Also, think about it... As broken as those senior officers are, they're still assets when there's a war looming. The Kraekirans absolutely thrashed the Federation in the early days, the first officer was assimilated before and his experience with the Borg would be useful. The rest is where...
... Or you can think out of the box on this one. But counselor in training is interesting.
But yes, you're right, you can't be crazier than the senior staff lol. I failed to mention earlier that mental health is a problem, so they can't do diplomacy well because on that too.
Here's the thing with Vigilance... What's so special about it is that the crew is thrown together for combat situations at short notice, with no regards for long term mission goals. As such, a lot of the senior staff are poorly suited for diplomacy.
The captain is highly articulate, but belongs...
If anyone takes helmsman, it's a rather quick way into the senior officers' circle, because there's no NPC in the Helmsman position. The idea is that although Helmsmen aren't senior officers, they're still incredibly important because they fly the ship - something you can't do without in any...
I'm not going to make the RP a satire of Star Trek, but comedy has always been a part of Star Trek, so there's always going to be elements of that - I just can't make it the sole obsession of the RP.
I think I'm nearly done writing up the details of the RP. In the meantime, here's a character sheet for you guys to create a character with. I might make one for the Captain either tomorrow or the day after:
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name:
Age:
Sex:
Gender:
Species:
Species Details: (If not human nor...
You guys will be able to create your own alien race, or use existing ones. I just don't want to see God-like aliens or something.
It will be a rushed launch, so yes, they'll just pile in anyone who's available, but they won't necessarily be junior officers.
Hmm this is a tough one. Tell you guys what - I'm going to tweak my decision a little. I'm going to try to do both at once - letting you guys play as relatively junior officers while at the same time putting you guys on the bridge. I could explain it away by having a Captain with a very...