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[X][KBZ] Captain Syzi ch'Zelil

Again, picking Eaton means we lose the current sensor research bonus, without replacement. ch'Zelil's bonuses are about as good and don't come with that downside. If we put an Excelsior there (and we very likely will next year) the war time bonus is even clearly better.

[X][VULCAN] Commodore Revak
[X][TELLAR] Commodore Hurgok Sagek
 
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[x][KBZ] Commodore Victoria Eaton
[x][VULCAN] Commodore Revak
[x][TELLAR] Captain Talan th'Zahliss
 
[X][KBZ] Captain Syzi ch'Zelil
[X][VULCAN] Commodore Revak
[X][TELLAR] Commodore Hurgok Sagek

Edit: On Revak I view him not as a political animal but as someone who understands how politics impact starfleet and how to work with that to help starfleet. and tour me if that is the case we need some of those people at every level. the ones who can make sure starfleet understands the politicians and vice a versa. and I don't think he would have been in the Explorer Corp without being competent
 
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The Laurent said:
No, I was pointing out that boni isn't a word in the English language. And that it doesn't mean what you think it does (it's the plural of 'good' in the languages where it actually exists) in literally any other language it exists in. Bonuses.

Bonuses.
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That's not true at all, it does mean bonuses in several European languages, just not in Latin or a narrow-minded view of correct English. If you are going to nitpick someone over a silly grammatical point you should get your facts right.
 
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The Laurent said:
No, I was pointing out that boni isn't a word in the English language. And that it doesn't mean what you think it does (it's the plural of 'good' in the languages where it actually exists) in literally any other language it exists in. Bonuses.

Bonuses.
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Oh, sorry. It's allowed to say boni as plural of bonus in german and since we use the same word I thought it worked in English too.
Thanks for the correction.
 
[x][KBZ] Commodore Victoria Eaton
[x][VULCAN] Commodore Revak
[x][TELLAR] Captain Talan th'Zahliss
 
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Artemis1992 said:
Oh, sorry. It's allowed to say boni as plural of bonus in german and since we use the same word I thought it worked in English too.
Thanks for the correction.
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Fair enough. It's just this little thing that always annoys me a bit. It's not a big deal, but I see it a lot on this forum and nowhere else.

It's honestly kinda bizarre. It always felt like the slightly-improper sister of how everyone said 'malus' instead of penalty. Which is legitimate, but always sounds weird to me.
 
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[X][KBZ] Captain Syzi ch'Zelil
[X][VULCAN] Commodore T'Faer
[X][TELLAR] Commodore Hurgok Sagek

Sure, why not? All looks varying degrees of useful.

Had been thinking of th'Marlaas for the Klingon Border Zone, actually. But the -2 to all the responses that aren't the highest response roll is a little naff, I think.
 
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AKuz said:
Not at the moment no. I've been busy with work and visiting family so I haven't got much done and only have plans to finish off an older Omake and do something about Ajam's return home.

I think that @anon_user was considering something along those lines though. I'd talk to her.
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I'm considering writing something involving Miran's side of the defection as a whole. Not sure about any scenes with Nash, though.
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[X][KBZ] Captain Syzi ch'Zelil
[X][VULCAN] Commodore Revak
[X][TELLAR] Captain Talan th'Zahliss

I feel like T'Faer's a better choice than Revak. His peacetime bonus is lousy, the type of bonus we've avoided in the past. Admittedly, against the Cardassians, his Fleet bonus is better... but this is the Vulcan Sector Fleet - the Romulans and Klingons are more relevant in that part of the UFP.
Besides, I like the idea of us just leaving Revak out in the cold, political connections be damned.
... well, it's not a promotion.

Edited: On second thought, ch'Zelil's peacetime bonus doesn't fit with the KBZ fleet.
Edited again: On third thought, ch'Zelil's bonus would work nicely if we moved an Excelsior, which could then become a powerful flagship for her in a crisis.
Edited yet again: T'Faer's a rear admiral, it'd be wrong to demote her.
 
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[X][KBZ] Commodore Victoria Eaton
The KBZ has a Constellation, a pair of Mirandas, and an Oberth right now. That means we really don't want increased events there as the fleet isn't well suited to handling them. It also means we don't want a debuff to responding ships since again none are really well suited to handling events solo.

Furthermore Victoria makes it more likely multiple ships will respond to events (+1 to all response rolls) and is the only commodore who has any effect on cloaked Klingon ships since she can defend against ambushes.

[X][VULCAN] Commodore T'Faer
I like Revak's PP bonus but it's not really significant at our current levels of PP income. T'Lam's bonus seems kinda meh to me; +1 Presence on the rare events that occur isn't great and the ability to force/decline battles doesn't feel that useful.

T'Faer meanwhile makes handling the few events that show up much easier, important given the somewhat lackluster fleet deployment in Vulcan, and is the only candidate to provide protection against any cloaked Romulan warbirds/scouts that may have slipped through the RBZ.

[X][TELLAR] Commodore Hurgok Sagek
Tellar is a very safe sector situated almost in the middle of Federation space. The only threat would be pirates slipping in through the most coreward corner of it. Improved Hull checks and recovery aren't important since barring incredibly bad luck they shouldn't come up. The extra RP is pointless since we're drowning in the stuff and the doctrine research is probably useless since I don't think we can have anti-pirate doctrine stuff.

Sagek meanwhile makes our forces more likely to succeed at combat checks, something that will likely come up fairly often due to the nearby pirates, and makes repelling any serious raids by the Sydraxians easier with the Fleet Combat bonus.
 
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Candidates for Klingon Border Zone:
[ ][KBZ] Commodore Victoria Eaton
Human Female, 55
Current Posting: Director, Starfleet Data Modelling, Ship Design Bureau
An experienced Explorer Corps commander, with an expertise with sensors.
Peacetime Bonus: +1 to all response rolls
Fleet Bonus: Large bonus to setting or avoiding ambushes.
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A previous FYM captain in 2301-2306, currently providing +1 to Sensor Research, but she's been stuck there since 2306.

[ ][KBZ] Captain Syzi ch'Zelil
Andorian Shen, 59
Current Posting: Deputy Director, Operations, Explorer Corps
An avowed fan of both training drills and exploration.
Peacetime Bonus: Increased event rate in her sector
Fleet Bonus: The ship Syzi is on counts as +1 Crew Rating while she is there
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Currently on EC panel of captains: "A Captain with a clear emphasis on personal safety and self-defence, gain re-roll for events involving away teams" (also apparently just changed jobs from USS Docana captain to listed posting)

edit: Actually she changed job postings in 2306. And her age is inconsistent - listed as 44 in EC panel of captains and 59 here.

[ ][KBZ] Commodore Thraan th'Marlaas
Andorian Thaan, 52
Current Posting: Chief of Staff, Shipyard Operations
Though he didn't get the promotion to the CBZ posting, Thraan still managed to move up the ladder with his wide-ranging experience and talent.
Peacetime Bonus: Wide ranging patrols (+2 to highest response roll, -2 to all others)
Fleet Bonus: Improved chance to declining battle.
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Lost out on CBZ posting back in 2306.

Candidates for Vulcan Sector Command:
[ ][VULCAN] Commodore Revak
Vulcan Male, 60
Current Posting: Director, Training Bureau, Starfleet Personnel Command
A popular choice on Vulcan, Revak views this as the last stepping stone to securing a Rear Admiral Promotion.
Peacetime Bonus: +4pp while in this role.
Fleet Bonus: Losses to this fleet incur no Political Will loss.
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This guy used to be on the EC panel of captains with a very similar bonus: "A competent if unspectacular Vulcan with ambitions and strong patrons, gain +5 Political Will per year."

[ ][VULCAN] Commodore T'Faer
Vulcan Female, 68
Current Posting: Chief of Staff, Ship Design Bureau
An experienced commander who has bounced back from scars inside and out after the Biophage crisis.
Peacetime Bonus: Increased chance of backup ships arriving (ships within 2 of the required response roll arrive and give half-stat)
Fleet Bonus: +2 to all checks against Cloaking Tech.
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Lost out on Explorer Corps directorship back in 2309.

edit: As pointed out by Nix a bit later, T'Faer was promoted to Rear Admiral (Director, Starfleet Logistics Command) in 2308, so she shouldn't be eligible for this anyway, or if she is, it would be a demotion.

[ ][VULCAN] Commodore T'Lam
Vulcan Female, 59
Current Posting: Chief of Staff, Starfleet Intelligence
With a head full of secrets, T'Lam is often able to put the right word in the right ear.
Peacetime Bonus: Gain +1 to Presence Rolls in Vulcan space.
Fleet Bonus: Increased chance of forcing or declining battle.
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Lost out on both Intelligence and Explorer Corps directorships back in 2309.

Candidates for Tellar Sector Command
[ ][TELLAR] Commodore Hurgok Sagek
Tellarite Male, 61
Current Posting: Operations Officer, Starfleet Tactical Command
A talented commander, looking to get some time back in space.
Peacetime Bonus: +1 to Combat checks.
Fleet Bonus: +5% Fleet Combat
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Lost out on Explorer Corps directorship back in 2306 and CBZ posting back in 2309, with same +5% fleet combat bonus each time.

[ ][TELLAR] Captain Cergun ag Hugac
Tellarite Male, 47
Current Posting: Superintendent, Ana Font Shipyard, Berth 1
More accustomed to fitting out ships than running them, he knows where every last plasma manifold and self-sealing stembolt goes.
Peacetime Bonus: +2 to Hull Checks from failed events
Fleet Bonus: +1 to amount of HP damage that can be repaired underway
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New guy (in terms of choices throughout the quest)

[ ][TELLAR] Captain Talan th'Zahliss
Andorian Male, 46
Current Posting: Assistant Director, Advanced Subspace Theory Office, Yoyodyne Propulsion Division
A lab rat by nature, Talan always looks for the science lesson in everything.
Peacetime Bonus: +5rp in any successful event generated in Tellar
Fleet Bonus: Any battle fought by this fleet adds +5 to all doctrine research against that foe.
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Currently on EC panel of captains: "A keen scientist who who wants to turn to more practical pursuits. Gain +5rp/year."
 
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[X][KBZ] Captain Syzi ch'Zelil
Personally think this bonus is better than Eaton's, and Eaton's bonus stays in effect.
[x][VULCAN] Commodore Revak
It's the Vulcan sector. Best place to toss a guy with global buffs.
[x][TELLAR] Captain Talan th'Zahliss
Such RnD. Much wow. And in crisis modo gives all the doctrine research.
 
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[X][KBZ] Commodore Victoria Eaton
The KBZ has a Constellation, a pair of Mirandas, and an Oberth right now. That means we really don't want increased events there as the fleet isn't well suited to handling them. It also means we don't want a debuff to responding ships since again none are really well suited to handling events solo.
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Key words "right now". I was already thinking about putting the new non-EC Excelsior that finishes in Q1 next year in the KBZ (and withdrawing the Kearsage and one of the Mirandas) before we heard that the war is likely starting soon, now it's a no-brainer.
Furthermore Victoria makes it more likely multiple ships will respond to events (+1 to all response rolls) and is the only commodore who has any effect on cloaked Klingon ships since she can defend against ambushes.
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Cloaked ships penetrating our border to attack the other side in the war wouldn't be ambushing us, so the bonus wouldn't do anything. It only works during high alert anyway, and I'd rather have the equivalent of ka'Sharren's bonus for the Excelsior-class Flagship then.
 
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[X][KBZ] Captain Syzi ch'Zelil

EDIT: All right, but only based on the argument we'll be putting an Excelsior there soon.

[X][VULCAN] Commodore Revak

Vulcan sector tends to be a quite posting. Might as well get some political will out of it. 4 per year is actually quite good.

[X][TELLAR] Commodore Hurgok Sagek

A simple, solid bonus in a Sector that might see Sydraxian raiders.
 
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[X][KBZ] Commodore Victoria Eaton
[X][VULCAN] Commodore T'Faer
[X][TELLAR] Commodore Hurgok Sagek
 
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