Game TNG Episode Pitch Game

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

"Earl Grey Or Death" - Q returns, whisking Picard off to Revolutionary War era Boston for to meet an ancestor of his he had not previously known about, causing him to call into question what makes a person - their own conception of self and lineage, or the truth. Meanwhile, Data becomes interested in the concept of self-deprivation when a fellow crewmember introduces him to the holiday of Lent.

Next episode: "Checkpoints"

 

[Mojochi]

Checkpoint

After the events of The Wounded, Zakdorn strategist Sirna Kolrami returns to the Enterprise with a group of other Zakdorn delegation members, who are tasked with setting up new outposts along the Cardassian border, intent on curbing the suspicious activity that drew attention during the Benjamin Maxwell crisis. It becomes apparent that Kolrami has been reduced in rank & stature since his last visit, due especially to how embarrassingly he'd conducted himself when last aboard. In particular, the delegation is rather obsessively preoccupied with how Data had humiliated him at their game of strategema.

Kolrami is intent on regaining his reputation by challenging Data again, realizing that Data will once again attempt to stalemate him indefinitely. Knowing that his only hope is to outlast Data, who is impervious to fatigue, Kolrami subjects himself to dangerous drug treatments in hopes of matching Data's endurance. Will Data ultimately decide to throw the match, once it becomes obvious that Kolrami is endangering himself, or will the now much more humbled & desperate Zakdorn endure life threatening physical damage to accompany his personal loss of face?

Next episode: "The Elements"

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

"The Elements" - Beverly accompanies Wesley's Academy survival camping trip to a barren planet. When a sudden storm brews, they and two others are separated from the larger group, and they are being stalked by a creature which may be man, animal, or other lifeform. Meanwhile, Riker and Worf disagree about what makes music pleasing to the ear, with each one exploring the other's point of view.

Next episode: "Arm Of The Law"

 

[Mojochi]

Arm Of The Law

Riker is tasked with leading a disguised away team to an underdeveloped world to find and extract a rogue Starfleet anthropologist who has been interfering in its development, only to find that his interference has already gotten him exposed as an interloper & embroiled in a trial for insurrection. While posing as one of the attorneys, Riker flirts with the peril of trying to complete his mission without further contaminating the culture.

Next Episode: Early to Bed, Early to Rise

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

The return of "Lawyer Bill"!

"Early to Bed, Early to Rise" - Beverly collaborates on a project with Geordi to develop a medical device/holoprogram that would quickly simulate hibernation for members of a species that usually sleeps for a long time so they can join Starfleet and serve normally on a daily basis all year round. Geordi is currently swamped with work and uses the experimental thing himself to increase his productivity, as well as allow him to have a personal life, but finds himself addicted to the thing. Meanwhile, Deanna counsels a crewmember who is consistently late for duty and has excuse after excuse.

Next episode: "Salvation"

 

[Mojochi]

Salvation

During a return visit to a planet where Picard had suffered the accidental death of some of his crew, among which was Wesley's father Jack, more is revealed about the incident. We learn his interaction with the inhabitants had failed, causing his team to have to hastily flea, resulting in a wreck that cut off some of the crew from rescue. Picard is determined that this time he will prove himself better at handling the encounter.

Next Episode: The Soldier

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

"The Soldier" - The Enterprise's senior staff is briefed by Starfleet Intelligence on a secret recruiting campaign spearheaded by the Tal Shiar to recruit promising Academy cadets from the Academy's Vulcan annex. Wesley is sent to the school to investigate (being a student). Trouble arises when he discovers that his handler, an instructor, may be a double agent (the recruiter they seek). Meanwhile, Riker and Deanna discuss their Academy days and how easy it would have been to be recruited by an enemy.

Next episode: "Poor Relations" (https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poor relation#:~:text=: one that is regarded as holding a subordinate or inferior position)

 

[CorporalCaptain]

"Poor Relations" - The Enterprise returns to Pacifica to effect a personnel transfer. The Ent-D is losing a couple of her crew, one from engineering and one from science, to a sea-going vessel with deep sea submersible pods. Geordi, Data, Picard, and the two transfers beam down to the ship, named Calypso. They take a ride down to the sea floor in a pod to observe the reason for interest in the assignment, the exploration of ancient ruins, Atlantean in suggestion, some 100,000 years old, incredibly deep and newly discovered.

While they are descended, the Ent-D is called away on an emergency mission. It is not 100% safe to transport up, so Picard sends Riker on his way.

Things get exciting with undersea earthquakes and giant monsters. The pods have to use phasers, to drill their way out of danger and to chase away the sea life, without killing it.

Picard expresses envy at his former crewmen's futures. However, one calls Picard out for having pointed out during the recent personnel review that their careers could stall as a result of the transfer. Picard admits his error, and replies that they will become experts on something unique, and that will give them valuable experience. They are still young, and opportunities in the future may open to them and no one else.

Meanwhile, the Ent-D has arrived to rescue a transport from pirates, only to find that they have already rescued themselves.

When they are reunited, Picard and Riker discuss how they've learned that they've been prejudiced by their position into undervaluing those around them who also serve the Federation. But they're learning, and today was a good day for that.

Next episode: "Grains of Sand"

edit - Update - "Poor Relations" is now a short story!

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

"Grains of Sand" (aka "Troi Hears a Who") - The Enterprise-D is collecting geological samples on an uninhabited volcanic world. Data gives an interesting rock he locates to Deanna after she tells him how lovely it looks. She puts it in her office and shortly thereafter begins experiencing terrible headaches, auditory hallucinations, sleepwalking to her office in the night, etc. The rock is actually the home of a microspecies of telepathic humanoids (not shrunk a la "Terratin Incident", naturally small) who were taking refuge there after the eruption - they can't live there any more due to the current planet's turmoil. (https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/43650/auguries-of-innocence)

Next episode: "Embraceable Q" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embraceable_You)

 

[FederationHistorian]

"Embraceable Q" - Riker reconsiders Q’s offer and joins the Q Continuum. It gives Riker the opportunity to fix a number of his mistakes – such as the Pegasus Incident – and allows him to reunite with Minuet. Riker even takes the opportunity to rid the galaxy of the Borg and bring back those lost at their hands. But when Riker tries to bring Troi into the Continuum, she resists and perceives Riker to be drunk with power. It comes to a head when Troi threatens to get together with Tom Riker, as he’s more reminiscent of the Will Riker she knew than the Riker that’s a part of the Continuum. But from Riker’s perspective, he think’s he’s doing a good thing, as he knows how her future turns out along with the rest of the crew.

Next episode – “The Real Rasmussen”

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

“The Real Rasmussen” - Inexplicably, despite his still being actually present in the 24th century, Berlinghoff Rasmussen apparently resurfaces in the past and causes problems for the timeline. The actual Rasmussen contacts the crew of Enterprise-D with his concerns that a historian who he was working with has stolen his identity and started a new life in the 2100s, to escape the consequences of illegally trafficking in artifacts entrusted to him. Will and Deanna work with the real man to track down his imposter, but find they're not the only ones looking for the fake Rasmussen - the people he's been artifacts selling to are hot on his trail, too, after he double crossed them.

Next episode: "Bone of Contention"

 

[FederationHistorian]

"Bone of Contention" - Pulaski returns to the Enterprise to oversee a medical exam involving Starfleet cadets, and argues with Picard that he did not fight to keep her on board. Picard counters that she had agreed to take on new assignment. The bickering between the two gets more complicated when Lwaxana Troi, onboard while being transported to a conference, comes to the defense of Picard to try and settle a score with Pulaski - something that stems from before Picard even entered Starfleet Academy.

Meanwhile, Geordi has an issue with Barclay when he relapses and creates new holodeck fantasies, this time of Dr. Leah Brahms, who Geordi is more that aware does not like being represented in that way. Geordi tries to get Barclay to delt the program, only for Barclay to remain steadfast against the request, partially because it was Troi’s idea in the first place as part of an experimental new therapy.

Next episode - “Yield to Oncoming Traffic”

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

“Yield to Oncoming Traffic” - Enterprise-D is dispatched to clear space lanes for a massive incoming fleet that is travelling to their new planet, after their home has become naturally uninhabitable. Unfortunately, this puts them squarely in the sights of a pack of space creatures used as hunting dogs by a gang of pirates. Meanwhile, Wesley is assigned as a "junior representative" to the fleet's lead ship, and finds himself overwhelmed by the female attention of the young alien girls.

Next episode: "Horror of Horrors"

 

[FederationHistorian]

"Horror of Horrors" - A gaggle of Qs conspire to put the Enterprise in an unprecedentedly frightening situation. They combine the Enterprise’s encounters with Naglium, Ardra, the Mariposan clones, the D’Arsay, Barclay’s Protomorphosis Syndrome, temporal narcosis, Data’s emotion chip, the Crystalline Entity and the Borg into a new unencountered horror. The experience is very mind bending for the crew of the Enterprise, who very nearly self destruct their own ship to escape their fears until Q intervenes in what he describes as “a very cruel game” being played by the Continuuum.

Next episode - “It’s Not Easy Being Breen”

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

“It’s Not Easy Being Breen” - After Beverly tries and fails to save the life of a Breen woman who's about to betray her crime syndicate to Federation authorities, she must take the woman's place in order to save her husband, who is being held captive until she shows up in exchange. Limited information about what exactly Breen are like leads to her getting caught. Meanwhile, Data considers what it would be like if his creator had chosen another species for him to emulate.

Next episode: "Romance Languages"

 

[FederationHistorian]

"Romance Languages" - When the Enterprise has to rely on Kirk-era communication after their combadges are declared useless for an away mission, a comms specialist is brought aboard. This comms specialist is very versatile as they under not just languages, but numerous social cues which leads to them quickly becoming a favourite on the ship. The comms specialist ends up being torn romantically between Troi, Worf, Guinan, and Data.

Meanwhile, Riker must deal with a recent transfer who repeatedly gives him the cold shoulder. Riker is unsure if its specifically directed at him, or just the way her species tends to behave towards other.

Next episode – “Legalese”

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

“Legalese” - Picard is served with a summons to testify in a court case when Starfleet is sued by the families of the deceased crew of a ship that perished due to orders given by the higher ups not to intervene in an attack perpetrated by a non-warp species. Meanwhile, Deanna counsels a couple that don't really want to divorce and are still in love, but don't see how to get past their differences.

Next episode: "Flags Flying"

 

[Rmac]

Flags Flying- Picard and Data are attending the Galactic Games (an olympics style event) as guests. During the event a romulan coach is murdered. Picard is informed that the victim was a former tal shiar operative. Data are tasked with solving the murder while Picard is forced to placate the romulan diplomats.
Next Episode: Kiss Me Deadly

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

"Kiss Me Deadly" - Riker becomes infatuated with an alien woman who seems unusually afraid of him. Meanwhile, Worf investigates a series of poisonings of male crewmembers on the ship she transferred from to the Enterprise-D. Is she to blame, or does she have a jealous obsessed stalker (that she fears may kill him, so she feigns disinterest to protect him)?

Next episode: "Round Numbers"

 

[Finn]

"Round Numbers"

The Enterprise visits a newly warp-capable civilization whose dominant culture has a strange superstition about round numbers and freak outs because the -D in their culture resembles a round number that has the same meaning as the death card in playing Tarot cards.

Meanwhile, Data studies the idea of round numbers in many cultures and comes across yet another message from Soong.

Next Episode; "Laborers"