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.
  • Exercises/Wargames:
• Diplomacy (10%)
  • First Contact
  • Economic/Trade negotiations
  • Policy negotiations
  • Member visits
• Safety (5%)
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Search & Rescue
  • Salvage
  • Navigation Aids
  • Navigation Maintenance
• Law Enforcement (10%)
  • Search & Seizure
  • Anti-terrorism
  • Customs
• Science (15%)
  • Science Support
  • Cartography
  • Sociology
• Colonization (5%)
  • Colonization Support
  • Terraforming
• Logistics (10%)
  • Transportation
  • Convoy Security
  • Outpost Support