Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of May 22nd through May 28th.
May 22 “What am I, a doctor or a moon shuttle conductor.” Dr. McCoy- The Corbomite Maneuver, Stardate: 1512.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
May 23 “He’s Jean-Luc Picard and if he wants to go on one more mission that’s what we’re going to do.” Beverly Picard- All Good Things…, Stardate: 47988.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“Commander, our families accepted the possibility of this moment when we joined Starfleet. Committing to a life amongst the stars is, in itself, a resolution to leave some things behind.” Saru- Such Sweet Sorrow, Stardate: 1050.8 #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
May 25 “We need to bring some of these people up to speed. Instruct them in how to run a Starfleet vessel. Show them why we do things the way we do. Give them an opportunity to feel like they’re part of the team.” Janeway- Learning Curve, Stardate: 48846.5 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
May 26 (after paying his employee) “I hate payday.” Quark- The Collaborator, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
May 27 “Do you not like girls?” Brenna “Of course I do. Oh, is there a certain technique to this foot washing?” Riker “You generally start at the top and work your way down.” Brenna O’Dell- Up the Long Ladder, Stardate: 42823.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
May 28 “Tell Archer… we’re not even any more. He owes me!” Shran- Zero Hour, Date: February 14, 2154 #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
There are quite a few books in this set. Some of the highlights include the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine relaunch series, Mission Gamma. There are also two Star Trek: Discovery books available in this sale.
All of these eBooks are 99 cents and available to read on your Amazon Kindle. Amazon is also doing a special where you earn points for each book you buy. This can lead to free books.
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of May 15th through May 21st.
May 15 “So, how do you get to be an FCA liquidator anyway?” Rom “Hard work, bribes, sucking up to the boss—just like any other job.” Brunt- Family Business, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“I have made a vow never to give you information that could potentially alter your destiny. Your path is yours to walk and yours alone.” Spock- Star Trek: Into Darkness, Stardate: 2259.55 #Star Trek #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
May 17 Note: As it was pointed out last week on one of our birthday quote posts, May 17 is the correct date for Rylee Alazraqui’s birthday. We regret the error and the database has been corrected for 2024. We just wished her an early birthday on May 11th. Yea, that’s the ticket. #StarTrek #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“The challenge, Mr. Offenhouse, is to improve yourself… to enrich yourself. Enjoy it.” Picard- The Neutral Zone, Stardate: 41986.0 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
May 18 “Concentrate on the rhythm of your breathing. Envision your lungs filled with light. Follow it back in time to a moment when you felt no fear. A moment of happiness, serenity.” Tuvok- The Haunting of Deck Twelve, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
May 19 “We share the same history, the same heritage, the same lives. We’re tied together beyond any untying. Man or woman, it makes no difference. We’re Human.” Kirk- Who Mourns for Adonais, Stardate: 3468.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“You did your best to correct your mistakes. That’s all we can ask of ourselves.” Dr. Phlox- Divergence, Date: December 2154 #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
May 21 “You’re now armed to the teeth.” LaForge “Teeth are for chewing.” Grebnedlog- Samaritan Snare, Stardate: 42779.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of May 8th through May 14th.
“You know, coming back in time, changing history… that’s cheating.” Kirk “A trick I learned from an old friend.” Spock- Star Trek (2009) #StarTrek #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
May 9 “I do know that right now… the way I am… I’m more at peace with myself than I’ve ever been before… …and that’s a good feeling.” Torres- Faces, Stardate: 48784.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
May 10 “I wasn’t yelling. I was just expressing my feelings, loudly.” Sisko- The Wire, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“What if you interplex the plasma conduit, adjust for input variances in the dilithium matrix, and siphon off the energy of the proto-core to jump start it?” Rok-Tahk, A Moral Star, Part 2, Stardate: 61103.1 #Startrek #StarTrekProdigy #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“Were you really going to give this to the Daystrom Institute?” Picard “Well, maybe not give it. Five years is a huge investment, Jean-Luc. I deserve to make a reasonable profit.” Vash- Captain’s Holiday, Stardate: 43745.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“You never admit the actual amount of time it takes to finish a job. If you did, your days would be packed.” Rutherford- Temporal Edict, Stardate: 57501.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekProdigy #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
May 13 “The Captain’s got to be in the Captain’s chair.” Tucker- Rogue Planet, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
May 14 “A mother shapes her child in ways she doesn’t even realize. Sometimes just by listening.” Guinan- Evolution, Stardate: 43125.8 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of May 1st through May 7th.
May 1 “All your people must learn before you can reach for the stars.” Kirk- The Gamesters of Triskelion, Stardate: 3259.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
May 2 “If you don’t trust your own judgment you don’t belong in the command chair.” Riker- Pen Pals, Stardate: 42695.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
May 3 “When a person is sleeping or on a vision quest, it’s said that his soul is walking the wheel, but if he’s in a coma, or near death, it means that he’s gotten lost.” Torres- Cathexis, Stardate: 48734.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
May 4 “The last mile of the marathon is always the toughest. That’s when the winners are willing to take the big risks.” Devinoni Ral- The Price, Stardate: 43385.6 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“I’ve found that when one has a difficult job to do personal reasons can be quite an incentive.” Dukat- Indiscretion, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“Are you from outer space?” Teresa Ramirez “No. I’m from Chile. I just… I work in outer space.” Rios- Monsters, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekPicard #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“I chose to believe that your destiny’s are still your own. Maybe that’s why I’m here. To remind you of the power of possibility.” Pike- Strange New Worlds, Stardate: 2259.42 #StarTrek #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
May 6 “Maybe we can’t break it, but I’ll bet you credits to navy beans we can put a dent in it.” DeSalle- Catspaw, Stardate: 3018.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
May 7 “Once you give up, the game’s lost.” Archer- Vox Sola, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
So earlier this month I was working on my review of the latest Star Trek Lower Decks releases for the Star Trek Adventures RPG when it hit me. “I wonder if we will see any future cross-over products between Modiphius (publisher of Star Trek Adventures) and IDW run of Star Trek comics?” Back in 2021 there had been a cooperative release with the IDW Year Five Tie In.
So I thought I’d take to social media and ask. On twitter (while dodging spam posts) I submitted the following:
Hey @Modiphius are we going to see any additional #StarTrekAdventures supplements for @IDWPublishing #StarTrek comics like we did for Year-Five tie in? I would love to see more supplements like this. #please
Well, I received a response from Jim Johnson, who is the project manager for Modiphius Star Trek Adventures. Wow, I wasn’t expecting that. He asked what I’d like to see from the IDW run. Well when I read that, my first thought was “Everything!” Yea, I know that’s not going to fly logically. IDW has been publishing Star Trek comics since 2007 and has released over 400 issues and trade paperbacks. Some of them include crossovers with other intellectual properties such as Doctor Who, Planet of the Apes, Green Lantern, The Legion of Superheroes and Transformers. The likelihood of any supplements for these issues are slim to none. Especially since there is already a roleplaying game for Transformers and Doctor Who.
So what was the most likely candidates from the wide catalog of IDW publications would be good for a Star Trek Adventures supplement? Well I have several recommendations in mind. I did mention a few in a quick twitter response to Mr. Johnson, but I felt that this topic deserved a blog post to give it more thought.
I’ve actually mentioned this in past blog posts, but IDW has done a very good series of comics covering the TNG crew in the Mirror Universe. In this setting, the Terran Empire was defeated, but not overrun. (Hey, if you are looking for a reason to keep this within “cannon”, just remember that there are many, many multiple universes as seen in the TNG episode “Parallels“.) This empire was boxed in, was low on resources (Captain’s kept their own secret supply caches) and still had some fight in it (for both external and internal conflicts). RPG scenarios could include Prime Universe Federation members dealing with Terran Empire incursions, more accidental crossovers or a campaign set with PCs playing members of the Terran Starfleet. Some of the advantages to this idea include lots of resource material (13 TNG comics plus additionaly 7 TOS comics, 1 Voyager comic, and 4 Discovery comics) which could include new races, new spacefames, new background information, new characters (we see “The Obnoxious Okona” who is a thorn in Mirror Captain Picard’s side). The disadvantages that I see are also the large number of sources (the supplement could be much larger than the Year Five tie in if they didn’t break it up by comic series), roleplaying in the Mirror Universe is much different than in the Prime Universe (but I do recall playing in a FASA Star Trek campaign where we were accidentally sent to the Mirror Universe) and there is a lot of Mirror Universe seen in the shows. While this is my first choice that I would LOVE to see, I could understand why it may not make the list at Modiphius.
Before there was Star Trek: Year Five by IDW, the comic publisher released Star Trek Year Four. This covered what could have been the fourth season of The Original Series. This would make for an excellent companion piece to the STA Year Five tie-in. This would be an excellent opportunity to present the stats for the Federation Class Dreadnought (seen in the Enterprise Experiment series). There are not as many issues covering Year Four as there are for Year Five (10 vs 26 respectively) but that might make is more of a candidate for a PDF only release. There are other TOS comics presented by IDW, but they cover various times across the Original Series. That could be used to pad out a publication if needed.
The next recommendation may be an issue. I don’t know if Modiphius has any type of license with the Kelvin Universe movies. Creating a tie-in supplement might be possible if a license isn’t fully connected. However there are a LOT of Kelvin Universe comics published by IDW. A total of 106 issues (not counting the two Kelvin Universe/Green Lantern crossovers). Some of these issues cover Starfleet Academy cadets and could be a perfect way to release some Kelvin Universe resource material into the market.
The last recommendation that I’m going to make is for Leonard McCoy: Frontier Doctor that had four issues. Not a lot of material, but the storyline covered Dr. McCoy after he had left Starfleet and went on a “Doctors without Borders” type of adventure (between the end of The Original Series and The Motion Picture). There would definable be a new spaceframe (The Joanna), several characters and planets and information on how to play in the Frontier Medics Program. A non-Starfleet sourcebook could help with civilian roleplaying.
As I mentioned in my Year Five Tie-In review, there was still some Year Five material that could have been added to the supplement. I wouldn’t be opposed to that type of expansion.
There are still a ton of other IDW Star Trek titles that information could be pulled to create a tie-in supplement. Some cover various races and characters. A few had different inter-ST series crossovers that only comics could pull off. Others had tie-ins with different Star Trek novels and video games. I believe that IDW has the longest run of continuous Star Trek comic publications. Despite recent news that the company had some layoffs, I hope that they will be able to continue to publish new comics for quite a few more years.
Thank you Jim Johnson for inspiring me to expand this subject into a blog post. I had a great time going back through several comics and (quickly) re-reading some of the stories. Jim did respond to my suggestion tweet saying “I just gotta chat with the good people over there and see what’s possible.” So… (crosses fingers).
What IDW Comics would you like to see turned into a Star Trek Adventures supplement? Are there other Star Trek comics that you draw gaming inspiration from? 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.
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of April 24th through April 30th.
“WITHOUT STARFLEET, NONE OF YOU WOULD EXIST!!! WE DON’T WANNA TO PROTECT YOU FROM THE KLINGONS OR THE BORG, WE JUST WANNA EXPLORE AND STUDY [bleep]ING QUASARS! BUT YOU KNOW WHAT? IT’S THE RIGHT THING TO DO!” Boimler- Reflections, Stardate: 58354.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekLowerDecks #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
April 25 “Respect is earned, not bestowed.” Troi- The Icarus Factor, Stardate: 42686.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
April 26 “There are always alternatives.” Spock- The Galileo Seven, Stardate: 2822.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
April 27 “Every Ferengi business transaction is governed by 285 Rules of Acquisition to ensure a fair and honest deal for all parties concerned.” Quark- The Maquis, Part I, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
April 28 “How long can we sustain warp five?” Soong “As long as the Captain wants it. Or until we blow up, whichever comes first.” Tucker- The Augments, Date: May 27, 2154 #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“Unexpected acts of kindness are common among our group. That’s one of the ways we define ourselves.” Janeway- Day of Honor, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
April 30 “You are a monument, not to our greatness, but to our existence. That was our wish, that you too would know life, and would keep alive our memory.” Ancient Humanoid- The Chase, Stardate: 46731.5 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
While they are not in the photo above, several of the books on sale this month are the William Shatner written books. There are also a couple of good TNG and DS9 books along with the George Takei autobiography “To The Stars”.
All of these eBooks are 99 cents and available to read on your Amazon Kindle. Amazon is also doing a special where you earn points for each book you buy. This can lead to free books.
So the gang at Modphius just announced a Star Trek: Lower Decks campaign guide for Star Trek Adventures. You don’t know how excited this announcement has made me. There is an old running joke that Dungeons and Dragon campaigns start as Lord of the Rings, but turn into Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Why, because we have fun around a table for our roleplaying games. I can see this also happening with Star Trek Adventures. Even at the recent SaltCON there were several STA sessions inspired by Star Trek: Lower Decks. According to the email, this book should come out in Quarter 3 of 2023. Sigh, I hate waiting so long.
To tide us over, Modiphius has released two Lower Decks products on PDF. The Lower Decks Season 1 Player Characters (aka the crew pack) and the Lower Decks inspired adventure Lurkers. Now in past blog entries I’ve reviewed the Star Trek: Discovery crew packs. So I thought I’d do a quick review of these publications.
Like the other character guides, they are written as reports given by the superiors to the USS Cerritos officers. The book comes in at 17 pages, which is smaller than the Discovery character guides. We get eight main characters, several supporting characters and a write up for the USS Cerritos itself. No new races for the game (sad) but most of the races used were already covered. They could have given us stats for Excocomps, however that wasn’t the case. Hopefully that will be in the campaign guide.
I loved Mariner’s “Contraband Stash” but wondered about the claim that Tendi was the first Orion in Starfleet. I wonder how the focus of “catnip” will come into a session? (guess where that was listed at). I think this was a good purchase for me and I can’t wait to see the season two character guides to see what has been added.
I really wondered if I wanted to read through the adventure “Lurkers” as I wanted to play it. But I also wanted to see how a “Lower Decks” adventure was written up. When we had our Lower Decks inspired game at SaltCON, the gamemaster gave a lot of prep and setup for the game. We had players who had never seen the show, but still had fun. So I would recommend that the GM set the tone at the table explaining that this is a comedic episode and letting the players go a little wild. At SaltCON, we had a player end up with two Orion slave women that I don’t think was originally part of the scenario. But the way the NPCs came to be a part of the group (we hid them from the drunk commanding officer by stating they were new crew) added to the humor.
Without giving the plot to Lurkers away, I can see where the setup works. Bad bureaucracy leads to the scenario and the players have several choices to make along the way. There is an option for combat, but most of the adventure is thinking on your feet and not getting caught or left behind by the senior officers. One of the things that I like about Lower Decks is the various Star Trek Easter eggs that are scattered through-out an episode. Lurkers gives the GM an opportunity to through several of these in the adventure. So I would recommend that the GM be very brushed up on their Star Trek minutia trivia. Especially with debates among various Star Trek fandoms. There is even an opportunity to slip Lurkers into a regular Star Trek Adventures campaign, but the main characters use by the players should be of the Lower Deck variety. In a way, I’d really love to see a veteran group of STA players take the actual Lower Deck characters and play this scenario (and record it on YouTube for others to see).
One final note about Lurkers, it actually has a follow up mission briefing listed for GMs to use as part of a follow up. So you are getting more than just a single mission. I’d recommend picking this up.
Until then, I can’t wait to get the Lower Decks campaign guide. Ugh, 3rd Quarter 2023 is such a long ways away.
Are you looking forward to the upcoming Lower Decks STA products? Have you picked up the character guide or Lurkers? 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.
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of April 17th through April 23rd.
April 17 “Starfleet is not a military organization. Its purpose is exploration.” Picard- Peak Performance, Stardate: 42923.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
April 18 “What the Klingon has said is unimportant, and we do not hear his words.” (to Kirk) “I just called the Klingon a liar.” Dr. McCoy- Friday’s Child, Stardate: 3497.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
April 19 “I’ve been a security officer most of my humanoid existence and in all that time, I’ve never found it necessary to fire a weapon or take a life.” Odo- The Adversary, Stardate: 48959.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
“I’ve lost many friends. Some heroically, some tragically. The randomness of death is merely a reflection of the unexpected joys we find in life.” Sulu- Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekLowerDecks #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
April 21 “Where will that take us, Mr. LaForge?” Picard “The Opperline system.” LaForge “An interesting choice. Why?” Picard “Curiosity. We’ve never been there.” LaForge- Symbiosis, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
April 22 “Sorry, it’s just frustrating to hear that I have no more legal standings than a replicator.” The Doctor- Author, Author, Stardate: 54732.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
April 23 “We’ve had our share of disagreements, but you’ve never taken it out on my desk before.” Archer- Damage, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet
