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Welcome to 7th Chevron, ACTDR's Stargate Role Playing Game! This website is designed to help you, the player, to get the most from your role playing experience.
You will find everything from our Schedule of Events, to game information on bundles, and announcements.
Announcements
13-July-06 Summer Break
Just as a reminder, as we have previously done, we will be timing our summer break to coincide with ST:ACTD's break. The break will be from July 14 through and including July 31. The only exception to this will be PBeM training.
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Karen Morris
7th Chevron GM
07-July-06 ACTDR: European Convention - Final Details
Hello everyone,
With now less than two weeks to go, the European Convention is getting close. Since I will be away after this weekend, I need to have all subscriptions for the convention, including a request for the lunch option of 9 pounds if chosen, to be sent to me on this upcoming Friday at the latest. Of course others are also welcome to attend unannounced, however, no lunch can be arranged for the unannounced attendees.
Thank you and see you in London, hopefully.
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Tim Schols
tim.schols@airumbrella.com
21-June-06 ACTDR: European Convention
Hello everyone,
The European Convention 2006 is approaching fast, now less than 4 weeks away. That said, time is running out for reservations to be made. Please confirm your attendance at the convention as soon as possible in an e-mail to myself. Anyone still interested in helping out with some of the activities provided should also send an e-mail to this address.
As previously announced, the convention entry fee is estimated at 35 pounds, with lunch available at 9 pounds (as opposed to the 10 pounds previously mentioned). This entry fee is not yet fixed, and may still be reduced with sufficient attendance. Especially for this reason, it is very important to confirm your attendance, so that name-tags can be created and a reduced price can be announced early.
Activities will include a live mission, quizzes and round table discussions. Grill the staff will also be an activity included in the program.
Those in need of a hotel room in the hotel can book one at the cost of 54 pounds per night per room. In order to do so, please contact the hotel directly at the number +44 (0) 8706 075 075. Please mention our reservation code when booking: RCR 257491 . Rooms are available in single, twin and double settings, and additional cots can be requested without additional charges.
Again, please confirm your participation as soon as possible.
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Tim Schols
tim.schols@airumbrella.com
14-June-06 How You Can Help 7th Chevron Grow
Hello All,
The management of 7C has been tossing around a few ideas about the future of the game and we would really like your input. Just follow this link to the BBS, where you can vote and provide your comments on a number of issues related to new teams, character types and so on.
http://7thchevron.subspace.acalltoduty.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=657
You can also feel free to start another topic if you have some other ideas that you would like to bring up.
I look forward to seeing your ideas. :-)
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Rob Allen
PBeM BC
30-April-06 Convention: ACTDR 2006 San Diego Convention Reservation Deadline Approaching!
The deadline to get the special rates is fast closing down on us. You must make your reservations by May 15th. If you find that you can't make it after you make the reservation you must cancel 14 days prior to the first night of your stay.
So hurry!
Convention Date: Saturday July 29, 2006 10am - 6pm
Location: Sycuan Resort, San Diego, California
Phone: 1-800-457-5568
Admission: $40 per person (includes continental breakfast, deli buffet lunch, snacks and drink table.)
Hotel rates: $85.00 per room per night on weekdays (Sun - Thurs). $95.00 per room per night on weekends (Fri - Sat)
These are for 1-2 people per room. There is an additional $25 fee for additional occupants or roll-a-way beds. There is an additional $30 fee per room for Saturday only stays. Children 17 years and younger stay free when accompanied by a paying adult.
The URL to the resort is:
http://www.sycuanresort.com/page/335-16666.htm.
The rates are for the Deluxe Rooms under the Room Description. There are two pools so bring your suits and your sunblock!
You MUST make your reservation by May 15, 2006 and specify that you are with the ACTDR group. Please give them this group number: 34281B.
Otherwise the normal rates may apply.
Shuttles are available to and from the airport for $15.00 a person. There is limited time and space by volunteers to pick people up who do not wish to take the shuttle so send an email to Beth Kelley-Wharton at readyroom@gmail.com as soon as possible so a schedule can be worked out.
There is no guarantee that a volunteer will be available to pick you up at the airport.
Convention Activities will include the following:
Klingon Karaoke
Boo-boo Wrap
Light Noodle duels
The Great Fuzzy Dice Game
Super Charades
Trivia and much, much more
Plus....we have a GUEST SPEAKER!!
Michael Marois is an accomplished make-up artist and photographer. He has worked in Hollywood for years on numerous projects including the movie Star Trek: Wrath Of Khan and other well-known shows. He has agreed to come speak at the convention and answer questions about working with the stars. How they create some of the make-up special effects and many more questions
about the magic of Hollywood!
Group activities during the week and the rest of the weekend are being planned. These include trips to SeaWorld, the world famous San Diego Zoo, beach volleyball and of course the best bar-b-cue in Southern California on Sunday July 30, 2006 at Moonshadow Ranch owned and operated by
Beth and Ted Wharton.
Transportation will be provided for the group activities and the bar-b-cue only.
Tank tops/tube tops, bikini tops (except poolside), short shorts and cutoffs will not be allowed on the resort. You MAY wear shorts, t-shirts, sleeveless tops, sandals, jeans or any other casual clothes.
Any questions please contact Beth Kelley-Wharton at readyroom@gmail.com.
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Legal Stuff:
I. Room Reservation Information
Group reservations may be made directly with the Resort coordinator on an individual basis. To assure guests making individual reservations are given access to your group block of rooms, please inform them of your Group Agreement number (34281B). This will enable a Resort representative to coordinate individual reservations with Group Conditions.
Unless otherwise agreed upon, there is a two night minimum for weekend reservations. Any change from a two night reservation to a one night reservation on a weekend stay will result in a charge equal to one night's lodging.
Often times we will receive from our guests special requests either for a specific room number or a special location. We will always make every possible effort to honor these requests however please understand that this
is not always possible. Therefore, our property cannot guarantee requests for specific room types or numbers.
II. Check In/ Check Out Times
Check In Check Out
4:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
1:00-6:00 p.m. check out charged additional half-day fee. 6:00 p.m. and beyond check out charged a full-day. Late check out is subject to room
availability and must be approved in advance on the day of scheduled departure. Groups will be charged an optional $4.00 per person baggage
handling fee. This fee covers the cost for baggage handling both for arrival and eparture. Please note that if these services are required,
advance notice 14 days prior to your arrival is necessary.
III. Individual Room Cancellation
A 14 day notice is required to cancel any room accommodations. All cancellations on rooms made prior to 14 days will be charged a $25.00
administrative fee. Failure to follow this procedure will result in individuals being charged for one night's lodging.
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Tim Nunan
Game Manager
Star Trek: A Call To Duty
ACTDRoleplaying game
26-April-06 ACTDR: 2006 European Convention
Tim Schols has asked that the following be provided for those planning on attending the European ACTDR convention:
After booking, players should contact Tim Shols tim.schols@airumbrella.com and state the number they are attending with and when they expect to arrive at the convention hotel.
Also, booking can be done until the end of June, however, earlier confirmation is appreciated, regarding reservation for lunch.
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Tim Nunan
Game Manager
ACTDRoleplaying game
10-April-06 SGV-3 Positions now Open to Applicants
Greetings,
To all Service men and women severing in the Vega and Andromeda Galaxies. Due to increased interest in a Teen Rated (Though not limited to Youth) Game within the Vega Galaxy, I am pleased to announce that SGV-3 Exploration Team has been commissioned and is now accepting new character applications or applicable transfers.
I have settled on a game time to be Wednesday Evening every week at 9 PM CDT, 10 PM Eastern Daylight (Summer Time), and 7 PM MST/PDT.
The date of launch is not set yet, that is why we need you! I have personally received 5 correspondence of interest so ones the character BIOs are in we should be just about ready to launch. Please remember that Positions other then CO (Which is Open to Applications) are considered first come first serve, so best of luck to you all.
Please Send your Purposed character sheets to characters@7thchevron.acalltoduty.com. The personnel manager has received my list of approved positions.
They are listed below. If you choose to apply for CO, and really want to play send your application for CO directly to me for review and interview consideration. Then make sure you have a secondary position choice and bio thought out just in case. Please be advised that I'd like very much to make the position of CO open to a NON Privileged Staff member, however will accept applications from anyone in good standing.
Approved positions are:
Open Positions
*CO* Please see below to submit an application.
Weapons Specialist
Field Medic
Science Officer
Combat Engineer
Linguist
Anthropologist (potentially taken already)
Specialized Technician (up to 3 instances) (one taken)
IF YOU ARE APPLYING FOR CO
Send your Application direct to me. ate mikej@acalltoduty.com or actdgoo@gmail.com (either is the same thing).
In this application, I would like.
1) Your first and last name
2) Your age (matter of interest no bearing on decision)
3) How long you have been in ACTDR
4) How long in SGV or SGA
5) Past command experience (if available)
6) How long have you been watching Stargate - TV Series (another matter of personal interest)
7) Why do you want it?
8) Say something random/funny
(Perhaps you heard it maybe you made it up. It doesn't even have to make sense. There is no wrong answer.)
Good Luck All, I hope to see you soon.
Regards,
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Mike Johnson
7th Chevron, TC, SGV-3
Arcadia Station XO
SGV-1, Brandon Shane, CE
Network Operations Member
http://www.acalltoduty.com/
http://www.goosite.net/
7-April-06 ACTDR: 2006 European Convention
Hello everyone,
As previously announced, a European convention will take place in London this summer. Following is a set of details regarding timing, facilities and pricing.
As already announced earlier, the convention will be held from July 14th up to and including July 16th. Arrivals should take place Friday afternoon/evening or on Saturday morning. That day is planned for some ACTDR related activities and, in the evening, possibly a trip into downtown London. The Sunday morning, at this time, is planned for more activities relating to ACTDR. The activities vary from some sort of Q&A session with staff members, a real life mission/session being run, a quiz and many, many more. Full details regarding this will be published when the full schedules are known. Anyone wishing to host an activity during the convention can send an e-mail to the address below.
The hotel is the Premier Travel Inn, located near Heathrow. Due to its location, access to both the airport shuttle services and downtown London are good.
Room rates are £54 per room per night. Rooms available are: single bedroom, double bedroom and twin bedroom. Rooms are all equipped with television, telephone (for use at rates, published on site), shower and small bath. Rooms are available, both for smoking and non-smoking. Cots, as well as extra beds for children, are available at no additional charge.
Entry fee into the convention shall amount to approximately £35, payable on site and depending on the number of attending persons. The more, the lower the price will be. Lunch is available as well, at an additional charge of £10 per person. This includes sandwiches, fruit, sweets, muffins and juice. Soft drinks as well as coffee and tea are also freely available.
Parking at the hotel is also possible, at a charge of £7 per night per car. (Only for those persons staying at the hotel)
More information, albeit limited, is available from their website Premier Travel Inn.
To book a room for the duration of the convention, please contact the hotel directly at +44 (0) 8706 075 075. Please mention our reservation code when booking: “RCR 257491”. When booking, please state the duration of your stay (one or two nights) and the expected time for your arrival. Booking is open until the end of June, however, early bookings would be appreciated so participant numbers are known sooner and additional rooms can be reserved.
If there are any questions regarding this, please send them to tim.schols@airumbrella.com.
Also, please send an e-mail to the address below when your booking has been made. Mention the number of participants and your estimated time of arrival. Also, please indicate your requirement for Lunch during the convention or not, so this can be booked centrally.
For reference, 1 Great Britain Pound equals a little less than 1.5 Euros.
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Tim Schols
tim.schols@airumbrella.com
13-March-06 ACTDR: 2006 European Convention
Plans are underway for the 2006 European ACTDR convention.
Date: 14-16 July, 2006
Location: London, England (specific meeting location to be determined)
Coordinator/Contact: Tim Schols
Those interested in assisting should contact Tim Schols.
Additional information will be sent as soon as details are confirmed.
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Tim Nunan
Game Manager
Star Trek: A Call To Duty
ACTDRoleplaying game
12-March-06 ACTDR: General News
A PayPal account has been established for those who desire to support ACTDR activities such as noc servers, domain names, ACTDR-wide marketing, conventions, etc.
Donations can be made to donations@acalltoduty.com
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Tim Nunan
Game Manager
Star Trek: A Call To Duty
ACTDRoleplaying game
04-March-06 ACTDR: 2006 Convention
Convention Date: Saturday July 29, 2006 10am - 6pm
Location: Sycuan Resort, San Diego, California
Admission: $40 per person (includes continental breakfast, deli buffet lunch, snacks and drink table.)
Hotel rates: $85.00 per room per night on weekdays (Sun - Thurs).
$95.00 per room per night on weekends (Fri - Sat)
These are for 1-2 people per room.
There is an additional $25 fee for additional occupants or roll-a-way beds.
There is an additional $30 fee per room for Saturday only stays.
Children 17 years and younger stay free when accompanied by a paying adult.
The URL to the resort is:
http://www.sycuanresort.com/page/335-16666.htm.
The rates are for the Deluxe Rooms under the Room Description.
There are two pools so bring your suits and your sunblock!
You MUST make your reservation by May 15, 2006 and specify that you are with the ACTDR group. Please give them this group number: 34281B.
Otherwise the normal rates may apply.
Shuttles are available to and from the airport for $15.00 a person. There is limited time and space by volunteers to pick people up who do
not wish to take the shuttle so send an email to Beth Kelley-Wharton at readyroom@gmail.com as soon as possible so a schedule can be worked out. There is no guarantee that a volunteer will be available to pick
you up at the airport.
Convention Activities will include the following:
Klingon Karaoke
Boo-boo Wrap
Light Noodle duels
The Great Fuzzy Dice Game
Super Charades
Trivia and much, much more
Plus....we have a GUEST SPEAKER!!
Michael Marois is an accomplished make-up artist and photographer. He has worked in Hollywood for years on numerous projects including the
movie Star Trek: Wrath Of Khan and other well-known shows.
He has agreed to come speak at the convention and answer questions about working with the stars. How they create some of the make-up
special effects and many more questions about the magic of Hollywood!
Group activities during the week and the rest of the weekend are being planned. These include trips to SeaWorld, the world famous San Diego
Zoo, beach volleyball and of course the best bar-b-cue in Southern California on Sunday July 30, 2006 at Moonshadow Ranch owned and operated by Beth and Ted Wharton.
Transportation will be provided for the group activities and the bar-b-cue only.
Tank tops/tube tops, bikini tops (except poolside), short shorts and cutoffs will not be allowed on the resort. You MAY wear shorts,
t-shirts, sleeveless tops, sandals, jeans or any other casual clothes.
Any questions please contact Beth Kelley-Wharton at readyroom@gmail.com or call her at (xxx) xxx-xxxx on her cell.
*************************************
Legal Stuff:
I. Room Reservation Information
Group reservations may be made directly with the Resort coordinator on an individual basis. To assure guests making individual reservations
are given access to your group block of rooms, please inform them of your Group Agreement number (34281B). This will enable a Resort
representative to coordinate individual reservations with Group Conditions.
Unless otherwise agreed upon, there is a two night minimum for weekend reservations. Any change from a two night reservation to a one night reservation on a weekend stay will result in a charge equal to one nights lodging.
Often times we will receive from our guests special requests either for a specific room number or a special location. We will always make
every possible effort to honor these requests however please understand that this is not always possible. Therefore, our property
cannot guarantee requests for specific room types or numbers.
II. Check In/ Check Out Times
Check In Check Out
4:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m.
1:00-6:00 p.m. check out charged additional half-day fee. 6:00 p.m. and beyond check out charged a full-day. Late check out is subject to room availability and must be approved in advance on the day of scheduled departure. Groups will be charged an optional $4.00 per person baggage handling fee. This fee covers the cost for baggage handling both for arrival and eparture. Please note that if these services are required,
advance notice 14 days prior to your arrival is necessary.
III. Individual Room Cancellation
A 14 day notice is required to cancel any room accommodations. All cancellations on rooms made prior to 14 days will be charged a $25.00
administrative fee. Failure to follow this procedure will result in individuals being charged for one night's lodging.
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Tim Nunan
Game Manager
Star Trek: A Call To Duty
ACTDRoleplaying game
16-February-06 ACTDR: Council formed
In a meeting on Sunday, February 12, 2006, the GM’s of each of ACTDR’s games and John Edrington, representing the NOC, met to discuss the future organization of A Call to Duty Roleplaying. During the meeting the following items were voted on and unanimously adopted by the group.
Our Name
(1) We will remain A Call To Duty Roleplaying
Council Rule
(1) A council was established consisting of all of the GM’s and the head of the NOC, to govern the A Call to Duty Roleplaying organization.
(2) The council will establish a code of conduct, which must be voted on and unanimously adopted by all council members before holding any game accountable to this code. Any subsequent decisions of the council will require agreement as defined in the unanimously decided council code and a 2/3 majority vote of the council.
(3) Game or NOC ownership constitutes council membership
Game Ownership
(1) Games are owned by their respective GM’s.
(2) Game control is left to the individual Game owner.
(3) GM’s cannot be fired by the council; however, any GM, not adhering to the code of conduct, can have his NOC privileges for chat servers, e-mail servers, web servers, etc. revoked. That game would then be removed from the ACTDR umbrella or games.
GM Responsibility
(1) GM’s are responsible for adhering to the code of conduct.
(2) The GM is responsible for implementing proper Game Staff/Player Conflict Resolution Mechanisms, which adhere to "high-level" standards set by the ACTDR organization.
(3) GM’s will meet a minimum of once a year ‘in person’ either at the convention or via the chat network.
NOC Privileges/Responsibilities
(1) ACTDR NOC resources are the privilege of being an ACTDR game, and are to be utilized by the games. If non-NOC resources would like to be used, it requires the agreement of ACTDR in order to continue being an ACTDR game.
(2) Any GM can choose to leave the ACTDR umbrella with their game, but they will lose all NOC support.
Monies
(1) ACTDR funds are currently in the amount of $288.45. ACTDR Funds shall remain in trust for A Call to Duty Roleplaying for use in paying for services provided by ACTDR to all the games. This could include server/domain names, or ACTDR marketing initiatives. Such funds are requested to be dispersed by the respective function head (NOC/marketing). Notification shall be given to the ACTDR council at the time of dispersion.
(2) Any money collected through the Amazon.com link at the bottom of the e-mail strings goes to NOC for ACTDR server, software, technical upkeep.
(3) Each game keeps any money that they already had.
Future Events
(1) The ACTDR Convention will be held as planned.
As GM’s we know we still have many things to hammer out; however, we have made great headway during our first meeting. One thing I think we were all impressed by was – for the most part – how much we were all on the same page. Though the events of the last week haven’t been easy on anyone, we believe that ACTDR is going to come through this stronger than we were before.
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GM’s signatures
Gerry Brinkman
John Edrington
Chris Gibson
Brett Lynam
Karen Morris
Tim Nunan
Beth Kelley-Wharton
08-February-06 ACTDR: ACTDR owner resigns
The message below was sent to me late 4 February 2005 for distribution.
Although having no impact on individual ST: ACTD players I waited until today so I could inform you of the pending actions of the ACTDR staff.
The NOC team has agreed to continue their superb service support for all the games.
The GMs will be meeting this weekend to discuss the reorganization of the umbrella organization ACTDR.
The games will continue and the day to day operations and missions are not affected by this reorganization.
Once the ACTDR reorganization has be determined I will post the details.
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Tim Nunan
Game Manager
Star Trek: A Call To Duty
ACTDRoleplaying game
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Members of ST: ACTD,
As I have informed the other GMs of ACTDR, I am resigning immediately from ownership, transferring direct control of ACTDR jointly to the GMs. This is not in direct response to this afternoon's meeting. But rather a decision I have wrestled with multiple times since taking ownership last April, and of which this afternoon was a catalyst.
To whatever degree you agree or disagree with my opinions on ST: ACTD is not of a concern to me. Put simply, the direction and vision I see for ACTDR and its games are, I now know, not the directions that the games are capable of going down. My skillset, methodology, and quite honestly my personality do not lead to achievable long-term goals for the organization. Under normal circumstances, I am honest and dispassionate. However, I can be - and sometime are - frank and fiery. I am too driving, too energetic, and hold too high an expectation of those under me. Further, I am formally trained in business management, and tend to directly apply business principles and techniques - another aspect that has led to trouble during my ownership stint.
For my personal friends, you already know where to find me if wanted. I have much more pressing concerns coming up very soon in real life, and ACTDR is but one responsibility that I am following my own advice, and shedding my membership in. To everyone in general, I apologize for the rare, but notable, instances in which the fiery energy that drives me has been released.
I shall sign off in the same manner I did to the GMs earlier this afternoon, by wishing you the continued enjoyment of our games, and the "infinite possibilities" the future holds.
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Scott Balmos
Owner / General Manager
A Call to Duty Roleplaying
20-January-06 ACTDR Game / GM Satisfaction Survey
According to the Game owner, Scott Balmos there has been slow response to the Game/GM Satisfaction Survey sent out on 11 January 2006.
As these responses are sent directly to Scott he is the only one that will read the individual ratings and comments. During the GM review only the complied ratings will be discussed and any comments discussed will not be attributed to any respondent.
In order for ACTDR management to evaluate player satisfaction it requires the players to participate in this survey.
The survey and instructions are provided below. Note the survey is to be sent to ACTDScottB@acalltoduty.com.
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Tim Nunan
Game Manager
Star Trek: A Call To Duty
ACTDRoleplaying game
13-January-06 Return Home
I just wanted to let everyone know Shannen Olivia was born Monday evening at 11:18pm. She weighed 7#11oz, and is of course adorable. :-) We're both home and doing well.
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Karen Morris
7th Chevron GM
12-January-06 ACTDR: 2005 in review
The just-ended year of 2005 was largely good for ACTDR's games, amidst many changes that will place us in better working order for the coming years.
Overall, ACTDR's games have 310 members. Membership numbers for all our games may differ slightly, as many people are members of multiple games. During the coming year, it will be my goal to increase that membership number to at least 400 unique members, with the new members mostly concentrated in the games outside of Star Trek: A Call to Duty.
Recently, before we finished work for the winter break, the GMs unanimously approved a Game Operations Handbook. This 24-page handbook defines the expectations and standards of game operations that GMs, and their staff, must follow in order to maintain the ACTDR "brand" of quality roleplaying, along with the relationships between the games and ACTDR's departments. During the first part of the year, each GM will be working with their game's staff to implement the requirements, and as many suggestions as prudent, of this handbook. While applicable to only GMs for the most part, copies of the handbook, in PDF form, can be downloaded by anyone at http://www.acalltoduty.com/GameOps.pdf
Revenue generation for ACTDR in 2005, especially the Amazon referral links and ads, has been wildly successful. Thanks to you, ACTDR has earned over $300. The majority of these earnings will be distributed to the individual games, to help them fund their own marketing campaigns and operations. A portion of the earnings will be used this year to develop promotional materials for ACTDR in general, without preference to any specific game. Whoever purchased a shiny new Nikon camera and accessories through Amazon, a sincere thank you. That was worth over $70 in Amazon commissions just by itself.
In 2006, we expect to see further growth and development. While membership in individual games, and specific play groups in those games, may fluctuate, overall we continue to grow and remain healthy. In the meantime, please be on the lookout for a game satisfaction survey for the game(s) you are a member of. The results of this survey will be used during the biannual individual GM meetings I will be holding during the coming month.
Until then, happy gaming, and stay safe in real life (which always remains the most important).
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Scott Balmos
Owner / General Manager
A Call to Duty Roleplaying
"... infinite possibilities ..."
ACTDScottB@acalltoduty.com
11-January-06 ACTDR Game / GM Satisfaction Survey
Each answer should be a number, between 1 - 10, rating your level of agreement to the statement. 1 is highly disagree, 10 is highly agree, and 5 is a neutral opinion.
Please submit this survey to ACTDR Management at ACTDScottB@acalltoduty.com . Include the acronym of the game that you are completing the survey for in the subject line (ST: ACTD, SW: GF, MASH: ACTD, 7C, EC: DG, or ITOH). Please complete separate surveys for each game you are a member of. While ACTDR Management will know your identity, since they are receiving the emails, all answers and comments will be combined and presented anonymously to the GM during the review meeting.
Thank you for your time and input!
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The game is adequately held to its genre's canon facts:
The game provides adequate creative development and expansion:
The game provides adequate player training:
The game provides adequate staff training:
The game is adequately marketed and promoted:
The game's policies are clearly documented and objectively enforced:
The game adequately fosters a sense of community and friendship:
The GM resolves conflicts in an objective and decisive manner:
The GM holds regular staff meetings:
The GM responds to feedback and suggestions:
The GM makes decisions in a timely manner:
The GM communicates in a professional and objective manner:
Based on the above answers, rate your overall satisfaction with the game's current condition:
Further comments that should be taken into account by ACTDR Management:
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Tim Nunan
6-January-06 Leave of Absence
Everyone,
Due to the impending inducement of my baby (this weekend), I'm going to be taking a Leave of Absence as GM of 7th Chevron from tomorrow through February 12th. During that time, Karen Cox, ripper@kjcox1701.freeserve.co.uk, will be taking the reigns for me. I'll e-mail you all once we're home from the hospital.
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Karen Morris
7th Chevron GM
7-December-05 Winter Break
Everyone,
With Christmas, New Years, and other holidays rapidly approaching, we are going to take a 2 week break. If individual TC's wish to allow players to continue to play/post during this time period, that is entirely up to them; however, no posting or playing will be required between December 19 - January 1 inclusive.
Have a wonderful holiday season!
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Karen Morris
7th Chevron GM
7-December-05 Temporary GM Leave of Absence
Everyone,
For those of you who don't know, though I'm sure it's not many of you, within the next month to six weeks, I will be taking a 4-6 week Leave of Absence due to the impending birth of Shannen Olivia. I believe everyone is familiar with Karen Cox, ripper@kjcox1701.freeserve.co.uk, our AGM. She will be taking over in my absence. Someone will send out an announcement when my LOA begins and the approximate dates that it will include. I will be available until that time, however, if you need me.
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Karen Morris
7th Chevron GM
3-December-05 ACTDR: 2006 Convention Update
Due to several requests, plus the fact that there are no real differences in
hotel availability the weekend before or after Comic-Con in San Diego, the
ACTDR conference is scheduled for the weekend of:
July 21 - 23, 2006.
The main ACTDR conference will be held on Saturday July 22nd. Arrangements
are currently being negotiated and frequent updates will be sent out as to
the best hotel rates and where the ACTDR conference will be held.
For those interested in checking out Comic-Con while you are here, please go
to the following link:
http://www.comic-con.org/index.php
As of right now the tentative schedule for the weekend of the ACTDR
Convention is:
Friday July 21st - Group outing to Comic-Con or another San Diego attraction
for those that do not want to attend the Comic-Con.
Saturday July 22nd - ACTDR Convention (location and itinerary TBD)
Sunday July 23rd - Beach volleyball and swim followed by a huge Bar-b-que at
our ranch - Everyone welcome!
The itinerary for the ACTDR Convention is still being scheduled but stay
tuned... We'll be bringing back some of the old favorites, introducing some
new favorites and there might possibly be a surprise guest speaker!
As stated, hotel rates are still being negotiated. We hope to be able to
take advantage of the discounted hotel rates and airfares that Comic-Con
negotiates for their attendees. More information will be available in
January.
Any questions or suggestions, please feel free to email me at:
readyroom@gmail.com
Take care and everyone have a great holiday season!
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Beth Kelley-Wharton
2006 ACTDR Convention Coordinator
17-November-05 ACTDR: General annoucement
(almost) everyone knows that dealing with shopping malls during the
holidays is just asking for it... Not to mention going out in the cold
and wind.
Stay inside and shop for gifts at Amazon, while supporting ACTDR!
By using our Amazon affiliate links (either the Amazon banner ads, or
the Amazon link at the bottom of every email distributed by ACTDR's
mailing list system), we receive a cut of every sale - on any product at
Amazon. During the last quarter, on a little over $1,600 of sales, we
received nearly $90 in commissions! Uses for this money, including
possible development of new professional-grade marketing materials, are
already being considered.
So on those days that you'd normally risk your sanity going holiday
shopping, stay inside, stay warm, save some gas, and your nerves - shop
for your holiday gifts at Amazon, and support ACTDR in the process!
Direct Amazon affiliate link:
http://archive.acalltoduty.com/amazon
For international players who shop at local Amazon sites (like
amazon.co.uk, amazon.de, etc), sorry but we don't get commissions
through those sites. Amazon only pays out locally to a person located in
that country. We're still investigating possible routes for getting
these sites into the mix.
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Scott Balmos
Owner / General Manager
A Call to Duty Roleplaying
"... infinite possibilities ..."
ACTDScottB@acalltoduty.com
30-October-05 New TC for SGA-1
Due to real life circumstances, Lisa Baldwin is stepping down as TC of SGA-1. Lisa's been with us since 7C's inception, and will fortunately be able to continue with us as a player. Taking over for her is Karen Cox. Karen has been working as a second in command of SGA-1 to Lisa, so she's ready to carry things on. We wish both women the best of luck in their lives both inside and outside of 7C.
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Karen Morris
7th Chevron GM
12-October-05 ACTDR: San Diego 2006 - Convention coordinator
Beth Kelley-Wharton has been appointed the Convention Coordinator for the 2006 North American ACTDR Convention in San Diego, CA. She'll be responsible for locating and securing the convention site and all the other fun details, and I'm sure she'd appreciate assistance from other locals. Contact her directly if you wish to assist.
At the moment, the convention will be scheduled for the weekend of July 13 - 17, 2006. Beth initially suggested the next weekend, July 20 - 24, because that will coincide with the San Diego ComicCon (which runs July 20 - 23). But I had concerns about hotel availability, and the fact that the convention is more anime/comics oriented, not scifi/fantasy/RPG oriented, and thus probably wouldn't be of much interest to our convention goers. I will leave the ultimate decision to Beth, probably after some hotel availability investigation.
Congrats & condolences to Beth.
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Scott Balmos
Owner / General Manager
A Call to Duty Roleplaying
"... infinite possibilities ..."
ACTDScottB@acalltoduty.com
27-September-05 ACTDR: 2006 European convention
Hello everyone,
With the closure of the location poll, the results are now known. Note that for each first place vote, 3 points were awarded, for each second place vote 2 points and for each third place vote 1 point. The top three results are as follows:
1. London, 74 points
2. Amsterdam, 54 points
3. Paris, 25 points
Out of 35 votes submitted, only 5 did not contain London. As such, and also seeing that London received most points, this is where the convention will take place. The date set for the European convention is the weekend of July 14th till July 16th.
In order to get an idea as to how many players will attend; we have set up a form. We would like to ask everyone to submit the form, especially those that also filled out the first form, but other players are of course welcome
as well.
The poll can be found here:
http://www.schola-st-johannes.com/actd/eurocon_round_two.htm
A further announcement will be made when the poll is coming to a close, but this may take a while still.
Thanks,
Tim Schols and Karen Barkas.
26-September-05 ACTDR: Convention voting results
It was a down-to-the-wire count, but in the end, there can only be one Survivor... wait, wrong show... I am looking for The Apprentice... nevermind.
Congratulations to San Diego, CA for being selected as the 2006 North American ACTDR Convention host city! As I remarked, it was a razor-thin vote, with San Diego eeking out past Winnipeg by only one vote. See below for the voting breakdown:
San Diego, CA: 8
Winnipeg, MB: 7
Dallas, TX: 5
Denver, CO: 5
Tampa Bay, FL: 5
Houston, TX: 4
Las Vegas, NV: 4
Gainesville, FL: 1
Huntsville, AL: 1
Two votes were rejected because of voting for multiple cities, and one was rejected for voting for a city not on the nomination list. Two votes were rejected because they didn't have the appropriate subject line (or none at all), and ended up in my spam folder. None of the above rejected votes would have materially changed the outcome of the voting.
The time of the convention shall remain the same as in the past, the second weekend of July (everyone pack your fans & waterbottles). That tentatively places the convention on the weekend of July 13 - 17, 2006.
Any person who lives in the general vicinity of San Diego, and wishes to act as convention coordinator, please contact me within the next few days. I will appoint one person as coordinator, and then anyone else who wishes to assist in convention planning in whatever manner can assist the coordinator directly.
Again, congrats to San Diego!
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Scott Balmos
Owner / General Manager
A Call to Duty Roleplaying
"... infinite possibilities ..."
ACTDScottB@acalltoduty.com
19-September-05 ACTDR: Convention voting begins
Voting for the 2006 North American ACTDR Convention begins now, and will continue for one week until 0000 UTC, 26 September (8:00pm EDT, Sunday
25 September). Please send your vote to ACTDScottB@acalltoduty.com with the subject line "Convention City Vote".
The nominated cities, for your reference, are as follows:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Huntsville, AL
Dallas, TX
Houston, TX
San Diego, CA
Reno / Las Vegas, NV
Gainesville, FL
Denver, CO
Tampa Bay, FL
To ensure your vote is counted, please ensure that you use the exact subject line as stated above. Also, please include the ACTDR marketing
tagline, as shown in my email signature, somewhere in the text of your message along with the vote. My email sorting rules have been set up to
look for these exact phrases. Missing or changing either of these may not get your vote counted. Only vote for one city.
Good luck to the nominee cities, and happy voting!
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Scott Balmos
Owner / General Manager
A Call to Duty Roleplaying
"... infinite possibilities ..."
ACTDScottB@acalltoduty.com
12-September-05 ACTDR: Convention 2006 City Nominees
The nomination period for the 2006 North American ACTDR Convention has
closed, with great results. A number of cities were suggested. Now, to
allow everyone to make an informed decision, I will not start the next
phase of voting for one week. The voting period to select a city will
start next Sunday, 18 September. During this week, I encourage postings
on the ACTDR Subspace board, Convention category, at http://actdr.subspace.acalltoduty.com/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=702 from
those who nominated the cities, and other members who live nearby,
describing the points of interest in the city. I am basically allowing a
week to "sell your city".
Two nominations were rejected due to not being located in the given
regions, and one nomination, Arlington, TX, was combined with Dallas, TX
since the two are so close to each other.
The nominated cities are:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Huntsville, AL
Dallas, TX
Houston, TX
San Diego, CA
Reno / Las Vegas, NV
Gainesville, FL
Denver, CO
Tampa Bay, FL
Thanks to all who submitted nominations. Now put on your marketing hats
and start selling your hometown!
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Scott Balmos
Owner / General Manager
A Call to Duty Roleplaying
"... infinite possibilities ..."
ACTDScottB@acalltoduty.com
6-September-05 ACTDR: Convention - 2006 planning begins
A little under two months past the end of the first ACTDR convention, and it's time to start thinking about next year. A few minor tweaks to the process are being made this time around.
1) Addition of an official European convention: The high number of European players, along with the extreme expense of attending the North American based conventions, has brought the addition of an official European convention. There is already an effort underway by Karen Barkas & Chris Barnes of ST: ACTD to coordinate what location in Europe would work best. Up until now, this was a mostly unofficial effort. Now, we're tapping it as an official convention (cue the party horns, parades, bands, etc. :) ). Please contact either of them for more information on this effort, including where the Eurocon poll site is located at. We'll let you know in the coming weeks where and when the first official ACTDR Eurocon will be.
2) Tweaking the North American convention polling process: Attendance numbers for conventions has steadily declined over the years. While the GMs and I recently considered abandoning a single large convention in favor of many smaller regional conventions, we concluded that such a move would separate everyone back out into only meeting up with the clumps of people in their local regions, pretty much destroying the chance for anyone to really meet each other (unless people attended multiple regional conventions). So we're sticking with the basic format as always, except the region where I will accept city nominations from will be fixed. This is in order to ensure that we're always moving around the general location of conventions year-to-year, so that we don't emphasize the East Coast or eastern Midwest, as we seem to have been doing in the past. Also, the general time of the year of the convention will be opened up for other nominations, as it was last year. I honestly don't expect the date to change from its customary middle-of-July, but who knows.
With all this in mind, I am opening city nominations for cities in North Central (Iowa or north - Chicago is exempt), South Central (Texas/Georgia or south), and Pacific Coast regions. This is based off the fact that, like I said, we have heavily covered the (north-)eastern Midwest in previous years, along with Central this year in St. Louis. To date, we have only had one Western convention - Las Vegas.
Please email ACTDScottB@acalltoduty.com with the subject "Convention city nomination", along with a city and your name/email/etc. Nominations are open until 0000 UTC, 12 September (8:00pm EDT 11 September). Cities nominated must have at least one person of legal age (read: over 18) who is willing to act as convention coordinator (read: find the hotel, sign the contract, etc).
Thanks and don't beat each other up nominating cities!
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Scott Balmos
Owner / General Manager
A Call to Duty Roleplaying
"... infinite possibilities ..."
ACTDScottB@acalltoduty.com
4-September-05 Important mailing list announcement
Everyone,
We have finally switched over to a new e-mail program and server. This is very good news for us. At the moment, we have the very minor inconvenience of having to switch over the mailing list addresses to which we send our Mission Reports, Mission Briefs, Posts, and anything else to be distributed amongst our teams. This is to take effect immediately. The new addresses are as follows:
SGA-1 is sga1@7thchevron.acalltoduty.com
SGA-2 is sga2@7thchevron.acalltoduty.com
SGV-1 is sgv1@7thchevron.acalltoduty.com
SGV-2 is sgv2@7thchevron.acalltoduty.com
The other major change is this. If you would like to change your character biography in any way, instead of mailing 7c-characters@acalltoduty.com, you will now need to e-mail your request to characters@7thchevron.acalltoduty.com. This address holds true for TC's who need to promote someone, demote someone, removed someone from a roster, or in any way add to the characters profiles.
The other piece of information of which you need to be made aware is archives will be switching over to new addresses as well; however, we are waiting for password protected archives for several of our lists. As soon as we have further information on the new locations and passwords for those of you who will be needing them (Rated-M teams), we will pass the information onto you.
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Karen Morris
7th Chevron GM
24-August-05 Two new positions filled - Request for assistance
Everyone,
I'd like to announce with the attempt at selling our house and with my pregnancy almost half over, I have hired two new people to take on two positions. Karen Cox (ripper@kjcox1701.freeserve.co.uk) - will be taking over the position of Assistant Game Manager (AGM). If you have a concern that you need to forward onto me, please feel free to CC Karen. If I cannot answer promptly, she will be available to jump in and keep things running smoothly. Renee Amos will be taking over the position of Web Manager. When character additions, removals, transfers, promotions, etc. are effected, she will make sure that the Cartouche is updated. She will also be keeping all announcements up to date on the Cartouche as well.
With that being said, we are looking for a TC for SGV-1 (Rated-M) Runs on Thursdays at 9 CST/CDT. I have asked several different people and none are able to fill the vacancy. If anyone would like to interview for the spot, or if anyone knows someone who would do well in the spot, please let me know at actdree@earthlink.net
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Karen Morris
7th Chevron, GM
13-August-05 ACTDR: Convention pictures
Now is the time to share your memories of your time at the ACTDR convention. Especially for those who were not able to attend. (End of gripe) :-)
Please send your pictures to me. ACTDGillesL@acalltoduty.com I'll be putting them up on http://convention.acalltoduty.com/ as I get them.
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Gilles Leger
18-July-05 ACTDR: Marketing - Updates to ACTDR Associates Ads
Over the past two weeks, I have been sifting through all of the ads in the ACTDR ad system, and have been updating the statistics for all of them. A lot of the banner exchange type ads we were displaying were removed, because they were no longer bringing in enough interest from the outside into our games, compared to the number of outgoing clicks from our members out to their sites. Also, ads for various affiliates, whom we no longer have connections with, were removed.
The major update is to our Amazon.com ads. Amazon is, by far, our most productive associate, and we have updated the number and type of ads they display, in order to bring more opportunity for you to get your shopping done through The World's Largest Online Store, while supporting ACTDR and its games. Did you know that by purchasing goods from Amazon, or third-party dealers on Amazon, by clicking through one of our ad links, ACTDR receives between 5% and 9% of the sale? Already this year, from one ACTDR member alone, we will receive nearly $40 in commissions. From one player alone, out of our 400+! You'll see the new Amazon ads, with some of the major categories like books and DVDs tailored to recommend SciFi/Fantasy products, on our sites within this week.
Another major change that will be happening in the next few weeks is that we will add an Amazon link to our mailing list processing server. Thus, this link will be at the bottom of every email that is delivered via ACTDR mailing lists. I fully understand that a lot of people don't like the annoying ads and other messages placed at the bottom of all emails when they use free webmail sites like Yahoo or Hotmail. Thus, every effort has been made to make this as unobtrusive, yet accessible, as possible. I believe this to be a decent way to ensure our members have the opportunity to support us while shopping at Amazon.
These efforts were in direct response to some members asking about how to better support ACTDR, especially when it used to take roughly 20 or so page views on our website to get an Amazon ad to display, and other advertising information buried in our website's marketing affiliates page.
If you have any comments or concerns, my mailbox is always open (as is your GM's). Happy shopping!
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Scott Balmos
Owner / General Manager
A Call to Duty Roleplaying
"... infinite possibilities ..."
ACTDScottB@acalltoduty.com
06-July-05 General news - Eurocon poll
The possibility of a European regional convention for ACTDR members is currently being investigated by various European staff members of ST: ACTD. A poll site has been created by them to assist in determining the proper location for holding such an event.
European ACTDR members are encouraged to submit their vote on this matter to the poll, located at http://www.chrisbarnesonline.com/poll.php.
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Scott Balmos
Owner / General Manager
A Call to Duty Roleplaying
11-March-05 NOC Request
In recent months, the NOC has seen a sharp increase of people emailing our team members privately. When the e-mail's author is asked to email the NOC as a whole, responses have been anything from "Oops," to "Geez, I was only emailing a friend (who is being expected to use his/her NOC abilities in order to fix the problem)."
You may email the NOC team at one of two addresses: noc@acalltoduty.com or helpdesk@acalltoduty.com. Both email addresses go to exactly the same place, and while technically have specific purposes, you may use them however you wish. However, if you have an ACTDR Network Operations request or inquiry, please use one of the above official email addresses. Finally, when replying to a Network Operations Email, use Reply-To-All to ensure your email goes back to the whole team.
Members of the NOC team have been asked not to reply privately to requests. Why? For 2 reasons. First, so a member isn't overly stressed by the number of private emails he receives. Instead, they will ask you to send your request to the team. Second, so each request can be documented. That way any possible game-wide problems can be discovered and corrected quickly.
Thank you for your patience and understanding. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me at helpdesk@acalltoduty.com.
Sincerely,
John Edrington
ACTDR Network Operations Manager
8-March-05 Base Specs
Everyone,
As many of you are aware, at one time we had someone working on actual CAD drawings of the complex. Unfortunately, that person has become unreachable by e-mail. We no longer have someone who is able to work on the blue prints for us in CAD, but as a starting point, we're listing the buildings of the base with the rooms we see being in each building. If you are interested in seeing the first real draft since the drawings were underway, you can find them at our BBS. Any kind comments, suggestions, and observations via the BBS are welcomed. If you don't feel comfortable posting something to the BBS, you can always e-mail me directly at actdree@earthlink.net.
Karen
7th Chevron GM
17-February-05 7C's second PBeM Team, SGA-2, Launches!
Hello Fellow Writers! This message is to announce the formation of SGA-2, to compliment SGA-1. Both teams are stationed on Andromeda Prime, under command of General Sandra Kovic.
SGA-2 (a Rated-T Team) will be commanded by LtCol Natalia Winters, played by Lisa Baldwin. Lisa can be contacted at sg2nataliawinters@yahoo.com if you have any questions....
Information on SGA-2 and its open positions can be found here.
12-February-05 ACTDR Convention
It's been finalized! The 2005 A Call To Duty Convention will be held in St. Louis, Missouri at the Doubletree Club St. Louis Airport.
Hotel rooms cost $79 per night. You can call 1-800-222-TREE or 314-427-7600 to make reservations. When doing so, we are using the Doubletree Club St. Louis Airport hotel. You MUST specify that you are a part of A Call To Duty Role Playing or use the lettered code "C-A-L". Reservations must be made by June 24th. If by some chance you find out you can come after then, please e-mail me directly.
The cost of the convention itself is $35 per person and includes a desert reception on Friday evening as well as the Saturday convention with lunch provided. You will not make your choice for lunch until the day of the convention; however, just so you know what will be served, the choices for the meal will include: Ham and Cheddar cheese on a baked sesame Baguette, Deli Sandwich on a freshly baked croissant, Roast Beef and Brie, Chicken Fingers, Arizona Chicken Sandwich, Chicken Caesar Wrap, Half-pound Angus Beef Burger, Grilled chicken Caesar Salad, or a Salad and Sandwich Combo. Everything except the salads will come with a side. Coffee and Tea will be provided. Payments should be made by credit card via PayPal to james@the-james.com or actdree@earthlink.net before June 24th or if you wish to pay by check, e-mail me at actdree@earthlink.net for further instructions. Once we receive your payment, you will receive confirmation of the receipt along with mailed information on and coupons (as long as I have them) for various St. Louis attractions.
Information on the hotel and it's amenities (including an indoor pool) can be found on this page.
If you have problems or further questions, you can contact me at actdree@earthlink.net.
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