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<center><font size="+2">'''An Introduction to Gold Fleet and ASR'''</font></center>
<center><font size="+2">'''An Introduction to Gold Fleet and ASR'''</font></center>


Gold Fleet has a rich and storied history in ASR, a history that has undergone more than a couple of shifts since its re-opening in 1999.


Welcome to Gold Fleet, one of fleets which composes ASR.  ASR is a mail- and usenet-based role playing game set in the Star Trek Universe more than forty years after then end of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation.'' Founded in 1991, the group takes its name from the nave of the newsgroup, Alt.StarFleet.RPG, which has been its home since 1993.


ASR has been variously described as a role playing game and a shared fiction anthology.  By the nature of non-face-to-face role play, both terms are accurate descriptions.  Each player in the game writes in the persona of a character on board a Federation starship or space station.  Through the course of different adventures, and misadventures, usually cast into the framework of mission orders from Star Fleet Command, these characters interact with one another and develop both as individual characters and as part of a crew.  In this sense, then, the game is much like any other role playing game where a real person, the player, creates a character, a fictional persona living in another universe, and interacts through this character with others in that world.
==The Beginnings==


Gold Fleet was one of the first fleets created when the club grew to the size needing administrative subdivisions in 1994.  The present incarnation of the fleet dates to January 1999 when it was reopened after a two-year hiatus.  Headquartered at Starbase Beta above Andor (the Andorian homeworld), Gold Fleet is charged with protecting the core worlds of the Federation Treaty Expansion Territory and with patrolling the borders of and exploring the region of rimward Beta quadrant space of the Scutum Arm, Orion Spur and 3-Kiloparsec Arm.
When Star Fleet decided to re-open Gold Fleet in 1999 due to escalating tensions along the Romualn and Gorn frontiers, they began a pfrecedent of hiring former CINCSFs to command the fleet by tapping Admiral W. Gordon Crowell (played by veteran D'Maris Coffman) to serve as CINCGOLD.  A veteran combat commander and a tough administrator, Crowell's tenure lasted from the fleet's reopening in 1999 until October of 2002.


The Gold Fleet Patrol Cordon borders a number of interstellar powers.  These include the [[Romulan Star Empire]], [[Gorn Hegemony]], [[Tholian Holdfast]], and [[Echen F'don|Fardon Empire]].  The small [[Gorn Confederacy]] actually lies entirely within the Federation Treaty Expansion Territory near the border with the [[Gorn Hegemony]].
Crowell's toughness and capabilities were needed in the early days of Gold, as fires seemed to erupt from every corner, most notably from newly-emergent [[Gorn Hegemony]] and continued agitation by the [[Echen F'don|Fardons]].  [[DS13|Deep Space 13]] would develop into a hub of both commercial and illegal activities during this time, transforming what had been not much more than a frontier waystation into a strategic and political hotspot.  Out of this evolution would the [[Krima Expeditionary Force]] be born.


Gold Fleet Command is modeled loosely after the late twentieth and twenty-first century surface navies of the United States and Great Britain with the understanding that, in addition to traditional naval fiction which focuses on the drama of naval service, the mission profiles may also echo that of historical Ages of Exploration where naval ships conducted solo exploration at the behest of their patrons.  A balance of multi-ship scenarios, solo voyages, and interlocking storylines is to be expected.
During this time, many heroes would be born; some would die, yes, but some would etch their names in Star Fleet lore forever.  The work by the crews of the USS ''Quasar'' and the USS ''Resolution'' have given Star Fleet everything we currently know about the [[Echen F'don|Fardons]]; and the sacrifices of the crews of [[DS13|Deep Space 13]] and the [[KRIMAXFOR_-_Member_Units#USS_LEVIATHAN_NCC-25002|USS ''Leviathan'']] to block Gorn Hegemony aggression into the frontier worlds of the Federation follow the highest standards of Star Fleet.  However, the explorations undertaken  by the crews of the USS ''Aurora'' and the USS ''Nova'' were equally as important in establishing a Star Fleet presence in areas previously unknown.




Jeffrey Jenkins
==The Recent Past==


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In October of 2002, Star Fleet Command made another retired CINCSF, [[John_R._Brooks|Admiral John R. Brooks]], the new CINCGOLD following Crowell's retirement.  Brooks was- and still is- a man cut from the same cloth as Crowell: a tough-as-nails officer who does not suffer foolishness or deception well.  However, while Crowell had his share of combat experience, there are few in Star Fleet's history who can match Brooks' experience and success in combat.  This gave Brooks an element of respect from the unit commanders that few flag officers have enjoyed- he had "been there.''  Brooks would serve as CINCGOLD from October, 2002 until April, 2007, when he would be reassigned as the Commander-in-Chief of [[Blue Fleet]].
 
Due to budgetary cutbacks, Brooks would have a somewhat smaller resource pool from which to work than his predecessor.  This fortold of dangerous times for Gold, for the tensions along the [[Gorn Hegemony]] border were threatening to boil over into all-out war while at the same time new enemies, such as the [[Woren Imperium]], began to make their presence felt.  In a sign of the unrest during this time, [[DS13|Deep Space 13]] would be destroyed, as would the medical pavillion at Orestes.
 
Also during this time- and, again, likely a sign of the unrest at the time- a new task force would open: the Blue/Gold Joint Task Force.  This task force would work in areas formerly patroled by [[Blue Fleet]] ships, and be based out of Point Gideon Station.
 
Despite the obstacles, heroes would again, reluctantly, emerge: USS ''Indefatigable'' and [[USS Kusanagi|USS ''Kusanagi'']] would encounter enemies of a kind that seemed straight out of old-Terran horror movies.  [[KRIMAXFOR_-_Member_Units#USS_SERAPIS_NCC-59025-A|USS ''Serapis'']] would be instrumental in containing the escalating aggression of the Gorn Hegemony and even foil an assassination attempt against a [[Gorn Confederacy]] ambassador.  And [[USS CIRCE|USS ''Circe'']] would emerge as the lightning rod for conflict, fendning off major offensives by the [[Gorn Hegemony]] and the [[Woren Imperium]].
 
 
==The Future==
 
Gold has evolved into a smaller, more compact force with the re-opening of [[Blue Fleet]].  Now under the command of [[Gold_Fleet-_ADM_Conrad_Veld%2C_CINCGOLD|Admiral Conrad Veld]]- another former CINCSF- Gold has been quick to answer the threats emanating from the Orestes region with the opening of the [[Scimitar Expeditionary Force]], while at the same time reinforcing the rebuilt [[DS13|Deep Space 13]] as the headquarters of the beefed-up [[Krima Expeditionary Force]].  This has been a key reorganization, as rumblings from within the Gorn region indicate that the situation within the Gorn Hegemony might finally destabilize enough to explode, while at the same time the [[Echen F'don|Fardons]] have re-emerged as a player in the region.  And though little has been heard from them in recent years, discounting the [[Borg]] would be a mistake.
 
 
==Final Thoughts==
 
Gold Fleet is comprised at this time of 4 primary role-play units, and literally dozens of other ships, locales, and places of interest that make up the fleet's background.  However, things evolve and change all the time; if you have an idea for a new unit or storyline, please feel free to drop a line to the command team here in Goldand we'll be happy to work on it with you.  While we try to create an interconnected overall story arc between our units, there is plenty of room for individual creativity.  If you are interested in such opportunities, please send drop us a line [mailto:cincgold@alt-starfleet-rpg.org;depcincgold@alt-starfleet-rpg.org here].
 
 
[mailto:cincgold@alt-starfleet-rpg.org Scott Lusby]


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Admiral John R. Brooks
[[Gold_Fleet-_ADM_Conrad_Veld%2C_CINCGOLD|Admiral Conrad Veld]]


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