Star Trek Adventures: Beta Frontier
| Beta Frontier | |
|---|---|
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| Dungeon Master | |
| Brendon | |
| Ship | |
| U.S.S. Dresden | |
| Player Character Crew | |
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Officers MCPO Turk Van Jaxa (Adam) CPO Eyvel (Benjamin) |
Background
It is 2371 and the Federation is at peace with two of its biggest adversaries, the Romulan Star Empire and the Klingon Empire. The crew of the U.S.S. Dresden is among the first Federation ships assigned to explore the inscrutable Shackleton Expanse.
Located on the far side of the Klingon and Romulan empires, the Shackleton Expanse was until recently unreachable by the Federation and otherwise uninteresting to other powers. Klingon astrogation charts make it out as a large, hazardous region of space, and Empire was content to leave it a natural border of their space for centuries.
Since the Treaty of Alliance in the 2350s, the Federation has been allowed to jointly operate a starbase with the Klingon Empire on the edge of the Expanse. Gravametric and Tetrionic anomalies make it difficult to explore, but initial forays reveal plenty of resources untapped by any advanced civilization, potentially starting a gold rush for the region between the Federation, the Klingon Empire, the Romulan Empire, and various minor powers. Very long range scans suggest the possibility of some level of Borg presence on the far side.
Since the intel of potential Borg presence in the Beta Quadrant arrived at Starfleet HQ, it has begun increase its fleet of exploratory ships at Starbase 364, which the Federation operates close to the southeastern border of the Romulan Empire. The U.S.S. Dresden is part of the increased presence to both increase Federation (and Klingon) knowledge of the Expanse, and to serve as a potential early warning should Borg presence prove true.
Crew
Player Characters
- T'Karra, Vulcan Doctor, played by Erik
- Eyvel, Aenar Helmsman, played by Ben
- Turk Van Jaxa, Tellarite Engineer, played by Adam
- Harlan Zemke, Human Tactical Officer, played by Tim
- Hira Bajracharya, Human Executive Officer, played by Mark
- Val'nak, Klingon Science Liason, played by Lisa
Secondaries
- Moana Takayama, Human Bridge Officer, played by Adam
- Velar, Vulcan, Temporary Acting Chief Science Officer, played by Erik
Non-Player Character Crew
- Captian Jorsh Zhiv, Commanding Officer, Archeotechnology, Transporters and Replicators
- Lt. Jolara Tek, Trill Science Officer, Astrometrics and Planetology
- KDF Lt. Klag of House Araag, Klingon Warrior Morale Officer (Counselor)
- PO3 Obaran Varesa, Bajoran Security Officer
- CM2 Iñigo Dimaculangan, Culinary Specialist, Crew Mess
Ship
The U.S.S. Dresden is a Miranda-class Vessel, an aged but reliable workhorse of the Federation. It has been refit for exploration, including an extensive shuttle bay to field multiple planetary exploration teams, as well as modern amenities such as holodecks.
Episode Guide
- Unaired Pilot (7/26/25)
- Signals (8/16/25)
- Convoy SE119 (11/8/25)
- A routine follow-up for an overdue runabout exploring the Expanse leads to a search-and-rescue operation, a Ferengi-founded wildcat mining site, and a new threat to the peace that the Federation currently enjoys.
- Tug of War (4/4/26)
- The Dresdin responds to a distress call from the USS Intrepid, caught in a mysterious trap while exploring the Expanse. The crew must figure out what's holding them there and get them out before they are crushed into a gas giant.