by KraZug
This is the 312nd Play-By-Forum Battlestar Galactica game. It will follow the format established by ColtsFan76. It is a 5-player base game, heading for Kobol.
Players
This game is by invitation only. The waiting list is being maintained at the BSG PBF Wiki. If the initial invitees don't respond within 48 hours then alternates will be used. If you wish to wait for the next basestar to arrive then feel free to do so, I realise some of you have indicated preferences for different rule-sets.
Invitees:
Sternenstaub
rofalafel
slinkydink
teambayern
LaserCat
Alternates:
blark
j_holmes
manutd03
Playing notes
The regulations of the game are pretty much as in all the other threads. If this is your first BSG PBF game, please read through at least one of the previous games to get a feeling for how it is done.
Some particular notes for those taking part (you can find more notes and tips on nbergom's geeklist Tips and Tricks of BSG PBF):
1) Subscribe to this thread.
2) Please, login at least once a day, preferably more. Note that I have a 24-hour rule in place: when it is your turn to act, I expect you to respond within 24 hours; if not, then I am going to take measures, which may lead to seeking a replacement if your absence was unannounced. If you are going to be offline for longer stretches of time (and that is totally acceptable), please tell us in the thread (or me by geekmail), and we can pause the game if necessary.
3) All players must have their own copies of the game as I am only going to publish card titles (this is an FFG request).
4) Private communication will be by geekmail between me and particular players, all other communication will be by posting in this thread. Please start your geekmail subject line with "BSG 312" and your character name. Feel free to share your suspicions/reasons with me, although I won't be able to comment back.
5) To speed up the game, please use Conditional Orders (i.e., geekmail me what you will do if certain circumstances arise). CO's are particularly useful for interrupts, such as Evasive Maneuvers. I will not wait for rare occurrences (e.g., a player using a Strategic Planning on a basestar attack or a viper attacking a raider, or a player using his OPG) unless I have received a CO to that end, or if I feel that discussions in the thread warrant it. I will not ask for Strategic Plannings on scouting rolls as long as there are still at least two raptors available. I will also assume that a player will not want to use his OPG until after the sleeper-agent phase has hit -- so make sure you give a CO if you want to act in a different way. Note that I prefer not to get "public CO's" until all Cylons are known.
6) Please use the following posting conventions:
* Normal text for discussions.
* Italics for flavor texts.
* Bold for in-game moves and actions. I won't process any decisions/actions unless bolded in the thread or I receive them by geekmail.
7) Please, make clear in each post who your character is by posting a banner at the top of your post. Great banners created by DukeOfEarl are available here (use the "medium" option to display them). If you find using a banner is too much of a hassle (or you are on your phone), at least list your character name at the top of your post.
8) For flavor, a useful selection of character pictures is hosted on this geeklist by GerryRailBaron, though by all means provide your own if you wish. Easy, quick links to the items on Gerry's geeklist are provided here.
9) Please do not post any (big) spoilers for the television series in the thread.
Acknowledgments
My thanks to Orphius, whose spreadsheets I am using to mod this game, and Flyboy Connor, whose opening post I have just shamelessly ripped off.