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Captain's Log #43: Table of Contents STAR FLEET UNIVERSE CAPTAIN’S LOG #43 Interesting Times TABLE OF CONTENTS That ancient Chinese curse seems to keep coming back to visit, and the last six months have HISTORY indeed been interesting. A Measure of Fear by John Sickels ........................................................... 2 Having three major projects for the spring Flotilla Commander 2 by Stephen V. Cole ............................................... 13 season delayed by months wasn’t a good thing Snapshots of History ................................................................................ 18 for anybody, and disrupted our plans. COMMUNICATIONS The economy continues to be awful, with Communications Center .......................................................................... 28 major game companies cutting back their print After-Action Reports; Command the Future ............................................ 30 runs to the level we usually print. Form a Battle Group; Build a Store Group ............................................... 31 Having at least four new products at Origins Starline 2400 Miniatures .......................................................................... 32 is certainly exciting, but GAMA’s plans to resched- What’s in a Name? ................................................................................... 33 ule the 2012 and 2013 shows to a time when Ten Questions .......................................................................................... 34 most of you players cannot attend is a disturbing Star Fleet Awards ..................................................................................... 35 prophesy of a dire future for that event. To Ask the Question: Why? ...................................................................... 36 Most interesting of all are plans (page 32) Input Guide by Jean Sexton .................................................................... 37 for a joint venture with a larger game company that could put our products into ten times as many FEDERATION COMMANDER retail stores as currently carry them. Communique ........................................................................................... 40 Photon Torpedo Tactics by Patrick Doyle ................................................. 41 CAPTAIN’S LOG STAFF Play-by-Email; Ground Base Rules ......................................................... 43 Publisher .......................... Stephen V. Cole, PE Command Notes ...................................................................................... 44 Managing Editor ..................... Steven P. Petrick FC Online; Penal Ships by Mike West ..................................................... 45 Business Manager .................. Leanna M. Cole New Scenarios for Federation Commander ............................................ 46 Customer Service Director ....... Michael Sparks Graphics Director ............................ Joel Shutts SFB SCENARIOS Director of Proofreading ................ Jean Sexton SL298 A Measure of Fear ........................................................................ 48 Star Fleet Staff………John D. Berg, Chuck SL299 Continuous Operations ................................................................. 49 Strong, Jeff Laikind, Gary Plana, Scott SL300 Backstabbed by a Thief ................................................................ 51 Moellmer, Mike Filsinger, Mike West, John SL301 Hall of Mirrors ............................................................................... 52 Sickels, Scott Tenhoff, Paul Franz, Tony L. SL302 Tiger vs. Lion ................................................................................ 54 Thomas, Frank Brooks, Mike Curtis, Ryan SFB DATABASE Opel, Thomas Mathews, James Goodrich. Monster Special Rules: Metamorph by Steven P. Petrick ........................ 58 Security Staff ................................ Ramses, Isis Ask Admiral Growler by Mike Filsinger .................................................... 62 Cover Art ...................................... Adam Turner Background Questions ............................................................................ 66 Interior Art.................................... See page 35. Proposals Board ...................................................................................... 67 PUBLISHER’S INFORMATION Update: Unity after Module C3A by Steven P. Petrick ............................. 68 Captain’s Log #43 was created and pub- Ask Ketrick; Brothers of the Anarchist XXIII: Vudar vs. Hydrans ............. 71 lished by Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc., P.O. Box SFB TACTICS 8759, Amarillo, TX 79114. Contact ADB, Inc. to Victory Online by Ken Lin......................................................................... 72 order spare parts (or to obtain a list), replace- Tactical Primer: The Alunda Host by Peter Bakija.................................... 78 ment of defective or missing parts, or anything Term Papers............................................................................................. 79 relating to Star Fleet products. Include a stamped Battlegroup 550: Continuous Operations ................................................. 82 self-addressed envelope. Captain’s Log #43 is copyright © 2011 Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc.; STAR FLEET VENUES all rights are reserved under the Pan-American, Starfleet Command, Battlestations, iPhone Games ................................ 87 International, and Berne Copyright Conventions. Star Fleet Marines: Assault! ..................................................................... 88 All rules questions and submissions of new Star Fleet Battles Online by Paul Franz ................................................... 88 material should be sent to ADB, Inc., Post Office Galactic Conquest by Howard Bampton .................................................. 89 Box 8759, Amarillo, TX 79114. Include a stamped Star Fleet Warlord .................................................................................... 90 self-addressed envelope if you wish a reply. Un- Play SFB by Email by Frank Brooks ........................................................ 91 solicited submissions are accepted only under Starmada: Alien Armada .......................................................................... 91 the standard terms found in SFB Advanced Mis- Alien World Survival by Shawn Hantke ................................................... 92 sions and become the property of ADB, Inc. on Prime Directive Conversions You will Never See by Terry O’Carroll ....... 93 receipt; but authors are compensated if the item Star Fleet Battle Force: New Action Cards .............................................. 94 is published. Others should inquire by letter. FEDERATION & EMPIRE No materials based on, for use with, or in- News: F&E ISC War ................................................................................ 95 corporating elements of any Star Fleet Universe Questions & Answers by Mike Curtis ....................................................... 95 products may be published without permission Notes on F&E 2010 ................................................................................. 99 of ADB, Inc. Tactical Notes......................................................................................... 100 Elements of the Star Fleet Universe Why? ...................................................................................................... 102 are the property of Auxiliary Combatants in F&E by Chuck Strong ..................................... 103 Paramount Pictures Corporation New Ships: Ship Information Table ........................................................ 104 and are used with their permission. SHIPYARD www.StarFleetGames.com Shipyard Report ..................................................................................... 105 New Ships for SFB, FC, and Star Fleet Armada .................................... 107 CAPTAIN’S LOG #43 — Date of Publication 13 June 2011 Page 1.
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