The Sword of the Prophets, (for Gene D.’s “Star Trek: the U.S.S. Sacagawea” online campaign, using FATE)

Aspects:

• Class/size: Bajoran heavy transport/frigate; Enormous (3M metric tons, 500 m long, 250 m beam, 80 m draft, 12 decks; min. crew: 15, standard: 50, max. complement: 200)

• Origin/condition: Civilian cargo vessel, repurposed as a pirate vessel sometime before Stardate 76331.47 (1 May 2399 A.D./C.E.)

• Systems: Ruggedized for combat and travel through “the Badlands”

• Customization: Added weaponry, including advanced technologies

• Service record/reputation: Post-Maquis raider, leader of pirate squadron; captured by U.F.P. Starfleet

Skills/components (and stunts):

• 1 Superb (+5): Exotic weapon: Subspace rift generator (spoofs gravity well and forces starships out of warp; studied by Lt. Salek and Lt. Olivia Sanchez-Navarro)

• 2 Great (+4):
  • Ship Systems: Cloaking device
  • Ship Systems: Secondary power supply (quantum generator for rift generator and cloak)

• 3 Good (+3):
  • Ablative Hull/Energy Shields
  • FTL: Cruising speed of Warp 4, or 0.5 ly/day (max. Warp 6, 1 ly per day; antimatter-dilithium reactor)
  • STL: Impulse (3 AU per hour, Earth to Venus)

• 4 Fair (+2):
  • Maneuverability (sublight)
  • Projectile Weapons: Photon torpedos (1 tube)
  • Ship Systems: Crew quarters/life support (long-term)
  • Ship Systems: Transmat (3 point-to-point transporter pads)

• 5 Average (+1):
  • Flight Bay (3 shuttles, plus escape pods)
  • Ship Systems (4): AI autopilot, communications, grapple (tractor beam), medical bay (studied by Lt. Huli)

To operate something, a P.C. rolls the appropriate skill and adds the bonus from the relevant system. Both character and ship aspects and stunts may apply.

Crew complement:

• Mibyc Doret: female Bajoran, pirate commander
• Jett Katan: male Bajoran first mate
• Yetru Lordam, Chanju Rjezo, Hapush Kalieb, Arsom Blidota: Bajoran crew membes
• Noto Ghijz, Kleethiz Dgemon, Hozgouk Tlirg: Nausicaan mercenaries, three out of 20 interrogated by Lt. Sheras Ch’p’trell and Lt. Dakal Nakona (see FATE Trek Sessions 2, 3)

• Away team from the U.S.S. Sacagawea:

• 10 Starfleet security officers, assigned by Cmdr. Ressaunch under the command of Lt. Sánchez-Navarro and Lt. Nakona to watch the Nausicaan mercenaries

• “Ghalav:” male Andorian pirate, actually Lieutenant (Junior Grade) Sheras Ch’p’trell [Jim D.] named after a hero of Andorian literature

• “Maria:” female human, weapons officer in utilitarian jumpsuit, actually Lt.(J.G.) Olivia Sánchez-Navarro [Jason E.R.], named after holodeck character

• “Takar Serrano:” male Romulan pilot wearing camouflage pants and a black leather vest, actually Lt. Dakal Nakona [Bruce K.]

• “Vremeer:” male “Romulan” information broker, actually Lt. Salek [Dexter V.H.]

• “?” "Lt.(J.G.) Huli [Cathey D.]

See also notes for Cloud Atoll.