To Boldly Go... (a Starfleet quest)

Simon_Jester · Jan 11, 2018

Ivan the Not-so-Terrible said:
Still catching up (just reached 2314) but have searched the thread and seriously has nobody realized the Lecarre are Le Carré?

It was realized early on, we just don't talk about it much. Not a lot of spy thriller fans in the thread I guess?

Erandil said:
Maybe throw in a point about treatment of "privateers" and who is responsible for their actions? I mean it is probably a key part of any treaty anyhow but I think that since the CU has in the past favoured "deniable" ops it might be a smart idea to include some provisions against them.

For example: Signatories are legally responsible for actions of criminals originating from their sphere of influence and are liable for any costs/damages caused by such factions.

Could come back to bite us during the Bajoran Resistance era. I think we can live with the Cardassians engaging in deniable ops; we've had a pretty good track record of minimizing the harm they can do.

Random Member said:
No Babylon 5, no Battlestar Galactica, no Dune, no Doctor Who.

Worst sci-fi crossover quest ever.

The meta-omake describing the crossover episode between the Tenth Doctor and Nash ka'Sharren is bouncing around my head, it just needs a Whovian to help me plot and write it.

Night · Jan 11, 2018

The Lecarre aren't actually very Le Carré, weirdly enough.

Nervos Belli · Jan 11, 2018

Simon_Jester said:
It was realized early on, we just don't talk about it much. Not a lot of spy thriller fans in the thread I guess?

Could come back to bite us during the Bajoran Resistance era. I think we can live with the Cardassians engaging in deniable ops; we've had a pretty good track record of minimizing the harm they can do.

The meta-omake describing the crossover episode between the Tenth Doctor and Nash ka'Sharren is bouncing around my head, it just needs a Whovian to help me plot and write it.

I haven't been keeping up with it lately, but I was a big Whovian in the 9-10 era. Feel free to PM me if you want someone to bounce ideas off.

OneirosTheWriter · Jan 11, 2018

Night said:
The Lecarre aren't actually very Le Carré, weirdly enough.

Yeah, but I like them better this way!

Iron Wolf · Jan 11, 2018

Literally the second post after they were introduced

Iron Wolf said:
Hmm, I wonder why...

Simon_Jester · Jan 11, 2018

Nervos Belli said:
I haven't been keeping up with it lately, but I was a big Whovian in the 9-10 era. Feel free to PM me if you want someone to bounce ideas off.

I don't think I'll be in fit shape to do plotting in the next few days, but I'll try to remember that. Thanks!

Night · Jan 11, 2018

OneirosTheWriter said:
Yeah, but I like them better this way!

Oh I don't disagree. But then I think the Le Carré spy novel found its ultimate expression when it collided with supernatural existential dread, spawning stuff like the Laundry series or Declare.

Aeondrac · Jan 11, 2018

[X] A Pair of Considerations

HearthBorn · Jan 11, 2018

[X] A Pair of Considerations

kyuden · Jan 12, 2018

[X] A Pair of Considerations

Artemis1992 · Jan 12, 2018

[X] A Pair Of Considerations

Briefvoice · Jan 12, 2018

Feels a little unnecessarily terse to me, but whatever.

cast2007 · Jan 12, 2018

[X] A Pair Of Considerations
-[X] 26 Enio holds the key to the Badlands, and whichever side possesses it can hide activity in the sensor shadow of that area freely. Defensively speaking it the key installation in preventing strategic surprise going forward. It would also keep the border shorter and avoid protruding/intruding subsectors.
-[X] Much like Athos V has done much for our relationship with the Romulans, shared research colonies, outposts, or stations with Pact species within the DMZ could do a lot for thawing relations going forward. Much like the Themis deal, the more that can be done to relax or create exceptions to the "no contact" rule the better.

Redhead222 · Jan 12, 2018

failing all that maybe get that station that they build a like a meeting point between us and them???

Goat · Jan 12, 2018

Redhead222 said:
failing all that maybe get that station that they build a like a meeting point between us and them???

So, this quests equivalent to Babylon 5 perhaps? In purpose, at least, if not in image.

nocarename · Jan 12, 2018

Redhead222 said:
failing all that maybe get that station that they build a like a meeting point between us and them???

Nah. Build a new one.
Well.
Lose two to Ashalla pact delaying actions/sabotage.
A third to Bajoran Dispora sabotage.
The fourth, was, um, misplaced. Please direct all questions to Office 0.
We're reasonably sure that the funding will be cut if we have to build a sixth without a very good reason.

Goat said:
So, this quests equivalent to Babylon 5 perhaps? In purpose, at least, if not in image.

Honestly, what sort of wacko uses spin gravity in a ST universe?

pbluekan · Jan 12, 2018

nocarename said:
Honestly, what sort of wacko uses spin gravity in a ST universe?

The ST equivalents of luddites?

Redhead222 · Jan 12, 2018

Goat said:
So, this quests equivalent to Babylon 5 perhaps? In purpose, at least, if not in image.

kind of except there be no romulans or klingons on station, nether will the horizon show up

TyrialFrost · Jan 12, 2018

[X] A Pair Of Considerations

TyrialFrost · Jan 12, 2018

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Adhoc vote count started by TyrialFrost on Jan 12, 2018 at 3:38 AM, finished with 108 posts and 34 votes.

18 people have voted
[X] A Pair Of Considerations
- SynchronizedWritersBlock
- Goat
- The Sandman
- charysa
- cast2007
- Steven Kodaly
- Usili 2.0
- MTB
- Theunderbolt
- Derpmind
- Forgothrax
- Pierre Vernier
- Shard
- Aeondrac
- HearthBorn
- kyuden
- Artemis1992
- TyrialFrost
11 people have voted
[X] The Closest Border
5 people have voted
-[X] 26 Enio holds the key to the Badlands, and whichever side possesses it can hide activity in the sensor shadow of that area freely. Defensively speaking it the key installation in preventing strategic surprise going forward. It would also keep the border shorter and avoid protruding/intruding subsectors.
5 people have voted
-[X] Much like Athos V has done much for our relationship with the Romulans, shared research colonies, outposts, or stations with Pact species within the DMZ could do a lot for thawing relations going forward. Much like the Themis deal, the more that can be done to relax or create exceptions to the "no contact" rule the better.
2 people have voted
[X] Starfleet concerns:
- Nix
- pbluekan
2 people have voted
[X] Have total faith in the Council.
- Random Member
- Enerael
1 people have voted
-[X] Secure a route allowing continued coreward exploration without needing to rely on the ISC granting passage (try to get the coreward-tailward half of Opal, or at least the coreward-tailward corner).
- Nix
1 people have voted
-[X] Keep the border defensible and short (prefer diagonal splits to protruding or intruding subsectors). If any part of Enio needs to be surrendered try to at least keep the rimward-tailward half.
- Nix
1 people have voted
[X] Don't let your eagerness for peace blind you to the opportunities presented by our strong bargaining position.
- Winged One
1 people have voted
-[X] Also, the DMZ should be much smaller than the Romulan Neutral Zone. The Cardassians don't psychologically need a ridiculously huge one the way the Romulans apparently did.
- Winged One

MTB · Jan 12, 2018

nocarename said:
Honestly, what sort of wacko uses spin gravity in a ST universe?

Spin gravity works in case of power failure ...

Deathbybunnies · Jan 12, 2018

[X] A Pair Of Considerations

Simon_Jester · Jan 12, 2018

MTB said:
Spin gravity works in case of power failure ...

Honestly, I get the feeling that in Star Trek, power failure on spacecraft and stations is fatal for so many reasons that the setting's engineers have given up on making systems robust in case of power failure, and concentrated on making sure there are forms of backup power available reliably.

Gravitas Hunt · Jan 12, 2018

[X] A Pair Of Considerations

OneirosTheWriter · Jan 12, 2018

The vote thingie is closed, tally please?

To Boldly Go... (a Starfleet quest)

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