Guide:Starbase Bravo Rules

Citizenship Guidelines

1. We will not always agree on everything, but when we do disagree it’s important that those disagreements are handled respectfully. It’s also essential that when a moderator (generally, a voting member of the BFC) asks for a discussion to stop, it stops.
2. Bravo Fleet’s Non-Discrimination and Harassment policy applies to every interaction you have as a member of this organization, whether it occurs directly on the fleet's server or not, so please be courteous and respectful in your interactions with your fellow authors.
3. Membership on the Bravo Fleet Discord server is required to participate in Starbase Bravo.

Content Guidelines

Content written for Starbase Bravo must comply with the lore policy, which allows for a broad range of stories and interactions.

1. Starbase Bravo is set in the canon year, 2401
2. Consult the Bravo Fleet Timeline if you have questions about our version of canon, which complies with Star Trek: Picard.
3. Information about Starbase Bravo's in-character environs can be found here.

Explicit Content Rating

Starbase Bravo is rated 111 on the RPG Rating Scale, which is intended to be suited to members as young as 13, the minimum age to be a part of Bravo Fleet. This means that references to violence, cursing, and sex should be no more graphic than they are on shows such as Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Discovery.

1. Language: Infrequent, mild swearing is permitted.
   1. Mores differ on how much swearing is appropriate, and different regions treat different expletives differently (c.f. The word ‘cunt’ in American English vs most of the Commonwealth countries’ regional Englishes.) so this policy will be enforced with grace, but, unfortunately, is an instance where American English will serve as the standard, as that is the dialect most prominent in Star Trek.
   2. Picard brought us the first instances of “fuck” in Star Trek, which is the limit of how crass one should be on SBB, but it should be extremely infrequent.
      1. Generally speaking, fuck should be used to express exasperation not to describe sexual behavior. “Fuck!” versus “He fucked him.” Use your common sense, here.
   3. Keep in mind that Starfleet officers, while explicitly not part of any military, are disciplined professionals. Regular swearing on duty is not something that would happen, and it’s likely something that could have (mild) in-character consequences.
2. Sex: Mild sexual innuendo and references permitted.
   1. This is not Game of Thrones but we’re also not the Brady Bunch. If are referencing sex, consider why you are doing so and what it’s adding to a particular scene.
   2. References to specific sexual acts should generally be avoided (and, again, think about why you would make them at all) but you don’t have to pretend a couple is celibate either. Fade to black when Star Trek would.
      1. “You were great last night.” ← OK. It references sex (maybe), but doesn’t get too specific.
      2. “He [blanked] my [blank] in the Jefferies tube.” ← Pushing it, as it’s a reference, not a description.
      3. “The two of them [adverb] [sex act verb] each other, starting with their [adjective] [body part, pl.], and working down to the [body part]...” ← Just no.
   3. This restriction is not meant to be regressive or prudish in nature, but to make sure that our content is appropriate for all members. Sex and love are great–and our characters are sentient beings who are likely having it. We don’t have to ignore that, but we also don’t need to read the play-by-play of your cybering.
   4. Sexual violence is never appropriate content for this sandbox.
3. Violence: Mild violence is permitted
   1. One of the great things about energy weapons is that they don’t tend to leave gruesome wounds. Either it stuns, kills, or vaporizes a being entirely. As this is what we deal with most, leaving the description to ‘a dead body’ is sufficient, as there wouldn’t be maiming and that sort of thing. There’s just no need to go into a lot of blood and gore to get the point across, because that’s not a normal feature of the genre.
      1. That being said, why would there be a dead body on Starbase Bravo at all?
   2. Phaser fire fights are to be expected when the story calls for them, keeping the above in mind.
      1. Probably unlikely to occur off of the holodeck or in training scenarios in the heart of the Federation, though.
   3. There shouldn’t be references to or uses of modern day firearms, on the holodeck or not.
   4. Self-harm, sexual violence, and domestic violence are not appropriate content for this sandbox.

• The Loremaster has final say on whether content is appropriate for Starbase Bravo (and in the fleet at large), so if you are thinking something you wrote might not fit, consult with them first.
• When writing with others, always ask before writing content that includes swearing, sex, or violence.