Month: May 2026

Posted in: Quotes, Star Trek

Daily Star Trek Quotes: May 18-24

Written by TardisCaptain
I’ve had the same reaction to things these days.

Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account and the @STrekQuotes Bluesky account for the week of May 18th through May 24th. Note: Because Twitter/X will use posts to train AI, we will no longer be posting on that platform. This is out of respect for the owners of Star Trek.

May 18:
“When I have plucked the rose, I cannot give it vital growth again It needs must wither.” Picard- Menage A Troi, Stardate: 43930.7 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #Quote

May 19:
“I am no longer Borg…but the prospect of becoming Human is–unsettling. I don’t know where I belong.” Seven “You belong with us.” Janeway- Hope and Fear, Stardate: 51978.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #Quote

May 20:
Happy Birthday to John Billingsley. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/John_Billingsley #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #Quote

“It’s your responsibility as a scientist to learn from past mistakes.” Dr. Phlox- Borderland, Date: May 17, 2154 #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #Quote

May 21:
Happy Birthday to David Ajala. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/David_Ajala #StarTrek #StarTrekDSC #IDIC #Quote

“Thank you for alerting me. I may have misjudged you.” Nhan “Making things right is a process.” Booker- Erigah, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDSC #IDIC #Quote

May 22:
“I’ve got a ship up there somewhere, responsibility for four lives here, one of them dying because of me.” Kirk “It isn’t your fault.” Dr. McCoy “I’m in command, Bones. It makes it my fault.” Kirk- Metamorphosis, Stardate: 3219.8 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #Quote

May 23:
“I wouldn’t be much of a doctor if I gave up on a patient, would I?” Dr. Bashir- The Quickening, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #Quote

May 24:
Happy Birthday to Doug Jones. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Doug_Jones #StarTrek #StarTrekDSC #StarTrekST #IDIC #Quote

“Before we can care for others, we must care for ourselves.” Saru- New Eden, Stardate: 1027.32 #StarTrek #StarTrekDSC #IDIC #Quote

What are your favorite daily Star Trek quotes selected for this week? This article is open for discussion on the TardisCaptain dot Com Discord server. You can also email me at Carl (at) TardisCaptain.com or click on my social media links with any comments.

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Daily Star Trek Quotes: May 11-17

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No, you have nothing to fear from all these new data centers and rise of “Artificial Intelligence”.

Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account and the @STrekQuotes Bluesky account for the week of May 11th through May 17th. Note: Because Twitter/X will use posts to train AI, we will no longer be posting on that platform. This is out of respect for the owners of Star Trek.

May 11:
“Sometimes, Number One, you just have to bow to the absurd.” Picard- Up the Long Ladder, Stardate: 42823.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #Quote

May 12:
Happy Birthday to Jennifer Hetrick. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Jennifer_Hetrick #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #Quote

“As an archaeologist, I’ve spent half my life sleeping in tents. To me, any bed will be a luxury.” Vash- Q-Less, Stardate: 46531.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #Quote

May 13:
“I’m a doctor, not a zoo-keeper.” The Doctor- Life Line, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #Quote

May 14:
“Maybe that’s the problem. Maybe we’re getting a bit too comfortable with losing people. Twenty three men and women. On any given mission the limits of acceptable casualties is twenty percent. So says traditional military doctrine. Well, we’ve crossed that margin.” Reed- The Council, Date: February 12, 2154 #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #Quote

May 15:
“I will not repeat his lies.” Kurak “Were they lies?” Dr. Crusher “Be careful, Doctor. Insulting the honor of a Klingon can be extremely dangerous.” Kurak- Suspicions, Stardate: 46830.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #Quote

May 16:
Star Trek Into Darkness premiered on this date in 2013. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Trek_Into_Darkness #StarTrek #StarTrekFilm #IDIC #Quote

“I have no idea what I’m supposed to do! I only know what I can do!” Kirk- Star Trek: Into Darkness, Stardate: 2259.55 #StarTrek #StarTrekFilm #IDIC #Quote

May 17:
Happy Birthday to Rylee Alazraqui. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Rylee_Alazraqui #StarTrek #StarTrekPRO #IDIC #Quote

“You have to expect the unexpected in my field. Because, before the right answer, we often find the wrong one. But the wrong one can lead us to entirely new discoveries.” Rok-Tahk- A Tribble Called Quest, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekPRO #IDIC #Quote

What are your favorite daily Star Trek quotes selected for this week? This article is open for discussion on the TardisCaptain dot Com Discord server. You can also email me at Carl (at) TardisCaptain.com or click on my social media links with any comments.

Posted in: Reviews, Role Playing Games, Spy-Fi

Agents of AEGIS- A Kickstarter Reward

Written by TardisCaptain
The cover of Agents of AGEIS

My mission, which I chose to accept, was to back the KickStarter for Agents of AGEIS [Redacted] Edition from GeoffQuest. I received several bonuses for backing this espionage RPG which I’ve been given permission to reveal now. Be wary, TALON agents are around every corner trying to steal your secrets.

Agents of AGEIS [Redacted] Edition was released by the same small publisher that released Boldly Go! that I used in a previous Character Creation Challenge and uses a similar system. It was written by Geoff Bottone with the graphic design by Alia Hyman. Most of the art is black and white royalty free photos. Another proof that you don’t need AI slop to illustrate your books. For those of you purchasing the PDF, it’s only 8.26MB in size with an ISBN number of 978-1-7371457-9-7. The deadtree version (ISBN 2-370022-616684) of this softbound book has 96 pages with a color cover and black and white photos throughout. The format is like looking in a series of manila envelopes. An interesting inside joke is the handwritten notes by an infiltrator from TALON popping up in different locations of the book.

I was on a quest to search for these notes throughout the book.

The book has nine chapters, an introduction, appendix and index. The chapters include The Setting and the Meta, Core Rules, Vehicles, Base Creation, Character Creation, Assets, NPCs, TALON and The Play’s the Thing (GMs section). In the appendix is a random mission generator, base creation summary, character creation summary and some example sheets. This copy is a PoD from DriveThruRPG. I reviewed their PoD products here.

The back cover to Agents of AGEIS.

The basis of this game universe is the espionage adventures set in the 1960s similar to James Bond, Matt Helm, Derek Flint, Modesty Blaise, Cate Archer or Austin Powers. The players set up a base and build an espionage team for AGEIS (Allied Egalitarian Global Intelligence Service) which is a independent agency that was dedicated to fighting fascism, terrorism and tyranny across the globe. It kind of reminds me of the espionage comedy series Archer. Working with different governments, but not reporting directly to them. The default bad guys are TALON. A series of arms dealers that later switched to the goal of world domination.

Agents of AGEIS, like Boldly Go!, uses a dice pool system of D6s that they call the Traits System. A trait can come from the character, equipment, environment, etc. and can be positive or negative. When a player character attempts a task, they start with one D6. For each trait that they can justify to the Secretary (GM) they gain an additional die, up to six dice. Each roll of a 5 or 6 counts as a success. Depending upon the difficulty of the task, the number of needed successes can range from 2 (average) to 6 (almost impossible). The players also have Drama Points which can add additional dice or allow the player to manipulate the dice in the pool.

I’m getting smarter about adding my name to these thank you pages.

While going through the book I originally though that the term used for the GM was both Secretary and Director. But it turns out, the Director is an NPC used by the GM as the PCs handler. On page 59 the sentence ends on the page indicating that it would be continued on the next page, but I could not find where it was finished off at. From my first run through the book, this appeared to be the only editorial mistake. The mission generator looked really interesting. It gives you a series of prompts and lets the GM fill in the blanks.

Overall I’m very happy with backing Agents of AGEIS [Redacted] Edition and the physical book I received. While looking through this book I started wondering if I could run a one-shot at SaltCON. I could definitely use this for a future series of homebrew posts that I’m planning to release (more on that soon). I will be using this game in the 2027 Character Creation Challenge coming up in January.

Oh, before I let you guys go. A reader recently reached out to me in response to my Star Trek: Sky’s the Limit comic review. He was hoping that this special one-shot issue was finally available on digital format. I searched both Amazon and the IDW website with no success. But I was grateful to know that my past reviews are still being read.

Do you have any questions about the Agents of AGEIS [Redacted] Edition? Have you backed any Kickstarters lately? Tell me about it. This article is open for discussion on the TardisCaptain dot Com Discord server. You can also email me at Carl (at) TardisCaptain.com with any comments.

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Daily Star Trek Quotes: May 4-10

Written by TardisCaptain
When I look at some “leaders”.

Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account and the @STrekQuotes Bluesky account for the week of May 4th through May 10th. Note: Because Twitter/X will use posts to train AI, we will no longer be posting on that platform. This is out of respect for the owners of Star Trek.

May 4:
“They are the most unusual Humans I have ever encountered.” Data “Well, from what I’ve seen of our guests, there’s not much to redeem them. Makes one wonder how our species survived the 21st century.” Riker- The Neutral Zone, Stardate: 41986.0 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #Quote

May 5:
Happy Birthday to Marc Alaimo. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Marc_Alaimo #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #Quote

“One man’s villain is another man’s hero, captain.” Dukat- By Inferno’s Light, Stardate: 50564.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #Quote

Happy Birthday to Santiago Cabrera. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Santiago_Cabrera #StarTrek #StarTrekPIC #IDIC #Quote

“Have you had dealings with the Tal Shiar before?” Vup “To be honest, I’ve tried hard to stay out of their way. They are treacherous, violent, ruthless and subtle. Their concept of honor is rooted in their skill at deceit.” Rios- Stardust City Rag, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekPIC #IDIC #Quote

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds premiered on this date in 2022 with the episode Strange New Worlds. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Trek:_Strange_New_Worlds #StarTrek #StarTrekSNW #IDIC #Quote

“Even in space, growth, sometimes remarkable growth, is possible.” Pike- Strange New Worlds, Stardate: 1739.12 #StarTrek #StarTrekSNW #IDIC #Quote

May 6:
“Each of you is going to have to live with this. And I’m sorry for that. For you are all good, good people. My colleagues. My friends. I forgive you.” Tuvix- Tuvix, Stardate: 49655.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #Quote

May 7:
“Having endured a catastrophic World War, Earth’s governments came to this city for the purpose of creating a just and lasting peace among nations. Today, we have assembled here again, representatives of numerous worlds, to forge an unprecedented alliance” Samuels- Demons, Date: January 19, 2155 #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #Quote

May 8:
Star Trek film premiered on this date in 2009. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Trek_(film) #StarTrek #StarTrekFilm #IDIC #Quote

“Space is disease and danger, wrapped in darkness and silence.” Dr. McCoy- Star Trek (2009), Stardate: 2233.04 #StarTrek #StarTrekFilm #IDIC #Quote

May 9:
“I honor Data’s memory, as I did Lieutenant Yar, by performing their duties as they did.” Worf “In true Klingon fashion.” Troi- The Most Toys, Stardate: 43872.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #Quote

May 10:
“May we never find space so vast, planets so cold, heart and mind so empty that, that we cannot fill them with love and warmth.” Adams- Dagger of the Mind, Stardate: 2715.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #Quote

What are your favorite daily Star Trek quotes selected for this week? This article is open for discussion on the TardisCaptain dot Com Discord server. You can also email me at Carl (at) TardisCaptain.com or click on my social media links with any comments.

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