{"id":37876,"date":"2026-09-27T12:18:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T16:18:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/a-phantom-and-a-fool\/"},"modified":"2026-09-27T12:18:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T16:18:51","slug":"a-phantom-and-a-fool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/a-phantom-and-a-fool\/","title":{"rendered":"A Phantom and a Fool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Phantom and a Fool is a level 58 <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/romulanisch\/\">Romulanisch<\/a> mission in Star Trek Fleet Command set in Immortal space. Veruul Aaith calls for help because a Senate assassin known as the Ghost is hunting him. It is picked up in <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/dairuum\/\">Dairuum<\/a> and needs warp 440 to start and to complete. After you stop the Ghost in Hauge, you choose whom to follow. Both paths pay a Romulan Immortal Datapad, 800 Romulan Credits and 4,200,000 Romulan Points; the Ghost path adds 13,000 5\u2605 Common Refined <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/erze\/\"   title=\"Roherz\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"21937\">Erze<\/a> and the Veruul path 500 Romulan Recruit Tokens.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Phantom_and_a_Fool_objectives\"><\/span>A Phantom and a Fool objectives<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Veruul refuses to explain over the channel and simply sends coordinates. When you arrive, a ship is closing on him. Its pilot introduces himself as the Ghost, an assassin sent because the Romulan Senate is unhappy that Veruul has sided with the Immortals.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Respond to the distress signal. Location: <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/hauge-2\/\">Hauge<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Stop the Ghost. Location: Hauge.<\/li>\n<li>Was sollen wir tun?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You disable the Ghost&#8217;s ship, but he gets away in an escape shuttle, and Veruul uses the distraction to flee as well. Your officer asks who you should follow.<\/p>\n<h3>Go after the Ghost<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Track the Ghost&#8217;s escape shuttle. Location: Horgi.<\/li>\n<li>Get to a safe distance. Location: Horgi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You catch up with the shuttle just as Veruul arrives, determined to make his name by killing the assassin himself. You stand back, and Veruul brags that he has eliminated the Ghost.<\/p>\n<h3>Go after Veruul<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Track Veruul&#8217;s ship. Location: Omadi.<\/li>\n<li>Get to a safe distance. Location: Omadi.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This time the Ghost&#8217;s escape pod approaches Veruul&#8217;s ship, and the assassin plans to board it and finish the job from inside. Once again you stand back, and the Ghost reports that it was almost too easy.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_and_what_warp\"><\/span>Wo und welcher Warp<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The pickup system is Dairuum, and the mission needs warp 440 to start and warp 440 to complete. The first two objectives are in Hauge. The Ghost path ends in <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/horgi\/\">Horgi<\/a>, and the Veruul path ends in <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/omadi\/\">Omadi<\/a>. The recommended level is 58.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Phantom_and_a_Fool_rewards\"><\/span>A Phantom and a Fool rewards<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Belohnung<\/th>\n<th>Go after the Ghost<\/th>\n<th>Go after Veruul<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>5\u2605 Common Refined Ore<\/td>\n<td>13,000<\/td>\n<td>Keine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Romulan Recruit Token<\/td>\n<td>Keine<\/td>\n<td>500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Romulan Immortal Datapad<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Romulan Credits<\/td>\n<td>800<\/td>\n<td>800<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Romulan Points<\/td>\n<td>4,200,000<\/td>\n<td>4,200,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/foderation\/\"   title=\"F\u00f6derationsfraktion\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"21936\">F\u00f6deration<\/a> Punkte<\/td>\n<td>-8,769,600<\/td>\n<td>-8,769,600<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>A Phantom and a Fool is a standalone mission and does not unlock a follow-up part.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tips\"><\/span>Tips<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The choice only changes one line of the reward, so pick by what you need. The Ghost path gives 13,000 5\u2605 Common Refined Ore, and the Veruul path gives 500 Romulan Recruit Tokens. Everything else, including the Immortal Datapad, is identical.<\/p>\n<p>Stopping the Ghost in Hauge is the only listed combat, and no enemy strength is shown for it. After the split both paths are two short steps with no fighting, so the mission is quick once you reach Hauge.<\/p>\n<p>Either path costs 8,769,600 Federation Points. If you are building Federation standing at the same time, factor that in before accepting. Other missions around level 58 are on the <a href=\"https:\/\/star-trek-fleet-command.1337wiki.com\/de\/missionsleitfaden\/\">mission guide<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Phantom and a Fool in STFC: a level 58 Immortal mission from Dairuum at warp 440. Stop the Ghost, then follow him or Veruul. 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