The Path Less Traveled
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How does one deal with myriad future possibilities when those possibilities are laid bare before them? And with time itself already under a great deal of strain from the anomalies, what's the harm in changing a future here or there?
Details
The Path Less Traveled was a Galaxy Event which ran from 12:00 PM ET (16:00 UTC) Thursday, Jan 11th, 2024. The event ended 12:00 PM ET (16:00 UTC) on Monday, Jan 15th, 2024.
This event offered a Special Pack with a guaranteed drop of event featured crew if you spend 650 
on the 10-pack pull.
The Path Less Traveled was the second of four events in the Explorer Mega-Event Strange Times.
FEATURED Crew
Featured crew give the largest bonuses to event recipes.
BONUS Crew
All characters below give a lesser bonus to event recipes.
- Other crew from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Event Rewards
There are 4 sets of rewards given in the event.
- Solo Ranked Rewards which are given at the end of the event based on your rank in the overall event. These are the top-tier prizes.
- Solo Threshold Rewards which are acquired at each level of displayed Victory Points
. - Community (Threshold) Rewards can be obtained by communal Victory Points .
- Squadron (Ranked) Rewards which are given at the end of the event based on your squadron's rank in the overall event.
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Missions
Phase 1
Phase 1 ran from Thursday, January 11, 2024, 12:00 PM ET (16:00 UTC) until Saturday, January 13, 2024, 12:00 PM ET (16:00 UTC).
| Title | Skills | Bonus Traits | Input | Output |
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| Guiding Beacon | Guide the galaxy to deal with less than promising futures. |    Guiding Beacon
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| A Hundred Lifetimes in One Unite crew with their other selves to quell curiosities. |
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Tactician, Human (both) |
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 Hazard Suit
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Andorian, Resourceful (both) |
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 Strikeforce Projections
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| Broken Creed Work with groups who have rules on temporal interference. |
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Human, Explorer (both) |
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 Targeting Systems
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Communicator, Starfleet (both) |
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 Triage Kit
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Crafty, Tactician (both) |  Bloodwine
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| Hanging Threads Offer counseling to those who have seen potential futures. |
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Federation, Explorer (both) |
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 Amendments
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Resourceful, Federation (both) |
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 Holo-imager
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Andorian, Telepath (both) |
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 Documentary Footage
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| Kaleidoscope Gather data on different futures for crew members. |
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Starfleet, Telepath (both) |
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 Uniforms
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Resourceful, Starfleet (both) |
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 AI Behavior Routine
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Resourceful, Communicator (both) |
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 Visual Arts
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| Mutual Benefit Work with other factions to ensure the timestream is upheld. |
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Human, Crafty (both) |
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 Cover Identity
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Starfleet, Tactician (both) |
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 Regulations
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Starfleet, Andorian (both) |
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 Emergency Communique
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| Temporal Observatory Gain insight into the current state of the timestream. |
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Crafty, Desperate (both) |
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 Preservation Protocols
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Andorian, Aenar (both) |
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 Gagh
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Aenar, Starfleet (both) |
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 Force Field Relay
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| United Front Reach consensus on handling alternative versions of crew. |
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Crafty, Federation (both) |
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 Genetic Scanner
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Desperate, Starfleet (both) |
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 Metallurgy
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Communicator, Explorer (both) |
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 Portable Shelter
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Phase 2
Phase 2 ran from Saturday, January 13, 2024, 12:00 PM ET (16:00 UTC) until Monday, January 15, 2024, 12:00 PM ET (16:00 UTC).
| Title | Skills | Bonus Traits | Input | Output |
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| Guiding Beacon | Guide the galaxy to deal with less than promising futures. | Guiding Beacon
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| All Those Against Have [Faction] crew track anti-alliance groups. |
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Human, Crafty (both) |
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Cover Identity
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Starfleet, Tactician (both) |
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Regulations
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Starfleet, Andorian (both) |
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Emergency Communique
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| Ears to the Ground With [Faction] crew, follow alliance communications. |
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Desperate, Starfleet (both) |
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Metallurgy
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Crafty, Desperate (both) |
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Preservation Protocols
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Starfleet, Telepath (both) |
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Uniforms
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| In Hindsight Gather prominent [Faction] voices against an alliance. |
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Crafty, Tactician (both) | Bloodwine
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Tactician, Explorer (both) |
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 Atmospheric Regulator
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| The Allure of Possibility With [Faction] crew, evaluate possible ramifications. |
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Communicator, Explorer (both) |
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Portable Shelter
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Communicator, Starfleet (both) |
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Triage Kit
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Andorian, Aenar (both) |
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Gagh
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| The Art of Sabotage Undermine faction meetings with [Faction] methods. |
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Telepath, Federation (both) |
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 Simple Tools
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Crafty, Starfleet (both) |
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 Music Theory
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Federation, Desperate (both) |
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 Economic Stimulus
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| The Next Phase Use [Faction] intel to track pro-alliance activities. |
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Resourceful, Starfleet (both) |
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AI Behavior Routine
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Resourceful, Communicator (both) |
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Visual Arts
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Aenar, Starfleet (both) |
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Force Field Relay
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| Whispered Words With [Faction] intel, create anti-alliance propaganda. |
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Resourceful, Aenar (both) |
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 Biological Samples
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Tactician, Resourceful (both) |
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 Family Relic
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Federation, Tactician (both) |
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 Riot Gear
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Storyline
Announcement
The arrival of so many in the present from so many points in time is also causing something of an existential crisis. Individuals are seeing other paths they could have taken in their lives, and those who would meet an early end are particularly contemplative. Being outside their original timelines to impact and with the crisis already wreaking havoc on time itself, the fear of messing up the timeline is gone. What could go wrong? [1]
Prologue
- Admiral Pike: "Maybe, if one is unable to live a long life, than the next best thing is to live multiple lives. Or at least to see how those other lives might play out. Living through the temporal anomaly crisis, seeing my other selves, it's like looking into a kaleidoscope."
- Chief Engineer Hemmer: "Sure, it may be something to behold, but a kaleidoscope isjust distorted, fractal imagery, with no context or hint as to how it got that way. Stare at these alternate futures all you like, but it changes nothing.'
- Admiral Pike: "It's been so long, I forgot how hard it can be to tell when you‘rejoking and when you're serious- Unfortunately, there are far too many in the galaxy who don't have the enlightened view on death your people do, Hemmer. I suppose I should count myself among them."
- Farragut Kirk: "Yeah, and unfortunately those feelings aren't merely musings. Many are attempting to alter the lives of their disparate selves in an attempt to influence alternate timelines once the crisis resolves. Think you can help us out here, Captain?"
Intermission
- Farragut Kirk: "Thanks for your help, Captain. I think it's natural to chase what could have been, but for now at least, it seems your efforts have quelled this rampant desire to violate the Temporal Prime Directive."
- Admiral Pike: "Let's not speak too soon. Looks like there are reports coming in suggesting that something big is in the works. Encrypted communications intercepted by Starfleet suggest that something big is happening between the Romulans and...the Klingons?"
- Chief Engineer Hemmer: "Well, if that isn't a match made in hell! Oh...wait, relations between the two factions are different in this time period, aren't they?"
- Choice A
- Captain: "What do you mean by 'something big'?"
- Admiral Pike: "It looks like someone has been trying to get Klingon and Romulan leaders - particularly from the mid-23rd century — to unite and begin orchestrating some sort of plans for when they return to their original time."
- Choice B
- Captain: "Perhaps they're finally laying to rest generations of hostility?"
- Farragut Kirk: "Doubtful. Encrypted communications don't give me much confidence that the Klingons are just inviting the Romulans over for a visit to wait out the supernova."
- Choice C
- Captain: "Wait until you learn about the Klingon—Cardassian Alliance."
- Chief Engineer Hemmer: "I can't say I encountered many Cardassians in my time period. But this Cardassian tailor I encountered at a space station near the Bajoran wormhole was a rather interesting fellow."
- Admiral Pike: "I hate to let old suspicions eclipse any optimism, but we should look into this, Captain. A shift in the past dynamics of the Romulans and Klingons could change history for the entire galaxy."
Epilogue
- Admiral Pike: "Thanks for helping this situation with diplomacy and discretion, Captain. It looks like the Romulans and Klingons have given up on plans for a new alliance once returned to their time."