Of course he didn't appear, we were following Good!Kirk and Co. Leslie was being used to wipe down the bulkheads by Evil!Kirk in the regular universe.
To Boldly Go... (a Starfleet quest)
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Leslie:
"Look, all I know is, when we beamed Kirk, Scotty, Uhura, and McCoy back from Halkan, we got, in reverse order, a giggling torturer, a downright terrifyingly competent vamp, one of the most cold-hearted bastards you never, never want to let anywhere near the controls to your ship's gravity generators, and Evil Opposite Jim Kirk."
"It was not a good time. You know how I feel about Spock, but I'll give that bastard son of a torpedo tube this much, I think him and Sulu may just have saved all our lives that day."
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Proud member of Thors Class VII from Liberl
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so basically Tuesday then.
- Location
- Mid-Atlantic
Leslie:
"Well, it would have been pretty routine, until Evil Opposite Uhura snuck a virus that disabled the bridge security lockouts and Evil Opposite Scotty started threatening to crunch us all against the bulkheads at thirty gravities if we didn't follow his directions. Plus we didn't have a doctor and the injuries from Evil Opposite Kirk running around were starting to ramp up, so it was a while before I could get treatment for all the broken bones. I've had worse days, but I won't lie, it was a bad 'un."
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- He/Him
First time I read this I missed a word ("reverse") which resulted in some downright alarming mental images.
I didn't know I needed Scary Sultry Scotty in my life until now.
- Location
- Mid-Atlantic
Leslie:
"Hah! To be fair, for all I know Evil Opposite Scotty could've had all manner of roguish charm. Maybe I just didn't notice, on account of not swinging that way and all. And you're sure as hell not wrong that I wouldn't want Uhura's evil opposite anywhere near my shipboard gravity generators either. So eh, shoe fits, I guess."
KnightDisciple
Love God. Do Right. Fear No Man.
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...Once you go Scots, you just can't stop?
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Gotta love a man who works magic with his hands.
2324.Q4 - Well, They Try
Jenny
anonymous user
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- maryland
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- She/Her
Understanding the vote and results.
Each 'ap' you put into a power gets you one updated thing on the consolidated results belonging to that power. Naturally, if nothing has changed for that power, nothing will update. But typically something will happen in a given year, and bigger powers tend to have more stuff going on.
The points attached to your decryption effectively determine how detailed the above 'things' are.
Diplo signals
1pt - Disposition to the Federation?
2pt - Who are their neighbours and are they friendly?
3pt - What are their goals?
4pt - You'll be kept abreast of most things happening here, including some details on their internal situation.
Industrial
1pt - What shipyards do they have?
2pt - What berths do they have?
3pt - What are they building?
4pt - List income and maybe where their chokepoints are.
Fleet Signals
1pt - Broad range of error fleet numbers, line ships only
2pt - Narrow range of error fleet numbers, include auxiliaries
3pt - If a border exists with the Federation, what is on the border?
4pt - Alerts through the year when we are assembling and dispatching Task Forces
Each 'ap' you put into a power gets you one updated thing on the consolidated results belonging to that power. Naturally, if nothing has changed for that power, nothing will update. But typically something will happen in a given year, and bigger powers tend to have more stuff going on.
The points attached to your decryption effectively determine how detailed the above 'things' are.
Diplo signals
1pt - Disposition to the Federation?
2pt - Who are their neighbours and are they friendly?
3pt - What are their goals?
4pt - You'll be kept abreast of most things happening here, including some details on their internal situation.
Industrial
1pt - What shipyards do they have?
2pt - What berths do they have?
3pt - What are they building?
4pt - List income and maybe where their chokepoints are.
Fleet Signals
1pt - Broad range of error fleet numbers, line ships only
2pt - Narrow range of error fleet numbers, include auxiliaries
3pt - If a border exists with the Federation, what is on the border?
4pt - Alerts through the year when we are assembling and dispatching Task Forces
[0X] Plan Basic Intelligence
-[X] +1 Industrial Signals Decryption
-[X] +1 Fleet Signals Decryption
-[X] +1 Research Signals Decryption
-[X] +1 Analysis Desk
--[X] +1 Klingons, +1 Harmony of Horizon, +1 Gorn
-[X] +1 Acquisitions
+1 ap on Gorn, Romulans, Licori (omake rewards)
Starfleet Intelligence Command
* Chief of Staff
** Establish a Special Investigation into: Write in question to try to answer - (1pt per)
* Starfleet Intelligence Operations Command
** Analysis Desk 4pt
*** Klingons - 1ap - (Every Point Spent in Analysis Desk gives you 3ap to spend here)
*** Romulans - 2ap + 1 Listening Posts + 1
*** Harmony of Horizon- 2ap + 1 Listening Posts + 1
*** Ashalla Pact - 2ap + 1 Listening Posts
*** Ittick-ka - 1ap
*** Gorn - 1ap + 1 + 1
*** Breen - 1ap
*** Arcadian Empire - 2ap + 1
*** OSA - 0ap
*** Bolians - 0ap
*** Trill - 0ap
*** Vermillions - 0ap
*** Felis - 0ap
** Field Desk
*** Acquisitions 1 + 1 pt (2 / 5pt to gain new budget point)
*** Field Intel Department
**** New Sci Equipment 0pt (0/4pt)
**** New Prs Equipment 0pt (0/4pt)
**** New Hp Equipment 0pt (0/4pt)
**** Create New Field Intel Office 0pt (0/8pt)
**** Upkeep - 1pt
*** Irregular Ops Department
**** New Sci Equipment 0pt (0/4pt)
**** New Prs Equipment 0pt (0/4pt)
**** New Hp Equipment 0pt (0/4pt)
**** Create New Irregular Ops Office 0pt (0/8pt)
**** Upkeep - 1pt
* Starfleet Internal Security Command
** Security Operations (Nations listed below get special attention)
*** Lecarre 1pt
*** Harmony 1pt
** Special Projects Security Department
*** New Sci Equipment 0pt (0/4pt)
*** New Prs Equipment 0pt (0/4pt)
*** New Hp Equipment 0pt (0/4pt)
*** Create New Special Projects Office 0pt (0/4pt)
*** Upkeep - 1pt
** Customs - 0pt (assign to this for bonuses against Syndicate and pirates)
** Underway Intel 0pt (0/5pt) (Next level adds a deployable Underway Intel team for ships in raids)
* Signals Command
** Diplomatic Signals Decryption - 4 pts (Creates intel for diplomatic postures)
** Industrial Signals Decryption - 1 + 1 pt (Creates intel for shipyard status)
** Fleet Signals Decryption - 1 + 1pt (Creates intel for ship profiles and fleet strength)
** Research Signals Decryption - 0 + 1pt (Gain boosts to research)
** Encryption - 2 pts (Protects against other services intrusion)
* Transport Command
** New Civilian Ship - 0pts (0 / 5pt to next) (deployable assets that enhance your other SFI assets)
** Upkeep - 2pts
-[X] +1 Industrial Signals Decryption
-[X] +1 Fleet Signals Decryption
-[X] +1 Research Signals Decryption
-[X] +1 Analysis Desk
--[X] +1 Klingons, +1 Harmony of Horizon, +1 Gorn
-[X] +1 Acquisitions
+1 ap on Gorn, Romulans, Licori (omake rewards)
Starfleet Intelligence Command
* Chief of Staff
** Establish a Special Investigation into: Write in question to try to answer - (1pt per)
* Starfleet Intelligence Operations Command
** Analysis Desk 4pt
*** Klingons - 1ap - (Every Point Spent in Analysis Desk gives you 3ap to spend here)
*** Romulans - 2ap + 1 Listening Posts + 1
*** Harmony of Horizon- 2ap + 1 Listening Posts + 1
*** Ashalla Pact - 2ap + 1 Listening Posts
*** Ittick-ka - 1ap
*** Gorn - 1ap + 1 + 1
*** Breen - 1ap
*** Arcadian Empire - 2ap + 1
*** OSA - 0ap
*** Bolians - 0ap
*** Trill - 0ap
*** Vermillions - 0ap
*** Felis - 0ap
** Field Desk
*** Acquisitions 1 + 1 pt (2 / 5pt to gain new budget point)
*** Field Intel Department
**** New Sci Equipment 0pt (0/4pt)
**** New Prs Equipment 0pt (0/4pt)
**** New Hp Equipment 0pt (0/4pt)
**** Create New Field Intel Office 0pt (0/8pt)
**** Upkeep - 1pt
*** Irregular Ops Department
**** New Sci Equipment 0pt (0/4pt)
**** New Prs Equipment 0pt (0/4pt)
**** New Hp Equipment 0pt (0/4pt)
**** Create New Irregular Ops Office 0pt (0/8pt)
**** Upkeep - 1pt
* Starfleet Internal Security Command
** Security Operations (Nations listed below get special attention)
*** Lecarre 1pt
*** Harmony 1pt
** Special Projects Security Department
*** New Sci Equipment 0pt (0/4pt)
*** New Prs Equipment 0pt (0/4pt)
*** New Hp Equipment 0pt (0/4pt)
*** Create New Special Projects Office 0pt (0/4pt)
*** Upkeep - 1pt
** Customs - 0pt (assign to this for bonuses against Syndicate and pirates)
** Underway Intel 0pt (0/5pt) (Next level adds a deployable Underway Intel team for ships in raids)
* Signals Command
** Diplomatic Signals Decryption - 4 pts (Creates intel for diplomatic postures)
** Industrial Signals Decryption - 1 + 1 pt (Creates intel for shipyard status)
** Fleet Signals Decryption - 1 + 1pt (Creates intel for ship profiles and fleet strength)
** Research Signals Decryption - 0 + 1pt (Gain boosts to research)
** Encryption - 2 pts (Protects against other services intrusion)
* Transport Command
** New Civilian Ship - 0pts (0 / 5pt to next) (deployable assets that enhance your other SFI assets)
** Upkeep - 2pts
Report from the Gorn Desk
- Generated from input provided by Office 45 (Gorn Field Intel), Office 48 (Gorn Decryption), and Point 14.
New Updates:
Office 48: Work on Fleet Signals has given us an accurate reflection of Prince Celzash's Task Force.
Office 45: Both advantages and shortcomings in the Gorn industrial output have been uncovered.
FDS Intelligence Liaison: Information regarding new potential flashpoints in Gorn space with the Ittick-ka.
Consolidated Report:
The Gorn are currently filling out their lighter ships, with mass production beginning on the 'Fourth Rate'. We have discovered four are in production, two very obviously at Ghidar and two more at Seudath. As is typical of Gorn ship designs, the vessels being constructed at Ghidar and Seudath are visibly different while retaining overall capability. Source RUBY reports because the industry on Seudath allows more precise, refined frame components, the Seudath fourth rates have a slimmer profile. However, Ghidar has more efficient warp coils, requiring fewer of them, leading to smaller nacelles and saving valuable weight. There are a few other differences, but this ties into the difficulties the Gorn suffer industrially.
Industrial Report -
The Gorn have an impressive shipyard infrastructure, consisting of:
Admiralty Shipyard - GHIDAR
2x4000kt
2x2000kt
Gornar Graving Docks - GORNAR
1x4000kt
2x2500kt
Rarssan & S'serro Metalworks [AUX] - GORNAR
1x2000kt
1x1000kt
2x500kt
Bygoth Arsenal - BYGOTH
1x2500kt
2x2000kt
1x1500kt
Tzoryp Island Yards - SEUDATH
2x2500kt
However, these yards are the remains of older Imperial Yards, and are essentially irreplaceable. The Gorn capture very little of their domestic industrial output, making large-scale construction projects untenable. They are even struggling to acquire the resources to properly set up mining colonies on the mining sites they have claimed. However, their supply chains for starship grade construction materials and components remain tightly centralized and relatively well-managed, meaning that ship construction continues at a brisk pace.
Ongoing Construction -
1 Flagship First Rate
1 Third Rate
4 Fourth Rate
Fleet Strength -
We are using Starfleet nomenclature for the hull types in this section -- example, the Gorn 'Frigate' and 'Great Frigate' are properly classified as capitals.
~15 Frigates
(Corvette, Brig, Sloop, Scout Sloop, Fourth Rate)
~10 Cruisers
(Fifth Rate, Science Frigate, Third Rate)
~15 Capital Ships
(Frigate, Great Frigate, Second Rate, First Rate, Flagship First Rate)
Prince Celzash's Task Force
Flagship First Rate Ythannak
2x Great Frigates
Arriving Q4 from Dawiar Space
Second Rate II Tarsash
Excellent Frigate Zelshur
Excellent Frigate Vessanah
Diplomatically, the Gorn continue to sabre-rattle with the Ittick-Ka, particularly since they have claimed several colony sites directly on the Ittick-Ka border. The Ittick-Ka, having spent enormous resources to improve industrially, are alarmed at the prospect the Gorn will claim these colonies and tip the balance of power in their favour. This region of space, which is being called the Haruka Gulf, could prove a major flashpoint. Additionally, rumours have surfaced alleging that the Ashalla Pact has discussed an invasion of the Klingon Empire, using Gorn space as a jumping-off point.
In a rather odd wrinkle, shortly after news of the declaration of the Morshadd Commune reached Gornar, Task Force Royal tracked the departure of a Gorn Great Frigate, one of their long-range vessels, on a course coreward. We have heard rumours that an elite regiment, with Secret Department support, was recently mobilized for long-term duty. Intelligence work in the Gorn court reveals that they are very concerned that the Commune could inspire revolutionaries in their space, and desire revenge for the theft of an economically vital superfreighter. It is very likely this expeditionary group is being sent to assist one of the noble houses.
Combined Reports from the Ashalla Pact Desks:
- Generated from contributions by Office 33, Office 34, and Point 12
New Updates:
Point 12: Analysis of signals traffic between Cardassia and 67 Gabriel have revealed some unusual interest in a joint outreach to the Unbound.
Office 33: Some reports that Gorn xenophobic currents are wearying Cardassians of their entreaties there. Public announcements reveal a modest new expansion in shipyard infrastructure.
Office 34: Signals traffic between industrial centers is indicating a possible new model of Takaaki entering development.
Consolidated Report:
Cardassia's short victorious war with Chrystovia has paid dividends for the Central Command, who seem to once again be the dominant voice in Cardassian society. This is reflected in Pact diplomacy of late.
Starting tailward, the Ashalla Pact is growing weary of efforts to court the Gorn, particularly now that Prince Celzash has been taking a hardline anti-foreigner stance. Much of the task force has spent two years on station in the Gorn Kingdom, and they don't seem to like what they've seen. Intercepted communications from the Pact task force show homesickness, disgust at Gorn inefficiency, regular frustration with Gorn arrogance, and curiosity about the Ittick-Ka and their reported industrial power. Source LEVER reports no change in Cardassian strategic priorities, however.
The Obsidian Order continues to pay special attention to Trill matters; for instance, we have obtained an internal memo concerning an environmental affairs commission within the Trill government. Obsidian Order and Lecarre networks in Ashidi space, however, have dried up.
Diplomacy with the Allupii continues on a low level. The Cardassians are aware of Task Force Righteous, but seem to think it quixotic, or more likely a cover story for placing a force of raiders in position to intercept Cardassian commerce.
Moving corewards, message traffic between Cardassia and Dylaaria has been elevated ever since the Unbound Gaeni raid in the Gabriel Border Zone. Source PINION reports that an expedition to Deepport is being considered, with extensive debate over whether they should encourage more Unbound raiding activity against the Federation or preemptively attack the Unbound to prevent them from raiding Cardassian shipping. PINION even reports that Dylaaria has proposed asking the Federation to join in an anti-piracy task force against the Unbound.
Ashalla Pact Economics:
Rough brackets for Cardassian productivity only are known, placing BR income between 800-1000 units, and SR income between 400 and 700 units. The invasion of Chrystovia has proven a tremendous success, and is bolstering Ashalla Pact economic output.
Ashalla Pact Industry Report
Cardassia Prime:
- Union Aerospace - 3x1500kt berths
- Central Fleetyard - 2x2000kt, 1x1500kt, 2x1200kt berths
- Cardassia Merchant Yards - 2x1200kt auxiliary berths
- Karadoc Heavy Industry Yards - 2x1500kt, 2x1200kt, 1x750kt berths
- Karadoc State Shipyards - 2x1200kt berths
- Galundun State Shipyards - 3x750kt berths
- Galundun Heavy Industry Yards - 2x1500kt, 2x1200kt, 2x750kt berths
Balogot: 3x750kt auxiliary berths
Bajor: 3x750kt auxiliary berths
Ceteria Prime: 2x1200kt auxiliary berths
Chrystovian shipyards:
- Chrystovia: 2x2.5mt, 1x2mt, 3x750kt berths
- Kyo: 1x2mt, 2x750kt berths; 1x2mt, 1x1mt, 4x400kt auxiliary berths
- Bellae: 2x2.5mt, 1x2mt berths
- Eathzor: 1x2mt, 1x1mt, 1x750kt, 1x400kt berths
Imelak space: Known to have a shipyard, location unknown.
Konen space: Unknown
Dylaarian space: Dylaaria proper has two 2mt berths, six 1200kt berths, and two 500kt berths. Other shipyards are believed to exist, but locations and sizes are unknown.
Goshawnar space: Multiple shipyards, at Lodshar, 'Nakanai', 'Lignayk', 'Hakanai'. Exact locations unknown (other than Lodshar). An auxiliary shipyard, 'Sha Karee', exists at Lodshar and has three 500kt berths.
Lecarre space: Only known shipyard is at Gervanis.
Ashalla Pact Fleet Strength Report
Cardassia:
15 Takaaki Combat Frigates
6-8 Kapit Combat Frigates
4-5 Takaaki Science Frigates
2-3 Kapit Science Frigates
4-5 Kapit Courier Frigates
13-15 Jaldun-class Cruisers
20-25 Jaldun II-class Cruisers
12-13 Kaldar II-class Cruisers
0-2 Lorgot battlecruisers
1 Tolkor battlecruiser
90-100 cargo ships
33-45 freighters
6-7 passenger ships
15-18 engineering ships
9 prospectors
4 colony ships
3 hospital ships
4 research cruisers
4-5 superfreighters
Imelak:
3-5 Breeder capitals
12-15 Jockey frigates
At least one Host class
Konen:
7-10 frigates, at least one of which is a new design
5-10 Whisperer cruisers
2-5 Silence battlecruisers
Goshawnar:
4-9 science frigates
15-25 skirmisher frigates
5 skirmisher cruisers
Dylaarians:
10+ Jalduns
2+ Voyager-R support cruisers
8+ Voyager support cruisers
2 passenger ships, other auxiliaries unknown
Lecarre:
3-8 combat frigates, at least one of which is an Isamu.
2+ cruisers of unknown type
Breen Desk:
New Updates:
Office 25 (Minor Powers): We have accumulated some details via working with Bolian contacts, a few Romulan actors, and even some details known to the Dreamers that have come up during ongoing outreach attempts.
Consolidated Report:
The diplomatic posture of the Breen is a mystery. They seem satisfied with what they took from the Romulans, and have not antagonized them any further. Breen's shipyard infrastructure is likewise mysterious, though every known Breen world identified by Commodore Zaardmani's task force had a shipyard of its own, and we can presume that the Breen homeworld also has a shipyard complex. Breen fleet strength is around 40-50 ships, including at least 10 frigates and at least 20 capital ships.
Ittick-ka Desk:
New Updates:
Office 11 (Minor Powers Decryption): Some diplomatic details have come to light following interception of signals between the Ittick-ka core worlds and their representatives to the Uaquuo.
Consolidated Reports:
Diplomatic Status
The Gorn and Ittick-ka are facing down over a series of colonies in the Haruka gulf. More broadly, both see each other as the next phase in expansion to a larger Empire. The sages are also claiming the right to 'liberate' the Gorn oppressed masses and more fairly organize their empire, as they did the Daw. 'Those suited to be servants, servants; those suited to lead, lead,' is something of a tagline.
The Ittick-Ka have cool relations with the Hishmeri. We have some evidence they have assisted the Hishmeri with ship construction and repair, or sold entire ships, in order to avoid a conflict.
A rare friendly relation is with the Uaquuo, who have assisted the Ittick-Ka with acquisition of auxiliaries. This may be why they are not seen as a potential expansion target, compared with the Gorn.
Industrial
Exact industrial capacity is hard to judge, given the amount of Sage propaganda. However, based on Aharani's sensor data taken when he visited the homeworld, we can confirm it is impressive and advanced given the general tech level of the Ittick-ka, possibly even surpassing our own in several areas. We also believe the Ittick-Ka homeworld sports a heavy industrial park.
Fleet Strength -
45 Frigates
8 Cruisers
5 Capitals
Klingon Desk:
New Updates:
Office 7 (Klingon Field Intel): The major auxiliary shipyard, known as the Central Forge Yard, has been complete. An aggressive recruitment campaign extolling the honour and glory of sustaining the empire via battle against shortfalls has succeeded in acquiring shipwrights and crews.
Office 16 (Klingon Decryption): All Mk 1 Birds of Prey are out of the Klingon Empire's service. Only Mk 2 remain.
FDS Intelligence: Some agitation among the Klingons as to the prospect of a sustained peace, and no small amount of attention being paid to cooperation between the Gorn and the Ashalla Pact.
Consolidated Report:
Diplomatic -
Gorn: Unfriendly relations here, especially in light of rumoured cooperation between the Gorn and Cardassians.
Arcadians: Although consisting of many noble houses themselves, the Klingons have a certain philosophical sympathy for the Commune, and wish to see them 'act more as warriors to throw off their oppressors. '
Romulans: The peace continues to hold.
Industrial -
Unsurprisingly, the Klingon industrial output is lacking given their size, though that has never been their strength. Nonetheless, their recent advances in relations with subordinate species, and their acquisitions from the Romulans, are still being fed into their system, and are producing results.
Shipyards -
Qon'os - 2 Yards, 3x2.5mt, 2x1mt, 6x815kt
Ty'Gokor - 2 Yards, 1x2.5mt, 3x750kt, 2x500kt
Path'loq - 1 Yard, 1x2.5mt, 3x1mt
Beta Lankal - 2 Yards, 3x1mt, 3x815kt
H'atoria - 2 Yards, 3x1mt, 3x815kt
Beta Thoridar - 2 yards, 3x1mt, 3x750kt
Mempa - 2 yards, 3x1mt, 3x750kt
Donatu V - 3x750kt
Qu'vat - 3x200kt
Single-berth colonies - 4 Yards 2x500kt, 2x200kt
Under Construction -
2 Tar'chak capital
5~8 K'vort old cruiser
4 Advanced Birds of Prey
Fleet -
35-40 Advanced Birds of Prey
35-40 K'tinga old cruiser
10-15 K'vort modern cruiser
7 Tar'chak Capitals
20-30 Civilian Ships
60-80 Cargo Ships
25-30 Freighters
2 Passenger
10-12 Engineering
6 Prospector
6 Colony Ships
4 Hospital Ships
3 Research Cruisers
3 Super-Freighters
Licori Desk:
- Generated with contributions from Office 11 (Minor Powers Decryption), Office 49 (Arcadian Field Intel), Point 19 (LBZ), and many others
New Updates:
Office 2 (Romulan Decryption): Increased traffic picked up between Romulans and Noble house contacts indicating an expansion of investment.
Office 11: Updated details on the state of the Commune. They are endeavouring heavily to acquire UFP aid. Are also in communication with the OSA, Yrillians, and Sydraxians.
Office 49: Tartresis House Yards at Calamar remain unrepaired. Ixiran shipyard upgrading. Disposition of new major fleet units at Morshadd Yards a continued matter of speculation. House Bene currently appears to provide the most important alternative power centre among the nobility to the Rithe.
FDS Intel: Intense lobbying coming from Laio, Yrillians, Sydraxians on behalf of the Commune, while the Gorn currently are seeking opportunities to directly degrade the Commune.
Consolidated Report:
Internal Politics -
Two major factions at play, Commune and Nobles. Nobles are currently divided further between those in the orbit of House Rithe, and those in the orbit of House Bene. Currently, House Rithe are de facto rulers on Morshadd, but their control of the system is nominal at best.
External Politics -
Local powers are beginning to line up in support (of an intensity ranging from philosophical sympathy only to the shipping of weapons) behind either the Commune, or Nobles.
Industrial -
3 Shipyards at Morshadd (Total of 2 x 2mt, 5x1200kt, 4x400kt)
4 Shipyards between Calamar, Gammon, Ixira, and Gesseria (Total of 3 x 1200kt, 2x750kt)
2 Repair Berths
Currently under Limited Mobilisation, though experiencing economic distress in the the aftermath of the Palace Bombing.
Even in a mobilised state, Arcadian industrial output is modest.
Fleet -
Current count and allegiance of fleet assets is impossible given the flux of the current situation. We can say that nominally they have a single recognised capital ship, four cruisers, and up to twenty frigates.
Romulan Desk:
New Updates:
Office 2 (Romulan Decryption): New indicators on Industrial output have been received. The entire yard at Khazara should be rebuilt by the start of next year. New economic activity is planned for improving economic output.
Office 10 (Irregular Ops/Romulan Sector Ops): Romulan outreach among Arcadian Empire Houses appears to be their approach to the rise of the Commune.
Office 13 (Romulan Field Intel): Colonists are being sought for in-filling Romulan space, reversing old policies of outward expansion claiming only ready-made major colony sites. Expansion is also being pushed towards the "Frontier" area.
Office 26 (Romulan Counter-Intel): Most espionage efforts currently appear to be directed at mapping the network architecture of our computer systems and an intensified effort to penetrate the security around our isolinear development project, including unconfirmed reports of a Tal Shiar agent having been aboard Lightning in the recent past.
Consolidated Report:
Diplomatic report -
The Romulans seem confident that they can win the Licori over on the cheap, commune or no; they are reportedly in talks with Rithe leadership and trying to bridge the gap among the noble houses with House Bene.
Relations with Klingons and Federation are steady.
Maintaining their wariness of the Harmony.
Industrial Report -
Actual income is problematically low from a Romulan perspective. Sweeping pro-productivity and anti-corruption measures - at least some of which are thinly disguised purges - have begun to start yielding results in terms of the infrastructure construction required.
New colony expansions are underway to help address Romulan economic insecurity regarding their current position.
Shipyard Report -
Romulus Fleet Yards [2x3mt, 1x1mt, 3x750kt, 2x500kt] - 1x500kt is being expanded to 1200kt
Remus Fleet Yards [2x3mt, 1x1mt, 2x500kt] - 1x1200kt berth is being added
Heavy Fleet Yards @ Romulus [3x3mt]
Glintara Shipyards [2x1mt]
Scipine Fleet Yards [2x1mt]
Pompara Fleet Yards [2x1mt]
Devoras Fleet Yards [3x750kt]
Heavy Yards @ Devoras [2x3mt]
Xanitla Shipyards [500kt]
Chak Shipyards [500kt]
Hfihar Shipyards [750kt]
Alepsis Shipyards [500kt]
Virinat Supplementary Yards [750kt]
Vussran [4x1mt]
Khazara [4x1mt] (In repairs)
Remus [3x750kt]
Under Construction -
8 Jaieh science frigate
9 Aehallh light warbird
1 Daljerra warbird
2 Khellian heavy warbird
Fleet Strength Report -
5 Khellian heavy warbird
7 Devoras heavy warbird
10 Daljerra warbird
22 Aehallh light warbird
8 Bird-of-Prey light warbird
1 Jaeih science frigate
3 older science frigates
20-25 civilian ships
55-60 cargo ships
25-30 freighters
8 passenger ships
10 engineering ships
6 prospectors
4 colony ships
5 hospital ships
4 research cruisers
4-5 superfreighters
Horizon Desk
New Updates:
Office 44 (Harmony Field Intel): The Harmony are integrating a new member into their coreward border known as Pacifica. There are a number of similar sized powers belonging to the same species in the region, however, these are being far less interested in integration.
Office 44: A new Pacifica Shipyard is being integrated into their industrial output, as well as three new small berths and one cruiser berth being ordered at Dawnrim.
Office 35 (Harmony Decryption): From all indications the development of the Commune in Arcadian space has caught the Harmony entirely by surprise.
Consolidated Report:
Diplomacy -
ISC - Still very chilly relations, confronting each other over the Felis.
Felis, OSA, Bolians - Continuing to conduct outreach to bring them into the Harmony fold if possible.
Industrial -
Believed to possess the largest single-polity income yet encountered, though still substantially less than full Federation-wide income.
Has a standard shipyard pattern of 2x2mt, 3x500kt berths. There are eight of these shipyards, plus another sprawling industrial complex called Dawnrim, located around Horizon's moon, Dawn.
Currently operate an ongoing staggered schedule of three Sanctuary-class fleet tenders so that one of these six year builds launches every two years, though we have received indications of a proposed refit program for the Liberator and Scientist class vessels.
Fleet Signals -
Peacekeeper Directorate -
7 Sanctuary-pattern Fleet Tenders
6 Choreographer-pattern Fleet Tenders
20-24 Liberator cruisers
120-144 corvettes
Public Safety Directorate -
12-15 Choreographer-pattern Fleet Tenders
22-25 cruisers
120 corvettes
Science Directorate -
42-45 cruisers
Consolidated Auxiliaries -
180-200 cargo ships
100-110 freighters
16 passenger ships
23 engineering ships
15 prospectors
15 colony ships
23 hospital ships
14 research cruisers
20-25 superfreighters
Research Signals Decryption:
+10 to 2330s Evacuation Systems
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- They/Them
Yeah...we might not be able to stop this fight. We'll try, of course. The Gorn are likely to be a major headache if they secure Great Power Status. Interesting and weird that the Pact was considering invading the Klingons though.
Looks like Halarre probably can't make the Tartresis back into the rulers as they were at this point. They've simply lost too much. That leaves Rithe or Bene-and of course our preferences would go Commune>Bene>Rithe.
Fascinating. I wonder if we can make contact with those?
- Location
- Ohio
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Holy shit that's an awesome intelligence report.
Also, I decided to take a look at the Ashalla Pact shipbuilding capacity after the Chrystovian War from the info that Starfleet Intelligence was able to provide to us:
Prior to the war, their biggest yards seemed to be 2mt berths, with a total of 25 berths and 31.35mT in shipbuilding capacity for warships with 13 berths and 10.8mt in shipbuilding capacity for auxiliaries.
After the war, their biggest yards seemed to be 2.5mt berths, with a total of 41 berths and 55.25mT in shipbuilding capacity for warships with 19 berths and 15.4mt in shipbuilding capacity for auxiliaries.
So, warship capacity increased by 64% for berths and 73% for shipbuilding capacity, while auxiliary capacity increased by 46% for berths and 43% for shipbuilding capacity. That's... something we should really take note of with their significantly increased ship production capacity. Whether they have the materials to actually supply it all is another matter...
Also, I decided to take a look at the Ashalla Pact shipbuilding capacity after the Chrystovian War from the info that Starfleet Intelligence was able to provide to us:
Prior to the war, their biggest yards seemed to be 2mt berths, with a total of 25 berths and 31.35mT in shipbuilding capacity for warships with 13 berths and 10.8mt in shipbuilding capacity for auxiliaries.
After the war, their biggest yards seemed to be 2.5mt berths, with a total of 41 berths and 55.25mT in shipbuilding capacity for warships with 19 berths and 15.4mt in shipbuilding capacity for auxiliaries.
So, warship capacity increased by 64% for berths and 73% for shipbuilding capacity, while auxiliary capacity increased by 46% for berths and 43% for shipbuilding capacity. That's... something we should really take note of with their significantly increased ship production capacity. Whether they have the materials to actually supply it all is another matter...
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Night
Widow Null
- Location
- Hoff
A complete list of Gorn ship classes!
Now I just have to figure out which ones are which in our own names.
That's the juiciest bit of info in the report from my perspective, because it could potentially be related to the HoH situation. Potentially nothing to do with it, but as long as we're stacking speculation on top of speculation...
That and the Cardassians getting frustrated with the Gorn.
Oh and action needed on the Unbound, though what kind of action I don't know.
Sweet can we finally start withdrawing ships from TF Royals and stop pouring resources into courting Gorn?
I find Ashalla Pact and Gorn conflict against Klingon to be highly amusing, really do encourage any war to weaken that dangerous Chancellor.
Very interesting, we should increase efforts to bring them into our orbit.
We could boost our tech advantage even over HoH.
Finagle007
[Verified Great Old One]
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- He/Him/His
*Laughter* Oh, go right ahead and invade the Klingons. They'd be overjoyed, plus it'd give us an excuse to come to their aid, which we couldn't vs the Romulans.
- Location
- Mid-Atlantic
Well, we don't have a lot of specifics on the Harmony (I wonder what we'd have if we'd voted for a Harmony-centric plan...), so we don't have enough information to place the Tal Shiar activity into context.
I'll admit that it's good that we know what we do about the Gorn, Ittick-ka, and Cardassian activity.
Theunderbolt
"Prepare for trouble..."
- Location
- USoA
...
They do realize that if they invade Klingon space we are going to press the Cardassians at Bajor right?
The Irony involved here is the hardest substance in space.
Yeah this is probably just chatter because they have to know the Feddies will push back.
So let's talk about this very important information and how it should affect our spending patterns.
A reminder, here is how spending breaks down:
We get to pick what level of analysis goes into a power, and each level of analysis delivers an update in Diplomatic / Industrial / Fleet categories, with the quality of that update dependent on how much we spent on the whole signals desk. So Lecras puts 4 points in Diplomatic, and that means the every randomly chosen diplomatic update we get is top quality, but we don't necessarily get diplomatic updates.
There seem to be two major strategies we can pursue. I'll explain in a moment why we can't actually pursue them, but here are the "optimal" ways to spend:
1. Pour as much as necessary into all the Signals Decryption categories. Something like 4 Diplomatic, 3 Industrial (incomes can be back-calculated from builds), 4 Fleet. That would cost us all five points so we're going to need more discretionary points. Then cycle through powers with remaining points, putting 4 points into one or two or three powers one year, 4 points into a different one or two or three powers the next year, and so on, so that each year we get full updates on some powers. The advantage here is that all of our intelligence is going to be high quality, although we will miss some updates.
2. Spend most of our points in analysis for all the powers we're interested in, to 4+ points, and cycle the Signals Decryption categories. So one year we put 4 Diplomatic, 1 Industrial, 1 Fleet, the next year we go 1 Diplomatic, 4 Industrial, 1 Fleet, and so on. The advantage here is that we always have updates as they happen, although they may be low quality until we cycle back to the right category. This is also very similar to how we used to rotate intelligence reports.
The problem is the Admiral. With Lecras and her 4 points in Diplomatic, for example, cycling the Signals departments year-to-year is nearly impossible. A different admiral who focuses on, say, major powers, would make it very difficult to do power cycling year-to-year.
Realistically we'd probably want to hybrid things a bit, do a bit of cycling, probably powers cycling with Lecras or a similar admiral, while still spreading things broadly too.
Oh also it appears that Research Signals sucks and we should not spend in it anymore. Good to know I guess.
EDIT: another comment:
[8:13 PM] swb: also given how intel keys off of developments, I'd probably feel safe decreasing points in powers we know everything about but are just tracking current events
[8:13 PM] swb: like, the Arcadian Empire probably doesn't need 3
[8:13 PM] swb: probably 2
[8:14 PM] swb: conversely, the Breen need 4 points because we need all the info
[8:14 PM] swb: just as an example, we might not need to know about the Breen right away but
[8:14 PM] swb: if we wanted to learn stuff about them 1 point is not worth it
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Gorn:
Ok, yes, they do out number any single one of our member's navies. But they are woefully inferior to Starfleet itself.
Mass production of a new frigate class = 4 units under construction.
Meanwhile we are (I think) still planning 15+ Comets in the first (and maybe only?) wave.
We could fit their entire production in UP using less than half the berths.
Klingons:
So the oldest classes (BoP and D7) are all out of Imperial service. Focused on cruiser construction - possibly with an eye to retiring the K'tinga class in a decade or so?
Romulan:
Now that is the kind of frigate mass production we would consider meaningful. The old Science Frigates are heading to the breakers as soon as that construction wave completes. They took heavy loses in light Warbirds while fighting the Klingons and Breen, may be going excessive on replacing those. Their cruiser scale Daljerra warbirds have become effectively obsolete very quickly (roughly comparable to a Connie-B, and we've removed those from service) so I expect a new cruiser design any year now.
Ok, yes, they do out number any single one of our member's navies. But they are woefully inferior to Starfleet itself.
Mass production of a new frigate class = 4 units under construction.
Meanwhile we are (I think) still planning 15+ Comets in the first (and maybe only?) wave.
We could fit their entire production in UP using less than half the berths.
Klingons:
So the oldest classes (BoP and D7) are all out of Imperial service. Focused on cruiser construction - possibly with an eye to retiring the K'tinga class in a decade or so?
Romulan:
Now that is the kind of frigate mass production we would consider meaningful. The old Science Frigates are heading to the breakers as soon as that construction wave completes. They took heavy loses in light Warbirds while fighting the Klingons and Breen, may be going excessive on replacing those. Their cruiser scale Daljerra warbirds have become effectively obsolete very quickly (roughly comparable to a Connie-B, and we've removed those from service) so I expect a new cruiser design any year now.
- Location
- Mid-Atlantic
Maybe, maybe not.
The K'tinga-class is basically the Klingon equivalent of a Constellation or a Constitution-B. More like the latter in that it's optimized as a warship, but then most Klingon ships are. The original game start statline we have for the K'tingas makes them pretty obsolescent in that role (though still hella tanky), but a refit for the class is far from out of the question. It's not like anyone ELSE has any ships still kicking around from the TOS-movie era that haven't received refits.
We could see the K'tingas kept around for a long time as rear area ships, or pensioned off to the Great Houses. The main reason NOT to keep those ships on active duty is trained manpower, and I doubt trained manpower is a serious problem for the Klingons if they don't want it to be.
I can see them having had manpower problems during the war, if only because having all the 'warriors' who actually know how to fly a spaceship go to the front lines makes it hard to properly train and organize the swarms of volunteer space heroes back on Qo'nos. Sort of like how the Japanese and Germans had problems keeping up pilot training during WWII because their experienced pilots were all stuck getting shot up at the front.
But now it's been peacetime for several years, and I can't imagine Renhadd doing anything other than ensuring that the Empire has a strong military training establishment with no shortage of volunteers.
The Sandman
So Zetta Slowpoke
- Location
- Wherever I am, which isn't where I'm not
Interesting that there's multiple polities from a single species coreward of the Harmony, given how rare other examples of such an arrangement are.
- Location
- Maybe?
As somebody who thinks the Commune is the effect of Horizon thought alignment tech, this is the most fascinating bit to me. It seems like whatever it is that's doing that thing, it's either classified at very high levels or not something the Horizon even have knowledge of, let alone control over. It might even be a regional effect.
- Location
- Illinois
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Well that's fascinating. So they can't even actually mass produce ship designs. They're stuck with varying designs between yards.
Also fascinating. So they can build Deep Space Stations, but not shipyards.
They. They have. They have at least 13 categories of design for only 40 ships. Alright.
I. What? Why? Why would they possibly do this? "Let's run a supply line past all of Federation territory to attack some guys the UFP doesn't actively hate".
Hmph. No surprises there unfortunately.
Gotta do something with those hulls I guess.
It's about time.
Or maybe not. That's unfortunate.
So our TF did have an effect, good.
I mean, I'm not opposed to them making a horrible mistake here. We'll see if that opinion starts to change.
Well that's very interesting. The Copyright-Lizards have generally been friendly towards us.
Ah yes, the Dismal Failure-class.
Interesting.
They're ones to talk about "liberation of the masses" with their slavery tags.
More interesting hints about Ittick-Ka industrial power.
WIN GLORY FOR THE EMPIRE. DEFEAT THE SCOURGE OF POOR LOGISTICS. SERVE WITH HONOR.
That is not what I was expecting to hear, but the Klingons did go and kill their gods, so I suppose it makes sense.
Hm. So Licori Space continues to light itself on fire. The various sides haven't engaged in space since the beginning though. Probably only a matter of time.
Is this all of the factions combined, or just the nobles, or some other combination?
Well that's interesting news.
Oh, now that's fascinating. We haven't met any seriously splintered species like that (well, except for the Licori collapsing into revolution and civil war). I wonder if the other groups have interesting stories about the HoH.
Or, the commune could have surprised them because they didn't create it. I think we shouldn't discard that possibility.