Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 is the final day for any Phase One posts. Please ensure that you wrap up your posts and get them in before this date. The Event Joint Post will be posted at that time and I think almost everyone is involved with that one. The Event Posts will end this episode.

Stage Four - Victory...Counting the Cost

Stage Four is now active. This is where it gets really complicated. I need everyone to be on the same page here, so be sure to read this post in its entirety. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to PM me or the Staff.

Stage Four is basically a wrap of the aftermath of the battle. The problem is that we have 32 active characters on this simm. It is impossible to capture the emotions, reactions and thoughts of each character in a single JP. However, we want to be sure that everyone gets a chance to develop their characters in the aftermath of what will probably be one of the pivotal events in the simm for a long time.

For that reason, Stage Four contains two distinct phases.

Phase One: Non-event Solo and Joint Posts.
Time frame: immediately after the battle up to 11 hours after.
Situation: For those that take place immediately after, Megaera is the last ship to make the jump to Breakwater. The second last ship to arrive is Raptor 911. Gap between those two arrivals is approximately 5 minutes. Megaera's first priorities are recovery of Vipers and Raptors, damage assessment(entire fleet) and medical care for wounded crew and any wounded in the fleet. That will take place in the hours immediately after the battle. The next part will be repairs and preparations for the arrival of the President of Colonies. The final part will be preparations for the memorial and awards ceremony which takes place at about 12 hours after arrival. Please remember that every crew member will also be given at least a few hours off clean up and catch some sleep. Between all this frenzied activity is where your JP's and Solos are to occur.
Deadline: 2 weeks. Start now! (some have started already)

Phase Two: Event Joint Posts
Time frame: 12 hours after the battle
Situation: (Colonial) This is the final act of the Episode. Megaera's crew and quite a few civilians gather in one of her massive hanger bays to honour the fallen and recognise their heroes (many of them among the fallen). This post will include every player character on the Colonial side that is able to attend. Unfortunately SMS has an 8 author restriction so we have set up two posts that will be updated by the staff to be identical. Even though you are only in one JP, when you post in that JP, we will edit the other to show your addition and vice versa. Also, those with multiple characters, you will only have one character on the author list, but all your characters (assuming that they attend) will be represented by that one author. You can therefore post as any or all your characters in this JP. This JP will be very structured. Follow the cues or things will get too confusing. Leave personal things for Phase One.

(Cylons) Please be ready to be contacted by Candy with regards to your JP which I believe will see a weakening of the hold of the Fours over the 'Cylon Consensus'.

Deadline: 3 weeks (end of November for the latest - This will also start ASAP, but be posted last. Colonials first. Cylons end the episode.)

I am allowing plenty of time for us to get this done. When the deadline elapses, there will be no excuses. Take advantage of this time to develop your characters and relationships. They are the wheels that keep our story moving forward.

Good hunting!

Battlestar Megaera welcomes back another former member! Samara, who plays former CAG, Captain Electra Shuto, is returning to the roleplay. I am certain that she will be a valuable asset to the group and story as she has a ton of experience and loves to write.

Welcome back!