Captain's Log, Weekly Digest 7

A summary of the past week of posts to my in-character Star Trek Online Tumblr, chronicling the adventures of E.N. Morwen, a science-loving and thoughtful young woman trapped in a galaxy of warring space giants.

• Divide et Impera: In which Admiral Zelle is not what she seems.
• Saturday's Child: In which STO decides that uncritically repeating some of the most problematic and racist elements of TOS is a good idea.
• Preemptive Strike: In which the Watson slips in ahead of a Starfleet attack on the Rator System to rescue POWs.
• Hunting the Hunters: In which the Watson away team falls into a trap while searching for missing scientists.
• Project Nightingale: In which the Watson discovers a secret Romulan research project while attempting another rescue mission.
• By Any Means: In which the Watson must stop the Romulan research project before they unleash something terrible.

Captain's Log, Weekly Digest 6

A summary of the past week of posts to my in-character Star Trek Online Tumblr, chronicling the adventures of E.N. Morwen, a science-loving and thoughtful young woman trapped in a galaxy of warring space giants.

• The Lost City of Paradise:  The crew of the Kestrel meet their contact on Nimbus and get their first taste of the "delights" the planet has in store. Also there's a Borg tending bar, that's kind of interesting.
• Blind Men Tell All Tales:  Morwen and crew hunt for the Orion stronghold on Nimbus III.
• The Undying: The Kestrel crew confront the leader of the Orions on Nimbus III.
• A Fistful of Gorn: Morwen's team run a gauntlet of Gorn separatists en route to the Tal Shiar base.
• Installation 18: Inside the base, we finally learn the secrets of the Romulan presence on Nimbus III.
• [Promotion]: Captain: Morwen is promoted and transferred to a new ship, the Galaxy-class USS Starfire.
• Heading Out: The Starfire transports a Trill scientist to the Romulan border.
• Under the Cover of Night: A Starfleet intelligence analyst intends to defect to the Romulans.
• Minefield: Morwen works with an arrogant scientist on a plan to make the Federation's jump gates transwarp conduits more secure.
• Divide et Impera: The Starfire gets a massive overhaul and is rechristened the Watson, and assigned to serve as Admiral Zelle's flagship for a mission on the Romulan border.

Captain's Log, Weekly Digest 5

A summary of the past week of posts to my in-character Star Trek Online Tumblr, chronicling the adventures of E.N. Morwen, a science-loving and thoughtful young woman trapped in a galaxy of warring space giants.

• The Doomsday Device: Ambassador B'vat returns and awakens an ancient terror with the intent of turning it on the Federation.
• Arrested!: In a sequence of events that have basically nothing to do with the game except that I wanted to switch ships, Morwen gets caught in a Kafka-esque court martial over nothing.
• Koolhaas System Patrol: The new crew of the USS Ariel go on a fairly straightforward mission, while Morwen gathers her most trusted officers to found a conspiracy.
• Betreka Nebula Duty: The Ariel explores a nebula, Morwen sits in a hero's chair, and the plot thickens.
• Terran Empire Encounter: The Ariel has an extremely brief brush with the Mirror Universe.
• City on the Edge of Never: While Morwen's conspiracy closes in on their quarry, Ambassador B'vat switches tactics to kidnapping and time travel.
• Past Imperfect: The Ariel chases B'vat into the past, and the identity of the mole is revealed.
• Temporal Ambassador: The Ariel investigates strange temporal readings in the Azure Nebula, but they turn out to be nothing at all whatsoever. I mean, it's not like Morwen ended up on some kind of bizarre-yet-awesome adventure in an alternate timeline that ultimately became a paradoxical quest to erase itself from ever having happened, thus ensuring the log doesn't cover it. That'd be, frankly, far too Star Trek-y a thing for STO to do. (End of the Klingon War arc.)
• Secrets of Nimbus: Restored to her rightful place in command of the Kestrel, Morwen sets off for Nimbus III to investigate the possibility that thalaron weapons are being traded.
• The Lost City of Paradise: The crew of the Kestrel meet their contact on Nimbus and get their first taste of the "delights" the planet has in store. Also there's a Borg tending bar, that's kind of interesting.

Captain's Log, Weekly Digest 4

A summary of the past week of posts to my in-character Star Trek Online Tumblr, chronicling the adventures of E.N. Morwen, a science-loving and thoughtful young woman trapped in a galaxy of warring space giants.

• Spin the Wheel (cont. from last week): The crew of the Sakura goes on shore leave, but it's actually a cover for Morwen to go on a mission for Drake. (Interdimensional Vampire Ghost Giants From Space Saga, Part 2).
• What Lies Beneath: Armed with a prototype weapon, the crew of the Sakura return to the haunted depths of Drozana Station--but there is more than one way to be a ghost... (Interdimensional Vampire Ghost Giants From Space Saga, Part 3).
• Eihress System Patrol: The Sakura protects aid shipments from Reman raiding parties.
• Everything Old Is New: The Sakura away team returns to Drozana Station, and a gateway to the past... (Interdimensional Vampire Ghost Giants From Space Saga, Part 4).
• Night of the Comet: The Sakura goes back in time to foil the Devidians' plans. (Interdimensional Vampire Ghost Giants From Space Saga, Part 5).
• [Promotion]: Commander: Morwen is promoted and given command of a new ship, the Advanced Research Vessel Kestrel...
• Klingon Scout Force: ...and promptly sent on a pure combat mission involving no research.
• Traelus Satellite Repair: Morwen reluctantly goes on another mission for Drake.
• Kinjer System Patrol: The Kestrel is sent to study a rare form of radiation.
• The Ultimate Klingon: The Klingons and Gorn have been raiding Federation medical and biological research facilities, and the Kestrel assigned to find out where they're taking their plunder and why.
• The Doomsday Device: Ambassador B'vat returns and awakens an ancient terror with the intent of turning it on the Federation.

Captain's Log, Weekly Digest 3

A summary of the past week of posts to my in-character Star Trek Online Tumblr, chronicling the adventures of E.N. Morwen, a science-loving and thoughtful young woman trapped in a galaxy of warring space giants.

• [Promotion]: Lieutenant Commander: Morwen is promoted and given command of a new ship, the USS Sakura. She has mixed feelings about this.
• Halting the Gorn Advance: Morwen fights to protect miners in the Tostig System from lizard space giants, and she and T'Vrell take the first steps toward learning some important lessons.
• The Kuvah'Magh: Morwen tries to prevent a pro-war faction of Klingons from disrupting peace talks.
• Treasure Trading Station: A servant in one of the Klingon Great Houses wants to defect to the Federation.
• Secret Orders: The Sakura is sent to locate a Klingon base hidden in the dangerous Briar Patch Nebula, while the seeds of tension sprout among the crew.
• Task Force Hippocrates: A Starfleet task force tries to stop Klingon and Gorn raids on medical and research facilities near the border.
• Skirmish: The mysterious Drake sends the Sakura to investigate fighting between the Cardassians and Klingons. (Interdimensional Vampire Ghost Giants From Space Saga, Part 1).
• Outreach: Morwen helps negotiate a trade dispute.
• Spin the Wheel: The crew of the Sakura goes on shore leave, but it's actually a cover for Morwen to go on a mission for Drake. (Interdimensional Vampire Ghost Giants From Space Saga, Part 2).

Captain's Log, Weekly Digest 2

A summary of the past week of posts to my in-character Star Trek Online Tumblr, chronicling the adventures of E.N. Morwen, a science-loving and thoughtful young woman trapped in a galaxy of warring space giants.

• Personal log: Morwen's feelings on being put permanently in command of the Oracle.
• Stranded in Space: The Oracle is assigned to look for a lost freighter, and finds trouble.
• Diplomatic Orders: The Oracle is assigned to protect an ambassador who is not all that he seems.
• Oracle's Last Stand: When a Borg fleet enters the Sirius Sector, Morwen is determined to help stop them. In the aftermath, she struggles to deal with her sense of failure.
• Celes Patrol: Morwen and Kolez investigate possible sabotage on Starbase 114.
• Hide and Seek: The Nephilim explores the Paulson Nebula in an attempt to determine why the fake Ambassador Sokketh sent a signal there.
• Starbase 24 Defense: The Nephilim must help defend Starbase 24 from a massive Klingon fleet that has slipped behind Federation lines.
• Stop the Signal: The Nephilim searches for a hidden Klingon listening post in Federation space.
• Researcher Rescue: When contact is lost with an archeological research station in the Kassae system, the Nephilim is sent to investigate and provide assistance.
• [Promotion]: Lieutenant Commander: Morwen is promoted to Lieutenant Commander and given command of a new ship, the small but advanced science vessel USS Sakura. She has mixed feelings about this.

Captain's Log, Weekly Digest 1

So, those of you who follow me on Tumblr probably already know this, but I have created an in-character blog to record the log entries of my Star Trek Online character. It's sort of something between a Let's Play and a fanfic. I've decided to post weekly summaries, with links to the relevant posts, here.

• Out-of-Character Introduction
• About the main character, E. N. Morwen
• In which Morwen is hopeful
• In which Morwen's hopes are dashed by an unexpected promotion
• In which there may be reason for hope after all
• In which Morwen has a bad feeling
• In which it is worse than she feared
• In which damage is assessed
• In which there is a delay going home
• In which Morwen gets to scan something
• In which Morwen FINALLY gets to reconfigure a deflector dish
• In which Morwen's first day is confirmed as the worst ever
• In which the Oracle must convey a warning for some reason
• In which newbies fight Borg
• In which newbies fight more Borg
• In which colonists are rescued
• In which Morwen is confident she will finally get an assignment appropriate to her skills and experience