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Sim Format
The sim format used on the USS Artemis-A is the one, mostly, learned at the Academy, detailed in Tutorial 1, and continued in the other tutorials.
In addition to these fleet-standard practices, we employ several non-standard devices that should be considered standard for simming on the Artemis:
Titles & Posting Paramters
- Split very long sims into multiple parts and label as such in the subject line.
| Lieutenant Hallia Yellir - Perimeter (Part 1)
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- Include JP in the subject line of any Joint Posts, as well as a Part indicator if it is a multi-part JP.
| JP LtCmdr Yogan Yalu & Ens Hiro Jones - Coma Chameleon
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- Include BACKSIM in the subject line of any sims set in the past / that do not advance the story.
| [Backsim] Lt. Commander Yogan Yalu - Hop, hop, and away
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- If the sim is written from the perspective of an NPC, PNPC, MSPNPC, etc include any relevant qualifiers in the subject line.
| MSPNPC Dusan Tornahd - Reckoning
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Ending a Sim
- Include "TBC" at the end of a sim if the scene is expected to continue (in other words, if you are not ending the scene).
- Include "TAG" at the end of a sim if there are open response tags for other players.
- Include "END" or "End scene for [your character]" if you are declaring the end of your scene.
The most common ending to a sim will be "TAG / TBC".
Optional Formatting
In addition to the standard formatting covered in Tutorial 1, you may (optionally) include the following devices which some simmers find useful:
- Bolding location tags when setting the scene.
- Bolding the names of characters when they are speaking dialogue.
- Italicizing thoughts to differentiate them from other narration / dialogue.
- Including links to wiki articles or relevant media for reference purposes.
Examples
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((Outside Captain’s Ready Room, Bridge – USS Artemis-A))
Osuna: ::Pressing door chime:: Lt. Osuna, ma’am.
He rocked on his feet. oO Hopefully I find her in a good mood. Oo Nothing was guaranteed.
MacKenzie: Why not. Come in!
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