Message posted on Stardate 04022.0 at 0930 hours
Posted by Pamela Dugan (President).
Edict 11
Effectively immediately, the USS Athena in fleet 3 is now an alternative RP enviornment, employing “Death terms” as layed out by Commodore James Speck (CO of the Athena) in Note: Office Of The President Reply: 0, and as detailed below.
The USS Athena will undergo a 9 month trial as an alternative RP enviornment, at the end of which time (on or about November 20, 2004) she will be reviewed by the current CO, FComm-3 and President.
If the USS Athena is able to provide and maintain an active and healthy RP enviornment with the use of Death Terms, she will be commissioned as a permanent alternative RP ship in Fleet 3. If she is unable to support this enviornment, she will return to a normal RPing enviornment.
If, at the end of 9 months, it is deemed necessary that more time is needed to make a fair judgement, the current President may extend the trail period as s/he sees fit.
Death Terms, as stated by Commodore James Speck and presented in Command:
The Death Terms
The purpose of the Death Terms is to create a realistic environment adding the possibility of character death to all who want to participate. In effect a character will turn off the “God Mode” on his or her character.
This is not an attempt to change current STF death policy stated in Robinson #23
Any character that dies will have his or her character destroyed forever. The person who died will not loose their club rank and they will have the opportunity to come back as another character of equal or lesser rank.
As for Department heads that die. They will not loose their DH position if death occurs to there character. They will have the option of coming back into the same position as a different character. The same holds true for the CO. If the CO?s character dies the CO himself will remain in command. He or she will just have to come back as a different character. In effect any member who dies will have their character destroyed forever.
In addition, a character that does something foolish does not only risks himself or herself. They may also risk another member who has also agreed to the “Death Terms.” Example. Character A and B are in a shuttlecraft. Both have agreed to the Death Terms stated. Character A does something ill advised. Character A and B are now both in danger of being killed or injured. Even though character B did nothing wrong that character is in danger of being killed or injured because of the actions of Character A.
The power of killing characters will not fall solely on the GM of the ship. If a character does something stupid the GM will come to the CO and explain the incident. If the CO feels that the GM has merit in killing the character or characters then it will be done. If it’s the case of the CO doing something stupid the GM will go to the XO of the ship and get their approval for CO death. This system allows for Checks and Balances. No one person will have absolute power over who lives and who dies.
Any member who wishes to participate must give freely and voluntary permission to the GM and the CO to carry out the conditions of death. Please refer to Robinson #23 section 12 subsection 2, A GM may terminate a character if the player gives consent to the Gamemaster, for whatever reason. Hence a GM may destroy a character if the character gives permission to the GM for character death.
No one in anyway will be coerced into agreeing to the terms. No one will be sanctioned for not agreeing to the terms. If you agree to the terms you do so by your own free will. If you agree to the terms of death you must fully understand that your character is subject to serious injury or death even if your actions did not warrant it. At any time a person can remove their character from the death list by informing the GM and CO.
No member is under any obligation to agree to this. Any member who does not agree to the Death Terms is still under obligation of standing STF Death Rules.
Have fun guys :).
Pamela