While the Star Trek Adventures Roleplaying Game is well suited for playing as theater of the mind where everything is left to the imagination, I do enjoy using miniatures and props in many of my games. I use a variety of items from several different sources, the primary ones I’ll talk about in this article …
Mission to Horatius by Mack Reynolds My rating: 3 of 5 stars This novel was the first original novel based on the Star Trek TV series and was originally published in 1968. The Enterprise is sent to the NGC 400 solar system where they open up sealed orders sending them to the Horatius system to …
Star Trek: Articles of the Federation by Keith R.A. DeCandido My rating: 4 of 5 stars Articles of the FederationBOOK REVIEW: This novel is a little unusual as it isn’t based on a Starship and it covers a year of time in the first year of Federation President Bacco’s term in office. It takes place …
Adventure Source: GURPS Space Adventures Meetup Link: https://www.meetup.com/star-trek-gaming/events/285023232/ Game Date: May29 2021 Session Post: No session post Teaser: Acheron Hyperdynamics was a small but innovative starship company looking for a big break. They got it when they landed their first major contract — their advanced M-66 modular warp drive was the winning design in a …
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Adventure Source: GURPS Space Adventures Meetup Link: https://www.meetup.com/star-trek-gaming/events/284738734/ Game Date: March 20 2021 Session Post: No session post Teaser: Acheron Hyperdynamics was a small but innovative starship company looking for a big break. They got it when they landed their first major contract — their advanced M-66 modular warp drive was the winning design in …
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Adventure Source: GURPS Space Adventures Meetup Link: https://www.meetup.com/star-trek-gaming/events/282939974/ Game Date: January 16 2021 Session Post: No session post Teaser: Acheron Hyperdynamics was a small but innovative starship company looking for a big break. They got it when they landed their first major contract — their advanced M-66 modular warp drive was the winning design in …
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The Starless World by Gordon Eklund My rating: 3 of 5 stars There are a few different things that I look for in Star Trek novels, and some of these are often mutually exclusive.Is it an entertaining story?Does it feel like Star Trek?Does it add depth to familiar characters?Can I steal the plot to use …
Adventure Source: Home Brew Meetup Link: https://www.meetup.com/Star-Trek-Gaming/events/282311716/ NOTE: The description of the event is actually for the next event. This adventure was a last minute substitution and Meetup won’t let me edit a past event. Game Date: December 19 2021 Session Post: No Session Post Teaser: The star goalie for the Klingon ‘apuStoQ (Hawks) hockey …
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Adventure Source: Shackleton Expanse Campaign Guide – Chapter 06.50 Meetup Link: https://www.meetup.com/Star-Trek-Gaming/events/281170176/ Game Date: October 17 2021 Session Post: No Session Post Teaser: Mysterious claims are intertwined with tenuous realities in this mission as the players’ ship enters the pocket universe containing the Displaced Tilikaal, suffering multiple system overloads during the passage. The crew struggles …
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Adventure Source: Living Campaign Adventure 09 Meetup Link: https://www.meetup.com/Star-Trek-Gaming/events/277888912/ Game Date: May 9 2021 Session Post: No Session Post Teaser: “Captain’s Log, Stardate 48964.5. We’re docked at Narendra Station under red alert conditions and on the way to a war council with Admiral Hebert, General Kargan, and the senior staffs of the other Federation ships …