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
» Engi-Daycare
Mission: ARYL 1X07: Feeling Like a Kid Again
Posted on Mon Sep 7th, 2026 @ 6:36pm by Lieutenant Commander David Erickson & Chief Petty Officer Chloe Delacroix & Lieutenant Karane Inda
David stepped out of the turbolift and rushed into Engineering, thanking whatever gods were watching that he still had a good stride. As he came around the partition, he stopped cold. A little blonde girl was standing in front of him, holding onto her coveralls and looking terrified. "Cid?" he said, slowly.
Big brown eyes stared back from the nine-year-old face looking up at him. "Y-yeah," she said. "What happened?"
"We're not sure, but it's happening all over the ship," David said. "Just stay at your station for now."
"I can't reach my station," she squeaked. "Not that I usually…
» Growing Together
Mission: ARYL 1X07: Feeling Like a Kid Again
Posted on Mon Sep 7th, 2026 @ 6:20pm by Ensign Blaine McCray & Ensign T'Shai
Blaine dashed through the corridors as fast as his newly shortened legs would carry him. He had stripped his uniform jacket and tied it around his shoulders, and it fluttered behind him as he clomped down the corridor with shoes well too big for his feet. His eyes were wide as he burst from lab to lab, looking for T’Shai.
She was sitting in a corner of the lab she usually was in, her knees pulled up to her chest as she hugged them to herself. The uniform she wore was massive on her, but she looked up as he…
» An Evening Out
Mission: ARYL 1X06: For Peaceful Purposes
Posted on Mon Sep 7th, 2026 @ 6:20pm by Ensign Blaine McCray & Ensign T'Shai
Blaine walked with T’Shai down the corridor. Around his left shoulder was the lariat that usually hung from the horn of his saddle that sat on the rack on their wall. Hanging from his left elbow was a picnic basket they had just picked up from the galley. He was wearing his usual civilian attire, a pearl snap shirt, blue jeans, and boots. He couldn’t hold the smile back as he offered T’Shai the customary two fingers of his right hand. “Are you ready?”
She accepted with her own on her left hand, suppressing the smile she ached to give…
» Kit and Caboodle
Mission: ARYL 1X07: Feeling Like a Kid Again
Posted on Mon Sep 7th, 2026 @ 5:18pm by Lieutenant JG Alexander Mayweather & Ensign Siat-or-iian Elkovais
Alex had finished showering and picked up the dermal regenerator he'd 'borrowed' from Sickbay. It was getting awkward explaining how he kept winding up with bite marks, and easier to just treat himself. In only a few weeks, he and Torii had not only made up for her five-and-a-half-year dry spell, but also developed a good rhythm together. Unfortunately part of that rhythm involved him learning what it meant to date a hunting species. He wasn't complaining though. He was rapidly finding himself enjoying it, and her. He wrapped a towel around his waist and quickly healed the dozen small…
» Suddenly Small
Mission: ARYL 1X07: Feeling Like a Kid Again
Posted on Fri Aug 21st, 2026 @ 2:34am by Captain T’Kal & Lieutenant Commander David Erickson & Lieutenant Commander Valerie Novis & Lieutenant Commander Clay McEntyre & Lieutenant Karane Inda & Lieutenant CASTIEL 'Cas' Johnson MD & Lieutenant JG Annika Johnson & Lieutenant JG Renata Novotná & Ensign Blaine McCray & Petty Officer, 2nd Class Kevra Tharos
It was nearing the end of a standard and uneventful shift aboard the bridge. The USS Ark Royal was on course for Neural. The alpha shift had had a long day; most were eager to hand over their stations to their relief for the next shift.
Annika was relaxing in her seat, just enjoying being on the bridge. Though end of shift couldn’t come soon enough so she could spend time at home with Cas.
"Captain," the new Yeoman, Kevra Tharos, walked over to the Captain's chair, offering over the departmental reports from the previous day's shifts for her approval.…
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…