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Holodeck Malfunction! Intensity Ratings: Ensign: • a Kinky Three-Day Trek These Programs Are Basically Innocent, If Occasionally Suggestive Holodeck Malfunction! Intensity Ratings: Ensign: • A kinky three-day trek These programs are basically innocent, if occasionally suggestive. Minimal physical contact. Very little scene negotiation This document contains all the printed required. materials created for the game as run at The Geeky Kink Event in November, 2017. It contains basically everything you would Lieutenant: • • need to run the game again in another venue, Defi nitely suggestive, may involve or to adapt it for some other purpose. some highly charged, fully clothed physical contact. Potential for emotional Please feel free to remix or alter elements intensity; checking in before and after is of this game in whatever way makes sense recommended. for you and your crowd. I claim no rights whatsoever over the licensed properties Commander: • • • referenced within this game. However, Strong suggestion of nudity and/or use of please give credit where appropriate by kinky implements. Find an appropriate and linking back to: comfortable place before attempting, have barriers on hand as needed, and consider eutopia-rising.com/holodeck appropriate aftercare. Captain: • • • • These programs involve either sex, intense Contents: kinky play, or both. Take all appropriate Rules........................................2 safety precautions and make sure you know what you’re doing. Personal Logs.............................3 Holodeck Program Cards................4-20 Crew Personnel File Cards..............21 Species flavors: “Seeking Jamaharon” Stickers........22 Betazoid: Public nudity, cuddling, and talking about feelings. Light, fun and “Cloaking Device” Stickers.............23 sexually liberated. Number Labels............................24-30 Cardassian: Bondage, domination, humiliation, and degradation. Dark and cruel, but in a funny way. Printing instructions: Ferengi: Games, deals and Rules and personal logs are designed to be objectifi cation. Also erotic ear play and printed on front and back of the same sheet silly clothes. Sleazy and silly. of plain paper, and then cut out. Human: Into solving problems with Holodeck program cards can be printed on science! Generally helpful, positive, perforated sheets of blank business cards. and team-oriented. Adventurous and upbeat. Crew Personnel File Cards can be printed out on card stock, then cut out manually. Klingon: Violence, acts of courage, and yelling a lot. Over-the-top The sticker sets are designed for 1.5” exhibitionism and S&M in a good diameter round sheets, such as Avery natured viking style. #8293 Vulcan: Quiet activities and supportive Number labels are laid out for Avery roles. Logical, detached, and largely #5167/8167 asexual. Holodeck Malfunction! Holodeck Malfunction! Holodeck Malfunction! A kinky trek for your crew A kinky trek for your crew A kinky trek for your crew You are a member of the You are a member of the You are a member of the crew on the Starship Eutopia. crew on the Starship Eutopia. crew on the Starship Eutopia. Unfortunately, as so often Unfortunately, as so often Unfortunately, as so often happens, you are currently happens, you are currently happens, you are currently trapped inside a holodeck trapped inside a holodeck trapped inside a holodeck simulation that refuses to simulation that refuses to simulation that refuses to shut down or let anyone shut down or let anyone shut down or let anyone escape. There’s a malicious escape. There’s a malicious escape. There’s a malicious bug hiding somewhere in bug hiding somewhere in bug hiding somewhere in memory, and the only way to memory, and the only way to memory, and the only way to f ind it is to run through every f ind it is to run through every f ind it is to run through every program stored on the main program stored on the main program stored on the main computer. Of course, a lot of computer. Of course, a lot of computer. Of course, a lot of these programs are from the these programs are from the these programs are from the crew’s private collections. The crew’s private collections. The crew’s private collections. The kind of stuff that makes you kind of stuff that makes you kind of stuff that makes you wish the holodeck’s doors had wish the holodeck’s doors had wish the holodeck’s doors had functioning locks. Lieutenant functioning locks. Lieutenant functioning locks. Lieutenant Barclay knows what I’m talking Barclay knows what I’m talking Barclay knows what I’m talking about. about. about. Your goal is to play through Your goal is to play through Your goal is to play through as many different holodeck as many different holodeck as many different holodeck programs as possible over programs as possible over the programs as possible over the the course of the event, in the course of GKE, in the hopes of course of GKE, in the hopes of hopes of f inding the bug. Each f inding the bug. Each program f inding the bug. Each program program card contains a mini card contains a mini scene card contains a mini scene scene suggestion for you to suggestion for you to play suggestion for you to play play out with another member out with another member of out with another member of of the crew. If you see someone the crew. If you see someone the crew. If you see someone wearing a Crew Personnel File wearing a Crew Personnel File wearing a Crew Personnel File badge, you should feel free to badge, you should feel free to badge, you should feel free to politely ask if they’d like to politely ask if they’d like to politely ask if they’d like to act out one of the programs act out one of the programs act out one of the programs you’ve selected (unless they you’ve selected (unless they you’ve selected (unless they are wearing a cloaking device are wearing a cloaking device are wearing a cloaking device sticker, signalling that they sticker, signalling that they sticker, signalling that they do not wish to be approached). do not wish to be approached). do not wish to be approached). If they agree, play out the If they agree, play out the If they agree, play out the scene however you all feel scene however you all feel scene however you all feel comfortable, and then note comfortable, and then note comfortable, and then note the program’s number in your the program’s number in your the program’s number in your personal log (on the reverse). personal log (on the reverse). personal log (on the reverse). Every program is designed Every program is designed Every program is designed to be run with two or more to be run with two or more to be run with two or more people who have opted in to people who have opted in to people who have opted in to participate. Do not include participate. Do not include participate. Do not include anyone in your scene who has anyone in your scene who has anyone in your scene who has not given their explicit consent not given their explicit consent not given their explicit consent to join. to join. to join. At the end of the game, a random At the end of the game, a random At the end of the game, a random number will be selected from number will be selected from number will be selected from among the programs run by the among the programs run by the among the programs run by the crew. If you have that number crew. If you have that number crew. If you have that number in your log, you share the prize in your log, you share the prize in your log, you share the prize for f inding the bug and saving for f inding the bug and saving for f inding the bug and saving the ship! the ship! the ship! Personal LOG Personal LOG Personal LOG Note the number of every Note the number of every Note the number of every holodeck program you have holodeck program you have holodeck program you have participated in running below. participated in running below. participated in running below. (Consensual voyerism is still (Consensual voyerism is still (Consensual voyerism is still participation!)You may run participation!)You may run participation!)You may run each program as many times, each program as many times, each program as many times, and with as many different and with as many different and with as many different people as you wish. people as you wish. people as you wish. #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________ #_______________________
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