To Boldly Go... (a Starfleet quest)

Anti-Harmony Operations, 2325.Q2

Asset - What you use to actually conduct a mission. Assets come in two types: Ground Teams and Ships. Multiple assets can and should be assigned to missions; they will roll their combined stat to determine successes.
Stats - There are a number of distinct stats involved.

• Kinetic - Shooting, use of lethal force as necessary to secure or destroy a target. If you have no Kinetic value, can use Subdue at 1/2.
• Subdue - Use of less-lethal force to capture a target. If you have no Subdue, you can use Kinetic at 1/2.
• Computer - Hacking, digital intrusion, subverting, coding, firewalling - if it involves modern computing, this skill covers it.
• Analysis - Forensic work, scientific assessments, and other high-technology approaches.
• SophInt - Spy work, acquiring and interacting with informats and other sophont assets.
• Investigation - Policing, inspection, hands-on assessment, beat-work.
• Infiltration - Sneaking into a target. Infiltration marked with an asterisk is for use infiltrating the mission area, and is typically for use by ships to approach protected areas.
• Health - Your ability to get out of a marginal mission without assets becoming disabled or permanently lost. This is handled on a component level.
• Escape - Your ability to exfiltrate. Assets with an asterisk only employ this ability in the event of a failed exfiltration, or a failed mission. A subsequent failure results in the loss of assets, while a success in an emergency exfiltration results in damaged assets.

Missions and Events are handled by attempting to roll a number of successes, as per the mission or event profile. A success is, in effect, passing 7, 10, 13, 16, or 19 on your roll, in ascending number of successes.

If you equal the number of successes, you have had a clean success. If you exceed the number of successes you can gain a bonus. If you fall short by one success, it is a marginal success; you accomplish the objective, but you have to roll health and escape checks for each team (needing as many successes as the shortfall (here, 1) to pass). If you fall short by two successes, it is a marginal failure, you roll health and escape checks and do not accomplish the objective, but there is no incident. If you fall short by three successes or more, it is a blown mission; in addition to not accomplishing the objective and rolling health and escape checks, you will have to deal with an Incident.

Incidents are why you have political coverage. They usually just cost pp, but could have adverse effects in other areas like tag process, research progress, Harmony Access points, or losing access to some assets for a period of time.

Overall Bonuses:
Lvl 4 Firewall Bonus
This was originally intended to be a penalty against Harmony forces, however, with the event generated system for the Homefront that we eventually went with giving +4 on the generic security responder that handles any event you don't respond to. So the net effect is the same. (We ended up deciding against giving Harmony assets per se, so there was originally nothing for this to act against)

Phase One: Disruption

Terminology:
Target - A person or place known to be a hub of Harmony infiltration.
Mission - An approach to engaging a target. Missions come with required Stats (the number of successes required for each stat in order to pass the mission), and with Disruption and other rewards attached.
Success: On a roll of 2d6+Stat, successes are awarded as follows: 1 Success at 7, 2 Successes at 10, 3 Successes at 13, 4 Successes at 16, 5 Successes at 19.
Disruption: Successful interference with Harmony intelligence operations. Disruption is spent at the end of Q2 and Q4 to gain benefits and hamper Harmony operations.

[ ][OFF] Assign Task Groups to available missions.
You can deploy as many of the available task groups as you like, but cannot double-up on a mission.

Targets:
Federation Border:
Patrol Sweep

• Trigger a Mapping Event that the HBZ fleet will handle, with a reward of target identification. (You do not need to assign a Task Group to select this mission)

Edel-Noshad Waystation, an independent station in the Opindi System in the HBZ run by semi-scrupulous Honiani.

• Mission: Investigate by sending a team to look for signs of Harmony using this as a stop-over. (Req: Investigation 1, SophInt 1), Target ident

Felis-Harmony Passenger Line - a passenger auxiliary that makes a run from Felis space to Harmony space.

• Subvert: Place a team on the ship and modify the core to report passenger manifests. (Req: Computer 2, Infiltration 2). Disruption 1. Test SophInt + Analysis; if >3 successes total, then identify one new target along the Federation Border and one in Felis space.

A stealthed Listening Post has been identified at Alpha Apris III-2.

• Mission: Raid the post, shutting down its operations. (Req: Infiltration 2, Kinetic 3, Escape 1). Disruption 4. On a clean success, test Computer, and if you get at least 2 successes, identify one new target and add +1 on the lowest HBZ Policework roll this quarter.
• Mission: Sneak in for an Information Hack, attempting to learn what the post has discovered. (Req: Infiltration 3, Computer 3, Escape 2). Disruption 2; Identify two new targets; +1 on all HBZ Policework rolls this quarter.

A Harmony Cruiser on a regular patrol route is suspected of suspicious activity.

• Mission: Surveil the ship by trailing it with a team to identify potential targets for future investigation. (Infiltration 3* - based on your team's transport). Reward: Target Identification.

Bolian space:
Patrol Sweep

• Trigger a Mapping Event that the Paddah Sector fleet will handle, with a reward of target identification. Chance of Harmony confrontation. (You do not need to assign a Task Group to select this mission)

Nal Brott, assistant manager of the Bank of Bolias suspected of Harmony sympathies

• Mission: Hack (Req.: Computer 1). Disruption 1. Test Analysis and generate one new mission or target in Bolian space for each success (max of 3).

Expand Agent Cell Blueberry on Bolarus

• Mission: Develop Agent Cell Blueberry into an operational mission team. (Req: SophInt 1). Reward: Blueberry becomes an operational mission team that can be attached to any task group operating in Bolian space. Skills are determined based on the skills of the Task Group assigned to this mission.
• Mission: Support existing missions - add +1 to any single Task Group roll in Bolian space. (You do not need to assign a Task Group to select this mission)

Compromised Comm Buoy in Bolian Space

• Mission: Information Hack, tapping the buoy for immediate information. (Req: Infiltration 1, Computers 1). Identify one new target.
• Mission: Subvert the buoy into retransmitting suspicious carrier waves to Starfleet Intelligence (Req: Infiltration 1, Computers 3). Disruption 1. Test Analysis and identify two new targets if you get at least 1 success.

Licori space:
Patrol Sweep

• Trigger a Mapping Event that the LBZ fleet will handle, with a reward of target identification. (You do not need to assign a Task Group to select this mission)

Known Singer Hub on Narravonn (Gammon's moon)

• Mission: Information Hack (Req.: Computer + Infiltration 3, Escape 2). Disruption 2; d3 new targets.
• Mission: Destroy (Req.: Kinetic 3, Escape 3). Disruption 4.

Expand Agent Cell Yellowbrick on Morshadd

• Mission: Develop Agent Cell Yellowbrick into an operational mission team. (Req: SophInt 1). Reward: Yellowbrick becomes an operational mission team that can be attached to any task group operating in Licori space. Skills are determined based on the skills of the Task Group assigned to this mission.
• Mission: Support existing missions - add +1 to any single Task Group roll in Licori space. (You do not need to assign a Task Group to select this mission)

An Ixira Research Platform in the Henai system recently had a Scientist-class cruiser docked.

• Mission: Investigate Harmony activity in the Henai system (Req.: SophInt 1, Investigate 2). Reward: Disruption 1, one new mission at the research platform.

Felis space:
Patrol Sweep

• Trigger a Mapping Event that the HBZ fleet will handle, with a reward of target identification. Chance of Harmony confrontation. (You do not need to assign a Task Group to select this mission)

Harmony Health Clinic on Puriurairaru

• Mission: Information Hack (Req.: Computer 5). Disruption 1. Test Analysis; gain one new mission against the clinic per Analysis success above 1
• Mission: Bureaucratic Harassment (Req.: SophInt 3, Investigation 3). Disruption 3. Gain two new missions against the clinic.
• Mission: Expose Health Clinic Waste Scandal (Req.: SophInt 3). Disruption 2; gain +1 next quarter on any one roll against a target on Puriurairaru.

Swiftwind Tailsplitter, pro-Harmony political aide and powerbroker based on Puriurairaru who runs a dirty tricks team within the Parliament of Corporations.

• Mission: Information Hack (Req.: Computer 1, Infiltration 2). Disruption 2. Gain one new mission against Tailsplitter.

Peramrou Station, neutral station in the Aroumrau System strongly suspected to house the operating base of the Public Security Directorate in that hemisphere of Felis space.

• Mission: Surveil by sneaking a team aboard and working the locals for details. (Investigation 1, SophInt 3). d3 new targets.
• Mission: Subvert Station Security networks to report Harmony activity on Peramrou (Computer 2, Infiltration 2). Disruption 1, d2 new targets.

Harmony Lobbyist Office on Puriurairaru

• Mission: Information Hack (Req.: Computer 4, Infiltration 2). Disruption 2. Test Analysis; for each success above 1, gain one new mission against this target (max 2).

A Harmony Forward Supply Depot has been identified in the Luraperou System.

• Mission: Surveil ship traffic to and from the depot (Infiltration 2* - based on the transport; Escape 2). Disruption 1. Test Analysis; for each success, gain one new target or one new mission against an existing target (max 3).
• Mission: Raid the depot (Kinetic 5, Escape 1). Disruption 5.

Mission Task Groups

Task Group Wave

• SS Hummingbird, NC-2821
• Special Projects: Office 24 Team A, B
• Field Intel: Office 44 Team B
• Irregular Ops: Office 46, Team C
• Mission Approach: Infiltration 6
• Mission Skills: Kinetic 7, Subdue 8, Computer 6, Analysis 2, Sophint 5, Investigate 4, Infiltrate 3
• Escape: 9, Avg: 4*

Task Group Season

• SS Appleseed, NC-2653
• Field Intel: Office 49 (Arcadian) Team A, B
• Irregular Ops: Office 46, Team B
• Padani Tiger Team: Charlie
• Mission Approach: Infiltration 6
• Mission Skills: Kinetic 2, Subdue 8, Computer 9, Analysis 7, SophInt 11, Investigation 9, Infiltration 6
• Escape 9, Avg: 3*

Task Group Sunglass

• SS Taci, Runabout
• Gate Team One, Gate Team Two
• Starfleet Security Team
• Mission Approach Infiltration 4
• Mission Skills Kinetic 5, Subdue 7, Computers 2, Analysis 2, SophInt 5, Investigation 2, Infiltration 5
• Escape 6, Avg 4*

Task Group Fastener

• SS Slipper, NC-2544
• Special Projects Security: Office 19 Teams A, B
• Field Intel: Office 44 Team A
• Irregular Operations: Office 46 Team A
• Mission Approach Infiltration 5
• Mission Skills Kinetic 8, Subdue 8, Computer 6, Analysis 2, SophInt 5, Investigation 3, Infiltration 8
• Escape 9, Avg 4*

Task Group Fox
- Pending arrival of Office 37 in Q3 -

Task Group Waterfall

• Yan-Ros Ranger Runabout
• Yan-Ros Team 12, Team 26
• Special Projects Security: Office 19 Team C
• Mission Approach Infiltration 3
• Kinetic 13, Subdue 10, Infiltration 6
• Escape 5, Avg: 4*
• Requires 20pp to deploy to cover collateral.

Task Group Guardrail

• CMF Prosperity, Civilian Ship
• Commando Teams Alpha, Bravo, Charlie
• Bureau of Foreign Intervention Tiger Teams Alpha, Bravo
• Mission Skills Kinetic 8, Subdue 8, Computer 4, Analysis 6, SophInt 4, Investigation 6, Infiltration 7
• Escape 8, Avg. 3*

Phase Two: Security

Known Penalties:

• Amarkian Infiltration, -1 to all Anti-Harmony Operations rolls in this sector.

Suspected Penalties:

• One of the subverted former Spirit crew members is strongly suspected of backdooring Federation communication protocols. The codes have changed, but the vulnerability is suspected to still remain.
• Another Starfleet officer suspected to be under Harmony influence is building variations of attack bots based on the Radwin patterns, and is striking out from somewhere in Apinae space.
• At least one starship has been having their events sabotaged by their computer. All events this ship attends will operate on a -2.You suspect it is one of the Central Sector ships.
• Classified ship movements near OSA space appear to be leaking. As of yet, however, the mechanism is unknown.
• Reviews of data from the Courageous has revealed the presence of carefully mapped Subspace eddies that allowed small cargo shipments to bust customs and deliver to Harmony assets providing them with weapons and equipment. Perhaps other sectors face the same issue? (Certain sectors increase Kinetic and Subdue success requirements by 1)
• Staff operating the Point 20 supercomputer centre at Ke'luur, the central hub of the HBZ, have started reporting data anomalies. Perhaps it is nothing, but it could represent a problem. (It is a problem, +1 to Harmony Access for any failed or marginal event within the HBZ or Okatha)

Tech Teams can be assigned to Technical Obstacles or Research Opportunities. A number of d6 equal to the Team Skill will be rolled, and the sum applied to the task each quarter. When finished, each task will provide a bonus, take away a penalty, or will reveal a hidden penalty that is in effect.

Available teams:

• Daystrom Institute, Skill 6
• Starfleet Science Academy, Skill 6
• Andorian Academy, Skill 6
• Starfleet Medical Command R&D, Skill 6

Technical Research Areas

• Assess Harmony Influence on Isolinear Tech, Remove potential Isolinear research penalty [21/40]
• Rudimentary Starfleet computer core rootkit scan, on completion will identify all compromised ships on Type-III duotronics. [21/40]
• Backup core purge routine, develop a system to allow compromised Ambassadors to reassert control via the backup cores.

• Increase Decryption, +1 Firewall Level
• Increase Resistance to Harmony Conversion, +1 Infiltration to attackers

• Rudimentary Harmony Agent Brain Scans, +1 to SophInt for defenders [20/50]
• Neurological-Nadion effect simulations, +1 to Subdue for attackers.

• Alternate approach brainstorming, generate new options

Audit Targets
Now that Office 15 has an idea of what they are looking for they can spearhead efforts to isolate Harmony cells within Starfleet and the Federation. You can partner them with research teams that cooperate with the Ship Design Bureau to ensure that the asset is clean, and to start the process of clearing Daystrom and Amash Hagan of their suspected infiltration.

You are aided in this regard by the Integrity Office of the Federation Diplomatic Service, giving you two options each turn. They can partner with member worlds, such as helping the Amarkian Gendarmes clear their sector with the assistance of details from the Courageous.

Available Office 15 Partnerships
* Amash Hagan, 1 Qtr, makes team available again
* Fleet Infiltration Assessment, 1 Qtr, identify penalties that apply within a given fleet or task force.
* Command Threat Assessment, 1 Qtr, identify potential wartime penalties that exist within a given command

Available Integrity Office Partnerships
* Theatre Threat Assessment, 1 Qtr, identify penalties that apply within sectors in this theatre

To expand upon your ability to Audit, during further legislation options, you can opt to bring on board the Rixx Scrutineers, Magen Sodi, and Vulcan Inspectorate.


[ ][TECH] Pick projects to assign tech teams to
[ ][AUDIT] Pick assignments for audit teams

Phase Three: Access

The job of defending the Federation from Harmony incursions is, of course, everyone's concern. And if all else fails, local authorities will be on hand to make at least some effort to defend against any event. The role of Starfleet Intelligence, and other possible defensive assets, is to be on hand for specialist situations and defray potential problems.

Almost all events that require Subdue can be re-rolled with Kinetic as a backup, but this will always generate an incident potentially costing PP.

Your Task Groups will be assigned to available assignments as listed below. You can assign multiple teams to a zone, and/or leave them empty. All events in an empty zone will be handled by the "Generic" responder, which is effectively ordinary law enforcement and other local authorities.

Available Assignments:
HBZ Policework
The border is closed to Harmony ... but there are still other powers whose citizens come through the border zone. Identifying threats and supporting the normal protective services can go a long way to isolating infiltration attempts.
Events here primarily require: Subdue, Computer, Investigation

SBZ Policework
You don't get down and handle the normal work of Starfleet Security's customs and member world police, but instead you look for signs in the steady drumbeat of incident reports of something more ... ominous. Something that needs a special touch.
Events here primarily require: Subdue, Investigation, SophInt


Old Core Policework
Protecting the long-serving capital of the Federation and the crucial surrounding infrastructure is an important job all on its own.
Events here primarily require: Subdue, Investigation, Analysis

Okatha-Earth Data Backbone
Known within Signals Command as the Point 22-2 Comm Data Trunk, this is a network of Comm Buoys and En/Decryption Supercomputer facilities. Assigning a specialist team to this backbone helps protect this key link from Harmony attempts at infiltration.
Events here primarily require: Computers, Analysis, Investigation


Apinae-Earth Data Backbone -
Known within Signals Command as the Point 17-2 Comm Data Trunk, this is a network of Comm Buoys and En/Decryption Supercomputer facilities. Assigning a specialist team to this backbone helps protect this key link from Harmony attempts at infiltration.
Events here primarily require: Computers, Analysis, Investigation

Mission Team
Task Group Gopher

• Office 43 Team A, B
• Starfleet Security
• Runabout BG-1
• Kinetic 2, Subdue 8, Computer 2, Analysis 6, Investigation 6, Infiltration 3*, Escape 5/3*

Task Group Greensleeves

• Office 43 Team C
• Runabout BG-2
• Starfleet Security (Two Teams)
• Kinetic 1, Subdue 7, Computer 4, Analysis 6, Investigation 6, Infiltration 3*, Escape 5/3*

Task Group Yardarm

• Office 20 Team A, B
• Runabout BG-3
• Padani Bureau of Internal Records - Auditor Group (Secondment) Team Alpha
• Kinetic 2, Subdue 5, Computer 6, Analysis 4, Investigation 3, SophInt 4, Infiltration 6, Escape 5/3*

Task Group Yoke

• Rixx Scrutineer Team A, B
• Starfleet Security
• Subdue 6, Computer 2, Analysis 2, SophInt 10, Investigation 10, Escape 5/4*

Task Group Necklace

• Office 23 Counter-Intel Team 1, 2
• Starfleet Security
• Subdue 2, Computer 12, Analysis 8, Investigation 2, Escape 5/2*

Generic Responder:

• Generic Local Authorities or Starfleet Security
• All Stats bar Kinetic: 0 + Firewall Level, Health 2, Escape 3*

[ ][SECURE] Pick task groups to assign to each sector

Assets: