[Faithful Reader]

It's Wednesday! We're more than halfway through Since we are over the hump, let's look at a question!

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An idea over in First Edition has been floated around to have a set of just Worfs. Taking a cue from the episode Parallels, there would be some enabler to let them mix and match, presumably.

This is a better idea in First Edition than Second. We have a lot of personnel who are their version specifically so that their gametext does not have a funky mix with others. Take a look at Kira, the most obvious choice for this project due to sheer volume if nothing else, and you'll soon see why.

Which character would be a good choice for such a build in Second Edition? Think about skills along with affiliations, staffing, attributes; the whole nine yards.

Being absolutely clear, this is not happening at least as far as I know. This is just a fun little exercise that will unlikely spark a flame but a fun thing to think about.

[Danny]

Quark's probably a good shout.

Drawing "inspiration" from 1E, there are Deputy, Arms Dealer, and Dissident versions 2E doesn't have.

Atop that you could have: a Commando version ("The Magnificent Ferengi"); another Arms Dealer personae ("Business As Usual"); -affiliated employer of Bajorans ("Things Past").

And I guess tenuous arguments could be made for a Tongo player version (who aids someone when they play Tongo: Confront) or even another flavoured one for the Quark that helps get Jadzia into Sto-vo-kor ("Shadows and Symbols").

That's... 8. Anyone got thoughts on a ninth to make a page for a boutique?

[GooeyChewie]

That's... 8. Anyone got thoughts on a ninth to make a page for a boutique?

Host Quark to go along with Lela and Curzon Odo.

[GooeyChewie]

Deep Space 9 probably provides the best opportunities for this sort of thing. It does the most affiliation-mixing, so to speak, which gives the main characters more opportunities to shift affiliations.

I'll likely come back and suggest others, but let's start with Julian Bashir.

Hippocratic Oath
Preparing for Worf's wedding
Friends with the Jack Pack (Fed Genetically Enhanced focused)
Section 31 Agent (or Pawn)
Host (Torias, akin to Lela and Curzon Odo)
Crossover (with text to play to Mirror Bajor)
Rao Vantika (Thief)
or Secret Agent Bashir
Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges helping Senator Cretak

[GooeyChewie]

Let's get creative and go with some cards that are Picard "from a certain point of view." Clones, replacements, that sort of thing.

Lonely Among Us cloud (Picard as a mission!)
Assimilation-focused Locutus
Prisoner Picard
Arbiter of Succession
The imperfect replica
Admiral Picard, Barash's illusion
Dissident Shinzon (pre-Praetor, alongside Tal'Aura and friends
Locutus (as part of an I, Borg theme with Fed TNG Hugh)
or Dixon Hill

[Danny]

Host Quark to go along with Lela and Curzon Odo.

And there's the boutique! Thanks!

[Jesseon]

Quark's probably a good shout.

Drawing "inspiration" from 1E, there are Deputy, Arms Dealer, and Dissident versions 2E doesn't have.

Atop that you could have: a Commando version ("The Magnificent Ferengi"); another Arms Dealer personae ("Business As Usual"); -affiliated employer of Bajorans ("Things Past").

And I guess tenuous arguments could be made for a Tongo player version (who aids someone when they play Tongo: Confront) or even another flavoured one for the Quark that helps get Jadzia into Sto-vo-kor ("Shadows and Symbols").

That's... 8. Anyone got thoughts on a ninth to make a page for a boutique?

Does 2E have this Quark yet?

[Danny]

Deep Space 9 probably provides the best opportunities for this sort of thing.

This is probably accurate. On a related note, I'm interested to see what Worfs are being bandied about on the 1E side. For 2E, I could come up with:

• Dissident Worf on Risa ("Let He Who Is Without Sin...")
• Duchamps ("Our Man Bashir")
• Sheriff Worf ("A Fistful of Datas")
• Q. Worf as Will Scarlet ("Qpid")
• Commander: Enterprise-D Worf ("The Emissary")
• Momentary Chancellor. Worf ("Tacking Into the Wind")

...

Hmmm. Worf's tough. Is this easier for 1E?

[Danny]

Does 2E have this Quark yet?

Nope, and I hope it never does

[GooeyChewie]

Hmmm. Worf's tough. Is this easier for 1E?

Worf in particular has been pretty well covered. Off the top of my head, I can only think of two others:

Colonel Worf (not technically the same character, but same actor and name)
Worf from Birthright, for Conceal Unlikely Society

[Danny]

Colonel Worf (not technically the same character, but same actor and name)

That's a good one.

Worf from Birthright, for Conceal Unlikely Society

I ummed and ahhed with this exact idea, but found it super hard to convince myself that one could justify a Worf.

[jadziadax8]

Colonel Worf (not technically the same character, but same actor and name)

That's a good one.

Worf from Birthright, for Conceal Unlikely Society

I ummed and ahhed with this exact idea, but found it super hard to convince myself that one could justify a Worf.

I was a little dubious on that too.

[jadziadax8]

Host Quark to go along with Lela and Curzon Odo.

And there's the boutique! Thanks!

Yes please!

[GooeyChewie]

I ummed and ahhed with this exact idea, but found it super hard to convince myself that one could justify a Worf.

I was a little dubious on that too.

Then perhaps a Worf who can play to Conceal Unlikely Society if you command a Klingon?

[jadziadax8]

That would be more acceptable.