RPG: Modiphius Launches 23rd Century Campaign Guide For ‘Star Trek’s 60th Anniversary
Star Trek Adventures launches its 23rd Century Campaign Guide to kick off a year-long celebration of Star Trek‘s 60th anniversary.
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the television show that dared to envision the final frontier. It is impossible to overstate the influence that Star Trek has had on generations of people across all walks of life, including and especially tabletop gamers. You’d be hard-pressed to find a single one who hasn’t watched even a single episode. And so, to celebrate the 60th anniversary, Modiphius has released The 23rd Century Campaign Guide for Star Trek Adventures as the first in a wave of a “year-long celebration”.
Star Trek Adventures: The 23rd Century Guide – Out Today
This is the big handbook for all you TOS fans out there. It is a guidebook to all things during the tour of the original USS Enterprise NCC-1701. Back before every Klingon had bumpy foreheads, and when folks like Harcourt Fenton Mudd and Cyrano Jones seemed to be at every spaceport.
And it’s really nicely done. The 23rd Century is broken up into four key periods that define the galaxy. Those include the birth of the Federation, the war with the Klingons, and the era of exploration. You’ll get an insight into what is going on throughout the galaxy at this stage, including technological developments, civilizations, and political events of the day.
You’ll also get plenty of new player options. If you’ve dreamed of Harry Mudd, you can live out those specific, weird dreams (with some judgment) by playing the new Free Trader career path. Maybe you’ll be different. You can also get new options for your lifepath, find new career events, and more. It’s a guide for anyone interested in the Original Series’ timeline.
“The 23rd Century Campaign Guide presents the entire 23rd century for players to use in the Star Trek Adventures roleplaying game, from the growing pains of the nascent Federation in the century’s early decadesto the rising tensions with the Klingon Empire that sparked a brutal war in 2256-2257. Then onward into the bold ‘five year missions’ period and the volatile latter third of the century.
Characters of every department, from command to medical can use new rules and character options to deepen their gameplay experience. No matter the composition of the crew, this guide provides the means for players to play through some of the most dramatic and influential periods in Star Trek.”
There’s quite a lot in this expansion. It’s a 128-page full-color hardback book and it has something for everyone. We’ve talked about some of the new player options. But this is the era of Redshirts dying every episode. In imaginative ways. Crushed into cubes? Turned into ash? And that’s just the start.
Or if you’re more inclined to tell stories of war or first contact, or any of the other archetypal story structures that defined the Original Series, this book has you covered as well. There’s plenty of guidance for building the kinds of missions and campaigns that shape the 23rd century here. So you can go from brawling with Klingons on a neutral space station to trying to carve out peace in the midst of Romulan interference.
Check out the 23rd Century Campaign Guide now!
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