Starbase 12 was one of the most important outposts in the Federation as it was in reach of both the Klingon and Romulan empires (TNG novel: Ship of the Line), and located near the Klingon Neutral Zone and the Orion Neutrality Area. (FASA RPG module: The Orions: Book of Common Knowledge) Starbase 12 was the closest base to the Sheridan system, where Sheridan's World was located. (FASA RPG module: Conflict of Interests) It was also near the Tau Eridani Cloud. (TOS novel: Ishmael) In Armada, the starbase's space station name was randomly assigned to a playing field station by the game software.