Welcome to Star Trek: Border Cutter! This is a freeform roleplaying game set in the Star Trek expanded universe approximately one month after the end of the Dominion War (circa 2375), and is loosely inspired by the opening chapter  of "Ship of the Line" by Diane Carey, which relates the story of the U.S.S. Bozeman, which appears in the Star Trek:The Next Generation episode "Cause and Effect", and how she came to be caught in the time-loop and what happened to her and her crew after the events of the episode in question.

In these same pages, it is mentioned that the Bozeman was a Federation border cutter, basically the Starfleet equivalent of a police cruiser patrolling the border between the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire, basically doing all the kinds of menial work you never got to see ships like the Enterprise doing during the run of the many Star Trek TV shows and movies, but naturally would be necessary for a real space-faring civilization to do to keep things running smoothly. It was also mentioned that border cutters tended to be rather rough and tumble rigs, often comprised of older models of starships that tended to be held together with the proverbial bubble gum and baling wire, as they never were top of the priority list for repairs and upgrades.

After a long absence of writing any kind of Trek material, I remembered this story and thought "Hmm, there's a story in there," and hence the premise of this game.

Although ostensibly a "serious" Star Trek game, what I'm shooting for here is more of a lighthearted, sometimes hilarious, romp through the stars with a more unconventional ship and an equally unconventional crew, ala the Dirty Dozen meets
The Orville. The ship's an old clunker that's falling to pieces, the crew is basically all the misfits which Starfleet couldn't find a use for elsewhere, and the place they're going to call home is a worn out old starbase-cum-scrapyard out in the boonies of Federation territory, surrounded on all sides by the baddies of the galaxy. Somehow, some way, they've got to pull it all together and keep the peace.

If you think this sounds like fun, I invite you to submit a character sheet and join the game, and boldly go in the grand tradition of Star Trek.

Still looking for some decent players, here are the available positions we would like to see filled.

U.S.S. Kitty Hawk-N.C.C. 1791 (Primary In-Game Starship at the present time, most players are here for now)


Chief of Security

Medical Officer

Assistant Chief Engineer

Navigator/Weapons Officer

Counselor

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Enlisted Personnel
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Engineers

Security

Medics/Nurses

Hydroponics Techs

Weapons Bay Crew

Shuttle Mechanics/Pilots

Yeomen

Cadets/Trainees

Cooks/Bakers





Starbase 66-("Home Base" for the border cutters in the game, a holdover from Kirk's time, this station is essentially our version of Deep Space Nine, but instead of a fancy wormhole, this station overlooks a starship storage and scrapyard, where old ships, and more than a few careers, are sent to die, and a lucky few are selected for ressurrection.)
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Officers
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Base Commander

Executive Officer

Chief of Security

Ops

Weapons/Defensive Systems Operator

Shipyard Manager

Dock Controller

Shopkeepers (Various)

Quartermaster

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Enlisted Personnel/Civilians

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Shuttle Pilots/Mechanics

Shipyard Workers

Security Personnel

Civilian Contractors

Civilian Supply Ship Crews/Captains

Still looking for players on this one, recently revived this game so we could definitely welcome some more Star Trek fans and RP'ers here.

If you're a former player, always welcome to return too!