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Star Trek: Federation

Introduction
The Federation is a Play By e-Mail (PBeM) Role Playing Game (RPG) that was founded 6 years ago by a group of people who had grown disillusioned with the world on online Star Trek simming. They had been active in a specific group for a great deal of time, where several of them were essentially running the game, with a game master who had abandoned the ship and the sim.

They split apart, and have since grown into an extensive organization, with a goal of being wholly member-run.

The game is based upon the mythology of Star Trek.

Structure
The Federation is governed by the Electorate Council Board, or ECB. Periodic elections are held where a member of each duty station is elected to this board, which is governed by a non-voting chairperson. The Board is responsible for all executive and administrative matters concerning the Sim, and is the final word on all matters.

There is also an Academy, offering both Basic Training (required for all new members) and Advanced Training specified towards a specific department.

There are several duty stations, each of which is run by a commanding officer who is responsible for administrative duties on the ship and directing the game.

Duty Stations
Each duty station has a commanding officer (see above), executive officer, helmsman, intelligence officer, chief engineer, chief of operations, chief medical officer, counselor, and science officer. Each of these are played by a different person; additionally, there are “non-player characters” who are not played by a real person, rather are there only to fill in the rolls.

Think of it as being like on one of the TV shows—there’s the main cast, however there are also a seemingly endless supply of nameless characters who do meaningless tasks; it’s essentially the same concept!

Ancillary Activities
Highlights in the Federation, all of which are PHP-enabled include:

Voting contests

Forum

Federation News Service—members write articles in the Star Trek world, pertaining to the game or just for fun

More Information
More information is available at www.stfederation.org