| Obsidian Fleet Awards - Level 1 |
| Air Medal |
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For recognition of piloting abilities. |
| Captain's Personal Merit |
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Awarded to the crew member of whom the Captain feels
worthy. |
| Civilian's Contribution Ribbon |
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In recognition of the great elements a civilian player
character lends to the game in character. |
| Crew's Choice Award |
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Voted on by the crew of the simm being given by. |
| DeForest Kelly Humour Award |
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This award is meant to help us all remember that a bit of
light-heartedness goes a long way; even in the face of
danger. |
| Expeditionary Medal |
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Awarded for participation in a simulation’s
first mission. |
| Friendship Ribbon |
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For the development of a meaningful character
relationship. |
| Good Conduct Medal |
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For exceptional performance of one's duties. |
| Heart of the Tiger |
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Awarded to the crew member that writes supreme battle
posts, making their posts enjoyable and exciting to read in
the heat of battle. |
| Library Excellence Ribbon |
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Awarded for the best writing style: clear, precise, and
easy to follow - yet allows the story to flow smoothly and
easily passed off to another crew member. Also includes
spelling and grammar used properly. |
| Marksmanship Ribbon |
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For recognition of firearm abilities. |
| Most Improved Player of the Month |
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This award will be given to the player that shows the most
improvement from the previous month. |
| Meritorious Newcomer of the Month Award |
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This award will be given to the newest member of the crew
that puts in the most effort to make their character a
valuable addition. |
| Non-Player Character Award |
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For the development of Non Player Characters. |
| Obsidian Fleet Distinguished Service
Cross (Discontinued) |
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Awarded to a member of the crew that has been with the
ship for 3 months. This award is non-cumulative. |
| Obsidian Fleet Gold Service Merit |
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Awarded to crew who have served on the same vessel for at
least two years. |
| Obsidian Fleet Merit of Time Served |
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Awarded to crewmembers who have served on the ship for one
year. This award is non-cumulative. |
| Obsidian Fleet Service Citation |
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Awarded to a member of the crew who has served with the
ship for at least 6 months. This award is non-cumulative. |
| Outstanding Volunteer Award |
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For the player who makes every effort to find significant
ways to lend a hand to the sim's command staff. |
| Plot Development Citation |
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For developing the current plot line and making it
original and unexpected yet not unbelievable. |
| Professional Merit |
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Awarded to the character that has developed his/her
character with considerable talent, making that character a
joy to interact with. |
| Purple Heart |
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Awarded to personnel who are injured in the line of
duty. |
| Recruitment Award |
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For recognition of recruitment sucesses. |
| Rose Award |
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Awarded to the crew member that has made significant
"romantic" character advancements. |
| Service Accommodation |
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Awarded to the crew member that performs his/her
character's job and advances above and beyond the job
description they were "hired" to follow. |
| Silver Star |
| Technical Medal |
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Awarded to the crewmember that follows the technical
standards of the Star Trek universe, incorporating them into
their posts with nearly flawless precision. |
| Tour of Duty: Borg |
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This ribbon is issued to all participating players at the
end of a mission that posts the sim to the borders or interior
regions of Borg space. |
| Tour of Duty : Breen |
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This ribbon is issued to all participating players at the
end of a mission that posts the sim to the borders or interior
regions of Breen space. |
| Tour of Duty : Cardassian |
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This ribbon is issued to all participating players at the
end of a mission that posts the sim to the borders or interior
regions of Cardassian space. |
| Tour of Duty : Deep Space |
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This ribbon is issued to all participating players at the
end of a mission that posts the sim to deep space. |
| Tour of Duty : Dominion |
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This ribbon is issued to all participating players at the
end of a mission that posts the sim to the borders or interior
regions of Dominion space. |
| Tour of Duty : Ferengi |
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This ribbon is issued to all participating players at the
end of a mission that posts the sim to the borders or interior
regions of Ferengi space. |
| Tour of Duty : Klingon |
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This ribbon is issued to all participating players at the
end of a mission that posts the sim to the borders or interior
regions of Klingon space. |
| Tour of Duty : Mirror Universe |
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This ribbon is issued to all participating players at the
end of a mission that posts the sim to the Mirror Universe. |
| Tour of Duty : Romulan |
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This ribbon is issued to all participating players at the
end of a mission that posts the sim to the borders or interior
regions of Romulan space. |
| Training Badge |
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For completing and passing a course of study. |
| Unit Citation |
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Awarded to the crew member that shows considerable talent
in working with other crewmembers to create a winning plot
line worthy of the vessel's reputation. |
| Unsung Hero Medal |
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For recognition of support actions in character. |
Obsidian Fleet Awards - Level 2
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| Antagonist Award |
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This award denotes a players exceptionally well crafted
villain contributed to a sim's plotline convincingly over a
series of posts. |
| Community Builder Citation |
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This Crewmember is always going out of his or her way to
help the crew connect with one another and knit the sim much
closer together. |
| Creativity Award |
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The Creativity Award is presented to those who come up
with an outstanding idea during a mission. |
| Departmental Service Badge: Command |
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Awarded for service in the command department, including
departments of Command, Strategic Operations, Flight
Operations, and Communications. |
| Departmental Service Badge: Marine |
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Awarded for service in the Marines. |
| Departmental Service Badge: Science |
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Awarded for service in the science department, including
departments of Science, Medical, and Counseling. |
| Departmental Service Badge: Service |
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Awarded for service in the service department, including
departments of Operations, Security, Tactical, and Engineering.
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| Departmental Service Badge: Support |
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Awarded for service in the science department, including
Intelligence, Diplomatic, SF Fighters. |
| Exemplary Courage Medal |
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Officers who put themselves in grave danger by going far
beyond the normal call of duty qualify for this medal. |
| Flying Cross |
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Presented to a Flight Control Officer for exhibiting
outstanding flying abilities. |
| Geneva Peace Ribbon |
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This ribbon is presented to individuals who were
responsible for attaining a peaceful resolution between two
conflicting parties. |
| Humanitarian Cross |
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In recognition of efforts to relieve suffering of any
person(s) within or outside of federation borders. |
| Intelligence Prowess Award |
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This award is given to an Intelligence Officer who has
gone out of their way to protect and better Obsidian
Fleet. |
| Joint Service Commendation Medal |
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Awarded to StarFleet/StarFleet Marine Corps personnel who
participate in a major joint mission with other simms. |
| Kublai Khan Award |
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This award is presented to an individual who is a key part
of developing new tactical combat maneuvers while in
hand-to-hand combat; not to be confused with the ship-to-ship
award, which is similair. |
| Medal of Honour |
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This medal is awarded for the showing of bravery and valor
in the heat of combat. |
| Montgomery Scott Engineering Award |
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(Formerly Engineering Ingenuity Award) This is given to
those who develop useful new technologies,
Engineering-oriented upgrades, techniques and so forth. |
| Patterson Ribbon of Excellence |
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This is issued to Star Fleet's Medical officers who do
something very special in the field. |
| POW Ribbon of Sacrifice |
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Given to Star Fleet officers who are captured by enemy
forces for any length of time. |
| Ribbon of Commitment |
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Given to a person who has truly put forth an indisputable
amount of extra effort. |
| Ribbon of Compassion |
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This ribbon is for those in the Counseling field. The
awardee must have truly gone out of their way to help out a
fellow crewman/crewmen. |
| Ribbon of Merit |
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This ribbon is used to symbolize the great sacrifice that
the men and women of Star Fleet endure. |
| Scheherezade Award |
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Named after the mythical heroine of the Arabian Nights,
the Scheherezade awards the intricate story-crafting which is
displayed within Obsidian fleet. This goes beyond simple
matters of spelling, grammar, and legibility; rather, it is
for the obvious effort put into posts to make them enjoyable
to read for all members of a platform and not just as enjoyment
for the writers who created them – for telling a tale within
a tale as they weave their own story within the greater plot
of their SIMM. |
| Silver Star |
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The crew member that demonstrates supreme postings, posts
often, and plays his/her character "to the hilt"
will receive this award. Arguably considered one of the
highest honors a crew member can receive. |
| Tactical Superiority Award |
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Presented to individuals who play a major role (or even
solely) develop new tactics and/or combat manuevers while in
ship-to-ship combat; not to be confused with the hand-to-hand
award, which is similair. |
| United Federation of Planets Pip |
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Only a very few and elite people have ever attained this
prestigious honor. To recieve it, a person must
single-handedly save the Federation from imminent
destruction. |
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Zefram Cochrane Medal of Exploration |
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Given to those officers who discover a noteworthy place or
thing. |
Obsidian Fleet Awards - Level 3
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Character of the Year |
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This award is given annually in January of each year and
is decided upon by nominations from ship CO's. Post samples
are not required, but reasons for the nomination are. Posts
should be available upon request, though. |
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James T. Kirk CO of the Year |
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This award is given annually in January of each year and
is decided upon by nominations from Task Force CO's and Task
Group CO's. One CO is chosen from the nominations recieved.
Reasons supporting the nomination are required, but post
samples are not. |
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Sim of the Year |
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This is used to recognize the Obsidian Fleet sim which has
done their very best to embody the spirit of the Fleet in
their actions both in character and out of character. This
includes postings; recruiting for simm, Task Force, and
Fleet. |
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Task Force Character Unit of Merit Award |
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Distributed Quarterly, this award recognizes the efforts
put forth by a crewmember; as recognized by his fellow
crewmembers, Task Group Commanding Officer and -
ultimately - Task Force Commanding Officer. |
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Task Force Commanding Officer Unit of Merit Award |
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Distributed Quarterly, this award recognizes the efforts
put forth by a commanding officer; as recognized by his
fellow crewmembers, Task Group Commanding Officer and -
ultimately - Task Force Commanding Officer. |
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Task Force Executive Officer Unit of Merit Award |
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Distributed Quarterly, this award recognizes the efforts
put forth by a executive officer; as recognized by his
fellow crewmembers, Task Group Commanding Officer and -
ultimately - Task Force Commanding Officer. |
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Unit Award of Merit - Bronze |
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For Exemplary Service by a SIM as recognized by the Unit's
TGCO. |
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Unit Award of Merit - Gold |
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For Overall Exemplary Service by a SIM as recognized by
Awards Department. |
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Unit Award of Merit - Silver |
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For Exemplary Service by a SIM as recognized by the Unit's
TFCO. |
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Unit Commendation |
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To honor the Unit who shows exemplary participation,
connectivity, and skill. |
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William Riker XO of the Year |
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This award is given annually in January of each year and
is decided upon by nominations from ship CO's. One XO is
chosen from the nominations recieved to recieve the award.
Post samples are not required, but reasons for the nomination
are. |
