Stand for the Crew

"Stand for the Crew" (or Unofficial Literary Challenge #15) was the fifteenth edition of the Unofficial Literary Challenge, hosted on the Arc Forums. It was the second ULC of Star Trek Online 's Season 10.5.

The title is a reference to a line by Worf in, accepting his duties as temporary first officer of.

Prompt #1: Minor Duties
"Minor Duties" was suggested by forum user takeshi6. Challenge host also linked to a thread on doffing as possible inspiration.


 * We know the various "mission novelizations", where people come up with stories inserting their characters into missions from and telling it like an actual story.


 * But what about the doff missions? Those missions that don't warrant the captain's presence, and simply require a small team of junior officers?


 * From a team of security officers searching for contraband, to a Klingon warrior having his Honor challenged by a member of one of the great houses, to mining efforts on an unstable asteroid cluster, the possibilities are numerous.


 * Pick a doff mission. Any doff mission. Determine how it turns out, be it success, critical success, failure, or disaster. Then write a short story, detailing what happens from the perspective of the participating doffs.

Prompt #2: War Correspondent
"War Correspondent" was proposed by challenge host StarSword-C, and requested for the challenge by aten66.


 * In the grand tradition of press representatives risking life and limb to bring the experiences of soldiers on front lines to the public, your service has seen fit to attach a war correspondent from the Federation News Service or comparable organization to your ship. Was your captain and crew in favor or violently opposed? Was the intrepid reporter an asset or a complication?

Prompt #3: Bad Intelligence
"Bad Intelligence" was proposed by forum user moonshadowdark.


 * Before your crew can enter the Delta Quadrant, your faction has insisted upon you taking a new bridge officer, designation "Intelligence". This officer's job is to gather intel on the Delta Quadrant and report to "Command". You have a suspicion that this new officer may be a spy, which is an ethical quandary of epic proportions. How do you deal with a crew member you cannot trust?

External link

 * Unofficial Literary Challenge #15: "Stand for the Crew" on the Arc Forums
 * Discussion thread