It is that most wonderful time of the year, when Q returns to bring his winter shenanigans to all and sundry! Join the festivities in Q's winter wonderland for a variety of amusements and diversions.

Once again you may join us for a variety of entertaining and certainly not at all dangerous games, including:

Fastest Game on Ice
Klingon Ice Fishing
Tides of Ice
The Fast and the Flurrious
Cones of Conduct
The Kramp’Ihri


Access to Q's Winter Wonderland is available through the event interface, so that Q can whisk you away nigh-instantaneously to this frozen land of frolics.



By participating in the fun and games from December 5th 2023 at 8 AM until January 4th 2024 at noon, you earn credit each day toward the grand prize, the Tamarian Deep Space Cruiser [T6], unlocked for every captain on your account. In addition, your participation earns you various winter ornaments and trinkets that you can trade for new costumes and items, including:



The Frozen Bat'leth of Dishonor—Inspired by the icy prison of Dishonor in Gre'thor, this rime-covered bat'leth slows its targets, so that they cannot so easily run away from your wrath!
Universal Kit Module: Exothermic Redirection—Absorb heat from your target, causing it to freeze, and redirect that heat to one of the target's allies, causing it to burn!
Science Training Modules: Exothermic Redirection—Your bridge officers can learn to activate Exothermic Redirection too!
Starfleet Beanie (flipped)—A warm hat with the Starfleet delta. Why is the delta on backward? No reason, certainly not to distract from the fact that aliens have accidentally scrambled your DNA.
Q Robe ugly sweater—A warm, knit-pattern version of the famous magisterial robes worn by your lovely host Q. Complete with knitted gold medallion!
Tamarian ugly sweater—Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel! A jolly expression of the holiday festivities via the laughter of the famous Tamarian captain, an expression that can't be misunderstood.
Tamarian doll ugly sweater—It's not a doll! It's the likeness of Lt. (j.g.) Kayshon, transformed into a doll by alien technology!
Mo'kai Tunic—Wait, how did this get in with the ugly sweaters? It's an actual House Mo'kai leather tunic, as worn by J'Ula. Shoulder pads included.



Of course, all of previous years' toys and gifts are still available, too. Just open your event window and use the Transwarp option and you'll join the frigid festivities in a flash.

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Capt. JJJH Schimdt
Engineering Division Alpha Team
UFP 12th Fleet
USS Lusitania NCC-93015 Nebula Class

Patrolling

Infected/Cleared, Cure/Cleared, Kithomer Accord/Cleared, Terradome/Cleared
Foundry FED: Player Concept Housing*, Great Raid (part 1), Training Ground 2.0, Ultimate Deathmatch, Redshirt Zombie, All Hallows Eve

*Down for Repairs

THE TAMARIAN DEEP SPACE CRUISER
Yornid, on the edge of winter! This year's Winter Event ship is the Tamarian Deep Space cruiser, from the classic TNG Episode "Darmok!"
By Ambassador Kael November 30, 2023, 09:00 AM

When the Children of Tama were asked to prepare a dedication for the Tamarian Deep Space Cruiser [T6], they offered the following statement:

"The beast at Tanagra - Mirab with sails unfurled? Kailash, when it rises! Uzani, his army with fists closed! Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel: Children of Tama, Temba his arms wide... Darmok and Jalad on the ocean, The path to Kamata in spring."

This ship comes with a Lt. Commander Universal / Command Specialist Bridge Officer seat and a Lieutenant Science / Intelligence Specialist Bridge Officer seat.





Ship Details:

Spoiler: show
Tier: 6
Faction: Any
Required Rank: Must Complete the Tutorial
Hull Modifier: 1.4
Shield Modifier: 1.2
Fore Weapons: 5
Aft Weapons: 3
Device Slots: 4
Bridge Officer Stations:
1x Lieutenant Commander Tactical
1x Commander Engineering
1x Lieutenant Science / Intel
1x Ensign Universal
1x Lieutenant Commander Universal / Command
Consoles: 4 Tactical, 5 Engineering, 2 Science (scales with level)
Base Turn Rate: 12
Impulse Modifier: 0.14
Inertia: 35
+10 Weapon Power, +10 Shield Power
Console - Universal - Polarity Coil Generator
Inspiration Abilities:
Callimas at Bahar (Turn the Tide)
Zinda, his face black, his eyes red (Against All Odds)
Bazminti, when he pulled back the veil (Battle Preparation)
Cruiser Command Array :
Command - Mirab, with sails unfurled (Strategic Maneuvering)
Command - Zinda, at peace, before the ordeal (Shield Frequency Modulation)
Command - Bazminti, his secrets kept close (Weapon System Efficiency)
Command - Uzani, his army with fists open (Attract Fire)
Starship Mastery Package (Cruiser)
The river Temarc in winter (Absorptive Plating) (+Kinetic and Physical Damage Resistance)
Uznak, resolute on his path (Rapid Repairs) (+Regeneration)
Kiteo, his just refusal (Enhanced Plating) (+Energy and Radiation Damage Resistance)
Kiazi’s children, their faces wet (Armored Hull) (+Maximum Hull Capacity)
Darmok and Jalad (Starship Trait)

Admiralty Stats
Eng: 60
Sci: 21
Tac: 45
Special: Ignores +/- ENG from Events

Console - Universal - Polarity Coil Generator

This Tamarian technology was originally used to generate dampening fields that could block transporters and communication, while allowing sensor readings to still get through. The most famous application of this technology was when it was used to enable a unique diplomatic confrontation between the Federation and the Children of Tama, that would eventually lead to successful and peaceful negotiations between the two parties. Since then, the technology has been re-specialized for more general defensive purposes, allowing Tamarians to neutralize and weaken the shields of their foes. This tactic is sometimes still used to allow forced negotiations with aggressive ship captains, by dropping their shields to allow for transporters to lock on to the unsuspecting officers.

This console also provides a passive ability which deals a large amount of additional Kinetic Damage when firing upon a ship affected by the Shields Offline status (once every 10 seconds).

Starship Trait - Darmok and Jalad
Your first weapon hit against an unshielded quadrant on a foe will allow you to beam their commanding officer away from their bridge, resulting in momentary confusion and a long-lasting debuff to their outgoing damage. Your ship will in turn reap the benefits of being prepared for this tactic, gaining an instant reduction to all Captain Ability Cooldowns. This may only trigger once per enemy ship.

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Capt. JJJH Schimdt
Engineering Division Alpha Team
UFP 12th Fleet
USS Lusitania NCC-93015 Nebula Class

Patrolling

Infected/Cleared, Cure/Cleared, Kithomer Accord/Cleared, Terradome/Cleared
Foundry FED: Player Concept Housing*, Great Raid (part 1), Training Ground 2.0, Ultimate Deathmatch, Redshirt Zombie, All Hallows Eve

*Down for Repairs

May be an unpopular opinion but..... that ship be ugly. It looks like something from an old tech space game.

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Honored First Jhanis
I.R.W Jormungandr
Engineering
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We should hold an ugly Christmas sweater party at the next Squad of the Month.

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Sarah N. Lasker
VA Engineering

I'm totally down for this!

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Command Advisor Williamsto
The 12th Fleet
Vice Admiral, Science Division (Ret.)
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Friggen sucks

I missed out on the ship, basically out of town from the 20th through the 25th then with very weak internet from the 26th though the 1st so I missed out on the ship, oh well...

I am not sure if it is worth it to you or not, but you can buy out the event. They will give you credit for the days you did have as well.

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Rear Admiral Stromgold - 12th Fleet Tactical Division"I was promised explosions, and I shall have them."