworld of Cait. He didn’t feel like he was making a difference there so he decided to leave and offer his services to Starfleet. He loves dispensing wisdom when he uses his catchphrase “Now listen to your doctor when he says…”.
Day 27: How has your character changed?
I’m still exploring this. As I noticed changes, I’ll try to report them here.
Day 28: Style Sunday: Roll 1d8+1, tag that many friends with your favorite RPG cover art.
Well once again I can’t really tag anyone in this format. So here is my favorite cover art.
So earlier this month I received a DM from @StarTrekonPPlus asking if I wanted to receive a special mailer that would celebrate the Season Three premier of Star Trek: Lower Decks on Paramount+. Of course I was interested and I followed the instructions given to RSVP. I was thinking that this would be something that could be sent in a large envelope with a few kewl SWAG items.
Boy was I wrong. And boy am I happy about that.
As you can see from the photo above a very large shipping box arrived. It was very well packaged that it took two of us to safely get it out of the container. As my oldest clamored to find out what was inside, I had the bright idea to start taking photos of everything as we pulled them out so I could share them with you. Here is what we saw before pulling everything out.
You can hear voices singing “Aaaahhhh!!!!”
My box arrived undamaged. I had heard from some other Star Trek fans that their box had encountered mishaps during delivery which resulted in the poster being bent. Luckily everything appeared OK with my delivery. There was a combination of green paper filler and bubble wrap at the bottom to help protect the items inside. The box itself could easily be used to hold collectables. There was also a card with some details of the cookies with raisins from the Boimler Family Vineyards.
Something sweet to eat.
I don’t know why the cookies caught my attention first, but they were the first things that I wanted to look at. These oatmeal raisin cookies will be enjoyed by me while watching the first episode of season three. My family are not big raisin fans so I’ll get to enjoy them myself. These cookies are HUGE. On the back was a list of ingredients and information about Fleurs el Sel, the bakery that made the cookies.
The front label of the Ketracel White-Hot Hot Sauce.
The description on the label.
The next item that I pulled out was the Ketracel White-Hot Hot Sauce. “Locally Sourced” from Gama Quadrant ingredients. I also had to snap a photo of the description as it was bottled for Quark Industries. Since my family is not big on hot sauce and it is factory sealed, I can see myself keeping this as just a collectors item. There wasn’t an actual company listed for creating the product, but the ingredients label did state it was distributed by HSH Inc out of North Port, Florida. I wonder if there will be a reference to this hot sauce in a season three episode?
The Lower Decks III hat to cover your head.
The tye-dye reversible cap caught my daughter’s attention. She begged for this item after I was done blogging about this SWAG. She has already worn it around the house. Created by a company called Simplicity, the tag states that it offers 100% UV protection. Because I won’t be able to resist the puppy dog eyes of my child, I don’t think I’ll be the owner of this for very long.
Now I just need a Star Trek pen.
This special min-notepad had a special message from Ensign Brad Boimler on the last page (see sub-note at the end of the blog). There was no indication on which company created this wirebound notepad. I’m not certain what I’m going to do with this (use or keep as a collector’s item).
Starfleet Strong
Next was a pair of blue Starfleet exercise wrist bands. I could see Mariner wearing these. There was no indication on the package or on the bands of who made them. My daughters may end up fighting over these as they don’t fit my wrists very well.
Singing: Yo, I got myself a fanny pack. They were having a sale down at the GAP.
I haven’t owned a fanny pack in years. I can also see myself using this item on certain occasions. It is transparent so I could use it for carrying items into areas where they need to do quick inspections before entering. Like some of the other items, there was no indicator of who made this SWAG.
The Rutherford poster arrives undamaged.
One of the things I noticed from other Star Trek fans posting their SWAG on social media is that the poster was random. My poster contained the character of Ensign Sam Rutherford as voiced by Eugene Cordero. As mentioned above, some fans had damaged posters when they opened up their box. Luckily, mine came through with no issues.
Thank you to the gang at Paramount Plus for these kewl items. We had fun unboxing everything and looking things over. I’ve always loved Star Trek: Lower Decks because the writers and artists put a ton of Star Trek Easter Eggs in the show for fans to find. I’ve been eagerly waiting for the third season ever since I chewed out Mike McMahan on Twitter for the tear jerker ending of season two.
Sub-Note: I was just kidding, there is no special message from Boimler in the notebook. Just the thought of a bunch of fellow Star Trek fans scrambling to see if they had missed something made me chuckle. I’m certain my wife will allow you to smack me on principle when you see me.
A big thank you to everyone who helped me this past weekend.
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes twitter account for the week of August 22nd through August 28th.
August 22 “I believe there are still people alive down there and I’m going to give them every chance.” Troi- Disaster, Stardate: 45156.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
August 23 “Bonk! Bonk! On the head! Bonk! Bonk!” Onlies- Miri, Stardate: 2713.5 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“I have to ask myself some questions. Am I really ready to have a child? Am I prepared to give that child the attention and devotion it deserves? Am I capable of taking on such a huge responsibility?” Kes- Elogium, Stardate: 48921.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
August 25 “Greed leads to misjudgment and that can result in a loss of profits.” Hanok- Starship Down, Stardate: 49263.5 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“To the Enterprise… and to absent friends.” Kirk- Star Trek Beyond, Stardate: 2263.2 #StarTrek #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
August 27 “Good manners, madam, are never a waste of time.” Cyrus Redblock- The Big Goodbye, Stardate: 41997.7 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
August 28 “You say this is a place to purge emotions? Looks like somebody had to purge pretty bad. He bashed the door in.” Tucker- The Andorian Incident, Date: June 19, 2151 #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
As you can imagine, it’s been another busy month. So without any further delay, here are the various ebook deals on different Star Trek titles. These are all 99 cents for the digital versions in the month of August. I wonder which ones will inspire new story ideas or Star Trek Adventure ideas.
Feel free to tell me which book you picked up so we can compare notes about them later. I’m interested in seeing if others thought of the books in the same way that I have.
Here is my catch up post for #RPGaDAY2022. Links to Part One and Part Two. It has been a very busy week for me and I am eternally grateful for all of the friends and family that came over to help sheetrock a wall in my garage while I was out with my broken foot. This blog post covers days 15-21.
Day 15: Who would you like to Gamemaster for you?
I noticed a lot of people were listing celebrity GMs that they would like to try out. For myself, I’d like to have my friend Jeff Sullivan return to the GM chair. He did such a wonderful job with the Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 campaign that lasted several years with a group of friends. You could see his love of the game, skill in being a referee and how he used the game to make teaching moments for both experienced and new players. Some of his house-rules I’d like to use in my own campaigns.
Day 16: What would be your perfect game?
The game that is so enjoyable that we talk about it afterwards and can’t wait to return to the table. I know that I’ve mentioned some of my past gaming exploits in various blog posts, but I’m going to talk about another one again. We had a FASA Star Trek RPG session where the night ended on a cliffhanger. All of the players kept in contact with each other during the break talking about how we were going to pull our fat out of the fryer. And this was in the days before text messages, instant messages or even the common use of email. We did this all by various phone calls between the individual players. I’ve also noticed that I’ve done the same with computer or card games. If I’m thinking about strategy or how I can improve my gameplay, then I must be enjoying the game.
Day 17: Past, Present or Future? When is your favorite game set?
This is a hard one because I can play in all three settings. Some specific things, like horror, don’t appeal to me. Not because I don’t like that genre, but I had a hard time seeing it translated into a theater of the mind style RPG. If I really had to pick one setting, I think it would be future.
Day 18: Where is your favorite place to play?
At my house. My snacks are there. I’m comfortable. I didn’t need to travel far. Sure I had to prep the house for guests, but that’s a good thing. I also wouldn’t mind playing at a friends house as well, but I worry about games that go into overtime. I wouldn’t mind playing at a convention or a gaming store, but I worry about the noise and distractions.
Day 19: Why has your favorite game stayed with you?
As most of my readers know, it’s the FASA Star Trek RPG. This is because of several reasons. 1- It’s a licensed Star Trek game. 2- The character creation process fascinated me. 3- I thought the percentage system gave us more unique characters. 4- Starship construction rules helped fueled my imagination and creativity. 5- It inspired other Star Trek media and episodes. There are FASA Star Trek references even in Star Trek Discovery episodes and recently released IDW published comics.
Day 20: How long do your games last?
Playing a game, that’s up to the GM and other players. On games that I have run, I try to limit a gaming session to 3-4 hours. If we can’t get at least two hours of game play in, then we need to try again. We get so little time to actually sit down that we need to make sure we get value out of our time.
Day 21: Setting Sunday: Share an intriguing detail from a game setting you enjoy.
I had to think about this one. The answer that I finally decided was the exploration of the unknown. I don’t know what is behind that door, over that hill, across that ocean or on that planet. There are new things out there and I get to discover them with my friends.
