Being a look back at cards from the Star Trek CCG, and what I thought of them back when they were fresh and new... in EPISODE order. After Mr. Spock, we need to dial it back down...
PICTURE: Some blur on this card, but I don't dislike the pastel color palette or striped background. Basically a dull bust shot though. A 3 and no more.
LORE: The last sentence is the fun one, and his title is an interesting and original one. The rest remains in the realm of facts. Alliteration aside, a 3.3.
TREK SENSE: Agricultural Affairs... Biology and Law. I'll buy that. Though only an undersecretary, he played the big shot and could be a considered a VIP. From the way he was treated by Kirk, I'd say one without the Command icon. He can change that Law to Diplomacy at any time, being in disputed terrain, Diplomacy would be a useful skill. The episode didn't really show it though, cuz he was always thumping that law book at Kirk, annoying him a great deal. So if one, not the other. And while we never really saw Diplomacy, it makes sense as part of his skill package. As for the download of Incoming Message, it's good that it doesn't have to play at his location (since he called a ship TO him), but it doesn't help that the ship then DOESN'T have to come to him, nor is K-7 an Outpost for purposes of this card. His Integrity and Cunning present a man who doesn't see the big picture - appropriate - but the Strength is too high. He was high-strung, yes, and worked on the frontier, but he's just a pencil pusher. That single flaw doesn't detract much from the pretty high 3.8.
STOCKABILITY: Lukewarm attributes, a less useful classification (no interaction with Classic Equipment), download of a lame interrupt... What's he got going for him? Well, Biology and Diplomacy are good, but he's one of only two OS Law personnel, the other being Wyatt Earp. Thematic deck builders will be interested. The download of Incoming Message makes that card a bit better, but it still relies on your opponent playing with Federation. Not impossible given the wide variety of strategies that affiliation (and its sub-affiliations) can use, but using the Message with Nilz Baris is still, at best, a gamble. His skills aren't bad, and he'll get your Arne Darvin a card draw at K-7, as well as download to the Starship Enterprise, etc. A 3.
TOTAL: 13.1 (65.5%) Average, just like the guy.
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