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The Emperor’s New Cloak from Kathy McCracken (12/05/2000)

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If you've ever drooled over a Breen CRM114 or a pile of Gold-Pressed Latinum left carelessly unattended by your opponent, or envied the Borg their equipment-theft ability, this card is for you. Your non-Borg "Procurement Drone" is any personnel with Treachery, and not only can he steal equipment cards, he can even walk off with the cloaking device that's printed on your ship!

In order to steal that printed cloaking device, you'll have to have a cloaking device equipment card to download, but you'll want that option anyway in case your opponent's cloaking device card is incompatible with your ship's technology. For example, the Stolen Cloaking Device requires a ship with at least one staffing icon, while the Romulan Cloaking Device will function only on a Romulan ship or an [OS] ship with 2 ENGINEER. If you want to cloak a Bajoran Interceptor, you'll need to download a Small Cloaking Device instead. But even if the card you steal won't interface with your ship, you've still deprived your opponent of the ability to cloak his ship (unless you choose the 10-point bonus for bringing the booty back to Regent Worf or any Enterprise).

As far as other equipment goes, almost anyone can use another disruptor or PADD or Medical Kit, and once stolen, any affiliation/species requirements for its use disappear. Your opponent's Federation PADD will work nicely to boost your Ferengi CUNNING (though a Mek’leth will still enhance only Klingons).

Combos:

  • The Emperor’s New Cloak + Subspace Transporter: The Treachery that allows you to use the Subspace Transporter also allows you to "lift" the equipment or cloaking device.
  • The Emperor's New Cloak + any Enterprise + Stolen Cloaking Device: Equip your Enterprise with a handy cloaking device and score 10 points for pulling off the heist!
  • The Emperor's New Cloak + a V.I.P. on your ship + opponent's Nor: Your opponent may wish he'd left someone in the Security Office to keep you from walking off with his arsenal.
  • The Emperor's New Cloak + Destroy Radioactive Garbage Scow: Blow up a Scow at a planet mission and toast the Away Team, leaving their equipment behind for easy pickup.

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