Incoming Ship Detected

I don’t know about anyone else, but I enjoyed the hell out of Season 2 of Lower Decks. Best Star Trek in two decades, in my opinion. Old Trek fan ruminations aside, the Lore Office is pleased to announce some updates to our Starfleet ships, courtesy of some long-thinking, hard work, serious nerding, and canon updates from the latest […]

Canon Updates – the Romulans!

Commander Reyes sighed as a new file popped up on his screen, and took a moment to rub his eyes before reading. This was the sixth such instruction he’d received from Admiral Beckett only that day, and his patience was wearing thinner than he’d have liked. ‘It’s a good sign,’ said Commander Lockhart from the […]

Echoes of the Tkon: The End

The results are in, the competitions over, the tales come to an end! Or is it, as the Lore Office insists… The End and the Beginning? With the beacon network of the Vanishing Point restored, the Omega Crisis has been resolved. This Fleet-wide, galaxy-spanning story was told over a staggering at least 480,000 words, which is over 1900 Service […]

Echoes of the Tkon Final Results, Winners, and a lot more!

To the members of Bravo Fleet: Now that the Fleet Action is complete, I’d like to present to you the final results. I won’t go on too much here at the top because I know you’ll just scroll past it and look for the results, so without further delay: Results Phase I LCARS Search Azras […]

BFMS: Scheduling Posts

Members of Bravo Fleet: Just a quick announcement. As some of you have known, or come to realize, BFMS offers a “scheduling post” option. Using this option for fiction writing does not generate the necessary award nominations for Service Ribbons. I’m not going to require the Office of the Chief of Staff to be tied […]

Echoes of the Tkon: Week 7 Fiction Update

This is it, the penultimate week and the start of the final phase! We’ve had some exciting times here as we approach The End. I feel it is also worth highlighting: these updates only cover Stories that are part of the Fleet Action and that were posted within the set dates. Even if I’m posting […]

Echoes of the Tkon: Week 6 Fiction Update

It was a quieter week last week, as many of you were fastidious and wrapped up Horizon before the competition deadline. As this week dawns, we already see Phase 3’s storylines heating up. But first – no longer at risk of overshadowing a weekend of announcements, here it is, the latest storyline summary… Week 6 […]

Echoes of the Tkon: Vanishing Point

The Fleet Action continues! Phase 3’s competitions begin on Saturday 4th September, which means it’s time to introduce to you the third and final stage of the storyline! A solution to the Omega Crisis, and the part played by the ancient Tkon Empire, has been uncovered. But how? Read on to discover these secrets in Echoes of the Tkon: […]

Echoes of the Tkon: Week 5 Fiction Update

It’s the end of Phase 2’s competitions, so I hope you all got your submissions in for puzzles, writing, ribbon races, the works! But here in the storytelling mines, Horizon continues! Week 5 (21st – 27th August) USS Vesta Tempers flare as the starship approaches Kepara Colony in search of ancient Tkon technology. Chief tactical […]

Echoes of the Tkon: Week 4 Fiction Update

Here we are! At the end of the first week of Phase 2 and the halfway mark of Echoes of the Tkon! As we dive into the next stage of adventure and exploration in a race to save the galaxy, I gotta say: Whether you’re writing the pursuit of knowing on the Tkon, or about […]

Echoes of the Tkon: Week 3 Fiction Update

Apologies for the delay on the summary of the final week of Phase 1 writing! But I didn’t want to overshadow the excitement of Phase 2 starting. So sit back, see the last steps of Omega, and buckle up for the next storyline… Week 3 (7th – 13th August) USS Arcturus A distress call from the Thalrutanians […]

Echoes of the Tkon: Horizon

The Fleet Action continues! While Phase 1 of competitions is over, the storylines of Omega are set to carry on for the rest of the week. But Saturday 14th August is the start of Phase 2, and you all know what that means: new competitions, new challenges… a new plotline. How has Starfleet contended with the Omega Crisis? […]