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
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
» Bonked His Noggin (Backpost)
Mission: From The Ashes
Posted on Fri 24th Oct, 2025 @ 1:49pm by Captain Gordon Francis & Sundae & Qaraq & Gary Thirteen & Lieutenant Victor Delling MD
ON
The doors to the holodeck inside Qaraq's Casino came open and Qaraq immediately realized why Captain Francis' session went over the time limit. Francis was laying in the boxing ring, stirring slightly while his holo competitor hopped back and forth in place, waiting for his opponent to rise.
"Captain Francis!" Qaraq bellowed, rushing into the ring and taking the downed man in his arms. "Are you okay?"
Francis looked delirious and his eyes were in a daze when he looked up into the Broot's blue horned face.
"Did I win, ref?" Francis said, his voice quite a bit shaky.…
» Little Introductions, part two
Mission: From The Ashes
Posted on Fri 24th Oct, 2025 @ 1:35pm by Commander Mindo & Commander Geraldine "Geri" Severide
Previously:
Francis tapped his communicator. "Francis here, what's the hubbub?"
"A body has been found in Cargo Bay 168-B. Your presence is requested."
Francis' eyebrows furrowed. "Is the body currently among the living?"
"I don't believe so sir," came the officer's response.
Francis looked at Mindo and shrugged. "Looks like I'm needed elsewhere."
"A dead body?" Mindo said. "Sounds like something a Chief of Security would handle."
"Cargo Bay 168-B is located way down in the Garden District," Francis said. "You stay here and wait for Severide. I'll fill you in later."
"Whatever you say, sir," Mindo replied, eager and…
» We Don't Start Wars, We End Them.
Mission: From The Ashes
Posted on Wed 22nd Oct, 2025 @ 11:13pm by Captain Gordon Francis & Commander Heriah Rex & Lieutenant Sufai Kell & Lieutenant Damion Ildaran & Lieutenant Pampo Gnu
-Start-
{Garden District- POOR PAUL'S POURHOUSE}
Sweat glistened, not from heat, but from exertion. On the bar's sole screen, a large, portly, bald Human was red in the face trying to summon internal reserves of hate to fuel more words. He had lost the debate, they were going to let Alidade free onto the unsuspecting spaceways.
"Interesting stuff in these reports, folks, you're missing out if you don't subscribe. I've spoken my piece on the AI menace we have been harboring for a month now, but the most recent crisis has me flabber.....gasted. Genocide, eugenics, Bio-weapons, and how it all…
» Call Me Anything, Just Call Me
Mission: From The Ashes
Posted on Thu 16th Oct, 2025 @ 6:56pm by Renato Solis & Captain Gordon Francis & Commander Heriah Rex & Lieutenant Commander Lanis Dhuro MD
Previously: https://sb109.sim-station.net/index.php/sim/viewpost/2484
-Start-
{Renato's Office- Garden District CRC}
Sultry, the night sung sanguine and no other word fit such as sultry. Tucked inside a clean, but well worn Community Center was a small office where a shingle hung in the hallway, reading "Renato's... Find help here." The simple wooden plank had been laser etched, as a gift from a client who had nothing but their skills and the workshops surplus pile. That was what happened here, desperate folks at the end of a long road certain the next turn wasn't further peril but certain death, finding the helping hand they…
» ... it begins to spread (pt2 "Fire...burn)
Mission: From The Ashes
Posted on Thu 16th Oct, 2025 @ 6:32pm by Captain Izwyx 'Lo & Lieutenant JG Bikram Auden & Crewman MED-Comps Pentaptych LPN & Exo-Comp EXQT & Captain Gordon Francis & Commander Heriah Rex & Commander Paul Graves PsyD & Lieutenant Commander Azusa Nakano & Lieutenant Sufai Kell & Lieutenant Victor Delling MD & Khellian s'Siedhri MD
-Start-
Previously... https://sb109.sim-station.net/index.php/sim/viewpost/2047
-71 hours from the arrival of Tigris and Euphrates hospital relief ships.-
{Primary Medical Ward- Quaratine zone.}
Bikram had never seen every bed filled in a hospital, but today was a lesson in efficiency. Everybody had a job to do and they made it seem like a dance. The Plasma transfusions were the hardest to manage, it took close contact and deft handling to work the machines, but the EMH was made for these moments, overseeing the Quarantine ward alongside his five vertiform robotic nurses.
"Eudora..." The Indian origin Humanoid avatar of the EMH spoke to them…
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…