Star Trek (2009) characters & ships...

About to start testing CODA with some friends. Our Trek gaming experience is actually in GURPS where I home brewed an Abrams-verse campaign (I give the reboot a thumbs up overall, but I'm well aware of its short comings). I want to start a CODA game, but I need to be as comfortable with the rules as I can be. I've got the Player's Guide, the Starfleet Ops Manual, the Narrator's Guide, and the Screen. First thing's first; I'll go nuts if I don't have stats for the Enterprise and her crew.

So... what I plan to do is create builds for Kirk, Spock, McCoy, and the rest and advance them according to where the Narrator's Guide suggests regular series cast members should be at (equal to 18 advancements for "starring" characters and 9 advancements for those "also appearing"). Yes I realize that Kirk is supposed to not even be an academy graduate yet, but for the purposes of a series I want to put together a Kirk ready to start his historic "five year mission".

First thing's first; a lot is being made of the new Enterprise's size. It's not a big deal to me. Instead of making the new Enterprise some huge size, I'm just reading that scales of ships are different in the Abrams-verse (remember the Kelvin also has a crew of over 800). No big deal. Enterprise is still size 6.. it's just that size 6 means something different now.

I also include a house rule that I've discussed elsewhere on the boards where renown awards can be traded in for certain edges (Command, Commendation, Fame, Famous Event, and Promotion). Kirk, for example, gets a certain amount of renown for saving Captain Pike (not to mention Earth) during the confrontation with Nero and then after the adventure is over he actually trades that renown for a full promotion to captain, command of the Enterprise, commendations, and a famous event.

I'll start with posting the Enterprise herself. Stay tuned and feedback is welcome!

U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701

"SPACE: The final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise. Its continuing mission: To explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before."

PRODUCTION DATA

 

Origin: United Federation of Planets
Class and Type: Constitution Class Heavy Cruiser
Year Launched: 2258

HULL DATA

 

- Structure: 35 [5]
- Size/Decks: 6/23 Decks
- Length/Height/Beam: 760/190/340m
- Compliment: 1100

OPERATIONAL DATA

 

- Transporters: 6 standard, 6 emergency [6]
- Cargo Units: 65 space [5]
- Shuttle Bay: 1 A [2]
- Shuttlecraft: 6 Size Worth
- Tractor Beams: 2 [1]
- Separation System: Yes Emergency Only [2]
- Sensor System: Class 3 (D) [3]
- Operations Systems: Class 4 (E) [7]
- Life Support: Class 4 (E) [7]

PROPULSION DATA

 

- Impulse System: Type 4 (D) [5]
- Warp System: Type 5a (D) [7]

TACTICAL DATA

 

- Phaser Arrays: Type 3 x6 (B) [11]
Penetration (4/4/4/0/0)
- Photon Torpedoes: Type 3 (A) [3]
Penetration (3/3/3/3/3)
- Deflector Shields: Class 2a (B) [8]
Protection/Threshold (13/3)

MISCELLANEOUS DATA

 

- Maneuver Modifiers: +4C, +0H, +2T
- Traits: Flagship [5]

design notes...

Well here it is... my stats for the 2009 Star Trek rendition of the Enterprise. Again, ships seem to be generally bigger in the Abrams-verse.. it isn't just Enterprise. I realize that size 6 in the NG is between 300-399 as listed, but I'm ignoring it and simply using a different scale (One that I plan to detail later. For now, Enterprise is still a size 6). Bracketed numbers denote the cost of each feature installed in space. There are two main differences between this build and your standard TOS era Conny. For one there are more phasers. I can't tell if those phasers are any more or less powerful, but I can tell you... yeah... there are more of them. Secondly, this Enterprise is considered a flagship. This is plainly stated by Pike just before leaving Space dock. Everything else is equal to the original Constitution Class build presented in the Narrator's Guide. There's just a slight drop in structure points to make up for the extra edge. :cool:

Sounds like a lot of fun, Baron!

I also really enjoyed the Abrams version, though I too am aware of its shortcomings (I'm really hoping they will lose the lens flares in the second one!) :)

So are your players going to play Kirk, Spock, McCoy, etc.?

Captain James T. Kirk

"I don't know what I'm supposed to do... I only know what I *can* do."

 

Attributes: Agility 10 (+2), Intellect 8 (+1), Presence 12* (+3), Perception 7 (+0), Strength 8 (+1), Vitality 10* (+2) [20 picks]

Reactions: Quickness 1 (+3), Savvy 0 (+3), Stamina 1 (+3), Willpower 0* (+4)* [6]

Courage 6 [6], Defense 9, Health 11

Species Skills (16 total): Culture (human) 5 (+6), Federation Standard 6 (+7), Specific World (Earth) 5 (+6)

Skills: Administration (Starfleet) 4 (+5), Athletics 8 (+9*), Brawling 8 (+10*), Computer Use (retrieve) 2 (+3), Energy Weapons 5 (+7), History 2 (+3), Influence (charm) 3 (+6), Negotiate 4 (+5), Persuade 5 (+8), Repair 4 (+5), Streetwise 4 (+5), Survival 5 (+5), System Operation (command) 7 (+8), Tactics (space) 4 (+5) [38]

Combat Traits: Covering Fire, Double Tap, Flying Smash, Flying Tackle, Get the Drop, Hatchet Chop, Hammer Blow, Roundhouse, Snap Shot

Edges: Bold, Command 2 (captain of the Enterprise), Courageous, Famous Event 1 (father died saving the crew of the USS Kelvin), Promotion 5 (captain) [14]
Flaws: Reckless

Racial Abilities: Adaptable, the Human Spirit, Skilled*

Professional Abilities: Commanding Presence, Fighting Captain, Spirit of the Fleet, Starship Duty (command), Universal Renown [9]

Advancements: 21 (105 picks)
Renown: 7 (+1 famous event, +1/-1 modifier) [12]

design notes...

6/6/13 EDIT: Another look at Kirk scaled down and more reflective of the two movies out thus far. This Kirk is a "less is more" approach as far as Professional Abilities and Edges are concerned. Notice the emphasis on physical skills and courage use. Kirk is going to accomplish routine tasks with ease and handle himself well in a fist fight and has a decided edge when courage is needed. His will power is impressive as well. Kirk has a definate shtick; he's the guy you definitely want on your away team.

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Sounds like a lot of fun, Baron!

I also really enjoyed the Abrams version, though I too am aware of its shortcomings (I'm really hoping they will lose the lens flares in the second one!) :)

So are your players going to play Kirk, Spock, McCoy, etc.?

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first off, no it isn't the plan to play as Kirk and the rest. I presented that to them as an option back in GURPS (you bet I gave them stats in GURPS too). They'll make their own characters. I would flat out *love* to play a game with the new crew. I do plan on advancing them to "series ready" levels.

As far as the lens flares? I heard the rationale "the future has so much light, they can't contain it"... I get what they're going for. I just think it's lame that there wasn't any of that kind of optimistic humanism in the *script*. Kirk was hardly a representative of what's best in us. The Enterprise was hardly the sum of mankind's hopes for the future. Starfleet wasn't a challenge to mankind to do better. That was an action movie set in space with a guy who could have been Ferris Bueller.

I got nothing against Chris Pine though. I thought he did what he could with the part that was written and I actually really think he's perfect for playing a young Kirk (that's an enormous compliment). I just dare JJ Abrams to do better. He'll make his money. The movie was ridiculously entertaining. I just don't think it's Star Trek. :cool:

Lt. Hikaru Sulu

"If you test me, you will fail."

 

Attributes: Agility 10* (+2), Intellect 8 (+1), Presence 8* (+1), Perception 10 (+2), Strength 6 (+0), Vitality 8 (+1) [0]

Reactions: Quickness 2 (+4*), Savvy 0 (+2), Stamina 1 (+2), Willpower 1 (+2) [8]

Courage 4, Defense 9, Health 7

Species Skills (16 total): Culture (human) 5 (+6), Federation Standard 6 (+7), Specific World (Earth) 5 (+6)

Skills: Administration 1 (+2), Athletics 3 (+3), Computer Use 2 (+3), Energy Weapons 2 (+4), Gymnastics 1 (+3), Fencing 4 (+6*), Life Sciences (botany) 1 (+2), Repair 2 (+3), Space Science (astrogation) 3 (+4), Starfleet Self Defense 3 (+5), System Engineering (helm) 2 (+3), System Operation (helm) 6 (+7) [2]

Combat Traits: Corps-a-Corps, Feint, Lunge, Point Strike, Throw

Edges: Command (chief Helmsman, USS Enterprise), Martial Artist, Promotion 2 (Lt.) [4]

Racial Abilities: Adaptable, the Human Spirit, Skilled*
Professional Abilities: Atmospheric Craft, Capable, Intrepid, Starship Duty (flight control) [6]

Advancements: 4 (20 picks)

Renown: 0

design notes...

6/6/13 EDIT: To put Sulu together I thought about what Sulu was capable of vs what Sulu was good at and it came down to keeping his big skill (piloting) around a comfortable TN15 average and the rest of his abilities around TN10. Courage can bring that up by 5 or more when you're talking about professional skills, so Sulu is going to be good for something truly eye popping about once or twice per adventure. The rest of the time he's good for routine checks or, in the case of the helm, solid TN15 efforts.

You won't hear any yelling from me; your logic regarding Sulu is sound and pretty spot-on, I think.

While you're right that the film didn't carry that optimistic humanism vibe, it still felt a bit 'old skool' Trek to me, in that it had that adventurous, swashbukling feel of TOS. They'll likely get more chance to focus on characterization with the second film, since the first was so much about introducing everyone and establishing what these new characters were about.

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it still felt a bit 'old skool' Trek to me, in that it had that adventurous, swashbukling feel of TOS.

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yup. Consider "Journey to Babel". Specifically, remember Kirk fighting that Andorian assassin in the hallway? It's an episode about a father and a son and the federation in general. There's also a fight thrown in there where Kirk is throwing freaking jumpkicks in a knife fight like a lunatic. There is certainly a wild, swashbuckling element in Star Trek. Give them a budget with that kind of sensibility and you can say that JJ got a *lot* right with his movie.

Ensign Pavel Chekov

 

- Attributes: Agl 8 (+1), Int 12 (+3), Per 10* (+2), Prs 8 (+1), Str 6 (0), Vit 6* (0)
- Reactions: Quick +2*, Savv +2, Stam +0, Will +3

- Defense: 8

- Species Skills (24 total): Culture (human) 5, Federation Standard 4, History (Russian) 4, Russian 6, Specific World (Earth) 5
- Skills:

- Racial Abilities: Adaptable (+2 Stamina), The Human Spirit, Skilled
- Professional Abilities: Astrogation, Starship Duty (flight control)

- Edges: none
- Flaws: none
- Health: 7

- Renown:

design notes...

Well this should be all you need for the basic manuevers in starship combat if you want to test my Abrams builds so far (the rest of the crew is coming, don't worry). This Chekov feels more like a Mary Sue-ish Wesley than the original Koenig article. Chekov prime was a goofy character and I absolutely adored Yelchin's performance and his assessment of who the character of Chekov was (his literal words were "he is the weirdest character ever"). Chekov and Sulu in starship combat tradeoff using their flight control skills. Sulu actually fires weapons and is a more reliable pilot, but Chekov is no slouch and can provide useful sensor information. He's also a fountain of technobabble with space science skills, tech skills, and physics. He's pretty much *the* go to guy for "let's give the audience the whacky trekked out explanation before someone else puts in layman's terms"

I agree with your assessment about Checkov ... he tended to be the jack of all trades character, second or third in line best to do anything ... transporters, piloting, weapons, etc. heck even being the youngest, he got a girl here and there.

I see the new Chekov as being kind of a Spock Jr. He's this bizarre little kid genius who can be a bit awkward, but he's whip smart. I thought he was very much the Wesley of the new Trek.

Should be seeing Scotty up next.

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Lt. Hikaru Sulu



Sulu comes at us with a few stark differences. For one, and I know I'm going to get yelled at for this, the old Sulu was never supposed to be good with a sword. He fantasized about it. That was the entire point of that episode and yet everyone thinks Sulu could sword fight which is how this new Sulu ends up being freaking Jet Li in the new movies. Canonically, Sulu prime was a good martial artist and a great pilot with a hobby of collecting guns. The only time he ever picks a sword up and runs around with it is because of an alien that causes the ship's crew to act out. If you recall, the second Sulu snaps out of it he acts like he's never held a sword before. Anyway. The new Sulu is fun character with combat options and has that old dependability you'd expect. I noticed in the film they made a point to trust the ship to his abilities pretty often and I pretty much bought Cho's performance. I do wish they had gone with a younger actor though.

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Actually Sulu use a sword in the fight with the Klingons on the Enterprise in "Day of the Dove";& was quite good with it.

no more than scotty or any of the other crewmen aboard the Enterprise though. it's not Sulu's specialty.

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I agree with your assessment about Checkov ... he tended to be the jack of all trades character, second or third in line best to do anything ... transporters, piloting, weapons, etc. heck even being the youngest, he got a girl here and there.

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as a background note, Chekov was a drafted Science student from russias 'Star City' university, not an actual Starfleet trainee

Holy thread necromancy! I tried really hard to use GURPS to make a Trek game, and can't get over how bad I just want to use the CODA space combat system. To heck with it. I'm just going to use CODA.

Where was I? Oh yeah... Scotty is next. :cool:

You will, of course, compile all of these and send them to me. They will wind up on a website eventually.

In the meantime, there is a JJ-verse adventure with crew stats on the BTFF site. Your mileage may vary, of course.

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, there is a JJ-verse adventure with crew stats on the BTFF site.

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yeah I saw it actually. Very cool. I'm using the builds provided as somewhat of a basis.

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You will, of course, compile all of these and send them to me.

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sure. what the hell? I'll want to test them first.

I assure you there is no rush. :)

yeah seeing as though I'm using a years old discontinued game to stat up a years old movie. I figured as much. :cool:

Scotty is in progress. I've redone Kirk, Chekov, and Sulu. I'm going to redo the Enterprise too (the discount on beams and torpedoes was done wrong and besides... I just like to change things whenever I stat something in a game).

Baron, CODA will not steer you wrong; that's one of the things I love about the system. You can use it for any era of Trek - even if one had the mind to say "I'm going to set my series in 2429, aboard a new class of ship with transwarp drive" it could be done.

And GURPS is a lot of work - our GM loves it, and we have a lot of the books (sometimes I think their historical world-books are more informative than my daughter's history text-books).

I never cared for the Abrams-verse, myself. The movie is ok as an alternate time-line. I guess what puts me off to it is that it seems CBS/Paramount would love to make it the only timeline, if they could. I can definitely see it being a good setting for action-packed RPG adventures.

And I love the stats your posting. I can't wait for Scotty - I'm very fond of the actor playing him in the reboot, although I see him piloting a TARDIS ! And I also can't wait to see Spock.

I love Vulcans. Probably 60% of my characters are Vulcans. I just ran up two new Vulcan characters this past week - one a Betazoid/Vulcan hybrid forensic scientist.

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boy is it. for the GM. The players just sit back and go "duh... I don't know the rules" and make you jump through hoops like a maniac.

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I guess what puts me off to it is that it seems CBS/Paramount would love to make it the only timeline, if they could.

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I am bugged by it being movies instead of a new show. I like my weekly Trek on tv. I'm also bugged by it being put on by a guy who starts off by saying "what can we learn from Star Wars?" :rolleyes:

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And I love the stats your posting. I can't wait for Scotty... I also can't wait to see Spock.

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Scotty is going to have a lot of professional abilities. His strong suit is going to basically be summed up as "it's crunch time. lives hang in the balance. If I don't make *this* skill check in *this* amount of time, the ship is done"... his skills are going to be all right. It's mainly going to be special abilities.

Spock, like Kirk, is going to be an 18 advancement "series regular". I'm using the official Narrator's Guide as a guide mainly.

Montgomery “Scotty” Scott

 

- Attributes: Agl 7 (0), Int 10* (+2), Per 8* (+1), Prs 8 (+1), Str 8 (+1), Vit 6 (0)
- Reactions: Quick +1, Savv +1, Stam +1*, Will +2

- Courage: 4, Defense: 7

- Species Skills (20 total): Culture (human) +6, Federation Standard +6, History (Scotland) +2, Specific World (Earth) +6
- Primary Skills: Physical Science +6, Propulsion Engineering (warp drive) +6, System Engineering +6
- Secondary Skills: Repair +5, System Operation (transporter) +4
- Other Skills: Brawling +2, Computer Use +2, Construct +2, Energy Weapons +1, Structural Engineering +3, Survival +2

- Racial Abilities: Adaptable (+2 Stamina), The Human Spirit, Skilled
- Professional Abilities: Double Your Estimate, Engineering Certification, Engineering Expertise (system engineering), Intrepid, Miracle Worker (propulsion engineering), Station Proficiency, Starship Duty (engineer)

- Edges: Command (chief engineer, USS Enterprise), Innovative, Promotion 3 (Lt. Commander), Suit Trained, Thinker
- Flaws: Proud
- Health: 7

- Renown 5 (saved the Enterprise during the final battle with Nero with Captain Kirk +6, traded for Command)
- Advancements 9

notes...

Scotty! When you absolutely have to have warp speed in 3 minutes or you're all dead. He's very similar to his prime counterpart. This Scotty is less "feisty and loyal" and more "sarcastic and disgruntled", but that's just role playing really. Scotty in the 2009 film is charming in an Archie Bunker kind of way. I see him as a genius who doesn't know when to shut up (hence the proud flaw). :)

Scotty looks great. I'd say you nailed it on all the characters you've posted so far.

On the forum for the Cubicle 7 Doctor Who RPG people can give other people "karma" - if we could do that here I'd give you several points for your decision to give a relatively young character like Abrams-verse Spock 18 advances.

And I know Tamanny, our GM, would agree with you - the GM does all the work in a GURPS campaign.

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I'd say you nailed it on all the characters you've posted so far.

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good! thanks. Next is going to be Uhura; she'll be similar to the prime version, but with less charisma and more linguistics skills.

Everyone remembers her in Undiscovered Country not even being able to speak Klingon. Now I guess she's a super language expert or something. :cool:

Nyota Uhura

 

- Attributes: Agl* 7 (0), Int* 10 (+2), Per 10 (+2), Prs 9 (+1), Str 5 (0), Vit 6 (0)
- Reactions: Quick +2, Savv +2, Stam* +1, Will +2

- Courage: 4, Defense: 7

- Species Skills (20 total): Culture (human) +6, Federation Standard +6, History (African) +2, Specific World (Earth) +4, Swahili +2
- Primary Skills: Computer Use (retrieve) +6, System Operation (communications) +6
- Secondary Skills: Social Science (Xeno-linguistics) +5, System Engineering (main computer) +4
- Other Skills: Athletics (running) +3, Energy Weapons +2, First Aid +1, Influence +1, Klingon +2, Observe (listen) +2, Repair +3, Romulan +2, Self Defense +2, Sing +1, Survival +1, Tholian +2, Vulcan +2

- Racial Abilities: Adaptable (+2 Savvy), The Human Spirit, Skilled
- Professional Abilities: Duty Officer, Eyes on the Board, Infinite Diversity, Rounded (Social Science), Starship Duty (operations), System Technician

- Edges: Command (chief communications officer), Natural Translator, Promotion 2 (Lt.)
- Flaws: Arrogant
- Health: 6

- Renown 4 (skill proved vital during Vulcan crisis +5, traded for Command)
- Advancements 9

design notes...

Uhura ends up being a nice hybrid of the original and the new one. I made her a free spirit and a representative of the kind of open minded people Starfleet is supposed to employ... but I also gave her a princess mentality. I think the new Uhura is a more dynamic character, but the original is maybe more charming. Anyway there are nods here and there to the original Uhura being a pupil of Spock; her computers skill and ability to repair the communications console. She's not someone you bring with you to a hostile planet, but she's pretty good sitting at her post.

Doctor Leonard H. “Bones” McCoy

 

- Attributes: Agl 6 (0), Int 8 (+1), Per 7 (0), Prs 10 (+2), Str 6 (0), Vit 7 (0)
- Reactions: Quick +0, Savv +2, Stam +2*, Will +1

- Courage: 4, Defense: 7

- Species Skills (16 total): Culture (human) +6, Federation Standard +6, Specific World (Earth) +4
- Primary Skills: First Aid +6, Medicine (general) +6
- Secondary Skills: Life Science (biology) +5, System Operation (medical) +4
- Other Skills: Athletics +1, Computer Use (retrieve) +3, Energy Weapons +1, Influence (fast talk) +2, Inquire +2, Investigate +1, Repair +1, Survival +1

- Racial Abilities: Adaptable (+2 Savvy), The Human Spirit, Skilled
- Professional Abilities: Emergency Response, General Medicine, Intrepid, Starship Duty (doctor), Diagnosis, Immunization

- Edges: Command (chief medical officer), Compassionate (+1 First Aid/Medicine), Promotion 3 (Lt. Commander)
- Flaws: Pacifist
- Health: 7

- Renown 4 (skill proved vital during Vulcan crisis +5, traded for Command)
- Advancements 9

design notes...

A couple of things... one thing you should notice is the "Ignore Those Blasted Machines" ability. It's great for the original McCoy (or the "real" McCoy if you like puns). For the new one? No not really. The 09 McCoy didn't mind technology. He hated space travel, but otherwise? He doesn't show any indication of technophobia. Otherwise it's a pretty standard Bones.

Nicely done, Baron. Great work! :cool:

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Nicely done, Baron. Great work!

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thanks! One more to go...

Mr. Spock

 

- Attributes: Agl 8 (+1), Int 13* (+3), Per 10 (+2), Prs 7 (0), Str 12 (+3), Vit 10* (+2), Psi 4 (0)
- Reactions: Quick +2, Savv +4, Stam +4*, Will +4

- Courage: 4, Defense: 8

- Species Skills (26 total): Culture (Vulcan) +4, Federation Standard +6, History (Vulcan) +4, Religion (Vulcan) +2, Specific World (Vulcan) +4, Vulcan +6
- Primary Skills: Computer Use (retrieve) +6, Physical Sciences (mathematics, physics) +6, System Operation (sensors) +6
- Secondary Skills: Investigate (deduce) +4, Mind Meld +4, Space Science (astronomy) +4, System Engineering (main computer) +4, Vulcan Martial Arts +4
- Other Skills: Administration (Starfleet) +1, Athletics +2, Energy Weapons +2, Life Science (genetics) +3, Persuade +3, Propulsion Engineering +1, Repair +2, Survival +2, Vulcan Harp +1

- Racial Abilities: Enhanced Rapid Healing, Mind Meld, Nerve Pinch
- Professional Abilities: Infinite Diversity, Intrepid, Journeyman, Rounded (persuade), Scientific Protocols, Starship Duty (science), Theorize

- Edges: Command (chief science officer, USS Enterprise), Commendation 2, Curious, Exceptional Concentration, Keen Hearing, Kolinahr, Promotion 4 (commander), Psionic, Thinker, Unyielding
- Flaws: Dark Secret (struggles with human emotions), Pacifist 3
- Health: 13

- Renown 14 (rescue of Vulcan elders during destruction of Vulcan +8, exemplary bravery during defeat of Nero with Captain Kirk +8. Traded for Commendation 2)
- Advancements 18

design notes...

Pretty much the same character as his prime counterpart... just a little streamlined to fit the 18 advancement series regular benchmark in the NG. He's your right hand man when it comes to working with the computer or the sensors. He's also quite good at aiding with repairs. He's all over the place with science expertise of course, but Spock's main thing is extended academic tests. With a little courage and some time, Spock can do basically anything.

next step is to test these builds. I'm going to use a Klingon K'Tinga class ship to simulate a Klingon "Warbird" (they only mention them during the Kobiashi Maru test and show what looks to be something very comparable). I'll probably post some synopsis of what went down. Using the entire main cast just sounds too much fun.:cool:

Well the test is done finally and went pretty well.

The Klingons tried to get the drop on the Enterprise, but Mr Spock managed to spot them. Kirk did a good job of staying on top of the enemy tactics enough to gain a couple superior successes early on. He and Sulu even got them to miss in round 1 after a hard about. The Enterprise and the warbird went into slugfest mode with Scotty providing the edge in keeping the shields up (at the expense of Ops). During the fight, Chekov caught the business end of a console shorting out and had to remain stunned for a round.

What really was a lucky break though was when Enterprise finally punched through the shields and managed to knock the warbird's weapons offline. The Klingons tried to close in for ramming speed, but Kirk wisely handed the ball to Sulu who (with his Capable ability) pounded the Klingons until he knocked their Ops offline and reduced them to 5 hull. Enterprise survived with 30% shields and no hull damage.

Very happy with the test. Pretty much felt like the crew could do no wrong.

That sounds like a great night of gaming !

It sounds like your group had a terrific time playing Kirk and Company. And I'd love to read more of their adventures.

Of course having Scotty really helped. I could have tried to keep the shields up on the Klingon's side, but it seemed more appropriate to let the PCs and not the bad guys have that advantage. I thought it was fun.

I think next I might test an away team mission. Maybe even try to adapt a classic episode as a one shot adventure. (the IDW comics are doing the same thing)

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I think next I might test an away team mission. Maybe even try to adapt a classic episode as a one shot adventure. (the IDW comics are doing the same thing)

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I vote for Devil in the Dark, or Doomsday Machine. We've used both as TNG-era eps. And they worked really well. They're also pretty high on my list of favorite TOS episodes.

I was thinking "Arena" or "Friday's Child" myself. There are a lot of episodes that can be good adventures. I used to mine TOS for adventures when I did my homebrewed GURPS game. I used "A Taste of Armageddon", "Enemy Within", "the Galileo Seven", "Where No Man Has Gone Before", and others.

Here's a standard Klingon Warbird I'm using...


Klingon “Warbird”

PRODUCTION DATA

 

Origin: Klingon Empire
Class and Type: Warbird Class Battle Cruiser
Year Launched: 2250's

HULL DATA

 

Structure: 35 [5]
Size/Decks: 6/20 Decks
Length/Height/Beam: unknown
Compliment: 347

OPERATIONAL DATA

 

Transporters: 6 standard, 6 emergency [6]
Cargo Units: 60 space
Shuttle Bay: 1 A [2]
Shuttlecraft: 6 Size Worth
Tractor Beams: 2 [1]
Separation System: No
Sensor System: Class 2 (C) [2]
Cloaking Device: Class 2 (Rating 18) [7]
Operations Systems: Class 3 (D) [6]
Life Support: Class 3 (D) [6]

PROPULSION DATA

 

Impulse System: Type 3a (C) [4]
Warp System: Type 5a (D) [7]

TACTICAL DATA

 

Disruptor Arrays: Type 8 x2 (B) [10]
Penetration (4/4/4/0/0)
Photon Torpedoes: Type 6 (A) [5]
Penetration (3/3/3/3/3)
Deflector Shields: Class 2a (B) [8]
Protection/Threshold (13/3)

MISCELLANEOUS DATA

 

Maneuver Modifiers: +1C, +0H, +4T
Traits: Battle Tested [5]

design notes...

Basically I made the Klingon officer as what you would expect. He tends to his station, he can brawl with you, but he isn't terribly bright. The Klingon ship is built to be a simple, straightforward battle ship. It's good at locking on, closing, matching speed, and pounding an enemy ship into dust with very heavy weapons.

notes here and there about equipment found in the JJ-verse.

Communicators: unchanged from the player's guide write up for 23rd century communicators. 300km or 26K km when boosted by a transceiver.

EVA Suits: Same stats, but may also be equipped with a parachute for space jumps.

Tricorders: though unseen in the 2009 film (WTF, really?), Tricorders should function as normal. Unless JJ comes out and finally says "no, Starfleet no longer explores anything", I'm going to assume there are tricorders.

Medical Equipment: No change.

Phasers & Disruptors: Now come in only two settings; "stun" is the equivalent of setting 3 and "kill" comes out to be equal to setting 7. Phasers are dangerous and shouldn't be downplayed. Disruptors typically only come in the "kill" setting. Hand Phasers & Disruptors have 300 charges.

Romulan Trident: a bladed melee weapon used throughout the film that can collapse into a short staff. Equal to a sword in stats. +0 parry modifier, 2d6+3 damage.

Great stuff, Stevie. Sounds like it was a lot of fun!

Oh for sure. Stay tuned for some more tests. Might throw an away team mission together. Also currently in the middle of writing an adventure. (Long time DM/GM, but I've never tried to write an adventure before)

yeah, Monday I should start having enough time finally to tend to this. The other "Abrams-verse" thread has also given me a bit of a boost in enthusiasm. Look for a quick and dirty test. I'm currently working on writing an adventure too; an original plot that I hope capture both the feel of the original show and the Abrams reboot.

I kind of want to prove it can be done. A lot of people roll their eyes about the Abrams reboot and just go "put explosions and lens flares in it" :rolleyes: