Into the Lion's Den

Into the Lion's Den; [E9-M2]
	16 \| 20 \| 24
	Episode; 9 - Strange Bedfellows
Mission; 2nd	Type; Away Missions
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	Mission Rewards

Into the Lion's Den is the second mission in Episode 9, Strange Bedfellows. It takes place on Earth in the Terran System.

Mission Walkthrough

Into the Lion's Den's Information

Into the Lion's Den's Structure (Colors Info)

Introduction:

The Borg did not attempt to defend themselves, and their ship now sits open to visitors. Beam aboard and determine the Borg's status.

	Scan Borg Requires: Android or Prodigy Rare Rewards: Common Flux Coupler ★ Uncommon Science Lesson ★★ Super Rare Synthesized Polymer ★★★★	Follow Borg Movements
Determine Safest Location Rare Rewards: Basic Relay Uncommon Borg Cortical Node ★★ Super Rare Microconnector ★★★★	Try to Provoke Borg	Consult Starfleet Records Rare Rewards: Basic Emitter Crystal Common Ancient Film ★ Super Rare Interlink ★★★★	Gain Access to Locked Room Rare Rewards: Basic Holoprogram Uncommon Medical Lesson ★★ 200 Honor
	Communicate via Collective	Use Collective Knowledge Requires: Borg or Jury Rigger Rare Rewards: Common Astrometric Chart ★ Common Security Codes ★ Super Rare Database ★★★★

Cost:

16 | 20 | 24

Suggested
Traits:

Explorer, Resourceful, Android, Prodigy, Brutal, Marksman, Crafty, Communicator, Hunter, Survivalist, Starfleet, Tactician, Borg, Jury Rigger, Cyberneticist, Innovator

Step	Choices	Skill Req	Other Req	Bonus Traits	Rare Reward
1. Beam Aboard	Determine Safest Location A.	Engineering 295 \| 619 \| 1121	—	Explorer, Resourceful Trait bonus for tired crew: (+50 \| +105 \| +191)(+63 \| +132 \| +239)	Basic Relay Uncommon Borg Cortical Node ★★ Super Rare Microconnector ★★★★
		[Character] identifies a location free of any Borg drones for the away team to materialize.
		Choice Failure Message
2. Approach Borg	Scan Borg A.	Science 295 \| 619 \| 1121	Android or Prodigy	Android, Prodigy Trait bonus for tired crew: (+50 \| +105 \| +191)(+63 \| +132 \| +239)	Common Flux Coupler ★ Uncommon Science Lesson ★★ Super Rare Synthesized Polymer ★★★★
		[Character]'s scans of the Borg reveal that they are all operating on limited power, just enough to keep them alive.
		Choice Failure Message
	Try to Provoke Borg B.	Security 295 \| 619 \| 1121	—	Brutal, Marksman Trait bonus for tired crew: (+50 \| +105 \| +191)(+63 \| +132 \| +239)	No Rewards at this Node
		[Character] executes one Borg as humanely as possible, but the Borg do not react.
		Choice Failure Message
	Communicate via Collective C.	Diplomacy 295 \| 619 \| 1121	—	Crafty, Communicator Trait bonus for tired crew: (+50 \| +105 \| +191)(+63 \| +132 \| +239)	No Rewards at this Node
		[Character] receives only the standard pingback confirming these Borg are alive. They will not say anything more.
		Choice Failure Message
3. Explore Decks	Follow Borg Movements A.	Security 295 \| 619 \| 1121	Choose 2.A	Hunter, Survivalist Trait bonus for tired crew: (+50 \| +105 \| +191)(+63 \| +132 \| +239)	No Rewards at this Node
		[Character] tracks the Borg throughout the ship, noticing that they are drawn to a particular location.
		Choice Failure Message
	Consult Starfleet Records B.	Command 295 \| 619 \| 1121	Choose 2.B or 2.C	Starfleet, Tactician Trait bonus for tired crew: (+50 \| +105 \| +191)(+63 \| +132 \| +239)	Basic Emitter Crystal Common Ancient Film ★ Super Rare Interlink ★★★★
		[Character] utilizes Starfleet records on the layout of Borg ships to determine the most secure areas.
		Choice Failure Message
	Use Collective Knowledge C.	Engineering 295 \| 619 \| 1121	Choose 2.C Borg or Jury Rigger	Borg, Jury Rigger Trait bonus for tired crew: (+50 \| +105 \| +191)(+63 \| +132 \| +239)	Common Astrometric Chart ★ Common Security Codes ★ Super Rare Database ★★★★
		[Character] quickly accesses information on this vessel via the Collective, and leads the away team to a secure area.
		Choice Failure Message
4. Discover Queen	Gain Access to Locked Room A.	Engineering 295 \| 619 \| 1121	—	Cyberneticist, Innovator Trait bonus for tired crew: (+50 \| +105 \| +191)(+63 \| +132 \| +239)	Basic Holoprogram Uncommon Medical Lesson ★★ 200 Honor
		[Character] finally unlocks the door. Inside, the away team finds the Borg Queen waiting for them with a smile.
		Choice Failure Message
I personally led an away team onto one of the remaining Borg vessels. The Borg ignored us, even as we approached a locked room--and forced our way inside, discovering the Borg Queen!
Mission Failed Message

Mission Rewards

Rare Rewards

Basic Emitter Crystal
Basic Holoprogram
Basic Relay
Common Astrometric Chart ★
Common Flux Coupler ★

Uncommon Medical Lesson ★★
Uncommon Science Lesson ★★
Uncommon Borg Cortical Node ★★
Basic Ancient Film
Basic Security Codes

Super Rare Microconnector ★★★★
Super Rare Synthesized Polymer ★★★★
Super Rare Interlink ★★★★
Super Rare Database ★★★★
200 Honor

Standard Rewards

Super Rare Isolinear Chips ★★★★
Rare Alcohol ★★★
Uncommon Polyalloy ★★
Common Relay ★
Basic Isolinear Chips

Super Rare Expansion Module ★★★★
Rare Clothing Pattern ★★★
Uncommon Polyalloy ★★
Uncommon Subprocessor ★★

Uncommon Astrometric Chart ★★
Common Borg Exo-Plating ★
Super Rare Database ★★★★
Uncommon Optronic Circuit ★★

Drop Chance

Item	Units	/ unit	Runs/Drop
Mission tested: Into the Lion's Den [edit]
By: middlehead & WaldoMag Date(s): Jan 2019 – Feb 2019 Runs: 44 Cost/Run: 16
Super Rare Isolinear Chips ★★★★	4>> Super Rare Isolinear Chips ★★★★ Average (mean) runs per drop: 11 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 8 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 25 runs in 10 percent of cases 50 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 49 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 36,000 runs or so.	176.0Statistical Strength: Nearly useless Range of average cost per Super Rare Isolinear Chips ★★★★ within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 88.51 — 15282.16>>	11
Rare Alcohol ★★★	3>> Rare Alcohol ★★★ Average (mean) runs per drop: 15 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 11 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 34 runs in 10 percent of cases 67 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 66 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 85,000 runs or so.	234.7Statistical Strength: Nearly useless Range of average cost per Rare Alcohol ★★★ within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 109.36 — Infinity>>	14.7
Uncommon Polyalloy ★★	31>> Uncommon Polyalloy ★★ Average (mean) runs per drop: 2 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 1 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 3 runs in 10 percent of cases 6 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 5 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 77 runs or so.	22.7Statistical Strength: Fairly reliable Range of average cost per Uncommon Polyalloy ★★ within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 17.26 — 33.17>>	1.4
Common Relay ★	46>> Common Relay ★ Average (mean) runs per drop: 1 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 1 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 2 runs in 10 percent of cases 4 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 3 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 24 runs or so.	15.3Statistical Strength: Fairly reliable Range of average cost per Common Relay ★ within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 12.35 — 20.11>>	1
Basic Isolinear Chips	48>> Basic Isolinear Chips Average (mean) runs per drop: 1 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 1 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 2 runs in 10 percent of cases 4 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 3 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 21 runs or so.	14.7Statistical Strength: Fairly reliable Range of average cost per Basic Isolinear Chips within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 11.91 — 19.08>>	0.9
Average cost per unit assumes 3 standard rewards per run. Please Do NOT include results from "Double-Up" Adwarps. Double-Up results are not random and will skew results.

Item	Units	/ unit	Runs/Drop
Mission tested: Into the Lion's Den [edit]
By: middlehead, WaldoMag & CMO Zoidberg Date(s): Jan 2019 – Oct 2023 Runs: 137 Cost/Run: 20
Super Rare Expansion Module ★★★★	26>> Super Rare Expansion Module ★★★★ Average (mean) runs per drop: 6 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 4 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 12 runs in 10 percent of cases 24 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 23 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 4,000 runs or so.	105.4Statistical Strength: Fairly reliable Range of average cost per Super Rare Expansion Module ★★★★ within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 76.36 — 170>>	5.3
Rare Clothing Pattern ★★★	88>> Rare Clothing Pattern ★★★ Average (mean) runs per drop: 2 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 1 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 4 runs in 10 percent of cases 7 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 6 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 100 runs or so.	31.1Statistical Strength: Very reliable Range of average cost per Rare Clothing Pattern ★★★ within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 26.18 — 38.4>>	1.6
Uncommon Polyalloy ★★	150>> Uncommon Polyalloy ★★ Average (mean) runs per drop: 1 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 1 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 2 runs in 10 percent of cases 4 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 3 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 21 runs or so.	18.3Statistical Strength: Very reliable Range of average cost per Uncommon Polyalloy ★★ within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 16.16 — 21>>	0.9
Uncommon Subprocessor ★★	147>> Uncommon Subprocessor ★★ Average (mean) runs per drop: 1 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 1 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 2 runs in 10 percent of cases 4 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 3 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 22 runs or so.	18.6Statistical Strength: Very reliable Range of average cost per Uncommon Subprocessor ★★ within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 16.46 — 21.48>>	0.9
Average cost per unit assumes 3 standard rewards per run. Please Do NOT include results from "Double-Up" Adwarps. Double-Up results are not random and will skew results.

Item	Units	/ unit	Runs/Drop
Mission tested: Into the Lion's Den [edit]
By: middlehead, Koba44 & WaldoMag Date(s): Jan 2019 – July 2023 Runs: 235 Cost/Run: 24
Uncommon Astrometric Chart ★★	254>> Uncommon Astrometric Chart ★★ Average (mean) runs per drop: 1 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 1 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 2 runs in 10 percent of cases 4 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 3 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 21 runs or so.	22.2Statistical Strength: Very reliable Range of average cost per Uncommon Astrometric Chart ★★ within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 20.18 — 24.68>>	0.9
Common Borg Exo-Plating ★	94>> Common Borg Exo-Plating ★ Average (mean) runs per drop: 3 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 2 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 6 runs in 10 percent of cases 11 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 10 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 420 runs or so.	60.0Statistical Strength: Very reliable Range of average cost per Common Borg Exo-Plating ★ within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 50.33 — 74.27>>	2.5
Super Rare Database (Panel) ★★★★	70>> Super Rare Database (Panel) ★★★★ Average (mean) runs per drop: 4 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 3 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 8 runs in 10 percent of cases 15 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 14 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 1,000 runs or so.	80.6Statistical Strength: Fairly reliable Range of average cost per Super Rare Database (Panel) ★★★★ within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 65.66 — 104.24>>	3.4
Uncommon Optronic Circuit ★★	287>> Uncommon Optronic Circuit ★★ Average (mean) runs per drop: 1 Based on test averages, to get one more drop, you may need to do another: 1 runs in 50 percent of cases (median) 2 runs in 10 percent of cases 3 runs in 1 percent of cases That is, 1 in 100 players may not see this item drop at all even after 2 runs. Also, a run dropping only this item is expected per 15 runs or so.	19.7Statistical Strength: Very reliable Range of average cost per Uncommon Optronic Circuit ★★ within 2 standard deviations (~95.5% confidence): 18.01 — 21.62>>	0.8
Average cost per unit assumes 3 standard rewards per run. Please Do NOT include results from "Double-Up" Adwarps. Double-Up results are not random and will skew results.

Other Rewards

Currency Rewards
Capt XP	1st-Run Repeat
Crew XP
Training XP	Warp 1 Warp 10	205
Credits	regular Warp 1	960 840	1200	1440 1260

Missions
Prologue	The First Battle → A Violent Birth → A Show of Force → Boots on the Ground
Episode 1 - The Art of War	The Wrong Crowd → His Own Man → The Prodigal Son → Assault and Battery → On Their Heels → A Father Figure → Pillage and Plunder → Beyond the Call → Double Trouble → Stolen Honor → Behind Closed Doors → A Logical Response → Right of Conquest → Cleansing Fire / By Hook Or By Crook
Episode 2 - Never Forgive, Never Forget	Under New Management → The Vedek's Trail → The Army of Anaydis → The Mad Vedek → Manna from Heaven → Not A Drop to Drink → Hot Pursuit → Rescue the Val Jean → Maquis Incitement → The Walls Have Ears → Off at the Pass → Internal Dispute → For His Own Good → Cardassian Hospitality → Temporary Hold → Picking the Bones → Pretense of Mercy → A Popular Item → The Toss / Man with a Plan / A New Recruit
Episode 3 - From On High	Family Squabble → Cytherian Highway → A Singular Occurrence → Organian Aid → Rockslide
Episode 4 - Hostile Takeover	Ishka Issues → Not Without A Fight → A Kazon Scorned → Common Ground → Deadly Disruptions → Self Control → Mutual Assured Destruction → Arms Race → Fan Club → Trial by Fire → He Means Well → For the People → With Friends Like These → Putting the Free in Freedom / Smiles and Knives
Episode 5 - Ethical Alternatives	Quell the Riots → A Bold Move → Coursing Hounds → Race to the Finish → Blunting the Dagger → Secure the Chavez → Salvage the Chavez → Act of Betrayal → Control Over Chaos → Proof of Concept → Saving Smiley O'Brien → Into His Own Hands → Instant Intervention → Back to School → Turncoat Outpost → Baited Hook → Long Live the King → Thy Enemy's Secrets / The Annihilation Syndrome
Episode 6 - Something Rotten	The Rings of Time → Ancient Guardians → Too Greedily and Too Deep → The Time Transporter
Episode 7 - When Falcons Clash	Improvised Entry → Battle Shinzon → Material Assistance → The Raptors' Fury → Right Place, Wrong Time → Striking at Shadows → One Future Ends → Retroactive Vengeance → Researching Future History → Trust Issues → Hounded → Lost Legacy → Garak's Gamble / Death's Endeavor
Episode 8 - The Killing Syndrome	Evacuation Orders → Change of Scenery → Field Modifications → Shielding the Prey → The Verge of Destruction → Surveying the Sphere → The Vanguard's Challenge → Boardroom Politics → Ostensible Proof → Back Into the Fold → Uprising → Feed A Fever → Lashing Out → Proven Toxicity / Going Viral
Episode 9 - Strange Bedfellows	Rapid Response → Into the Lion's Den → Kicking the Nest → Bearing Up / Scatter Thine Enemies
Episode 10 - Shadow of a Doubt	Fool Me Twice → Highway to Hell → Ruinous Staycation → Flash of Lightning → An Infinite Welcome → Into the Cave → Our Harshest Critic
Distress Calls 1 - Delphic Expanse	Long Distance Call → A Tale of Forgotten Lore → Highwaymen → A Time of Morn-ing → Indiscriminate Mind → Mortals and Mayhem → Death in Battle → Iconian Insider
Distress Calls 2 - Celestial Temple	Warranted Pursuit → Rabid Fans → Pirate Problems → The Professor's Deadline → Death Throes → Serious Business → No Returns Accepted → Operation Isolate
Distress Calls 3 - Klingon Empire	Leverage → Stolen Command → Dogs of War → A Ticking Bomb → All Sales Are Final
Distress Calls 4 - Infinity	Xahean Invasion → The Price of Friendship → Empty Vessel → Zora's Invitation → Starved for Attention → Bottom Feeders → Stealing the Stars → Mudd's Enterprise