SHUTTLECRAFT RACING
What does everyone in the galaxy do when they have too much time on their hands, and silly overdeveloped technical skills? That's right, modify racing shuttlepods!!! A little ways off from Deeps Space 9 (but not so far that the inhabitants of the station can't watch), a racecourse has been set up in space! Marked with flashing beacons, it describes a huge oval, around which the intrepid pilots must race at top speed in the hope of winning glory for themselves, and whatever organization of species they might represent!
How it Works
The announcer (Neelix, played by the TR) will roll dice for your moves, all you have to do is choose A or B and then describe what the announcer tells you.
A = Move Rolls: If you choose A, you will get to move around the 50-space board we’ve set up. To determine how far you move, the announcer will roll a 6-sided die. Even rolls move you forwards, odd rolls move you backwards, in the number of spaces shown on the die.
B = Action Rolls: Choosing B means the announcer rolls a 20-sided dice with either a heftier space move forward, or some action will need to perform (dodging a meteor, dealing with Kazon raiders, etc.) There is a pre-determined list set up already with 12 actions, plus 8 chances to move ahead extra spaces. There are no backwards moves on the B roll!
Once the announcer tells you what your roll produced, you post describing your next move in reaction to it! At the end of your post, you then choose A or B, for the next round.
There will be ten rounds, and whichever shuttle is farthest ahead after the ten turns will win! If one or more craft manage to complete the course, they will place in the order they crossed.
Spectators are permitted to post and comment, heckle, place bets, etc. You may be aboard DS9, or a ship of your choosing nearby.
Racers may use their comm systems to heckle each other!
Signup and Update Periods
There will be a five day signup period before the race begins, and updates will be every 48 hours! If you come in after initial signup period, you may still join at any time by RP your craft's entry to the racecourse and hurrying into the fray, but you will only get as many turns as are left in the game.
To sign up, RP your entrance to the starting line, and tell us about yourself, your shuttle, and the shuttle's name! Characters from any era of Star Trek are welcome. Posts may be as long or short as you please, so long as they are 300+ characters (appx. 3 lines in the text box) long. This race takes place in the final frontier of space, so you never know what might happen!