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Thanks guys that makes sense - I think there was even an entire episode of TOS with a ship's AI going wrong. However, ship's computers still exist, like they are huge robots in themselves. So, logically, they are of use. :vulcan: Dramatic rule-of-cool of course is always the overriding...

You got it @Sgt_G , these are self-sufficient pioneer types. The captain is one of those humans that sees a mountain and has to climb it, "because it's there". He leaves behind a distraught wife & son - but actually I'm having him hold the belief he'll come back in five years and all will be...

Thanks Serg, and no apologies please - you've done lots of work on crews that I have seen before, so I value your opinion. In practical terms I concur, but I'll lean toward canon and NASA missions as comparison on this occasion. K

OK I'll go with ENT continuity as that's the era I'm setting in. Though there won't be too many pew-pew-pew beam fights anyway. The EM-33 sounds interesting maybe I'll look that up and consider how it can be used plotwise. Sorry, I didn't explain that ship I found. It's a discovery-class...

Many thanks as usual @Bry_Sinclair those are both good suggestions which I shall consider. I also found this obscure little beauty: ...which looks built for speed to me, and hits the right era. In the meantime, I've discovered a controversy involving the Enterprise era! They use "phase...

Hullo again, So I'm trying to find the right ship for a proposed series of stories. Working title is ST: Pioneers. Setting is around Enterprise Era. IE mid-late 2100s. Theme is space exploration (duh) with more focus on first contacts (perhaps with more non-sentient lifeforms), but also...

Hey @Bry_Sinclair - something I might be able to help YOU with for a change! Are you aware of the universe created around the title "Warhammer 40,000"? - it started as a tabletop wargame / RPG, then spawned lots of spin-offs including novels, computer games and so on. There is a whole galaxy of...

@ItIsGreen yes, @Bry_Sinclair nailed it - he had the right face for the character I had in mind, and also lots of good quality face-photos online easily workable for episode front cover images.

@Bry_Sinclair - yes that problem with Swallow did cross my mind :biggrin:. Iora or Parula or as yet unknown third option then. I've scribbled in my notes that "Sparrow" has been used twice before in Mem Beta but that still might be possible. Thanks again buddy! @WarpTenLizard That's a great...

@Bry_Sinclair Many thanks, Bry - that's a vote for the waxy clone and a boost to my confidence in species design.:bolian: The Aerie-class was perfect for my needs in this story: long range and fast surveyor but can be operated with a minimal crew, small but big enough to have spooky spaces and...

And of course there's always one thing: Betans are androgynous and recreate in laboratories using techniques passed down by the T'lli, carefully controlling their population a la Brave New World.

Greetings, humanoid lifeforms! You guys were spectacularly helpful when knocking together my last series (USS Ulysses), so I thought this would be the best place on the 'net to ask again. I'm working on a new series. Need a science officer, who will be called "Lonic" for now. I have whittled...

Hey hey I'm back as promised (after too long, apologies). Read part 1 of chapter 3. Nice interaction between the characters here, showing their contrasting priorities and methodologies. Surprised that Akinola - or any captain really - would be so dismissive of regulations. And... errr... in...

Uhhh, where to start? A good do: Finish your story completely before starting posting (you'll invariably have to go back to ealier parts and change them as new good ideas come along). Another good do: Get someone else to preview before posting (another pair of eyes will always catch things that...

@TheLoneRedshirt Hi it's me again I read part 2 so I'm up to date. I like the ticking clock and throwing the pirates into the mix makes things tense. The ion storm is interesting to me - maybe something I can use in the future too. Looking forward to the next bit!

Hi me agian! I read yet another part that is called chapter 1 (where Pava meets Dom). I'll have to be careful of reading this... I've been thinking about androids and the name Sharpe and even a mixed marine/starfleet crew for a story. We appear to think alike! So the pieces are coming together...

@Bry_Sinclair Hi me again. I read chapter 2 so im up to date now. You've put the pieces, ships, and characters all in place for an intriguing murder-in-space plot. Nicely done, and I look forward to the conclusion. I was quite interested in what a space csi team would be capable of - like using...

That's a big IF there, Sarg.:techman:

@CeJay Cheers matey. Good points. :beer:

Notes: Thanks to everyone who read this. So, yeah. There’s nothing particularly original here, nor is there a profound message or some deep character study. It’s just a merry romp with an alien gribbly. I’m sure you all picked up that it’s a basic retelling of the opening from Homer’s Odyssey...