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Hailing Frequencies Open May 2024

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The Seventh Fleet was saddened to hear of the passing of John G. Trimble. He, with his wife Bjo, ran the letter writing campaign that saved Star Trek back in the 1960’s. He was also very involved with fandom and events such as SCA and conventions. We remember his frequent visits to Utah for both conventions and backyard BBQs. May his memory always be a blessing.

The crew of the USS Discovery is continuing their quest to assemble all of the puzzle pieces before the bad guys get to them. Will they make it? What will the final prize be? What have you thought of season five so far? We are talking about it on our #Spoiler-Zone on the Seventh Fleet Discord Server.

We have a date for our upcoming Fleet Day. The games will be held on Saturday, July 27th at a park in Taylorsville. This is a fun event that everyone can bring their families and friends to attend. Thank you to the USS White Buffalo for putting this Fleet event together.

The Star Trek Adventures 2nd Edition Quickstart rules are now available for download for free in PDF. They can be found at this link on DriveThruRPG. The updates look like they will help streamline the system. They already explain the rules quite a bit as compared to the 1st edition quickstart.

Don’t forget to join us on the Seventh Fleet Discord server. Gif-Wars has been very popular as well as sharing memes. The #Spoiler-Zone is where we can openly talk about the latest episodes (not just of Star Trek) without having to worry about spoiling it for someone who hasn’t seen the episodes yet. We also need photos of your pets for the #Porthos-Pals channel. This becoming the new online hangout.

Welcome Aboard:
Crewman 2nd Class Eric Denslow who is joining the USS Pulsar.
Crewman 2nd Class Zoe Standifird who is joining the USS Pulsar.

Congratulations To:
Eric Denslow (USS Pulsar) for being promoted to the rank of Ensign.
Kya Durrant (USS Pulsar) for being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (jg).
Tanner Durrant (USS Pulsar) for being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (jg).
Ivan Podwys (USS Ticonderoga) for being promoted to the rank of Lieutenant (jg).

Fleet Birthdays and Anniversaries:
May 25 USS White Buffalo anniversary (2010)

Star Trek Birthdays and Anniversaries:
May 5 Marc Aliamo (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: The Next Generation)
May 5 Santiago Cabrera (Star Trek: Picard)
May 5 Star Trek: Strange New World premiers (2022)
May 8 Star Trek Movie premiers (2009)
May 12 Jennifer Hetrick (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
May 12 Eugene Cordero (Star Trek: Lower Decks)
May 16 Star Trek Into Darkness premiers (2013)
May 17 Rylee Alazraqui (Star Trek: Prodigy)
May 20 John Billingsley (Star Trek: Enterprise)
May 24 Doug Jones (Star Trek: Discovery)
May 30 Colm Meaney (Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

Other Dates To Note:
May 2 International Harry Potter Day
May 3 National Space Day
May 4 Star Wars Day
May 4 Free Comic Book Day
May 5 Cinco de Mayo
May 5 World Laughter Day
May 11 National Twilight Zone Day
May 12 Mother’s Day
May 17 National Armed Forces Day
May 22 Sherlock Holmes Day
May 27 Memorial Day
June 6 D-Day Anniversary
June 12 Superman Day
June 14 Flag Day
June 16 Fathers’ Day
June 16 Captain Picard Day
June 19 Juneteenth
June 20 Summer Solstice
June 30 National Meteor Watch Day

Other Items To Note:

Upcoming Events and Conventions:
July 6: Ogden-Con 2024
August 1-4: Star Trek Las Vegas
September 26-28: FanX: The Salt Lake Comic Convention

Hailing Frequencies Open is posted on the 1st of the month at SeventhFleet.org. If you have an entry that you would like to be included in a future HFO, please contact your Commanding Officer. The CO needs to have it submitted to the Admiralty by the 2nd to last day of the month for inclusion.

Two ships for Star Trek Adventures

Captain Roger Taylor of the USS Essex has submitted several new articles for the Seventh Fleet blog with items for the role-playing game, Star Trek Adventures. Today’s entry gives two different ships that can be used in the game.

This is a ship for the Romulan Star Navy. It could be used in a Romulan campaign or commandeered by Starfleet or Klingon agents.

This entry covers a Ferengi smuggling ship and the NPC that would fly it. The SS Latinum Dust is run by Frump.

The Seventh Fleet blog is accepting submissions (please keep it family friendly) by any fleet member. If you have an article, cartoon, puzzle, photos or anything in particular, send it to Webmaster@SeventhFleet.org and perhaps you’ll see your works posted here.

RPG Adaptation for Star Trek Adventures: Doomsday World

Captain Roger Taylor of the USS Essex has done it again. He was inspired from reading the Star Trek: The Next Generation novel #12 “Doomsday World” to adapt it into an adventure module. This can be used with the Star Trek Adventures RPG by Modiphius.

This 29 page adaptation includes three new races that can be used in the game. There are also several NPCs, a planetary profile, a vehicle profile and several handouts.

Warning: if you want to play in this adventure, do not read the PDF file below.

The Seventh Fleet blog is accepting submissions (please keep it family friendly) by any fleet member. If you have an article, cartoon, puzzle, photos or anything in particular, send it to Webmaster@SeventhFleet.org and perhaps you’ll see your works posted here.

A starship for Star Trek Adventures: Cochrane Series-500 Scout Spaceframe

Captain Roger Taylor continues to send in a wave of wonderful articles taking various elements of Star Trek and adapting them for the Star Trek Adventures role playing game.

For this entry, we have the Cochrane Scout Spaceframe that was (barely) seen in two Star Trek: The Animated Series episodes. Once Upon a Planet and Mudd’s Passion. Details about this ship on screen can be found at Ex Astris Scientia and the Guide to Animated Star Trek (see question 29). Captain Taylor used information from the USS Enterprise Officer’s Manual by Geoffrey Mandel and Doug Drexler.

As a bonus, Captain Taylor also included a “hero” ship the Molly B.

The Seventh Fleet blog is accepting submissions (please keep it family friendly) by any fleet member. If you have an article, cartoon, puzzle, photos or anything in particular, send it to Webmaster@SeventhFleet.org and perhaps you’ll see your works posted here.

A PLAYABLE RACE FOR STAR TREK ADVENTURES: THE ELTHAN

Here is another article submitted by Captain Roger Taylor of the USS Essex. The Elthan is a race that appeared in the Star Trek story “Night Whispers” by Diane Duane. This story appeared in the Star Trek: Enterprise Logs anthology.

These statistics can be used for the Star Trek Adventures role playing game by Modphius. Just a reminder that members can submit articles for any Star Trek gaming system.

The Seventh Fleet blog is accepting submissions (please keep it family friendly) by any fleet member. If you have an article, cartoon, puzzle, photos or anything in particular, send it to Webmaster@SeventhFleet.org and perhaps you’ll see your works posted here.

Beware the Space Monkeys

Captain Roger Taylor of the USS Essex submitted this article (plus a few cartoons) for a blog post. The primary portion of the article is a creature/obstacle for the Star Trek Adventures role playing game by Modiphius.

And just to add to the silliness, here is two cartoons about Space Monkeys.

The Seventh Fleet blog is accepting submissions (please keep it family friendly) by any fleet member. If you have an article, cartoon, puzzle, photos or anything in particular, send it to Webmaster@SeventhFleet.org and perhaps you’ll see your works posted here.

Hmm… I wonder where all the bananas went?