The USS Black Knight was a Star Trek chat sim that served in the Trek Online sim club from May 1997 to February 1998.
Background[]
The Black Knight was a private, secret sim within Trek Online open only to the club's sim hosts and senior members. The sim was the brainchild of Chip Rollins, who proposed it as a way for the club's top leaders to bond. It was an early example of a free form sim in Trek Online; there was no set captain, and plots occurred with no regard to continuity. On occasion, the Black Knight would, without explanation, be replaced with the USS BrightStar (USS BS).
Specifications[]
The USS Black Knight was nominally a Galaxy Class Starship, registry number NCC-14712; although this background was not often followed. The ships alter ego, the USS BrightStar, masquerade as an Akira Class Starship and shared the same registry number, NCC-14712. The motto of both ships was taken from a quote from Babylon 5, "Understanding is a three edged sword."