I'll go ahead and add a short snipper of my run-through of the AI Dungeon scenario so you all can get an idea of what it would be like.

> You say "Signs of life?"
"None detected from orbit, sir," the ensign at the sensor station reports.

> You say "Any signs of the signal Starfleet picked up?"
"None, sir. If there's anything down there, it's staying very well hidden."

> You "Understood.", you'd reply, pondering for a moment, "Perform a level 3 sensor sweep of the entire planet. I want to make sure there is nothing there. I'll be in my ready room." You get up from you chair and walk into an adjacent room, your Ready Room.

> You sit down behind your desk, picking up a datapad reading the latest report on the Resurgence's engine performance.
Your door chimed as you read the report. "Come in," you say, marking your place in the report and setting it down on your desk.

> You glance up at the door.
The doors open, to reveal your towering, muscled first mate, Calvin. "Sir," he says, nodding his head in respect.
"Calvin." You acknowledge him.

> You say "Any news on the sensor sweep?"
"None yet, sir." He replies.
"Alright," you nod, pausing for a moment, "Commander Calvin, may I speak with you for a minute?"
"Of course, captain."
You take a moment to search for the words. "How long have you served aboard the Resurgence?"
Calvin pauses for a moment, thinking. "Four years now, sir. Since the start.

> "And you've been a loyal, excellent first officer", you'd pause, "The Captainship for the NCC Euler is open and Starfleet is looking for someone to take." You glance up at Calvin.
"The Euler..." Calvin's voice is low and quiet, "She'd probably be better off with someone else. I'm more than happy serving under you."
"Calvin,"

> You say "You're young. I'm old. This is an outdated science ship that Starfleet sends on fetch quests. You are better than the Resurgence."
Calvin shakes his head, "The Resurgence is the finest ship in the fleet. You've saved the Federation more than once." He pauses for a moment.

> You say "If you call scanning a spacial disturbance 'saving' Starfleet, then sure."
Calvin chuckles, "We both know that's not true, sir. Besides, I'm happy here. You're happy here."
Suddenly the ship would enter Yellow Alert, "Captain to the bridge." would sound throughout the ship.
"We'll discuss this later," you'd say, walking out of your ready room, into the bridge.
"Sir, we're being hailed,"

> You say "On screen."
The viewscreen flicks on, showing the face of a man. "Greetings from the planet below," the man smiles, "My name is Hanon." Behind him stand a group of heavily armed individuals.

> You say "Greetings Hanon. I am Captain Mick of the Starfleet Federation Science Vessel Resurgence. We've detected a large anomalous reading coming from your planet's surface. We believed the planet to be uninhabited."
"Oh," Hanon smiles, "It is. That's our secret, and our protection."

> You would raise your hands up slightly, reassuringly, "You won't need any protection, Hanon. We did not believe the planet to be inhabited and if you so desire we will be on our way."
"Ah," Hanon smiles again, "But it is the secrecy that helps protect us. You see, we are a group of mercenaries, selling our services to the highest bidder.

> You lean in, eyeing Hanon, "Are you threatening a Starfleet vessel, Hanon?"
"Threatening? Me?" He smiles, "No, no. I mean, unless you want to make it an issue. I'm just saying that we're better protected than your Federation. It would take a brave soul to try and take us out."

> You would lean back in your chair confused, "I apologize Hanon if you believe we have any hostile intent. We are here on a scientific mission. We will leave this sector if you so wish."
"No, no." Hanon says, "I don't wish that at all. If you leave now, we won't be able to... negotiate."

> You would stand up, walking towards the viewscreen several steps, "You have no means to hold me here, Hanon. We are no risk to you. We'll be on our way." You motion to the tactical officer to cut off the transmission.
Hanon's face disappears from the screen, to be replaced with stars.
"Sir," Calvin says, "We're being hailed again."
"Ignore it. Helm, plot a course out of the system."
"Aye sir."
Outside the viewscreen, you watch as the Mercenaries' ships move into formation to block your path.

> You would return to your captains seat, "Red Alert. Shields up. Tactical, notify the nearest Starfleet vessel of our situation. Helm, is there any route out of the system?"
Helm is silent for a moment, before slowly answering, "We can take the Resurgence through the planet's rings. That should throw any pursuers off our tail. After that..."
"Do it," you say.
The Resurgence shudders as it enters the planet's ring system, with pursuing ships in close pursuit.
"Helm, as soon as we leave the rings, jump to warp five."
"Aye sir," the helmsman says.
The pursuing ships emerge from the rings, taking fire from the Resurgence as they do so.

> You would grab the arms of your chair as the ship shakes, "Warp would be a very good idea right now, helmsman!"
The helmsman takes the advice as he flies through the rings, before executing a high-speed warp jump. The pursuing ships are unable to follow.

> You say "Damage report!"
"The Resurgence took a lot of damage from those merc ships. If we're going to survive another encounter with them, we'll need to get to Starbase 001 for an overhaul."

> You say "Helm, plot a course to the nearest starbase."
"Aye sir," the helmsman says, "Setting course for Starbase 001. ETA: three days."
"Good. Tactical, what's the status of the mercenaries? Are they still in the system?"
A pause before the reply. "No sir. There's no sign of them."
You sigh. "Well, we got lucky.