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. The ACTUAL mission from Too Short a Season...
PICTURE: The orange planet seen in the episode, which in itself is not a bad picture, if a bit blurry around the top. I have to wonder what those purple mists are doing on all those 2-Player missions though. It's not like they link up to make a big picture. Just 2.6.
LORE: Not bad lore. Not great lore. The usual mission lore. Average. That means 3.
TREK SENSE: Well, in the show, it HAD to be Mark Jameson that went to the planet. It HAD to be. They made a big deal about it. So where is he on this card? And where's the Diplomacy you'd think would be necessary? Well, maybe since Jameson is a given, he's already there, and you're just helping out, providing Security and Medical attention (because of his illness or youth treatments, your pick). The Integrity is just about all there is here that's related to diplomatic skills. If I argue that Jameson is already here though, it makes no sense that the Klingons would get involved. I don't see why they would be at this planet at all, Jameson or not. What do Klingons care about hostages? Without Jameson, the mission can be made to make some sense with the Security breaking out the captives, and the Medical taking care of any wounds. It's possible. The points are low for what should be a sensitive mission, but seeing as the requirements are fairly easy, I won't gripe about it too much. Like a lot of missions from the 2-Player Game, nothing really pushes the envelope. A 2.8.
SEEDABILITY: The hallmark of the 2-Player missions is that the requirements are easy. Here, the points aren't too hot either. 25 is well under the Borg's assimilation needs and the espionage limit set by Fair Play, WELL under. Is it worth it? Worf Son of Mogh can give you all the SECURITY, and Margh has the MED/SEC to make this go faster for the Klingons. The Feds have George Primmin (SEC x2) and loads of MEDICALs. In the Non-Aligned help section, you'll find Suna has the SEC/MED combo, but that's it. Not that cost-effective at 2.7.
TOTAL: 11.1 (55.5%) And they call these PREMIUMS?!? ;-)
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