2311.Q2 - The Snakepit
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- Australia
2311.Q2
Well, you're committed now.
Much to the President's surprise, you have informed her of your intention to retire at the end of the year. She has many nice things to say about your tenure in the hot-seat that is Commander, Starfleet. But what touches you most sincerely about your time in office is not words, but simply the slightly lost look on the President's face as she contemplates the end of an era. Eleven years you have lasted in charge of Starfleet, more than enough time to become part of the furniture it seems. Perhaps this is just as well then. It doesn't really do for a commander to become part of the political furniture.
It is a private meeting, and no one knows apart from President sh'Arrath and her closest aides. But nonetheless, the die is cast, there is no backing out anymore.
The rest of your trip to Paris is something of a confused blur. The violence in the Orion Union is high on the agenda, but much of the matter becomes sniping between the factions and Councillors, as the development and hawk factions put the boot into the pacifists and expansionists. However, with those two parties closing ranks, there isn't much purchase that can be gained. If the Orion Syndicate situation continues to drag on the next visit to Paris could be very hostile for your successor. You feel a bit bad at the possible fiasco you are leaving for your successor but, well, with as large as the Federation has gotten during your time, there's always a fiasco somewhere. It is now part of the portfolio.
Commander, Starfleet: another term for Professional Fiasco Juggler.
During the meetings, the Councillor from Klivvar Proxima, Rihra Thaar, comes to you with the proposal that they require you to back as part of your earlier wrangling. They want to build a large auxiliary shipyard suitable for building vessels for your subsidiary commands and your merchant marine. It would consist of four one-megaton berths to start with, and would help make Starfleet self-suffiicient in terms of shipping once again. Apparently irritation over having to borrow half of your transport capacity was a bit more advanced than you had realised. After talking it over with Valentina Sousa, you are confident that it would operate without much guidance from your office; Shipyard Ops was more than capable of keeping it ticking over using the budgets assigned to the other departments, while cooperatng with Medical, Engineering, and Logistics Commands for scheduling.
The only question was which planet it should be built around.
In other matters, you meet with the newest Council addition. The Council by-election in Vega returned another Hawk with a potent majority in the form of Alexander Kwan, a domestic political ally of the late Hans Carmichael. You don't get to talk much, because it is a busy time, but in the time you do have Councillor Kwan speaks of his admiration for his predecessor and of the growing wave of hawkish voting in worlds near the Sydraxian borders.
[ ][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 thirty-six (136) Political Will to spend.
[50pt of Political Will has already been spent by the Development Faction as a part of previous wheeling and dealing]
[ ][SHIPYARD] Submit a system to build Auxiliary Shipyard in
[ ][STARFLEET] Propose a new Ambition for Starfleet to achieve by 2321.
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Federation Council Options for 2311.Q2
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Federation Grading:
Current Minimum Science = 100 [Now 125]
Current Maximum Combat = 310 [Now 150]
(Maximum Combat is a Soft cap, will gain +1 Militarisation per 10 pts over - Each point of Threat Level adds 10 to Max Combat)
Minimum Concurrent 5 Year Missions = 4
Current Militarisation Level = 3
Current Federation Threat Level = 13
Council Objectives:
200 Science by 2321
250 Defence by 2321
Starfleet Ambitions:
Operate no fewer than 5 concurrent Five Year Missions by 2311 - Success - Will pick new ambition next year.
Federation Council:
President - Jorlyth sh'Arrath, Expansionist Faction (2308-2314)
Factions -
Expansionist (Human, Andor) - 35.5%
Pacifist (Vulcan) - 29%
Hawkish (Amarki) - 16.1%
Development (Tellar) 19.4%
[Current Polling suggests gains for the Development and Hawks faction in next election]
(Species listed in brackets are principal backers, not exclusive membership)
Current Federation Full Members:
Humans
Vulcans
Andorians
Tellarites
Amarki
Betazoids
Caitians
Current Federation Affiliates:
Apiata - Ratification Pending Events
Rigellians - Ratification Pending
Indorions 429/500 + 32 = 461/500
Caldonians 375/500 + 17 = 392/500
Orions 348/500 + 20 = 368/500
Risa 337/500 + 14 = 351/500
Gaeni 317/500 + 4 = 321/500
Qloathi 225/500 + 22 = 247/500
Seyek 165/500 + 21 = 186/500
Currently Known Others Possible Members:
Yrillians 68/100
Kadeshi 85/100
Sotaw 35/100
Bajorians 77/100
Gretarians 50/100
Dawiar 68/100
Lecarrens -30/100
Sydraxians -40/100
Major Powers
Romulans - Trending Positive
Klingons - At Peace
Cardassians - Major Conflict Avoided
Well, you're committed now.
Much to the President's surprise, you have informed her of your intention to retire at the end of the year. She has many nice things to say about your tenure in the hot-seat that is Commander, Starfleet. But what touches you most sincerely about your time in office is not words, but simply the slightly lost look on the President's face as she contemplates the end of an era. Eleven years you have lasted in charge of Starfleet, more than enough time to become part of the furniture it seems. Perhaps this is just as well then. It doesn't really do for a commander to become part of the political furniture.
It is a private meeting, and no one knows apart from President sh'Arrath and her closest aides. But nonetheless, the die is cast, there is no backing out anymore.
The rest of your trip to Paris is something of a confused blur. The violence in the Orion Union is high on the agenda, but much of the matter becomes sniping between the factions and Councillors, as the development and hawk factions put the boot into the pacifists and expansionists. However, with those two parties closing ranks, there isn't much purchase that can be gained. If the Orion Syndicate situation continues to drag on the next visit to Paris could be very hostile for your successor. You feel a bit bad at the possible fiasco you are leaving for your successor but, well, with as large as the Federation has gotten during your time, there's always a fiasco somewhere. It is now part of the portfolio.
Commander, Starfleet: another term for Professional Fiasco Juggler.
During the meetings, the Councillor from Klivvar Proxima, Rihra Thaar, comes to you with the proposal that they require you to back as part of your earlier wrangling. They want to build a large auxiliary shipyard suitable for building vessels for your subsidiary commands and your merchant marine. It would consist of four one-megaton berths to start with, and would help make Starfleet self-suffiicient in terms of shipping once again. Apparently irritation over having to borrow half of your transport capacity was a bit more advanced than you had realised. After talking it over with Valentina Sousa, you are confident that it would operate without much guidance from your office; Shipyard Ops was more than capable of keeping it ticking over using the budgets assigned to the other departments, while cooperatng with Medical, Engineering, and Logistics Commands for scheduling.
The only question was which planet it should be built around.
In other matters, you meet with the newest Council addition. The Council by-election in Vega returned another Hawk with a potent majority in the form of Alexander Kwan, a domestic political ally of the late Hans Carmichael. You don't get to talk much, because it is a busy time, but in the time you do have Councillor Kwan speaks of his admiration for his predecessor and of the growing wave of hawkish voting in worlds near the Sydraxian borders.
[ ][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 thirty-six (136) Political Will to spend.
[50pt of Political Will has already been spent by the Development Faction as a part of previous wheeling and dealing]
[ ][SHIPYARD] Submit a system to build Auxiliary Shipyard in
[ ][STARFLEET] Propose a new Ambition for Starfleet to achieve by 2321.
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Federation Council Options for 2311.Q2
- NEW Request Mining Colony at Tagh Pakot, 8pp (4 turns, gain +15 sr / year)
- NEW Request Mining Colony at Lapycorias XIII, 8pp (4 turns, gain +25 br/year)
- NEW Request Research Colony at Ke'Luur, 8pp (6 turns, gain +7rp/year)
- Request expansion of San Francisco Fleet Yards, 15pp (4 turns, gain new 1m t berth) [Can take multiple times, +5pp per subsequent build]
- Request expansion of 40 Eridani A Shipyards, 20pp (4 turns, gain new 1m t berth) [Can take multiple times, +5pp per subsequent build]
- Request expansion of Ana Font Shipyard, 15pp (4 turns, gain 1 new 1m t berth) [Can take multiple times, +5pp per subsequent build]
- Request expansion of Lor'Vela Orbital Construction Facility, 15pp (4 turns, gain 1 new 1m t berth) [Can take multiple times, +5pp per subsequent build]
- Request Excelsior berth at a shipyard, 40pp (6 turns, gain new 3m t berth) [+5 for every extra 3mt berth present at shipyard past the first]
- Request Cruiser berth at Utopia Planitia, 15pp (6 turns, gain new 2m t berth)
- Request expansion of Utopia Planitia, 40pp, (4 turns, gain 1 3mt, 1 1mt berth)
- Request new Shipyard at Betazed, 30pp (8 turns, 2 1mt Berths)
- Request new Shipyard at Amarkia, 45pp (12 turns, 1 3mt Berth, 1 1mt Berth)
- Request new Shipyard at Ferasa, 35pp, (12 turns, 1 3mt Berth)
- Request new Starbase I [Write in Sector] 20pp for home sectors or CBZ , 30pp for KBZ, +15pp for each Starbase past the first
- Reduce Militarisation Level 60pp
- Increase Threat Level 45pp
- Request Ongoing Budget increase 25pp (Roll for success)
- Request Allocation for an Excelsior's resources, one-off-infusion of an Excelsior's cost, 25pp
- Request Academy Expansion, 40pp (Gain +.5 Officers/Enlisted/Techs throughput)
- Request Science Academy Expansion, 20pp (Gain +1 Techs throughput)
- Request Temporary Explorer Corps Recruitment Drive, 25pp, (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, 34pp
- Request Start of Custom Explorer project, receiving one-off boost of Research Points and go-ahead for some projects, 38pp
- Request Start of Custom Cruiser project, receiving one-off boost of Research Points and go-ahead for some projects, 23pp
- Request Start of Custom Escort project, receiving one-off boost of Research Points and go-ahead for some projects, 45pp
- Request Refit Program for Constellation class [+1 C,S,D, for 20br, 10sr, 1 Year (4 turns)], 6 turns 23pp (NB: new unit cost for Constellation will be 70/45)
- Request new Tech Team to be added to your Ship Design Bureau, 25pp
- Request focused Diplomacy on a potential member species, 10pp (One affiliate or prospective race will undergo accelerate diplomacy) [Can be taken up to four times]
- 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
- Establish Betazoid Counsellors in Starfleet vessels, starting with Explorer Corps, 8 turns, 40pp (Increased Retention nets +.25 Officer/Crew/Technician in Explorer Corps)
- Establish a Sydraxian Border Zone north of Apinae and Amarkia Sectors, 20pp
- Amend the Anti-Syndicate Legislation, 30pp (Present options for changing your anti-Syndicate legislation)
- Reorganise a Starfleet Command from a Rear Admiral position to a Vice Admiral position. Pick one: 20pp for Starfleet Intelligence, 30pp for Medical, 30pp for Explorer Corps, 10pp for your Chief of Staff.
- Reorganise a Starfleet Command from a Vice Admiral position to an Admiral position. Pick one: 40pp for Starfleet Operations, 50pp for Shipyard Ops, 55pp for Ship Design Bureau, 45pp for Starfleet Tactical
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Federation Grading:
Current Minimum Science = 100 [Now 125]
Current Maximum Combat = 310 [Now 150]
(Maximum Combat is a Soft cap, will gain +1 Militarisation per 10 pts over - Each point of Threat Level adds 10 to Max Combat)
Minimum Concurrent 5 Year Missions = 4
Current Militarisation Level = 3
Current Federation Threat Level = 13
Council Objectives:
200 Science by 2321
250 Defence by 2321
Starfleet Ambitions:
Operate no fewer than 5 concurrent Five Year Missions by 2311 - Success - Will pick new ambition next year.
Federation Council:
President - Jorlyth sh'Arrath, Expansionist Faction (2308-2314)
Factions -
Expansionist (Human, Andor) - 35.5%
Pacifist (Vulcan) - 29%
Hawkish (Amarki) - 16.1%
Development (Tellar) 19.4%
[Current Polling suggests gains for the Development and Hawks faction in next election]
(Species listed in brackets are principal backers, not exclusive membership)
Current Federation Full Members:
Humans
Vulcans
Andorians
Tellarites
Amarki
Betazoids
Caitians
Current Federation Affiliates:
Apiata - Ratification Pending Events
Rigellians - Ratification Pending
Indorions 429/500 + 32 = 461/500
Caldonians 375/500 + 17 = 392/500
Orions 348/500 + 20 = 368/500
Risa 337/500 + 14 = 351/500
Gaeni 317/500 + 4 = 321/500
Qloathi 225/500 + 22 = 247/500
Seyek 165/500 + 21 = 186/500
Currently Known Others Possible Members:
Yrillians 68/100
Kadeshi 85/100
Sotaw 35/100
Bajorians 77/100
Gretarians 50/100
Dawiar 68/100
Lecarrens -30/100
Sydraxians -40/100
Major Powers
Romulans - Trending Positive
Klingons - At Peace
Cardassians - Major Conflict Avoided
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