Welcome to the 25ᵗʰ Century.
Deep Space 13, known to locals as Port Dreizhen, was once merely an imitation Federation station built to exact perfection as a Romulan training facility. Now it is the guardian of a gateway to the multiverse, an anomaly that links to alternative universes for around a week at a time.
The station has been surrendered with its entire star system to the Federation as part of the ongoing Romulan collapse. Starfleet has now established a fully operational crew of almost 10,000, with almost as many civilians from across the Galaxy, and burgeoning colonies settling on the desert world Dreizhen III.
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. Starfleet Command has it listed as a tactical priority, even if the fastest slipstream ships can be there in three days.
What was once a curiosity converted into a maintenance facility is now a fully operating frontline defensive and exploratory installation, with crew from half a dozen realities aboard.
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.
Almost every position filled by an NPC can be made available for players upon request. If you can envision a position that isn't listed, feel free to ask about it.
If you think you have what it takes, join us.
DS13 is a 2024 Simming Prize Laureate.

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Latest News Items
» Mission Close and another Milestone
Posted on Mon Jul 28th, 2025 @ 12:52pm by Captain Rovak in General News
The sun has set on she who knew thee not, o Aten. But as for him he knows thee, he shines!
After what may be our most eventful mission so far, and definitely our biggest, we now draw The Serpent's Tooth to a close. While there are a few posts yet to go from within the mission's timeline, we can get to and finish those as we please. While this mission is done, with two colonies of Jaffa and Goa'uld settled on Dreizhen III (and a few other surprises lurking around that our eagle-eyed readers will have spotted), we can guarantee we haven't heard the last of them.
We now enter a month-long (OOC and IC) shoreleave between this mission and the next. There's no obligation to post during this period, unless you feel like expanding on character subplots or joining any of the other activities going on, the most prominent of which is the flight to Earth aboard the Swiftsure, and the arrival of new diplomatic parties aboard DS13. If you do feel like doing something else and don't have anything to do, feel free to reach out to myself, Dwina or Lucy and we can help you put something together.
I'll also be sending out a survey in the next couple of days. It is of course not mandatory, but it's to help me understand how to better build missions and the game more broadly around you as players, and to let me know what you like, what you don't, and how you think things could change. Don't be afraid to be as honest as you can, I can assure you I don't mind, and I seek out honest feedback so I can improve and make the game the best it can be.
It is also my happy pleasure to mark 6 months since Sam/Ob joined us with the unconventional Cardassian Nimah, and the mysterious Toa Mana'i. Thank you for everything so far, and I look forward to our continued adventures!

» A celebration and a new arrival
Posted on Sun Jun 22nd, 2025 @ 1:04pm by Captain Rovak in General News
Hello all, I hope this finds you well.
I'm happy to report a couple of developments behind the scenes.
Firstly, we've recently marked six months since Tom joined us as our shrewd Vulcan Medical Chief S'Lace, our thanks to Tom for the adventures so far, and all those to come.
Secondly, you'll see on the manifest we have a new player among us! We're delighted to re-welcome Nessa who has written with us on Starbase 50 and USS Mercury. We're thrilled to have her back with us as the fearless and gentle Deltan Counselor Yy (pronunciation found her in bio), who will be joining the crew after the current mission.
With Ness that takes us up to nine players once more!
With The Serpent's Tooth coming soon to a close, once this mission concludes the sim will go into a one-month shoreleave period between missions. After that we will head into our fourth mission UnderMind, where we explore the colonies of Dreizhen III and a Klingon distress signal coming from deep space.
Until then, thanks for playing!

» 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!

Latest Mission Posts
» The truth of the tubes (Backpost)
Mission: The Serpent's Tooth [3]
Posted on Fri Aug 29th, 2025 @ 9:06am by Petty Officer 1st Class Ayol & SubCommander Saa & Lieutenant Commander Atna & Master Chief Petty Officer Gaz & SubLieutenant Attania Viren
“Let us begin. I wish to preface this conversation with the following: this is not a formal investigation or an official inquiry, my purpose is not to assign blame, it is merely to assemble an official record of facts for the Captain.” Atna hoped they had all had more sleep…
» Singing for supper
Mission: Shoreleave [3-4]
Posted on Fri Aug 29th, 2025 @ 6:22am by Ramielos Volsunga & Captain Rovak
“Mr Volsunga, I’m glad to hear you have been well, and seem to be getting comfortable. I have a proposition for you, if you will see me.” Rovak said as he entered the small quarters, noting the candles and artworks, new since the last report he'd read.
“Come.” Volsunga said…
» Chevrons Locked
Mission: Shoreleave [3-4]
Posted on Thu Aug 28th, 2025 @ 4:14pm by The Commander & Commander Alex Flynn & Lieutenant Commander Intharia T'Zor & Lieutenant Commander S'Lace & Lieutenant Rune Thul & SubCommander Saa & Lieutenant Commander Raul Saez & Master Chief Petty Officer Gaz
The entire senior staff had been ushered aboard the Excalibur when the final confirmations came through for the test. They were going to dial the Stargate at the Daystrom Lab on Mars to the Dreizhen system. The majority of projections were positive. Everyone was gathered in the shuttlebay, where the…
» Convoy Crowds
Mission: Shoreleave [3-4]
Posted on Thu Aug 28th, 2025 @ 2:40pm by Captain Rovak
The Hercules didn’t return to port alone. With her came the familiar Swiftsure, the massive Odyssey-class Mesakh, and the sleek Sagan, first of her line.
Rovak realised mid-journey they commanded a not-insignificant portion of Starfleet’s slipstream fleet, the Hercules’ prototype refit making her number thirty-three of their ultrafast number. Between…
» The Climb
Mission: Shoreleave [3-4]
Posted on Tue Aug 26th, 2025 @ 1:25pm by Captain Rovak & T’Shan & Captain Bob Eliss
Most of the team had gone on ahead. It turned out, according to the old man who’d joined them, the distance allowable between members of the climb only applied horizontally, so those with jet boots and gravity harnesses had used them to ascend up several more sheer cliffs ahead. Rovak…
Latest Personal Logs
» What's a Dalek?
Posted on Tue Aug 5th, 2025 @ 3:56am by 1st Lieutenant Drydon 'Roman' Palamas
Computer, insert present stardate and begin personal log...ok, holy mother of spock, i just got here and this place is even more wild then I thought it was gonna be. They got these weird things they call stargates down in one of the docks. Apparently in the last few months…
» The New Job
Posted on Tue Aug 5th, 2025 @ 2:53am by 1st Lieutenant Drydon 'Roman' Palamas
Stardate...enh, fuck, computer insert whatever stardare it is here(I was a month before his arrival at DS13). So anyway, bunch of news today....first off, my brother is still a massive pompous dick. He called today just to tell me how he got promoted to Captain and given command of the…
» Third mission review log
Posted on Mon Jul 28th, 2025 @ 1:11pm by Captain Rovak
Station Commander's log, Stardate 79643.71.
Our Sector Commander has reached us, while some are disquieted by Admiral Gali's directness, I must admit I find his way efficient and agreeable, though I would not seek to emulate it.
The Klingon diplomatic delegation arrived earlier this morning, bringing almost a thousand new…
» Doctor Ordered
Posted on Fri Dec 20th, 2024 @ 9:03pm by Lieutenant Commander 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.…