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This article contains several '''Premade RPG''' concepts which are available for use by any member with the rank of Lieutenant Commander or higher. This is a way of assembling a unique concept for your game, based on a pre-designed story concept which is then paired with a set of classes that you can choose from when applying to run the game. You will be paired with either the Bravo Fleet Operations Officer or another member of the RPG Team for a mentorship experience lasting the duration of your first mission, which has a set beginning and several endings. The concepts are broken down by which of Starfleet's core missions it addresses, with specific concepts tied to particular classes under that.
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{{icons|bfo}}Last Update: 2 March 2023
  
== Application Process ==
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=1 - Registry Definition=
Running a successful RPG is a rewarding but time-consuming experience. In Bravo Fleet, given that all members who reach the rank of lieutenant commander have access to write a ship of their own as a captain, we encourage you to try that out before you apply to run a game. Pre-made RPGs have a partial story concept and first mission already created, which lets you jump in with a mentor to learn the ropes. The minimum requirements before applying are:
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#The registry lists all starships, starbases, and other entities available to Bravo Fleet for use as Commands or Games.
 
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#The registry’s purpose is to maintain consistency across Bravo Fleet and its ongoing canon. As such, entries will not be added to, removed, or altered from the registry without permission of the Intelligence Office.
# Reach the rank of Lieutenant Commander
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#The registry represents the In Character starships and starbases available to the Fourth Fleet in {{Year}}, and the starships and starbases available for Games and Commands.
# Request and receive a primary command
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##Exceptions such as non-Starfleet ships or ships of a different era have been created for Fictions or Games, and may not be used as Primary Commands. These will be more often added, deleted, or altered.
# Earn at least 20 service ribbons
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##The use of registry entries in Games is governed by Section 4 of the Operations Policy.
Once you have satisfied those requirements, you can follow this process:
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#Ships in the registry should only be used in lore by the members or Task Forces (in the case of TFHQ ships or Flagships only) to which they are assigned. If a story requires another ship, it should use a name not listed in the registry and would fall within the bounds of member canon.
 
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#Events involving registry ships ''prior to'' 2399 may be referenced in circumstances such as character service records and backstory. This restriction changes at 2399 as this is when the current fleet canon went live; members should not be dictating fleet or member canon after this outside of their own characters and Command.
# Reach out to the Bravo Fleet Operations Officer or another Operations Office staffer to discuss the possibility of becoming a GM.
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#Ships are assigned to a member's dossier when they are created as Commands on BFMS. A member must create an application for the Command that the Intel Office processes. The IO does not create Commands for members. Commands exist to house Missions, Stories, and crew rosters; they show the ship on the member's dossier, and ensure the registry displays what ships are available or unavailable. ''All'' ships in use require a Command, including RPGs and squadron ships.
# Select the concept that appeals to you most, and a ship from one of the provided classes to request.
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##Once a ship has been relinquished, the BFMS Command will be labelled as 'Archive' and exist on the member's dossier for archival purposes only. Members may edit the Command page or the roster, but they may not add further Missions or Stories.
# Fill out and submit a [https://bravofleet.com/wp-admin/post-new.php?post_type=game_proposal Game Proposal] with the ship you are requesting.
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#Members should not apply for Commands on BFMS until they are ready to acquire or change their Primary Command, or for a fiction/RPG proposal to be discussed with the Intelligence Officer/Operations Officer. Draft Commands or proposals self-identifying as WIPs will have their registry link removed or be deleted.
## For the ship concept section, flesh out the paragraph provided in this article, as if you were pitching the game to a potential member. This text will form the core of your recruitment ad and the description on the BFMS.
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#Upon a Command's assignment, a member may not change that Command until three months have elapsed or they are promoted, whichever comes first
## For the mission boxes, list three potential missions you would do ''after'' the first mission described here. Your mentor will work with you to fine-tune these and develop outlines, to ensure you'll be able to keep going smoothly after the first mission is complete.
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##Exceptions may be permitted at the discretion of the Intelligence Officer. This may apply in cases such as the release of new starship classes or other significant alterations to the command registry.
 
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=2 - Primary Commands=
Once you have done this, someone from the Operations Office will be in touch to discuss next steps.
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#Primary Commands are attached to a member's dossiers as their character's starship or auxiliary craft. They are the vessels assigned In Character to a member’s Task Force in the Fourth Fleet in {{Year}}.
 
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#Members can write on their Primary Commands on their own or with others. Writing with others on a Primary Command does not require a proposal or activity commitment being sent to the Intelligence Office. Members ''may not'' use their Primary Command as an RPG; ie, they may not openly recruit for crew or create a separate website, and collaboration should be limited to invitation-only. RPGs which any member of the Fleet may apply to join must be accepted by the Bravo Fleet Operations Officer, and thus Primary Commands are unsuitable for this purpose.
== Exploratory Concepts ==
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#All Commands will be removed from a member's dossier upon transfer to the Reserves.
Exploration is Starfleet's stated primary missions. Concepts in this category are closely related to the core ''Star Trek'' experience seen on all of the shows other than ''Lower Decks''.
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#When a member reaches the rank of Midshipman they may request a ship on the registry for use as their Primary Command. Ship classes available are unlocked upon reaching certain ranks.
 
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#Members below the rank of Captain may only have one Primary Command. Requesting a new eligible Primary Command will result in the current registry ship being removed from the member's dossier and returned to the pool of available ships.
=== The Elder Statesman ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
{| class="wikitable"
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|+Ship classes by rank
!Concept
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|-
!First Mission
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!Midshipman!!Lieutenant Commander!!Commander!!
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|-
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|[[Raven Class|Raven]]||[[California Class|California]]|| colspan="2" |[[Akira Class|Akira]]
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|-
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| ||[[Challenger Class|Challenger]]|| colspan="2" |[[Defiant Class|Defiant]]
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|-
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| ||[[Cheyenne Class|Cheyenne]]|| colspan="2" |[[Excelsior II Class|Excelsior II]]
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|-
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| ||[[Diligent Class|Diligent]]|| colspan="2" |[[Gagarin Class|Gagarin]]
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|-
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| ||[[Grissom Class|Grissom]]|| colspan="2" |[[Inquiry Class|Inquiry]]
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|-
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| ||[[Intrepid Class|Intrepid]]|| colspan="2" |[[Luna Class|Luna]]
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|-
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|
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|[[New Orleans Class|New Orleans]]
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| colspan="2" |[[Manticore Class|Manticore]]
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|-
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| ||[[Norway Class|Norway]]|| colspan="2" |[[Nebula Class|Nebula]]
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|-
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| ||[[Nova Class|Nova]]|| colspan="2" |[[Pathfinder Class|Pathfinder]]
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|-
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| ||[[Olympic Class|Olympic]]|| colspan="2" |[[Prometheus Class|Prometheus]]
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|-
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|
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|[[Parliament Class|Parliament]]
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| colspan="2" |[[Rhode Island Class|Rhode Island]]
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|-
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| ||[[Reliant Class|Reliant]]|| colspan="2" |[[Sutherland Class|Sutherland]]
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|-
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| ||[[Saber Class|Saber]]|| colspan="2" |
 
|-
 
|-
|While Starfleet's newest, largest ships are assigned to the majority of deep space assignments, older heavy cruisers still serve with distinction in a wide variety of exploratory capacities. Under the command of a new captain, one of these elder statesman has recently been refit for a charting expedition to a remote sector of the Federation, to seek out strange new worlds.
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| ||[[Springfield Class|Springfield]]
|Fresh from a major overhaul designed to take the ship into the 25th century, the [name] sets off from Starbase Bravo towards a sparsely populated sector to the galactic South. Upon entering sector 719, the ship's new and improved sensors detect a gravitational anomaly: one of our stars is missing!
 
|}
 
<div class="mainpage-navigation mainpage-row spectiles">
 
<div class="card" id="excelsior-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Excelsior_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Excelsior''-class heavy cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="ambassador-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Ambassador_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Ambassador''-class heavy cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="nebula-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Nebula_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Nebula''-class heavy cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="akira-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Akira_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Akira''-class heavy cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
 
 
=== She's Smart and Quick ===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
!Concept
 
!First Mission
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Developed to avoid putting all of Starfleet's eggs in one basket, light explorers are smaller than behemoths like the ''Galaxy'' but are meant to use their tremendous top speed, impressive endurance, and powerful sensors to perform the same long-range exploratory missions as larger ships. A newly-commissioned light explorer has been assigned to the Fourth Fleet to probe the area of space beyond the Klingon Empire and Romulan Republic.
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| ||[[Steamrunner Class|Steamrunner]]
|After successful passage through Klingon space into unexplored territory, the [Name]'s first assignment is to track down one of Earth's original deep space exploratory vessels: the unmanned ''Friendship'' ''7''.
 
 
|}
 
|}
<div class="mainpage-navigation mainpage-row spectiles">
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=3 - Squadrons=
<div class="card" id="intrepid-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Intrepid_Class<div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Intrepid''-class light explorer</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="luna-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Ambassador_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Luna''-class light explorer</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="elysion-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Elysion_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Elysion''-class light explorer</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="rhode-island-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Rhode_Island_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Rhode Island''-class scout</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
  
=== Ex Astris Scientia ===
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#The Squadron system allows members holding the dossier rank of Captain and above greater flexibility in their Command choices. Where Commanders and below may pick a single Primary Command from a list, Captains are entitled to a certain level of ‘Squadron Strength’ in their Command selection. This gives them options like choosing between a single, larger ship or multiple smaller ones.
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#If a member holds multiple Commands under the Squadrons system, these ships are all subject to the same usage requirements as outlined under Primary Commands above. They may not be used as RPGs, and IC are starships assigned to the member’s Task Force.
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##All ships must have their own Command on BFMS. This is solely to ensure the registry accurately reflects what ships are in use and dossiers show all of a member's ships. Members are free, however, to house Stories and Missions involving the ship and crew on any of their squadron BFMS Commands.
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##Members with multiple ships should designate one as their Primary Command on BFMS. This is solely for display and organisational purposes, and has no other or IC significance. The Primary Command must be a Squadron Commands, and may not be an RPG or Fiction.
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##Members have some freedom on how to IC depict these multiple ships. They may be entirely unaffiliated, all falling directly under their Task Force’s IC chain of command, with the member using them to tell totally different stories.
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##Members may use all/some of them to form an IC-only unit within their Task Force, referred to as a squadron. This typically takes its title from the squadron’s ‘lead ship’ or starbase (for example, a squadron led by the USS Endeavour would be called ‘Endeavour Squadron’). This ensures all squadrons have a unique IC name. Members may not call these IC units ‘task groups’, to avoid confusion with the OOC unit.
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##Members may create an officer in command of this squadron, who may or may not also be the commanding officer of one of these starships/starbase, and who falls IC under the chain of command of the member’s Task Force. All Canon Policy rank restrictions remain.
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#The Squadron Strength to which a member is entitled is dependent on their dossier rank.
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
!Concept
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|+'''Squadron Strength by Dossier Rank'''
!First Mission
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!Captain
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!Fleet Captain
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!Commodore
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!Rear Admiral
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!Vice Admiral
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!Admiral
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!Fleet Admiral
 
|-
 
|-
|Starfleet possesses an enormous number of science vessels which follow up on the discoveries of larger vessels for extensive survey and research missions. These ships are essential for expanding the Federation's knowledge, and vessels like this one are at the forefront of Starfleet's exploratory efforts. A science ship is a place where free flowing discourse is expected, where the unknown is around every corner, and where Starfleet's best and brightest scientists thrive.
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|3
|While surveying a previously explored M-class world, the [name] discovers evidence that it may once have played host to an ancient civilization, the Promelians. After intensive scans, the unthinkable is detected: a hanger containing an ''intact'' Promelian Battlecruiser, the first of its kind since the ''Enterprise''-D was forced to destroy one to escape a Menthar trap. The [name] and her crew must race against the clock to secure this prize, before opportunists or the planet itself reclaims it.
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|4
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|6
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|7
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|8
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|9
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|10
 
|}
 
|}
<div class="mainpage-navigation mainpage-row spectiles">
 
<div class="card" id="springfield-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Springfield_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Springfield''-class light cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="olympic-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Olympic_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Olympic''-class utility cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="california-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=California_Class<div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''California''-class utility cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="norway-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Norway_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Norway''-class light cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" style="opacity:0;></div>
 
<div class="card" id="nova-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Nova_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Nova''-class surveyor</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="grissom-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Grissom_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Grissom''-class surveyor</div>
 
</div>
 
  
<div class="card" style="opacity:0;></div>
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== 3.1 - Starship Strength ==
</div>
 
  
== Diplomatic Concepts ==
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# Ship classes are allocated a certain level of Strength depending on their size, power, modernity, and so forth.
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# Members may select any number of ships as their Commands under the Squadrons system, so long as the total Strength does not exceed their rank entitlement.
  
=== Second Contact ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
{| class="wikitable"
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|+Ship classes by rank
!Concept
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|-
!First Mission
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!1!!2!! colspan="2" |3
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!4
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|-
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|Small Civilian Ship|| colspan="2" |[[Akira Class|Akira]]||[[Century Class|Century]]
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|[[Odyssey Class|Odyssey]]
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|-
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|[[California Class|California]]|| colspan="2" |[[Defiant Class|Defiant]]||[[Galaxy Class|Galaxy]]
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|
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|-
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|[[Challenger Class|Challenger]]|| colspan="2" |[[Excelsior II Class|Excelsior II]]||[[Obena Class|Obena]]
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|
 +
|-
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|[[Cheyenne Class|Cheyenne]]|| colspan="2" |[[Gagarin Class|Gagarin]]||[[Ross Class|Ross]]
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|
 +
|-
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|[[Diligent Class|Diligent]]|| colspan="2" |[[Inquiry Class|Inquiry]]||[[Sovereign Class|Sovereign]]
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|
 +
|-
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|[[Grissom Class|Grissom]]|| colspan="2" |[[Luna Class|Luna]]||[[Typhon Class|Typhon]]
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|
 +
|-
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|[[Intrepid Class|Intrepid]]|| colspan="2" |[[Manticore Class|Manticore]]||[[Vesta Class|Vesta]]
 +
|
 +
|-
 +
|[[New Orleans Class|New Orleans]]|| colspan="2" |[[Nebula Class|Nebula]]||
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|
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|-
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|[[Norway Class|Norway]]|| colspan="2" |[[Pathfinder Class|Pathfinder]]||
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|
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|-
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|[[Nova Class|Nova]]|| colspan="2" |[[Prometheus Class|Prometheus]]||
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|
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|-
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|[[Olympic Class|Olympic]]|| colspan="2" |[[Rhode Island Class|Rhode Island]]||
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|
 +
|-
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|[[Parliament Class|Parliament]]||[[Sutherland Class|Sutherland]]
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|-
 +
|[[Reliant Class|Reliant]]||
 +
|-
 +
|[[Saber Class|Saber]]||
 +
|-
 +
|[[Springfield Class|Springfield]]
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|
 
|-
 
|-
|After first contact has been made by one of Starfleet's front-line vessels, a second contact team moves in to formalize diplomatic relationships between a new world and the Federation, which includes paperwork and engineering projects like installing communications transmitters. Second contact is normally assigned to a utility cruiser or one of Starfleet's other light duty vessels, and it's missions like these that keep the Federation working. This vessel is older, but it's seen hundreds of worlds in its lifetime, making connections that have stood the test of time.
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|[[Steamrunner Class|Steamrunner]]
|Under the command of a new captain, the [name] is sent to make second contact with a world just inside the Triangle that had been missed by explorers for centuries thanks to unusual sensor properties in the area. The brief is simple: install a communications array that can cut through this interference so the world can stay in contact with the greater galaxy, but when the ship arrives, it encounters second contact teams from both the Romulan Republic and Klingon Star Empire, which are making their own pitches to have this new race fall under their influence! The [name] must convince them that the Federation is the better bet.
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|
 
|}
 
|}
<div class="mainpage-navigation mainpage-row spectiles">
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#For example, upon reaching the rank of Captain a member has a Squadron Strength entitlement of 3. If they already have a Commander-level ship, they are only using 2 of their Squadron Level. They may ‘upgrade’ as they did upon reaching the rank of Commander, returning their current ship to the registry and choosing a single new Command with a Strength of 3. If they keep their ship with its Strength of 2, they may choose to add to their dossier another ship with a Strength of 1.
<div class="card" id="california-class">
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##Members are under no obligation to use their total Squadron Strength. These Commands are a reflection of the hard work of members, however, and may be chosen for storytelling opportunities or simple prestige.
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=California_Class<div class="card-image"></div>]
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#‘Small Civilian Ship’ is a catch-all term for non-Starfleet civilian vessels members may wish to use for different kinds of storytelling. It refers to ships of, for example, the [[Kaplan F17 class]] or the [[Groumall class]], usually freighters, that are not affiliated IC with Starfleet and may be used for trading, prospecting, exploration, or other adventures. Acquiring a ship like this is subject to a successful Fiction Proposal, and so they are not listed as available on the registry but created as required by the Intelligence Office.
<div class="card-caption">''California''-class utility cruiser</div>
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#The Intelligence Office may make adjustments to ship class Strengths to account for balance as the system and canon evolve. No member will have an asset removed because of a rebalance, but they would only be grandfathered in until they wanted to change their squadron, at which point the new strength values would be used.
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="parliament-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Parliament_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Parliament''-class utility cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="olympic-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Olympic_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Olympic''-class utility cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="norway-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Norway_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Norway''-class light cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="steamrunner-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Steamrunner_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Steamrunner''-class light cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="springfield-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Springfield_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Springfield''-class light cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="cheyenne-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Cheyenne_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Cheyenne''-class light cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="challenger-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Challenger_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Challenger''-class scout/courier</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" style="opacity:0;>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" style="opacity:0;></div>
 
</div>
 
  
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== 3.2 - Starbase Strength ==
  
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# Starbases as Commands work the same as starships under the Squadron system, but are subject to different requirements. They represent starbases assigned In Character to the member’s Task Force in the Fourth Fleet in 2400.
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# Members do not have to choose between a starbase or starship under the Squadron system. They are only restricted by their rank’s total Squadron Strength.
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# Registry Starbases are created by the Intelligence Office, and will have their own wiki article explaining the location and setting material relevant to that starbase that has been ratified by the Intelligence Office. This is Fleet Canon that cannot be altered without permission of the Intelligence Office, even by the member to whom the starbase registry is attached. As such, members should heavily consider their choice, as a Starbase Command is under more restrictions and requirements from the Intelligence Office.
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## If you are interested in a Starbase Command, please speak with the Intelligence Office to develop your concept so the registry can be created.
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# Members may choose to depict any of their other ships as attached to or operating out of the starbase.
  
=== Mediator ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:auto"
{| class="wikitable"
+
|+Starbase classes by Strength
!Concept
+
|-
!First Mission
+
!2!!3!!4
 +
|-
 +
|[[Jupiter Class|Jupiter]]||[[Anchorage Class|Anchorage]]||[[Canopus Class|Canopus]]
 
|-
 
|-
|Starfleet vessels of all shapes and sizes are frequently used for diplomatic purposes, whether delivering important dignitaries across long distances, hosting conferences, or performing important negotiations themselves. This ship isn't the largest or most prestigious ship in the Fourth Fleet, but it serves an important role putting out diplomatic brushfires, especially those caused along the Federation-Klingon border by the Archanis Campaign of 2399.
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|[[K Class|K-Type]]||[[Copernicus Class|Copernicus]]||[[Unity Class|Unity]]
|In the aftermath of the Archanis Campaign, many Federation colonies along the Klingon border needed substantial repairs and upgrades. In the scramble to allocate resources, not everyone got what they needed. This has come to a head when a colony threatens to secede from the Federation entirely to join an independent league of traders led by a prominent Orion world. It's the job of the [name] to placate this world and keep it in Federation hands.
 
|}
 
<div class="mainpage-navigation mainpage-row spectiles">
 
<div class="card" id="ambassador-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Ambassador_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Ambassador''-class heavy cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="nebula-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Nebula_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Nebula''-class heavy cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="olympic-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Olympic_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Olympic''-class utility cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="norway-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Norway_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Norway''-class light cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" style="opacity:0;></div>
 
<div class="card" id="challenger-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Challenger_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Challenger''-class scout/courier</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="resolute-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Challenger_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Resolute''-class heavy cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" style="opacity:0;></div>
 
</div>
 
== Defensive Concepts ==
 
 
 
=== Rough and Tumble Frontier ===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
!Concept
 
!First Mission
 
 
|-
 
|-
|The Federation is vast, larger than any of its neighbors and spread across two quadrants. It has extensive borders, and while borders with the Romulans and Cardassians are closely monitored by a long-standing system of observation stations, others such as the Breen border are more porous. As one of the many patrol vessels assigned to the Fourth Fleet, this ship is based out of Farpoint Station, protecting the many colony worlds in the deep Alpha Quadrant side of the Federation from Breen and Kzinti raiders.
+
|[[Regula Class|Regula]]||[[Narendra Class|Narendra]]||
|While on a routine patrol of colony worlds, the [name] receives a general distress call from a Breen warship within Federation space. What could possibly have happened that would make this enigmatic and warlike race call for aid, and what's lurking out there in space that's more dangerous than the Breen?
 
|}
 
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<div class="card" id="centaur-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Centaur_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Centaur''-class scout</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="freedom-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Freedom_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Freedom''-class scout</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="saber-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Saber_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Saber''-class scout</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="rhode-island-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Olympic_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Rhode Island''-class scout</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="neworleans-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Norway_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''New Orleans''-class frigate</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="diligent-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Diligent_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Diligent''-class frigate</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="reliant-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Reliant_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Reliant''-class frigate</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="cheyenne-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Cheyenne_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Cheyenne''-class light cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="steamrunner-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Steamrunner_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Steamrunner''-class light cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="argonaut-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Argonaut_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Argonaut''-class light cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="akira-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Akira_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Akira''-class heavy cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="inquiry-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Inquiry_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Inquiry''-class heavy cruiser</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" style="opacity:0;></div>
 
<div class="card" id="aquarius-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Aquarius_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Aquarius''-class light escort</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="defiant-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Defiant_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">''Defiant''-class escort</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" style="opacity:0;></div>
 
</div>
 
 
 
=== Tip of the Spear ===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
!Concept
 
!First Mission
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Owing its origins to the Borg and Dominion conflicts, the Fourth Fleet maintains a number of deep space tactical vessels, which serve as the tip of the spear to handle exigent threats far from the Federation's borders. While these ships are also tasked with exploratory missions when things are quiet, they can deploy quickly to trouble spots to handle issues quickly, quietly, and with minimal casualty. This vessel has just come off the assembly line to join the fleet in service beyond Breen and Ferengi space to help tamp down smoldering embers in wild space before they become a raging inferno.
+
|[[Vision Class|Vision]]||[[Presidium Class|Presidium]]||
|Disavowed by the Tzenkethi government, a rogue commander has taken a prototype battleship into neutral space and is harassing vessels from the Cardassian Union, Ferengi Alliance, and Starfleet. Tasked with ending this threat, the new captain of the [name] must track down and capture or destroy this vessel while managing relations with these two neighbors' and without starting a war with the Tzenkethi, who only reluctantly have admitted to the ship's existence.
 
|}
 
 
 
<div class="mainpage-navigation mainpage-row spectiles">
 
<div class="card" id="typhon-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Typhon_class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">Typhon-class</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="sovereign-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Sovereign_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">Sovereign-class</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="prometheus-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Prometheus_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">Prometheus-class</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="rhode-island-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Rhode_Island_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">Rhode Island-class</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" style="opacity:0;></div>
 
<div class="card" id="inquiry-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Inquiry_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">Inquiry-class</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="manticore-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Manticore_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">Manticore-class</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" style="opacity:0;"></div>
 
</div>
 
 
 
 
 
===Flat Top===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
!Concept
 
!First Mission
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Starfleet rarely employs starfighters other than in full-scale conflicts, but a number of squadrons are maintained for deep space deployment against races that employ small, fast-moving vessels of their own, as well as to maintain the training necessary for coordinated small craft assaults. The Fourth Fleet is one of the few units that maintains any carrier-type vessels in any large numbers, and this vessel is currently assigned to patrols along the Romulan border, especially in the wilds patrolled by the Fenris Rangers.
+
| ||[[Watchtower Class|Watchtower]]||
|While undertaking a routine training exercise under the command of a new captain, the [name] and her fighter group are struck by an unexpected EMP blast from a solar flare, disabling the ship and all of her fighters. It's a race against time to bring systems back online before the fighter pilots run out of oxygen, and before opportunists notice the stricken vessel.
 
 
|}
 
|}
  
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== 3.3 - Attached Ships ==
<div class="card" id="akira-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Akira_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">Akira-class</div>
 
</div>
 
        <div class="card" id="argonaut-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Argonaut_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">Argonaut-class</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="typhon-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Typhon_class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">Typhon-class</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" style="opacity:0;"></div>
 
</div>
 
 
 
  
==Humanitarian Concepts==
+
# Certain commands, like starbases, have an attached ship, which has its own registry entry but has an effective Strength of 0. Whether or not an attached ship is selected does not affect a member’s Squadron Strength.
===Do No Harm===
+
# Most attached ships are assigned to starbases. Upon requesting a starbase, the member should identify to the Intelligence Office an appropriate choice of ship from the registry. That ship will then be removed from the public pool. It will not be given a BFMS Command, but should be written about as part of the starbase’s Command.
 +
# The ''Odyssey''-class always has an ''Aquarius''-class ship attached. Unlike with starbases, the ''Aquarius''-class’s name is predetermined and cannot be changed. Details about an ''Odyssey’s'' ''Aquarius''-class will be listed on the ship’s wiki page.
  
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
{| class="wikitable"
!Concept
+
|+Starbase Attached Ship Options
!First Mission
+
|[[Aerie Class|Aerie]]
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 
|-
 
|-
|One of Starfleet's primary directives is to provide help to those who are in distress. Over the centuries, Starfleet has created a number of ships as part of its rapid response force. These classes of ships within the Fourth Fleet have the fastest engines and contain a range of facilities and large storage bays to provide huge amounts of resources for stricken worlds. This vessel has been assigned to the region that contains the Paulson Nebula and after the recent disastrous Century Storm event where numerous worlds have been stricken, it is up to this vessel to provide humanitarian relief to those who have lost their homes. 
+
|[[Aquarius Class|Aquarius]]
|While assisting a Federation colony who is in the process of rebuilding after the passing of the Century storm, the [name]'s crew have discovered what appears to be large amounts of the ore Trellium. When elements of the ore are leaked into the colony's water purification system, the colonists began to behave strangely. Strange in the fact the entire colony's population is Vulcan. The Trellium is a deadly neurotoxin for the Vulcans and it begins to degrade their neural pathways. Loosing the emotional inhibitions, it is up to the crew of the [name] to find a cure for the colonists, remove the ore while avoiding hurting any of the colonists who are starting to become erratic and savage like in their behaviours. 
+
|
|}
+
|
 
+
|
<div class="mainpage-navigation mainpage-row spectiles">
+
|
<div class="card" id="olympic-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Olympic_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">Olympic-class</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="nebula-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Nebula_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">Nebula-class</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="california-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=California_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">California-class</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="parliament-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Parliament_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">Parliament-class</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" style="opacity:0;"></div>
 
</div>
 
 
 
===First On The Scene===
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
!Concept
 
!First Mission
 
 
|-
 
|-
|Aiding the support of others is one way in which the Federation shows that it cares about its neighbours, though this has not been the case since Starfleet changed its policy after cancellation of supporting the relocation of the Romulans. This has to change and the Fourth Fleet is leading the early efforts with this. Trying to prove that the Federation is returning to its core values, these vessels are the ones showing others they are here to help and provide a friendly face to those who may have lost their faith or trust in the Federation in recent years.   
+
|[[Sydney Class|Sydney]]
|On course to rendezvous with a Cardassian diplomat, [name] picks up a distress call from a Cardassian colony near to the Federation border. Being the closest ship to render aid, the [name] alters course to provide help at once. Once arriving on the scene, they discover the world has been neglected by the Cardassian government since the Dominion War. The colonists have had to survive on their own, as such their systems are not as advanced as other Cardassian worlds. Now the planet has undergone a series of devastating earthquakes. Settlements across the planet are in ruins, homes are in flames and there is barely anyone available to help. [name] enters orbits and provides support, even though this will make them significantly late in meeting the Cardassian ambassador. 
+
|
 +
|
 +
|
 +
|
 
|}
 
|}
  
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== 3.4 - Requesting Squadron Ships ==
  
<div class="mainpage-navigation mainpage-row spectiles">
+
# Members must use BFMS to request any Commands under the Squadron system, as was done with previous Command requests.
<div class="card" id="obena-class">
+
# BFMS requests for new Commands under the Squadron system must use the ‘Lore Office Proposal’ window to clearly communicate their allocation of their Squadron Level. This must include what ships, if any, are being returned to the registry.
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Obena_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
+
## If a new Captain requests a Command with a Strength of 3 with no further detail, the Intelligence Office will assume they are returning their current ship to the registry, just as with previous upgrades, and process accordingly.
<div class="card-caption">Obena-class</div>
+
## If a Member wishes to retain their current Command and add another, they may request the new ship under BFMS and say so in the Proposal window. A simple message, such as ‘I am keeping the USS Lollipop (Strength 2), and adding this one (Strength 1) for a total Squadron Strength of 3’ will suffice.
</div>
+
## If a Member wishes to return any of their ships to the registry, they must say so. Any requests for additional Commands that does not include a registry return and would bring a member over their Squadron Strength will be deleted. A simple message, such as ‘I am returning the USS Lollipop (Strength 2) and adding this one (Strength 3) for a total Squadron Strength of 3’ will suffice.
<div class="card" id="resolute-class">
+
# If the Intelligence Office receives competing requests for the same starship, requests for a primary command from Lieutenant Commanders or Commanders will be prioritised, or upgrades to a single Strength 3 starship for new Captains. After that, ships will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Resolute_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">Resolute-class</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="manticore-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Manticore_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">Manticore-class</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="galaxy-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Galaxy_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">Galaxy-class</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" style="opacity:0;"></div>
 
</div>
 
 
 
===Beacon of Hope===
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
!Concept
 
!First Mission
 
|-
 
|When two warring sides comes to the conclusion that they must end hostilities for the sake of providing their people the chance of surviving, then the Federation is quite keen in providing help with these matters. Becoming a symbol of neutrality, Starfleet likes to send the best units in to provide the help needed to help those who have been devastated by war and to provide the foundations in rebuilding worlds lost to conflict.  
 
|A non-aligned system on the edge of Federation space has requested assistance after two worlds have been in a state of war with one another for almost a decade and a half. Not ready to join the Federation yet, both sides have agreed to allow for Starfleet to send in convoys filled with relief efforts to help their people. The non-aggression pact signed by both sides has agreed to allow Starfleet to establish a small station on the edge of their system as way of assisting and monitoring the peace treaty. It is down to [name] to lead and escort the first flotilla of ships into the system, begin building efforts on the new installation and provide relief efforts to both sides without re-igniting past tensions.  
 
|}
 
 
 
<div class="mainpage-navigation mainpage-row spectiles">
 
<div class="card" id="obena-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Obena_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">Obena-class</div>
 
</div>
 
        <div class="card" id="argonaut-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Argonaut_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">Argonaut-class</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="odyssey-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Odyssey_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">Odyssey-class</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="galaxy-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Galaxy_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">Galaxy-class</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" style="opacity:0;></div>
 
<div class="card" id="nebula-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Nebula_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">Nebula-class</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" id="parliament-class">
 
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Parliament_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 
<div class="card-caption">Parliament-class</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="card" style="opacity:0;"></div>
 
</div>
 

Revision as of 11:35, 2 March 2023

This article is official Bravo Fleet Official Policy.








Last Update: 2 March 2023

1 - Registry Definition

  1. The registry lists all starships, starbases, and other entities available to Bravo Fleet for use as Commands or Games.
  2. The registry’s purpose is to maintain consistency across Bravo Fleet and its ongoing canon. As such, entries will not be added to, removed, or altered from the registry without permission of the Intelligence Office.
  3. The registry represents the In Character starships and starbases available to the Fourth Fleet in 2401, and the starships and starbases available for Games and Commands.
    1. Exceptions such as non-Starfleet ships or ships of a different era have been created for Fictions or Games, and may not be used as Primary Commands. These will be more often added, deleted, or altered.
    2. The use of registry entries in Games is governed by Section 4 of the Operations Policy.
  4. Ships in the registry should only be used in lore by the members or Task Forces (in the case of TFHQ ships or Flagships only) to which they are assigned. If a story requires another ship, it should use a name not listed in the registry and would fall within the bounds of member canon.
  5. Events involving registry ships prior to 2399 may be referenced in circumstances such as character service records and backstory. This restriction changes at 2399 as this is when the current fleet canon went live; members should not be dictating fleet or member canon after this outside of their own characters and Command.
  6. Ships are assigned to a member's dossier when they are created as Commands on BFMS. A member must create an application for the Command that the Intel Office processes. The IO does not create Commands for members. Commands exist to house Missions, Stories, and crew rosters; they show the ship on the member's dossier, and ensure the registry displays what ships are available or unavailable. All ships in use require a Command, including RPGs and squadron ships.
    1. Once a ship has been relinquished, the BFMS Command will be labelled as 'Archive' and exist on the member's dossier for archival purposes only. Members may edit the Command page or the roster, but they may not add further Missions or Stories.
  7. Members should not apply for Commands on BFMS until they are ready to acquire or change their Primary Command, or for a fiction/RPG proposal to be discussed with the Intelligence Officer/Operations Officer. Draft Commands or proposals self-identifying as WIPs will have their registry link removed or be deleted.
  8. Upon a Command's assignment, a member may not change that Command until three months have elapsed or they are promoted, whichever comes first
    1. Exceptions may be permitted at the discretion of the Intelligence Officer. This may apply in cases such as the release of new starship classes or other significant alterations to the command registry.

2 - Primary Commands

  1. Primary Commands are attached to a member's dossiers as their character's starship or auxiliary craft. They are the vessels assigned In Character to a member’s Task Force in the Fourth Fleet in 2401.
  2. Members can write on their Primary Commands on their own or with others. Writing with others on a Primary Command does not require a proposal or activity commitment being sent to the Intelligence Office. Members may not use their Primary Command as an RPG; ie, they may not openly recruit for crew or create a separate website, and collaboration should be limited to invitation-only. RPGs which any member of the Fleet may apply to join must be accepted by the Bravo Fleet Operations Officer, and thus Primary Commands are unsuitable for this purpose.
  3. All Commands will be removed from a member's dossier upon transfer to the Reserves.
  4. When a member reaches the rank of Midshipman they may request a ship on the registry for use as their Primary Command. Ship classes available are unlocked upon reaching certain ranks.
  5. Members below the rank of Captain may only have one Primary Command. Requesting a new eligible Primary Command will result in the current registry ship being removed from the member's dossier and returned to the pool of available ships.
Ship classes by rank
Midshipman Lieutenant Commander Commander
Raven California Akira
Challenger Defiant
Cheyenne Excelsior II
Diligent Gagarin
Grissom Inquiry
Intrepid Luna
New Orleans Manticore
Norway Nebula
Nova Pathfinder
Olympic Prometheus
Parliament Rhode Island
Reliant Sutherland
Saber
Springfield
Steamrunner

3 - Squadrons

  1. The Squadron system allows members holding the dossier rank of Captain and above greater flexibility in their Command choices. Where Commanders and below may pick a single Primary Command from a list, Captains are entitled to a certain level of ‘Squadron Strength’ in their Command selection. This gives them options like choosing between a single, larger ship or multiple smaller ones.
  2. If a member holds multiple Commands under the Squadrons system, these ships are all subject to the same usage requirements as outlined under Primary Commands above. They may not be used as RPGs, and IC are starships assigned to the member’s Task Force.
    1. All ships must have their own Command on BFMS. This is solely to ensure the registry accurately reflects what ships are in use and dossiers show all of a member's ships. Members are free, however, to house Stories and Missions involving the ship and crew on any of their squadron BFMS Commands.
    2. Members with multiple ships should designate one as their Primary Command on BFMS. This is solely for display and organisational purposes, and has no other or IC significance. The Primary Command must be a Squadron Commands, and may not be an RPG or Fiction.
    3. Members have some freedom on how to IC depict these multiple ships. They may be entirely unaffiliated, all falling directly under their Task Force’s IC chain of command, with the member using them to tell totally different stories.
    4. Members may use all/some of them to form an IC-only unit within their Task Force, referred to as a squadron. This typically takes its title from the squadron’s ‘lead ship’ or starbase (for example, a squadron led by the USS Endeavour would be called ‘Endeavour Squadron’). This ensures all squadrons have a unique IC name. Members may not call these IC units ‘task groups’, to avoid confusion with the OOC unit.
    5. Members may create an officer in command of this squadron, who may or may not also be the commanding officer of one of these starships/starbase, and who falls IC under the chain of command of the member’s Task Force. All Canon Policy rank restrictions remain.
  3. The Squadron Strength to which a member is entitled is dependent on their dossier rank.
Squadron Strength by Dossier Rank
Captain Fleet Captain Commodore Rear Admiral Vice Admiral Admiral Fleet Admiral
3 4 6 7 8 9 10

3.1 - Starship Strength

  1. Ship classes are allocated a certain level of Strength depending on their size, power, modernity, and so forth.
  2. Members may select any number of ships as their Commands under the Squadrons system, so long as the total Strength does not exceed their rank entitlement.
Ship classes by rank
1 2 3 4
Small Civilian Ship Akira Century Odyssey
California Defiant Galaxy
Challenger Excelsior II Obena
Cheyenne Gagarin Ross
Diligent Inquiry Sovereign
Grissom Luna Typhon
Intrepid Manticore Vesta
New Orleans Nebula
Norway Pathfinder
Nova Prometheus
Olympic Rhode Island
Parliament Sutherland
Reliant
Saber
Springfield
Steamrunner
  1. For example, upon reaching the rank of Captain a member has a Squadron Strength entitlement of 3. If they already have a Commander-level ship, they are only using 2 of their Squadron Level. They may ‘upgrade’ as they did upon reaching the rank of Commander, returning their current ship to the registry and choosing a single new Command with a Strength of 3. If they keep their ship with its Strength of 2, they may choose to add to their dossier another ship with a Strength of 1.
    1. Members are under no obligation to use their total Squadron Strength. These Commands are a reflection of the hard work of members, however, and may be chosen for storytelling opportunities or simple prestige.
  2. ‘Small Civilian Ship’ is a catch-all term for non-Starfleet civilian vessels members may wish to use for different kinds of storytelling. It refers to ships of, for example, the Kaplan F17 class or the Groumall class, usually freighters, that are not affiliated IC with Starfleet and may be used for trading, prospecting, exploration, or other adventures. Acquiring a ship like this is subject to a successful Fiction Proposal, and so they are not listed as available on the registry but created as required by the Intelligence Office.
  3. The Intelligence Office may make adjustments to ship class Strengths to account for balance as the system and canon evolve. No member will have an asset removed because of a rebalance, but they would only be grandfathered in until they wanted to change their squadron, at which point the new strength values would be used.

3.2 - Starbase Strength

  1. Starbases as Commands work the same as starships under the Squadron system, but are subject to different requirements. They represent starbases assigned In Character to the member’s Task Force in the Fourth Fleet in 2400.
  2. Members do not have to choose between a starbase or starship under the Squadron system. They are only restricted by their rank’s total Squadron Strength.
  3. Registry Starbases are created by the Intelligence Office, and will have their own wiki article explaining the location and setting material relevant to that starbase that has been ratified by the Intelligence Office. This is Fleet Canon that cannot be altered without permission of the Intelligence Office, even by the member to whom the starbase registry is attached. As such, members should heavily consider their choice, as a Starbase Command is under more restrictions and requirements from the Intelligence Office.
    1. If you are interested in a Starbase Command, please speak with the Intelligence Office to develop your concept so the registry can be created.
  4. Members may choose to depict any of their other ships as attached to or operating out of the starbase.
Starbase classes by Strength
2 3 4
Jupiter Anchorage Canopus
K-Type Copernicus Unity
Regula Narendra
Vision Presidium
Watchtower

3.3 - Attached Ships

  1. Certain commands, like starbases, have an attached ship, which has its own registry entry but has an effective Strength of 0. Whether or not an attached ship is selected does not affect a member’s Squadron Strength.
  2. Most attached ships are assigned to starbases. Upon requesting a starbase, the member should identify to the Intelligence Office an appropriate choice of ship from the registry. That ship will then be removed from the public pool. It will not be given a BFMS Command, but should be written about as part of the starbase’s Command.
  3. The Odyssey-class always has an Aquarius-class ship attached. Unlike with starbases, the Aquarius-class’s name is predetermined and cannot be changed. Details about an Odyssey’s Aquarius-class will be listed on the ship’s wiki page.
Starbase Attached Ship Options
Aerie
Aquarius
Sydney

3.4 - Requesting Squadron Ships

  1. Members must use BFMS to request any Commands under the Squadron system, as was done with previous Command requests.
  2. BFMS requests for new Commands under the Squadron system must use the ‘Lore Office Proposal’ window to clearly communicate their allocation of their Squadron Level. This must include what ships, if any, are being returned to the registry.
    1. If a new Captain requests a Command with a Strength of 3 with no further detail, the Intelligence Office will assume they are returning their current ship to the registry, just as with previous upgrades, and process accordingly.
    2. If a Member wishes to retain their current Command and add another, they may request the new ship under BFMS and say so in the Proposal window. A simple message, such as ‘I am keeping the USS Lollipop (Strength 2), and adding this one (Strength 1) for a total Squadron Strength of 3’ will suffice.
    3. If a Member wishes to return any of their ships to the registry, they must say so. Any requests for additional Commands that does not include a registry return and would bring a member over their Squadron Strength will be deleted. A simple message, such as ‘I am returning the USS Lollipop (Strength 2) and adding this one (Strength 3) for a total Squadron Strength of 3’ will suffice.
  3. If the Intelligence Office receives competing requests for the same starship, requests for a primary command from Lieutenant Commanders or Commanders will be prioritised, or upgrades to a single Strength 3 starship for new Captains. After that, ships will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.