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To Boldly Go... (a Starfleet quest) Starfleet Ship Design Bureau, Refit ("To Boldly Go...")
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Hmm. Shouldn't the Indorians know where Cardassia Prime is? The Cardassian trade negotiations with them had advanced pretty far, and the route Indorian freighters would be sent along and the distance they'd have to cover seem pretty important details.
 
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2307.Q2 - The Snakepit
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    • 2307.Q2

    Cardassians, Cardassians, Cardassians.

    The name is on the lips of every member of the Council, especially the new Amarkian Councillors. Whether speaking of the need for the Federation Council to aggressively develop some diplomatic footing with the Union, or the need to press hard so as not to fall behind. No one envisages a war, or argues in favour of one. But many, especially the humans and Andorians, still retain some institutional memory of the wild and woolly early days of competition with the Klingons. Many from those worlds are girding themselves for the cut and thrust of that form of frontier conflict anew. The Amarki are joining them, as much as the Vulcans disagree. The Tellarites are on the fence, much of their earlier fervour checked by how near a thing the loss of the Amarki Councillors was. Everyone agrees that Starfleet needs to continue to expand. The continuing point of concern about the Jaldun-class cruisers versus the Constellations comes up frequently.


    Speaking of the Jalduns, news slowly trickles in during the proceedings that the Cardassians are searching for a missing cruiser, lost in areas near the more porous portions of the interstellar borders. They try to keep it discreet, but their inquiries with local factions can be pieced together. The CDF Rindar has been lost.

    When this comes to light you get viciously grilled on the stand by a number of Councillors, but you honestly don't know anything about it. Space is dangerous, and Starfleet knows it more than most.

    The other matter which comes up is that of Captain Michel Thuir, who was cleared by a board of inquiry, and whose First Officer has been officially commended for how they rescued the situation from outright disaster. Apparently the Federation Diplomatic Service has been attempting to reopen diplomatic channels through the agencies of the Apiata, but to no avail. Of course, for your own part you get blowtorched by a procession of Councillors, many of whom were slapping you on the back a couple months ago at the signing of Amarkia. No one openly confronts the problem that Cardassian intel agents can operate unchecked by anyone outside of Captain ka'Sharren, seemingly.

    [ ][COUNCIL] Submit a plan to the Council
    (You may select any number of options, as long as you can pay the Political Will cost. You currently have one-hundred and fifty-one (151) Political Will to spend.

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    Federation Council Options for 2307.Q2
    • NEW Request Mining Colony at Beta Corridan, 8pp (4 turns, gain +10 br / year, +10 sr / year)
    • Request expansion of San Francisco Fleet Yards, 15pp (4 turns, gain new 1m t berth) [Can take multiple times]
    • Request expansion of 40 Eridani A Shipyards, 20pp (4 turns, gain new 1m t berth) [Can take multiple times]
    • Request expansion of Ana Font Shipyard, 10pp (4 turns, gain 1 new 1m t berth) [Can take multiple times]
    • Request expansion of Lor'Vela Orbital Construction Facility, 10pp (4 turns, gain 1 new 1m t berth) [Can take multiple times]
    • Request Excelsior berth at a shipyard, 40pp (6 turns, gain new 3m t berth)
    • Request Cruiser berth at Utopia Planitia, 20pp (6 turns, gain new 2m t berth)
    • Request new Starbase I [Write in Sector] 20pp for home sectors, CBZ or RBZ, 30pp for KBZ
    • Request expansion of Outposts in the Amarkia Sector, 10pp (4 turns, +5 Defence in Amarkia, more colonies with outposts if state of emergency ensues)
    • Reduce Militarisation Level 65pp
    • Increase Threat Level 40pp
    • Request Ongoing Budget increase 30pp (Roll for success)
    • Request Allocation for an Excelsior's resources, one-off-infusion of an Excelsior's cost, 20pp
    • Request Academy Expansion, 35pp (Gain +.5 Officers/Enlisted/Techs throughput)
    • Request Science Academy Expansion, 20pp (Gain +1 Techs throughput)
    • Request Temporary Explorer Corps Recruitment Drive, 20pp, (Gain 2 Officer, 2 Enlisted, 2 Techs, PLUS Convert 2 Officer, 2 Enlisted, 2 Techs from normal service)
    • Request Start of Ambassador class project, receiving one-off boost of Research Points and go-ahead for some projects, 45pp
    • Request Start of Renaissance class project, receiving one-off boost of Research Points and go-ahead for some projects, 20pp
    • Request Start of Custom Explorer project, receiving one-off boost of Research Points and go-ahead for some projects, 50pp
    • Request Start of Custom Cruiser project, receiving one-off boost of Research Points and go-ahead for some projects, 30pp
    • Request Start of Custom Escort project, receiving one-off boost of Research Points and go-ahead for some projects, 45pp
    • Request Refit Program for Miranda class [+1 S,H,L for 20br, 10sr, 1 Year (4 turns)], 6 turns, 45pp (NB: new unit cost for the Miranda will be 60/45)
    • Request Refit Program for Constellation class [+1 C,S,D, for 20br, 10sr, 1 Year (4 turns)], 6 turns 40pp (NB: new unit cost for Constellation will be 70/45)
    • Request Refit Program for Constitution class [Constitution-class acquires stat block listed below], 8 turns, 35pp
    • Request new Tech Team to be added to your Ship Design Bureau, 20pp
    • Request new Skill 2 Comms & Xeno Tech Team to be added to your Ship Design Bureau, 10pp
    • Request new Skill 2 ONA Research Team, Shipyard Construction Spec, Tech Team to be added to your Ship Design Bureau, 10pp
    • Request focused Diplomacy on a potential member species, 10pp (One affiliate or prospective race will undergo accelerate diplomacy) [Can be taken multiple times]
    • NEW Expand Explorer Corps Recruitment drives to affiliates, 25pp (One affiliate starts generating 0.3 of Explorer Corps crew, arrangement depends on species) [Once per affiliate]
    • Arrange to have an Old Guard Admiral convinced it is time to retire, 20pp
    • Add a Member World Coordination Office under Shipyard Ops, 30pp (allow cooperation with member worlds on ship-building priorities as part of Shipyard Ops turn phase)
    • Request expanded assets for Starfleet Intelligence Command, 40pp (allow greater numbers of intelligence assets, including deployed on ships, increasing DC for Cardassian actions)


    A/N: Tech Team price has dropped in light of the splitting of the research tree. Cost of the Constitution refit reduced as an Omake reward to @Briefvoice. Coordination office is due to omake reward requests from different people. Comms & Xeno Tech Team option for @nocarename. @Katsuragi your omake rewards are tied in with the Starfleet Intelligence option. The ONA team is a reward for a few people.
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    Federation Grading:
    Current Minimum Science = 75 [Now 87]
    Current Maximum Combat = 270 [Now 108]

    (Soft cap, will gain +1 Militarisation per 10 pts over - will increase with Threat Level by 10)

    Minimum Concurrent 5 Year Missions = 3
    Current Militarisation Level = 3
    Current Federation Threat Level = 9

    Council Objectives:
    85 Science by 2311 (Currently 87)
    2 New Oberths by 2311
    120 Defence by 2312 (Currently 96)

    Starfleet Ambitions:
    Operate no fewer than 5 concurrent Five Year Missions by 2311.

    Current Federation Full Members:
    Humans
    Vulcans
    Andorians
    Tellarites
    Amarki

    Current Federation Affiliates:
    Betazoids 465/500 + 5 = 470/500
    Rigellians 312/500 + 5 = 317/500
    Caitians 396/500 + 8 = 404/500
    Risa 213/500 + 15 = 228/500
    Caldonians 203/500 + 4 = 207/500
    Gaeni 192/500 + 11 = 203/500
    Orions 174/500 + 21 = 195/500
    Indorions 143/500 + 12 = 155/500
    Apiata 100/500 + 29 = 129/500

    Currently Known Others Possible Members:
    Yrillians 45/100
    Seyek 40/100
    Dawiar 25/100
    Kadeshi 35/100
    Sotaw 35/100
    Gretarians 25/100
    Sydraxians -40/100

    Major Powers
    Romulans - Trending Positive
    Klingons - At Peace
    Cardassians - Low-Level Sporadic Conflict
     
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    • Are the Sydraxians near Cardassian territory? Because they're at -40/100 so I think we should spend a diplomatic push on them to keep them from falling too far away from us.

    Also didn't we get +50 relations with the Caitians this turn from the events? Or does that not come into effect until next turn?
     
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    OneirosTheWriter said:
    Request Cruiser berth at Utopia Planitia, 20pp (6 turns, gain new 2m t berth)
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    OneirosTheWriter said:
    • Request Start of Ambassador class project, receiving one-off boost of Research Points and go-ahead for some projects, 45pp
    • Request Start of Renaissance class project, receiving one-off boost of Research Points and go-ahead for some projects, 20pp
    • Request Start of Custom Explorer project, receiving one-off boost of Research Points and go-ahead for some projects, 50pp
    • Request Start of Custom Cruiser project, receiving one-off boost of Research Points and go-ahead for some projects, 30pp
    • Request Start of Custom Escort project, receiving one-off boost of Research Points and go-ahead for some projects, 45pp
    • Request Refit Program for Miranda class [+1 S,H,L for 20br, 10sr, 1 Year (4 turns)], 6 turns, 45pp (NB: new unit cost for the Miranda will be 60/45)
    • Request Refit Program for Constellation class [+1 C,S,D, for 20br, 10sr, 1 Year (4 turns)], 6 turns 40pp (NB: new unit cost for Constellation will be 70/45)
    • Request Refit Program for Constitution class [Constitution-class acquires stat block listed below], 8 turns, 35pp
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    Request new Skill 2 ONA Research Team, Shipyard Construction Spec, Tech Team to be added to your Ship Design Bureau, 10pp
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    • Add a Member World Coordination Office under Shipyard Ops to allow cooperation with member worlds on ship-building priorities as part of Shipyard Ops turn phase.
    • Request expanded assets for Starfleet Intelligence Command, 40pp (allow greater numbers of intelligence assets, including deployed on ships, increasing DC for Cardassian actions)
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    These are tempting options...
     
    We should definitely increase Starfleet Intelligence assets. The most effective ways the Cardassians can hurt us is via the Obsidian Order. We need to try to mitigate that as much as possible.
     
    Excellent, we got a really nice increase in Apiata relations :)

    I really want to request assets for Intelligence Command. Making covert actions harder for the Cardassians would be wonderful.
     
    [X][COUNCIL] Plan Safeguard
    -[X] Request Refit Program for Constitution class [Constitution-class acquires stat block listed below], 8 turns, 35pp
    -[X] Request expanded assets for Starfleet Intelligence Command, 40pp (allow greater numbers of intelligence assets, including deployed on ships, increasing DC for Cardassian action
    -[X] Request expansion of Outposts in the Amarkia Sector, 10pp (4 turns, +5 Defence in Amarkia, more colonies with outposts if state of emergency ensues)
    -[X] Request Mining Colony at Beta Corridan, 8pp (4 turns, gain +10 br / year, +10 sr / year)
    -[X] Request Allocation for an Excelsior's resources, one-off-infusion of an Excelsior's cost, 20pp
    -[X] Request Temporary Explorer Corps Recruitment Drive, 20pp, (Gain 2 Officer, 2 Enlisted, 2 Techs, PLUS Convert 2 Officer, 2 Enlisted, 2 Techs from normal service
    -[X] Request focused Diplomacy on a potential member species, 10pp (One affiliate or prospective race will undergo accelerate diplomacy) : Apiata
    -[X] Request focused Diplomacy on a potential member species, 10pp (One affiliate or prospective race will undergo accelerate diplomacy) : Indorions

    135+ (10 +8)*0.9 = 151.2 and I'm about 70% sure we should actually have 152 points, checking back. Also we used to have half a point that got dropped somewhere along the way?
     
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    @OneirosTheWriter With the focused Diplomacy able to be taken multiple times, can multiple pushes of this type be allocated to the same race? Also, the Sydraxians are at -40/100 - are they near the Cardassian sphere of influence? And what happened with the +50 Relations we got with the Caitians - does it wait until next turn before being applied?
     
    Instead of requesting resources and a recruitment drive, I think we should see about getting our budget increased, building a mining colony, or building an additional starbase/some outposts.
     
    [] Plan Derek

    - Request new Starbase I [RBZ], 20pp
    - Request expansion of Outposts in the Amarkia Sector, 10pp
    - Request Allocation for an Excelsior's resources, one-off-infusion of an Excelsior's cost, 20pp
    - Request Temporary Explorer Corps Recruitment Drive, 20pp
    - Request Start of Renaissance class project, receiving one-off boost of Research Points and go-ahead for some projects, 20pp
    - Request expanded assets for Starfleet Intelligence Command, 40pp
    - Request focused Diplomacy on a potential member species, 10pp (One affiliate or prospective race will undergo accelerate diplomacy) : Apiata
    - Request focused Diplomacy on a potential member species, 10pp (One affiliate or prospective race will undergo accelerate diplomacy) : Betazoids

    This should be 150pp, leaving us 1 left :p

    Ok, here's my plan. A Starbase in the RBZ to free up a couple ships, Outposts in the Amarkia Sector to do the same, an Excelsior's resources so we're not cutting things too close, Explorer Corps drive to get our 5th 5YM out early, get the Renaissance going so we'll have a nice LC ready for production in a bit (not really seeing any room for the Constellation refit sadly, so going with this), expand assets for IC to better counter the Obsidian Order, and 2 pushes which I'm open on the target of.

    I definitely want to do the Constellation refit next snakepit though.
     
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    Chaeronea said:
    @OneirosTheWriter With the focused Diplomacy able to be taken multiple times, can multiple pushes of this type be allocated to the same race? Also, the Sydraxians are at -40/100 - are they near the Cardassian sphere of influence? And what happened with the +50 Relations we got with the Caitians - does it wait until next turn before being applied?
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    No, you can't take the same species multiple times at once.

    The Sydraxians are most likely in the Cardassian sphere of influence from what you know.

    The +50 relations from the Caitians was already applied.
     
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    Instead of requesting resources and a recruitment drive, I think we should see about getting our budget increased, building a mining colony, or building an additional starbase/some outposts.
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    Including a mining colony now, and we need the resources and crew now to keep our scheduled constreuctions running and to crew the next excelsior. In general I agree with you, just not this specific year.
     
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    hmm, if we managed to get hard numbers on the Cardassians bigger ships (the one larger than our explorer i mean) maybe the council would let us remake the old Federation class but with much heavier science facilities so it can do more than just fight, we'd probably only be able to get away with having one or 2 but it could be pretty pivotal in forcing the Cardassians to back down if we use it right.

    Also the idea of potentially using Dreadnought class ships as explorer vessels near the Cardassian area amuses me greatly.
     
    Derek58 said:
    [X] Plan Derek

    - Request new Starbase I [RBZ], 20pp
    - Request expansion of Outposts in the Amarkia Sector, 10pp
    - Request Allocation for an Excelsior's resources, one-off-infusion of an Excelsior's cost, 20pp
    - Request Temporary Explorer Corps Recruitment Drive, 20pp
    - Request Start of Renaissance class project, receiving one-off boost of Research Points and go-ahead for some projects, 20pp
    - Request expanded assets for Starfleet Intelligence Command, 40pp
    - Request focused Diplomacy on a potential member species, 10pp (One affiliate or prospective race will undergo accelerate diplomacy) : Apiata
    - Request focused Diplomacy on a potential member species, 10pp (One affiliate or prospective race will undergo accelerate diplomacy) : Indorions

    This should be 150pp, leaving us 1 left :p

    Ok, here's my plan. A Starbase in the RBZ to free up a couple ships, Outposts in the Amarkia Sector to do the same, an Excelsior's resources so we're not cutting things too close, Explorer Corps drive to get our 5th 5YM out early, get the Renaissance going so we'll have a nice LC ready for production in a bit (not really seeing any room for the Constellation refit sadly, so going with this), expand assets for IC to better counter the Obsidian Order, and 2 pushes which I'm open on the target of.

    I definitely want to do the Constellation refit next snakepit though.
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    We don't want to antagonize the Romulans with a RBZ base.
     
    Is it possible to make a shared star base with the Romulans and Klingons at the intersection of the three territories? It would be useful to have a diplomatic space for the major powers to sort out their issues. Also a legitimate trading post. And a place to share information on quadrant wide threats such as the biophage.

    It would be a lot of diplomatic work but it might be worth increasing relations with the other two major powers while everyone is in a good mood.
     
    Nobody wants to get the Betazed to 500 and get those sweet sweet telepaths for Starfleet intelligence?
     
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