We are beginning our Shakedown!

Posted on Tuesday September 10th, 2019 @ 3:07am by Captain Franklin Johnson

Hello crew,

As many of you will find out by checking your emails, your control panels on the website, or discord, we have begun our shakedown cruise with Departure - Part One! What does this mean for the ship and what does it mean for current Joint Posts? Let me explain.

First, there is nothing to be worried about concerning current Joint Posts within the mission "Departure and Trail Run". All crew may enjoy the privilege of continuing, starting, and finishing JP's happening BEFORE our departure. This has been decided by the Command Staff to allow everyone the chance and opportunity to get characters acquainted and elaborate on necessary story plots for players and their characters, without forcing them to end those plots prematurely. We want you to enjoy your time on the Poseidon, not fret!

Second, this marks the first occasion and usage of our new dating format. For those who have already checked, you'll note under "Time" I have placed "Day 000" and beside it the hours (hours are optional). From this point on with any future JP's made under the mission "Shakedown" and beyond, we MUST use the standardized "DAY" format to provide accurate chronological order to our JP's. You can be as creative as you wish, so long as you don't overwrite or overlay any JP's made for shipwide use (such as bridge operations). If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to address them on the discord or on the website to me. I will happily answer any questions and address any problems, and we'll work through any necessary changes.

Other than these two points, this is your standard JP. All bridge personnel who would be on the bridge will need to portray their characters as such, and all characters who wouldn't can easily and freely portrayed their activities off the bridge. I've included everyone and every owned NPC to allow players the freedom to experiment. I am also using this as an experiment to see how this method plays out, because if this allows everyone to participate I won't seclude specific portions of the ship during important JP's. It's a trail in process!

I look forward to our continued progress and fun, crew. I'm so excited to be formally starting and I eagerly await for our future together!

Glad to have you all here,
Franklin Johnson
Commanding Officer
U.S.S. Poseidon

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