Welcome to the 25ᵗʰ Century.
Deep Space 13, known to locals as Port Dreizhen, is an imitation Federation station built to exact perfection as a Romulan training facility.
The station has been surrendered with its entire star system to the Federation as part of the ongoing Romulan collapse. Starfleet has sent a crew to secure and establish the post, with the assistance of the Romulan Free State.
DS13 is two weeks from Federation space at high warp and is officially the furthest outpost into the region approaching the galactic core and Beta-Delta Quadrant border.
In an orbit mirroring that of the Dreizhen system's third planet, an anomaly has been discovered. It is a window between universes, its destination shifts randomly approximately once a week.
It is 2402. The Federation celebrates the passing of the last dark years of the 24th century, and the peace that those sacrifices have brought.
It is a new century, and Deep Space 13 is the Federation’s newest and strangest asset. It will be the last port of call before the deepest unexplored space, in an idyllic star system full of ancient mysteries.
Deep Space 13 is a Star Trek text-based RPG or 'Sim'. If you don't know what that is but want to, read this. In short, together we will write the crew of Deep Space 13 as they collaborate to further the Federation's mission of peaceful cooperation and exploration.
Our story is set in and from the perspective of the Star Trek universe, but through the interdimensional anomaly, we will explore the multiverse and encounter familiar and unfamiliar universes and their inhabitants.
The anomaly can take us to the sands of Arrakis, the lurid plains of Zharr-Naggrund or the ruins of Ravenholme, the only limitation is our imaginations.
If you'd like to know more, catch up on the story so far, read our mission logs, learn about our crew, take the tour, or join our discord.
All players must be at least 18 years of age. This sim may contain mature content with a 3-2-2 rating, but explicit smut and gratuitous brutality are not permitted.
We are hosted by SimCentral. All players must be registered in the SimCentral discord as per the terms of our hosting agreement. All characters must be original. Our other rules are found here.
If you think you have what it takes, join us.
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Latest News Items
» Happy birthday, DS13!
Posted on Wed Jun 11th, 2025 @ 10:10am by Captain Rovak in General News
Hello again all,
It's once again my happy privilege to mark a milestone, in this case it's 12 months to the day that Deep Space 13 began.
In that time, we've battled Daleks, Goa'uld, and unnamable horrors from beyond, while continuing the ongoing mission of exploring strange new worlds, seeking out new life and new civilizations, and bravely going where no-one has gone before.
To all crew past and present, you have my sincere thanks for being a part of this adventure, and I can't wait to see what the next twelve months holds.
To all and sundry, cheers!
» 6 whole months of Jang!
Posted on Mon Jun 9th, 2025 @ 2:20pm by Captain Rovak in General News
Hello all,
It's my happy privilege to congratulate Jangus on 6 months aboard DS13.
I'm loving the ongoing adventure of Volsunga's integration, as well as Gaz and his persistent grumbling efficiency.
As someone who's written among us through several sims now, please accept my heartfelt thanks for being a part of the game and the team.
» ..and another thing!
Posted on Tue May 6th, 2025 @ 1:46pm by Captain Rovak in General News
It's been pointed out to me that I failed to notice the 6-month milestone has also been crossed by our delightful AGM and resident Science Officer Lucy!
My sincere thanks for all your contributions so far, I'm sure we're all looking forward to seeing more of Atna, Intharia and Kloh'theQ!
» Milestones and Updates
Posted on Sun May 4th, 2025 @ 7:28am by Captain Rovak in General News
Hello all, I hope this update finds you well.
With [✱12] now published, by my calculations we're approximately halfway through this mission.
As we move into the next phase of the mission we'll be going into a much more directed sort of activity, but more on that as get to it.
The Story So Far post has been updated to include the published events of this mission, I aim to keep the page relatively up-to-date as missions go on.
While awards won't be distributed until the end of the mission, I'd like to acknowledge a couple of milestones, as both Skyward and Marty have hit six months aboard over the course of this mission.
Congratulations to both! Thank you for your contributions so far, and I'm looking very much forward to what comes next.
» Mission closure and a farewell
Posted on Thu Mar 13th, 2025 @ 10:23am by Captain Rovak in General News
Masters of the Stars, our second mission, is now officially concluded (even though we've been doing mission 3 for a while now). A summary of events of this mission, as well as a reference post outlining the story so far will follow soon. The missions list has been updated with a likely outline of our first year of missions and what that will look like.
We hope that Battle-Brother Volsunga will learn to play nice, but for the meanwhile he'll be confined to a custom cell suspended in the lower dock.
Sadly, we farewell Noah who is stepping down as our Flight Control Chief Lieutenant sh'Rhavar, who will continue as an NPC. We wish him the best for all to come.
Noah's departure takes us back down to eight players, which in my view is still a very healthy number.
Once again, thank you all, past and present for the adventures so far, I'm still looking forward to what comes next, particularly as we welcome our Goa'uld friends aboard DS13. I'm sure they're a reputable and trustworthy sort.
Latest Mission Posts
» He is not of the Earth [✱18]
Mission: The Serpent's Tooth [3]
Posted on Sun Jun 15th, 2025 @ 7:52am by Captain Rovak & Lieutenant Onda Duros & Atonu & Tyr & Consul Kwaa & Lord Akhenaten
“The proceedings shall go as follows for each of the accused. The prosecution will have an opportunity to question the accused, then the defence will have the same chance. Following that, both prosecution and defence may call and cross-examine witnesses to query the claims against the accused. Once all accused…
» Defending the dock
Mission: The Serpent's Tooth [3]
Posted on Tue Jun 10th, 2025 @ 2:02am by Major Victoria, Daughter of Kalath & Ambassador Drusilla Creon
Five Jaffa were firing their staves ineffectively into the shields that cut off F-dock from the intruders. They had been at it for ten minutes, and the shield had only dropped 6%, but still they persisted. Eventually, they would succeed, assuming those staff devices did not run out of ammunition.…
» This King flies away, ye mortals [✱17]
Mission: The Serpent's Tooth [3]
Posted on Mon Jun 9th, 2025 @ 1:41pm by Captain Rovak & Atonu & Tyr & Lord Akhenaten
“I am Atonu. Named for the Aten, meaning daughter of the son of the Aten. Yet I have never seen the Aten. I know not it’s voice, nor it’s ways. I am merely my father’s daughter. He is Akhenaten, Pharaoh of Karnak. My mother was Amarna, she too was a…
» He Flies who Flies [✱16]
Mission: The Serpent's Tooth [3]
Posted on Wed Jun 4th, 2025 @ 10:15am by Captain Rovak & Lieutenant Onda Duros & Staff Warrant Officer Umet'Okan & Atonu & Tyr & Consul Kwaa
“Good morning. This tribunal is called under section 253 of the Starfleet code. As Captain, I will serve as presiding officer. I have empanelled a jury of individuals with extrasensory abilities who will serve in an advisory capacity throughout proceedings and who will have the option to activate an alert…
» That he not die Below [✱15]
Mission: The Serpent's Tooth [3]
Posted on Mon Jun 2nd, 2025 @ 8:19am by Ambassador Oriath Velt & Lord Akhenaten & Lord Typhon & Lady Hera
“For those of you who didn’t get a chance to meet me before the surprise during the treaty signing, I’m Oriath Velt, Federation Ambassador-at-Large. It’s my job to represent my governments diplomatic interests out here. Normally we’d be discussing this and more over canapes, but unfortunately procedures dictate that we…
Latest Personal Logs
» Doctor Ordered
Posted on Fri Dec 20th, 2024 @ 9:03pm by Lieutenant S'Lace
ONE YEAR AGO...
Back when S’Lace had decided upon her path of Archeology she had found it of profound interest that despite centuries of technological advancements there was still nothing that could replace the meticulous labor to a uncover the ruins of an ancient civilization. One could employ sensors to…
» Second mission review log
Posted on Mon Dec 9th, 2024 @ 3:32pm by Captain Rovak
Station Commander’s log, Stardate 79675.02.
It has been just over two weeks since we acquired the USS Excalibur and destroyed the creature identified to us as a ‘Dalek’. In almost a century in Starfleet, I have never seen an individual being cause such anguish among survivors from its very nature.…
» First mission review log
Posted on Sun Aug 18th, 2024 @ 9:02am by Captain Rovak
Station commander's log, stardate 79629.45.
The USS Qaraqorum departed DS13 this morning on its mission to retrace the trail of USS Voyager back into the Delta Quadrant. We are grateful for Admiral Singh's assistance as we begin our independent operations.
Our time aboard the station has already been eventful, we…
