{"id":11055,"date":"2022-09-12T14:00:09","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/?page_id=11055"},"modified":"2023-09-21T15:54:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T15:54:15","slug":"prelude-to-axanar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/index.php\/scenarios\/the-four-years-war\/prelude-to-axanar\/","title":{"rendered":"Prelude to Axanar"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"1080\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"27%\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/kli_scen_icon_left.gif\" alt=\"\" name=\"klileft\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"73%\"><strong><font size=\"+3\">PRELUDE TO AXANAR<\/strong><\/font><br \/>\n<font size=\"+1\"><strong>STARDATE: 1\/9405.29, 2.9 PARSECS FROM AXANAR, 2142 HRS FST<\/strong><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\">\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"3\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"1080\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"center\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"31%\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"top\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">\n<font size=\"+1\"><strong>IT BEGINS:<\/strong><\/font><br \/>\n<strong>Captains Log &#8211; USS Xenophon<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8220;I&#8217;ve been hoping against hope that the Gulliver is simply out of communications for some mundane reason. But I can&#8217;t ignore it any longer. A Klingon cruiser this deep in Federation space can only mean one thing &#8211; invasion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Garth swallowed hard. The entire bridge crew listened, guessing what his report would say.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On my own initiative, I have decided to engage the Klingon cruiser in the hopes of forcing its surrender and discovering it&#8217;s intentions.&#8221; Even as he continued his log entry, the crew of the Xenophon were already preparing for battle.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the vessel does not surrender, I can only assume that it is headed for Axanar to link up with other enemy forces. Once battle has been joined &#8211; we will transmit our findings and this log to Star Fleet in the hopes of preventing a full scale war. But with the intelligence reports I&#8217;ve see&#8230;&#8221; Garth let his voice drift off. Every captain along the frontier knew the Klingons were coming. It was simply a matter of when.<\/p>\n<p>Garth turned to his communication officer &#8211; now the most important member of his crew. &#8220;The minute we challenge that ship &#8211; transmit that entry and log. We won&#8217;t get another chance.&#8221; The handsome communication officer just grinned at his captain. &#8220;I&#8217;ll make sure Star Fleet get it, sir.&#8221; Garth grinned back. They both knew what was at stake.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Open hailing frequencies! Move us into weapon range. God help us all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Xenophon closed with it&#8217;s destiny.\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"1%\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\" class=\"vertrepeat\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"62%\">\n<h3>GAME SET-UP<\/h3>\n<p>Lay out one Star Trek Combat Simulator map-sheet in the configuration shown. This represents the area of space where the conflict takes place. Use the Graduate Starship Tactics Course rules in this scenario.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Defender<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Defending force consists of:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n1 <a href=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/?p=2586\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>D-4<\/em>A<\/strong> Class VII Cruiser<\/a> (<em>IKV Predator<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deployment<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Defending force deploys along the left edge of the map.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Attacker<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Attacking force consists of:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">\n1 <a href=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/?p=4670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Marklin<\/em> Mk I<\/strong> Class VI Destroyer<\/a> (<em>USS Xenophon<\/em>)\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deployment<\/strong><br \/>\nThe attacking force enter from the right edge if the map.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Victory Conditions:<\/strong><br \/>\nVictory is determined by the total number of victory points at the conclusion of The Four Years War campaign. <a href=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/index.php\/scenarios\/the-four-years-war\/the-four-years-war-victory-points\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View the Victory Point Table<\/a> to determine the total points awarded.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1-hex-map-760x500-white.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"760\" height=\"500\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11911\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1-hex-map-760x500-white.png 760w, https:\/\/fasaststcs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/1-hex-map-760x500-white-300x197.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>SPECIAL RULES:<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Ending:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe scenario ends when one side or the other is destroyed.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"31%\">&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"2%\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<td colspan=\"2\" class=\"bottom\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRELUDE TO AXANAR STARDATE: 1\/9405.29, 2.9 PARSECS FROM AXANAR, 2142 HRS FST &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; IT BEGINS: Captains Log &#8211; USS Xenophon &#8220;I&#8217;ve been hoping against hope that the Gulliver is simply out of communications for some mundane reason. 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