Random Assignments

The intent of this table is to quickly generate an assignment for a starship other than just patrolling. This applies to vessels that are not currently assigned a mission, not a mission-specific build (such as medical, research, tugs), and not otherwise unavailable (such as for a maintenance period), but are capable of performing these roles in some respect.

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• 001-300 Exploration: the effort to discover new objects, cultures and phenomenon for the purpose of reporting their existences.
• Defense
  • 301-310 Recon: open (but not necessarily overt) intent to discern location of another force's ships & assets
  • 311-320 Espionage: covert attempt to discern the enemy's location, ships, assets, tactics, technology, etc, often in a manner that violates treaty or expectations
  • Patrolling
    • 321-330 Border Patrols: sweep alongside a demilitarized zone or other treaty area to ensure the zone is not being breached
    • 331-360 Installation Patrols: a form of reconnaissance and guarding of a set installation (such as a Starbase) to ensure the area around it is clear of threats
    • 361-400 System Patrols: a form of reconnaissance and guarding of a system to ensure it is clear of threats (either as a preventative measure, such as an important system, or within a system that events/intel indicate is threatened.
  • 401-450 Exercises/Wargames: multi-unit exercise to practice starship combat tactics
• Diplomacy
  • 451-465 First (Awareness) Contact: first attempt to contact a space-faring culture (other than newly FTL-capable) detected by non-Starfleet means
  • 466-480 First (FTL) Contact: first (formal) diplomatic contact with a culture that has just achieved FTL capability
  • 481-495 Economic/Trade negotiations: a visit (either domestic or foreign) to discuss economic/trade agreements
  • 496-510 Policy negotiations: a visit (usually foreign) to discuss treaty agreements (either new or updated)
  • 511-535 Port visits: a friendly show-the-flag visit to a member (or allied) world
  • 536-550 Arbitration: a visit to a (possibly neutral) location in order to arbitrate a disagreement
• Safety
  • 551-563 Humanitarian Assistance: single- or multi-ship response to an attack or natural disaster (planetary, ship or station), providing medical, engineering, survival and recovery support.
  • 564-576 Search & Rescue: as it indicates, the attempt to locate and recover someone(s) missing, either in space or planetside
  • 577-588 Salvage: the recovery of a previously missing/damaged/abandoned vessel
  • 589-594 Navigation Lane Patrols: a patrol of an established (or common) navigation lane for the purpose of ensuring the safety or assistance of vessels traveling along it
  • 595-597 Navigation Aids: establishing buoys and other equipment to establish a navigation lane
  • 598-600 Navigation Maintenance: the repair or correction of devices (buoys, etc.) along an established navigation lane
• Law Enforcement
  • 601-610 Search & Seizure: the targeted or random boarding of vessels within Federation space with the intent of disrupting smuggling of hostiles or illegal items
  • 611-620 Anti-terrorism: an intel-driven mission to disrupt terrorism within a selected region or system
  • 621-630 Customs: the effort to investigate vessels entering Federation space to ensure conformity with regulations regarding taxation, security and trade facilitation
• Science: if 'Support' is chosen, consider using the following sciences as a reason for the visit (also see: Wikipedia: Sciences portal)
  • 631-670 Science Support: providing a platform for a (generic) guest science team
  • Natural Sciences:
    • Astronomy
      • 671 Astrometry: the measurement of the positions, motions, and magnitudes of stars
      • 672 Cosmology: the science of the origin and development of the universe
      • 673 Extragalactic Astronomy: the science of objects outside the Milky Way galaxy
      • 674 Galactic Astronomy: the science of objects inside the Milky Way galaxy
      • 675-677 Stellar Astronomy: the science of general regularities in the structure, composition, dynamics, and evolution of stellar systems
    • Biology:
      • 678 Astrobiology: the science life in space
      • 679 Biochemistry: the science of chemical and physicochemical processes that occur within living organisms
      • 680 Botany: the science of plant life
      • 681 Ecology: the science of the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings
      • 682 Genetics: the science of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics
      • 683 Zoology: the science of the behavior, structure, physiology, classification, and distribution of animals
    • 684-686 Chemistry: the science of the identification of the substances of which matter is composed, their properties and the ways in which they interact, combine, and change; and the processes to form new substances
    • Planetary Sciences: the science of planets, moons, and planetary systems and the processes that form them
      • 687 Geodesy: the science of dealing with the shape and area of planetary bodies
      • 688 Geography: the science of the physical features of planetary bodies and atmosphere, and of sapient activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.
      • 689 Geology: the science of the physical structure and substance of planetary bodies, their histories, and the processes that act on them
      • 690 Geophysics: the science of the physics of planetary bodies
      • 691 Oceanography: the science of physical and biological properties and phenomena of oceans
      • 692 Volcanology: the science of volcanoes
    • Physics:
      • 693 Experimental Physics: the science of observation of physical phenomena and experiments
      • 694 Particle Physics: the science of the properties, relationships, and interactions of subatomic particles
      • 695 Plasma Physics: the science of the collective behavior of bodies of plasma
      • 696 Quantum Mechanics: the science of the motion and interaction of subatomic particles, as it incorporates the concepts of quantization of energy
      • 697 Solid Mechanics: the science of the behavior of solid materials, their motion and deformation under the action of forces, temperature changes, phase changes, and other external or internal agents
      • 698 Theoretical Physics: the science of models and abstractions of physical objects and systems to rationalize, explain and predict natural phenomena
  • Social Sciences:
    • 699-700 Archaeology
    • 701 Anthropology
    • 702 Linguistics
  • Applied Sciences:
    • 703-704 Agriculture:
    • 705 Military Science:
    • Health Sciences:
      • 706-707 Bioengineering: deliberate modification of the characteristics of an organism by manipulating its genetic material
      • 708 Dentistry:
      • 709-711 Epidemiology: dealing with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health
      • Medicine:
        • 712-713 Anesthetics: dealing with desensitization
        • 714-715 Geriatrics: dealing with the health and care of old people
        • 716-718 Imaging:
        • 719-726 Internal Medicine:
        • 727-729 Neurology:
        • 730-731 Pediatrics:
        • 732-739 Surgery:
      • 740 Veterinary:
• Engineering: if 'Support' is chosen, consider using the following engineering branches as a reason for the visit (also see: Wikipedia: Engineering branches)
  • 741-780 Engineering Support: providing a platform for a (generic) guest engineering team
    • Chemical:
      • 781-790 Materials Engineering: applying the properties of matter to various areas of science and engineering
      • 791-795 Molecular Engineering: means of manufacturing molecules or creating new manufacturing materials using them
    • Civil:
      • 796-802 Environmental Engineering: integration of science and engineering principles to improve the natural environment
      • 803-808 Geotechnical Engineering: engineering behavior of earth materials
      • 809-815 Structural Engineering: large modern buildings and similar structures
    • Systems:
      • 816-820 Construction Engineering:
      • 821-827 Energy Engineering:
      • 828-832 Industrial Engineering:
      • 833-835 Nanoengineering:
      • 836-840 Vehicle Engineering:
      • 841-850 Warp Engineering:
• Colonization
  • Colonization Support: colony convoy, colony re-supply, emergency response, etc.
    • 851-855 Colony Convoy
    • 856-875 Colony Re-supply
    • 876-880 Emergency Medical Support (low scale): supply, treatment, equipment
    • 881-882 Emergent Criminal Support (low scale): investigation, custody transport
    • 883-887 Emergency Environmental Support (low scale): flooding, earthquake, mudslide, drought, crop failure, etc.
    • 888-890 Emergency Conflict Resolution: governance, riots, strikes, etc.
  • 891-900 Terraforming: location scouting, environmental modification, staff transport, etc.
• Logistics
  • 901-910 Convoy Security
  • 911-940 Materials Transport
  • 941-970 Personnel Transportation
  • 971-000 Outpost Support