Starbase 109: The Phoenix
"We have powerful tools: Openness, optimism and the spirit of curiosity." -Jean-Luc Picard
Welcome to Starbase 109! We are a "Star Trek" play-by-Nova RPG sim with a legacy covering over a decade! Starbase 109 is part of Theta Fleet's “Area 51” task force.
Our sim takes place within the decade prior to the events in the first season of “Star Trek: Picard.” SB109 lies out on the edge of Federation space, isolated far from the more “lawful” parts of the Alpha Quadrant. As a Federation starbase, we must uphold Federation law. But that can be tricky when you're located in a place rife with social instability. Sometimes we must take matters into our own hands, even if that means bending the rules... something the station's inhabitants know all-too-well!
We're looking for bright minds to come aboard and create fantastic stories within the “Star Trek” universe! We are a sim that honors Gene Roddenberry's original vision of hope, aspiration, and progression of the human spirit!
Our sim is rated PG-13 and is open to ages 18 and higher. We do not condone writing of torture or excessive violence, harsh profanity, or graphic sexuality. We encourage compelling plots with a diverse cast of characters, containing the action and drama befitting the “Trek” universe on a Starbase with endless amounts of possibilities!
Above all, inclusion and activity between our crew is our first priority. Primary characters must take on roles vital to a Federation starbase. Every player is urged to interact with others. There are primary missions going on at all times, and characters will be required to perform their designated jobs. Stories with NPC characters are always welcome too! Feel free to write and create as much as you like! If you are new to online simming, we welcome you with open arms! We hope we can make your first steps into our community easy and enjoyable!
Before we accept your application, the Commanding Officer will contact you to start a "Sample Joint Post." This is meant to determine the quality of writing, your interaction with others, and how well you are able to write your character. It is not an official post.
Interested in joining? Make it so!
CF/Captain Gordon Francis
Commanding Officer, Starbase 109
Legacy Award
In the memory of Susan Nixon. She was a mother figure to all who came aboard. She cared about every player and every character, and was our CO for almost the entirety of Starbase 109's twelve years. Her departure greatly saddens us all. Starbase 109, her legacy to us, will continue with her in all our hearts. Her contributions to the simming community and her ability to mentor writers on her sims has been invaluable and greatly appreciated.
2022 Simming Prize of the Year
2022 Theta Fleet Sim of the Year:
2022 Theta Fleet Player of the Year:
Monthly Awards - 2023
First Quarter Awards - 2023
Monthly Awards - Second Quarter -2023
Second Quarter Awards - 2023
Monthly Awards: Third Quarter - 2023
Monthly Awards: Fourth Quarter - 2023
Fourth Quarter Awards - 2023
Yearly Awards -2023
Monthly Awards: Second Quarter - 2024
Monthly Awards: Third Quarter - 2024
Monthly Awards: Fourth Quarter - 2024
Yearly Awards -2023
First Quarter Awards - 2025
Second Quarter Awards - 2025
Third Quarter Awards - 2025
Latest News Items
» Player of the Month Award!
Posted on Sun 12th Oct, 2025 @ 9:47pm by Captain Gordon Francis in General News
Well, we've enjoyed a big September back in action, and I'm excited to announce our very own Chantal has won Player of the Month! Her hard work here while juggling sim with school has been consistently excellent. She's contributed heavily to sim morale and stayed involved in a big way with her insight and creative thinking. And while her hard work here is very appreciated, we also celebrate her recent academic achievements, where she finally kicked Algebra right in the variables! We're proud to have you here, Chantal! Congratulations!
CF
» Fixed Problems
Posted on Sun 31st Aug, 2025 @ 12:31pm by Captain Gordon Francis in General News
Hi all! Just wanted to let you know if you received an email of "A Fire Shall Be Woken" attributed to "CAPT Adam Teague," just know that I have no idea who Captain Teague is, but I wrote the post.
Also, apparently the site had been programmed to send posts for my approval before they are posted. That's been driving me crazy and I think I fixed the problem. It shouldn't happen anymore. I trust all of you as players and writers. I don't want to be the kind of controlling Captain that has to approve everything first. Very sorry…
» Update
Posted on Sat 10th May, 2025 @ 2:51pm by Captain Gordon Francis in General News
Greetings Starbase 109 Players,
Here is an update on my status for those interested...
The nerve pain in my shoulder is mostly better, but there's still occasional pain. I have an appointment this week with the pain specialist who gave me my shots a few weeks ago. I feel like I'm in a good space mentally and emotionally. This last week was a very good one.
What I'd like to do coming back is work on the temporal war storyline surrounding Gary Thirteen and Sundae, which has been in the works since before I took command. I also want to…
» Video on Orchid Care
Posted on Mon 7th Apr, 2025 @ 11:31pm by Commander Paul Graves PsyD in Out of Character
I don't know if anyone else here is as interested in orchids as Susan was--I'm not--but this video about orchid care made me think of her. It was awesome--and fascinating! I learned something from it that I didn't know before. Could be useful for Orchids & Jazz. To use the link, click on the title of this message.
Orchid Care
Chantal
» Update Errors
Posted on Sat 5th Apr, 2025 @ 12:59pm by Captain Gordon Francis in Website Update
Hi everyone! I hope everyone receives this message. Lately, I have been missing tags and updates and I know a few of us have been having problems with that as well. I urge everyone to log in and check their tags. When you do, drop me a line over PM and let me know if you've been missing tags/updates, how many, and which ones. Also, check your spam folder. They're not showing up in mine. I'm going to find the solution to this problem. With a little luck this message will reach everyone. I need to know if it does,…
Latest Mission Posts
» Bigger on the Inside
Mission: From The Ashes
Posted on Thu 13th Nov, 2025 @ 5:41am by Magnus Temple
ON:
As the shuttle had taxied gently into the docking bay and they were consumed inside SB109, Ambassador Temple and his team stepped out into the passenger corridor of the station. It was a busy thoroughfare of new arrivals and departures, a steady stream of traffic passing them by as the trio looked around for a moment. Then Ashra, Magnus' personal assistant, began organising the off-loading of their personal luggage from the shuttle's cargo hold with the station crew. Magnus began to scroll through his PADD, looking for the accomodation assignments that he had been sent prior to arriving.
"It…
» Little Introductions, part three
Mission: From The Ashes
Posted on Tue 11th Nov, 2025 @ 10:04pm by Commander Mindo & Commander Geraldine "Geri" Severide
Both glasses of tranya still had a little left, but the bottle was empty on Commander Mindo's newly installed, spotless desk. The conversation he'd been having with Commander Geri Severide had gone from an intel briefing (emphasis on "brief") to a more relaxed setting. The tranya had helped a lot. While Geri had gotten a little tipsy, Mindo was able to settle his own desires, which had built quite a bit during their initial argument. Both were civil now, making easy conversation.
There was a good reason for all of this. It was the reason Mindo was allowed a wet…
» Let's Make This Debrief, Part 1
Mission: From The Ashes
Posted on Sat 8th Nov, 2025 @ 6:55pm by Captain Gordon Francis & Commander Heriah Rex & Commander Paul Graves PsyD & Captain Izwyx 'Lo & Alidade (Computer)
-Start-
Base protocol outlined direct transports to OPS were only for emergencies, so the moment when both Sufai and Captain Izwyx materilaized in the Transport hub adjacent to OPS she barely kept her professionalism in place. Emotionally, it was difficult not to feel fear and anger, but Izzy had called the trial off, and Sufai was furious over that decision.
"You may have just consigned Alidade to a fish tank, Captain. I'd like to understand why."
All the Captain said to her, jaw taut and staring ahead was, "For Alidade's sake, I had to stop it before she gave them…
» Make A Difference
Mission: From The Ashes
Posted on Fri 7th Nov, 2025 @ 11:51pm by Magnus Temple
ON:
Magnus stood at the podium at the Palais de la Concorde, the crowds of Federation representatives in front of him in the auditorium. He waved triumphantly at their smiling faces.
“As your new President,” Magnus beamed, “I vow to bring peace and prosperity for all of our worlds. To make a real difference. Not just for now, but for-EVER!”
The crowd erupted into cheers, applauding his bold new direction.
“As such, we have already entered negotiations with the Borg Collective for their unconditional surrender across the Alpha and Beta Quadrants!” Magnus announced. The audience stood to their feet, a…
» New customer
Mission: From The Ashes
Posted on Thu 30th Oct, 2025 @ 10:12pm by Lieutenant Commander Yuma Mukkaai & Commander Paul Graves PsyD & Lieutenant Sufai Kell
-Start-
Yuma wasn't sure how to enter the room, but the doors opened at her hesitation all the same. The Counselor had a pleasant lobby and a receptionist was sitting there at the service window to greet her. Yuma almost left, but swallowed her desire to turn on her heel and run away.
"May I help you?" the young blonde woman in a blue yeoman's uniform asked Yuma. She glanced at her computer screen. "Are you Lt. Commander Mukkaai? I hope I pronounced that right."
With a gentle nod she accepted the fair approximation, and conveyed through her tones and…
Latest Personal Logs
» If I Stay Here Without You
Posted on Fri 31st Jan, 2025 @ 1:05am by Lieutenant Damion Ildaran
I need to do some thinking.
I was walking through the Promenade this evening because I'd bought some new seeds for my hydroponics garden, and this godawful song started playing over the PA system. It was an old Earth song, very peppy and upbeat, and I wasn't really in the mood--but then the lyrics hit me: I just want to be your everything. And it got me thinking about Elizabeth.
Big surprise there. What doesn't get me thinking about Elizabeth, these days?
But the really prominent thought in my mind was, You shouldn't be my everything. I miss you so…
» Musings on the Theme from 'Patton'
Posted on Sat 19th Oct, 2024 @ 5:46pm by Lieutenant JG Kellian Michaels
This evening, when I got home from work, I made supper and decided to watch an old Earth movie called Patton. It's about a United States Army general named George Patton, who was known for being rather flamboyant, exhilarated by combat, and intolerant of what he perceived as weakness in others. Most interestingly to me, he remembered past lives in which he had served in historical military forces. He could stand on a historical battlefield and describe exactly some battle he had fought in because he was seeing it as he remembered it happening. I suspect people at the time…
» Krell's Personal Log
Posted on Wed 31st Jan, 2024 @ 5:52pm by Krell House of Mer'uk
Krell had shown the last two of his guests to their quarters on the Amar and went back to his quarters and decided to take a moment to add to his personal log. He sat down at the desk. It was nothing special, just a hard alloy metal frame like everything else in his quarters. The Klingons did not believe in comfort, they thought it would make them weak. There was a cushioned sofa, two cushioned chairs and coffee table at one end though, they were used to entertain certain guest if they were to come to his quarters to…
» Captain's Personal Log
Posted on Thu 23rd Nov, 2023 @ 5:21am by Commander Zed
Zed walked over to her sofa and sat down and pulled her legs up under her, effectively curling up comfortably. She picked up the PADD and the hot cup of black tea that was on the near by end table. She activated the PADD with her fingerprint. The screen came to life and the rear facing camera displayed a live image of her face.
"Begin recording." She said. "Captain's Personal Log." She began. "Stardate 2232.1, the Thunderchild is back at Starbase 109 after cutting its patrol short to aid the USS Comfort which was under attack by pirates. Attacks carried…
» Prodigal Outlaw
Posted on Mon 4th Sep, 2023 @ 8:26pm by Renato Solis
-Renato Solis: Personal Log entry-
{Civilian RT Hauler “OllyOxenFree” ~16 hours to Ullia~}
I can’t say the word without it making me feel ill. “Home.” The word chokes me every time. Where is home, not down the path by which I am now dragged inexorably screaming. Who is there, do I have anything of my old life to go back to? Twenty one years on a floating hulk light years from here and I feel more like I’m leaving home then going back to something I’d even recognize!
My record is wiped. Something I did by accident which changed my…