HEAD OF THE EXPLORER CORPS
[X] Commodore Viraan zh'Dohlen
We really, really need all the political points we can get easily.
I'd consider T'Faer, she did a good job for us during the biophage crisis. But we have a glut of research points at the moment. More than we can possibly use. If anything, we need zh'Dohlen at the head of the Explorer Corps
precisely because the extra political will is going to help us recruit the research teams we need
in order to take advantage of the wealth of scientific data the Explorer Corps brings in.
A CAPTAIN FOR THE S'HARIEN
[X][FYM] Captain Saavik
For one, I want her on the team- one of the characters we regularly circulate between posts.
For another, she gives us a bonus on the events most likely to blow up one of our valuable explorers full of valuable Explorer Corps crew. That is doubly important since
at first, her crew will be relatively inexperienced and lower-stat than that of some of the other Explorer Corps ships.
If they run into a crisis, Kirk's lessons about no-win situations juuust might save her command. And they might prevent some utter disaster from blowing up and ruining everything!
Sure, it's not as good as Nash's ability, but then we aren't forced to budget 5pp a year just to cover for all the random crap that happens to her. It MAY not be as good as Mbeki's ability, but it's still pretty damn good, because it kicks in precisely when we really need it. The Explorer Corps ships usually pass their Easy/Medium event checks, but we've had some real doozies blow up involving Hard events.
Plus, giving a Vulcan-Romulan woman a ship named
S'harien is just too good for words. And I suspect AKuz will get some mileage out of that, which I'm looking forward to on general principles.
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WITH THAT BEING SAID... We have at least three five-year missions coming to a close in the near future, maybe four. I favor all the following for the Explorer Corps in the near future:
1) Nash (duh)
2) Rosalee McAdams (because she's been waiting a long time, and deserves it, and I want to see our characters' hopes realized. Also, failing combat checks doesn't seem to happen often, but when it does it could easily be
really bad. We should give her
Courageous.)
3) Langa Mbeki (because diplomacy is very important)
That probably leaves us with one slot unfilled, but that isn't really a problem IMO. I'd like to see T'Rinta get an Explorer Corps command, but she's a Vulcan, she can afford to wait a while. I'll back her in the next round, or in this round if I don't find anyone with a really important bonus we should grab.
I'd favor th'Zahliss, but we have a glut of research points at the moment, as mentioned earlier.