USS Discovery - Awards Ceremony January 2025

[James Ramort]

Welcome to the official awards ceremony for the USS Discovery-
January 2025!

Over the next few days your Command Team will be posting Awards to officially recognize the effort and achievement of those who posted on the ship and performed extra duties in order to aid and advance the running of the Simm between July 15, 2024 and January 15, 2025.

We will do this in three categories:  Time in Service Awards,  Posting Ability Awards, and Contribution Awards.

Before I begin announcing the Time In Service awards, I would like to thank each and every one of you for the continued time and dedication you put in.  The site could not exist without you, the players. You are an awesome Crew, and we are happy to be able to be writing with you. Thank you.

Time In Service Ribbons

Academy Training Course Ribbon

V'letr S't'kal T'Rea
Lauren Devereaux
Trik'Nar "Trix" Ch'Rehllan

1 Year Service Ribbon

James Ramort

Between and 5 and 10 years (Long Service) there are no badges, but it is tradition to still acknowledge and honour our longest serving members for their dedication:

Tekin Nevir (8.5 years)
Rayek tr'Lhoell (7.1 years)
Lek (7.4 years)
Tanner Lachlyn (7.3 years*)

We thank you for your service!
Congratulations to all!

(* Time in Service adjusted for time in Reserve or Retirement)

[James Ramort]

And there are even more rewards to go around, so sit tight and enjoy the show. Clapping and congratulations are encouraged after the last awards have been posted.

Posting Ability

Posting Excellence Award

This award goes to a player who has demonstrated consistent high quality posting skills.

Trik'Nar ,,Trix" Ch'Rehllan

Descriptive Combat Award

Awarded to those who demonstrate an ability to convey the action of combat.

Lorut Vila

Technical Precision Award

Awarded to those who demonstrate great knowledge of their profession.

Lucien Dupont

Rib Tickler Award

Awarded in January and July to the player with the most humorous posts.

Lorut Vila

Best Newcomer Award

Awarded to the new arrival who displays the most effort and ability.

V'letr S't'kal T'Rea

Most Engaging Member Award

Awarded to the player who writes the most emotionally engaging, scene-setting posts.

Kalem Michael

Best Duo Award

Awarded to the two players who have shown the highest levels of cooperation.

V'letr S't'kal T'Rea and James Ramort

Extra Contribution

Crew Choice Award

This is the award voted on by you, the crew of the Discovery.

Lorut Vila

[T'Rea]

Yay! Congratulations everyone. Each of you gives your own great contribution to our not-so-little ship!

[James Ramort]

Finally, I get to present one more award, my personal merit award. This one is very tough. We have so many great people on board that choosing just one is very hard.

Executive Officer's Personal Merit Award

Awarded by the executive officer to a player of their SIMM.

This season's merit award goes to a member who albeit relatively new to the Fleet and the SIMM has been impressive from the very start. Taking initiative to move along the plot, taking care of NPCs without prompting to aid the story, and being a great player to interact with on all occasions. They put forward their own ideas and created great characters, as well as proving themselves in smoothly taking over other NPCs if needed.

Please join me in recognition of...

V'letr S't'kal T'Rea

[Tekin Nevir]

As we finish off the awards of the new year, let me stress to our new players that these are not minimum metrics that we are striving for.  Don't feel pressured to do more than you need.  Just know that your command officers are watching what you do, both in mission, in holodeck, and outside of the roleplay. That said, lets finish up with noting those who contributed above and beyond.

Contribution Awards - January 2025

Outstanding Commitment Award

Awarded to players who are always online and posting. In the case of this being a slow-paced SIMM, we used the metrics of how many posts, compared to how long you've been aboard the ship. I present to the following:

Lieutenant JG Lorut Vila
Petty Officer 3rd Class V'letr S't'kal T'Rea
Lt. Commander James Ramort

Contribution Award

This is awarded to players who make contributions outside of missions.
These could include submitting mission ideas and helping new members settle in.

Ensign Teik'Nar 'Trix' Ch'Rehllan
Someone who jumped in feet first and is always seen in Discord with ideas and interactions.

Mission Submission Award
Lieutenant JG Lorut Vila
(You thought we didn't see your missions?)

Vaughan Outstanding Contribution Award

Awarded to players who make outstanding continued contributions outside of missions.
These could include assisting the commanding officer with important tasks or temporarily taking on command officer responsibilities.
The Contribution Award must be earned before this award.

Despite being one of the newest officers to pass the Command Course, I could not have been able to hold this ship together without this individual. He had some big shoes to fill, and instead he tossed those shoes in place of his own.  This award is going to:

Lieutenant Commander James Ramort

And finally, it ends with me.  And my favorite award:

Captain's Personal Merit Award

Awarded by the Commanding Officer of a SIMM to a player.

It is one thing to join this forum and RP an officer.  It's another when you find that those officers above you depart for new horizons and leave just NPCs at the top.  This RP isn't an NPC show; but between the slower pace and the undeniable truth that both on the forum and luckily within canon at this point in time, there are way more junior officers than officers ready to lead.  So sometimes it's up to the junior officers to stand up. Not only did this player do so, but creatively took control of her department by also leading the NPCs around her. I expect great things to come from her and her department as her character grows on the ship.

The Captain's Personal Merit, and last award of this period, goes to:

Lieutenant JG M'Nia

Congratulations to all who received recognition, and good luck to those looking to gain one of these honors in July 2025.

Congratulations once more to one and all!
Huzzah!!

[James Ramort]

Congratulations to everyone!

[Buck McNair]

Congratulations !!

[TrikNarChRehllan]

Congratulations to the winners!