Welcome to the USS Dreadnought!
With spaces on board still waiting to be filled, we the crew are confident that we have something that interests you be it Science, Security, Tactical, or even the found to be popular Fighter Squadrons. If you fancy being a part of a family, being a member of an active team and crew, then fill in the join form, and we look forward to seeing you on board.
The Dreadnought has a long 15 year history prior to a small hiatus due to health reasons of the CO in April 2022. It's relaunch in January 2023 hopes to see more years added to the already impressive amount as well as new players.
The Dreadnought is a 18+ Play By Nova style simm.
Signed,
Captain Ethan De Havilland.
Commanding Officer, USS Dreadnought.
Latest News Items
» Newest Member - Lt Cmdr Victoria Aries - CEO
Posted on Wed Aug 30th, 2023 @ 9:34pm by Captain Ethan De Havilland in General News
Hi All,
I just wanted to announce the addition of our newest member, Lt.Cmdr Victoria Aries who filled the role of Chief Engineering Officer.
A daunting task I know considering the size of the ship and its engines but a challenge well embraced nonetheless.
Please make her feel welcome on board, and try not to scare her away with horror stories of the past, we still don't have a Counselor to run to so guess you lot are on your own. Welcome messages and JP starts are encouraged on Discord or private messages on the site.
If anyone has any questions, queries, worries, moans or groans...message me.
Regards
Ethan De Havilland
Captain
» RELAUNCH - U.S.S. Dreadnought
Posted on Wed Jan 25th, 2023 @ 9:45pm by Captain Ethan De Havilland in General News
Hello One and All,
Today the Simm is relaunched following the hiatus due to my brain tumour and subsequent treatment. The tumour was sucsessfully removed and though the recovery and rehabilitation took longer then expected I have fully recovered.
During my recovery many people informed me that there was still an interest in the simm and it launching again. I have waited till I was properly able to give the simm its due and attention to relaunch it. Start how you mean to go on and such.
With this relaunch I am hoping to inject the same passion and zeal I had before, and the unending trend of trying to kill the crew, because what fun would life be without some danger right?
In any event, I look forward to see the Dreadnought take off again on new adventures and reading the content it's player base creates.
Regards
Steve
» First Officer Departure
Posted on Mon Feb 28th, 2022 @ 4:47pm by Captain Ethan De Havilland in General News
Hi All,
Sadly we have lost our First Officer, Lt.Cmdr Nimeeh Vixil.
Having filled the role for a good while she has elected to step down. We wish her the best for the future while I begin the effort to find a new First Officer.
In the meantime, things will continue as normal for the mission.
I am aware from some people are having issues receiving emails from the NOVA when it comes to saved posts, new posts, and PM's. I am having this looked into and thank you for your continued patience.
Many thanks.
Steve
» Happy Birthday, 15 Years Old.
Posted on Sun Nov 7th, 2021 @ 7:37pm by in General News
Hello One & All.
Today is a special day for the simm, it turns 15 years old.
It's been a long journey especially for those that have stuck with it since the start and a massive thank you to those that have stayed through thick and thin, the death antics I subject you to all the way to the quiet times of activity. From starting in a Play By Forum set up and moving to a Nova many, many years later, from one fleet to another, it's continued in one class or another to what it is now.
Recently the simm was relaunched with a fresh outlook, new perspective and an even keel in terms of focus when it comes to missions, content and character development. I'd spoken to the player base who said they would stay so massive thank you for the dedication and loyalty that's been shown. Some of the additions will be awards, IC promotions, better encouragement for crew to interact with others as well as plot development opportunities for character development outside the norm. One change I am keen to do is play more on what the ship can do rather than it be just a generic 'ship'. The Valkyrie class has a lot to offer and can do a lot in terms of content but has not been fully used in any meaningful way for a mission or a long term plot arc.
I'd like to change that.
It's my hope that with a more involved hands on approach, a renewed eagerness to write I can not only continue to present a setting in which to create content on, but also develop the characters over time with the knowledge that the simm will not vanish out of the blue. Last month we broke 20 posts, which was exactly what I was hoping to do so already we are off to a good start. I know I have said before it's not about numbers but content however there needs to be content, doesn't look good if the Fleet XO's Flagship is not content creating.
Thank you to all and let's see what another year of the Captain trying to kill people brings.
Regards
Steve
» Crew Changes
Posted on Sun Mar 28th, 2021 @ 6:33pm by in General News
I would like to start by welcoming two new members to the simm.
Lieutenant Gavin Ross will step into the role of Chief Medical Officer, Lieutenant Nimeeh Vixil has agreed to stay on as Assistant CMO to aid in treating the crew of the injuries that....befall them.
The next is Lt.Jg Reagan Quinn who takes over the role of Chief Engineering Officer. The player behind Dr Omier agreed to step aside for the new arrival but also stay on in an assistant role. Its a big job after all keeping the ship intact from the chaos I subject up on it.
Sadly though our CAG, Lt Karl Scheer has opted to resign due to RL reasons, I won't go into them as that would be rude but the door will be open should he wish to return later in the future.
Till then, try not to frighten the new folks too much, I'm not all that bad....mostly.
Welcome folks.
Latest Mission Posts
» Action Is More Than Words (Part 1)
Mission: Ethics, Morals & The Prime Directive.
Posted on Mon Apr 22nd, 2024 @ 11:41pm by Colonel Jason "Jack" Frost & Lieutenant Commander Ferrand Beaulieu & Major Samantha Snyder
The air held a chill to it that was almost a surprise as it was welcome, kept on board a starship for so long something was refreshing about breathing in proper actual atmosphere and not the kind generated by life support systems. To feel actual grass and dirty under the…
» DEPLOYMENT: Beaming Down
Mission: Ethics, Morals & The Prime Directive.
Posted on Mon Mar 11th, 2024 @ 9:33pm by Major Samantha Snyder & Captain Ethan De Havilland & Colonel Jason "Jack" Frost
It was always hard to say goodbye, so Jack didn't. Something about it left a bitter taste in his mouth, like he was saying goodbye for the final time. He'd told Acacia that he was being deployed but didn't worry her with details...sometimes the finer points of battle were not…
» Onboarding
Mission: Ethics, Morals & The Prime Directive.
Posted on Fri Mar 8th, 2024 @ 3:44pm by Lieutenant Commander Victoria Aries & Lieutenant Aaron Byrne
Things were piling up on her already, even as Victoria exited the turbolift and stopped outside and just off to the side as she paused a moment to think. The Captain had basically asked she give Dreadnought an entire look-over in the next what was it? Six hours roughly? But…
» A Change of Pace
Mission: Ethics, Morals & The Prime Directive.
Posted on Thu Feb 22nd, 2024 @ 9:29pm by Lieutenant Cassian Massy
Cassian was at his station looking over power allocation levels to the various sections of the ship, the figures themselves far exceeded anything he'd seen before but the ship was far from the usual norm of starship design. He was thankful for his large team there were observing the more…
» Ground Mission Planning.
Mission: Ethics, Morals & The Prime Directive.
Posted on Sat Feb 10th, 2024 @ 1:07pm by Major Samantha Snyder & Captain Ethan De Havilland & Colonel Jason "Jack" Frost
Jack stood on the raised platform almost like a theatre screen and a stage while before him sat every marine on the ship. The Major and he had spent hours considering all the elements in play, all the factors they could account for with all the information they could gleam…
Latest Personal Logs
» Musings of a Security Officer
Posted on Mon Sep 7th, 2020 @ 3:12am by
Andi returned to her inner sanctum and sat down behind her desk and from a chiller unit down to her right pulls out a glass and a bottle of whiskey and pours herself a glass she was now off duty, but she still had a personal log to put in.…
» Maybe....
Posted on Sun Sep 1st, 2019 @ 5:48am by Colonel Jason "Jack" Frost
Colonel Frost's Personal Log
I just came back from speaking to the Captain and he took it better than I expected. Part of me feels that this is but the calm before the storm and because we are gathering the marines in a full brigade to speak to them with…
» The Twists & Turns of Fate
Posted on Sat Aug 31st, 2019 @ 8:01am by
It was only supposed to be a drop off of supplies, medical equipment and classified materials, a route had been provided to us, clearance codes, everything that we would need for the mission. After the disaster of the last mission I had hoped this would have been simple and straight…
» That Uneasy Feeling
Posted on Sun Jul 2nd, 2017 @ 8:53pm by
Personal Log, Stardate 68861.94
The security team just got back and I hear that they were lucky to be alive. I haven't talked to Lt. Commander reign but I heard some of the personnel who were on that away team talking about it. They were thanking their gods' for making…