Posted by Travis Good in Office of the President - Bill #2

Posted by Steve Johnson (President) in Office of the President - Bill #2
Bill #2
In Fleet Command and Other Mundane Matters (FCOMM), Ship Management Section, the Character Restrictions Sub-Section currently states:

Character Restrictions
Every Non-Civilian Player Character must have an adequate and believable reason for joining Starfleet that does not violate canon. Civilian characters must have an adequate and believable reason for being permitted to serve on a Starfleet vessel or base. Player Characters on Alternate RPGs may violate these rules only if such violations are specified and explained in the Alternate RPG charter.

Player Characters shall follow these guidelines:

• Canon Federation member species are acceptable. Examples of Canon Federation member species include Humans, Vulcans, Trill, Andorians, and Betazoids.
• Canon Allied species are discouraged, and permitted only in special circumstances with the prior consent of the CO. Examples of Canon Allied species include Klingons.
• Canon Neutral or Hostile species are forbidden. Examples of Canon Neutral or Hostile species include Romulans, Ferengi, Cardassians, Borg, and Breen.
• Custom Federation member species are discouraged, and permitted only in special circumstances with the prior consent of the CO. The character and species must have an adequate and believable back-story that explains why the character is in Starfleet and why the species is a Federation member or ally. If the custom character species is created by someone other than the player, the player must have the creator’s permission to play that character species. If the creator cannot be reached, the species may only be played if the information given about it is publically accessible and not restricted.
• Custom allied, neutral, or hostile species are forbidden.
• “God moding” or “super” characters are strictly forbidden. Examples of “God-moding” or “Super” characters include Borg, Species 8472, Q, and Changelings.
• Mixed-species characters must be a believable mix, and of no more than three (3) species.

The decision regarding any character type rests with the Commanding Officer of the ship where the character will be played. Any dispute between a player and a CO will be moderated and decided upon by the appropriate Fleet Commander. In the event that the CO is also the Fleet Commander, the dispute will be moderated by the Assistant Fleet Commander. The decision by the Fleet Commander or Assistant Fleet Commander shall be considered final.

In the special circumstance where it is felt a player can adequately and believably play a forbidden character species, the player may do so with the consent of the Commanding Officer and the related Fleet Commander. In the event that the CO is also the Fleet Commander, the approval of the Assistant Fleet Commander is required. This consent may be removed if the player does not maintain the adequate and believable requirement. In both cases, any decision made is final and not appealable.

This sub-section is hereby amended, replacing the previous section with the following:
Character Restrictions
Every Non-Civilian Player Character must have an adequate and believable reason for joining Starfleet that does not violate canon. Civilian characters must have an adequate and believable reason for being permitted to serve on a Starfleet vessel or base. Player Characters on Alternate RPGs may violate these rules only if such violations are specified and explained in the Alternate RPG charter.

Player Characters shall follow these guidelines:

• Canon Federation member species are always allowed.
• Canon allied species are allowed with a believable backstory as to why the character is in Starfleet, which can be reviewed by the ship’s CO.
• Canon neutral and hostile species and custom species must have prior approval of the ship’s CO.
• For the purpose of this guideline, any character that has sufficient alterations as to have significant advantages or divergence from the character’s native species shall be considered a ‘custom species’. An example is a former Borg drone.
• For the purpose of this guideline, any hybrid character where one of the species is not a canon Federation member, the applicable guideline to the non-Federation member species applies. In addition, for the purpose of this guideline, any hybrid character of three or more species shall be considered a ‘custom species’.
• A CO may only allow a custom species if the species and character have an adequate and believable backstory and is not over-powered for RPG purposes (as determined by the CO, in consultation with the ship’s gamemaster). If the custom species is created by someone other than the player, the player must have the creator’s permission to play that character species. If the creator cannot be reached, the species may only be played if the information given about it is publicly accessible and not restricted.
• Godlike entities, “super” characters or outright hostile species are strictly forbidden. This includes, but is not limited to, Species 8472, Q, Changelings, and assimilated Borg drones.

The ship’s CO shall decide what above category a player’s character falls into. Canon is based on Star Trek television series and movies.

The decision regarding any character type rests with the Commanding Officer of the ship where the character will be played. Any dispute between a player and a CO will be moderated and decided upon by the appropriate Fleet Commander. In the event that the CO is also the Fleet Commander, the dispute will be moderated by the Assistant Fleet Commander. The decision by the Fleet Commander or Assistant Fleet Commander shall be considered final.

Consent to play Neutral and Normally Hostile species, Custom species or EX Borg may be removed if the player does not maintain the adequate and believable requirement.

Change:

• Modernizes species requirements to clarify what species are allowed and/or need CO consent
• Remove outdated examples

Steve Johnson
President, Star-Fleet.com
May 5, 2020

Ok. So since the CO has already blessed my Ferengi, we are good to go and I do not have to drop him and make another character because of this new Bill?

Travis Good

No, because of the rewrite of this you can actually have your ferengi whereas previously ferengi were forbidden characters.

Cale