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The Wheel Keeps Turning - 2024 Year in Review
The band Journey said it best when they said that the wheel in the sky keeps on turning. One year ends and another one begins. I am amazed by the community we have built around the USS Pioneer. I can genuinely say that I count each and every one of…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Sat Jan 4th, 2025 @ 11:17pm
Category: General News
What Truly Lies Beneath - The Evil That Lies Beneath Wrap Up - Episode 15
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Thu Oct 3rd, 2024 @ 9:56pm
Category: General News
Turn The Page - End of Year 2023
Well here we are and we made it through, 2023 comes to close. Another year over and a new one begins. As always lets hope that the next one is better than the last. As I look back at the last year I see a world that is in turmoil.…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Wed Jan 17th, 2024 @ 12:47am
Category: General News
Its The Adventure That Matters - Poseidon Adventure Wrap Up - Episode 14
Well the adventure ends, but a new one begins. We have learned much and made a lot of new friends at Poseidon Station. Shore leave missions are always special to me as they show us new sides to all of our characters.
New relationships are formed and some are strengthened.…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Tue Nov 7th, 2023 @ 12:44am
Category: General News
The End Of The River - Crooked River Wrap Up - Episode 13
Well my friends we have reached the end of a long and winding crooked river. I feel like this is perhaps the best mission yet for the Pioneer. We wrote about and touched on some real heavy subjects, including body dis morphia and mutilation. The aftermath of the events of…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Tue Mar 21st, 2023 @ 8:17pm
Category: General News
January: The Beginning of a Great Year
As we start 2023 the Pioneer is moving at warp nine. The posts that are coming out are well written and wrought with emotion behind the action of the current storyline. If things keep going the way they are going the entire crew is going to need counseling lol.
It…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Thu Feb 9th, 2023 @ 4:24am
Category: General News
The Wheel Keeps on Turning - End of Year 2022
Well here we are and we made it through, 2022 comes to close. Another year over and a new one begins. As always lets hope that the next one is better than the last. As I look back at the last year I see a world coming out of the…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Tue Jan 3rd, 2023 @ 12:06am
Category: General News
Some Well Deserved Awards
As we reach what could be the midway point of our mission "Crooked River" there are a few awards that are deserved.
I am hoping to award the Character of the Month, and Support Character of the Month on an actual monthly basis. I have been bad on staying on…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Tue Sep 13th, 2022 @ 6:03am
Category: General News
The Party's Over - Risin To Risa Wrap up - Episode 12
Well I hope everyone had fun and achieved Jamaharon... Remember what happens on Risa stays on Risa lol...
This was just the mission that the Pioneer needed as we came out of the darkness that was the pandemic. In many ways we are still in that craziness, but at least…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Tue May 3rd, 2022 @ 3:44am
Category: General News
End of Year Awards
Well 2021 came to a close and we all rushed head long into 2022. Here is to hoping that this year is so much better than the last. I think back on 2021 and realize that despite the uncertainty and chaos of the real work it wasn't so bad. I…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Thu Jan 6th, 2022 @ 6:43am
Category: General News
Family Matters Wrap Up - Episode 11
To start off I want to say thank you to all of you. This mission had the unfortunate position of happening when most of us had a chaotic time in our real lives. With everything that has happened in the past year or so. And yet we continued to write,…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Tue Nov 23rd, 2021 @ 6:33am
Category: General News
Further Changes...
As the seasons change so must everything. We have some changes in teh command team. In my previous announcement I informed of you of Cornelius Tremble taking up the post of Executive Officer. Now I would like to tell you about two new additions to the Command Team.
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Tue Oct 12th, 2021 @ 2:02am
Category: General News
Changes in Command
It is with a heavy heart that we bid a fond adieu to our XO Commander Quinn O Flannagain. He has helped this sim grow to what it is now. Quinn has been a friend and a pillar to lean on both in character and out. I for one hope…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Thu Sep 30th, 2021 @ 5:17am
Category: Sim Announcement
February 2021
The month of February while being a short month was a great month here on the Pioneer. It showed a return to the posting levels and style of writing that we have shown we can do time and time again.
Check out the February Report...
February 2021 A Loving…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Tue Mar 2nd, 2021 @ 1:59am
Category: General News
January 2021
Well the year has started anew and I hope that we are all coming out of the COVID doldrums. I know that this unprecedented situation has hit us all pretty hard. However, the new year brings new perspectives and new life. New tales to tell and stronger bonds. I am…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Tue Feb 2nd, 2021 @ 12:21am
Category: General News
New Home Same Wrap Up - Episode 10
Before I say anything else I need to say Bravo! and Thank you, a million times thank you!
This mission not only saw an abundance of character development, but we set a personal record for most posts in a month during this mission. We topped out at over 300 posts…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Wed Oct 28th, 2020 @ 7:47am
Category: General News
More Accolades for the USS Pioneer
I would like to congratulate Crewman Sofia Cipriani for assisting in writing the post titled Hope And Fear Cannot Occupy The Same Space. This post was entered into the fleet wide writing competition for the month of June. The theme was hope. It seems that the post has won the…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Tue Aug 11th, 2020 @ 2:00am
Category: General News
A Tip Of The Cap...
On August 1st 2020 Obsidian Fleet held its annual Obsidian Day celebration. It was a fun filled day with some really good discussions. The highlight of the day was probably the guest appearances. Click the links to see who stopped by.
Chancellor L'Rell
One of…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Thu Aug 6th, 2020 @ 6:29am
Category: General News
Party In Sick Bay
The announcements continue as posting surges. Let's all keep up the great work and great stories. However, I am sure that none of you want to listen to my hot air and instead would like to see why I interrupted your day.
So without any gilding the lily and no…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Tue Aug 4th, 2020 @ 7:30am
Category: General News
Reason To Celebrate
Typically on the Pioneer we would wait until a mission closes before announcing promotions or awards. However, with all that is going on in the world right now I feel that a little happiness is warranted. Besides the ship is on Shore Leave at the moment so let's have a…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Thu Jul 23rd, 2020 @ 8:23am
Category: General News
May Was Our Month!
Congratulations are in order to the entire crew. Due to your hard work and storytelling the Pioneer has been granted the Silver Unit of Merit Award for the month of May.
But you don't have to take my word for it on how awesome you all are. Have a look…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Tue Jun 9th, 2020 @ 3:57am
Category: General News
May, More Than Any Other Month Of The Year, Wants Us To Feel Most Alive
Well my friends another month has come and another month has went. It brought with it some great stories, and some great friends. We welcomed a few new people to our community so one can never say no to that. The CO turned 40 and was too happy about that…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Tue Jun 2nd, 2020 @ 6:09am
Category: General News
April Showers, Bring May Flowers
Well April is in the books and what a month it was. We closed out a mission and welcomed a number of new writers. We also said good bye to one of our characters. If you want to see what the action packed month of April looked like have a…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Tue May 5th, 2020 @ 3:33am
Category: General News
Empok's End - Episode 9 Wrap Up
Before I say anything else I need to say Bravo! and Thank you, a million times thank you!
Bravo to all of the writers who participated in this mission. The writing was action packed and emotionally driven. On top of that something that is very hard to do in the…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Tue May 5th, 2020 @ 3:08am
Category: General News
New Season, New Look
We are in the dead of Spring here on the East Coast of the United States, and the trees are blooming. Spring is a time of renewal, and in that tradition the Pioneer enters a new season. The ship changes settings as we move from Empok Nor to Starbase Sirius.…
Author: Commodore Tyler Malbrooke
Posted on: Tue Apr 21st, 2020 @ 7:06am
Category: General News