Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Introduction- A welcome and initial comments

  • 1.1: Introduction- What is ASR?  What is this manual?

  • 1.2: Online Role Playing- Some basic information about the club

• Chapter 2: The ASR Universe- An introduction to the ASR universe

  • 2.1: Historical Outline- Outline of history as it has unfolded in the ASR universe

  • 2.2: The Faces of ASR- A brief description of the major and minor races in the ASR universe.

    • 2.2.1: Founding Races of the Federation

    • 2.2.2: Other Important Federation Races

    • 2.2.3: Major Foreign Powers

  • 2.3: Glossary- A glossary to the acronyms and terms used in the ASR universe.

    • 2.3.1: Administrative Acronyms and Billet Descriptions

    • 2.3.2: Standard Billet Descriptions

    • 2.3.3: Common Military Acronyms

• Chapter 3: Star Fleet- A guide to character careers in ASR and life in the fleet

  • 3.1: SF Careers- Who is in Star Fleet and what do they do?

  • 3.2: SF Ranks- What are the ranks used in ASR?

  • 3.3: Forms of Address- How does one officer /enlisted person address anofficer/enlisted person?

  • 3.4: Billet Descriptions- What jobs can someone hold?

  • 3.5: Chain of Command- Who reports to whom?

  • 3.6: Civilian Personnel- What if someone doesn't want to be in the military?

  • 3.7: Promotion and Advancement- How does one advance in one's career?

  • 3.8: Uniforms- How do Star Fleet personnel dress?

  • 3.9: Regulations and General Orders- What are some of the basic rules thatthe people in Star Fleet live by?

  • 3.10: Mission Types- What do we write about?

  • 3.11: Operation Modes and Procedures- What happens when a starship is underway?

• Chapter 4: Character Creation- An introduction to the character creation and training process

  • 4.1: An Explaination of Star Fleet Academy- What happens at the Academy?

  • 4.2: Character Creation- How does one plan a character's history?

    • 4.2.1: Players and Characters- What is a "character" and what is a "player"?

    • 4.2.2: Biography Files- What should be  put in a written character biography file?

  • 4.3: Armstrong Lunar Base- What does one do now that a character biography has been written?

  • 4.4: Starbase ALPHA- What next?

  • 4.5: Being Assigned to a Unit- How does one get an assignment?

  • 4.6: Creating a Second Character- What if I want to play more than one character?

• Chapter 5: Interaction- A guide to writing and role play in ASR

  • 5.1: Basic Interaction- How does one contact other members of the club?

  • 5.2: Communication- Message formatting and types. E-mail and posting to the newsgroup.

    • 5.2.1: Response Time- How long should one wait for an answer to an e-mail?

    • 5.2.2: Language- Do I need to be completely fluent in English?

    • 5.2.3: Subject Lines- How does one title a message?

    • 5.2.4: Stardate- How does one tell time?  What is a "stardate"?

    • 5.2.5: Mission Dates- What are mission dates?  Where are they used?

    • 5.2.6: Beginning a Post- What does one put first in a post?

    • 5.2.7: Non Role Playing Discussions- How does one communicate player-to-player (out-of-character)?

    • 5.2.8: Signing Off- How should a message be signed?

  • 5.3: Handling Problems- What does someone do if things aren't working out?

  • 5.4: Administrators- Who are the club administrators and what do they do?

  • 5.5: Awards- What awards can a character earn?

• Chapter 6: Science- An introduction to useful terms and background information

  • 6.1: Starships- What is a starship? What types of ships are used by Star Fleet?

    • 6.1.1- Warships

    • 6.1.2- Other Vessels

    • 6.1.3- Auxilliaries

    • 6.1.4- Support

  • 6.2: Technology- Some useful futuristic science terms and explainations

    • 6.2.1: Personal Equipment- What technolofy am I likely to use every day?

    • 6.2.2: Twenty Fifth Century Medicine- What medical advanced have there been?

  • 6.3: Galaxy- Some useful astrological terms

    • 6.3.1: Stellar Classes- How stars are classified

    • 6.3.2: Planetary Classes- How planets are classified

  • 6.4: Aliens- Guidelines for creating and using alien races

• Chapter 7: Afterward- A few concluding notes on ASR

  • 7.1: Afterward- Closing remarks

  • 7.2: Free Threads and Villains- Other role-playing options in ASR

    • 7.2.1- Free Threads

    • 7.2.2- Villains

  • 7.3: The SF Round Table- The semi-annual captain's meeting

  • 7.4: Books and Reference- Where can more information be found?

• Appendices: Supplemental Materials- Information and graphics to support the text of the manual

  • A: Second Character FAQ- Frequently Asked Questions about creating a second character

  • B: Recruitment Guidelines- What are the rules about asking a player to join abother unit?

  • C: Administrative Billet Description- More information about what the club administrators do

  • D: Award Descriptions- Detailed information aboard awards

  • E: Enlisted Ratings- What jobs do enlisted  people do in Star Fleet?

  • F: Marine MOS- What do the Marines do?

  • G: Marine Equipment List- What equipment do the Marines use?

  • H: Blouse Color and Officer Sleeve Devices- What does the color of the uniform blouse mean?

  • I: Naval Officer Insignia- What do naval officer rank insignia look like?

  • J: Mess dress uniforms- what do the formal Captain's Mess dress uniforms look like?

  • K: Dress uniforms- What do dress uniforms look like?

  • L: Duty uniforms- What do the every-day uniforms look like?

  • M: ASR Technology Summary- What technology is used in starships?

  • N: ASR Galactic Map- How is the Galaxy laid out?

  • O: ASR Zoomed Map- What does the most populous area of the Federaion look like?

  • P: Rank Insignia- What do other rank insignia look like?

  • Q: Command Billet Description- What do the CO and XO of a ship do?

  • R: SF JAG FAQ- What do the Star Fleet Judge Advocate General Corps do?

  • S: ASR Round Table FAQ- The basic ins-and-outs of the governing ASR body.

  • T: ASR Round Table Description- a more detailed look at the repsonsibilities of the semi-annual captain's meeting.

  • U: Past Round Table Minutes- A listing of each Round Table session since its inception in October 1996.

  • V: OSFI FAQ- Just what is the Office of Starfleet Intelligence all about?

  • W: Articles of the Federation- The original constitutional document of the United Federation of Planets.

• Abridged Table of Contents- A basic list of the major sections of the manual.

• Credits- A list of all those who contributed information, graphics, editing, or any other support service to the creation of this work.

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