More FT questions....
From: "Mark & Staci Drake" <markandstaci@c...>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2003 14:16:14 -0500
Subject: More FT questions....
Hello all,
Put together a few questions I have concerning FT gaming.
1. Does Alan Brain have a website? I am looking to get a copy of his
Star
Trek rules for FT that he wrote and the URL I found for his site is a
dead
link. If he does not have a URL can anyone send me a copy of the
rules
please?
(Basically would like to find a set that depicts TOS with cinematic
movement--found one set so far but most seem to deal with TNG-era.)
2.Any ideas as to how to model the Doomsday Machine from Trek TOS?
(other
than weapons have no effect on outer hull..)
3. Am working on an idea for an FT campaign in Trek TNG-era.(see below)
During the Dominion War, Federation Intelligence Section 31 is resorting
to
some drastic measures to turn the tide--2 of the ideas are:
A-- using former Starfleet officers/crew that have been mustered out
,for
one reason or another, as crews for new ships (with service on these new
ships in exchange for their freedom)--since there are low numbers of
these
particular individuals,and since it is thought that integrating these
individuals back with Starfleet may injure morale,this leads to---->
B--equipping some of these ships with a new M6 computer unit (an updated
M5
without Daystrom's engram in its programming) to make up for crew
numbers
and to field greater number of (and , hopefully,more effective) ships.
Needless to say,these ships will operate under "plausible deniability"
with
orders to self-destruct if faced with capture.And Section 31 has seen to
it
that the new M6 units can be remotely destroyed by them if these ships
decide to run,or tampering with the unit itself will ensure ship's
destruction. So the choice is fight , or languish in the brig (with
additional charges/prison time added on for not "serving" when
"recalled" by
Starfleet....or worse!)
One of the former Starfleet officers wishing to fight is former-Capt.
Benjamin Maxwell ,previously of USS Phoenix.Court-martialed for
destroying a
Cardassian freighter and warship without orders,nor proving the 2 ships
were
smuggling weapons,he has been given a second chance. Knowing his
motivation
for, and experience with,fighting the Cardassians,Section 31 has given
him
one of the new M6-equipped ships--the refitted USS Phoenix.His orders
are to
act as commerce raider behind Cardassian lines--a role which will suit
him
perfectly.............
What do ya'll think of this idea? Am looking at it as a series of
linked
scenarios with this ship.Suggestions/comments/ideas welcome on this.
Thanks,
Mark