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Best unofficial Star Trek game recommendation?

Started by weirdguy564, August 26, 2022, 12:59:57 PM

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weirdguy564

August 26, 2022, 12:59:57 PM
I'm just looking for a game that can do Star Trek.  I'm not interested in the official game. 

Rules light to medium crunch is OK.  I'm not much of a fan of D&D style rules, but I get that those six attributes and are class are nearly ubiquitous.   

Right now the two games I'm looking at are:

1.  Tiny D6 Frontiers
2.  Starships and Spacemen
I'm glad for you if you like the top selling game of the genre.  Me, I like the road less travelled, and will be the player asking we try a game you've never heard of.

rkhigdon

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August 26, 2022, 01:03:47 PM Last Edit: August 26, 2022, 07:05:05 PM by rkhigdon
Far Trek might work for your needs.  Can't post it from here at work, but I imagine you can find it easily enough.

*edit* Here's the link https://www.mediafire.com/folder/lrhbz9l0qay0j/Far_Trek

Where No Man Has Gone Before might also be a choice.

Koltar

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August 26, 2022, 05:56:58 PM
GURPS 4/e

I am currently running a Star Trek campaign set in the 2260s and I am using 'GURPS' 4th edition.

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ForgottenF

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August 26, 2022, 08:22:39 PM
I'll be curious to see what people come up with on this one. There isn't a science fiction game that I really love, yet.

Haven't played it but I know Savage Worlds has a number of sci fi sub-settings you could probably kit-bash into a serviceable Star Trek game.

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S'mon

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March 20, 2023, 08:24:31 AM
I actually used White Star with the Five Year Mission supplement to fill in some gaps https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/153685/Five-Year-Mission?affiliate_id=330920&

I used The Lucanii Drift https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/201735/The-Lucanii-Drift which is very good if you like a bit of a raunchy feel to your Trek.  The author certainly like catgirls. ;D
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S'mon

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March 20, 2023, 08:25:51 AM
Quote from: AlexBreengs on March 20, 2023, 06:39:08 AM
Hey there! As a fellow Star Trek fan, I gotta say that finding a great unofficial game can be a bit of a challenge. But fear not, I have a recommendation for you! Have you tried "Star Trek Timelines"? It's a really fun strategy game that lets you build your own crew and explore the galaxy. And while it's not quite the same as playing solitaire cash app, it's definitely worth checking out! Give it a try and let me know what you think.

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rgalex

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March 20, 2023, 08:55:03 AM
It's meant to be a little more Flash Gordon, but Cosmic Patrol could do Star Trek fairly easily.  It's pretty rules light, but eschews the typical 6 stats for 5 (Brawn, Brains, Charisma, Combat, Specialty) + a Luck Stat.  I've run it several times with pretty good results.

Banjo Destructo

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March 20, 2023, 09:41:13 AM
I like the Gurps "Prime Directive" books, if only for the setting/background information you can pull from them.

Then "Star Crawl" is a pretty good sci-fi/space adaptation of DCC RPG,  it's a game that is good for mimicking a range of settings from Star Trek to Star Wars to Flash Gordon and others.

jeff37923

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March 20, 2023, 09:50:10 AM
Quote from: rkhigdon on August 26, 2022, 01:03:47 PM
Far Trek might work for your needs.  Can't post it from here at work, but I imagine you can find it easily enough.

*edit* Here's the link https://www.mediafire.com/folder/lrhbz9l0qay0j/Far_Trek

Where No Man Has Gone Before might also be a choice.

Another vote for Far Trek.

Why? IT HAS KZINTI!!



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squirewaldo

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March 20, 2023, 10:15:47 AM
Quote from: weirdguy564 on August 26, 2022, 12:59:57 PM
I'm just looking for a game that can do Star Trek.  I'm not interested in the official game. 

Rules light to medium crunch is OK.  I'm not much of a fan of D&D style rules, but I get that those six attributes and are class are nearly ubiquitous.   

Right now the two games I'm looking at are:

1.  Tiny D6 Frontiers
2.  Starships and Spacemen

Where No Man Has Gone Before 2.0

http://trek.abillionmonkeys.com/

migo

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March 20, 2023, 12:37:40 PM
Quote from: weirdguy564 on August 26, 2022, 12:59:57 PM
I'm just looking for a game that can do Star Trek.  I'm not interested in the official game. 

Rules light to medium crunch is OK.  I'm not much of a fan of D&D style rules, but I get that those six attributes and are class are nearly ubiquitous.   

Right now the two games I'm looking at are:

1.  Tiny D6 Frontiers
2.  Starships and Spacemen

Which aspect of Star Trek do you want to emphasize? Is it Kirk having to battle with the Gorn captain? Is it Picard being captured and tortured by Cardassians? Is it Riker turning an alien from a planet of enforced asexuals into a woman with his masculine charm? Is it Seven of Nine having to process her trauma of being assimilated by The Borg?

GeekyBugle

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March 20, 2023, 12:47:26 PM
Quote from: migo on March 20, 2023, 12:37:40 PM
Quote from: weirdguy564 on August 26, 2022, 12:59:57 PM
I'm just looking for a game that can do Star Trek.  I'm not interested in the official game. 

Rules light to medium crunch is OK.  I'm not much of a fan of D&D style rules, but I get that those six attributes and are class are nearly ubiquitous.   

Right now the two games I'm looking at are:

1.  Tiny D6 Frontiers
2.  Starships and Spacemen

Which aspect of Star Trek do you want to emphasize? Is it Kirk having to battle with the Gorn captain? Is it Picard being captured and tortured by Cardassians? Is it Riker turning an alien from a planet of enforced asexuals into a woman with his masculine charm? Is it Seven of Nine having to process her trauma of being assimilated by The Borg?

Of the four examples you provide IMHO

1 is rules and mechanics.
2 Is fade to black and roleplaying
3 Is roleplaying and maybe fade to black
4 Is pure roleplaying.
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ronwisegamgee

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March 20, 2023, 02:15:37 PM
Quote from: weirdguy564 on August 26, 2022, 12:59:57 PM
I'm just looking for a game that can do Star Trek.  I'm not interested in the official game. 

Rules light to medium crunch is OK.  I'm not much of a fan of D&D style rules, but I get that those six attributes and are class are nearly ubiquitous.   

Right now the two games I'm looking at are:

1.  Tiny D6 Frontiers
2.  Starships and Spacemen

If you can unpack what you mean by "a game that can do Star Trek" into more actionable language, that'd make your request a lot clearer.

What is it about Tiny D6 Frontiers and Starships and Spacemen that have piqued your interest, especially in contrast to an official Star Trek TTRPG?
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