Session 0 - Pre-gaming

Session 0 - The group came together quickly and started interacting on Discord (via text and some voice chat) to introduce their characters (and themselves). After some time, the group came up with a ship type and class. So without further ado, let me introduce you to the NOVA Class USS Tiberius!

We are a new vessel and a fairly new crew set to launch in the middle of 2374. I decided to make the crew junior level staff, with the promise of promotions during our campaign. So let's meet the crew!

Command (XO): Lt. Robyn MacKenzie (Human Female)
Science Officer: Lt. Vos (Vulcan Male)
Engineer Officer: Lt. Darwin Foxwell (Human Male)
Security Officer: Simil Troc (Klingon Male)
Medical Officer: Lt. Jr Adoken Lator (Bolian Male)
Helm Officer: Ensign Aanrul Zaim (Betazoid Male)

I will be playing the ship's captain, Captain Malko Ral, a joined Trill. Malko is the 5th host of the Ral symbiont. 2 of previous host have backgrounds in science, while 3 of his hosts (including Malko) are engineers.

Captain Malko Ral

As of this post, we are 9 days from launch! I'm putting the final touches on our introductory mission before we launch into the full campaign. I'm calling the first mission "Shakedown" as it will be the Tiberius' maiden voyage (and therefor a shakedown cruise). The mission will provide the crew a chance to break in the Tiberius while delivering supplies to Starbase 23.

Lots of prep work has been done so far to get this campaign started. This is my first time (ever) as a GM, so I've been a little nervous about what is needed. Thankfully, I have a great crew who has helped (either directly or indirectly) to make sure we are ready for our maiden voyage (which should mostly feature role-playing).

I still have to write the conclusion to our 1st mission, which will likely prove more adventurous then a boring supply run should be. Hopefully the crew will rise to the occasion (and have fun while doing so).

We meet to play every other Saturday afternoon at 4 PM ET to play starting February 23rd. Notes of our sessions will be made on this blog (mainly for our crew to review).

UPDATE: We are 3 days from launch. Feeling more and more confident about GMing. The first mission has been written. I hope it goes well and that it's not too much. Prep work is basically done and I'm excited to take this journey!