Ascertain ( Strange New Worlds)
Interrupt
When your Drone is facing a dilemma, discard a card from hand and stop that Drone to replace all levels of any one skill in that dilemma's requirements with 2 Programming.
"... the initial encounter was solely for the purpose of gathering information."
Characteristics: change the requirements of opponent's dilemmas, discard a card from hand.
Requires: Drone.
Card logging info: Logged by openCards team at Jan 1st, 2008.
Perilous Proposal ( A Time to Stand)
Interrupt
While your personnel is facing a dilemma at a mission with span 4 or more, replace all levels of any one skill in that dilemma's requirements with 2 Astrometrics.
"...I'll use a remote-piloted shuttlepod to deliver protomatter into the dead star. This will cause a cascade effect which will transform the star's carbon and oxygen into elemental hydrogen. Then we just stand back and watch the fireworks.
Characteristics: change the requirements of opponent's dilemmas, span related card.
Requires: affiliation, mission with span 4.
Card logging info: First edited by Telak at Apr 18th, 2016. Please support openCards and validate game text of this card!
Rule of Acquisition #33 ( What You Leave Behind)
Interrupt
Rule. When your personnel is facing a dilemma, say "It never hurts to suck up the boss" to coose one - make that personnel attributes +2 until the end of the turn; or replace all levels of any one skill in that dilemma's requirements with 3 Acquisition.
"It never hurts to suck up to the boss."
Characteristics: change the requirements of opponent's dilemmas, enhance your personnel attributes (other cards), Rule.
Requires: affiliation.
Card logging info: Logged by openCards team at Jan 1st, 2008.
The Big Picture ( Zero Hour)
Paranoia. When your Admiral is facing a dilemma that requires a skill, destroy your Paranoia event to replace all levels of that skill in that dilemma's requirements with 2 Treachery.
"I think you've lost your perspective, Captain. We'll discuss this further when you return. For now, I'm giving you a direct order to withdraw."
Characteristics: change the requirements of opponent's dilemmas, event related card, destroy an event.
Requires: Paranoia, Admiral.
Card logging info: First edited by Telak at Jul 29th, 2017. Please support openCards and validate game text of this card!
(3) • Azeni Meressa, Resistance Spy ( Lineage)
Bajoran Personnel of Bajoran species.
Icons:
Biology Diplomacy Intelligence
Treachery
Bajoran Resistance. While this personnel is facing a dilemma that requires two or more levels of a skill, you may lose 5 points to subtract one level of that skill from that dilemma's requirements.
INTEGRITY: 4 CUNNING: 6 STRENGTH: 6
"You have one purpose, and one purpose only."
Characteristics: change the requirements of opponent's dilemmas, lose points, affiliation, Past related, Bajoran Resistance, personnel who has a cost of 3 or more, Bajoran species.
Card logging info: First edited by Telak at Jul 7th, 2012. One quality log by eberlems at Jul 8th, 2012. Please support openCards and validate game text of this card a second time!
(2) • Charles Tucker III, Chief Engineer ( Captain's Log)
Starfleet Personnel of Human species.
Icons:
Archaeology Engineer
Programming Transporters
While this personnel is facing a dilemma and the first mission you completed this game was a space mission, you may stop this personnel to replace all levels of any one skill in that dilemma's requirements with 2 Engineer. You may do this only once each turn.
INTEGRITY: 6 CUNNING: 6 STRENGTH: 6
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Characteristics: change the requirements of opponent's dilemmas, affiliation, Past related, Human species.
Requires: space mission.
Card logging info: Logged by openCards team at Jan 1st, 2008.
(3) • Duras, Devious Challenger ( Tacking Into the Wind)
Klingon Personnel of Klingon species.
Icons:
2 Leadership Programming 2 Treachery
Commander: I.K.S. Vorn. High Council Member. While this personnel is facing a dilemma, if your staffed ship is at this mission, you may meet Diplomacy and Honor requirements of that dilemma using Treachery instead.
INTEGRITY: 2 CUNNING: 6 STRENGTH: 7
"Advise my counselors on the Vorn to convene. There is much to discuss."
Further game play infos
Duras, Devious Challenger counts as "matching commander" for the following ship cards:
Characteristics: change the requirements of opponent's dilemmas, affiliation, Commander, High Council Member, personnel who has a cost of 3 or more, Klingon species.
Card logging info: First edited by eberlems at Aug 5th, 2011. One quality log by Telak at Dec 7th, 2011. Please support openCards and validate game text of this card a second time!
(4) • John Frederick Paxton, Man of His Word ( A Less Perfect Union)
Starfleet Personnel of Human species.
Icons:
Acquisition 2 Anthropology Geology
2 Leadership Treachery
Dissident. While this personnel is facing a dilemma that requires a skill, if you do not command a Officer personnel, you may kill your Dissident personnel present to replace all levels of that skill with 2 Geology.
INTEGRITY: 2 CUNNING: 6 STRENGTH: 5
"If you are so eager for a bloodbath, a bloodbath is what you will get."
Characteristics: change the requirements of opponent's dilemmas, affiliation, Past related, Dissident, personnel who has a cost of 3 or more, personnel who has a cost of 4 or more, Human species.
Requires: affiliation, Dissident.
Card logging info: First edited by Telak at Jul 4th, 2019. Please support openCards and validate game text of this card!
(3) • Kivas Fajo, Collector ( Strange New Worlds)
Non-aligned Personnel of Zibalian species.
Icons:
2 Acquisition Archaeology
Exobiology Science 2 Treachery
Thief. Commander: Jovis. While this personnel is facing a dilemma, you may meet Diplomacy and Honor requirements of that dilemma using Acquisition instead.
INTEGRITY: 2 CUNNING: 6 STRENGTH: 5
"Yes, I know. What I've done is evil, selfish, immoral, illegal, and unprincipled. I've learned to live with it."
Further game play infos
Kivas Fajo, Collector counts as "matching commander" for the following ship cards:
Characteristics: change the requirements of opponent's dilemmas, "affiliation", Commander, Thief, personnel who has a cost of 3 or more, Zibalian species.
Card logging info: Logged by openCards team at Jan 1st, 2008.
(3) • Macet, Skeptical Commander ( Captain's Log)
Cardassian Personnel of Cardassian species.
Icons:
Astrometrics Leadership
Officer Treachery
Commander: Trager. Gul. While this personnel is aboard your Trager and this personnel is facing a dilemma, you may meet Diplomacy and Honor requirements of that dilemma using Treachery instead.
INTEGRITY: 4 CUNNING: 6 STRENGTH: 6
"You expect us to believe you are using every means at your disposal to track down one of your own?"
Further game play infos
Macet, Skeptical Commander counts as "matching commander" for the following ship cards:
Characteristics: change the requirements of opponent's dilemmas, affiliation, Commander, Gul, personnel who has a cost of 3 or more, Cardassian species.
Requires: Trager.
Card logging info: Logged by openCards team at Jan 1st, 2008.