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To Boldly Go... (a Starfleet quest)

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Briefvoice said:
This one is the Enterprise.... my head says we should move Rurliss here, but my heart sees "tradition of service" and all of that I I want to put the legacy guy on the legacy ship and see what he makes of it. His stats are decent too. But if you don't like this choice, go with your head and absolutely put Captain Iliae Rurliss on the Enterprise.
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Former Enterprise-B security officer, btw.
 
[X][FYM1] No Captain
[X][FYM2] Captain Sorek
[X][FYM3] Captain Iliae Rurliss
[X][FYM4] Captain Zolani Volanen

[X][AMBY] Allow the Tellarites to name NCC-3909, as she was a Tellarite-built ship. (Gain +5 pp)

Put our two veteran captains back in the saddle for one more run, and... well, I know he's not gonna win but I really liked Captain Sorek. As far as captain bonuses, you really can do a lot worse than +2 to not dying to surprise encounters and a reroll for not dying in combat.
 
My considerations:
  • Rurliss and Volanen both separately saved the universe, tradition dictates they get a second fym if they want it
  • It's time to retire Voshov
  • R'cyo is a good cat who I want to see more of
Thus:

[X][FYM1] No Captain
[X][FYM2] Captain Hofra R'cyo
[X][FYM3] Captain Iliae Rurliss
[X][FYM4] Captain Zolani Volanen
[X][AMBY] Allow the Tellarites to name NCC-3909, as she was a Tellarite-built ship. (Gain +5 pp)
 
Jenny said:
(note that spice scores greater than 2 add to event resolution stats where relevant)
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! This is big.

Jenny said:
Captain Zesh sh'Rannax

Andorian shen, 51
Current Assignment: Captain, USS Thejal
SPICE: S2 P2 I3 C2 E3 (note that spice scores greater than 2 add to event resolution stats where relevant)
Captain sh'Rannax has braved all manner of hostile environments in her time with the Valiant and the Thejal.
[Bug Hunt]: Re-roll failed encounters with strange creatures.
[Away Team Expert]: +2 to all away team rolls
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2 SPICE points over 2, Away Team expert.

Jenny said:
Captain Sorek

Vulcan Male, 67
Current Assignment: Lecturer, Starfleet Academy
SPICE: S2 P4 I3 C2 E3
A stolid captain with a disciplined reputation, Sorek is also an adept tactician.
[According to Protocol]: +2 to Surprise Encounters
[Space Tactician]: Reroll failed space combat rolls
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Note the 4 SPICE points over 2, which I think is about as valuable as +4 to ships stats, which is a lot. Combat does not occur often, but when it does we really don't want to lose, and rerolls are powerful stuff. His main selling point are those SPICE stats though I feel.

Jenny said:
Captain Gregor Mannigan

Human Male, 46
Current Assignment: Captain, USS Frontier
SPICE: S2 P3 I3 C2 E2
Captain Mannigan loves craft beers and visiting cities by riding around on his fixed-gear bicycle. When he's not watching spaceball with the boys (and girls, because he's #feminist and it's 2326) he's reading Jonathan Franzen or working on getting a microbrewery set up in Cargo Bay 3. Manbuns mandatory, even for the girls.
[I've Got a Bad Feeling About This]: Reduced crew casualties taken from failed events
[Never Intimidated]: Reroll failed hostile threat event rolls
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2 Spices. Reduced casualties are good, but bonuses to events so that we don't fail and take any would be better. Also, is that reduction in % or in flat -x? EC crew is quite valuable though. Rerolls are powerful, but I have no idea what hostile threat events are or how often they happen. Has an interesting character.

Jenny said:
Captain Arthur Acheson

Human Male, 49
Current Assignment: Captain, USS Emancipation
SPICE: S2 P3 I2 C2 E3
A captain who lives by the motto "Be Prepared", Captain Acheson is part of a family that has served Starfleet for generations.
[Always Prepared]: Reroll failed Surprise Encounters
[Tradition of Service]: +1 C
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2 Spices. His bonuses don't seem all that valuable to me, compared to others.

Jenny said:
Captain Tersu Lakun

Agender Caldonian, 49
Current Assignment: Captain, USS Hawking
SPICE: S4 P3 I2 C2 E2
An officer of few words, Tersu Lakun has extensive scientific training and a surprising knack for diplomacy.
[Patient Investigator]: Reroll failed events involving careful investigation.
[Learned from Straak]: +15 BR/SR from resource gains.
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3 Spices. Bonuses are hard to judge, but don't seem like much (relatively) again to me. Though do note the synergy between S4 (so +2 to science events as I understand it) and that reroll (investigation is S I think?).

Jenny said:
Captain Zolani Volanen

(may not be chosen for USS Voshov or NCC-3909)
Orion Female, 47
Current Assignment: Captain, USS Ambassador
SPICE: S5 P2 I3 C2 E4
The first Orion on the Explorer Corps Panel of Captains, Captain Volanen has made a successful first contact with the Pakleds and expanded our knowledge of history.
[I have some PhDs]: +1 S
[My Thesis was on this!]: Reroll failures on events featuring ruins, archaeology, or the past
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6! Spices. +1S comes into play in, like, half the events, and adds to that S5. Reroll on archeology, which is S stuff. Top tier captain indeed.

Jenny said:
Captain Iliae Rurliss

Amarki female, 43
Current Assignment: CO, USS Voshov
SPICE: S2 P4 I5 C2 E4
A captain who thrives in difficult situations, Iliae Rurliss returns from an impressive five-year mission circumnavigating the Ashalla Pact, saving the universe along the way.
[Cool in a Crisis]: Reroll the first failed Hard event each year; +2 on this reroll.
[Cardassian Literature from an Alternate Future]: +1 on events involving the Ashalla Pact
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7!! Spices. Rerolls Hard events, which are the ones that most often need rerolling. Compared to that that +1 to Ashalla Pact events is a footnote. Give her the Enterprise.

Jenny said:
Captain Hofra R'Cyo

The bravest of all Starfleet captains, if only because he feels the most fear. A surprisingly hands-on Captain, R'Cyo has dealt face to face with many opponents over the years, and though in a few cases he has been forced to resort to violence, in most cases he has been able to resolve matters with words alone.
Current Assignment: Captain, USS Excalibur
SPICE: S3 P2 I3 C2 E2
[Prepared-y Cat]: Reduced crew casualties from all events.
[Face-to-Face]: +1 P
[Savior of Kelowna]: +2 on events involving the Tauni
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2 Scipes. Good fraction of garrison events are P, but Explorers have a different table and don't generally conduct diplomacy outside of first contacts I think, so all I can say is that +1P is good. +2 on Tauni events is really meh, they are tiny and nowhere near where FYMs should go. I like his character, but he needs time I believe.


[ ][FYM1] USS Voshov Captain
I don't know how EC crew works out and thus if we want to retire her into general service, so I'm gonna wait on Commotion$ocks or Briefvoice (our shipyard ops gurus) before voting here.

Also, I now realize that the thread might not be aware of this, but the Excelsior-B refit will remove the FYM capability. And we plan to order it the coming Snakepit, so 2y to it being available.

FakeEdit: Ninjaed.

[X][FYM1] No Captain.

[][FYM2] Captain Zesh sh'Rannax
Not nearly as sure here as I am with the others, and almost voted for Sorek, but in the end I decided to give the promising Tellarite a chance to captain the Amby build by his people.

Edit: Was informed on Discord that I mixed up species, he's an Andorian. As such:

[][FYM2] Captain Gregor Mannigan
Competent and interesting.

Edit:
[X][FYM2] Captain Sorek
Changed my mind.

[X][FYM3] Captain Iliae Rurliss
Our very best captain for Enterprise.

[X][FYM4] Captain Zolani Volanen
Our second best for Ambassador.

[X][AMBY] Allow the Tellarites to name NCC-3909, as she was a Tellarite-built ship. (Gain +5 pp)
Definitely.
 
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[X][FYM1] No Captain.
Time to retire.
[X][FYM3] Captain Iliae Rurliss
[X][FYM4] Captain Zolani Volanen
[X][AMBY] Allow the Tellarites to name NCC-3909, as she was a Tellarite-built ship. (Gain +5 pp)

Unsure about the new blood I'd like to see.
OneirosTheWriter said:
New admiralty bonuses: +0.05 OET per affiliate from Nkumba, +2.5% OET from McCoy
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Do we know what Pathe Lathriss' bonus in SYO is yet?
Enerael said:
[X][FYM2] Captain Zesh sh'Rannax

Not nearly as sure here as I am with the others, and almost voted for Sorek, but in the end I decided to give the promising Tellarite a chance to captain the Amby build by his people.
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Except Zesh is Andorian. :)

[X][FYM2] Captain Sorek
[X][FYM2] Captain Gregor Mannigan
 
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[X][FYM1] No Captain
[X][FYM2] Captain Hofra R'cyo
[X][FYM3] Captain Iliae Rurliss
[X][FYM4] Captain Zolani Volanen
[X][AMBY] Allow the Tellarites to name NCC-3909, as she was a Tellarite-built ship. (Gain +5 pp)
 
[X][FYM1] No Captain
[X][FYM2] Captain Hofra R'cyo
[X][FYM2] Captain Sorek
[X][FYM3] Captain Iliae Rurliss
[X][FYM4] Captain Zolani Volanen
[X][AMBY] Allow the Tellarites to name NCC-3909, as she was a Tellarite-built ship. (Gain +5 pp)
 
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[X][FYM1] No Captain
[X][FYM2] Captain Sorek
[X][FYM3] Captain Iliae Rurliss
[X][FYM4] Captain Zolani Volanen

[X][AMBY] Allow the Tellarites to name NCC-3909, as she was a Tellarite-built ship. (Gain +5 pp)
 
[X][FYM1] No Captain
[X][FYM2] Captain Arthur Acheson
[X][FYM3] Captain Iliae Rurliss
[X][FYM4] Captain Zolani Volanen

[X][AMBY] Allow the Tellarites to name NCC-3909, as she was a Tellarite-built ship. (Gain +5 pp)
 
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[X][FYM1] No Captain
[X][FYM2] Captain Hofra R'cyo
[X][FYM3] Captain Iliae Rurliss
[X][FYM4] Captain Zolani Volanen

[X][AMBY] Allow the Tellarites to name NCC-3909, as she was a Tellarite-built ship. (Gain +5 pp)
 
[X][FYM1] No Captain
[X][FYM2] Captain Hofra R'cyo
[X][FYM3] Captain Iliae Rurliss
[X][FYM4] Captain Zolani Volanen
[X][AMBY] Allow the Tellarites to name NCC-3909, as she was a Tellarite-built ship. (Gain +5 pp)

I like Captain Fraidy-Cat.
 
Acheson is not getting very far.

Personally I think we should be way more selective in giving second 5YM. Volanen is fine I guess, but she hasn't really caught my imagination.
 
[X][FYM1] No Captain
[X][AMBY] Allow the Tellarites to name NCC-3909, as she was a Tellarite-built ship. (Gain +5 pp)

If I can find time to go over the captains later, will try to put some in, but for now, just the no-brainers.
 
[X][FYM1] No Captain
[X][FYM2] Captain Hofra R'cyo
[X][FYM3] Captain Iliae Rurliss
[X][FYM4] Captain Zolani Volanen

sure sounds just about fair i think?
 
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