Star Trek Simulation Forum
Encyclopedia
The Star Trek Simulation Forum (abbreviated STSF) is a Star Trek
simming organization that provides numerous online text-based role-playing game
s. It was created in July 2002, and has served as the forum
of the official Star Trek
website operated by Paramount Pictures
since October of that year.
role-playing game
of America Online, the Star Trek Simulation Forum provides an extensive range of online chat-based role-playing games to those who are interested in the genre. Functioning with at least half a dozen games that have been in operation for over a decade, it was established on July 31, 2002. Games open to the public started to take place on the official Star Trek
website thirteen days later. The original 5 games in STSF were the U.S.S. Manticore, U.S.S. Hood, U.S.S. Arcadia, U.S.S. Reaent, and the Sky Harbor Aegis (formerly known as Starbase Aegis). Several of these games had formerly been in other sites, but were moved to STSF.
In October 2002, STSF became the simming organization recognized and approved by the official Star Trek
website, www.startrek.com. It remains the only forum to hold such standing since Paramount Pictures
discontinued its sponsorship of Star Trek: A Call To Duty in 2000 after discontinuing service contracts with MSN
.
From an initial launch with five sims
, the organization has grown and now boasts membership of several hundred. With an extensive training and educational program in place to assist new players, it remains one of the few simming organizations online to provide such a system. In February 2003, due to extensive growth, the official Star Trek
website added a separate chat room solely for the use of the forum.
In the Summer of 2008, the organization became an adjective in discussions about the release of Star Trek Online
with posters referring to individuals preferring the role-playing techniques similar to the Star Trek Simulation Forum as "STSFers".
Currently the Star Trek Simulation Forum runs seven general public and twelve graduates only games.
All games are run by individuals called game masters
(GMs). These individuals often hold the most senior management positions of all sims
in operation. The top level of the organization is called the GM Council, a group of seven individuals who act as the controlling body of STSF. Led by the Forum Leader and Assistant Forum Leader, it includes individuals holding positions managing personnel, training, recruitment, website management and public relations.
GM Council Staff
A complete list of all GMs within the organization can be found by clicking here.
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
simming organization that provides numerous online text-based role-playing game
Online text-based role-playing game
An online text-based role playing game is a role-playing game played online using a solely text-based interface. Online text-based role playing games date to 1978, with the creation of MUD1, which began the MUD heritage that culminates in today's MMORPGs...
s. It was created in July 2002, and has served as the forum
Internet forum
An Internet forum, or message board, is an online discussion site where people can hold conversations in the form of posted messages. They differ from chat rooms in that messages are at least temporarily archived...
of the official Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
website operated by Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
since October of that year.
History
Originally a splinter group of an organization called Spacefleet Online (SFOL), the former official Star TrekStar Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
role-playing game
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
of America Online, the Star Trek Simulation Forum provides an extensive range of online chat-based role-playing games to those who are interested in the genre. Functioning with at least half a dozen games that have been in operation for over a decade, it was established on July 31, 2002. Games open to the public started to take place on the official Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
website thirteen days later. The original 5 games in STSF were the U.S.S. Manticore, U.S.S. Hood, U.S.S. Arcadia, U.S.S. Reaent, and the Sky Harbor Aegis (formerly known as Starbase Aegis). Several of these games had formerly been in other sites, but were moved to STSF.
In October 2002, STSF became the simming organization recognized and approved by the official Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
website, www.startrek.com. It remains the only forum to hold such standing since Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
discontinued its sponsorship of Star Trek: A Call To Duty in 2000 after discontinuing service contracts with MSN
MSN
MSN is a collection of Internet sites and services provided by Microsoft. The Microsoft Network debuted as an online service and Internet service provider on August 24, 1995, to coincide with the release of the Windows 95 operating system.The range of services offered by MSN has changed since its...
.
From an initial launch with five sims
Simming
Simming is an online text-based role-playing game that takes place in a chat room, by e-mail or on an Internet forum. Individual games, known as sims, read like a story—albeit one written by several people....
, the organization has grown and now boasts membership of several hundred. With an extensive training and educational program in place to assist new players, it remains one of the few simming organizations online to provide such a system. In February 2003, due to extensive growth, the official Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
website added a separate chat room solely for the use of the forum.
In the Summer of 2008, the organization became an adjective in discussions about the release of Star Trek Online
Star Trek Online
Star Trek Online, often abbreviated as STO, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed by Cryptic Studios based on the popular Star Trek series created by Gene Roddenberry. The game is set in the 25th century, 30 years after the events of Star Trek Nemesis...
with posters referring to individuals preferring the role-playing techniques similar to the Star Trek Simulation Forum as "STSFers".
Currently the Star Trek Simulation Forum runs seven general public and twelve graduates only games.
Organization
The Star Trek Simulation Forum organizational structure has remained virtually unchanged since its conception. Several different levels of users exist. The first level consists of general users who participate in games called Academy Sims. These are considered part of the training and educational program to teach new players how to properly participate in the forum. Missions are usually short and have a duration of one hour. The second level is designed for the graduates of the primary level. These individuals participate in more complex and longer Advanced Sims.All games are run by individuals called game masters
Gamemaster
A gamemaster is a person who acts as an organizer, officiant for questions regarding rules, arbitrator, and moderator for a multiplayer game...
(GMs). These individuals often hold the most senior management positions of all sims
Simming
Simming is an online text-based role-playing game that takes place in a chat room, by e-mail or on an Internet forum. Individual games, known as sims, read like a story—albeit one written by several people....
in operation. The top level of the organization is called the GM Council, a group of seven individuals who act as the controlling body of STSF. Led by the Forum Leader and Assistant Forum Leader, it includes individuals holding positions managing personnel, training, recruitment, website management and public relations.
GM Council Members
- Admiral Atragon-9 — Forum Leader/J.A.G. Officer
- Vice Admiral Sovak — Assistant Forum Leader
- Rear Admiral FredM — Director of Personnel
- Rear Admiral BluRox — Recruiting Manager
- Rear Admiral Calvert — Web Master
- Rear Admiral Moose — Public Relations Manager
GM Council Staff
- Commander Farrington — GM Trainer
A complete list of all GMs within the organization can be found by clicking here.
Public Games
Star Trek Simulation Forum maintains seven public games. Any one can play in these games, and with the exception of the Red Star Night Club these games count towards graduating from their training system.- Monday — Game runs at 10 PM ET in the Holodeck.
- Tuesday — Game runs at 9 PM ET in the Holodeck.
- Wednesday — Game runs at 10 PM ET in the Holodeck.
- Thursday — Game runs at 9 PM ET in the Holodeck.
- Friday — Game runs at 9 PM ET in the Holodeck.
- Saturday — Red Star Night Club is a in-character chat and lounge game open to all players. Red Star starts at 11 PM ET in the Holodeck.
- Saturday — Game runs at 12 AM ET ( 9 PM PT) in the Holodeck.
Graduates only Games
Star Trek Simulation Forum maintains twelve graduates only games. Gamers are permitted to join these games once they have graduated the forum's training program.- Qob: Tranquility — The Qob is a joint mission between StarfleetStarfleetIn the fictional universe of Star Trek, Starfleet or the Federation Starfleet is the deep-space exploratory, peacekeeping and military service maintained by the United Federation of Planets . It is the principal means by which the Federation conducts its exploration, defense, diplomacy and research...
and the Klingon Empire set in the post-DS9/Voyager era. Qob meets every Sunday at 9:00 PM ET in the Qob chat room. It is currently being run by Joe Manning and STSF Nickles. - USS Excalibur — The USS Excalibur sim is a post-DS9/Voyager era sim currently set in the Gamma Quadrant. It meets at 10:00 PM ET every Sunday in the Excalibur chat room. It is currently being run by Cptn Swain and Rue Wydown.
- USS Challenger — The USS Challenger is set during the post-STVI era. Challenger meets every Sunday at 11:00 PM ET in the Challenger chat room. It is currently being run by Capt Ja'Lale.
- USS Comanche Creek USS Comanche Creek is a New TOS sim based on the timeline from the eleventh movie. Comanche Creek meets every Monday at 9:00 PM EST. It is currently being run by Capt Calestorm and STSF Scooter.
- USS Manticore — The USS Manticore is Star Trek Simulation Forum's Black-Ops Sim, and is set in the DS9/Voyager era. Manticore meets every Monday at 10:00 PM ET in the Manticore chat room. It is currently being run by Admiral Atragon-9 and Captain Sovak.
- USS Republic — The USS Republic is currently set in the post DS9/Voyager era and is one of the longest-running games at Star Trek Simulation Forum. Republic meets every Monday at 11:00 PM ET in the Republic chat room. It is currently being run by STSF BluRox and Capt Rian Kwai.
- USS Hood — The USS Hood is currently the only Star Trek Simulation Forum game set in the TOS-era. Hood meets every Tuesday at 11:00 PM ET in the Ready Room. Captain Huff and Captain Zareh.
- USS Arcadia — The USS Arcadia, like the Republic, is one of the longest-running games at the Star Trek Simulation Forum. It is set in the post-DS9/Voyager era. Arcadia meets every Wednesday at 9:00 PM ET in the Ready Room. It is currently being run by Cptn LoAmi and Cmdr Kent.
- USS Agincourt — The USS Agincourt is the only "future" sim currently in operation at Star Trek Simulation Forum taking almost two decades after the events of Star Trek: Nemesis. Agincourt meets every Wednesday at 10:00 PM ET in the Agincourt chat room. It is currently being run by Colonel Harper and STSF Kansas.
- USS Reaent — The USS Reaent is set in the post-DS9/Voyager era aboard a refitted Ambassador class starship and has been running for over fifteen years. Reaent meets every Thursday at 10:00 PM ET in the Ready Room. It is currently being run by Captain FredM and Commander Ridire.
- RES Talon — The RES Talon is the only RomulanRomulanThe Romulans are a fictional alien race in the Star Trek universe. First appearing in the original Star Trek series in the 1966 episode "Balance of Terror", they have since made appearances in all the main later Star Trek series: The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager...
Star Trek Simulation Forum game in operation. Talon meets every Thursday at 11:00 PM ET in the Holodeck. It is currently being run by Khre Riov tRex and Daise'Erel'Riov N'Dak - Sky-Harbor Aegis — Sky Harbor Aegis is a station-based sim set in the post-DS9/Voyager era. Sky Harbor Aegis meets every Friday at 10:00 PM ET in the Ready Room. It is currently being run by Captain Chirakis and Wesley Roberts.
External links
- www.stsf.net — The official Star Trek Simulation Forum website.
- www.startrek.com — The official Star TrekStar TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
website.