Welcome to the USS Ark Royal!
“There will be no peace as long as Kirk lives,”
The galaxy was watching closely when Klingon Ambassador Kamarag addressed the Federation Council, where he promised a continuation of hostilities unless his demands for justice were met.
Four years have passed since then, and true to the ambassador’s word, the United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire remain in a tense state of Cold War.
It has become the responsibility of Starfleet to defend Federation space from Klingon aggression and prevent the Klingon Empire from gaining more influence among non-aligned states.
In Sector 262, at the distant linear edge of the Organian Neutral Zone, the Klingons have made progress in courting independent powers, threatening the power balance and opening an avenue for invasion. Even worse, Starfleet Intelligence has picked up evidence of advanced weapons research and development taking place in the region.
In response to the growing Klingon threat, Starfleet Command had dispatched the Constitution (refit) class starship USS Ark Royal to Sector 262. Her mission: to wave the flag, to counter Klingon influence in the region, and investigate the Intelligence reports.
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USS Ark Royal is a Play-By-Nova Star Trek role-playing game set in the Movies era, with a key focus on diplomacy, espionage, and war planning in a Cold War-era environment. We are currently serving in Theta Fleet. Our content rating is 222, or “+18”.
-Language 2: General swearing is permitted. However, terminology that may be considered as derogatory to certain demographics is prohibited.
-Sex 2: Writing about genitalia and alluding to sex acts is generally permitted, but no explicit pornography. Cut to black and/or skip ahead.
-Violence 2: Violence is generally permitted, but try not to be too explicit in your descriptions.
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Latest News Items
» USS Ark Royal Welcoming Bios
Posted on Thu Mar 13th, 2025 @ 2:46am by Captain T’Kal in General News
Greetings players, would-be players, and readers alike!
The USS Ark Royal NCC-1791 is coming together. The first two applications have been approved, and the discord hums with life.
Anyone interested in our late Cold War setting is welcome to submit an application. Please discuss any roles with me before submitting.
My aim is to have the first few introductory posts ongoing by the weekend and a handful more character biographies on the site.
I look forward to writing with you all :)
Best,
Captain T'Kal
Latest Mission Posts
» A New Sense Of Belonging
Mission: ARYL 1X04: All the Friends We Can Get
Posted on Mon Aug 3rd, 2026 @ 10:51pm by Ensign T'Shai & Ensign Blaine McCray
The first and most awkward moments were over, the time for the immediate rejection of their long-awaited rejoining was past and the discomfort of potential rej- No. T’Shai reminded herself, the fear she’d had of him turning her away and renouncing the betrothal from ages past was now gone. As a child, she had been inquisitive, asking more questions than most of her contemporaries. Her father, Oshik, had made the formal inquiries to other families in preparation for her betrothal, but those had been dismissed after meeting the six year old T’Shai and her constant queries. When Solak had come…
» An Echo(fox) in the Night
Mission: ARYL 1X06: For Peaceful Purposes
Posted on Mon Aug 3rd, 2026 @ 5:40pm by "Sonnet" & "Echofox"
It was raining in the valley.
The Federation colony on the largest moon of Somme II was not a sunny place. Starfleet puts its outpost on the hilltop. For strategic purposes, it was said, but to the locals it still meant all the best real estate was in government control.
Further down, the locals lived their dreary little lives. They awoke, they went to work, they drank their troubles away, they went to bed. And beyond this little world, nobody cared. Few probably even knew about it. The local Councilor, all the way on Neumenedes, might have struggled to remember…
» Getting to Know You. Getting to Know All About You
Mission: ARYL 1X06: For Peaceful Purposes
Posted on Mon Aug 3rd, 2026 @ 7:01am by Ensign T'Shai & Ensign Blaine McCray
Duffel bag on his left shoulder, Blaine looked to T'Shai, his eyes smiling. His heart was hammering in his chest as he thought about how his life had just drastically changed... he thought for the better. Not for the first time, he marveled at how different she was from what he had pictured. Granted, what he had pictured was a nebulous dream that had grown even more wispy over the last sixteen years. He realized that he had much to learn, about being an officer, and a future husband. All that said, his training in what his human grandmother had…
» Something New, Something Old
Mission: ARYL 1X06: For Peaceful Purposes
Posted on Sun Aug 2nd, 2026 @ 5:54am by Ensign T'Shai & Captain T’Kal & Ensign Blaine McCray
The shuttle dropped out of warp and immediately sent a message to Ark Royal in text, which was as simple as it could be imagined as it read, "Captain T'Kal, please meet me in the main shuttlebay. Bring Ensign Blaine McCray with you. Provisional Ensign T'Shai, Vulcan Science Academy,"
The Captain had the communications stations send a simple acknowledgement and gestured for her helmsman to stand and follow.
Blaine's left eyebrow climbed for his hairline as he read the name T'Shai on the summons. The name was familiar. Why, though, he could not place as he stood and turned the…
» An Uncharacteristically Normal Date
Mission: ARYL 1X06: For Peaceful Purposes
Posted on Sun Aug 2nd, 2026 @ 5:50am by Lieutenant JG Alexander Mayweather & Ensign Siat-or-iian Elkovais
Alex walked down the corridor at a casual pace, trying to perfect his "I'm not nervous" look as he tried not to sweat through his off-duty clothes. He stopped in front of his goal and rang the chime to Torii's quarters.
From the center of the small open area in her quarters, Torii heard the chime go off and looked at the door in annoyance. The jump rope hit her in the shins as she wiped her forehead with one forearm and wiped it on her shirt. It was probably that newish security officer wanting some more advice, then she…
Latest Personal Logs
» "A Message from the Drenkul Republic Ministry of Protocol"
Posted on Thu Sep 4th, 2025 @ 6:23pm by Captain T’Kal
The Ministry of Protocol acknowledges that the planetary and federal laws of the Drenkul Republic do not align in all respects with the laws of the United Federation of Planets. Therefore, the Ministry of Protocol, in Cooperation with the Ministry of Peace and the Planetary Ministry of Civic Integrity, has prepared this brief for citizens of the United Federation of Planets who are visitors to planets of the Drenkul Republic.
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KANNOK
The following actions are prohibited on the Drenkul Planet of Kannok:
• Possession of unregistered citrus fruit:…
» "Review the below material ahead of senior staff meeting"
Posted on Fri Apr 4th, 2025 @ 9:57pm by Captain T’Kal
MESSAGE
From: T'KAL - Captain
To: NOVIS, Valerie - Lieutenant Commander;
ERICKSON, David - Lieutenant Commander;
MCENTYRE, Clay - Lieutenant Commander;
INDA, Karane - Lieutenant;
GEHENTE, Megosho - Lieutenant;
JOHNSON, Castiel - Lieutenant;
SUNG, Jin-Woo - Lieutenant Junior Grade;
NOVOTNÁ, Renata - Lieutenant Junior Grade;
JOHNSON, Annika - Lieutenant Junior Grade;
LAROSE, Emmanuelle - Ensign
Classification: TOP SECRET
Subject: Report 2290-08541 and 2290-08641
Review the below material ahead of senior staff meeting scheduled for 8959.7.
-T'Kal
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2290-08641: ANALYSIS OF KLINGON SHIP MOVEMENTS SD8950-8955
Excerpt
Listening posts registers minimum ten (10) Klingon Defense Force starships operating in unclaimed space within…