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Starfleet needs a new crew! Welcome to your new assignment, Captain. Your continuing mission, to explore strange new worlds, seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before. Star Trek Adventures is a Tabletop RPG where new discoveries await explorers of Starfleet. Browse below for the roleplaying game, miniatures, dice, character sheets, game tiles & boards, free PDFs and accessories.

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Star Trek Adventures: The Federation-Klingon War Tactical Campaign has Beamed Into Stores

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The Federation-Klingon War Tactical Campaign expands upon the core Star Trek Adventures roleplaying game experience by providing a campaign that parallels the Klingon War story arc depicted in the first season of Star Trek: Discovery. This tactical campaign enables you and your group to explore what was happening elsewhere in the Federation during this perilous time. With a plethora of additional rules variations to embrace the emotional toil of being thrust into a war, this campaign gives you the tools to build exciting narratives during the war.

Additionally, this includes rules for an all new, procedurally generated campaign overlay that gives players the opportunity to take on the roles of admirals assigning assets to deal with Klingon threats across the Galaxy.

How will war take its toll on you and your allies?

The Federation-Klingon War Tactical Campaign contains:

An extensive discussion of the state of the Galaxy before and during the Federation-Klingon War in 2256 and 2257.
An in-depth look at 12 wartime roles along with how typical Starfleet roles change during wartime.
A new system that applies scars to characters, representing the toll war has had on them.
Fifteen new talents focusing on both the tactical and diplomatic theaters of war.
More than 25 named starships, Federation and Klingon, that were a part of the war effort.
Six new playable species, including Aenar, Arcadian, Ariolo, Betelgeusian, Coridanite, and Megarite.
Over 20 war-focused mission briefs including tactical, routine, exploration, and unknown mission options.
A wealth of advice on gamemastering wartime campaigns and ensuring all players feel safe while playing in war campaigns.
An optional campaign overlay that puts the players in the role of admirals while making decisions about the war effort.
Optional rulesets that enhance the tactical side of roleplaying.

This requires a Star Trek Adventures core rulebook to use.

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There was a time when you couldn’t turn around without tripping over a game set in the Star Trek universe, but those games slowly fell out of style in the wake of the Enterprise TV series. Games like Star Trek : Timelines and Star Trek Online have been filling that void somewhat, but Star Trek: Resurgence aims to provide a more substantial, narrative-driven entry than what’s offered by current Trek titles. Resurgence releases on May 23 for PlayStation 5 , Windows , and Xbox Series X .

Star Trek: Resurgence is being developed by Dramatic Labs, a studio formed by several Telltale Games veterans, and it clearly draws from their experience crafting dramatic stories shaped by player choice. Resurgence takes place after Star Trek: The Next Generation , but additional details regarding the story have been sparse.

A gameplay screenshot of Star Trek: Resurgence featuring Jara Rydek.

We do know that the story follows two characters stationed on the U.S.S. Resolute. First Officer Jara Rydek and Engineer Carter Diaz provide contrasting viewpoints of life on board a Starfleet vessel.

A screenshot of gameplay from Star Trek: Resurgence featuring Carter Diaz

While Resurgence is sure to feature its fair share of phasers and photon torpedoes, it appears to be revisiting a grand tradition of narrative-driven adventure games set in the Star Trek franchise. Past Star Trek games like Judgment Rites , Hidden Evil , and Star Trek: The Next Generation – A Final Unity did a great job of capturing the essence of Star Trek without needing to lean on non-stop action to keep players invested.

Given the variety of takes we’ve seen with new Star Trek media in recent years, I’m excited to see where Dramatic Labs takes the franchise when Star Trek: Resurgence launches next month.

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Star Trek Adventures In-Depth Review

Gamemaster’s Log, Stardate 57252.7. It has been several months since the launch of the New Orleans -class starship U.S.S. Verrazzano , NCC-07302, from the Foggy Peak system. Since that time, I have seen her crew serve with distinction in accordance with the finest traditions of Starfleet. I have also seen them called before a board of Admirals to review their actions and directive violations, and while impressive the fact that no fewer than three starbases have had to be commissioned to deal with the discoveries from their missions is beginning to put a notable dent in the power requirements for the local sector’s industrial replicators. As the Verrazzano is currently away, responding to a distress call from a Vulcan Expeditionary Group, I have decided that this is a fine opportunity to review their so-called ‘ Star Trek Adventures ’ in-depth, to better understand how they have and will continue to boldly go where no one, not even the rest of Starfleet, has gone before.

Characters and Core Mechanics

The most basic mechanic for Star Trek Adventures is this: you’re rolling 2d20, and you’re trying to get results on the individual die that are equal to or lower than a target number. The more results that are equal or lower, the more successes you get, and different actions will require a different number of successes. A task requiring 1 or 2 successes is quite possible, but obviously if you need any more than that you’ll need something special. Enter the crew of your Starfleet vessel. Characters have six Disciplines that represent their specialties in Starfleet (Command, Engineering, Science, etc.) and six Attributes (Fitness, Daring, Insight, etc.) which represent their personal abilities. When you’re facing a task, your target number is determined by a combination of a Discipline and an Attribute: Security+Control to fire a phaser, Conn+Daring to fly a runabout through exploding asteroids, Medicine+Reason to diagnose an alien virus.

Characters are built through a series of stages that gradually build these stats up: species, background (plus whether you accept or reject your upbringing), what branch of Starfleet you go into, and a series of career events like being forced to call out a superior, making scientific breakthroughs, or a conflict with a hostile culture. Along the way they’ll pick up Talents that enhance or grant extra abilities, and Focuses that can (if they can roll underneath their Discipline rank as well as the target number) grant a second success on a check. Characters also define Values, things that they care about and believe. All of the other stuff is about what your character can do; Values are about who your character is . All of this leads to characters that just . . . they just click very easily. Values provide a challenge, as while there is advice on how to create some, they are entirely unique to every character, not picked from a list. But overall creation is simple, and you immediately have a lot to work with mechanically and narratively.

Aboard the Verrazzano , that gets us the Vulcan Captain Salok, forced to take command, who focuses on Diplomacy with a firm belief that Diversity Is Strength. His first officer, the Gnalish Commander Korg, strives to Defend and Aid Those In Danger or Need and is a known friend to the Klingons. Lt. Commander Flint Northrock’s file is mostly redacted, but he is a particularly Bold helmsman: “ My answer to any distress call is “’I’m Coming’”. Lt. Commander Be’zur is the ship’s Chief Engineer, a Liberated Caitian Borg with a knack for Improvised Technology, a talent for pushing things Past the Redline, and a conviction that There’s No Such Thing as The Unknown, Only the Temporarily Hidden. Lieutenant, later Lt. Commander, Ava is a sliver of an extra-dimensional being; naturally, he serves as the Science Officer with A Mind for Design and Insatiable Curiosity about the universe he finds himself in. The Bajoran Lieutenant (j.g.) Edon Reil might be a relatively young officer but he has Untapped Potential, and serves as a fine Chief of Security: “Beware invaders calling themselves ‘friend’”.

Here’s something to consider, especially if you’ve been playing games that are more hardscrabble: STA characters can be extremely competent in their particular area of expertise. It’s certainly possible to build something akin to a generalist, but given that characters are naturally going to gravitate towards certain roles (the Captain, the Chief Engineer, the Science Officer) it’s very easy for them to have a target of 17 or so for their primary focus (5 in Science and 12 in Reason for the Science Officer, for example). Speaking of Focuses, if chosen well there are plenty of opportunities for them to come into play, offering multiple successes on a die. As I’ll address shortly, there are multiple ways to roll 3 or even 4d20 just on your own, as well as a way to automatically get at least two successes. Other characters can assist you, and if you’re on your starship it usually contributes another d20 to the pile as well.

Some actions are going to be impossible, and you’ll need to create an advantage to make them something you can actually achieve. I’ve read the number of successes called out as being impossible as five, though, and that’s . . . not really the case. Seeing six, seven, and even eight successes hit the table isn’t common, but it’s not all that rare either. So, a minor but important point, while needing 4 successes is probably still a good high-water mark, I would keep the reason for a task being impossible as purely narrative.

So, in short, this is not a game with an awful lot of failure, further reinforced by the fact that you can Succeed At A Cost, with ‘failing forward’ actually being built into the mechanics outright. STA is more about characters figuring out what needs to be done and how they want to do it than whether or not they’re going to succeed, followed by the consequences of their actions (even if they succeed) as further enabled by the aforementioned costs and Complications. On the one hand, GMs shouldn’t be too concerned if things seem ‘too easy’ for their players at first blush. On the other, well, a few things: don’t be afraid to ask for three or four successes on really difficult and important stuff, you can get a little extra challenge by throwing things slightly out of a character’s area of expertise at them, and when failures do come up they need to matter. When Northrock (who includes among his Values ‘The Best Way to Defeat An Enemy Is To Make A Friend”’) failed to resist the impassioned plea of an oppressed species convincing him that patience and diplomacy would not work, that he would have to violate the Prime Directive, that needed to have an impact. It actually kicked off a small not-mutiny, actually, along with a few other consequences that I’ll get to use as examples later.

Meta Latinum

There are three types of metacurrencies in Star Trek Adventures: Momentum, Threat, and Determination.

Momentum is a player resource, gained via extra successes – 3 successes on a Difficulty 2 check, you get 1 Momentum. Momentum has a lot of uses. When used immediately it can be used to boost attacks by doing more damage, ignoring Resistance, or activating weapon traits. It can be used to create Advantages that can make future tasks easier or impossible tasks possible. In my experience it is most commonly used immediately to Gain More Information , a key use that often sees characters diving past their basic observations to really discover what’s going on or what they’re dealing with. If not spent immediately, however, points of Momentum go into a pool; they can be used in several ways once there, but by far their most common use is buying more dice to roll for a check. A 3rd d20 costs one Momentum, a 4th one costs two.

Threat is primarily a GM resource, and in several ways it mirrors Momentum. It can be used for adversaries rolling extra dice, it can make attacks lethal (by default they are not), it can make tasks more difficult or increase the chance of a Complication (something Bad that usually only happens if a character rolls a 20 on a die). With enough Threat in their pool GMs can even end scenes entirely and take narrative control, which strongly reminds me of the Doom Pool from Cortex games.

GMs begin every mission with twice as many points of threat as there are players, which is good, because in my experience you’re not likely going to get too many more. There are a couple ways to add more Threat, but the only one that doesn’t require a specific circumstance is that player characters can also use Threat by choosing to give it to the GM instead of spending Momentum at the same rates. That’s great, because it gives the GM more to play with and gives the players options if they run out of Momentum. Honestly, though, it doesn’t seem to happen very often. A large part of this is certainly biased in this specific campaign by the luck of the dice and the characters themselves. The Verrazzano crew have often been able to generate more than enough Momentum for their needs, rarely running completely out. Also, the entire line of Bold Talents, which let you re-roll dice if you have used Threat to enhance the roll, are designed to be a big motivator for Threat use – but only Northrock and Reil have any of them, and they both have only the Conn variety. So, you might find yourself with players giving you oodles of Threat . . . just be prepared to use what you get at the start of a mission carefully, if you don’t.

The final metacurrency is Determination, and it’s the big one. Every character starts a mission with at least one, and it is deeply tied to the character’s Values: if they are acting in accordance with a Value, a character can spend a point of Determination to add a die to their roll that is automatically set to a result of 1, meaning an automatic two successes towards the roll. Note that this still counts as adding a die a la Momentum/Threat, in that if you want a 4th die you’ll need two points of those other resources, but still! Alternate uses of Determination still require you to be acting in accordance with a Value, but include: re-rolling all your dice, immediately taking another action on the same turn, and automatically creating an advantage.

You can get more points of Determination if you challenge a Value, meaning your character is having a big think about whether or not they actually believe that any more. You can also be offered Determination by the GM to compel you to act in line with a Value when it would make things more difficult for you, which reads an awful lot like Fate points. Determination isn’t just a big deal because of the mechanical impact, although that can’t be undervalued either. But since Determination, whether spending it or gaining it, plugs into your Values it is often a very important factor in your characters ‘leveling up’.

Advancement

‘Milestones’ are the method of advancement in STA, and there are only three ways to get them: suffering (and surviving, obviously) a lethal injury, challenging a Value (thus getting a point of Determination), and using a Value either positively or negatively (meaning you either spent or received a point of Determination while acting upon it). You get a ‘Normal’ Milestone for just doing one of the above during a mission. The GM can award a ‘Spotlight’ milestone if a character or characters would earn a Normal Milestone and also made a particularly big impact in a mission, and the players decide who among them receive it. Eventually, you acquire enough Spotlight Milestones that your next one is an ‘Arc’ Milestone instead (or, if the GM feels it appropriate given the character’s actual narrative arc, they can award one out of hand). Here’s the thing, though: the Arc Milestone is the only one that actually adds anything to a character.

With a Normal Milestone, first of all, if a Value was challenged it gets rewritten or replaced to reflect how the character’s perspective was changed. After being forced to realize that “The Best Way to Defeat An Enemy Is To Make A Friend” would not always be the case, and subsequently getting in a fair bit of trouble for acting as such, Northrock reaffirmed his commitment to the crew and to following Salok’s lead instead of going off on his own: “When The Way Is Unclear, I Follow My Captain.” Aside from that very cool and dramatic and character-growth-driven aspect, though, Normal Milestones are very light: you can move a point from one Discipline to another, or replace one Focus with another. Spotlight Milestones let you pick one of the options from the short list of the Normal Milestone’s, as well as one of several others: moving points between Attributes, replacing a Talent, moving points between the ship’s Departments or Systems (Discipline and Attribute counterparts, really), or replacing the ship’s Talents. Arc Milestones grant the benefits of a Normal and a Spotlight Milestone, but are the advancement that finally lets you increase a Discipline or Attribute, gain an additional Talent, Focus, or Value, increase one of the ship’s Departments/Systems, or add another Talent to the ship.

As mentioned above, STA player characters are probably starting off as very competent just based on stats, never mind what their Talents can bring to the table, so they don’t really need to be growing mechanically all that much. What’s really important to this system is how their Values, what they care about and who they really are, are highlighted, are challenged, are grown and changed. Changing up Attributes, Disciplines, Talents, and Focuses also reflects this choice of priority – a Captain who starts to take more of an interest in what’s going on down in the warp core while leaving the navigation of the ship up to their hot-shot helmsman might shift a point from Conn to Engineering.

So far, they seem to be working just fine. Captain Salok and Lt. Commanders Northrock and Ava are both on the cusp of their first Arc Milestone as of this writing, and given how competent the characters are nobody seems to be minding that they haven’t been ‘gaining’ anything, and there have been comments that they like the idea of switching things around to better match the character – it’s true that you’ll certainly never have a dead-end Talent or Focus for very long.

I’ll admit that awarding the Spotlights has felt . . . a little anemic on the GM’s side of things. The book recommends giving out a single one every two or three sessions, but these are players and characters who have really taken the ‘Go Boldly’ thing to heart. Salok ‘crushed’ a mutiny with little more than an iron will and by convincing the mutineers that a starship takes many to succeed but only one to fail. Northrock took command of an absolute disaster involving a wormhole, a shapeshifter, friendly fire, and a dying ship and somehow got everyone out alive. Ava solved an astrogation and physics problem that had confounded Starfleet for decades , and then went on to help establish a stable wormhole to another universe . Be’zur’s technological monstrosities have caused me to throw out more notes and plans than any two other characters combined. Korg and Reil have both been responsible for saving the lives of their crewmates from certain death or worse, whether it was a rampaging tentacular plant unleashed from the Verrazzano’s labs, Orion raiders trying to steal an artifact powered by time , or a desperate and murderous Starfleet doctor gone rogue.

So, in short, I’m probably awarding Spotlights a little more frequently than the book would like me to, every other session at least, and I’m often throwing two out at once. Since Normal and Spotlight Milestone benefits can be banked for later, the system certainly doesn’t seem to be breaking as a result. If it were a longer, slower-burn campaign I might stick closer to the book’s recommendations but to be honest I think that, as with determining if a task is impossible, you’re best served by ignoring hard numbers and focusing on the narrative.

Support Characters

If there is any one mechanic that has been a runaway hit during the campaign, this has been the one. Supporting characters are the ‘extras’ on set, the people in the background of the show that only get speaking roles every few episodes, if ever. Star Trek Adventures lets you bring those characters into the spotlight by spending points of Crew Support – every ship gets an amount that is determined by how big the ship is, and then player characters can each take a talent to get more, which two Verrazzano crew members did. Broadly speaking there are two reasons to play a Supporting character. First, because they cover a skillset that the main player characters lack. This was the case of Lt. Gunther von Doomstone, the Chief Medical Officer, and Lt. Khumail Jaosh, the transport chief. The second is when it doesn’t make sense for a player character to be present, such as on away missions, but the player still wants to be a part of the scene. This was the case for Lt. Joran Mal, a Joined Trill diplomat, when Captain Salok had to remain behind on the ship. Sometimes it’s both. Cadet Groorin, part of the second wave of Ferengi following in Nog’s footsteps, appeared when the players decided Joran needed an assistant to deal with an upcoming legal tribunal, but really got played when Lt. Commander Northrock was stuck at the helm and there was a Ferengi away team to negotiate with.

I suppose there’s also a third reason, which is because you have a cool character idea you wanted to include. Lt. Jurling , Klingon Ship’s Counselor ( “It is a good day for conflict resolution!” ), was added to the crew to cover that role, yes, but mostly because I wanted him to be there. Consider it my payment for running the game.

Supporting characters start off comparatively light – their highest Attribute will be a 10, their best Discipline a 4, with three Focuses but no Talents or Values. Supporting characters don’t gain milestones themselves, although a player character can choose to use the benefit of one of their own milestones to switch things around for a supporting character. Instead, Supporting characters improve by the number of missions they appear in through the use of Crew Support – every time they show up they gain something, and while they still have lower caps (they can only ever improve a Discipline once, for example), they can still end up fleshed out quite a bit. Funnily enough, Supporting characters are thus going to ‘advance’ at a much faster rate than player characters will, which can help scratch the itch a little for those players who enjoy getting mechanical rewards.

Supporting characters are . . . kind of strange, in terms of gameplay and narrative. First of all, for groups with a lot of players they’ll end up taking up most of the NPC slots left on the ship – that hasn’t stopped me from making more NPCs, but it has felt a little odd to jump into a Supporting Character now and then as the GM.

They’re also supposed to be supporting characters but in many cases they’ve been in the spotlight just as much, if not more than, the ‘main’ characters, and some of them are quite beloved. Like any character, you end up wanting to make them interesting, and together we have. Doctor von Doomstone is from a planet that would have featured in a TOS Planet of Hats episode, a Frankenstein setting, and he’s trying to avoid going down the mad science path of his ancestors. Jurling has a reputation for unconventional ‘team building exercises’, a love of Klingon opera that’s shared with Commander Korg, and a genuine care for his patients. Joran quickly gained a reputation for being in over his head and soldiering on anyway, surrounded by literal piles of PADDS and joining the Captain in his coffee habit while reviewing First Contact protocols.

I wonder at what point you might just give up the charade and make them main characters in their own right with storylines of their own, capable of gaining milestones for themselves and surpassing the limitations of a supporting character. Perhaps a player could have multiple full characters (while many are shared, I’ve noticed some support characters functionally ‘belonging’ to a single player), or perhaps the ‘upgraded’ characters could remain in a pool for troupe play, which would keep the pool of Crew Support fully functional.

Supporting characters as a concept have also highlighted for me the need to have time spent back on the ship and in the ready room, for the simple reason that the Captain just doesn’t leave the ship very often. In terms of ‘screen time’, Aaron has spent more time portraying Lieutenants Joran and Jurling than he has Captain Salok, and yet the Captain has still managed to net himself some Spotlight Milestones, primarily on the bridge and in the aforementioned ready room.

Material to Work With

Star Trek Adventures is extremely well-supported. Since release there has been a unique book for all of the galaxy’s quadrants, another one each for Command, Operations, and Science, two full mission anthologies, character profiles for a bunch of the shows so you can play as/interact with them, and a whole bunch of standalone missions. This is on top of the free Quickstart, the free character sheets, and the free character builder (which incorporates player character creation, supporting character creation, and starship creation material from pretty much everything I’ve already mentioned, it’s a fantastic resource). There’s also a Klingon core book which I haven’t even touched yet. You’re not exactly going to run out of reading material very quickly, is what I’m saying.

I want to particularly focus on the pre-made missions, however, for the simple reason that – with a single exception – my campaign has consisted entirely of them. This is a symptom of the fact that the U.S.S. Verrazzano was sort of rushed into service, as it were – I put Star Trek Adventures up as an option to run for a short campaign because I owned it and thought it might be interesting, but I didn’t picture it as a front runner and I didn’t expect it to catch quite as well as it has. It’s still going to be short, as campaigns in this group are reckoned lately, but still: suddenly I was running a game and had exactly zero material prepped or even ideas solidifying. So, I turned to the mission files.

So far I’ve run Nest In The Dark , Stolen Liberty , The Prize , and A World With A Bluer Sun . I’ve got two more queued up at the moment, but I won’t say which because there are players lurking about. Through these missions the crew of the Verrazzano have struggled through time dilation, radiation bursts, disruptor fire, crushing gravity, and interdimensional phenomena. They’ve been forced to face intelligences vastly superior to their own, weigh the oppression of an entire species against the Prime Directive, race against archeological poachers, and navigate the factions of a Starfleet crew turned on itself. So there’s the first thing I’ll say about the pre-made missions Modiphius has put out: oh my goodness there is a lot of variety. Not every mission will fit every crew, but many will, and aside from a certain predilection towards First Contact scenarios (come on, it’s Trek, duh ) the Verrazzano has never really faced the same problem twice.

One additional good thing is that many of these missions could be used as a launching point for further adventures. Every one ends with a ‘Continuing Voyages’ section that highlights how a crew could follow up on the events of the mission or how said events could otherwise impact the campaign. I haven’t been able to take advantage of many of these yet, but there have been a few new crewmembers of a sort added to the ship’s roster as a result. More dramatically the events of Stolen Liberty saw Salok, Korg, Northrock, and Be’zur having a chat with some Admirals about the Prime Directive and their viability as a command team while Ava took command of the ship to chart a cataclysmic nebula (and blow some Jem’Hadar holdouts out of space, although they didn’t know that going in), the only non-pre-made mission so far.

A nebulous thing is that the missions are always written with a specific era (ENT, TOS, or TNG) in mind. They also always have advice for running the mission in a different era, which usually involves switching out who the bad guy is – if the Borg are the threat for a TNG mission then it’s probably the Klingons for a TOS crew or the Andorians for the ENT crowd. I’ve been able to put that advice to good use for several of the missions, but . . . there are also a few that don’t quite fit right, for me. A TOS mission that’s a little too Those Old Scientists, a little over the top with giant rock monsters for a TNG feel, or the TNG tech is just too necessary to solve the problems facing an ENT crew. In the anthologies, that’s not so big a deal since there’s something for everyone, but you might want to read up on a one-off mission carefully before purchase to see if it’ll work for you.

Some of that actually falls to layout – there are some TOS missions that are done up in a completely different style from the core book and the other missions, and maybe it’s silly but that just makes it harder for me to think about transplanting those specific missions over for the Verrazzano . That leads into another thing: sometimes there are some editing flubs. Missions are sometimes written out with a very specific series of events in mind, or don’t quite explain why certain events happen the way they do, and neither is the kind of thing that can survive contact with players. This is old advice, but if you’re running one of these pre-made adventures, you’re going to want to have read the whole thing, and you’ll want to be ready to throw the rails out the torpedo tubes.

One final thing about the actual material: thank the stars for whoever created the index in the core rulebook. It’s comprehensive and well-organized, making it easy to find whatever you need . . . and without it the book may have just been unreadable. It is crowded in there, there is practically no negative space of any kind, every spare inch has been packed with art or console designs or words and words and more words. There is a lot here, and reading it straight cover to cover would take forever. Remember that this campaign went from an option in a poll to an active game very, very quickly, we’ve all been learning the system as we go (partially why I think writing about it has some value, to be honest), and without the index allowing us to flip to where we need to I know I at least would’ve been completely lost.

Everything Else, And Final Thoughts

So what are all those words about? We’ve covered the basic mechanics, advancement, supporting characters, none of which are particularly thorny, what else is there? Well, of course there’s a fair bit of space spent on listing individual talents and such, ships the crew can serve on, planets they could visit, GMing advice . . . but there are also a lot of other actual mechanics that are way more situational. There’s an entire reputation system, tied to rank, privilege, and responsibility. There are mechanics for extended tasks that might be the focus of an entire mission, and slightly different ones for when a crew is applying the scientific method (which is how Ava solved the nebula charting problem). Then there’s the ship, with its many different stations, it’s Power resource that needs to be managed, the various systems and the myriad, unique, and advancing things that happen to each and every single one of them if they happen to be the one hit when the shields get breached.

The core mechanics? Pretty straightforward! All these other bits? A fair degree more fiddly, and they might not show up every session. Every other mechanic adds more complexity, triggers more page-flipping (there’s the index saving the day, again). By no means does it jam up the works like, say, Shadowrun’s many many subsystems. But we got the knack of the basics very very quickly; going into our eighth session, there’s still a fair bit of rust on the others. Given more time that would probably go away, but only if we spend the time to focus on those systems, and in some cases I don’t see it happening.

In checking in with the players about how they felt about the system, Aaron managed to sum it up the best way, which I’ll use here. The group has dealt with games where the system got in the way for us, like Exalted Second Edition. When we tapped into the Powered by the Apocalypse ruleset, we found that the system actively helped us. Star Trek Adventures is in the middle.

It handed us the basic toolset and then has mostly stayed out of our way, piping up from the back of the crowd when it’s needed. It demands very little in terms of mechanical understanding on a task to task basis, but wants you to pay more attention when certain situations crop up. What it really wants is for you to have good, strong Values that your characters can believe in and challenge and change; everything else (you might note that the Gnalish species isn’t RPG-official, and Ava’s existence as an extra-dimensional avatar is original to us as well) can be tweaked, but that one is non-negotiable. That being the case, it’s really the players who are going to bring what’s truly necessary for Star Trek Adventures to function the way it wants to.

Star Trek is, primarily, a television series. It can do novels and comics, it can do big movies and long-running arcs, but it’s always eventually returned to a weekly format, and the heaping majority of that is episodic in nature. Look, I’ve tried the episodic thing in a bunch of different games, every time it gets a bare handful of ‘episodes’ in before one plot or another gets too complex and grabs the controls and takes off. Star Trek Adventures , like Star Trek at large, certainly could manage a blockbuster event, or a Dominion or Burn-style long arc, but it sings as an episodic game, and I think that’s because the game trusts its players to bring what they know and love of Trek to the table and fly “second star to the right — and straight on ’til morning.”

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Star Trek Adventures is a tabletop role playing game that is published by Modiphius Entertainment of London, England.

First released in August 2017 , the RPG uses Modiphius' 2d20 system and features a storyline partially developed by Star Trek authors Dayton Ward and Scott Pearson . It covers the various live-action series from Star Trek: The Original Series to Star Trek: Enterprise and the Star Trek films , with the exception of those set in the alternate reality . Since 2022 , the game has expanded to Star Trek: Discovery , Star Trek: Picard , and Star Trek: Lower Decks content.

A series of character miniatures were released alongside the core rulebook, in combination with map tiles to provide environments in which to use them.

The game was first announced on 21 June 2016 and registration for the "living campaign" play-test opened in August. The play-test, which commenced in December 2016, featured both 23rd century and 24th century settings. Pre-orders for the initial wave of releases began on 7 June 2017 . [1]

1.1 Rulebooks
1.2 Gamemaster Toolkits
1.3 Supplements
1.4 Campaigns and adventures
1.5 Player characters
1.6 Box sets
1.7 Dice sets
1.8 Tile sets
1.9 Miniatures
1.10 Magazines
2 International translations
3 External links

Releases [ ]

Rulebooks [ ].

Core Rulebook (Standard or Collector's Edition, 2017)
Quickstart Guide (PDF, 2017)
Starter Rules (Starter Set, 2018)
The Klingon Empire - Core Rulebook (Standard or Collector's Edition, 2020)
The Klingon Empire - Quickstart Rules (PDF, 2021)
Rules Digest (2022)
Captain's Log - Solo Roleplaying Game (TOS, TNG, DS9/VOY, or DIS edition, 2023)
Second Edition - Quickstart Guide (PDF, 2024)

Gamemaster Toolkits [ ]

Gamemaster Screen and Reference Sheets (2017)
The Klingon Empire - Gamemaster Toolkit (2020)

Supplements [ ]

The Command Division Supplemental Rulebook (2018)
The Operations Division Supplemental Rulebook (2018)
The Sciences Division Supplemental Rulebook (2019)
Beta Quadrant Sourcebook (2018)
Alpha Quadrant Sourcebook (2019)
Gamma Quadrant Sourcebook (2020)
Delta Quadrant Sourcebook (2020)
The Shackleton Expanse Campaign Guide (2021)
Discovery (2256-2258) Campaign Guide (Standard or Collector's Edition, 2022)
Lower Decks Campaign Guide (2023)
The Federation-Klingon War Tactical Campaign (2024)
Red Alert Skirmish Rules (PDF, 2018)
IDW Year Five Tie-in Supplement (PDF, 2021)
Player's Guide (2022)
Gamemaster's Guide (2022)
Utopia Planitia Starfleet Sourcebook (Standard or TOS/TNG Collector's Edition, 2022)
Star Trek: The Animated Series Supplemental Guide (PDF, 2023)
Tribble (playable race) (PDF, 2019)
Alternate Starfleet Reputation (PDF, 2020)

Campaigns and adventures [ ]

These Are The Voyages Mission Compendium Vol. 1 (2017)
Strange New Worlds Mission Compendium Vol. 2 (2019)
A Star Beyond the Stars Starter Campaign (Starter Set, 2018)
The Sleeping Beast ( The Klingon Empire Gamemaster Toolkit , 2020)
The Keyhole of Eternity ( Tricorder Collector's Box Set , 2022)
Ends and Means (PDF, 2018)
Remnants (PDF, 2018)
Call Back Yesterday (PDF, 2018)
The Gravity of the Crime (PDF, 2019)
Trouble on Omned III (PDF, 2019)
Nest In the Dark (PDF, 2019)
A Forest Apart (PDF, 2019)
Hard Rock Catastrophe (PDF, 2019)
Stolen Liberty (PDF, 2019)
Kobayashi Maru (PDF, 2020)
Back to Reality (PDF, 2020)
The Prize (PDF, 2020)
Another Roll of the Dice (PDF, 2021)
The Burning (PDF, 2021)
Upsetting the Balance (PDF, 2022)
Storms of Kiselia 7 (PDF, 2022)
Unforeseen Consequences (PDF, 2022)
Better Days (PDF, 2022)
Native Soil (PDF, 2022)
Incident at Kraav III (PDF, 2022)
Eight Layers Deep (PDF, 2023)
Lurkers (PDF, 2023)
A Piece of Qo'noS (PDF, 2023)
Children of the Wolf (PDF, 2023)
A House by Any Other Name (PDF, 2023)
Ghosts in the Machine (PDF, 2024)
Alternative Truths (PDF, 2024)
Synthetic Diplomacy (PDF, 2024)
Conflict of Values (PDF, 2024)
#001. Growing Pains : Tales from the Early Days of the Federation (PDF, 2021)
#002. Disasters : Tales from The Next Generation Era (PDF, 2021)
#003. Anomalies : Tales from The Next Generation Era (PDF, 2021)
#004. Trade Ledgers : Tales from The Next Generation Era (PDF, 2022)
#005. Starbase Adventures : Tales from The Next Generation Era (PDF, 2022)
#006. Psychic Incursions : Tales from The Next Generation Era (PDF, 2022)
#007. First Contacts : Tales from the 23rd Century (PDF, 2022)
#008. Spacewrecks : Tales from the 2260s (PDF, 2022)
#009. Mysteries : Tales from the 23rd Century (PDF, 2022)
#010. Ancient Civilizations : Tales from the 23rd Century (PDF, 2023)
#011. Lower Decks (PDF, 2023)
#012. Starfleet Academy : Tales from The Next Generation Era (PDF, 2023)
#013. Dangers in Space : Tales from Across the Star Trek Timeline (PDF, 2023)
#014. Cold War : Tales from the 23rd Century (PDF, 2023)
#015. Khitomer Accords : Tales from the Klingon Empire (PDF, 2024)
#016. The Alpha Quadrant : Late 23rd Century Adventures (PDF, 2024)

Player characters [ ]

Starfleet Character Sheet (PDF, 2017)
Klingon Character Sheet (PDF, 2020)
The Original Series Player Characters (PDF, 2018)
The Next Generation Player Characters (PDF, 2018)
Deep Space Nine Player Characters (PDF, 2018)
Voyager Player Characters (PDF, 2019)
Enterprise Player Characters (PDF, 2020)
Iconic Villains: Non-Player Characters (PDF, 2020)
Discovery Season 1 Player Characters (PDF, 2022)
Discovery Season 2 Player Characters (PDF, 2022)
Discovery Season 3 Player Characters (PDF, 2022)
Picard Season 1 Player Characters (PDF, 2022)
Lower Decks Season 1 Player Characters (PDF, 2023)
Lower Decks Season 2 Player Characters (PDF, 2023)

Box sets [ ]

Borg Cube Collector's Edition Box Set (2017)
Starter Set (2018)
Borg Cube Box Set (2019)
Tricorder Collector's Box Set (2022)

Dice sets [ ]

Command Division Dice Set (3d20 red + 4d6 special, 2017)
Operations Division Dice Set (3d20 yellow + 4d6 special, 2017)
Sciences Division Dice Set (3d20 blue + 4d6 special, 2017)
Command Division Dice Set (2d20 red + 4d6 special, 2021)
Operations Division Dice Set (2d20 yellow + 4d6 special, 2021)
Sciences Division Dice Set (2d20 blue + 4d6 special, 2021)
Klingon Dice Set (2d20 red + 4d6 special with Klingon markings, 2021)
Kirk's Tunic Dice Set (2d20 green + 4d6 special with Starfleet markings, 2022)

Tile sets [ ]

The Next Generation Starfleet Deck Tiles (2020)
The Next Generation Klingon Tile Set (2020)

Miniatures [ ]

The Original Series Bridge Crew (8 figurines: Kirk , Spock , McCoy , Uhura , Sulu , Chekov , Scott , and Chapel )
The Original Series Landing Party (10 figurines: Andorian , Denobulan , Tellarite , Vulcan , and Human – male and female)
Iconic Villains (8 figurines: Khan , Borg Queen , Q , Locutus of Borg , Gul Dukat , Lore , General Chang , and Gorn Captain )
The Next Generation (8 figurines: Picard , Riker , Data , Troi , Beverly Crusher , La Forge , Worf , and Yar )
The Next Generation Away Team (10 figurines: Andorian , Denobulan , Tellarite , Vulcan , and Human – male and female)
Klingon Warband (10 Klingon figurines: 1 captain, 3 lieutenants, and 6 warriors)
Romulan Strike Team (10 Romulan figurines: 1 commander, 4 centurions, and 5 uhlans)
Borg Collective (10 Borg drone figurines – male and female)
Cardassian Soldier
Jem'Hadar soldier
TOS Klingon Warrior
Iconic Villains: Lore (Alternate Pose)
Iconic Villains: Borg Queen (Alternate Pose)
Iconic Villains: Locutus of Borg (Alternate Pose)
Iconic Villains: Khan Noonien Singh (Alternate Pose)

Magazines [ ]

Getting There, Boldly ( Narendra Station & the Shacketon Expanse, 2371 – Dayton Ward)
Dayton Ward on Board for Star Trek Adventures (Dayton Ward)
A Vulture Among the Stars (adventure)
Designer on Deck ( Rick Sternbach interview)
The Ghost Writer (adventure)
Modiphia #4 (PDF, Winter 2020)
Modiphia #5 (PDF, Spring 2021)

International translations [ ]

Jeu de rôle – Guide d'initiation (PDF, 2018)
STA-01. Le jeu de rôle – Livre de règles (2018)
STA-02. Kit du maître de jeu – Ecran et fiches de référence (2018)
STA-03. Le dernier voyage – Recueil de missions - Vol. 1 (2018)
STA-04. Le quadrant Bêta (2019)
STA-05. La division du commandement – Supplément de règles (2020)
STA-06. La division des opérations – Supplément de règles (2022)
Personnages : Tribule (PDF, 2022)
La fin et les moyens (PDF, 2022)
Rappele-moi hier (PDF, 2022)
Vestiges (PDF, 2022)
La gravité du crime (PDF, 2023)

External links [ ]

Star Trek Adventures – official website
Star Trek Adventures at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Star Trek Adventures – Arkhane Asylum official website

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New Series Order for 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Announced

The all-new original series from CBS Studios will follow the adventures of a new class of Starfleet cadets!

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Paramount+ today announced the series order for the all-new original series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy . The series will follow the adventures of a new class of Starfleet cadets as they come of age in one of the most legendary places in the galaxy. Produced by CBS Studios, the series will begin production in 2024.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will introduce us to a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they will discover what it takes to become Starfleet officers as they navigate blossoming friendships, explosive rivalries, first loves and a new enemy that threatens both the Academy and the Federation itself.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Announcement Banner, which states 'Admission is now open to Starfleet Academy. Explore the galaxy! Captain your destiny!'

In celebration of this news, a joint announcement has been made by co-showrunners and executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau :

“Admission is now open to Starfleet Academy! Explore the galaxy! Captain your destiny! For the first time in over a century, our campus will be re-opened to admit individuals a minimum of 16 Earth years (or species equivalent) who dream of exceeding their physical, mental and spiritual limits, who value friendship, camaraderie, honor and devotion to a cause greater than themselves. The coursework will be rigorous, the instructors among the brightest lights in their respective fields, and those accepted will live and study side-by-side with the most diverse population of students ever admitted. Today we encourage all who share our dreams, goals and values to join a new generation of visionary cadets as they take their first steps toward creating a bright future for us all. Apply today! Ex Astris, Scientia!”

Joint announcement about Star Trek: Starfleet Academy by co-showrunners and executive producers Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau

Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau will serve as co-showrunners and will executive produce the series alongside executive producers Gaia Violo, Aaron Baiers, Jenny Lumet, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth, Frank Siracusa and John Weber. The series premiere episode is written by Gaia Violo. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy will be produced by CBS Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment.

“We are excited to introduce Star Trek fans to a whole new generation of Starfleet officers in training as they navigate the rigors of the Academy and the brink of adulthood in Star Trek: Starfleet Academy ,” said Domenic DiMeglio, Chief Marketing Officer and Head of Data, Paramount Streaming. “Introducing new characters and compelling storylines, this all-new original series will serve as a fantastic addition to the franchise and Paramount+, bringing new generations of viewers and long-term Star Trek fans alike together to enjoy the next chapter in the iconic Star Trek universe.”

“As we continue to explore more of the ‘Star Trek’ universe, we’re thrilled to bring Star Trek: Starfleet Academy to fans around the world as the next chapter in this expanding franchise,” said David Stapf, president of CBS Studios. “Alex Kurtzman and Noga Landau’s vision is a smart and thrilling take that celebrates the core principles of what Star Trek has always stood for, but through the eyes of the next generation of Starfleet’s leaders.”

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is the latest addition to the expanding Star Trek franchise on Paramount+.

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In addition to streaming on Paramount+ , Star Trek: Picard also streams on Prime Video outside of the U.S. and Canada, and in Canada can be seen on Bell Media's CTV Sci-Fi Channel and streams on Crave. Star Trek: Picard is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds streams exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., U.K., Australia, Latin America, Brazil, South Korea, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Austria. In addition, the series airs on Bell Media’s CTV Sci-Fi Channel and streams on Crave in Canada and on SkyShowtime in the Nordics, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal and Central and Eastern Europe. Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

Star Trek: Discovery Seasons 1-4 are streaming exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S., the UK, Canada, Switzerland, South Korea, Latin America, Germany, France, Italy, Australia and Austria. Seasons 2 and 3 also are available on the Pluto TV “Star Trek” channel in Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The series streams on Super Drama in Japan, TVNZ in New Zealand, and SkyShowtime in Spain, Portugal, Poland, The Nordics, The Netherlands, and Central and Eastern Europe and also airs on Cosmote TV in Greece. The series is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

Star Trek: Lower Decks streams exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution. In Canada, it airs on Bell Media’s CTV Sci-Fi Channel. The series will also be available to stream on Paramount+ in the UK, Canada, Latin America, Australia, Italy, France, the Caribbean, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Ireland and South Korea.

Star Trek: Prodigy Season 1 is available to stream on Netflix outside of markets including Canada where it is available on CTV.ca and the CTV App, France on France Televisions channels and Okoo, in Iceland on Sjonvarp Simans Premium, as well as on SkyShowtime in the Nordics, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Central and Eastern Europe. Star Trek: Prodigy is distributed by Paramount Global Content Distribution.

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STAR TREK ADVENTURES: LOWER DECKS CAMPAIGN GUIDE

To Boldly Joke Where No Campaign Has Joked Before

Designer: Various | Publisher: Modiphius

Even in its most serious moments - the court cases, the interstellar wars, the philosophising -Star Trek has only been a hair’s breadth away from silliness. This new supplement for Star Trek Adventures is for those tables that want to straddle that line and take a more earthy look at the far-flung future, imagining what happens to the people who keep the starship ticking over when the bridge crew are off saving the galaxy.

The book is, naturally, based on the animated Lower Decks series. As such, it’s easy to make an assumption when looking at the title, artwork and relaxed tone that this is only going to appeal to die-hard Lower Decks fans. In reality, however, the book offers three distinct benefits to readers.

The first of these is pretty obvious; it’s a guide for running campaigns that play out a lot like The Lower Decks. This means introducing humour to the typically rather self-serious world of Starfleet, as well as a pile of rules for the gear and species seen in the series. This part of the book is slick and great fun to read, ideal if you’re either: A) Planning to run games filled with wacky comedy or B) Resigned to the fact that your table is physically incapable of going three hours without making a fart joke.

Beyond this, however, the book is also a sneaky guide to the Star Trek galaxy in the late 24th century - the hazy years after Next Generation, Voyager, and Deep Space 9 have wrapped up, but before the complete upheaval of Picard. There are brief explanations of how the major powers settled in after the Dominion War and the final Next Gen movies. While this isn’t a huge part of the book, it’s invaluable if you’re looking to set your campaign in a galaxy that’s familiar to avid watchers, but where you don’t have to worry about crashing into canon events.

The final major prong on the Lower Decks Campaign Guide’s fork is its guide to running through a campaign where the player characters aren’t the bridge crew, but rather the relatively ordinary Starfleet schmoes. This part provides plenty of information on junior officer experience, including daily life, procedures, career development and all the other things that you have to worry about when you aren’t already captain of a Galaxyclass starship.

This won’t be for everyone, but it’s a fascinating way of playing a Star Trek game. Indeed, in many ways, it pulls the playing experience closer to the typical zero-to-hero RPG progression.

In addition to all of this, the guide also includes new lifepath options for player characters. This includes eight new playable species, all of which take advantage of the book’s light-hearted tone by mining the more eccentric fringes of Trek lore. If your players have ever wanted to strap a Starfleet uniform onto a Cetacean (a space dolphin), Gorn (a space lizard), or Exocomp (a sentient Roomba), this is definitely the book you’re looking for. If you’re feeling really masochistic, you could even let one of your players take on the role of a Tamarian - an alien species that can only communicate through metaphor.

While you probably need to have seen Lower Decks to get the most out of the book, there’s still plenty of material here for GMs and players with only a passing familiarity with the series. It’s great for any group that wants to switch up their Star Trek Adventures experience by playing a more junior team of characters. At the same time, it’s also an invaluable resource for anybody wanting to explore the wackier elements that have always been bubbling away in the background since Star Trek hit screens some 50 years ago.

RICHARD JANSEN-PARKES

A wonderful tour through Starfleet’s sillier side.

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The Upcoming STAR TREK BOOKS 2023

2022 was certainly a painful year for Trekkies regarding Star Trek books and the lack thereof. Just two novels were released, the smallest number for many decades. And Eaglemoss/HeroCollector’s demise leaves many reference books’ fate hanging in the balance. The Shipyard series was a massive hit with our team and many fans alike. Things are looking better on the model front, so we’ve crossed everything for Star Trek Books 2023.

And the new year already has plenty of new Star Trek content for 2023 in the pipeline. There are lots to look forward to for young (and young at heart) readers. Three Star Trek: Prodigy novels are slated for release this year. ‘Supernova’ and ‘A Dangerous Trade’ are due out today – January 17. With another ‘Escape Route’ due out in May.

Plus, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds first official series novel. Author John Jackson Miller ( The Enterprise War ) will deliver the new Pike and Crew adventure next month. Additionally, Dayton Ward’s Star Trek: Discovery drops in May. And there are reference books headed our way too! So let’s dive in and see what the year has in store so far…

March 27, 2023 – New release dates have been updated. Plus, IDW Publishing’s crop of graphic novels for complete & ongoing series has been added!

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From the Publisher: “When the Protostar crash-lands in a peculiar star system, the crew ends up separated and Dal and Gwyn must work together to find their missing crewmates. They don’t have much time, though: the nearby star is destabilized and in danger of creating a supernova. Then Dal and Gwyn discover evil droids patrolling the area, and they look just like the Watchers back in Tars Lamora. How will Dal and Gwyn confront this nightmare from their past…and prevent an explosion in their near future?”

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Star Trek: Prodigy – A Dangerous Trade

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From the Publisher: “While traveling through the Delta Quadrant, the Protostar crew discovers a worn transporter coil on their ship. Despite Janeway’s misgivings, the crew decides to trade a Starfleet-issued battery for new transporter parts at a market on a distant planet. Little do they know that a group of rogue traders are intent on getting their hands on something much bigger: the Protostar ! Will the crew be able to defend their ship and stay out of trouble? Star Trek fans will love this brand-new, original story featuring all the heart, humor, and action of the Prodigy series.”

To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights

Author: Angela Dalton & Lauren Semmer

Published: 17 January 2023

From the Publisher: “Perfect for fans of Hidden Figures and Mae Among the Stars ! To Boldly Go tells the true story of Nichelle Nichols and how she used her platform on Star Trek to inspire and recruit a new generation of diverse astronauts and many others in the space and STEM fields.

As Lieutenant Uhura on the iconic prime-time television show Star Trek , Nichelle Nichols played the first Black female astronaut anyone had ever seen on screen. A smart, strong, independent Black woman aboard the starship Enterprise was revolutionary in the 1960s when only white men had traveled to outer space in real life and most Black characters on TV were servants.

Nichelle not only inspired a generation to pursue their dreams but also opened the door for the real-life pioneering astronaut Sally Ride, Dr. Mae Jemison, and more.

This empowering tribute to the trailblazing pop culture icon reminds us of the importance of perseverance and the power of representation in storytelling. You just might be inspired to boldly go where no one like you has ever gone before!”

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Author: John Jackson Miller

Published: February 21, 2023

From the Publisher: “When an experimental shuttlecraft fails, Captain Christopher Pike suspects a mechanical malfunction—only to discover the very principles on which Starfleet bases its technology have simply stopped functioning. He and his crewmates are forced to abandon ship in a dangerous maneuver that scatters their party across the strangest new world they’ve ever encountered. First Officer Una finds herself fighting to survive an untamed wilderness where dangers lurk at every turn. Young cadet Nyota Uhura struggles in a volcanic wasteland where things are not as they seem. Science Officer Spock is missing altogether. And Pike gets the chance to fulfill a childhood dream: to live the life of a cowboy in a world where the tools of the 23rd century are of no use. Yet even in the saddle, Pike is still very much a starship captain, with all the responsibilities that entails. Setting out to find his crewmates, he encounters a surprising face from his past—and discovers that one people’s utopia might be someone else’s purgatory. He must lead an exodus—or risk a calamity of galactic proportions that even the Starship Enterprise is powerless to stop….”

Star Trek: Aliens (Star Trek: Spotlight)

Author: Jackson Lanzing (Author), Collin Kelly (Author), Jody Houser (Author), Christina Rice (Artist), Timothy Green (Artist), Andy Price (Artist), Hendry Prasetya (Artist)

Published: March 22, 2023

From the Publisher: Dive deeper into the world of Star Trek with special one-shot stories focusing on the memorable aliens of the series: Klingons, Ferengi, and Trill! First, the story of Kahless the Unforgettable, from the death of his coward brother Morath to his victory at Three Turn Bridge. Then, follow Quark on an unforgettable adventure to Ferenginar, where mother, brother, and brother challenge the very core beliefs of Ferengi culture. In the final story, someone is following Vanah, a research student and ex-applicant to the Trill Symbiont Initiate Program, after a life-changing event on a joint Trill-Federation science expedition. Delve into the world of the Trill in this suspenseful tale of tradition, independence, and survival. By an exciting mix of creators including Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Timothy Green II, Christina Rice, Andy Price, Jody Houser, Hendry Prasetya, and Rafael Pérez Granados.

Star Trek: Lower Decks

Author: Ryan North (Author), Chris Fenoglio (Artist)

Published: May 2, 2023

From the Publisher: Ensign, report to the bridge! Board the U.S.S. Cerritos for a mission to the enigmatic Qvanti system as the hit Paramount+ animated series comes to comics! Captain Carol Freeman leads her crew on an expedition aimed to build bridges and advance Federation technology, but she and the away team quickly suspect that the planet and its people are not all what they seem… Meanwhile, the crew in the lower decks take to the holodeck for some much-needed recreational time—until a bloodthirsty visitor decides to join in on their games. Can Boimler, Mariner, Tendi, and Rutherford save the ship from the likes of Dracula? Star Trek: Lower Decks unites New York Times -bestselling and Eisner-winning writer Ryan North ( Unbeatable Squirrel Girl ) and comics artist extraordinaire Chris Fenoglio ( Goosebumps , Star Wars Adventures ).

Where to Buy: Amazon UK / Amazon US

The Center Seat – 55 Years of Trek: The Complete, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Trek

Author: Peter Holmstrom

Published: May 4, 2023

From the Publisher: Straight from the cutting room floor of The Nacelle Company’s hit documentary series on The History Channel comes The Center Seat companion book, full of content that almost made it in!

From the complete and uncut Leonard Nimoy interview that is widely believed to be his last, to Kirstie Alley’s only official interview on her Trek experience, this sweeping history of Star Trek covers everything from its origins with Lucille Ball and Desilu Studios to the real reason Enterprise was canceled. If you’re looking for a comprehensive exploration of the full legacy of Star Trek told in the words of those who made it, look no further than The Center Seat: 55 Years of Star Trek.

Star Trek: Picard – Stargazer

Author: Mike Johnson (Author), Kirsten Beyer (Author), Angel Hernandez (Illustrator), J.D. Mettler (Colorist)

Published: May 30, 2023

From the Publisher: Following the climactic events of Season Two’s finale, Jean-Luc and Seven of Nine launch an unsanctioned mission that sets the stage for Season Three! When an offer comes in from the stars, Jean-Luc Picard is once more compelled away from his chateau to confront the shadows of his past. Before his days on the Enterprise , a young Picard and his crew aboard the U.S.S. Stargazer saved a thriving planet from resource-hungry Romulans—or so he thought. Now landing on a seemingly unrecognizable planet, he and his crew work to save the system—and their ship—from disaster. For Seven of Nine, agreeing to help Picard means putting her own future at risk—but is it even the future she wants? Star Trek: Picard creator Kirsten Beyer reteams with veteran Trek comics scribe Mike Johnson and artist non-pareil Angel Hernandez for an adventure that promises to unearth secrets—of the past, present, and future—at every turn!

Pre-Order: Amazon US / Amazon UK

Star Trek: The Mirror War

Authors: Scott Tipton (Author), David Tipton (Author), Gavin Smith (Illustrator), JK Woodward (Cover Art), Charlie Kirchoff (Colorist)

From the Publisher: Return to the Mirror Universe of The Next Generation with Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the ISS Enterprise -D as they plot to reestablish their dominance. There is the reality you know. And, on another dimensional plane, there exists a dark, twisted reflection of that universe. So familiar, and yet so different. An Empire in place of a Federation, where profit and power take precedence over peace and exploration. As the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance rules, having overrun the Empire, destroying its fleet, and driving it back to Earth, rumors and propaganda spread throughout the Alpha Quadrant the news of the Empire’s final demise. Those rumors are, however, untrue. A handful of Imperial ships remain, intent on protecting Earth and what’s left of the Empire. And commanding the newest and most powerful of those ships is a man equally intent on seeing it rise again—Captain Jean-Luc Picard. Witness the epic struggle that will shake the Mirror Universe to its core! Collects issues #1–8 of Star Trek: The Mirror War .

Star Trek: Warriors of the Mirror War

Authors: Celeste Bronfman (Author), J. Holtham (Author), Danny Lore (Author), Marieke Nijkamp (Author)

From the Publisher: Expand upon the world of The Mirror War in these short stories focusing on some of your favorite characters: Data, Geordi La Forge, Benjamin Sisko, and Deanna Troi! Data and Barclay’s relationship has been strained since Barclay returned from the Prime universe. When Barclay becomes preoccupied with revenge, Data determines to help him right past wrongs so that the human can return to peak operating efficiency. Then, Geordi La Forge is on a scouting mission for Picard when he suddenly finds himself ambushed and teleported into an agony booth. Who is this masked figure torturing La Forge, and what connection do they have to his past? When Benjamin Sisko is tasked with taking out Intendant Kira Nerys’ political rival at a very public party, things quickly escalate from tense to dangerous when another figure from Sisko’s past makes a dark appearance. And in the finale, at the rise of a new dawn for the Terran Empire, Deanna Troi reflects on how far her ambition has driven her on her calculating quest to seek power and escape among the stars. Brought to you by a host of talent including Celeste Bronfman, Roberta Ingranata, J. Holtham, Carlos Rodriguez, Danny Lore, Hendry Prasetya, Marieke Nijkamp, and Megan Levens.

Star Trek Library: Book One (Star Trek New Adventures)

Author: Mike Johnson & Robert Orci

Published: June 13, 2023

From the Publisher:

Delve into the history of over 400 issues of IDW’s Star Trek comics! Discover series you may have missed or revisit some old favorites from the Original Series, The Next Generation, Kelvin Timeline, and more!

The Star Trek Library Collection is a comprehensive line of books that will collect every comic series published by IDW!

Starting with the Kelvin Timeline and the prequel that led into the 2009 Star Trek movie, Countdown details the origin of the mysterious Nero, the Romulan that ultimately threatened the survival of the entire universe! Then, in Nero, find out what he did in those cold, dark, lonely years spent waiting for his nemesis to arrive. Both were brought to you by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurztman, Mike Johnson, Tim Jones, and David Messina.

In Spock: Reflections , the follow-up to Countdown , discover what could drive a man to abandon all he knows and go live with the Federation’s sworn enemy, his real motivations, and what brought him to this place in his life. A Vulcan on Romulus? Absurd! Or is it? By Scott Tipton, David Tipton, and David Messina.

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Star Trek: Discovery – Somewhere to Belong

Author: Dayton Ward

Published: July 6, 2023 (May 30, 2023 in the US)

From the Publisher: “Captain Michael Burnham and the crew of the USS Discovery are finding that each day is a critical adjustment to their new lives and missions in an Alpha Quadrant more than nine hundred years in the future. It’s here that Discovery is reconnecting with various worlds where the cataclysmic event known as “the Burn” has decimated Starfleet and, with it, the United Federation of Planets. There’s been precious little time for the crew to come to terms with their present reality truly. Their devotion to duty hides the emotional stress that could impact their effectiveness and even threaten themselves or others. After a successful journey to yet another planet cut off from the Federation, Discovery picks up a distress signal in a nearby star system. It’s a plea that harbors roots from their lives in the 23rd century, which may now lead to an entirely new crisis, plunging them all into mortal danger…”

Star Trek, Vol. 1: Godshock (Star Trek: New Adventures)

Author: Collin Kelly (Author), Jackson Lanzing (Author), Ramon Rosanas (Illustrator), Oleg Chudakov (Illustrator), Joe Eisma (Illustrator)

Published: July 18, 2023

From the Publisher: Deep Space Nine captain Benjamin Sisko returns in a new ongoing series featuring fan-favorite characters from across the Star Trek universe, sure to thrill new readers and longtime Trekkies alike! Stardate 2378: A bold new era of Star Trek begins! Three years ago, Benjamin Sisko made a courageous sacrifice that left him trapped in the dimension of the mysterious Prophets; now he’s returned to his home universe—with powerful, godlike abilities. But his omnipotence is failing when he needs it most. Someone is killing the gods, and Sisko and the motley crew of the U.S.S. Theseus will have to travel to the deepest parts of space to stop them. Star Trek: Year Five lead writers Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly (Batman Beyond, Captain America) and artists Ramon Rosanas, Oleg Chudakov, Joe Eisma, and Erik Tamayo present a new ship, a new mission, and a lot of old friends! Sisko is joined by Commanders Data and Worf, and Dr. Beverly Crusher, of Star Trek: The Next Generation; Lt. Tom Paris, of Star Trek: Voyager; Ensign Lilly Sato, of Star Trek: Enterprise; Captain Montgomery Scott, of Star Trek: The Original Series, and Ben’s son, Jake. But there are new faces as well, to surprise established fans while showing new readers the ropes. Collects the prequel short story “A Perfect System” from Star Trek #400 and issues #1–6 of the ongoing series.

Star Trek: Prodigy – Escape Route

Published: August 1, 2023

From the Publisher: “The crew is on their way to Starfleet. Their shuttle is cramped, and everyone is cranky. That’s when Murf spots a moon that isn’t on their charts. Murf really wants to go there, so the crew decides to make a stop to stretch their legs and get some supplies. But a small detour turns into a big dilemma when the inhabitants of the moon ask Murf to stay with them. The rest of the crew begins to wonder if this is a sign. Could it be time for each of them to go their separate ways?”

Star Trek: The Art of Neville Page – Inside the Mind of the Visionary Designer

Author: Joe Nazzaro

Published: August 8, 2023

From the Publisher: “ Showcasing his entire Star Trek career to date, this visually stunning retrospective celebrates the inventiveness of Neville Page’s designs. During a career spanning over twenty years, visionary creature designer Neville Page has applied his considerable expertise to the creation and development of the aliens of the Star Trek Universe. From the movies Star Trek (2009) through to Star Trek Beyond (2016), as well as the shows Star Trek: Discovery and Star Trek: Picard , Page’s incredibly detailed and intricate work has yielded some of the franchise’s most memorable characters. Featuring captivating concept art and detailed sketches, Star Trek: The Art of Neville Page provides exclusive insight into Page’s creative process. This is essential reading for Star Trek fans as it includes a vast collection of illustrations from his remarkable work, plus an exclusive foreword and insightful afterword by award-winning filmmakers, Alex Kurtzman and Michael Westmore. Covers all aliens developed by Page for the recent entries in the Star Trek franchise, including the Klingon redesign and the Kelpiens.”

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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan – The Making of the Classic Film

Author: John Tenuto & Maria Jose Tenuto

Published: September 5, 2023

From the Publisher: “An in-depth look at the making of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan , featuring rare and previously unseen production art and new and exclusive interviews. Forty years ago, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan saw Kirk and the U.S.S. Enterprise crew face one of the greatest foes in Star Trek history, Khan Noonien Singh, as well as the death of Spock. Celebrate this landmark anniversary by deeply diving into the stories behind this iconic science fiction classic. This beautiful coffee-table book is full to the brim with rare and previously unpublished archival material, behind-the-scenes photography, production art, cut scenes, script extracts, and much more, alongside new and exclusive interviews with the creatives, including director Nicholas Meyer.”

Star Trek: The Illustrated Oral History: The Original Cast

Author: Titan Magazines

From the Publisher: The story of Star Trek as told by the people who know it best: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, and the cast and crew! This lavishly illustrated oral history of the Star Trek phenomenon covers the exploits of the original crew across three seasons of live-action television, two seasons of animated adventures, and six movies. Featuring interview material with all seven regular cast members — William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, and Nichelle Nichols – this volume also includes contributions from guest stars, writers, and directors.

Star Trek: Resurgence

Author: Andrew Grant (Author), Dan Martin (Author), Josh Hood (Illustrator)

Published: September 12, 2023

From the Publisher: Don’t miss the official comic prequel to Dramatic Labs’ narrative adventure game from the lead game writers! On a windswept planet bordering the notoriously hostile Talarian Republic, a scientist on the cusp of developing technology that will revolutionize warp goes missing. Captain Solano, First Officer Sutherland, and the crew of the U.S.S. Resolute are tasked with an urgent stealth mission to recover Dr. Leah Brahms and keep her research out of enemy hands. The first question they must answer is: who is commanding the Talarians? From Resurgence lead game writers Dan Martin and Andrew Grant with art by Josh Hood (Star Trek: Mirror Broken and Avatar: The Next Shadow) !

Star Trek: Year Five Deluxe Edition – Book One

Author: Jackson Lanzing (Author), Collin Kelly (Author), Angel Hernandez (Illustrator), Stephen Thompson (Illustrator), Silvia Califano (Illustrator)

Published: October 3, 2023

From the Publisher: Join the crew from the Original Series in these adventures near the end of their five-year mission! The crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise left Earth four years ago. They’ve traveled to strange new worlds, defeated impossible foes, and made universe-changing decisions. But now, with the end in sight, they’ll have to face their biggest challenge yet. Step aboard the Enterprise with Kirk, Spock, Bones, Uhura, Sulu, Scotty, and Chekov as they begin the end of their original Five Year Mission and boldly go into an uncertain future. This deluxe hardcover edition collects issues #1–14 from writers Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelley, Brandon Easton, Jody Houser, and Jim McCann with artists Stephen Thompson, Martin Coccolo, Silvia Califano, Kieran McKeown, and Angel Hernandez.

The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko – The Life of Stafleet’s Legendary Captain & Emissary

Author: Derek Tyler Attico

Published: October 10, 2023

From the Publisher: “In The Autobiography of Benjamin Sisko , written by science-fiction author/essayist/photographer Derek Tyler Attico, Benjamin Sisko tells the story of his career in Starfleet and his life as a father and Bajor’s Emissary of the Prophets. Charting his rise through the ranks, his pioneering work designing the Defiant class, his critical role as ambassador and leader during the Dominion War, and his sacred standing as a religious leader of his adopted home.

Discover the hidden history of his childhood and early career in Starfleet. The innermost thoughts of the man who discovered the Gamma Quadrant and made first contact with the wormhole aliens. United Starfleet, Klingon, and Romulan forces to defeat the Dominion Empire. See Sisko’s personal take on his confidants Lieutenant Dax and Major Kira Nerys, the enigmatic Garak. And his adversaries, Gul Dukat, and Kai Winn. As well as his fatherly advice for his son Jake.

From the pages of Anselm to the writings of Benny Russell, from father to son, Sisko’s story is a unique phenomenon in Starfleet and human history, told in the unique way only he can.”

– Via StarTrek.com

Star Trek Library Collection, Vol. 2

Author: Scott Tipton (Author), David Tipton (Author), David Tischman (Author), David Messina (Illustrator), Casey Maloney (Illustrator)

Published: October 17, 2023

From the Publisher: Delve into the history of over 400 issues of IDW’s Star Trek comics! Discover series you may have missed or revisit some old favorites from The Original Series, The Next Generation, Kelvin Timeline, and more! The Star Trek Library Collection is a comprehensive line of books that will collect every comic series published by IDW! Join Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise in these comics from The Next Generation . First, in The Space Between, travel to Tigan-7, Kandom 9, uncharted space, and more—each leading the dedicated crew into unexpected adventures, brought to you by David Tischman and Casey Maloney. In Intelligence Gathering, what seems to be a series of unrelated missions is soon revealed to be part of a larger conspiracy involving a threat unlike any that Picard has ever faced. Can the crew piece together the puzzle before it’s too late? By writers Scott Tipton and David Tipton with artists David Messina, Mirco Pierfederice, Gianluigi Gregorini, and Sara Pichelli.

Star Trek: Defiant, Vol. 1

Author: Christopher Cantwell (Author), Angel Unzueta (Illustrator)

Published: November 14, 2023

From the Publisher: Spinning directly out of the Star Trek ongoing comic series, Defiant adds to this bold new storytelling future! Someone is killing the gods. But Benjamin Sisko’s Prophets-guided dealings of the higher cosmos have led him to forget about the very real casualties on lower ground. But who is this new enemy? Worf of House Martok has put together his own crew aboard the U.S.S. Defiant in hopes of defeating the dangerous messiah behind this genocidal cult. The Dirty Dozen meets Star Trek in this new series from the creative minds of Chris Cantwell (Iron Man, Namor, Star Wars: Obi-Wan) and Angel Unzueta (Iron Man, Star Wars: Poe Dameron, the Flash) ! An exciting stand-alone story, Star Trek: Defiant can also be read along with the events of Star Trek, Vol. 1: Godshock for the complete experience!

Star Trek, Vol. 2: The Red Path (Star Trek New Adventures)

Author: Collin Kelly (Author), Jackson Lanzing (Author), Mike Feehan (Illustrator)

Published: November 21, 2023

From the Publisher: The second arc of the critically acclaimed Star Trek flagship comic series continues with Benjamin Sisko’s quest to stop celestial genocide! Sisko returns to Deep Space 9, and it’s the family reunion we’ve all been waiting for—or is it? As Sisko reckons with the sins of his past, the Theseus travels to a mysterious corner of Cardassian space to uncover the secrets of the Prophets…and learn how far the Red Path has infiltrated the galaxy! In the follow-up to Star Trek, Vol. 1: Godshock, Volume 2 collects Star Trek issues #7–10 and the 2023 Star Trek Annual by writer Collin Kelly (Star Trek: Year Five) and artists Mike Feehan and Rachael Stott.

Star Trek: Picard: The Art and Making of the Series

Author: Joe Fordham

Published: December 12, 2023 (Delayed from September 19)

From the Publisher: “ An in-depth look at the making of Star Trek: Picard, a three-season spin-off of Star Trek: The Next Generation , and a must-have for all Star Trek fans. Star Trek: Picard stars Patrick Stewart, reprising his role as Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation. The book explores each of the three separate season-long narratives. Therefore exploring the story of Picard in later years, as he is brought out of retirement on his family chateau to face old enemies such as the Borg, take command of a new starship, and ultimately reconcile with his past. New characters such as Doctor Jurati (Alison Pill), Cristóbal Rios (Santiago Cabrera), Soji (Isa Briones) and Elnor (Evan Evagora) feature alongside appearances by old enemies and friends, such as Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), the Borg Queen (Annie Wersching), Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg), Data (Brent Spiner), and Q (John de Lancie). Season 3 sees a full-scale Next Generation reunion, featuring Worf (Michael Dorn), Dr. Beverley Crusher (Gates McFadden), and Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton). Alongside interviews with showrunners, writers, cast, and crew, discussing concepts and character arcs, “Spotlight” features explore makeup, costumes, art, and visual effects. A final section, Bon Voyage Picard, features Patrick Stewart’s reflections on the much-beloved character he has played from its original incarnation in Star Trek: The Next Generation through to its final satisfying conclusion. This beautifully illustrated hardback, featuring behind-the-scenes and on-set photography, and a range of production art, is an in-depth exploration of a hugely popular and seminal Star Trek character.”

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That’s it so far for Star Trek Books 2023. We’ve got our fingers crossed that those Hero Collector reference books, indefinitely delayed last year, will escape production hell too! And we’ll be keeping our eyes peeled for new additions to the list.

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Cover art from IDW Publishing's "Star Trek Annual 2023."

Things are certainly heating up in the world of "Star Trek" comic books at IDW Publishing, and 2023 is poised to be a banner year for boldly bolting into the final frontier with multiple crews and connections to the larger universe.

But the year wouldn't be quite complete without the always-welcomed "Star Trek Annual" issue to round out the spacey spring offerings, and we've got an exclusive first look at all the incredible covers fans can anticipate and plan for.

Written by Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly and joined by artist Rachael Stott, this 40-page celebratory one-shot landing in May is a trippy tour-de-force of interstellar Star Trek adventure.

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Cover variant for IDW Publishing's "Star Trek Annual 2023."

Beginning back in October of 2022, IDW launched their new flagship "Star Trek" series from superstar writers Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly ("Star Trek: Year Five") and artist Ramon Rosanas, only to be followed with news of a five-issue summer crossover event called "Star Trek: Day of Blood."

This unifying arc between "Star Trek" and the upcoming "Star Trek: Defiant" series arrives May 6, 2023 with a Free Comic Book Day special titled "Prelude to Day of Blood," co-written by veteran Trek comic masters Lanzing, Kelly, and Christopher Cantwell with artwork by Mike Feehan.

The highlight of the year, though, is IDW's "Star Trek Annual 2023," which will take readers on an adventure alongside characters spanning the franchise's long and storied history.

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The Theseus crew finally get a chance to relax. But just as everyone settles down, a strange signal comes in with a message that reads, "Mr. Scott. We have a problem. Bring help. — Jim". Upon finding the source of the signal, the Theseus bridge crew step into a fully activated holodeck recreating the bridge of the original U.S.S. Enterprise — complete with a "discovery" of some "strange new" guest stars!

Join the writers behind the critically acclaimed "Star Trek" series, Jackson Lanzing & Collin Kelly ("Batman Beyond," "Captain America"), for an exciting romp through the history of Trek with art by Rachael Stott ("Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures").

Featuring a main cover by Rachael Stott and vivid variant covers from Steffi Hochreigl, Rhys Yorke, and JK Woodward, IDW Publishing's "Star Trek Annual 2023" docks inside comic shops this May.

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By Christian Hoffer - July 11, 2023 08:50 pm EDT. A new Star Trek roleplaying game is coming later this year. Today, Modiphius Entertainment announced Captain's Log Solo Roleplaying Game, a new ...
Star Trek: Resurgence
Check out the exciting Star Trek: Resurgence launch trailer for new Star Trek narrative adventure. Featuring dialogue-driven role-playing elements and branch...
Star Trek: Resurgence launches on May 23
Dramatic Labs' new Star Trek game leaves spacedock on May 23. A new story-driven Star Trek adventure game is beaming up on May 23, courtesy of the Telltale Games veterans at Dramatic Labs ...
Star Trek Adventures In-Depth Review
Star Trek Adventures lets you bring those characters into the spotlight by spending points of Crew Support - every ship gets an amount that is determined by how big the ship is, and then player characters can each take a talent to get more, which two Verrazzano crew members did. Broadly speaking there are two reasons to play a Supporting ...
Star Trek Adventures (Modiphius)
Star Trek Adventures is a tabletop role playing game that is published by Modiphius Entertainment of London, England. First released in August 2017, the RPG uses Modiphius' 2d20 system and features a storyline partially developed by Star Trek authors Dayton Ward and Scott Pearson. It covers the various live-action series from Star Trek: The Original Series to Star Trek: Enterprise and the Star ...
Latest Star Trek Adventures topics
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New Series Order for 'Star Trek: Starfleet Academy' Announced
Paramount+ today announced the series order for the all-new original series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. The series will follow the adventures of a new class of Starfleet cadets as they come of age in one of the most legendary places in the galaxy. Produced by CBS Studios, the series will begin production in 2024.
Star Trek Adventures: Lower Decks Campaign Guide
Even in its most serious moments - the ...
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (TV Series 2022- )
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Created by Akiva Goldsman, Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet. With Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, Christina Chong, Melissa Navia. A prequel to Star Trek: The Original Series, the show follows the crew of the USS Enterprise under Captain Christopher Pike.
The Upcoming STAR TREK BOOKS 2023
Star Trek: Prodigy - A Dangerous Trade. Author: Cassandra Rose Clarke Published: January 17, 2023 From the Publisher: "While traveling through the Delta Quadrant, the Protostar crew discovers a worn transporter coil on their ship.Despite Janeway's misgivings, the crew decides to trade a Starfleet-issued battery for new transporter parts at a market on a distant planet.
2023 STARFLEET Virtual International Conference
2023 STARFLEET Virtual International Conference - Star Trek AdventuresAn interview with some of the minds behind the hit RPG, Star Trek Adventures
Star Trek Unveils San Diego Comic Con 2023 / SDCC 2023 Schedule!
Star Trek Unveils San Diego Comic Con 2023 / SDCC 2023 Schedule! Star Trek reports. ... Star Trek Adventures is a Tabletop RPG where new discoveries await explorers of Starfleet. It's a 2D20 ...
Star Trek Resurgence
About. Star Trek: Resurgence is a narrative-driven adventure game created by former members of Telltale Games that delivers all the excitement and wonder of the Star Trek universe. Join the crew of the U.S.S. Resolute as first officer Jara Rydek and enlisted engineer Carter Diaz on a mission to prevent an eons-old and powerful force from ...
'Star Trek Annual 2023' is a holodeck trip through Trek history
The highlight of the year, though, is IDW's "Star Trek Annual 2023," which will take readers on an adventure alongside characters spanning the franchise's long and storied history. Get the Space ...