More things from Petrick's report that the staff needs to answer...
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Exactly what is a Lyran rebel POS?
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Petrick notes that the refernces here should be to 628 not 626 and to 618 not 616.
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The scenario ends earlier if any of the instant victory conditions listed in (636.616) or (636.626) are met or if one player concedes.
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(637.14) SETUP ORDER: The historical placement rules (637.4) do not require a placement order. If optional free placement rules are used (637.72), the Republican player sets up first, followed by the Imperial player (including designating the Reserve Fleet).
Petrick and I cannot find any reference to these optional free placement rules. I think you dropped the idea during development and deleted that sentence. If the rules are actually there, tell us where. If you forgot to write them and want to do so, better do it ASAP.
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(637.32) TURN #2 SPRING Y186
Factions attempt to influence sympathetic forces to release units (637.522).
The stated refernce 522 doesn't apply, so I replace this whole thing with 658.0. I think it should be 637.27
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(637.36) SCENARIO CONCLUSION
The scenario ends when any of the following conditions are met.
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END OF PETRICK REPORT
1) One faction achieves popular support of the Romulan people (637.62).
rule 637.62 does not apply, and we cannot find any reference to how one gains popular support of the Romulan people. Correction needed.
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By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - 04:39 pm: Edit

DONE
Lar, re (332.431) , your answer doesn't tell me whether to count PFs or not in SSC qualification.
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The rest of your answers are great.

By Ryan Opel (Ryan) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - 04:52 pm: Edit

CLEARED
The POS is the F&E designation for the LDR PSC.(R14.19). Ryan Opel 23 Dec 25

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - 04:54 pm: Edit

Almost to the end, folks.

And by "the end" I mean the time we give this to Jean for proofreading and she murders all of the staff as well as myself.

By Ryan Opel (Ryan) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - 05:19 pm: Edit

I sent Jean chocolate to hopefully stave off the murder tendency.

By Lawrence Bergen (Lar) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - 05:56 pm: Edit

THANKS, DONE
Lar, re (332.431) , your answer doesn't tell me whether to count PFs or not in SSC qualification.

Sorry about that. Yes PFs would count.

By Lawrence Bergen (Lar) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - 06:03 pm: Edit

ALREADY DID THAT

RE: Ryans earlier post here are his recommendations from 625.4E11:

Task Force Echo – Second Fleet Elements
CC, CA, 6xDD, 9xFF, FFX
CSF+2xDE, CVP+CE+DE, CVF+2xDE,
CVE+DE+FE
PFT, LTT, DDG, ADM, CPF, APT, PRIME

Or

Task Force Echo – Sixth Fleet Elements
CC, CA, 3xCL, 3xDD, 3xFF
BCS+CE+2xDE, CV+CE+2xDE, FCR
PFT, SC, CLG, FRD+FTM+PFM, RESV

By Lawrence Bergen (Lar) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - 06:10 pm: Edit

ALREADY DID THAT

I confirm SPP’s finding of the incorrect rule references.

<I>Petrick notes that the refernces here should be to 628 not 626 and to 618 not 616.
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The scenario ends earlier if any of the instant victory conditions listed in (636.616) or (636.626) are met or if one player concedes.</I>

(636.33) SCENARIO CONCLUSION:; last line, replace incorrect rule number references as follows, (636.616) should be (636.618); (636.626) should be (636.628). L Bergen 23 DEC 2025

By Lawrence Bergen (Lar) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - 06:51 pm: Edit

DONE
(637.14) SETUP ORDER: The historical placement rules (637.4) do not require a placement order. If optional free placement rules are used (637.72), the Republican player sets up first, followed by the Imperial player (including designating the Reserve Fleet).

The free placement was not developed and could break the scenario.

(637.14) SETUP ORDER:; Suggest dropping the “option” line altogether and just go with: “The historical placement rules (637.4) do not require a placement order.” Rationale: KISS method. L Bergen 23 DEC 2025

By Lawrence Bergen (Lar) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - 06:59 pm: Edit

DONE

<I>(637.32) TURN #2 SPRING Y186.
Factions attempt to influence sympathetic forces to release units (637.522).
The stated reference 522 doesn't apply, so I replace this whole thing with 658.0. I think it should be 637.27</I>

That is confirmed (637.27) is the right reference. L Bergen 23 DEC 2025

Sorry i am slow at these today still at work.

By Lawrence Bergen (Lar) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - 07:22 pm: Edit

OBSOLETE
<I>(637.36) SCENARIO CONCLUSION
The scenario ends when any of the following conditions are met.
1) One faction achieves popular support of the Romulan people (637.62).
The rule 637.62 does not apply, and we cannot find any reference to how one gains popular support of the Romulan people. Correction needed.</I>

This section was missed and is reference to the old rules which were subsumed into the revised VCs. Items 1 and 3 should be replaced as follows:

(637.36) SCENARIO CONCLUSION
The scenario ends when any of the following conditions are
met.
1) One faction achieves popular support (has more influence) of the Romulan people (637.615) or (637.625).
2) One player concedes.
3) Instant victory is achieved: the Romulan Senate ends the war per (637.619) or Rolandus is killed (637.629).

By Gary Carney (Nerroth) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - 08:37 pm: Edit

SVC:

The following quote is from the Module C3 rulebook:

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Quote:

(R12.1K) THE CLUSTER AFTER THE USURPER

The WYN governmental council had (for decades) consisted of seven members, of which three represented the Kzintis; one each the Orions, Lyrans, and “everyone else;” and the seventh was the Usurper (sitting as chairman). With the departure of the Usurper and most of the Kzintis, the demographics of the Cluster changed literally overnight. A Palace coup on 31 October Y186 reformed the council, reducing it to five members (including an elected chairman and the vacant Orion seat) and reducing the Kzintis to a single seat. The council declared continued support for the Usurper, if only in the hope he would not “return.”

Aggressive Lyran and Klingon probes in the last months of Y186 caused great concern and resulted in the arrival of numerous mercenary Orion warships, the resumption of construction of true Orion ship designs, and the return of the Crimelord of the Cluster Cartel to the council in January Y187. His use of the Cluster as a base for expanded piracy attracted the attention of the ISC, which had only then decided that the aggression of the Usurper was the principle
cause of the violence in the region. An ISC intrusion in April Y187 caused the return of many of the WYN-Orion ships that had been serving with the Usurper (and encouraged the Usurper to accept the Crown Prince’s offer of a duel). Those ships arrived home only days before the one spectacular Andromedan attempt to invade the Cluster. But that story must wait for a future product.

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By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Tuesday, December 23, 2025 - 10:15 pm: Edit

Lar: don't kill yourself working. We cannot finish this for a few days yet due to other issues.

Gary: good, good

By Lawrence Bergen (Lar) on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 - 12:17 pm: Edit

NOTED
Thanks. In that case please let’s revise that last lime item which was done more or less in a rush. I have sent an email to the staff.

Looking at it further both 637.35 and 637.36 still do not fully align with the VC of the scenario which were much improved through play testing.

I dont believe much needs to change but we do need a bridge at the end of T5 to get players to the VC calculations in 637.6.

Looking at it this morning.

By Lawrence Bergen (Lar) on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 - 03:11 pm: Edit

DONE, BUT MADE THE RULEBOOK TWO PAGES LONGER.

Okay with Ryans help i have figured out where this rule deviated from the past RCW. Knowing that these VCs are tested we have the following line items to the scenario.

RCW suggested line items replacement: sorry about the carriage returns.

(637.34) TURN #4 SPRING Y187
Events: War continues.
Forces Released: All factional forces. Factions attempt to influence sympathetic forces to release units (637.522). See (637.36) for a potential end to the scenario.

(637.35) TURN #5 FALL Y187 AND BEYOND
Events: The Romulan Civil War continues.
Forces Released: All factional forces. Factions attempt to influence sympathetic forces to release units (637.522). See (637.36) for a potential end to the scenario.

(637.36) SCENARIO CONCLUSION: Historically, the Civil War ended following a series of events that took place in the Spring of Y187 (Turn #4). The ISC wanting to punish the resistance of the Romulans against their Pacification efforts, decided to strip Tibernia IV (4716) of its defenses, destroy its facilities, and commandeer its resources before returning to police their cordons. Rolandus recognized the danger posed by this growing ISC threat and made an impassioned plea for a cease-fire with the Republican commander. They joined together to drive away the ISC. However, Rolandus was betrayed and the end of the war came about soon after, but not with the result you might think.

(637.361) End of the war: To introduce some uncertainty regarding the outcome of these events, at the end of Turn #4, roll two dice. If the roll total is nine or higher, the Civil War ends. If the scenario has not ended, repeat this roll at the end of each subsequent player turn, adding one to the roll for each additional player turn during Turn 5. Add two at the end of each player turn during Turn 6 and beyond. Natural rolls of 2-4 are not modified.
The scenario ends earlier if any of the instant victory conditions listed in (637.619) or (637.629) are met or if one player concedes.

L Bergen 24 DEC 2025

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 - 05:51 pm: Edit

Thanks Lar. I hope to wrap up the book Monday and finally let Jean read it.

By Lawrence Bergen (Lar) on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 - 05:54 pm: Edit

Merry Christmas to all

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 - 07:14 pm: Edit

I have hated myself for having to hound the volunteer staff to get Civil Wars done, but it seems to have worked better than just telling them "please get this done" once a year. Inspired leadership? I don't really think I have ever mastered that skill.

Their organization has become much better organized, focused, and responsive of late and I genuinely look forward to working with them on the next project.

They are all volunteers, and can work or not as they will, but if you looked at my paycheck for the last few years you would think I must be just another volunteer. No one could afford to work for what I pay myself.

By Jason E. Schaff (Jschaff297061) on Thursday, December 25, 2025 - 07:34 pm: Edit

DONE

Line items for the December 12 WYN OOB (the most recent one posted, so far as I can tell).

Y146: Change 2xLYF to 3xLYF. Alternatively, add a third one in a later year.
Rationale - per R12.48, a total of 3 were purchased.

Y150 - Add 2xKF4
Rationale - per R12.47, 2 were purchased in this year.

Y150 - add 1xKG2
Rationale - per CL37, one was received this year.

Y173 - add 1xLAV
Rationale - R12.10 states that the WYN produced a single large aux carrier in this year.

Y174 - add 1xOBR
Rationale - R12.A3 states that this was the year of acquisition for the OBR that was eventually converted to the OBRC.

Y180 - Add 1xDWP
Rationale - This is the SFB MSC YIS. R12.54 suggests, but does not explicitly state, that this was the prototype for the DD class.

Y181 - add 1xASC
Rationale - R12.13 states that the WYN had a single aux SCS and the SFB MSC gives this as the YIS for the WYN ASC.

Y182 / Y183 - move the ZDW from Y182 to Y183
Rationale - The YIS for the ZDW listed in the SFB MSC in Y183.

Y182 - convert 1xFF to 1xFFX
Rational - First FFX in service this year per R12.207.

Y184 - Add 1xDWG
Rationale - This is the SFB MSC YIS.

Y184 - add 1xFCR
Rationale - This is the SFB MSC YIS.

Y187 - add 2xSDD and 3xSFF
Rationale - Per R12.A6 and R12.A7 these ships were received from the Klingons this year.

Y187 - add 1xHDW
Rationale - This is the SFB MSC YIS. The ship also appears in SH200.

By Chuck Strong (Raider) on Friday, December 26, 2025 - 03:59 am: Edit

I want to wish the F&E Staff and ADB a vey Merry Christmas. Many of the staff have used their vacation time, have traveled and lodged at their own expense, and have voluntarily dedicated many hours, days, and months of personal time and effort into this project. ADB received and accommodated us In Amarillo and dedicated much time guiding our team to this point. I appreciate and thank you all for your hard work and devotion to this project and F&E in general. My God bless you all and best wishes for the new year.

Cheers,
Chuck

PS. It only took us forty years to fill in and finish the last empire (and hex) on the map since ADB introduced F&E in 1986…

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Friday, December 26, 2025 - 09:57 pm: Edit

That one was my fault. And it wasn't the last empire, the Andros are yet to arrive.

By Gary Carney (Nerroth) on Friday, December 26, 2025 - 11:50 pm: Edit

And, after them, the invasion by the Xorkaelian Tyranny to confront.

Granted, the onset of that war is set for Y210, which might seem like... quite a ways off in F&E terms right now.

But still, if (as one can hope) this game continues to flourish for the next 40 years, and beyond, who knows which new ships, factions, and venues future players of this game might eventually get around to collecting counters for?

By Chuck Strong (Raider) on Saturday, December 27, 2025 - 02:39 am: Edit

Last hex...

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Monday, December 29, 2025 - 05:03 pm: Edit

FINISHED, SENT TO JEAN, EXECUTIONS WILL BEGIN TOMORROW AND CONTINUE UNTIL MORALE IMPROVES.

By Jason E. Schaff (Jschaff297061) on Monday, December 29, 2025 - 05:22 pm: Edit

No, no, no. You don't want executions. You want Booth settings so evil that people merely WISH they were dead.