News: General News
New Marine CO
That did not last long. :)
Leo made Cameron his acting XO in a recent post. Now, it's official, and then some.
Congratulations to Cameron Bourne who is the Calypso's new Marine CO. He's a Warrant Officer for now, but we'll work on his rank.
Charlie/Sam
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Sat Nov 24th, 2012 @ 7:00pm
Category: General News
Farewell, Leo
Leroy Mangalia, our soon to be ex-Marine CO, is now an NPC. He will not survive his trip to the Borg Rhombus.
This does NOT mean Tony is leaving. On the contrary, he is simply changing direction -- and character. He is our new Assistant Chief Intelligence Officer, Anthony "Shade"…
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Sat Nov 24th, 2012 @ 10:15am
Category: General News
Mission Update
Hi, everyone!
October was a great month! I'm having a lot of fun with this mission. I hope you are, too!
I updated the mission notes so everyone can look at where we are right now.
Briefly, the Caly is running from Vance and the Borg Rhombus. They need to…
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Sun Nov 4th, 2012 @ 11:06am
Category: General News
September/October Awards
Caly Sim Awards:
Player of the Month (September): Vance
Our favorite Zombie is now Borg. What more needs be said?
Writer of the Month: Adam.
Adam has always been a joy to write with and a joy to read. Alas, he is no longer simming with us. He will be…
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Fri Nov 2nd, 2012 @ 12:34pm
Category: General News
Welcome, Counselor!
Please join me in welcoming Malcolm Hoffman (Trans) as our new Counselor.
Chris is a great writer and will be a great addition to our crew!
Sam/Charlie
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Thu Oct 25th, 2012 @ 10:39am
Category: General News
August Awards!
All I can say is wow! You guys are amazing! The Calypso had 101 posts in August. Or, more specifically, a post count of 101 (number of posts x number of users in the post). Our post per player average was 7.15. (Yes, it looks different in the stats. That's…
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Thu Sep 27th, 2012 @ 5:22am
Category: General News
Mission Update
Hi, everyone!
Here's an update on what's going on.
The Bridge Team made contact with the survivors of the Columbia. Thanks to Austin, that post is going well. Part 2 will be posted this week and we'll start a JP in the caves.
The Engineering Team is going slowly. Austin…
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Wed Sep 26th, 2012 @ 7:05am
Category: General News
Mission Update
Hi, everyone!
Here's what's up so far:
Team A is on the bridge of the Columbia. They're looking for information on what happened. Not sure what they'll find, that's up to the team. They do find a large crack in the hull that leads to a cave. This is where…
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Sat Sep 15th, 2012 @ 1:36pm
Category: General News
The Joining is Complete
Three players from Starbase Typhon are now temporarily part of the Calypso.
Please join me in welcoming Matt, Austin and Ieuan as the Typhon crew who are on the USS Columbia.
We will be running the joint mission here on the Calypso. Any posts involving a Typhon PC or NPC…
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Thu Sep 6th, 2012 @ 5:39am
Category: General News
Welcome, T'Lada!
Please join me in welcoming T'Lada as our new Chief Science Officer!
Al is a great writer who is no stranger to the Caly. He is most welcome!
Sam/Charlie
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Mon Aug 27th, 2012 @ 11:02pm
Category: General News
Awards!
Awards for the last quarter:
April: Gold Unit of Distinction
June: Silver Unit of Distinction
July: Bronze Unit of Distinction
Time Served:
Damon Raine: 3 years
Samantha York: 3 years
Leroy Mangalia: 2 years
Eamon Lynx (Marek Lovok): 2 years
Damion Wolfe: 1 year
Jourdan Abbott: 6 months
Patrick O'Dell:…
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Sat Aug 25th, 2012 @ 7:49am
Category: General News
End of the Mission
Yep. This mission is almost over.
The last three mission posts are up.
Post 1: Where the Torchwood rescues the survivors on the planet.
Post 2: What's happening on the Calypso before the return of the crew.
Post 3: Sam and Damon's escape from the planet. (Sort of.)
When these…
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Sun Aug 12th, 2012 @ 10:04am
Category: General News
Welcome and Goodbye
First, please join me in welcoming Mandy Lane. She is our new Medical Officer aboard the Calypso.
Her player is a great writer and will be a great asset to the sim!
Secondly, I am sad to announce that our Chief Security Officer is leaving us. Adam has been invaluable…
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Sat Aug 11th, 2012 @ 3:35pm
Category: General News
Gone, but not forgotten
Two players have left the Calypso this week.
Both have succumbed to the monster called Real Life.
Shellie (Anexa Rio), who hoped to get back into simming, but found she couldn't find the time after all.
Tyra (Noelle Ghassan), our wonderful former Chief Diplomat and equally wonderful Marine XO. Tyra…
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Sun Jun 24th, 2012 @ 12:31pm
Category: General News
Phase 2 of the current mission
Mission Update:
The Von Braun group is arriving at third ship, a Miranda class, will be in good shape. Mostly. The environmental controls were shut down. And all the crew is still aboard. So, you'll have to do some clean up to get the ship working. (Get the systems online…
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Fri Jun 22nd, 2012 @ 3:01am
Category: General News
New Marine!
Please join me in welcoming Nick to the Calypso. He'll be playing Cameron, our new Marine Platoon Leader.
His character will be in the mines and find a way to join us. :)
Welcome!
Sam/Charlie
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Wed Jun 6th, 2012 @ 4:31pm
Category: General News
Rules Refresher
I think now is a good time to remind all of you of the Calypso rules.
They are located in the Wiki.
The rules ARE in effect now and I will be enforcing them. :)
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All players are expected to follow the Theta Fleet Rules.
Just because…
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Sat May 12th, 2012 @ 1:50pm
Category: General News
New corpsman and mission update
Hi, all!
Please join me in welcoming our newest player to the Calypso, Colt.
Mission update:
We're in two groups. One in the mines, one on the Von Braun.
The group in the mines is working on getting together so they can find a way out.
The group on the…
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Thu May 10th, 2012 @ 2:05pm
Category: General News
Awards and Promotions
At long last, I know. Sorry, it's been a very busy few months. But things have settled down a lot for me and life is getting back to normal.
Everyone:
December: Gold Unit of Distinction
January: Silver Unit of Distinction
February: Gold Unit of Distinction
March: Gold Unit of Distinction…
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Fri Apr 13th, 2012 @ 3:57pm
Category: General News
Lieutenant JG Anexa Rio
Please join me in welcoming Lieutenant JG Anexa Rio to the Calypso. SHe is our newest Medical Officer.
On behalf of the crew of the Calypso, welcome!
Samantha York
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Thu Apr 5th, 2012 @ 2:20pm
Category: General News
Poke a stick in it, it's done!
The Race for the Lost Treasure is officially over.
At the end, everyone pulled together and it really ended nicely.
We start the next mission 27 days AFTER the Von Braun is left to rot in a ship graveyard (bridge is severely damaged, bridge crew is dead).
Most of the…
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Sat Mar 24th, 2012 @ 11:04am
Category: General News
Setting up the next mission
Down to the Planet is almost done. One team is on the island digging down to a spire of the underwater city. The other has entered the city.
Now, a little exploring and we're done. Basically, all we're going to find is knowledge of the ancient people. The "treasure" we're…
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Sat Mar 10th, 2012 @ 2:05pm
Category: General News
New Chief Science Officer
Welcome to our new Chief Science Officer, Lieutenant JG Patrick O'Dell!
Join me as we throw him in at the deep end to see if he can swim!
Sam/Charlie
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Mon Feb 13th, 2012 @ 2:56pm
Category: General News
Fleet Awards and stuff
Hi, everyone!
Several things:
1) Our Chief Science Officer quit due to RL time constraints. She will be missed.
2) We're almost done with this phase of hte mission. The away team is going to find another piece of the puzzle and return to the ship. The vignettes post is…
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Mon Feb 6th, 2012 @ 3:16pm
Category: General News
Mission Update and Awards
I hope you all have a very happy New Year this weekend!
It's the end of the month. Time to nominate people for awards. Please use the nominate button in your control panel. If nothing else, please vote for crew's choice.
As we're at the end of the year, we'll…
Author: Commodore Samantha York
Posted on: Sat Dec 31st, 2011 @ 3:39pm
Category: General News