VioletBlaze wrote: ↑Fri Jul 22, 2022 5:49 pm
No, because of reasons Starfleet only refers to the 22nd-Century affiliation. The rulebook says:
Clarification: "Starfleet" on Cards
There is an organization within the Federation affiliation which is also called "Starfleet," but this organization is not part of the Starfleet affiliation, and members of it cannot use Starfleet-related gametext. For example, Calloway cannot use Starfleet Phaser Pistol.
The reason for this is that, historically, the Federation grew directly out of the original Starfleet, and the original Starfleet was folded into the Federation as its military and exploratory arm.
There is also a (slightly redundant) paragraph in the Glossary:
Starfleet
An affiliation. There is another organization within the Federation affiliation which is also called "Starfleet," but this organization is not part of the Starfleet affiliation, and members of it cannot use Starfleet-related gametext. For example, Calloway cannot use Starfleet Phaser Pistol.
That's good to know that they thought it through when building out Starfleet.
On the other hand, that's a whole lotta Rules cruft that people have to remember that leads to an opposite conclusion of the Plain Text Reading of the card, which is never a great thing...
Thanks for clarifying, Vi!