How life felt until my laptop came back from the repair shop.
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account and the @STrekQuotes Bluesky account for the week of November 11th through November 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.
November 11 “A warrior does not let a friend face danger alone.” Worf- The Outcast, Stardate: 45614.6 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“Are you so paralyzed with fear that you can’t think straight?” Zek- Prophet Motive, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“Workers of the world unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains.” Rom- Bar Association, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“When the Borg destroyed my world, my people were scattered throughout the universe. We survived-as will humanity survive. As long as there’s a handful of you to keep the spirit alive, you will prevail-even if it takes a millennium.” Guinan- The Best of Both Worlds, Stardate: 43989.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
November 14 “Fizzbin. It’s not too difficult. Each player gets six cards, except for the player on the dealer’s right, who gets seven.” Kirk “On the right.” Kalo “Yes. The second card is turned up, except on Tuesdays.” Kirk- Kirk- A Piece of the Action, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
November 15 “Part of becoming Human is learning to have compassion for those who are suffering, even when they’re your bitter enemies.” Janeway- Prey, Stardate: 51652.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
November 16 “That’s what’s so exciting about being on Enterprise. You never know what you’re going to find next.” Archer- Breaking the Ice, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
November 17 “You are still half savage. But there is hope.” Metron- Arena, Stardate: 3045.6 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
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Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account, the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account and the Bluesky account for the week of November 4th through November 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.
November 4 “By refusing to help me you left me with the same choice I had to begin with—to try, or not to try to take a risk or to play it safe—and your arguments have reminded me how precious the right to choose is.” Picard- A Matter of Time, Stardate: 45349.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“Why join Starfleet?” Ketoul “Ad astra per aspera.” Una Chin-Riley “Could you translate for the court?” Ketoul “To the stars through hardship. It was the Starfleet motto before the Federation. We learned it studying history in school.” Una Chin-Riley- Ad Astra per Aspera, Stardate: 2393.8 #StarTrek #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“I’ve stolen a raider and will take you to the home of the Mokai. I will leave you with the matriarchs who will expose you to things you never knew possible. But it comes at a cost.” L’Rell “What must I sacrifice?” Voq “Everything.” L’Rell- The Butcher’s Knife Cares Not for the Lamb’s Cry, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
November 8 “I object to you. I object to intellect without discipline. I object to power without constructive purpose.” Spock- The Squire of Gothos, Stardate: 2124.5 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“I, on the other hand, was forced to resign. He considered me a mercenary–willing to fight for anyone who’d pay my bar bills. The trouble is he was right.” Paris- Caretaker, Stardate: 48315.6 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
November 10 “I’m no good until I’ve had my coffee.” Tucker- Dawn, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
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When I see some of the good Halloween costumes out there.
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account, the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account and the Bluesky account for the week of October 28th through November 3rd. Note: We may be discontinuing posts on Twitter soon due to their new AI policy since we don’t own these quotes.
“I know it sounds like nonsense. But every language is a window into a new culture. It’s hard to believe how many are out there.” Gwyndala- Lost and Found, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekProdigy #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
October 29 “Say goodbye, Data.” Wesley “Goodbye Data.” Data- The Outrageous Okona, Stardate: 42402.7 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“Captain Kirk, before you go on, may I make a request?” Koloth “Yes.” Kirk (points at tribbles) “Can you get those things out of here?” Koloth- The Trouble with Tribbles, Stardate: 4523.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
October 31 “This isn’t turning into one of your famous ghost stories, is it?” Archer- Oasis, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
November 1 “I should have never given you all that candy.” Lwaxana Troi- Fascination, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
November 2 “One of the more difficult concepts to grasp in temporal mechanics is that sometimes effect can precede cause. A reaction can be observed before the action which initiated it.” Janeway- Parallax, Stardate: 48439.7 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
November 3 “Shut up, Spock! We’re rescuing you!” Dr. McCoy “Why, thank you… Captain McCoy.” Spock- The Immunity Syndrome, Stardate: 4307.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
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When you realize how busy it’s been lately and you’re just trying to hold it together.
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account, the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account and the Bluesky account for the week of October 21st through October 27th. (Yes, we now have a scheduler for Bluesky)
October 21 “It is exactly as they left it, Number One, in the bottle. The ship in the bot- Oh, good Lord. Didn’t anybody here build ships in bottles when they were boys?!” Picard- Booby Trap, Stardate: 43205.6 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“Yes sir. But the bridge appears to be run by computer. It is the only thing speaking.” Torg “Speaking? Let me hear.” Kruge “Nine, …eight, …seven, …six, …five,…” Computer “Get out! Get out of there! Get out!” Kruge- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Stardate: 8210.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekFilm #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
October 23 “All she has to do is smile at me and I am happy beyond reason. A minor disagreement between us and I am devastated. It’s absurd. Sometimes I wish that I could reach inside myself and tear out my feelings for her, but I can’t.” Odo- Behind the Lines, Stardate: 51145.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“Now! If the Enterprise gets through with news about their brave Captain’s valiant struggle on behalf of the defenseless Ba’ku, your Federation politicians will waver, your Federation opinion polls will open a public debate, your Federation allies will want their say. …Need I go on?” Ru’afo- Star Trek: Insurrection, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekFilm #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
October 25 “Mind your own business, Mister Spock. I’m sick of your half-breed interference! Do you hear?” Kirk- What Are Little Girls Made Of?, Stardate: 2712.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“Are there others like you?” Adira “There’s no one like me.” Stamets- People of Earth, Stardate: 865211.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
October 27 Happy Birthday to Robert Picardo. @RobertPicardo https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Robert_Picardo #StarTrek #StarTrekFilm #StarTrekDS9 #StarTrekVOY #StarTrekProdigy #StarTrekStarfleetAcademy #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“I can describe every detail of every piece of equipment in this Sick Bay—from bio-bed to neurostimulator—but I’ve never even seen a sky or a forest, let alone Vikings and monsters.” Doctor- Heroes and Demons, Stardate: 48693.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
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Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account, the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account and the Bluesky account for the week of October 14th through October 20th. (Yes, we now have a scheduler for Bluesky)
October 14 “They’re not just Starfleet officers, they’re heroes. Let’s face it, Quark, there’s nothing heroic about earning profit.” Odo “There is on Ferenginar.” Quark “We’re not on Ferenginar.” Odo- The Magnificent Ferengi, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
October 15 Remembering Mark Lenard who was born on this date in 1924. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Mark_Lenard #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #StarTrekFilm #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“My logic is uncertain where my son is concerned.” Sarek- Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, Stardate: 8210.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekFilm #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
October 16 “The quest for youth, Number One. So futile.” Picard- Too Short a Season, Stardate: 41309.5 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
October 17 “Captain Janeway’s methods are unorthodox. It is her strength as a leader, but unfortunately, it is also her greatest weakness.” Tuvok “Stubborn as a Klingon.” Chakotay “To put it mildly.” Tuvok- Night, Stardate: 52081.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
October 18 “A crewman’s right ends where the safety of the ship begins. That man will go ashore on my orders. What’s his name?” Kirk “James Kirk. Enjoy yourself, Captain.” Spock- Shore Leave, Stardate: 3025.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
October 19 “We won’t go back. You don’t know what it’s like in our universe. The Federation’s gone! The Borg are everywhere! We’re one of the last ships left. Please… you’ve got to help us!” Riker (counterpart)- Parallels, Stardate: 47391.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
October 20 “All breakthroughs are hard to imagine before they happen.” Emory Erickson- Daedalus, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
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Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account, the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account and the Bluesky account for the week of October 7th through October 13th. (Yes, we now have a scheduler for Bluesky)
October 7 “The key to tongo is to confront when you’re sure you’re in a better position than the other players.” Dax- Meridian, Stardate: 48423.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
October 8 “Tyree, supposing you had to fight? What then?” Kirk “Jim, this man believes in the same thing we believe in. That killing is stupid and useless.” Dr. McCoy- A Private Little War, Stardate: 4211.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“I believe someone once defined a compromise as a solution that neither side is happy with.” Archer- Cease Fire, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
October 10 “Doctor, if you wish to master the bat’leth sword you must learn to strike and avoid in the same motion.” Worf “I almost got in under your guard, Worf.” Dr. Crusher “Almost.” Worf- The Quality of Life, Stardate: 46307.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
October 11 “The Borg value efficiency, not redundancy.” Seven- Nightingale, Stardate: 54274.7 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
October 12 “I wouldn’t want to slow the wheels of progress. But then on the other hand, I wouldn’t want those wheels to run over my client in their unbridled haste.” Samuel Cogley- Court Martial, Stardate: 2947.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
October 13 “A child born from parents who love each other will have nothing but goodness in his heart.” Dr. Juliana Tainer- Inheritance, Stardate: 47410.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
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Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account, the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account and the Bluesky account for the week of September 30th through October 6th. (Yes, we now have a scheduler for Bluesky)
September 30 “You don’t really think you’ll have any luck, do you?” Ferris “Look, these people are my friends and my shipmates. I intend to continue the ship’s search for them until the last possible moment.” Kirk- The Galileo Seven, Stardate: 2822.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
October 1 “What’s so important about the past? People got sick, they needed money. Why tie yourself to that?” Dr. Soong “Humans are mortal. They seem to need a sense of continuity.” Data “Ah hah!! Why?” Dr. Soong “To give their lives meaning. A sense of purpose.” Data- Brothers, Stardate: 44085.7 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“I can throw away the uniform, resign my commission, run all the way to the Nyberrite Alliance, but it really wouldn’t matter. A Starfleet officer. That’s what I am, and that’s what I’ll always be.” Sisko- The Way of the Warrior, Stardate: 49011.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
October 3 “Warp 1.8 works just fine for us. Any faster and there’d be no time to enjoy the trip.” Matthew Ryan- Fortunate Son, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
October 4 “I’m a doctor, not a battery.” The Doctor- Gravity, Stardate: 52438.9 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
October 5 “Doctor gave me a pill and I grew a new kidney! The doctor gave me a pill and I grew a new kidney!” Elderly Woman- Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Stardate: 8390 #StarTrek #StarTrekFilm #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
October 6 “Nothing reveals humanity so well as the games it plays.” Q- Hide and Q, Stardate: 41590.5 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
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Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of September 23rd through September 29th. Coming soon to Bluesky once we can find a scheduler option.
“I don’t teach Bajoran spiritual beliefs. That’s your job. Mine is to open the children’s minds to… history, to literature, to mathematics, to science.” Keiko- In the Hands of the Prophets, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
September 24 Star Trek: Discovery premiered on this date in 2017 with the episodes The Vulcan Hello and Battle at the Binary Stars. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Star_Trek:_Discovery #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“We have forgotten the unforgettable, the last to unify our tribes: Kahless. Together under one creed: remain Klingon!” T’Kuvma- The Vulcan Hello, Stardate: 1207.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
September 25 “The Orient Express is romantic, mysterious. It’s an elegant way to see exotic places and meet fascinating people.” Dr. Crusher- Emergence, Stardate: 47869.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“God, she’s beautiful.” Archer “And fast. Warp four point five next Thursday.” Tucker “Neptune and back in six minutes.” Archer- Broken Bow, Date: April 15, 2151 #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
September 27 “Fascinating is a word I use for the unexpected. In this case, I should think interesting would suffice.” Spock- The Squire of Gothos, Stardate: 2124.5 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“Well this is a new ship but she’s got the right name. Now you remember that, you hear?” Dr. McCoy- Encounter at Farpoint, Stardate: 41153.7 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
September 29 “Aren’t you capable of learning?” Kes “I have the capacity to accumulate and process data, yes.” The Doctor “Then I guess you’ll just have to learn… like the rest of us.” Kes- Phage, Stardate: 48532.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
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Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Twitter account and the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account for the week of September 16th through September 22nd. Coming soon to Bluesky once we can find a scheduler option.
“You sleep with a phaser in your bed, and you say nothing’s wrong?! All these months I have ignored the signs, but I can’t anymore.” Cornwell- Lethe, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDiscovery #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“When he took all of you, I stood by and did nothing. I need to make it right.” Gwyndala- A Moral Star, Part 1, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekProdigy #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“The Federation teaches that if we can find a way to empathize with an enemy, then they can one day become our friends.” La’an Noonien-Singh- Memento Mori, Stardate: 3177.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
“I prefer saving lives to taking them.” Dr. M’Benga- Under the Cloak of War, Stardate: 1875.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
September 19 “A lifetime spent building emotional barriers—they are very difficult to break down and now the time has come when it’s too late. It’s a difficult moment. It’s a lonely one.” Picard- Unification I, Stardate: 45233.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
September 20 “Justice, as the humans like to say, is blind. I used to believe that. I’m not sure I can any more.” Odo- Necessary Evil, Stardate: 47282.5 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
September 21 “You’ve done away with Humanity, the striving of man to achieve greatness through his own resources.” Karidian “We’ve armed man with tools. The striving for greatness continues.” Kirk- The Conscience of the King, Stardate: 2817.6 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
September 22 “I know that you’re probably asking yourself: why would a brilliant, handsome, dashingly omnipotent being like Q want to mate with a scrawny little bipedal specimen like me?” Q “Let me guess, no one else in the universe will have you?” Janeway- The Q and the Grey, Stardate: 50384.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #WeAreStarfleet #Quote
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Opening the box containing my new STA 2nd edition toolkit
While my daughter purchased the Star Trek 2nd Edition Core Rulebook as a present for me (reviewed here), I purchased the STA Second Edition Game Toolkit for myself. I knew that I was preparing to run a second edition game for SaltCON End-of-Summer and I was hoping that it would arrive in time for me to use. While the shipping gods did not smile on me, Modiphius (in their infinite wisdom) had sent me the PDF of the toolkit so I was able to use parts of it for my one-shot. However since I had received the package, I thought I’d sit down and do a quick review of this supplement. Plus I wanted to note a few more things about the core rulebook that I realized that I had skipped. These additional notes will be after the review.
The Second Edition Game Toolkit has an ISBN number of 978-1-80281-325-8 with a Modiphius product number of MUH0142405. I had noted that the core rulebook was marked as a Phase II Core Rulebook and this trend continues with this product. It is marked “Phase II Game Toolkit”. Like the core rulebook, the toolkit was published in 2024 in Lithuania. We are already aware that Jim Johnson is the project manager and edited this product with Marieke Cross. Some of the writers listed included Michael Dismuke, Nathan Dowdell, Jim Johnson, Thomas Marrone, Aaron M Pollyea and the STA development team. The art director is Ariel Orea with interior art by Aurea Freniere, Thomas Marrone, Paolo Puggioni, Tobias Richter and Rodrigo Gonzalez Toledo. The cover art was provided by Carlos Cabrera.
The 1e Klingon Empire Gamemaster Toolkit (left) compared to the 2e STA Game Toolkit (right)
Previously I had purchased (and used) The Klingon Empire Gamemaster Toolkit (I don’t know why the name is slightly different). The Game Toolkit for the 2nd edition game is similar, but has some differences. Both publications contain a GM’s screen geared towards their respective editions. With the PDF version of this product (that I’m very grateful that Modiphius will provide customers with a PDF if you buy any of their dead-tree products) I was able to print out the GM screen inserts and slip them into my Stratagem “The Master’s Tome” 4-panel customizable GM screen for the con. There is a galactic map in both products, but on the back of the map in the 2nd edition kit is a poster with the cover to the core rule-book. Both products also contain double-sided reference sheets on sturdy card-stock. These are the type that you can drop in front of the players for easy reference to core rules, combat flowcharts and player options. There are eight of these in total.
Where the biggest difference between the Klingon and 2nd Edition toolkit comes into play is the booklet. In the Klingon kit there is a one-shot adventure that the GM can use to introduce the Klingon game to their players. On the 2nd Edition kit the 40 page booklet contains information that expands some of the rules and information from the core rulebook. This booklet is broken down into two chapters marked Players and GMs. For the players we get some new spaceframe rules that can be used to design (or in my case, homebrew ships from other Star Trek sources) starships for the game. We also get the spaceframes for the following classes: Freedom (as seen in Star Trek Beyond), Walker (Star Trek Discovery), Pioneer (Star Trek Picard), Crossfield (Discovery), Miranda (first seen in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan), Oberth (first seen in Star Trek III: The Search for Spock), Columbia (Star Trek Online), Constellation, Nebula (both first seen in Star Trek: The Next Generation), Akira (Star Trek: First Contact), Nova (Star Trek: Voyager), Defiant (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Luna (originally from the Star Trek: Titan novels), Sagan (also from Star Trek: Picard), Odyssey (also from Star Trek Online). Alien starships include the Vor’Cha (Klingon) and Mogai (Romulan). There are some additional mission profiles and talents are listed. There is also details on what happens when a vessel goes to Yellow or Red Alert. No it does not require changing the bulb.
The later half of the book has additional suggestions and details for the gamemaster. This includes items for running B-Plots, story threads and Chekhov’s Gun. For GMs that have used extended tasks in their games, there is some additional tidbits listed as well. I could almost see Jim Johnson holding onto these 40 pages needing to cut space from the core rulebook wondering how he was going to get this information to the players and GMs. This was a perfect opportunity and I think added value to this toolkit. The sections are color coded just as they are in the core rulebook.
The contents of the second edition kit spread out.
So something that is interesting in both the toolkit and the core rulebook is the examples that explain some of the rules. The writers used examples directly from the shows themselves. This gives a sense of familiarity to those that know the show. In my initial review I had noted the use of Star Trek Quotes in the sample values, well the writers had also used various quotes scattered throughout the book to add flavoring. I mentioned Star Trek Online above. Besides this cross-pollination with another Star Trek licensee, the core rulebook also mentioned some of the details from the IDW Star Trek Comics. I was glad to see this after the very well done IDW Year-Five Tie-In that Modiphius released several years ago. I’ve had a few readers ask me questions about combat and how the game compares to the FASA Star Trek RPG, which I’ve responded to in the respective mediums. And yes, I’ve been continuing to carry the second edition book around to read at my leisure.
I had mentioned in my Second Edition core book review that it was inspiring me to get a Star Trek Adventure campaign going (especially after the successful one-shot that I ran at SaltCON). Physically holding the Game Toolkit in my hand is only feeding that inspiration. I’m really glad that I had picked this up. I think that the booklet was a better use than another adventure.
Additional titles for the second edition game are in the works. So far my Tal Shiar spies have not reported back what they are. I may have to start reverting to Changelings if they can’t find anything out soon. But there is much more coming soon for this game.
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