What would you do with your powers (edited from PST)?

Dakarne · Post by **Dakarne** » 2005-08-11 10:53am

This is a modification of the "What would you do with your powers" thread started by Darth Fanboy (credit to him, I just had an Idea on how to expand upon it)...

You wake up in the middle of the Trekverse, on Earth, 24th Century, just after the events of Star Trek Nemesis.

You have Force Powers, and a Lightsabre (any colour)... You also have a convenient Lambda Class Shuttle shuttle nearby. It has quantum armour as seen on the Suncrusher. It's only armed with weapons equivalent to a Sovereign Class Federation Starship.

You have free roam of the ST Galaxy... however, like in Fanboy's thread, another person, of a random species (except Borg) recieves the same gift. What do you do with your powers, and how would you handle them in the ST universe?

Dakarne · Post by **Dakarne** » 2005-08-11 01:18pm

Tiny Edit:

Topic Title should say (edited from PSW) rather than (edited from PST)

Dakarne · Post by **Dakarne** » 2005-08-11 01:22pm

Other Minor Edit:

That was DrkHelmet, not Darth Fanboy

DrkHelmet · Post by **DrkHelmet** » 2005-08-11 02:01pm

Since the borg collectively share a hive mind, and I have mind tricks, can I mind trick the entire Borg collective into serving me?

Dakarne · Post by **Dakarne** » 2005-08-11 02:10pm

Since the borg collectively share a hive mind, and I have mind tricks, can I mind trick the entire Borg collective into serving me?

Depends... is the Borg Queen weak minded?

DrkHelmet · Post by **DrkHelmet** » 2005-08-11 02:10pm

Dakarne wrote:
Since the borg collectively share a hive mind, and I have mind tricks, can I mind trick the entire Borg collective into serving me?
Depends... is the Borg Queen weak minded?

It's your OP. I'll let you decide.

Dakarne · Post by **Dakarne** » 2005-08-11 02:13pm

Then no.

You can, however, use political methods (ie: Lightsabre+Council) to take control of the Romulans... or similar.

Sharpshooter · Post by **Sharpshooter** » 2005-08-11 09:29pm

Ahh...now I have an excuse to go absolutly apeshit and dictatorial on the universe.

First things first, though - I hop in my shuttle and try to home in on the other guy who shared in this bestowing: if he looks to be a decent guy with no ambition, I let him go about his normal routine, just checking on him once in a while to make sure he hasn't gotten any bright ideas. If he turns out to be a psycho, then I follow him around and wait for a brief moment of weakness, then phasorize his ass in a fly-by and get the hell out of Dodge before the fuzz gets moving.

After that, it's just a simple matter of charming my way to the top of the Terran government, at which point I then dictate a few decrees that massively overhaul the current military, policital and economic systems of the Federation: we bring capitalism back in force, establish a completily independent political system with no influence from Starfleet, and order massive re-designing of weapons and the changing of training protocols and operating procedures. If the Romulans, Klingons, or anybody else should decide to come a'knockin' for some reason, I gently persuede them to bugger off and get back to their regular business while continuing the re-design of the Terran sect of the Federation. Within ten to fifteen years, a good number of the major faults of Starfleet should hopefully be nullified and replaced with sturdy, reliable systems, and we begin conducting business as usual again, exploring worlds, gathering data, and putting the kaibosh on anybody who decides to go all expansionist and hostile against us and our allies.

Dakarne · Post by **Dakarne** » 2005-08-12 04:45am

I myself have posted in this thread several times, yet neglected to say what I'd do... I would persuade my way into the Federation Government, with liberal use of Mind Trick, and the occaisional assassination (Particularly of Nachyev(sp?) and Jellico).

Most particularly... I'd upgrade Federation Armour and FTL Drive using whatever their scientists can discern from the Shuttle.

After taking control of the Federation Government, I'd add a powerless figurehead royal family, rename the Federation Council the House of Parliament. And call myself Prime Minister. I'd also call it something akin to the United Kingdom of Planets. The USS would be replaced with HMS, etc.

If and when I encounter my "Double"... I'll see how hostile he is. If hostile, Lightsabre duel, if not, leave him be.

Solauren · Post by **Solauren** » 2005-08-12 07:26pm

How to deal with double;
Find him
Beam him up into space
Let nature take it's course.

Now then, I have a ship with incredible speed vs the rest of the galaxy, and Qauntum Armor, which can survive up to being clipped by Death Star blasts

First, go get a Cloaking Device. If I can, get the Phase Cloak. Get one from the Romulans, Klingons, and anyone else with Cloaking technology.

Install them on my ship, and get some kind of holographic technology to make me appear as other ships. i.e a Klingon Neg'hvar.

Now, pull hit and runs using the combination of Cloaking device and Holographic Stealth, to cause wars.

During these wars, use my force powers to take over the governments from behind the scences, while brainwashing the military and civilian governments.

Eventually, I'll have effective behind the scences control of the governments.

Build up a 'shadow fleet' sponsored by each government, and then pull a Coup'd'at everywhere at once, backed up by my shadow fleet.

Either that, or turn Risa into my own personal pleasure planet.

The Guid · Post by **The Guid** » 2005-08-13 09:28pm

I need to deal with the Borg...majorly. To begin with I hire myself out to earn some gold pressed latinum, then I make my own personal fleet set up on an uninhabited M class planet in a hidden nebula somewhere such as the Briar(sp?) Patch. Once that is done I start htting and running any major Borg initiated invasion. I get the word around that is me and build up a huge batch of fame then go to any major power I can find and persuade them to deal with the Borg once and for all.

If and when this all succeeds through sheer attrition or a central strike at the Borg hub I go into retirement and settle down somewhere on Earth with a holodeck and a lifetime of fun.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2005-08-14 05:00pm

A ship with incredible speed, with a maximum range of 10 Kly or so between refuellings...

...guess who ain't gonna find any fuel?

Dakarne · Post by **Dakarne** » 2005-08-14 05:06pm

A ship with incredible speed, with a maximum range of 10 Kly or so between refuellings...

...guess who ain't gonna find any fuel?

I forgot to mention that it has unlimited fuel...

Post by **NecronLord** » 2005-08-14 05:11pm

Dakarne wrote:I forgot to mention that it has unlimited fuel...

Heh. Why not just make them Q while you're at it?

Dakarne · Post by **Dakarne** » 2005-08-14 05:12pm

Heh. Why not just make them Q while you're at it?

I'm sorry, but no one is altering the Gravitational Constant of the Universe on my watch

Sharpshooter · Post by **Sharpshooter** » 2005-08-15 01:39am

NecronLord wrote:A ship with incredible speed, with a maximum range of 10 Kly or so between refuellings...

...guess who ain't gonna find any fuel?

Well, I suppose I could remove the system (we do get operating and technical manuals, right?) and install a standard warp drive of sort, then let the boys down in R&D have it. I'm sure they could figure out how to break it down and build a home-made version, given five or six hundred years - at least.

DoctorPhanan · Post by **DoctorPhanan** » 2005-08-15 04:30am

Prove that Borg shields will lose to a lightsaber?

Fly around ramming Borg Cubes?

Seriously, I think the quantum armor is a bit much. But its your thread. I'd probably mess with some vulcans, (effin space elves) and retire to the delta quadrant, in an isolated planet surrounded by beautiful aliens that look like human women.

Anomie · Post by **Anomie** » 2005-08-17 11:16pm

So, your in control of a ship that is as powerful as the Federations top-of-the-line capitol ship, has indestructable armor that is most likely to dense for the enemy to beam through, and can outrun anything that anyone can throw at you, as well as you having a practically undefeatable melee weapon and force powers.

And you want to know what we'd do?

First I'd go to the Romulan's and see if I could "convince" them (i.e. force powers, followed by coercion and threats to attack civillian targets if that fails) to give me a copy of the Reman cloak, then repeat with the Federation to obtain a phase cloak and two of their most advanced computer and sensors that could resonably fit on my shuttle, as well as possibaly the genesis torpedo. Also grab some holodeck, transporter, sensor and replicator technology.

I'd then configure most of the cargo bay into a holodeck using the computer from the Federation. I'd do this only after making sure that the computer is isolated and no one from outside the ship can screw with it and after making sure that the safety protocals had at least three layers of backups. I'd then hook up the replicator, transporter with an emiter on the outside, second computer and sensors. The replicator would be hooked up to the transporter, computer and sensors, so instead of carrying around large supplies of raw materials, when I need to replicate something I would simply find a planet, scan for the needed elements, then beam them into my replicator. This will also prevent anyone from trying to use my transporter to board my ship, since it will beam them into my replicator. Then the installation of the Reman and phase cloaks. And if I get the genesis torpedo, then cool, I have a planet killer. If not, well no big deal.

I would now have the ultimate personal convance in the galaxy, an undetectable, indestructable ride that I theoretically would never have to leave. Then I can decide if I want to go and play merry-hell with the locals, set myself up as a tin dictator somewhere, or actually see if I can do some good.

As for the other guy, it would depend on what I choose to do for myself and what he does that would determine if I would leave him alone, ask him to join me, or set out to destroy him.

Solauren · Post by **Solauren** » 2005-08-19 12:46am

Added to mine.

With Force powers, I sit back during any build up and figure out how to summon Force Storms.

Also, will Qauntum Armor protect you from the effects of the radition in a Geodesic Fold? If so, then your fuel problems are completely gone.

RedImperator · Post by **RedImperator** » 2005-08-21 10:14am

I'd use Star Trek time travel to return to the 21st century and become the greatest goalie in the history of professional hockey, and filthy stinking rich in the process.

Dakarne · Post by **Dakarne** » 2005-08-21 10:21am

I'd use Star Trek time travel to return to the 21st century and become the greatest goalie in the history of professional hockey, and filthy stinking rich in the process.

Nah... Become the greatest striker in the history of British Football!

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2005-08-21 11:44am

RedImperator wrote:I'd use Star Trek time travel to return to the 21st century and become the greatest goalie in the history of professional hockey, and filthy stinking rich in the process.

Well I would do the same thing, except I'd be a winger, and I would have the shroud of the Dark Side cloud your perceptions and score six goals on you.

Of course I think then you might end up seeing the first ever lightsaber duel on ice. How many games suspension is it for severing another player's limb?

Dakarne · Post by **Dakarne** » 2005-08-21 11:55am

Of course I think then you might end up seeing the first ever lightsaber duel on ice. How many games suspension is it for severing another player's limb?

Would they even bother suspending you for fear of reprisals?

I think in my case we'd see the first ever Lightsabre duel in a Soccer Stadium.