The Golden Stars lurked in the shadows. The Consortium destroyed from within. The Dolmoqour used the best parts of yourself to betray your kin.
For the last two years, the crew of the Akira-Class USS Black Hawk-B have been forced through the tumbler where rocks become precious gems. This ship and crew now are among the best and the brightest in the Gamma Quadrant. Some have started families, others have found love, and others find solace in the bottom of a bottle.
The USS Black Hawk is now returning to the unknown, no longer on missions to dig and investigate deep, dark secrets, but to boldly go where no one has gone before. Little do any of them know that what they will soon encounter will be their greatest test of all!
Are you among the brave, bold, and curious in the Federation? Do you want to be a part of a decorated sim that has received multiple accolades from the simming community at large, including being recognized as a 2018 Squiddie recipient? Then the Black Hawk is for you!
» Cabin Fever
Posted on 18 Dec 2024 @ 6:08pm by Commodore Harvey Geisler & Lieutenant Commander Joey Geisler & Lieutenant Commander Theodore Marsh III & Lieutenant Ranul Frex & Lieutenant Zayna Ryler & Lieutenant T’Mari Rael & Ensign (Provisional) Bertrim Wysocki & Lieutenant Commander Jonathan Carter
Nearly two days had passed since the convoy left Gavara and set a course for New Risa. The Black Hawk could have made the journey on her own in just a day, but the Wallenburgs they were escorting were not designed for speed. This left the convoy traveling at a…
» Personnel Transport
Posted on 17 Dec 2024 @ 2:13pm by Story Teller & Ensign (Provisional) Bertrim Wysocki
If one had described the level of activity during both of the search and rescue details from the last few days as "busy" then one could not have anticipated what the Black Hawk would be experiencing today. The ship contained three hundred more people than it was supposed to have…
» Arrival at Mellon
Posted on 11 Dec 2024 @ 9:48pm by Lieutenant Commander Camila Di Pasquale & Ensign Ronin Tetnel & Lieutenant JG Sunni Wallace & Crewman Nicholas Foy & Story Teller
Mellon looked like a typical M-class planet from above. Its skies were mostly clear, revealing a lush forest world below, rich with mountain trails and oceans. Few satellites peppered the sky, most of them former Starfleet probes and buoys. From the low orbit that the Flotsam had just now entered…
» On the Planet
Posted on 21 Nov 2024 @ 3:43pm by Story Teller & Lieutenant Commander Camila Di Pasquale & Lieutenant JG Sunni Wallace & Ensign Ronin Tetnel & Crewman Nicholas Foy
It had been a long two days and after Camila aka Francesca had transmitted on the frequency the Rakhari had given her, namely the modified nacelle, she had set the Flotsam down just outside of it and turned to the others.
"We're going to help them, but the bulk of…
» Tour: Intel
Posted on 20 Nov 2024 @ 9:18pm by Lieutenant Commander Joey Geisler & Commodore Harvey Geisler
It was the morning after their departure from Gavara. At warp six, it would take the convoy two days to travel from there to Gavara. Harvey appropriately assumed that the first leg of the trip would be without event, but that did not make the current moment any less exhilarating.…
» Migration Complete
Posted on 19 Oct 2024 @ 11:24am by Commodore Harvey Geisler in Website Update
All systems go!
» Upcoming Server Outage
Posted on 16 Oct 2024 @ 8:34am by Commodore Harvey Geisler in Website Update
Hello everyone,
I have just learned that the webserver the Black Hawk is hosted on will be undergoing maintenance on Friday, October 18, 2024 beginning at 10pm Eastern. During this time, the sim will be moved to a new server, and the site will be available for up to four hours.
In order to make sure no changes are lost, I will be locking the site around 9pm Eastern that night. I will unlock the site Saturday morning once I've verified that all is good.
If you have any questions, please reach out to me in DM.
~Le Frog
» What's Next
Posted on 15 Sep 2024 @ 11:07pm by Commodore Harvey Geisler in Mission Update
Hi everyone,
Now that we're at Gavara and doing the Task Group Meet-Up... we're basically at the end of the mission. From here, we're going to do something we've never done before and that's run two missions at once. We're sending a small group back undercover, and that will be one mission. The other mission will be focused on drawing out this new threat.
The undercover group is currently invite-only, especially since we're going to need all hands for the mission taking place aboard the ship.
Details will come later this week, so please tend to open tags if you have them.
- Le Frog
» Day 2
Posted on 22 Aug 2024 @ 3:08pm by Commodore Harvey Geisler in Mission Update
We have now entered Day 2 of our mission. It will be brief both IC and OOC as I plan to jump us to Day 3 in a week or two where we'll arrive at Gavara and be a little busy.
Feel free to have your characters interact with survivors, perform duties, or just explore the ship. As always, I'm available for JPs. Just reach out to me in DM, or fire up a starter and I'll join you.
For ideas, check out 50 Mission Post Ideas: https://database.anurasims.com/index.php?title=50_Mission_Post_Ideas
The Mission Notes within Nova here have been updated, don't hesitate to refer to those.
And, finally, I'm seeking volunteers to participate in an "Command" post at Gavara that will involve COs and XOs from ships in the Task Group. If you're interested, send me a ping!
~Le Frog
» Where'd They Go?
Posted on 10 Jun 2024 @ 9:46am by Commodore Harvey Geisler in Website Update
For years, the Black Hawk has used 2 different saved mission posts on the backend for OOC Chat and Mission Chat. These have served several purposes, but mainly, they do prevent much of the crew from obtaining that elusive "Yellow Light."
You know the one? It's when you've tagged in all of your available JPs but that green light is still there because you can't save either of the OOC documents.
As of today, that will no longer be a problem. I have (sneakily) deleted both the OOC Chat and Mission Chat. The items in the Mission Chat (namely the Google Doc with the mission thoughts and ideas) will now be seen whenever you write a JP. And the OOC chat... that's largely been replaced with DMs and Discord. I know that not all crew is active in the Discord, so all major announcements will still be made via the site.
If anyone has any questions, please let anyone in the Command Team know. Happy simming!
~Le Frog
