Star Trek: USS Republic was a roleplaying game set in the Star Trek: Starbase Ranger 8 universe roughly fourteen years after the Dominion War and open to all experienced and novice writers. The USS Republic was launched from the Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards in 2389 and was dispatched on a long-range exploratory mission of the Alpha Quadrant. During the voyage along the borders of the Romulan Star Empire, the Republic was ordered to try and ascertain the reason for the various outposts sudden silence. An ongoing saga of life in the frontiers of space, the story unfolds with various contributors writing their installations showcasing unique characters in dramatic situations, sent via email to a common mailing list.