New: The First Era Fleet (free, open-ended, email, human, space, rpg)

From: donotreply@pbm.com (PBM List Autoposter)

Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 07:13:01 +0000

Name:		The First Era Fleet
Costs:		FREE! FREE! FREE!
Email:		lauramonet zat bigfoot.com
Frequency:		Once Per Week
URL:		http://www.firstera.net
Type:		Enterprise Era PBEM
Last-Update:		2005Oct21
Keywords: free, open-ended, email, human, space, rpg

Description:

TFE is an ENTERPRISE ERA PBeM SIM. There are many reasons to join, for
example, the people. This SIM has attracted truly committed and talented
people, from all over the world. Ideas for making this SIM better are
always being discussed and implemented. The COs are more than capable at
helping you grow from whatever stage of experience you have with PBEM
games. Troublemakers are not tolerated, and this SIM is suitable for the
same age range that would watch any Trek show. To even play in the
academy, players must demonstrate a measure of dedication, by completing a
test (don�t worry we give you a good study guide). What this does, is
greatly reduce turnover. A dedicated person will more likely keep playing,
whereas allowing people only mildly curious about the game to play, will
mean higher losses, and TFE is able to avoid that. It is not uncommon to
see players associated with TFE for years.

Consider, also, the possibilities. Simming in the ENTERPRISE Era means you
actually have more possibilities available to you than in other TREK SIMs.
Everything is �new� and �wild� in TFE. There is no prime directive to
restrict you. The opportunities are endless. If you are interested in
rising to the level of Captain or higher, that is certainly possible, in a
fleet. As TFE expands, the need for more commanders will be inevitable. As
technology grows, so will TFE. People more interested in supporting areas
like the web pages, or audio casts like this one, will find plenty of
satisfying work available. There are several departments within TFE that
specialize in establishing a realistic setting and cannon in the Trek /
ENTERPRISE universe.

You do not have to be a Trek fan to join. This may be hard to believe, but
the emphasis of this game is about having fun, not rattling off
techno-babble, or have a battle with another player, over the knowledge
concerning the Trek universe. Joining TFE, you�ll be inserted into an
academy setting that will fully explain what living in the ENTERPRISE era
is like, and how you can best fit into that setting. If you have PBEM
experience, there are ways to expedite your time in the academy
considerably. See the section about the Academy for more details.

Four � The SIM. TFE has been around for years, and is not going anywhere.
The exciting times ahead have been hinted at in the show ENTERPRISE, and
we have plenty of good stories left to finish. Few other SIMs take place
in this Era, but that only means stories do not take the easy way out �
they take the interesting way out. We do not have the super trans-warp
ships, the endless high-yield nova-causing ionic wildfire torpedoes of
other games. We have to do the dirty work ourselves, and at the core of
every great game, of every great story, is in fact the actions of the
characters, not the gloss of their technology.

Join NOW - http://www.firstera.net/SignUp/joinsim.htm

Laura Monet
Deputy Fleet Ops Commander
lauramonet zat bigfoot.com

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