(On a black background, white text is displayed: "
http://jerusalem.rpgs-r.us/ - USS Jerusalem JOIN TODAY" before fading to show a Starfleet officer, a human male with brown hair and hazel eyes, wearing command red with the rank pips of a Captain.)
I'm Captain John Williams, CO of the USS Jerusalem. I've got an offer for you.
(The image cuts to show an Ascension-class carrier in space, with Andor in the background as an ominous-sounding classical piece that's hard to identify plays, before the CO's voice returns in voiceover, the music continuing in the background)
In 2392, the Romulan Star Empire is still a threat. While the Romulans are distracted by internal strife, in our setting the star of the Romulan home system has not gone supernova. At the same time, the alliance with the Klingons is as it has always been since the end of the Dominion War - more of a cold peace, as the eyes of Klingon warriors seek for glory and honor on the intergalactic stage.
(The music turns slightly more positive-sounding now, as the voiceover continues)
It was into this environment that the USS Jerusalem, an Ascension-class Carrier, has been commissioned and launched on her shakedown cruise. While the rest of Starfleet explores, seeks out new life and new civilizations...We'll be doing a lot more than just minding the home front. Like what?
(The music shifts to an identifiable piece now - "Hearts of Oak" in an orchestral version - as the scene changes to Commander Williams, now in dress uniform, inspecting foreign troops on some unidentifiable world in what's clearly an arrival ceremony)
A lot more than showing the flag and gunboat diplomacy.
(The music cuts to a pumping (yet unidentifiable) rock selection, as the image onscreen changes to one of starfighters in combat against what appear to be pirate vessels.)
Anti-piracy actions, for instance.
(The music continues as the scene shifts to Marines fighting furiously through an unknown ship's corridors, and in combat on the ground of some planet somewhere.)
Surgical strikes, led both by our three starfighter wings and our company of Marine infantry.
(The scene cuts to ship to ship combat, with scenes of phasers and torpedoes...and exploding consoles and smoke and fire)
Fleet actions.
(The scene cuts to Starfleet crewmembers hunched over consoles in a darkened room, then to a Starfleet interrogator staring down a Romulan.)
Intelligence gathering and reconnaissance. Yes, even at 1400 meters long, 522 meters wide, and 166.5 meters tall, the Jerusalem can still do a good job of recon without being noticed. And our facilities for gathering signals and electronic intelligence are second to none.
(The scene cuts to Starfleet crewmembers and Marines distributing relief packages, and medical personnel working on wounded civilians.)
Relief missions.
(The scene finally returns to a view of the Jerusalem over Andor, as the music fades out.)
There are those who run towards the sounds of chaos. Towards the sounds of danger. Are you among them?
(The video fades to black, as a ship's bell can be heard striking eight bells. Then, white text fades in: "
HTTP://Jerusalem.rpgs-r.us/ - USS Jerusalem - Join today" before all fades to black for a final time.)
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Positions being sought include:
Chief Engineering Officer
Chief Combat Operations Officer (Tactical, but without Security responsibilities and with more coordination responsibilities)
Chief Intelligence Officer
Chief Operations Officer
plus, a full complement of junior officer and enlisted positions are available (though we'd like to fill senior positions first).
We've currently just finished our shakedown cruise (still wrapping up some backposts) and are letting the crew do some exploration of our home port, Starbase 39-Sierra, before beginning our next mission, "Exercise Lion Passant".
Jerusalem is an 18+ sim, but that's mostly to allow us the freedom to explore the darker sides of our potential missions (ie to explore violence and foul language, not sex). We're designed as something different from the average Trek RPG, best described as "Trek, technothrillers, sea novels (like the Aubrey/Maturin series of Patrick O'Brian), spy novels, and a mix of classic and modern sci-fi, all thrown into a blender and mixed."
Go to
http://jerusalem.rpgs-r.us and take a look today for more details, including a field by field character generation guide for the perplexed (or even those just looking for a cheat sheet). Then, if you're interested, contact the CO with an email to
USSJerusalem@gmail.com - tell me who you are, introduce yourself, and include a quick sketch (maybe a few sentences) describing the character concept you have in mind. I'll get back to you as soon as possible and we can begin the process of drawing up a character together that you'd like to play (and that fits the sim).
