New: Star Trek in Harm's Way (free, open-ended, email, human, space, rpg)

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Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 19:13:05 +0000

Name:		Star Trek in Harm's Way
Costs:		Free
URL:		http://groups.msn.com/EpsilonStation/_homepage
Frequency:		Monthly narrative, player messages as needed
Email:		Olegamer@aol.com
Type:		Star Trek post Deep Space Nine
Last-Update:		2003Oct12
Keywords: free, open-ended, email, human, space, rpg

Description:

STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE
"In Harm's Way" Player-Turn 15 Template

Based on the Award Winning Star Trek Deep Space Nine Roleplaying Game
published by Last Unicorn Games, 1999. Additional material taken from Star
Trek Roleplaying Game by Decipher Inc. published 2002. Star Trek � and
Deep Space Nine � are trademark items of Paramount Pictures and used here
only in the context of non-commercial private use online role-playing.

The following format is to be used by player characters for the pbem Star
Trek campaign "In Harm's Way."

TURN SITREP:

The plot has taken an unexpected turn in Turn 14. The USS Unification is
now facing a huge moon-sized artifact in unclaimed space�that is in the
Alpha Quadrant. The Galaxy-class starship was transported from the Gamma
Quadrant by the reality warping "Don Q." Don Q is apparently one of the Q
Continuum. Initial inquiry by the Unification's crew indicates that the
monstrous artifact now facing them is from the Vegan Tyranny�an ancient
cybernetic species first introduced as a precursor race in Star Trek
Classic.

Meanwhile the USS Iranon is orbiting the Cardassian world of Septimus III,
still recovering from the wounds it received at the hand of a Breen Battle
Cruiser and its escorts. Captain Carter faces a hard decision, make a run
for Deep Space Nine or try to link up with the 27th Fleet now moving away
from his position coreward along the Breen Confederacy trailing frontier?
His decision is compounded by the fact that the 27th is moving further and
further away from his current position. The way to Deep Space Nine has
apparently be cleared by the arrival of a Romulan Senatorial Fleet led by
none other than the notorious T'Cal Whix, Field Primus of the Romulan
Imperial Navy. Whichever way Captain Carter takes his ship, one thing is
for certain, the Iranon needs a shipyard facility to return to complete
battle readiness.

Back at Cardassia Prime, political tensions are growing as the efforts to
rebuild Cardassia following the Dominion atrocities continues to stall.
The Federation supported Detapa Council continues to bicker and stumble
while the post war casualties continues to climb. The shattered Central
Command is fragmenting further as field commanders continue to fail to
report in following the fleet recall issued by Legate Jak'Karr. This is
all compounded by the beginnings of political infighting that are
beginning as old factions try to reestablish themselves in the Cardassian
political landscape.

The Klingons continue to stumble without direction or a firm plan of
action. The return of Commander Erika Strong from the Klingon flagship
with information concerning the immediate plans of Brigadier Wotan to the
Starfleet ranks is a setback for his political ambitions. The Breen
incursion into Cardassian space seems not to interest the Klingon leader
of the 10th Expeditionary Fleet so much as the internal politics of
Bajor�only time will tell if his insights are correct.

TURN OBJECTIVE:

&#61623; Cardassian: The removal of Legate Jak'Karr from the political
plot line to place into an exploration format was obviously
premature�based on the current situation as it is unfolding, how will he
reestablish himself as head of the Cardassian government?
&#61623; Federation:
Unification - Pending waiting for the report of the recently dispatched
Away Team.
Iranon - What course do you take?
a. Stay and seek aid from T'Cal Whix?
b. Head toward Tzenkethi Space? (Their race has never been established - I
am going to pattern them after they Kzinti/Aslan - felinoid.)
c. Head straight back toward DS 9 across Cardassian Space.
&#61623; Klingon: The Klingons are now the only Alpha Quadrant power in
the Gamma Quadrant with the scout squadron in place. However to be inline
with the current Deep Space Nine novels that are coming out I have brought
us inline with what has been published. The Dominion will not hinder
Federation Alliance exploration as long as Dominion Space is respected.
The Klingons have their Vor'cha division in the Bajoran system. They are
orbiting Bajor-Prime. Commander Strong has defected to Starfleet,�what
will Wotan do next?
&#61623; Romulan: T'Cal Whix has finally got a force sufficient for his
plans. The Romulan expeditionary fleet will be approaching the play area
along the Breen trailing frontier near where the Starfleet 27th Fleet is
located, still many light years from T'Cal's personal senatorial fleet,
but well within the play area and inside subspace communications range.

STRATEGIC TASKS:

[The player identifies specific unit tasks that must be accomplished by
units under player character control this turn.]

TACTICAL TASKS:

[The player assigns specific tasks to player and non-player characters to
accomplish this turn.]

CONTINGENCIES:

[The player provides instructions to the narrator describing how player
characters would react to contingency situations.]

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