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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.
| image = [[Image:Freedomclass.jpg|275px]]
 
| name = ''Freedom''
 
| affiliation = Starfleet
 
| role = Scout
 
| dateEntered = 2336
 
| expectedLife = 80 Years
 
| expectedRefit = 10 Years
 
| timeResupply = 1 Year
 
| crewComplement = 230
 
| emergencyCap = 500
 
| length = 350 meters
 
| width = 175 meters
 
| height = 100 meters
 
| decks = 14
 
| propulsionSystem = Matter/Antimatter powered warp drive
 
| cruiseSpeed = Warp 6
 
| maxSpeed = Warp 7.1
 
| emergencySpeed = Warp 7.5 (12 hours)
 
| energyWeapons =*8x Type-IX Phaser Arrays
 
| torpLaunchers =*2 forward
 
| torpPayload =*50 Photon Torpedoes
 
| shields =Multi-Layered Shielding System
 
| shuttleBays =1
 
| shuttles =4
 
| runabouts =
 
}}
 
  
== Class Overview ==
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== Application Process ==
A nearly-obsolete patrol ship, the ''Freedom''-class scout is only seen defending outlying colony worlds or plying the Federation’s minor space lanes as a search and rescue or customs enforcement cutter. These odd ships have a very powerful long-range sensor array but are otherwise remarkable except for their single nacelle design.
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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:
  
=== Science and Exploration ===
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# Reach the rank of Lieutenant Commander
With its trainable telescopic sensor array, the ''Freedom''-class scout had the longest sensor range of any Federation starship when it was first launched in 2339. It is ideal for stellar cartography missions and can take detailed images of stars, planets, and even subspace topography. It also has a small number of labs, but due to the ship’s small size, it doesn’t carry much in the way of a science department. These ships were never meant to wander past the Federation’s extensive borders, but are often tasked with minor scientific missions during the course of their regular patrols.
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# Request and receive a primary command
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# Earn at least 20 service ribbons
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Once you have satisfied those requirements, you can follow this process:
  
=== Diplomacy ===
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# Reach out to the Bravo Fleet Operations Officer or another Operations Office staffer to discuss the possibility of becoming a GM.
''Freedom''-class ships are not equipped for diplomatic missions other than delivering dignitaries from place to place, a task that they can accomplish with a single set of VIP accommodations located near the captain’s quarters. They have, however, been responsible for identifying a number of new civilizations with their long-range scanners, which has led to many first contacts, even though they themselves aren’t suited for this work.
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# Select the concept that appeals to you most, and a ship from one of the provided classes to request.
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# 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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## 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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## 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.
  
=== Engineering ===
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Once you have done this, someone from the Operations Office will be in touch to discuss next steps.
Resembling the old ''Saladin'' and ''Hermes''-class starships, the ''Freedom''-class scout is the only serving Federation starship that only has one nacelle. It has no secondary hull, other than a one-deck strip of engineering support systems running over the spine of this nacelle, and so the warp core is located within the ship’s circular primary hull. This connects to a pod containing two forward torpedo launchers, along with a tall interconnecting dorsal that leads to the saucer. The ship’s two small impulse engines are located where the neck of the ship connects to the saucer and given the ship’s small mass, they provide significant sublight maneuverability.
 
  
A single shuttle bay is located under the bridge, with provisions for a small complement of auxiliary craft. On the underside of the saucer is a larger turreted sensor system that can pivot to allow the ship to collect sensor data in directions other than its main heading, a feature that has not been repeated in newer vessels.
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== Exploratory Concepts ==
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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''.
  
In the original design, the vessel used an ''Ambassador''-type warp nacelle, which was considered a reliable design by the time it was launched in 2339, and the ship relied on the main shield grid operating constantly at lower power levels to provide for navigational deflection. This proved to be an unsatisfactory arrangement, which led to a brief halt of production on this class after only a few dozen units, but in the 2350s, one of these vessels was used as a testbed for the full-sized version of the Galaxy-type nacelle. This turned out to be serendipitous, as the nacelle not only worked but it improved the ship’s maneuverability and warp speed significantly, along with the addition of a dedicated deflector under the nacelle. Following that, all ''Freedom''-class ships were retrofitted to use ''Galaxy''-type nacelles and a small production run of these vessels was resumed, bringing their numbers up to sixty.
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=== The Elder Statesman ===
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Concept
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!First Mission
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|While Starfleet's newest, largest ships are assigned to the majority of deep space assignments, other 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 launched for a charting expedition to a remote sector of the Federation to seek out strange new worlds.  
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|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!
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|}
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<div class="mainpage-navigation mainpage-row spectiles">
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<div class="card" id="nebula-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Nebula_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Nebula''-class heavy cruiser</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="akira-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Akira_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Akira''-class heavy cruiser</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="sovereign-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Sovereign_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Sovereign''-class exploratory cruiser</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" style="opacity:0;>
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</div>
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<div class="card" style="opacity:0;>
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</div>
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</div>
  
=== Tactical ===
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=== She's Smart and Quick ===
The ''Freedom''-class design has several small Type-IX phaser arrays on the primary hull, like the ''Ambassador''-class. Given that its primary mission is as a patrol ship, it was intended primarily to locate enemy threats and report their positions back to Starfleet, but it is also capable of engaging other ships on its own. It has two forward-firing torpedo arrays and its maneuverability made it dangerous for threat vessels in its time. In the modern era, it is normally tasked with patrolling travel lanes within Federation space, which includes customs enforcement and search and rescue tasks, which it is more suited to than to direct combat.
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Concept
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!First Mission
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|-
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|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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|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''.
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|}
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<div class="mainpage-navigation mainpage-row spectiles">
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<div class="card" id="intrepid-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Intrepid_Class<div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Intrepid''-class light explorer</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="luna-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Ambassador_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Luna''-class light explorer</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="sagan-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Sagan_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Sagan''-class light explorer</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" style="opacity:0;>
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</div>
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<div class="card" style="opacity:0;>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
  
=== Shipboard Life ===
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=== Ex Astris Scientia ===
Cramped, antiquated, and generally unpleasant, the few ''Freedom''-class ships that remain in service are not popular assignments among Starfleet officers. Most crewmembers up to the rank of full lieutenant have to share quarters and there is poor separation between living and working areas aboard the ship, with so much mechanical equipment in the saucer that would ordinarily be in an engineering hull.  
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Concept
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!First Mission
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|-
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|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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|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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|}
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<div class="card" id="olympic-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Olympic_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Olympic''-class research cruiser</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="sutherland-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Sutherland_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Sutherland''-class research cruiser</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="centaur-II-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Centaur_II_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Centaur II''-class science vessel</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="pathfinder-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Pathfinder_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Pathfinder''-class science vessel</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="springfield-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Springfield_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Springfield''-class science vessel</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="grissom-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Grissom_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Grissom''-class surveyor</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="nova-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Nova_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Nova''-class surveyor</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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</div>
  
Commanding officers of these vessels tend to either be fresh out of command school, or, frankly, suffering some sort of punishment from their superior officers, as it is not considered a prestigious command.
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== Diplomatic Concepts ==
  
These ships lack holodecks and all but the most basic crew recreation facilities which would be standard on any ship built after the 2360s. This makes shore leave especially important for the crew, and so captains are sure to schedule a few days of this each time they reach port on a patrol.
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=== Second Contact ===
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Concept
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!First Mission
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|-
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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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|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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|}
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<div class="mainpage-navigation mainpage-row spectiles">
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<div class="card" id="norway-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Norway_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Norway''-class light cruiser</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="california-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=California_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''California''-class utility cruiser</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="parliament-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Parliament_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Parliament''-class utility cruiser</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="steamrunner-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Steamrunner_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Steamrunner''-class heavy frigate</div>
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</div>
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</div>
  
== Class History ==
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=== Mediator ===
Developed in the late 2330s alongside the new ''Ambassador''-class explorer, the ''Freedom'' was intended to be a more economical vessel than her larger cousin, largely filling the niche left behind by the decommissioned ''Soyuz''-class cruiser as a border patrol and colonial defense ship. Following the design of the older ''Hermes'' and ''Saladin-''class scouts and destroyers, it was decided that this would be a single-nacelled design, but otherwise it would use off-the-shelf components, including torpedo launchers from the ''Constitution''-class and internal systems from the ''Ambassador''.
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Concept
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!First Mission
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|-
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|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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|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.
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|}
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<div class="card" id="inquiry-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Inquiry_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Inquiry''-class exploratory cruiser</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="sovereign-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Sovereign_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Sovereign''-class exploratory cruiser</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" style="opacity:0;>
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</div>
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<div class="card" style="opacity:0;></div>
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</div>
  
After a short design process, the first ''Freedom''-class ships entered service in 2339, but their performance was far short of what Starfleet had anticipated in every way except the novel sensor array developed for the class. The nacelle’s shape precluded an appropriate number of maneuvering thrusters located there and gave the ship an odd sublight handling profile. Because of this, many vessels of this class had their construction frozen.
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== Defensive Concepts ==
  
While they performed adequately protecting minor colonies, the Freedom seemed likely to be an odd footnote in the annals of Starfleet design. A small number of them were involved in the Cardassian and Tzenkethi conflicts and acquitted themselves well enough, but no better than the even older ''Miranda''-class ships they fought alongside.
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=== Rough and Tumble Frontier ===
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Concept
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!First Mission
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|-
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|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.
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|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="mainpage-navigation mainpage-row spectiles">
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<div class="card" id="gagarin-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Gagarin_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Gagarin''-class heavy escort</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="manticore-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Manticore_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Manticore''-class heavy escort</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="prometheus-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Prometheus_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Prometheus''-class heavy escort</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="aquarius-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Aquarius_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Aquarius''-class escort</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="defiant-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Defiant_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Defiant''-class escort</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="edison-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Edison_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Edison''-class heavy frigate</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="reliant-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Reliant_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Reliant''-class frigate</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" style="opacity:0;></div>
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</div>
  
It wasn’t until the 2350s when one vessel of this class was resumed in the yards as a testbed for the new Galaxy-class nacelle that interest was revisited in the ''Freedom''. The new nacelle increased maneuverability and performance to a degree that the Freedom had become a viable small vessel for patrol purposes, and so the original run of 60 was completed as a stop-gap while the other classes in the fleet modernization program such as the ''Springfield'' and ''Cheyenne'' were completed.  
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=== Tip of the Spear ===
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Concept
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!First Mission
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|-
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|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.
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|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.
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|}
  
While the ''Firebrand'' was destroyed at Wolf 359, this class has suffered few hull losses, due to its main role as identifying threats rather than engaging them. A significant number of the production run remain in service as patrol cutters within Federation space on its space lanes, and several have also been reassigned to planetary defense forces.
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<div class="card" id="sovereign-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Sovereign_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">Sovereign-class Explorer</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="prometheus-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Prometheus_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">Prometheus-class Heavy Escort</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="inquiry-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Inquiry_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">Inquiry-class Heavy Cruiser</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="manticore-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Manticore_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">Manticore-class Heavy Escort</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="gagarin-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Gagarin_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Gagarin''-class heavy escort</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" style="opacity:0;>
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</div>
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<div class="card" style="opacity:0;>
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</div>
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<div class="card" style="opacity:0;>
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</div>
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== In Play ==
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===Flat Top===
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Concept
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!First Mission
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|-
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|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.
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|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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|}
  
* Think submarine in space. A Freedom is cramped, small, and fragile enough that it wants to avoid fights with most threats head-on. Instead, it identifies threat vessels and calls in its bigger sisters to deal with them. What it does do well at, though, is fighting off smaller raiders.
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* Another good option for a first command, the few of these left in service would almost certainly be commanded by a very junior captain, likely holding the rank of commander or less.
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<div class="card" id="akira-class">
* This is also a good option for an NPC patrol vessel you might encounter—or maybe even one that’s been stolen from the mothball yards by pirates!
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Akira_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 +
<div class="card-caption">Akira-class Heavy Cruiser</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="alita-class">
 +
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Alita_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 +
<div class="card-caption">''Alita''-class heavy cruiser</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="sagan-class">
 +
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Sagan_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 +
<div class="card-caption">''Sagan''-class light explorer</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" style="opacity:0;"></div>
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</div>
  
[[Category:Federation starship classes]]
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==Humanitarian Concepts==
[[Category:Scouts]]
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===Do No Harm===
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 +
{| class="wikitable"
 +
!Concept
 +
!First Mission
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|-
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|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. 
 +
|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. 
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|}
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<div class="mainpage-navigation mainpage-row spectiles">
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<div class="card" id="olympic-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Olympic_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">Olympic-class Research Cruiser</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="nebula-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Nebula_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">Nebula-class Heavy Cruiser</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="california-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=California_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">California-class Utility Cruiser</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="parliament-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Parliament_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">Parliament-class Utility Cruiser</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" style="opacity:0;"></div>
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</div>
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===First On The Scene===
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{| class="wikitable"
 +
!Concept
 +
!First Mission
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|-
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|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.   
 +
|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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|}
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<div class="mainpage-navigation mainpage-row spectiles">
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<div class="card" id="obena-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Obena_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">Obena-class Explorer</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="ross-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Ross_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">''Ross''-class explorer</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="galaxy-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Galaxy_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">Galaxy-class Explorer</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" style="opacity:0;"></div>
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</div>
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 +
===Beacon of Hope===
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{| class="wikitable"
 +
!Concept
 +
!First Mission
 +
|-
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|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.
 +
|}
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<div class="mainpage-navigation mainpage-row spectiles">
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<div class="card" id="obena-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Obena_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">Obena-class Explorer</div>
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</div>
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        <div class="card" id="argonaut-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Argonaut_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">Argonaut-class Light Cruiser</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="odyssey-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Odyssey_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">Odyssey-class Explorer</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="galaxy-class">
 +
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Galaxy_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
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<div class="card-caption">Galaxy-class Explorer</div>
 +
</div>
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<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>
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</div>
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<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>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="ross-class">
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[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Ross_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 +
<div class="card-caption">''Ross''-class Explorer</div>
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</div>
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<div class="card" id="century-class">
 +
[https://wiki.bravofleet.com/index.php?title=Century_Class <div class="card-image"></div>]
 +
<div class="card-caption">''Century''-class Explorer</div>
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</div>
 +
<div class="card" style="opacity:0;"></div>
 +
</div>

Revision as of 18:32, 21 August 2023

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.

Application Process

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:

  1. Reach the rank of Lieutenant Commander
  2. Request and receive a primary command
  3. Earn at least 20 service ribbons

Once you have satisfied those requirements, you can follow this process:

  1. Reach out to the Bravo Fleet Operations Officer or another Operations Office staffer to discuss the possibility of becoming a GM.
  2. Select the concept that appeals to you most, and a ship from one of the provided classes to request.
  3. Fill out and submit a Game Proposal with the ship you are requesting.
    1. 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.
    2. 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.

Once you have done this, someone from the Operations Office will be in touch to discuss next steps.

Exploratory Concepts

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.

The Elder Statesman

Concept First Mission
While Starfleet's newest, largest ships are assigned to the majority of deep space assignments, other 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 launched for a charting expedition to a remote sector of the Federation to seek out strange new worlds. 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!
Nebula-class heavy cruiser
Akira-class heavy cruiser
Sovereign-class exploratory cruiser

She's Smart and Quick

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. 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.
Intrepid-class light explorer
Luna-class light explorer
Sagan-class light explorer

Ex Astris Scientia

Concept First Mission
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. 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.
Olympic-class research cruiser
Sutherland-class research cruiser
Centaur II-class science vessel
Pathfinder-class science vessel
Springfield-class science vessel
Grissom-class surveyor
Nova-class surveyor

Diplomatic Concepts

Second Contact

Concept First Mission
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. 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.
Norway-class light cruiser
California-class utility cruiser
Parliament-class utility cruiser
Steamrunner-class heavy frigate

Mediator

Concept First Mission
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. 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.
Inquiry-class exploratory cruiser
Sovereign-class exploratory cruiser

Defensive Concepts

Rough and Tumble Frontier

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. 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?
Gagarin-class heavy escort
Manticore-class heavy escort
Prometheus-class heavy escort
Aquarius-class escort
Defiant-class escort
Edison-class heavy frigate
Reliant-class frigate

Tip of the Spear

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. 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.
Sovereign-class Explorer
Prometheus-class Heavy Escort
Inquiry-class Heavy Cruiser
Manticore-class Heavy Escort
Gagarin-class heavy escort

Flat Top

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. 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.
Akira-class Heavy Cruiser
Alita-class heavy cruiser
Sagan-class light explorer

Humanitarian Concepts

Do No Harm

Concept First Mission
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. 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.
Olympic-class Research Cruiser
Nebula-class Heavy Cruiser
California-class Utility Cruiser
Parliament-class Utility Cruiser

First On The Scene

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. 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.


Obena-class Explorer
Ross-class explorer
Galaxy-class Explorer

Beacon of Hope

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.
Obena-class Explorer
Argonaut-class Light Cruiser
Odyssey-class Explorer
Galaxy-class Explorer
Nebula-class Heavy Cruiser
Parliament-class Utility Cruiser
Ross-class Explorer
Century-class Explorer