Marcus Impudite Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Things Starship Captains Should Do Before Allowing Shore Leave On Alien Worlds... 1) Make sure the locals, and their government(s) in particular, are strong believers in concepts such as rule of law, innocent until proven guilty, trial by jury, and do not have such crazy laws on their books that a member of your crew might end up on death row just for picking his nose in public or jaywalking. 2) For the love of the Q Continuum, make sure your first officer will be responsible and not bring back some exotic form of VD...AGAIN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burrito Boy Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Make sure Theodore Sturgeon isn't writing this week's episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkdguy Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 Be sure to have all crewmen properly innoculated against any and all diseases. Make sure your landing party knows the local laws and customs. Pick a security team that is able to fight and is adequately armed against any possible threat. If you must bring your dog to the planet, make sure it goes potty before beaming down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Do not, ever, mock your mechanic's dress sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surrealone Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Ensure that the alien world has something worth stopping for, as all stops on alien worlds entail risks. Ensure that the alien world has nothing that would prevent the ship's departure ... in orbit, on a nearby satellite/moon, or on shore. Ensure that constant contact can be maintained between those on shore and those remaining on board the ship. Ensure that adequate security remains on board the ship and that all points of ingress/egress on the ship are properly monitored and secured/protected. Ensure that good internal security protocols are in place regarding those who will return from the alien world's surface ... and the things they bring with them (knowingly or not) ... to prevent viruses/infections/diseases, alien imposters, alien impregnation, stow-aways, hitch hikers, and the like. Ensure that good external security protocols are in place regarding the exterior of the ship ... to prevent hull breaches, hitch hikers, minocs chewing on the power cables, and the like both during and after shore leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Find out what the locals breathe, just in case it isn't nitrogen/oxygen mixed 80/20 at 15psi somewhere near room temperature. (With appropriate trace gasses.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmjalund Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 consult tripadvisor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Question: Is this limited to Star Trek? If "Question"==1: Remind them to leave any red colored apparel, especially shirts, in their bunks. Make sure that they have adequate amounts of currency to cover moderate expenses like food, drinks, tourist attractions, etc. Remind them that in any commerce driven society their will be swindlers. If not an established "safe" tourist world like Risa, assign personnel to buddy teams. If "Question"==0: Depends on the setting. A more Firefly setting might be as simple as "mind your P's and Q's." A Battlestar Galactica style game would imply no populated tourism worlds so shore leave would just be something to get out of the cramped quarters of the ship. Take your weapon with you. Star Wars-ish? Avoid the Hutts, beware of men with the "deathmark" on five systems, and never, ever cut a deal with a Jedi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 Familiarize themselves with the local marriage customs BEFORE it's too late! (Hit LIKE if you get the reference.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakboy6117 Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Xavier I hate to link to the life sink that is TV tropes http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AccidentalMarriage but there are soooo many things you could be referencing (I'm guessing "Our Mrs Reynolds" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 The episode that gave us the Special Hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spence Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 If the shore leave is not on Earth or another extremely well known member of your interstellar organization, then don't. Just don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted February 15, 2016 Report Share Posted February 15, 2016 Lucius Alexander A pubic service announcement from Palindromedary Enterprises Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Keep your engineer away from dancing girls, just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Xavier I hate to link to the life sink that is TV tropes http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AccidentalMarriage but there are soooo many things you could be referencing (I'm guessing "Our Mrs Reynolds" It's quotes at the top of the trope page, and it's also the very first example in the Live Action TV folder. Don't let this happen to your Captain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 You brute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakboy6117 Posted February 16, 2016 Report Share Posted February 16, 2016 Was my first thought before looking it up but It does happen a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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