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Revision to the Revised Revision

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So I fire up an episode of Enterprise, and was immediately reminded that yes, Phlox is another alien aboard the ship, so I reinstated Botta, the Denobulan Engineer.

I thought about restoring the Andorian XO, but that still didn’t make sense to me, though it could have played into where we are in the current adventure, as the Andorian fleet is hailing the Excalibur.

Nah, too tropey for what came to mind for that possible interaction.  Maybe a tweak on that in a later installment.

Don’t touch that dial!

Revised Revision

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As I was reviewing the bridge crew of the Excalibur, I realized that I may have made a mistake by including non-humans, specifically an Andorian first officer and Aenar security chief.  So I swapped out all the non-humans.

Again, I may not be as well versed in Enterprise lore, so maybe there eventually are non-humans (besides Vulcans) serving aboard Earth ships by this time (2154).

I also figured that a majority of the crew should be from Earth or Luna, and not colony worlds.

Stay tuned!

Wait a minute….

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I’m thinking too big.

I’m thinking that Solo RPGs should be this big grand adventure similar to what happens when a group gets together.

It shouldn’t be that at all.

It *can* be, but I may have to work my way up to that.

I have ideas all the time of what should happen next, but I don’t have to set up the whole game on my tabletop in order to run with it.

It’s about the journey and what happens next, no matter how big or small or whether or not dice are rolled.

It’s story telling.  I’m trying to tell a story.  And I should not let the tools hamper me, they should help or enhance the experience.

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So, as I had noted back in November, the Excalibur had run into an Andorian blockade, with hails being ignored and weapons being trained on the ship.

Commander Saguisag orders the shields raised hull polarized and to continue hailing the Andorians.

“Charge cannons?”

“No, let’s keep a defensive posture for now.”

The gambit worked, the Andorians do not fire on the Excalibur.

“We’re being hailed by the lead ship.”

“On screen.”

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See?  Was that so hard?  I can do this, I just need to adapt my playstyle to something simpler.

DON’T TOUCH THAT MF DIAL!

Meanwhile, in the Solo RPG world…

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I’ve decided to put Star Trek: Excalibur on hiatus, for the simple reason that I’m not as well versed as I think I need to be in Enterprise-era lore to create a compelling story that I’d be interested in playing.

Instead, I’ll take a look at the other ship/captain combos that I’ve made and see if any of those pique my interest.

Don’t touch that dial!

Star Trek: Excalibur, S01E02

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Ship’s Log, August 3rd, 2154.

The Excalibur has returned us back to our original position prior to our little trip through the spatial rift.  We have resumed course to explore the unknown space before us, and have run smack dab into an Andorian blockade.

The Andorians have not acknowledged our hails and appear to have their weapons trained on the Excalibur.

Hey, this is what was rolled up a couple of days ago.  Though I added the details of them being Andorians and they aren’t answering hails and they appear to be ready to fire weapons on an Earth ship.

Don’t touch that dial!

The Plot

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I’m relying too heavily on the random tables in my Captain’s Log campaign.

I need to set up some plot points or even a story arc that I want my character to follow.

And I’ll need to do something similar for any of the other solo RPGs that I start playing, too.

For now, I’ll have Excalibur return though the spatial rift and have them encounter a…

Now that would be telling.

Meanwhile, I’m coming up with ideas for Savage Worlds Pulp, including the big bad that The Tiger Beetle and Jazz Bungo will be fighting throughout the campaign.

Don’t touch that dial!

Star Trek: Excalibur, S01E01

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Ship’s Log, July 29, 2154.

While attempting to explore a spatial rift, the Excalibur was struck by a wayward piece of stellar matter from the nearby star, knocking us into the rift itself.  We have sustained minor damage and many casualties, none fatal, but the crew will be operating at less than peak efficiency until our shipmates heal.  Meanwhile, we have detected an uninhabited world nearby and upon further scanning there appears to be a graveyard for numerous shipwrecks scattered on the surface.

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Star Trek: Excalibur: Season Preview

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It’s starting to click.  And not just this game system, but the way solo RPGs should work, sparking the imagination in driving the narrative of the story being created.

Listening to Star Trek music while playing really helps the mood, too.

This first episode is going to feel very much like a pilot episode, as the writer’s room (me) starts to find it’s legs.

I’m gonna go for 13 episodes for season one, with the option to pick up the back 9, as it used to be for TV shows in the days before streaming.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to play out Act 3 of this pilot episode.

Don’t Touch That Dial!