Random Assignments
The intent of this table is to quickly generate a mission for a starship other than just patrolling. This applies to vessels that are not mission-specific (such as medical, research, tugs), but are capable of performing these roles in some respect.
- (30%) Exploration: the effort to discover new objects, cultures and phenomenon for the purpose of reporting their existences.
- (15%) Defense
- Recon: open (but not necessarily overt) intent to discern location of another force's ships & assets
- Espionage: covert attempt to discern the enemy's location, ships, assets, tactics, technology, etc, often in a manner that violates treaty or expectations
- Patrolling
- Border Patrols: sweep alongside a demilitarized zone or other treaty area to ensure the zone is not being breached
- 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
- 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.
- Wargames: multi-unit exercise to practice starship combat tactics
- Diplomacy (10%)
- First (Awareness) Contact: first attempt to contact a space-faring culture (other than newly FTL-capable) detected by non-Starfleet means
- First (FTL) Contact: first (formal) diplomatic contact with a culture that has just achieved FTL capability
- Economic/Trade negotiations: a visit (either domestic or foreign) to discuss economic/trade agreements
- Policy negotiations: a visit (usually foreign) to discuss treaty agreements (either new or updated)
- Port visits: a friendly show-the-flag visit to a member (or allied) world
- Arbitration: a visit to a (possibly neutral) location in order to arbitrate a disagreement
- Safety (5%)
- Humanitarian Assistance: single- or multi-ship response to an attack or natural disaster, providing medical, engineering, survival and recovery support.
- Search & Rescue: as it indicates, the attempt to locate and recover someone(s) missing, either in space or planetside
- Salvage: the recovery of a previously missing/damaged/abandoned vessel
- 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
- Navigation Aids: establishing buoys and other equipment to establish a navigation lane
- Navigation Maintenance: the repair or correction of devices (buoys, etc.) along an established navigation lane
- Law Enforcement (5%)
- Search & Seizure: the targeted or random boarding of vessels within Federation space with the intent of disrupting smuggling of hostiles or illegal items
- Anti-terrorism: an intel-driven mission to disrupt terrorism within a selected region or system
- Customs: the effort to investigate vessels entering Federation space to ensure conformity with regulations regarding vessels, equipment and immigration
- Science (10%): if 'Support' is chosen, consider using the following sciences as a reason for the visit (also see: Wikipedia: Sciences portal)
- Science Support: providing a platform for a guest science team
- Natural Sciences:
- Astronomy:
- Biology:
- Chemistry:
- Planetary Sciences:
- Physics:
- Social Sciences:
- Behavioral Sciences:
- Applied Sciences:
- Health Sciences:
- Medicine:
- Health Sciences:
- Engineering (10%): if 'Support' is chosen, consider using the following engineering branches as a reason for the visit (also see: Wikipedia: Engineering branches)
- Engineering Support: providing a platform for a guest engineering team
- Chemical:
- Civil:
- Systems:
- Engineering Support: providing a platform for a guest engineering team
- Colonization (5%)
- Colonization Support
- Terraforming
- Logistics (10%)
- Transportation
- Convoy Security
- Outpost Support