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Happy Easter

Hi all

Apologies for my lack of posting over the last couple of months. It has been down to several factors, one of which someone (Who shall remain nameless) has intoduced me to Star Trek Online (16th Fleet has a presence in the game and my ship is the USS…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Sunday 24 March 2024 @ 18:03
Category: General News

Next Mission

Hello all.


Here is our next mission summary:


Moopsy Mainia!


Leaving Starbase 185 after repairs, the Merlin receives a distress call from Deep Space 3, A scientific research lab. When they arrive, the crew finds most of the research team dead, only their skins left. Only one researcher is left…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Monday 12 February 2024 @ 13:03
Category: General News

Update

Hello all.

So the plan today is I’m going to kick off some more jp’s.
We have a rescue mission leaving Starbase 185 to find the Merlin.
Since time does not exist in the Nexus, I’ll start a post where the rescue team starts to infiltrate the Nexus and try…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Sunday 29 October 2023 @ 11:28
Category: General News

New Writer

Hello all

I'd like to introduce our new Chief flight Officer, Ensign Arthro Tridi. I hope they enjoy writing with us.

Sam
Captain Melody Jones

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Saturday 2 September 2023 @ 11:43
Category: General News

New Mission

Hello all

So we're kicking off a new mission on the Merlin:

The Search

In their previous mission, the USS Merlin suffered some extensive damage to their beloved Excalibur class ship. Luckily they managed to get to Deep Space 21 for some repairs and upgrades and some much needed rest…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Saturday 2 September 2023 @ 08:37
Category: General News

welcome aboard

Hello all

I'd like to introduce our new XO, Lieutenant Commander Ras th'Zaanaq. I hope they enjoy writing with us.

Sam
Captain Melody Jones

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Saturday 2 September 2023 @ 08:35
Category: General News

Crew Signatures

Hi all

I've moved the crew signatures to a shared Google document. Click on the link on the page to see the crew signatures. If any need updating, please let me know.

Thanks

Sam
Captain Melody Jones

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Wednesday 28 June 2023 @ 11:44
Category: General News

New mission

Hi all

A Happy New Year to everyone :-)

I've kicked off the new mission "Where no one has gone before". I'll be starting a group JP shortly on MD1 for leaving Deep Space 21. We will be engaging the new quantum slipstream drive and exploring far beyond the borders…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Sunday 8 January 2023 @ 17:23
Category: General News

Crew Signitures

Hi All

It seems that with the latest Nova update, every time the crew signatures are edited, the format of the display is altered so that the HTML code is no longer visible in the table, which stops you from copying it into JP's for signing off. For the moment,…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Wednesday 4 January 2023 @ 06:13
Category: General News

Merry Christmas

Hello all

As another year draws to a close I'd just like to thank you all for your writing contributions to the Merlin this year.

I hope you've all enjoyed the plot threads and characters and I hope that in 2023 we will continue to explore strange new worlds and…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Friday 23 December 2022 @ 17:40
Category: General News

News update

Hi all

Hope you're all ok. Just to let you know I plan to wrap up the current mission and kick off the new mission in the new year.

Our upcoming mission:

Where no one has gone before
The newly refurbished USS Merlin departs Deep space 21 fitted with some…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Sunday 20 November 2022 @ 17:14
Category: General News

Posting Levels

Hey all

I had a quick look at the posting activity and.... wel.... it's not looking too good... :-(

I'm not naming names at this point but we are supposed to post 1 JP every 2 weeks, I know things have been fairly relaxed latly and real life always comes…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Tuesday 9 August 2022 @ 07:14
Category: General News

New Mission

Evening all. The new mission has kicked off:

The USS Merlin is undergoing extensive repairs and upgrades at Deep Space 21. Meanwhile, its crew are enjoying some well earned rest and relaxation. Melody and Draxx have taken the newest members of their family to the nearby planet of Ba’Ku where…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Wednesday 8 June 2022 @ 16:26
Category: General News

An Announcement

I'm afraid that due to RL commitments, The writer of Commander Rejal has left the Merlin. We wish him all the best for the future. Lieutenant Commander McPhee is taking over as XO and Lieutenant Nir’anyar will be second officer.

Sam
Captain Melody Jones

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Sunday 15 May 2022 @ 06:16
Category: General News

Welcome Back

Hello all


I'd like you to join me in welcoming back Hadir Prenar who will be writing Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, our new Chief Flight control officer. Some of you may remember Lieutenant Michael Ki MD who they wrote last time they were on board and who might be making…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Monday 4 April 2022 @ 12:45
Category: General News

Welcome Aboard

Hello all


I'd like you to join me in welcoming Lieutenant JG Korotayev Tarr who will be our new Infiltration Specialist I hope they enjoy writing with us.


Sam
Captain Melody Jones

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Sunday 9 January 2022 @ 09:09
Category: General News

Start of the New Year and New Mission

Hello everyone

Hope you all had a good Christmas and a happy new year :-)

I've kicked off the new mission, "Disaster!" with a JP that takes place on the bridge just after the ship has been stuck by the Quantum filament. Now I've included everyone so they can get…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Thursday 6 January 2022 @ 12:45
Category: General News

Sneak Peak!

Hey Guy.

Hope everyone is ok. Here is the description for the upcoming mission... Disaster!

This is a mission with a difference. It will last just 24hrs. Each JP, or solo post will be in Mission hours (MH) not Mission days (MD) and start at 0000 hrs.

After being hit…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Sunday 10 October 2021 @ 17:57
Category: General News

Full crew JP’s

Hey all

In JP’s where the full crew or a large number of writers are involved, once the post has been written, if rewrites are absolutely necessary could you please put an out of character comment (OOC) before the correction is made outlining what needs to be changed and why…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Friday 27 August 2021 @ 05:26
Category: General News

New Mission - First Contact

Hi All

So I’ll be kicking off the new mission this evening which will run in parallel with the last few posts of the old mission.

The first post will be the staff briefing. Everyone will be included so you know what’s happening. If you’re not in the briefing you…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Monday 23 August 2021 @ 17:28
Category: General News

Upcoming mission outline

Hi all

Here is a rough mission day guide to our next mission, First Contact. Please note that on some days it mentions character development and own jp’s, these are just suggestion and these can be ongoing throughout the mission.

MD 1 - Staff briefing, Merlin to hold position for…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Friday 20 August 2021 @ 17:07
Category: General News

New crew member

Hello all


I'd like you to join me in welcoming Lieutenant Gulliver ‘Gull’ Chester who will be our new chief engineer. I hope they enjoy writing with us.


Sam
Captain Melody Jones

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Friday 20 August 2021 @ 16:55
Category: General News

New player

Hi All

I'd like you all to join me in welcoming aboard Chief Petty Officer Johnathan "Jack" MacGyver who is joining us as the new engineering specialist.

I hope they enjoy writing with us.

Sam
Melody Jones

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Friday 16 July 2021 @ 05:32
Category: General News

Our next mission

Hi all

With "A cry in the darkness" coming to a conclusion soon after the rescue of Commander Miller, here is the brief for our next mission:

First Contact:

The Merlin has been ordered to explore some nearby star systems that may contain life. In one such star system, the…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Saturday 5 June 2021 @ 08:53
Category: General News

NEWS :-)

Hi All

Spring is a time of rebirth so with that in mind I’d just like to make sure everyone is doing ok. Since our move to Zodiac fleet, we’ve been more relaxed than our previous fleet, but I would like to keep stories and character development moving.

When starting…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Thursday 25 March 2021 @ 16:52
Category: General News

New writer

Hi All

I'd like you all to join me in welcoming aboard Lieutenant JG Rylov Carter who is joining us as the new squadron leader.

I hope they enjoy writing with us.

Sam
Melody Jones

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Tuesday 16 March 2021 @ 13:59
Category: General News

Update to the Sim rules

Hi all.


Hope everyone is ok. Just letting you all know there has been an update to the sim rules:

Sim Rating

Whilst this SIM is 18+ rated, it is not acceptable to post graphic sexual content that would easily be classified as erotica.
Acceptable content:
- Sexually implicit but…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Tuesday 16 March 2021 @ 13:56
Category: General News

New writer

Hi guys


I'd like you to join me in welcoming onboard our new Gunnery Sargent, Alexander Beck who will be joining the SFMC 47th Force Reconnaissance Group.

I know everyone will make him feel right at home here on the Merlin and I hope he enjoys writing with us.

Sam…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Tuesday 16 February 2021 @ 16:29
Category: General News

New writer

Hello all

Would you join me in welcomming Lieutenant Zoey Hawkins onboard the Merlin who will be our new chief scince officer.

I hope they enjoy writing with us.

Sam
Captain Melody Jones

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Monday 18 January 2021 @ 07:32
Category: General News

Crew Signitures

Hello all

You may start adding your crew signatures to the bottom of joint posts again. This will be official when the new mission kicks off but, if you want to start adding them now, that's fine.

They can be found in the Wiki. I've updated them. If anyone wants…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Sunday 20 December 2020 @ 17:01
Category: General News

New Fleet

Hello all

Well, we have had our official welcome to our new home, Zodiac Fleet. I've had to do some editing on the site to make it ready for the transition. There are one or two things to sort out still but hopefully, they will be dealt with soon.

I…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Wednesday 16 December 2020 @ 15:59
Category: General News

Christmas Announcement

Hey Guys


Well, It’s nearly the end of the year and it’s been… let’s say a challenging year. But here on the Merlin at least we’ve kept producing some brilliant Jp’s and interesting developments in both plots and characters.

A big thank you to everyone for keeping the post count…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Thursday 10 December 2020 @ 15:56
Category: General News

The Next Mission

Hi guys

Here is the summary for our next mission, A Cry from the Darkness:

After a desperate plea for help, the USS Merlin is dispatched to Calder Prime with much needed medical supplies and equipment. An unknown disease as broken out due to contamination of the water supply and…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Thursday 10 December 2020 @ 15:54
Category: General News

Sim Retirement

Hey Guys

It's with some sadness that I have to announce that Andrew, who wrote Captain Barstow and Major Richard 'Wolf' Johnson has decided to retire from Simming.

I hope you all join me in wishing him all best and he knows if he ever wants to come back, the…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Sunday 6 December 2020 @ 15:50
Category: General News

Mission Completed!

Hey all

After successfully defeating the planet killer and making some new friends, our first joint mission with the USS Andromeda has come to an end. A big thank you to both crews for making this a big hit and what will no doubt be the first of many joint…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Thursday 3 December 2020 @ 16:31
Category: General News

Monthly Sim report

Hey guys

Just wanted to say a great big thank you for all your hard work this month. Just put up the sim report and it was brilliant. A SPC of 85.9. That is amazing. Let's keep the momentum going.

Sam
Melody Jones

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Sunday 29 November 2020 @ 18:12
Category: General News

New Mission

Hey guys

So the new mission has gone live this evening. I've started a big JP with everyone in but there's no rush at this point.

The Merlin is approaching the Solar system.

Sam
Melody Jones

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Saturday 28 November 2020 @ 18:33
Category: General News

End of year awards

Hello all

It's coming up to the end of the year and I'd like to get some awards posted for everybody's great work through some very difficult times. Please could everyone have a think and come up with some nominations for awards so I can get them in for December.…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Monday 23 November 2020 @ 07:50
Category: General News

New Mission

Hey all


Just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone for continuing to make this a great simm. The current mission is wrapping up nicely and the new mission will be kicking off shortly.

For our Ameican writers, hope you have a great Thanksgiving :-)

Sam
Melody Jones

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Sunday 15 November 2020 @ 10:36
Category: General News

An Addition to the crew

Hello all

I'd like to welcome aboard Lieutenant JG Nir’anyar who is joining us as our new medical assistant. I know that you all will make them feel welcome and I hope they enjoy writing with us.

Sam
Melody Jones CO

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Wednesday 28 October 2020 @ 18:22
Category: General News

Monthly Sim Report

Hey Guys

Just published the monthly sim report. Another great month, 43.4 standard posts. Thanks to all, you rock!

Sam
Melody Jones

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Tuesday 29 September 2020 @ 17:13
Category: General News

New Crew memebers

Hello all

Would just like to announce two new crew members joining the Merlin

Lieutenant Michael Sevmet, engineering specialist and Lieutenant Mathias McPhee, Chief Science Officer.

I would like to welcome them both onboard and I hope they enjoy writing with us.

Sam
Melody Jones

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Tuesday 29 September 2020 @ 16:54
Category: General News

Return of a familiar face

Hello all

I'm happy to announce the return of David Scarlet who will be assuming the position of Master at arms.

Please join me in welcoming him back and I look forward to seeing many joint posts.

Sam
Melody Jones

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Sunday 9 August 2020 @ 12:53
Category: General News

Monthly Sim Report

Hi all

Today I published the monthly sim report and I'd just like to a big thank you say to everyone for contributing this month and let's keep the momentum of this mission moving forward.

Standard posts this month = 62.5
Number of mission posts – 18
Number of Personal…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Friday 31 July 2020 @ 17:12
Category: General News

Awards

Hello All

Just like to announce some awards that have been given out this month:-

To Lieutenant Commander Marbim Rejal - Most Improved Player of the Month:
This writer has shown continued improvement in their style and quality of their joint posts.

and

To Lieutenant Hayley Godding - Captains Personal…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Wednesday 29 July 2020 @ 16:47
Category: General News

New Word count policy

Just to advise there has been some changes to how posts are measured brought in by the fleet council.

Taken from the OF announcement:

https://www.obsidianfleet.net/2020/07/10/fleet-council-vote-2020-003-posting-count/

Going forward the Fleet Council has voted that we will be measuring by words. There are many reasons for moving to this but the biggest…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Tuesday 28 July 2020 @ 13:03
Category: Sim Announcement

Crew member departure

Hello everyone

It’s my duty to inform you all that Howie who writes Doctor Michael Ki has decided to leave the Merlin due to real life issues. We wish him well and there is always a place for him should he decide to return.

In the mean time, until a…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Monday 27 July 2020 @ 15:37
Category: General News

Milestones

Hello all

I'd just like to bring to your attention to some milestones that have been reached:-

Commander Sav'ena Tillitix has now reached their 4-year anniversary for writing on the Merlin for and Lieutenant Commander Marbim Rejal has written with us for 2 years.

A hearty congratulations to you both…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Thursday 23 July 2020 @ 06:35
Category: General News

Awards for July

Hello all

I was looking at the crew awards (as it's been some time since any were bestowed) and would like to know if anyone has any nominations crew members for awards, most notably the crews choice award which is decided by the whole crew.

I would like these to…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Thursday 23 July 2020 @ 06:24
Category: General News

News Update

Good morning all

The Merlin has been successfully moved to our new hosting site - Stormy hosting. As with any major site change, there are bound to be some minor teething issues. If anyone has any problems accessing the site, please let me know so we can investigate the problem.…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Thursday 23 July 2020 @ 05:11
Category: Website Update

IMPORTANT INFORMATION*** New web hosting***

******IMPORTANT********PLEASE READ*********



Evening all

With the news that Utopia host is shutting down, the Merlin site is being moved to Stormy hosting. To facilitate this move, the site will be down from Tuesday 21/07/2020 0900 BST to Wednesday 22/07/2020 0900 BST. This is so all files can be backed…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Monday 20 July 2020 @ 17:29
Category: Website Update

Promotion

Hi all

Just want to say congratulations to our First Officer Marbim Rejal on his promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Commander.

Sam
Melody Jones

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Friday 17 July 2020 @ 19:12
Category: General News

News Update

Evening all

Keeping you all informed. The site was updated to the latest version of Nova.

Also, a Word count has been introduced in Obsidian fleet. This is to level the playing field for posting numbers. You may have noticed a new entry on completed posts showing a word count…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Sunday 12 July 2020 @ 18:55
Category: General News

News

Hey guys

I hope you are all keeping well. A number of posts have gone up recently without everybody getting a chance to sign off. This was to get the posts up before the monthly sim report was due. Apologies but time was of the essence.

The New mission will…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Tuesday 30 June 2020 @ 16:59
Category: General News

Upcoming mission.

Hi Guys.

Here's a summary of the new mission:-

A whale of a problem (We're going to need a bigger boat)

The USS Merlin encounters a probe similar to the one that was sent to make contact with Humpback Whales and almost destroyed Earth in the process. This one however,…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Wednesday 24 June 2020 @ 10:13
Category: General News

Joint Mission with the USS Andromeda

Hello all

I hope you are all keeping well in these strange and uncertain times. As some of you already know, we are starting a joint mission with the USS Andromeda (Task Fleet 72). For this mission, Merlin crew members have had their characters duplicated on the Andromeda for writing…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Saturday 11 April 2020 @ 13:03
Category: General News

Mission Notes update

Hello all

I hope you are all well. Communication has been very quiet the last month. If people are under the impression I've not been available I do apologize. I recently started a new job in RL and I'm still in the process of getting settled in. I'm including myself…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Wednesday 4 March 2020 @ 05:25
Category: General News

Update

Hey guys

I hope everybody is ok. If anyone has any subplots they want to get up and running or if anyone is having trouble getting inspiration for writing please don't hesitate to get in touch with me or any of the command team for help. I would like to…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Sunday 16 February 2020 @ 17:24
Category: General News

Writing challenges and Awards

Hello all

I'm planning to introduce writing challenges every month to encourage more JP's. At the end of the year, the writers who have completed the most challenges will be placed into a draw and the winner will receive a prize (probably funny and or ironic). Could any Jp's wanting…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Monday 20 January 2020 @ 04:49
Category: General News

Merry Christmas

Hello all

I'd just like to wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New year for 2020.

Sam

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Sunday 22 December 2019 @ 18:55
Category: General News

Latest addition

Hey guys

I would like you to join me in welcoming back Andrew who will be writing Richard "Wolf" Johnson, Psy.D. The Marine company Commander of Knights squad.

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Saturday 7 December 2019 @ 06:35
Category: General News

Update

Hey guys

The problem with the security certificate on the Merlin site seems to have been resolved and is working once again.

If it is ok with all, I was thinking having shore leave end with the New Year and we can start the new mission properly.

If anyone has…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Thursday 5 December 2019 @ 17:49
Category: General News

Hello all....

Hello all

First of all, I’d like to apologise for being a bit quiet over the last month. My work rota has been quite intensive and getting a night on the computer has been few and far between. I will be sending a private message to all crew just to…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Thursday 17 October 2019 @ 13:48
Category: General News

New Mission

Hey guys

I was just having a look at our posting log and almost everyone has posted within the last two weeks which is great. Good work folks, let's keep up the posts. It doesn’t always have to be massive JP’s with everyone. We haven’t had many solo post or…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Tuesday 1 October 2019 @ 17:23
Category: General News

Upcoming changes

Hey all

It’s with some sadness that I have to inform you that Andrew has had to resign as CO due to real life responsibilities. We wish him the very best and hope everything works out OK. He has asked me to step up and assume command of the Merlin.…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Thursday 26 September 2019 @ 17:11
Category: General News

FYI

Hey All,

Just a heads up, for some reason I'm not getting site e-mails, and just finding out. For now please e-mail me directly if you need anything from me and I'll be on the site a lot more. Also, please keep in mind, I cannot reply on discord except…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 15 September 2019 @ 15:35
Category: General News

Discord

Hey All,

I just wanted to drop a note real fast about my discord presence. During the week I am going to not be around on discord to much. I started my Masters degree in May and am going through a bit of a transition in my living situation as…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Friday 30 August 2019 @ 14:42
Category: General News

Absence

Hey All,

I had an unscheduled absence for the last few weeks due to RL getting extremely bad there for a minute. However, I am back now. I’ll be playing an NPC for a bit, while Barstow is out....somewhere ;P. I want to thank Commander Jones for stepping up and…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Tuesday 20 August 2019 @ 12:51
Category: General News

Holidays

Hey Guys

Just giving you a heads up. Myself and Debs will be on holiday from the 1st of July to the 5th of July so will be unavailable for those 5 days. We will be back on Saturday the 6th.

Sam

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Sunday 23 June 2019 @ 12:06
Category: General News

Finding Balance

Hey All,

I just wanted to let you know why my discord availability has been limited. I have started a Masters degree program and the classes take up a lot of the day. I'm finding my balance between here and school still, but, I will reply to messages left on…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Thursday 16 May 2019 @ 21:37
Category: General News

Ever Changing World

Hey All,

The last 2 weeks have had a lot of changes happen, so, I wanted to let everyone know what they are with so many. First, Cale has decided to leave the sim, his pips will be found in the ready room and he'll just be gone, a mystery…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Tuesday 30 April 2019 @ 12:34
Category: General News

Tidy posts

Hey Guys

Could we please all check that any OOC’s and unanswered TAGS are deleted before a JP is posted. Just makes it look neater.

Thanks

Sam

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Thursday 18 April 2019 @ 07:00
Category: General News

Signing Off

Hi all

Just to make sure we're all on the same page in regards to signing off posts.

When you are happy with a JP all writers involved need to sign off at the bottom before it is posted. Don't sign off if you intend to add more to the…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Monday 15 April 2019 @ 16:39
Category: General News

XO

Hey Guys,

Cdr Llewellyn has decided it was time to leave the sim and we wish him well in his future endeavors! With that, however, we had been left with the spot open and I have asked Cdr Melody Jones to take on the XO mantle once again. OOC this…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 14 April 2019 @ 13:06
Category: General News

Random Challenge

Hey Guys,

There's a joint log in progress that has given me an idea for a random challenge. In it there's a lot of movie and TV quotes. So, the challenge to you is this: from now until mission end I want to see who can fit the most movie…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Friday 5 April 2019 @ 18:24
Category: Sim Announcement

1 Year

Hey Guys,

As of 26 February Merlin has been back 1 year!! I'm excited for that and excited to see what else we have to come!


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Thursday 28 February 2019 @ 13:22
Category: General News

GMail

Hey Guy's,

I'm using this as a test, it looks like Google unblocked our e-mails. Please let me know if you get this, but do so through the site! This' important because the Merlin email address is not monitored, so, do not hit reply :).

Now, I am back and…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 27 February 2019 @ 12:54
Category: General News

Updates and Secure Link

Hey Guys,

I'm going to be taking the site offline in 15 minutes, 1100 AM CST, to run a quick update. This should take less than 30 minutes.

Also, for those that had trouble accessing the site due to it being blocked. I set up security certificates [and forgot lol]…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 11 February 2019 @ 12:48
Category: General News

Site

We're back!! :D

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 6 February 2019 @ 14:10
Category: General News

Wow

sHey All,

I'm doing my sim report for this month and wow! We jumped from 21 logs last month to 76 from 11 players!! That is an awesome jump, keep it up!


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Thursday 31 January 2019 @ 15:54
Category: General News

PSA - Actions Have Consequences

Hey All,

I'd like to put out a Merlin Public Service Announcement ;P. I know this' a game where we fly around in spaceships saving the universe, however, part of the game is the realism angle too.

So, Newtons 3rd law of motion says "every action has an equal and…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Thursday 24 January 2019 @ 10:00
Category: General News

Goals, PT 2

Hey All,

This is the last of the goals we'd like for Merlin to reach. Now, these include the command team, this isn't just dictating terms ;). So, without further adieu:


Logging- Command team should be getting at least a log a week. At least 1 CT should be using…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 12 January 2019 @ 16:07
Category: General News

Goals, Edition 1

Hey All,

So, like I put out earlier, I have been working on some goals for Merlin. The biggest of those is better communication, something that I think has led to a few misunderstanding over the last little bit. To this end We are going to make a big push…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 7 January 2019 @ 17:18
Category: Sim Announcement

Welcome Back!

Hey Guys,

I'm a day late, but, as of yesterday we're back!! I'm loving seeing everyone already writing and I'll get replies to tags here in a bit.


I also want to welcome our new CAG Lieutenant JG James Parker!!! Welcome to Merlin.


Lastly, with the start of the new…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 6 January 2019 @ 20:48
Category: General News

Merry Christmas!

Hey Guys,

I just wanted to take a moment and wish everyone a Merry Christmas. You guys are one of the best groups of people I've written with and, though we are all in different corners of the globe, you've become great friends to me. I hope you all have…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Tuesday 25 December 2018 @ 11:59
Category: General News

End Of Year Awards Fleet Awards - 5 Days Left to Vote!!

Hey Guys,

Just a reminder Obsidian Fleet is taking nominations for fleet level awards for the end of the year

Obsidian Fleet
This is just a gentle reminder that in five days time on Sunday 16th @ 9 pm GMT
this year’s Commanding Officer, Executive Officer and Character of the…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Tuesday 11 December 2018 @ 15:50
Category: General News

Holidays

Hey All,


Starting Monday logging will not be required until 5 January 2019 for Christmas/New Years. Logging is still encouraged, however. We will be staying docked at the research station and be taking an intermission in the current plot for shoreleave after the current jp's are completed. If you have…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 8 December 2018 @ 16:51
Category: General News

End Of Year Awards

Hey Guys,

It's that time of year that Obsidian Fleet is doing the big end of year award. Check out


https://www.obsidianfleet.net/2018/11/16/nominations-end-of-year/


These are do by 16 December, 9 pm EST. Make sure you get them inn ;D


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Friday 23 November 2018 @ 13:38
Category: General News

Joint Logs

Hey All,

Let's get any plot related joint logs out by Saturday so we can finish up the attack 1 ;;D

Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 7 November 2018 @ 16:04
Category: General News

Muster Call

Hey Guys,

In the last couple of weeks I have noticed a lull in posting. This isn't just single logs, but, lack of replies in joint posts as well and that kind of worries me. So, I need everyone to contact me with a status by Friday this week. I…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 22 October 2018 @ 12:40
Category: Sim Announcement

Awards

Hey Guys,

As you know I love having the crew involved with the sim, whether that be using crew posts in our recruitment ads, ideas for plot direction, etc. As part of that I'd like to start having you guys recommend awards as you see them for others. Awards still…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 30 September 2018 @ 12:49
Category: General News

Another Marine!

Hey All,

Please join me in welcoming 2nd Lieutenant Bilhana Karki, our new Company Executive Officer!! Welcome to Merlin!!!


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Friday 28 September 2018 @ 22:38
Category: Sim Announcement

Merlin Database

Hey uys,

In doing some research for our current plot I ended up finding and getting access to the old Obsidian Fleet Wiki, at least parts of it. So, what I've been doing is putting the major powers in our database. It isn't all the powers on the list, but,…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 26 September 2018 @ 18:59
Category: Website Update

6 Months!

Greets All,

Normally I do awards once at the end of each plot. However, the exception to that is service awards, I try to give those soon as they come up. Today we have 3 simmers who have hit 6 months on the sim!

Obsidian Fleet Service…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 15 September 2018 @ 16:04
Category: General News

Hot Off The Press!

Hey Guys,

I just wanted to share this from the Task Force CO's report :):

Silver: USS Merlin: “Commander Barstow has done phenomenally this month, getting his post count way up there with the likes of Archimedes and Pioneer in previous months. He runs a tight ship with some really…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Tuesday 4 September 2018 @ 13:28
Category: General News

Outstanding Month!

Hey Guys,

We had an outstanding month!!

95 Total Logs
7.31 Avg Entries / User


I love reading the logs, y'all are awesome, lets see if we can keep it up this month!!


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 2 September 2018 @ 21:27
Category: General News

New Engineer!

Hey All,

Please join me in welcoming our new assistant engineer:


Ensign Riv O'Malley


Welcome to Merlin!!


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Tuesday 14 August 2018 @ 23:57
Category: General News

IFS2

Hey All,

I touched on this a little bit ago and wanted to touch on this again since we're growing :). The Merlin has an entry on Obsidian Fleets main site:

https://www.obsidianfleet.net/sim/uss-merlin/

Now, if you look at the views since June that has had 128 views :D. Now, why do…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Tuesday 14 August 2018 @ 14:09
Category: General News

ICOS Marlene

Hey Guys,

I've added ICOS and a picture of the os avatar to the database:


http://uss-merlin.com/index.php/wiki/view/page/33

I have also added her to the manifest as a general use NPC, just meaning anyone can use it. I filled out a basic discription, however, if y'all have some ideas to fill out…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 12 August 2018 @ 00:54
Category: General News

Awards

Hey All,

Just a quick recap of the awards, I like making sure stuff like this is on the front page :):

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 8 August 2018 @ 00:09
Category: General News

The Challenge

Hey All,

I know at this point you're wondering when I'll shut up :P. Soon, I promise lol.

I'd like to reissue the challenge from last month, we were only a few logs shy of 60. However, since we now have 12 simmers I'm going to set the bar a…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 6 August 2018 @ 18:52
Category: General News

We Grow Again

Hey All,

Please join me in welcoming our new Company Commander:



1st Lieutenant John Kayhill



Welcome to the chaos :D!!!


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 6 August 2018 @ 12:58
Category: General News

ICOS

Hey Guys,

It's still under review, so this may get tweaked, however, this' the ICOS:

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interactive Computer Operating System (ICOS)/ICOS Computer Core

The Interactive Computer Operating System, or ICOS, and it's computer core were designed to give ships access to an AI. ICOS can access previous Starfleet files, encounters…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 5 August 2018 @ 13:26
Category: General News

The New Collective

Hey Guys,

I have opened up the new mission, the new collective. This will start Sunday to give a few days to wrap up arrival and shorleave posts :). The ceremonies log may take a little longer, but, lets try to get it done by next Friday :). I'll also…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Friday 3 August 2018 @ 13:01
Category: General News

We Grow!

Hey Guys,

Please join me in welcoming 2 new officers to the crew:


Lieutenant JG Marbim Rejal
Chief Operations Officer

and


Lieutenant JG Stephanie O'Hara
Chief Engineering Officer

Welcome to you both!!


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Thursday 2 August 2018 @ 18:39
Category: General News

Golden PADD 2018

Hey Guys,

So, this is more to share than anything else. The results for the Golden PADD writing contest are in. My story won, so, Merlin is now the home of the Golden PADD 2018 winner :D. Sorry, just very excited :D. If you're interested you can see all the…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 29 July 2018 @ 18:40
Category: General News

Merlin Contest

Hey Guys,

So, the contest I put out there for the highest count this month I said I was going to make an award specific to this. Here it is, the Silver Quill:

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Tuesday 24 July 2018 @ 14:22
Category: General News

The Challenge

Hey Guys,

Right now we are sitting at 36 logs, an average of 4 logs per person with 9 simmers! We still have 2 weeks, so, I'd like to see if we can pull off 60 logs for the month. Now, to meet that challenge I'm not above bribery ;P..…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 18 July 2018 @ 16:35
Category: Sim Announcement

Arrival and Shoreleave

Hey All,

We have officially arrived and docked at Starbase 306! That wraps up our intro mission and I'm glad to have you guys writing here! As part of that all crew that participated in Lost Souls are awarded:

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Friday 13 July 2018 @ 19:34
Category: General News

Uniforms!

Hey All,

As you've seen I have been updating the site over the last few weeks. Some things I didn't put out so as not to spam everyone is I created several animated gifs for the crew manifest. Another thing I've done is finally gotten all the uniform pictures updated…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 9 July 2018 @ 14:35
Category: Website Update

IFS 2

Hey Guys,

I'd like to ask y'all a favor. Obsidian Fleets has their IFS2 database which is where I get the Fleet News from and it houses much more. Another part of that is it has a spot for the sims and a place for crew to be listed. Here's…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Friday 6 July 2018 @ 11:54
Category: General News

Fleet News - Updated

Hey All,

I decided to move the fleet news items into tabs to keep things from looking cluttered. So, look for it with the other news and log posts at the bottom of the control panel and main page under the tab "News Around the Fleet'.

Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Thursday 5 July 2018 @ 01:00
Category: Website Update

Fleet News Feed

Hey Guys,

Part of what I'm doing as TGCO that overlaps with Merlin is creating news stories for both sims and non-player ships/bases. The idea is to give snippets from the bigger universe that might trickle into the sim, for example there is one soon to be published about a…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 4 July 2018 @ 09:54
Category: Website Update

Site Skin

Ok Guys,

Now it is really installed and there, I swear lol.


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 1 July 2018 @ 12:45
Category: General News

Welcome and Site Skin

Hey All,

First I'd like to welcome Lieutenant (j.g.) Saren Barel! Saren will be taking up the Chief Science Officer position, welcome Lieutenant!!

I also want to let y'all know about one of the skins I put in when I first put up the site. It's called Hyperion, and this…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 1 July 2018 @ 12:15
Category: General News

New Tweak

Hey Guys,

Since I'm using a mod that displays the ship alert, MD, system status, etc, I went ahead and added the infobox (that box that's usually on the left with your character picture, facebook, etc) to the control panel page :). I figured this would help a bit as…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Thursday 28 June 2018 @ 16:20
Category: Website Update

Merlin Discord

Hey Guys,

I know it has been a minute since it has been used, however, I'd like to try getting the Merlin discord going again. I know not everyone can get on or can't be on for very long, but, still pop in when you can :D. If you need…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 25 June 2018 @ 20:39
Category: General News

Mission Notes System

Hey Guys,

Rather than filling your e-mails with PM's every 3 days I'm going to use the mission notes system to update on Mission Day changes :). If you have not used it before the mission notes appear when you go to add to a joint log or to write…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 25 June 2018 @ 13:33
Category: General News

Updates, Updates, Updates

Hey Guys,

Over the last few months I've been going through and updating all the links, database, etc. I think I finally got everything except for the Marine equipment (I need to track that information down)! If you spot any links I missed please let me know, otherwise, have at…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Thursday 21 June 2018 @ 19:21
Category: Website Update

Announcements

Hey All,

With the email back up (yay!) there are a few things I'd like to put out. First, you may have noticed on the main page it says Task Group 47-A Flagship. Last week I was instated as the Task Group 47-A CO :D. This is not much of…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 20 June 2018 @ 15:50
Category: Out of Character

Testing

Hey Guys,

This is a test of the Merlin broadcasting system :P. Please let me know if you get this.


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 20 June 2018 @ 14:28
Category: General News

Mission Days

Hey All,

So, we hit on mission days a little bit ago but I kind of stayed away from them because I have a hard time with them. However, in looking at the calendars Frank has made up I am going to use the mission days and I’m going to…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 16 June 2018 @ 22:03
Category: General News

Site

Hey Guys,

Some of you may be experiencing a weird issue with it seeming like your posts are not being saved. The issue is being caused due to the name servers (the behind the scenes servers that store the site). I jumped the gun a little bit yesterday because they…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Tuesday 12 June 2018 @ 17:23
Category: Sim Announcement

Important - Site Outage

Hey All,

The site host is going to be migrating their servers starting tomorrow. During this time the site will be unavailable. This will last until, at most, Monday. Due to this I am going to be putting the site in maintenance mode so that I can do a final…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Thursday 7 June 2018 @ 18:59
Category: Website Update

Web Host-Important

Hey Guys,

This week our web host is going to be changing servers to a new server provider. This means the site will be out in the next few days, but, it will be back. I am making back ups of the site and database, however, without an exact date…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 6 June 2018 @ 03:25
Category: General News

Important Items, Please Read

Hey All,

I was researching for a project today and some of that research crossed back into simming :). So, I added some information to the wiki and came across more information I'd like to bring to everyones attention [[yes, I have shiny thing syndrome, want to distract just put…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 3 June 2018 @ 03:45
Category: Sim Announcement

Golden PADD 2018!!

Hey All,

As part of Obsidian Day, Obsidian Fleets birthday, they are having an annual writing competition called the Golden PADD. The Golden PADD is a competition when you submit an original short story of 7,500 words or less. For detailed information check out:


https://www.obsidianfleet.net/2018/05/20/golden-padd-2018/


Good luck guys!


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Friday 1 June 2018 @ 14:23
Category: General News

Awesome!

Hey All,

33 logs total this month!! By the stats that's about 5 logs per simmer average a week :D. In the environment we're in, playing on the internet across the world, it's hard to come up with a thank you type thing. However, I do want to recognize everyone's…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Friday 1 June 2018 @ 13:51
Category: Sim Announcement

Keep 'Em Coming!!

Hey Guys,

The goal I asked you guys to hit for the month was 30 and currently we are at 28!!! Last month we had 23 log, so, we're getting some traction and it's exciting to see :D. Keep up the great logs!


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 30 May 2018 @ 22:48
Category: General News

Update Complete - Privacy Policy and Site Version

Hey All,

The update has been completed and all skins now contain a link to the GDPR policy updates that put us in compliance with UK Law :D. You may now go back to your regularly scheduled logging!!


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 27 May 2018 @ 04:57
Category: Website Update

Privacy Policy

Hey Guys,

I just need to give this heads up about the privacy policy. Due to changes in law in the UK our privacy policy will be getting updated to make us compliant with their new requirements. In quick terms the new policy governs the way that personal data is…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 26 May 2018 @ 20:56
Category: General News

Merlin Into Video

Hey Guys,

I have started making an updated video for Merlin. In addition to video captures from series I have also been trying to use STO like a recording studio. Now, this kind of work (I'm still new to the recording part lol) and will be using this to unvail…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 21 May 2018 @ 20:52
Category: General News

We Grow, Returning Player!

Hey All,

Please welcome back Lieutenant j.g. David Scarlet as CSEC/TAC! Scarlet is a former Merlin simmer :D. Welcome back!

Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 14 May 2018 @ 15:26
Category: General News

Proud!!

Hey Guys,

I just turned in the report and wanted to point something out. We have gone from just 7 logs last month to 23 this month, nearly triple!! I'm very proud of you guys, the count increased but the quality has remained high! I'm loving it guys, my excitement…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 30 April 2018 @ 17:30
Category: Sim Announcement

Command Team Announcement!

Hey All,

As I announced earlier I have filled the command team!

aXO: Commander Kachiko Bayushi
Second Officer: Lieutenant Commander Cale Llewellyn

I'm happy to have both and look forward to bringing Merlin together! Now, these promotion will occure in character after we get Merlin resurrected.

Congrats…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Friday 20 April 2018 @ 18:54
Category: Sim Announcement

Academy Days

Greets All,

As those of you that have been simming for a while know character development is a major part of giving our characters a deepness they may not get. To this end I have put up a plot called Academy Days. The idea behind this is to give a…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 8 April 2018 @ 00:29
Category: Sim Announcement

XO

Greets All,

I just wanted to let you know about the XO spot. Kevin has stepped down as XO and I wish him all the best in his other endeavors. Now, that does leave the XO spot open. I am going to open it up to you guys first. There…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 7 April 2018 @ 19:46
Category: General News

Happy First Contact Day

To all my fellow crewmates,

Happy First Contact Day!!!

Author: Commander Cale Llewellyn DSci
Posted on: Thursday 5 April 2018 @ 16:55
Category: General News

Mission Posts

Hey Guys,

I'm sure you've noticed we have 2 plots on the site. The first one is for personal subplots or previous history character development logs, in this case it is our CHELM :). The one called lost souls is our mission plot. Please make sure you select this in…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Thursday 22 March 2018 @ 15:35
Category: General News

Fresh Look for Our Fresh Start

Hey Guys,

I have created a new rank set so the ranks are more in line with the uniform we use [called Odyssey in Star Trek Online]. To view them either goto your site settings and select Odyssey or just log out and check out the roster :D. There are…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 21 March 2018 @ 06:43
Category: General News

That Makes 6!

Greets All,

I wanted to take a second to welcome 3 new crew in the last week. Lieutenant Commander Kevin, who will be taking up XO. Lieutenant (jg) Michael Ki, our new CMO and 2nd Lieutenant Cara O'Reilly, our new ACMO. Welcome guys!!

With that we have a few logs…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Friday 16 March 2018 @ 04:23
Category: General News

Resurrection

Hey Guys,

To those returning welcome back and those just joining welcome!!! Currently we have 4 simmers, Sav and Bayushi returning as CHelm and Marine CO and Kevin who is joining us as XO

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Tuesday 27 February 2018 @ 17:17
Category: General News

Joint Post

Hey All,

Let's try to reply to that jp. I want to get it finished up this week! :)


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Tuesday 18 July 2017 @ 13:31
Category: General News

Issues and Moving On

Greets All,

So, I'm sure you saw what happened earlier today. This has led to Jones, Miller and Tan leaving the sim. I am not going to discuss the situation beyond that and I wish and I wish all 3 well.

Now, that said, we need to continue to move…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Tuesday 11 July 2017 @ 00:52
Category: Sim Announcement

Mission Update

Hi Guys

The next part of the mission will begin this week, "Arrival at Ceylon 6". As previously stated, the atmosphere of the planet prohibits main transporter function so the 1st away team will be going down by shuttle.

This first away team will consist of Operations officer, Medical personal…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Sunday 9 July 2017 @ 22:09
Category: General News

Updates, Updates, Updates

Hey Guys,

Over the last couple of days I have done a few updates. Some, such as upgrading to the Nova update, you may not really notice. However, I have also updated everyone's SF ID's in their profiles and updated the Merlin video to reflect current crew [now that I…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 9 July 2017 @ 00:51
Category: Sim Announcement

1 Year Mark

Greets All,

I am 2 months late, but, Merlin is a year old! There have been ups and downs but we have kept the sim strong. With the sim turning a year old I also want to give a shout out to all those that hit theit 1 year milestones:…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 8 July 2017 @ 19:44
Category: Sim Announcement

New Simmer!

Greets All,

Please join me in welcoming Lieutenant Colonel Kachiko Bayushi! She is coming to us from the USS Cavalry and and is an excellent simmer. She will be revive our Marines. Welcome Colonel!


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 1 July 2017 @ 17:18
Category: General News

Mission Update

Hello all

The current mission JP "The death and birth of a star" is coming along very nicely. If there are no objections, I plan to get this posted Monday 3rd July. Hopefully this gives all involved chance to get tags and sign offs completed.

After this JP we will…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Tuesday 27 June 2017 @ 21:39
Category: General News

Regrouping

Hey All,

The last few months have been kind of rocky for the SIM. My RL ganged up on me and caused me to have to step back for a while. That said, Sam and Debs have done an outstanding job keeping things going! And I appreciate all of you…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Thursday 15 June 2017 @ 13:16
Category: General News

Mission Update

Hi Guys

I've extended the completion date for "A Road with no turns" to Friday 16/06/17, but I'll be starting the next JP tomorrow. This will be "The death and birth of a star". This is the next part of the mission.

There will be a group JP for all…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Monday 12 June 2017 @ 23:34
Category: General News

Rating Change

Greets All,

I know it's been awhile since you've heard from me, but, I had to be away for some RL issues. I am slowly coming back and getting back in the game, though Melody will continue to head this plot :)

Now, my first announcement is we have gotten…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 10 June 2017 @ 17:49
Category: General News

A Sign off of the times

Hi all

You may have notice that on some JP's that are close to being completed, a date for final tags and sign offs has been added.

This is so we don't get stuck waiting for one or two final tags to be completed so the Jp can be posted…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Tuesday 6 June 2017 @ 17:34
Category: General News

Mission Update

Hey Guys.

The current Mission JP is coming along really well.

After the JP "A Road with no turns" The Merlin will be en route to the Lazarus Star, the next point of interest on the itinerary. This will give the opportunity for people to get some personal JP's and…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Monday 5 June 2017 @ 21:50
Category: General News

Mission Update

Current Mission JP - The Perez nebula

The Merlin has entered the Perez nebula, previously uncharted by the federation to find the wreck of an ancient Starship.

An away team has been sent over to investigate and have discovered the ship is the USS Merlin.

Next JP - A Road…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Sunday 4 June 2017 @ 13:20
Category: General News

Whats happeneing

Hey guys

We've been contacted by the Commander of the USS Fearless, another ship in the Obsidian fleet. Together we are working on a recruiting drive and possible future joint missions.

Mission notes will be posted shortly for the current mission so everybody knows what's expected of them during the…

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Saturday 3 June 2017 @ 15:44
Category: General News

Baby due

Hi All

I don't know whos aware but the writer who plays Melody (Sam) and I are due to have our first child in the next couple of weeks. I apologise for me being a bit quiet lately but I have been struggling with SPD, a fair amount of pain…

Author: Commander Caroline Miller
Posted on: Monday 3 April 2017 @ 08:43
Category: General News

An Apology

Hey Guys,

I feel I owe everyone an apology. I have spent the last day or two trying to write this and not sound like I'm giving excuses But, over the last few weeks I i know I have dropped the ball with pretty much everything. Without going into to…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 11 March 2017 @ 00:33
Category: General News

Site and New Mission

Hey Guys,

The site is back up :D.

With that I have put up our new mission:

The Perez Nebula


The Merlin, now rested after an emotional shakedown, is now leaving port. The path set by the former chief science officer and conn officer is one that will allow them…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Friday 10 February 2017 @ 23:36
Category: General News

Bronze Unit of Merit

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 22 January 2017 @ 04:43
Category: General News

Muster Call and Personnel Changes

Greets All,

I hope everyone had a great holidays! I know it's been quiet, however, the 7th was our return date. I have seen a few log replies starting to trickle in over the last few days, however, this is a call to all Merlin simmers! This week is going…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Tuesday 10 January 2017 @ 06:07
Category: Sim Announcement

Happy New Year's!!

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 1 January 2017 @ 04:23
Category: General News

Happy Holidays!

Hey Guys,

I just wanted to take a moment and wish everyone a happy holidays. Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanakah, Kwanza, Yule (a few days ago) or another celebration enjoy and I wish everyone the best! You guys are an amazing group and I'm proud to know all of you

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 24 December 2016 @ 03:19
Category: General News

New Task Force

Hey Guys,

Merlin has been reassigned to Task Force 21 and Task Group 21A the "Defenders" there. The reason for this move is because I have been selected to take over as the Task Group Commander there! There will not be much change in the sim other than maybe occasional…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Tuesday 20 December 2016 @ 00:49
Category: Sim Announcement

We can break stuff again!

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 18 December 2016 @ 23:27
Category: General News

Bronze Unit of Merit and Upcoming End of Year Awards

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 14 December 2016 @ 16:30
Category: General News

Sim Rating

Hey Guys,

As I put in the last announcement we are considering a sim rating adjustment. The command team has discussed it and we decided to take the next step and get crew input before we make a formal request. The rating we looking at is 15+:


“15+” – May…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 10 December 2016 @ 21:10
Category: General News

Time Off Reminder

Hey Guys,

Just a quick reminder that the end of this week, 17DEC, will be our 2 week break for the sim. We'll be coming back on 0JAN2017. During that time the crew IC will be on vacation, you can log under Intermissions. While no logs will be required during…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 10 December 2016 @ 20:37
Category: General News

Current Plot

Hey Guys,

So I have decided we're going to just call the first plot done and end it. I start a new job tomorrow (for real, not just maybe lol) so that'll likely come Saturday or Sunday. However, the personal subplots can be kept going. There is also a mission…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 30 November 2016 @ 18:50
Category: General News

Congratulations

All crew, this is Lieutenant Commander Cale Llewellyn,

Our dear Commander is now longer our commander for he is NOW a Captain. Please join me in congratulating CAPTAIN John "Apollo" Barstow, MD. It is LONG overdue and well deserved :)

Author: Commander Cale Llewellyn DSci
Posted on: Wednesday 30 November 2016 @ 02:30
Category: Sim Announcement

Captain Promotion

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 30 November 2016 @ 01:45
Category: General News

Live Chat Session Quick Reference Guide

Hey Guys,

I have created a quick reference guide for the celebration live chat sim. You can find it here:

http://uss-merlin.com/index.php/wiki/view/page/25


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 20 November 2016 @ 21:22
Category: General News

First Annuel Merlin Holiday Celebration

Greetings,

The USS Merlin would like to invite you to its first annual holiday celebration! This celebration will include virtual food and drink, fun as well as a promotion and awards ceremony that all CO’s will be invited to participate in to award all crew who can make it from…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 19 November 2016 @ 22:18
Category: Sim Announcement

Holiday Simming

Hey Guys,

The holidays are coming up quick with the US Thanksgiving and Christmas. Thanksgiving is on the 24th, so, no logging will be required between 22NOV-27NOV.

Then from 17DEC-07JAN2017 no logging will be required. We'll have this plot wrapped up probably just after Thanksgiving and from there we'll put…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 9 November 2016 @ 23:53
Category: Sim Announcement

Updates Complete

Hey Guys,

I have finally gotten all the updates completed, including adding everyone to the video :D. Also, keep an eye out for our holiday schedule to be sent out by the end of this week, which will including not only logging information for the next 6 weeks, but also…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 9 November 2016 @ 19:40
Category: General News

SF ID Update and Personal Subplots

Hey Guys,

So, I got the ID's updated [finally, I know ;P] in everyone's bios with the recent promotions and joins.

Something else I want to put out here is personal subplots. All our characters have a life off duty and things that affect them, a very good example is…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Tuesday 8 November 2016 @ 22:50
Category: General News

Award for Commander Barstow

Hello all

It gives me great please to announce that Commander Barstow has received the Outstanding Commander Award for his continuing work as our brave and fearless commander.

On behalf of the crew, Congratulations!

Lieutenant Melody Jones
Second Officer / CFCO

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Monday 7 November 2016 @ 22:25
Category: General News

New Counselor

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 6 November 2016 @ 18:46
Category: General News

Obsidian Fleet Service Citation

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 29 October 2016 @ 18:17
Category: Sim Announcement

New Fighter

Hey Guys,

It has taken a bit, however, I am pleased to announce that we now have a new fighter approved for use in OF. That is the Phoenix Class Fighter. The specs are not on the OF web site, however, you can find them here:

http://uss-merlin.com/index.php/sim/specs/2

These will replace…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 22 October 2016 @ 01:18
Category: General News

Merlin Milestone

Greets All,

So, I just wanted to share this with you. Merlin opened on April 14 of this year and we posted our first log April 25. That means that October is our 6 month milestone for the sim!!! You guys are outstanding simmers and I love the way we…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 12 October 2016 @ 16:18
Category: General News

My Absence

To the crew of the USS Merlin,

I want to apologize for my absence this past week. My "little brother" and his new bf showed up out of the blue Tuesday and have been here all week. It was a surprise to me. I promise that I am working on…

Author: Commander Cale Llewellyn DSci
Posted on: Monday 10 October 2016 @ 16:30
Category: General News

Incoming Hurricane

Hey Guys,

With the hurricane coming in on the south-east US everyone is battening down the hatches, even prompting the evacuation of recruits at Parris Island. If you are going to be affected by this hurricane and you have to go quiet for a little bit we will not remove…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Thursday 6 October 2016 @ 03:00
Category: General News

New Job

Hey Guys,

I've gotten a new job that I've started training for. So, my replies to things are going to most likely just be at night (though I'll try in the afternoon too). This has been what I've been trying to do anyway, just reply in the evenings (early morning…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Tuesday 4 October 2016 @ 23:01
Category: General News

FallFest 2016!!

In 2016 Obsidian Fleet will host the annual Ongoing Worlds online convention, FallFest!

Ongoing Worlds has teamed up with Obsidian Fleet to host this year’s festivities for the FallFest convention on Saturday 12 November 2016!

We believe that Obsidian Fleet will be a great host and we can provide the…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 28 September 2016 @ 19:01
Category: General News

One More

Hey Guys,

One more promotion to add to this month's list:

Lieutenant j.g. Saveena Tillatix:

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 24 September 2016 @ 01:05
Category: Sim Announcement

Awards!

Greets All,

The Command Team has been talking and we would like to tell y'all how impressed we are with everyone (we say that a lot, but only because it's true :D). We have been watching and we are proud to present the following awards:

Lieutenant Commander Cale Llewellyn:

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 21 September 2016 @ 22:02
Category: Sim Announcement

Current Timeline

Hey All,

The timeline is getting kind of muddled :). So, here's the major events:

MD7-

Faced off with the Romulans and Vulcans
Sent Away Team to the asteroid and retrieved 3 sleepers
Crew returned to the ship

MD8-

1- Sleepers are in sickbay
2- Debrief has been called (interrupted…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 21 September 2016 @ 04:16
Category: General News

Promotions and a Milestone

Hey Guys,

So, as we've progressed we are now getting to where promotions are starting :D. I just want to make a note for promotions, until they happen in character [are logged with one of the command team] they are only official OOC unless we tell you otherwise, sometimes the…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 21 September 2016 @ 00:27
Category: General News

Obsidian Fleet Forums

Hey All,

Something I just want to put this out there. While we have entered a passive recruitment mode, we are still accepting applications but are not actively saturating the community with adverts, I do keep an advert on the Obsidian Fleet Forums to keep our name out there. Something…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 18 September 2016 @ 19:34
Category: General News

New Uniforms

Hey Guys,

The command team discussed updating the current uniforms, it seemed to be about when the newer uniforms seem to enter service (2390's-2400's). So, we decided on the STO Odyessey uniform. Along with that, just to kind of give us our own "brand," I've added the Star Trek Renegades…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 17 September 2016 @ 05:47
Category: General News

NPC's

Hey Guys,

So, as we grow I know we're going to be getting more NPC's, which is great :D. As you start thinking about NPC's, though, there a few things we need to keep in mind:

First, if you put up an NPC please, please do not leave their bio…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 10 September 2016 @ 18:59
Category: General News

Mission Notes

Hey Guys,

One more thing, the mission notes have been updated. Give them a look and let us know if you have any questions :)


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 10 September 2016 @ 01:15
Category: General News

Last Week

Hey Guys,

As I'm sure a couple of you guys noticed I was a bit inconsistent last week with my activity. I was down sick, though I tried to at least keep up with my tags, though a bit slow. I'm back now, though.

I want to take a minute,…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 10 September 2016 @ 00:52
Category: General News

Growing Again :-)

Author: Captain Melody Jones
Posted on: Wednesday 7 September 2016 @ 01:17
Category: General News

Growing, Growing

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Tuesday 30 August 2016 @ 07:26
Category: General News

My Lagginess

Hey Guys,

I want to apologize for my slowness on the logs the last few days. Long story short I had a major disappointment that kind of threw me off my game for a minute, but I'm squared away again again :). I'll get caught up on everything I haven't…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 22 August 2016 @ 18:27
Category: General News

We Grow Yet Again!

Hey All,

Please join me in welcoming Lieutenant JG Eleena our new Chief Security/Tactical Officer! Welcome, Lieutenant, we have cookies in the lounge :P



Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Friday 19 August 2016 @ 04:31
Category: Sim Announcement

Crew Awards

Hey Guys,

A few awards have gone out in the last month, so, I wanted to recognize those players. Normally I like doing this in character after a plot, but, during this first plot I figured we'd give them as we saw them :):

Lt. jg. David Tan - Most…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Tuesday 16 August 2016 @ 07:39
Category: Sim Announcement

Unit of Merit Gold

Hey Guys,

The monthly unit of merit awards are in and we took the gold this time!

Gold

USS Merlin, TF72
I am beyond proud to nominate the USS Merlin for the award this month. Once again, they have shown what a crew working together can achieve. Earlier in the…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 15 August 2016 @ 19:06
Category: Sim Announcement

Excitement!

Hey All,

The command team and I have been discussing a few things to add to the sim both OOC and IC. OOC we have a promotions guidelines chart:

http://uss-merlin.com/index.php/wiki/view/page/15


This chart is meant to let you guys know what we look for when we do consider promotions as well…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 14 August 2016 @ 23:33
Category: General News

New Pilot

Hey Guys,

Please join me in welcoming our newest fighter pilot Marine Warrant Officer Farida Alleen who will be in the Longwings squadron of Dragon Air Group! Welcome Aboard!


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 10 August 2016 @ 19:50
Category: General News

Captains Personal Merit

Well done everyone. My first award since joining, and from what I have read so far, a well deserved award, I'm happy to be part of such a noteworthy crew.

Author: Lieutenant Commander David Tan
Posted on: Tuesday 2 August 2016 @ 23:19
Category: General News

Continuity

Hey All,

You guys have been doing awesome :D. There is something I would like to address though, continuity. I have a number of posts coming in that are either late night or over night during the current mission day. That would be ok except that we're no farther than…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 1 August 2016 @ 20:02
Category: General News

Live Chat

Hey Guys,

I've been trying not to send as many news mails, lol, but I wanted to mention this. We have a live chat set up, like OF's, on discord. Some of you may have noticed the widget, but, if not just look directly under the Facebook plug in. All…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 30 July 2016 @ 21:55
Category: General News

Back in Action

Hey Guys,

We are now back up and running at www.use-merlin.com! I just had to recreate the account due to a typo in the original URL.

Thanks to a generous donation by one of our simmers, who approached me last night, the server has been paid until July 2017! A…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Tuesday 26 July 2016 @ 06:19
Category: Website Update

Obsidian Fleet Chat

Hey Al,

Just wanted to pass this along :D:

Have you heard of Discord? While it is one trait that has kept many a captain and ship’s counselor awake at night, this sort of Discord will do the same in all the best possible ways! Stop by at https://discord.gg/86ENTZ5…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 25 July 2016 @ 00:30
Category: General News

Challenge

Hey Guys,

In looking at the saved logs we are going to hit over 70 quality logs this month! So, I'd like to issue a challenge to you guys. My report is due on 31 July by 1159 pm UTC (659 pm US EST, 559 PM CST, 359 PM PST).…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 24 July 2016 @ 21:32
Category: General News

We Grow Again!

Hey All,

As the subject says we have grown again :D. Please join me in welcoming Lieutenant Saveena (Sav) Tillatix, coming to us from Triton Seabase, who will be taking over as the CAG, or Commander Air Group. Welcome to Merlin, Lieutenant!



Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Friday 22 July 2016 @ 01:46
Category: General News

Saved Joint Posts

Hey Guys,

Over the last couple of weeks I've noticed that saved joint posts are getting resaved upwards of 5/6 times, but, there's either no additions or it's just a word or 2 changed. I just assume that it's everyone checking for additional posts. There's a little trick to do…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Thursday 21 July 2016 @ 17:20
Category: General News

Mobile Site Skin

Hey Guys,

I did some looking around and I found a skin for use with our site that has been made to work on mobile platforms (ie your phone). I'm not going to change the main site, however, this skin is in the system.

Once you log in, scroll down…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Thursday 21 July 2016 @ 06:08
Category: Website Update

Chief Science Officer

Greets,

Please join me in welcoming Lieutenant jg Zitla who will be taking up Chief Science Officer! Welcome to the madness!


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 20 July 2016 @ 21:44
Category: General News

Second Officer

Hey All,

I know, lots of news items, but we have a lot going on ;D. We've been growing pretty steadily the last month or so, so, I talked with Cale and we decided the has gotten big enough to have a Second Officer position. We're happy to announce that…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 17 July 2016 @ 23:41
Category: General News

New Position in the Task Group

Hey Guys,

This doesn't affect the sim itself very much, however, I wanted to share anyway :). I have been officially appointed as the Task Group Senior Ship Commanding Officer (pretty much the Task Group XO), which means a little more paperwork for me hehe. I'm excited about it and…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 17 July 2016 @ 02:56
Category: General News

Mission Days

Hey Guys,

An idea was brought to me a few days ago, and initially I wasn't sure about it, but after some looking at the logs I think the idea is a good one. That is to bring Mission Days in rather than just writing current, backpost etc. So, MD0…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 16 July 2016 @ 02:19
Category: Out of Character

Our Sim

Hey Guys,

I have shared the log stats in the chat, but, I wanted to share something else as well. The Merlin is starting to be known not just in Obsidian Fleet, but, other Fleets as well. We have had at least one recommendation to a simmer who has contacted…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Friday 15 July 2016 @ 05:44
Category: General News

XO

Hey Guys,

So, Commander Kovac has had to be let go from the sim, unfortunately. However, I have filled the spot with one of our own. Please join me in congratulating Lieutenant Llewellyn on his appointment to XO! IC this will take effect after the current plot and the subplot…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Thursday 14 July 2016 @ 21:08
Category: General News

My Silence

Hey Guys,

The last 2 and a half days I've been quiet and wanted to apologize for that, I'm not disappearing. I had some job interviews and life also threw me a few nasty curve balls. All is squared away for me though, I will be replying tonight :)



Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Thursday 14 July 2016 @ 00:18
Category: General News

New Rank Images

Hey All,

I put together a set of new rank images - found some blanks on kurorpg and combined some of them and used a combo of pips I had done with the duty uniform and kuro pips to make the collars match OF's uniforms in the OF wiki. I…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 10 July 2016 @ 10:33
Category: Website Update

Ending and Posting Joint Posts

Hey Guys,

So, something I would like to address is ending and posting joint posts. I went through some of the materials from the Academy and for consistency sake there's a few things that will need to be added in logs (things I need to start doing myself even):

All…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Friday 8 July 2016 @ 22:53
Category: Sim Announcement

Mission Notes

Hey Guys,

I updated the mission notes section. What is listed is from the Evaluations JP, who's working with who. Science, you up a lot here ;) this is just for if you get stuck on what to log refer to this and it should give you a direction to…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Thursday 7 July 2016 @ 02:28
Category: General News

One Last Thing

Sorry All, forgot this [my brains fried after being out today lol].

One thing I love doing is having "connection" to the IC universe as a whole. What I mean is sims log or have plots with pretty major events, events that most likely would be heard about around the…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 2 July 2016 @ 02:31
Category: General News

Monthly Stats

Hey Guys,

While I don't think the stats are the most important part of the sim I did want to share this. In May we had 48 logs and everyone was logging at least twice a week. This last month we had 45 and everyone was logging at least 4…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 2 July 2016 @ 02:01
Category: Out of Character

We Grow Again!

Greets All,

Please join me in welcoming Lieutenant JG Davina Lidox the new Chief Strategic Operations Officer and Lieutenant JG David Tan the new Chief Security/Tactical Officer! Welcome to you both :D

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Wednesday 29 June 2016 @ 18:57
Category: General News

Silver Unit of Merit!

Hey Guys,

I just got the announcement for the unit of merit awards for May. The Merlin has gotten silver! Here is what the nomination said:


USS Merlin, TF72
I am going to nominate the USS Merlin this month, they may not have the biggest crew and they may not…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 27 June 2016 @ 19:20
Category: Sim Announcement

Double Post

Sorry about the double posting. Apparently my tablets spell check is broke, lol, and I had to correct the spelling.


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 26 June 2016 @ 22:23
Category: General News

Award Recommendations

Hey Guys,

We haven't given any awards, but we will be soon :). I'd like for you guys to be included in this process and Nova (the system our site is built on) gives us a way to do that. When you log in if you look under your user…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Thursday 23 June 2016 @ 23:25
Category: General News

Academy Graduation

Hey Guys,

I just wanted to take a moment to congratulate Lieutenant (j.g.) Melody Jones on her graduation from the Cadet Academy with a perfect score! Congratulations, drinks are on the Task Force black card that I ...... borrowed ;P!


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 20 June 2016 @ 22:56
Category: Sim Announcement

Acting XO

Greets All,

Please join me in welcoming Lieutenant Commander Nadia Kovac as our Acting Executive Officer! Welcome aboard!



Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 19 June 2016 @ 21:21
Category: Sim Announcement

XO

Hey Guys,

Yesterday LCDR Alein resigned due to commitments and time constraints in RL. This means 2 things for Merlin, firstly the drill subplot was his, so, I am wrapping that up this week. Second, that leaves the XO spot open for the time being. For XO I am considering…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Thursday 16 June 2016 @ 20:55
Category: General News

NPC's

Hey Guys,

I wanted to just drop a quick note about NPC's. If you are going to put one up on the roster please let us know if you want it linked to you [so it can become a player NPC, which just means it is yours and noone should…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 11 June 2016 @ 02:06
Category: General News

The Marines Have Landed!

Hey All,

Please welcome 1st Lieutenant Elias Walker! He will be taking on the Marine Company. Welcome Lieutenant!



Barstow

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Friday 10 June 2016 @ 21:03
Category: General News

Merlin Database

Hey Guys,

With the rest of the site fixed up and modified I have turned on our database option. It is basically just a small wiki that is part of the sites system. I have added a few things to it already and will probably add more as time goes.…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Thursday 2 June 2016 @ 00:17
Category: Website Update

Brief Silence

Hay All,

Just wanted to drop a quick line to let everyone know that with end of the year school stuff, graduation, and some family things I might be a bit slow over the next week. Shouldn't effect things too bad, but wanted to let everyone know what was going…

Author: Lieutenant Commander Gregory Alein
Posted on: Wednesday 1 June 2016 @ 23:10
Category: General News

Mission Notes

Hey Guys,

I've updated the mission notes. Check it out, tried to give a bit more direction. Bridge, either myself or Greg will send another starter. Medical, wanna do a joint post getting to everyone? :)

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Tuesday 31 May 2016 @ 21:58
Category: General News

May

Hey Guys,

I am gathering the information for our monthly report and just wanted to say we did great for our first month running! Everyone has logged at least 2 logs per week and we have 46 (right now;)) for the month with LOTS of joint posts! Keep up the…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 30 May 2016 @ 21:31
Category: Sim Announcement

Writers Block

Hey Guys,

Something that is going to happen is writers block, some day we just can't think of a log. There is something I used to use and had up when I was a CO before, 50 Things to Log About. It is basically just a list of ideas to…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Saturday 28 May 2016 @ 02:08
Category: General News

FNN Article on Facebook

Hey Guys,

Cale volunteered to be our first interviewee for our FNN Article for Merlins Facebook! It came out pretty well, check it out!


Barstow

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 16 May 2016 @ 00:42
Category: Sim Announcement

Good News

Greets All,

I just wanted to let y'all know that as of today we are listed as officially operational and a fully functioning sim!


Andrew

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 9 May 2016 @ 23:19
Category: Sim Announcement

Getting Underway

Hey Guys,

I've gotten the ok to get underway. So, in the next day or two I'll be putting up a joint log to get us going. After looking at where the other joint logs are I am going to aim for trying to get the moving out joint log…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 9 May 2016 @ 16:23
Category: Sim Announcement

CBox Chat and Stardates

Hey Guys,

If you logged in today you probably saw the chat app that is in the control panel. I put a little bit of an explanation on there, but, I thought I'd let y'all know it was there in here too. Not to much to tell, it is how…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Sunday 8 May 2016 @ 07:45
Category: General News

Mission Posts

Hey Guys,

Something I would like to,put out early on is the length of mission posts. It won't be anything super outrageous, just at least 2 paragraphs, equal to about half a page. Personal logs won't have this minimum, though we'd still encourage those to be a bit longer too…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Tuesday 3 May 2016 @ 20:44
Category: General News

We Grow Again!

Greets All,

Please join me in welcoming Lieutenant (j.g.) Melody Jones! She will be taking up our chief helm position. Welcome!



Lieutenant Commander John Barstow
Commanding Officer

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 2 May 2016 @ 18:50
Category: General News

Welcome!

Hey All,

I wanted to go ahead and welcome everyone aboard! In the last 2 days we have gone from 2 to 5 simmers and have another on the way, we're excited to see the applications coming in and having you guys sim!

I have been welcoming everyone on the…

Author: Captain John "Apollo" Barstow, M.D.
Posted on: Monday 2 May 2016 @ 03:23
Category: General News