Core Rulebook (STA)

Core Rulebook

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Released	1 September 2017
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Starfleet needs a new crew

Welcome to your new assignment, Captain. Your continuing mission, to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly go where no one has gone before...

Star Trek Adventures takes you to the Final Frontier of the Galaxy, where new discoveries await keen explorers of Starfleet. Your duties may take you to the edges of known space, or to Federation colonies in need, to the borders of neighboring galactic powers or into the eye of interstellar phenomena. Your ship and your crew epitomize the best Starfleet and the United Federation of Planets has to offer, and you are needed more than ever.

A new threat looms from across the Gamma Quadrant, as it is confirmed by Commander Sisko and his crew that the Dominion, led by the Founders, represent a significant threat to the Alpha Quadrant. Tension is already high in the region of Bajor and Deep Space 9, as the Maquis continue to act against the Cardassian-Federation peace treaty, with Captain Janeway and the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager preparing for their mission in the Badlands. It is a volatile time for the Federation and new crews have never been in higher demand.

• Create your own Star Trek stories of discovery and adventure on the final frontier.
• Complete 2d20 game system adapted for Star Trek Adventures.
• An extensive exploration of the United Federation of Planets and its galactic neighbors in the Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Quadrants.
• Guidelines for Gamemasters old and new, on how to run an adventure for the crew of a Federation starship.
• A full catalogue of aliens and antagonists including Klingons, Romulans, Cardassians, the Borg, and the Dominion.
• Brought to you by a team of expert Star Trek writers including writers from previous editions of Star Trek roleplaying games and other gaming talent.
• Personal logs and intercepted communications by Starfleet Intelligence provide a new perspective on Star Trek and its events.

Related Data

Astrometrics	Alpha Quadrant; Amargosa Observatory; Amusement Park Planet; Axanar; Badlands, The; Bajor; Bajoran system; Bajoran wormhole; Beta Quadrant; Cait; Capella; Cardassia; Cestus III; Ceti Alpha V; Ceti Alpha VI; Coridan; Deep Space 9; Delta Vega; Denobula; Dyson Sphere; Johannesburg; Kalandan Outpost; Kennedy Space Center; Mantilles; Mars; Melbourne; Milky Way galaxy; Narendra III; Narendra Station; Praxis; Qo'noS; Regula 1; Risa; Rome; Romulan Neutral Zone;Romulus; San Francisco; Shackleton Expanse; Sol system; Starbase 23; Starbase 364; System L-374; Tellar; Tellun; Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards; Vulcan; Wolf 359
Chronology	STA Timeline: 1930; 1996; 2032; 2151; 2153; 2161; 2265; 2267; 2269; 2285; 2311; 2371; Stardate 1711.1; Stardate 3045.6; Stardate 4217.3; Stardate 4795.1; Stardate 5027.4; Stardate 5632.6; Stardate 8130; Stardate 8161.8; Stardate 48103.9;
Culture	First Contact; Klingon language; Kolinahr; Pagh; soul; Ushaan
Education	Daystrom Institute; doctor; doctorate; Memory Alpha; physician; Starfleet Academy
Food
People	Ahrynn; Archer, Jonathan; Arijog; Bashir, Julian; Borg tactical drone; Borg technical drone; Chanda, Anaya; Chang (Klingon); Charvanek; Chellix; Cochrane, Zefram; Cory, Donald; Dakr, Afia; Daystrom, Richard; Decker, Matt; Decker, Will; Dehus; Dukat; Emergency Medical Hologram; Garrovick, Stephen; Garth; Gharis; Gomtuu; Hanson, J.P.; Jerok, Kylor; Janeway, Kathryn; Jelor; Joachim; Junemann, Laura; Kang; Keeler, Edith; Kelly, John; Kira Nerys; Kirk, James T.; Klaang; Koloth; Komack, James; Kor; Kumagawa, Rose; Llarea; M'Rissa; Malir, Sabra; Nargl; Novakovich, Andrei; McCoy, Leonard; Mitchell, Gary; Moq'Var; Phlox; Picard, Jean-Luc; Prakash, Arjun; Pressman, Erik; Q; Riker, William; Sarahd; Schipp, Heidi; Sela; Shinzon; Shras; Shrax; Singh, Khan Noonien; Sisko, Benjamin; Sisson, Amy; Skel; Solkar; Soval; Spain, Andy; Spock; Sulu, Hikaru; Surak; Sutotk; T'Leth; T'mek; T'Pol; T'Prae; Taris; Thelev; Thyran; Timnok; Travers, Richard; Tremak; Valdore; Vartras, Shanti; Voris; Vrax; Vreenak; Webb; Wesley, Robert; Worf (23rd Century)
Politics	Ambassador; Andorian Empire; Babel Conference; Bajoran Militia; Bajoran Ranks: (Major, Colonel); Battle of Cheron; Battle of Wolf 359; Breen Confederacy; Cardassian Central Command; Cardassian Demilitarized Zone; Cardassian Ranks: (Glinn, Gul); Cardassian Union; Coalition of Planets; Detapa Council; Dominion; Earth Starfleet;Earth Starfleet Ranks: (Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain); Eugenics Wars; Ferengi Alliance; Ferengi Ranks: (Daimon); Gorn Hegemony; Jankata Accord; Khitomer Accords; Klingon Civil War; Klingon Empire; Klingon High Council; Klingon Houses: (House of Duras); Klingon Ranks: (Captain); MACO; Maquis; neutral zone; Nyberrite Alliance; Obsidian Order; Organian Peace Treaty; Orion Syndicate; Prime Directive; Risian Hedony; Romulan Neutral Zone; Romulan Praetor; Romulan Ranks: (Uhlan, Centurion, Commander, General); Romulan Senate; Romulan Star Empire; Romulan War; Section 31; Starfleet; Starfleet General Orders: (General Order 1, General Order 24); Starfleet Ranks: (Ensign, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain, Rear Admiral, Admiral); Suliban Cabal; Tal Shiar; Terran Empire; Treaty of Algeron; Tzenkethi Coalition; United Earth Republic; Vulcan Ranks: (Subcommander, Captain)
Science & Technology	ablative armor; anabolic protoplaser; antigrav; antigrav sled; audio receiver; beacons; body armor; Bussard ramscoop; chronometer; cloaking device; Cochrane scale; communicator; computer; cybernetics; D'arsay archive; dermal regenerator; detronal scanner; electron microscope; Emergency Medical Hologram; emergency surgical kit; empath; engineering multi-tool; engineering toolkit; EVA suit; Exo III android duplicator; Guardian of Forever; Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram; hologram; hypospray; Iconian Gateways; latinum; light year; M-5 Computer; mass spectrometer; Matter/Antimatter Reaction Assembly; medicine; mind meld; mind swap device; neurocortical monitor; PADD; pattern enhancer; personal force field; phased polaron weapons; phasers; Planet Killer; Planetary Classes: (Class D, Class H, Class J, Class K, Class L, Class M, Class T); plasma torch; prosthesis; pulse grenade; quantum torpedoes; saucer separation; Scientific Method; shields; Stone of Gol; telepathy; transponder; transporter; triage; tricorder; tri-laser connector; universal translator; warp core; warp drive; year
Ships & Vehicles	Akira class; Ares IV; B'rel class; U.S.S. Bellerophon; Borg cube; Borg sphere; S.S. Botany Bay; Constellation class; U.S.S. Constellation NCC-1017; Constitution class; D-7 class; D'deridex class; D'kora class; Danube class; Defiant class; U.S.S. Defiant NCC-1764; U.S.S. Defiant NX-74205; Enterprise NX-01; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-C; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-D; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701-E; U.S.S. Excalibur; Excelsior class; G.V. Exeron; U.S.S. Exeter NCC-1672; U.S.S. Farragut; Galaxy class; Galor class; U.S.S. Hood; Intrepid class; U.S.S. Intrepid; Jem'Hadar attack ship; K't'inga class; K'vort class; I.K.S. Klothos; Kobayashi Maru; U.S.S. Lexington NCC-1709; Maquis fighter; Maquis raider; Ch.R. Memenda; Miranda class; Norway class; Nova class; U.S.S. Odyssey NCC-71832; U.S.S. Pegasus NCC-53847; U.S.S. Potemkin; U.S.S. Reliant NCC-1864; Romulan Bird of Prey; Saber class; V.S. Seleya; shuttlecraft; shuttlepod; U.S.S. Solkar; Sovereign class; Steamrunner class; V.S. T'Plana-Hath; Theta class; U.S.S. Thunderchild NCC-63549; U.S.S. Venture NCC-71854; Vor'cha class; U.S.S. Voyager NCC-74656
Xenology	Aenar; Andorians; Augments; Augments, Klingon; Bajorans; Berengarian dragons; Betazoids; Borg; Cardassians; Crystalline Entity; Denevan neural parasites; Denobulans; Excalbians; Ferengi; Founders; Gorn; Gunji jackdaw; Hortas; Humans; Hur'q; Jem'Hadar; Kelvans; Miradorn; Mugato; Nausicaans; Neanderthals; Nova Diggers; Organians; Orions; Pakleds; Palukoo; Phylosians; Q Continuum; Rigelians; Rigellians; Sehlats; Suliban; Talarian Hook Spiders; Talarians; targs; Tellarites; Tholians; Trills; Tzenkethi; Vulcans; Xerxes panther; Xindi; Xyrillians
Miscellaneous	Chief Engineer; Chief Medical Officer; Chief of Security; Commanding Officer; Communications Officer; Executive Officer; Flight Controller; Operations Manager; Science Officer; Ship's Counselor; Starfleet Uniforms; Vulcan Nerve Pinch

Game Credits

System Design
Nathan Dowdell

Line Development
Dave Chapman and Sam Webb

Writing
Dave Chapman, Jim Johnson, Patrick Goodman, Ross Isaacs, Bill Maxwell, Jonathan Breese, Nathan Dowdell, John Snead, Oz Mills, Aaron Pollyea, Rob Wieland, Ade Smith, Anthony Jennings, Dan Taylor, Dayton Ward, Michael Brophy, Giles Pritchard, Maggie Carroll, Steven Creech, Shawn Merwin, Sam Webb, and Jacob Ross

Index by
Bill Heron

Editing
Scott Pearson and Brian Casey

Proofreading
Aric Wieder

Cover Artwork
Guillem Pongiluppi and Joseph Diaz

Internal Artwork
Tobais Richter, Matthew Comben, Rodrigo Gonzalez Toledo, Michele Frigo, Connor Magill, Nick Greenwood, Wayne Miller, Joshua Calloway, Martin Sobr, Joseph Diaz, Steve Stark, Grzegorz Pedrycz, Chris Adamek, Vitali Timkin, Angel Alonso Miguel, David Metlesits, Alain Rivard, Toma Feizo Gas, Jose Esteras, Chris Webb, Jack Kaiser, and Cristi Balanescu

Art Direction
Sam Webb

Lead Graphic Design
Matthew Comben

Additional Graphic Design
Chris Webb and Michal E. Cross

Produced by
Chris Birch

Operations Manager
Garry Harper

Production Manager
Steve Daldry

Community Support
Lloyd Gyan

With Thanks to
Gene Roddenberry, John van Citters, Marian Cordry, Veronica Hart, Keith Lowenadler, Dayton Ward, and Scott Pearson

Playtesters
The crews of the U.S.S. Lexington NCC-1709, U.S.S. Venture NCC-71854, U.S.S. Thunderchild NCC-63549, U.S.S. Bellerophon NCC-74705