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Updated: 11 June 2021

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Beyond the Final Frontier - The Zine

• All back issues of Volume 1 in a single ZIP file
• Volume 1, Issue #1 - Equipment Locker: Released Star Trek RPG Products, The Rules of G'qlf, Enhancements: New Flaws, Starship Profile: Mercenary Ship, Species Profile: Qefani, and What's Out There?: Star Trek RPG Resources
• Volume 1, Issue #2 - Alternative CODA Rules, But to Serve: Enlisted Personnel Creation, Starship Operations: Sensors, Narrator's Ready Room, and "Safe Passage"
• Volume 1, Issue #3 - Sector Profile: Sector 235, System Profile: H'ralko (Gamma Cygni), "Of Builders and Beggars", Starship Profile: USS Argyll, and Species Profile: Sonar
• Volume 1, Issue #4 - Running an Academy-based Series, Character Profile: Geras Idrani, Starship Profile: USS Boothby, System Profile: Jirada (Tau Cygni), Captain Garth's War, and "Birds of a Different Feather",
• Volume 1, Issue #5 - System Profile: Ch'rsh (Alpha Cygni), Character Profile: John Forrester, Starship Profile: Slaver's Delight, Character Profile: Lumok, Starship Profile: Darkside Station, Species Profile: Saharites, and Weapon Profile: Varon-T Disruptor
• Volume 1, Issue #6 - Rik's Café Terrestrien, Character Profile: Commander Thomas Riker, Divine Treasury of Ferengi Character Options, A PCs So-Called Life, Starfleet Academy Course Outline, Visual Overview of Early Star Trek Starships, Starship Profile: USS Normandy, and a Tribute to James Doohan
• Volume 1, Issue #7 - Tour of Duty: Post-Academy Advancement, New Technology: Multi-Dimensional Tactical Display, Starfleet Academy Course Outline, "The Battle for Trill" Campaign Guide, and System Profile: Szora-Kodal (Beta Cygni)
• Volume 1, Issue #8 - "Margin of Error", Character Profile: Captain Joshua Relzik, Starfleet Academy Course Outline, Species Profile: Brikar, and Starship Profile: Loknar class Cruiser
• Volume 1, Issue #9 - House Insignia for the Klingon Empire, "Blood & Honor" Campaign Guide, and "Blood & Honor Part 1: The Attack"
• Volume 1, Issue #10.1 - New Starship Systems from Star Fleet Battles , Species Profile: Jyn Faisha, "Blood & Honor Part 2: The Raid", "Princess and Pirates", and In the Cards: Random Episode Generation (NOTICE: Certain items of background and technology used in Mr. Saul Schimek's article about Star Fleet Battles in Beyond the Final Frontier #10 are the property of Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc. , which has given permission for that use.)
• Volume 2, Issue 1 - Alternate mixed species rules, Starship Profile: Royal Oak class Battlecruiser, and "It's Not Just a Job"
• Volume 2, Issue 2 - Rules Option: Alternate Stat Block, Starship Profile: Orion Scout Ship, and Species Profiles: Denobulans and Edosians.
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Errata & Conversion Documents

• All Errata in a Single ZIP
• Don Mappin's ICON to CODA Conversion Guide
• P layer's Guide Errata 2.2
• Narrator's Guide Errata 1.0
• Narrator's Screen Errata 1.0

External Links

I can't host everything, no matter how hard I try. There are several excellent Star Trek gaming resources out there that are hosted on other sites.

• Star Trek Crew Replicator 2.0 by Wayne Peters [NOTE: Browser must support Unity WebGL for this to function properly.]
• Star Trek: The Last Anton , a play-by-post game I'm currently participating in, showing CODA in action!
• The Cords That Bind - Starship designs and Star Trek musings by Iltharanos

• CURRENTLY DOWN Tomcat's RPG Web Profiler - Sample character sheet from Tomcat's RPG Web Profiler
• CURRENTLY DOWN Tomcat's RPG Web Profiler - Sample starship sheet

Player's Guide Resources

The Player's Guide is the central book for the entire CODA Star Trek Roleplaying Game. All the information for creating a character, including the various Species, Skills, Professions, and Traits available to create a character.

• Decipher's Player's Guide Preview Images

Character Sheets

• Blue-themed three-sheet character sheet by KillerWhale
• Official Decipher Character Sheet (Printer Friendly)
• Original Decipher Character Sheet (Not Printer Friendly)
• PC Character Sheet ( Print-only and Form versions) by MrZoink
• PC Character Sheet by ???
• PC Character Sheet by Knight
• Star Trek CODA Form 3.2 by Don Mappin
• Two PC Character Sheets by Chris Huth

Character Generation Aids

The character generation process in the Player's Guide is somewhat...disheveled. I found it enormously useful to create a simple, single-sheet summary of the character generation process for CODA Star Trek . Wanting to give it a little bit of visual appeal, I decided to put a watermark in the background. This caused a single sheet to become, well, more than one. There are currently nine variations of this sheet; perhaps more will come later. The glyphs in the watermark are all part of font sets, which is why there's a limited number of them. As I find others with glyphs that appeal to me, I'll probably expand the selection.

It should be noted that, while there are nine different graphics, the sheets all have exactly the same information.

• Borg Symbol (Gray) by Patrick Goodman
• Ferengi Symbol (Orange) by Patrick Goodman
• Klingon Tri-Foil (Red) by Patrick Goodman
• Next Generation Badge (Old-Style, Gold) by Patrick Goodman
• Next Generation Badge (Old-Style, Blue) by Patrick Goodman
• Next Generation Badge (Old-Style, Red) by Patrick Goodman
• Original Series Command Badge (Gold) by Patrick Goodman
• Original Series Operations/Support Badge (Red) by Patrick Goodman
• Original Series Science Badge (Blue) by Patrick Goodman

Other character generation aids that have turned up over the years, which are not produced by me:

• Character Builder 3.5 by Tuan Amith (Windows-based; doesn't incorporate the errata)
• Character Creation Summary by Renny
• Character Generation Summary by D. Holmes
• Star Trek RPG Character Generation Guide by ???

Fan Supplements

• A Divine Treasury of Ferengi Character Options by Steven A. Cook
• A Piece of the Action Expanded Character Generation by Steven A. Cook
• Ex-Borg Background by Tobian
• Klingon Genealogy Questionnaire by Roger L. Taylor II
• Martial Arts Maneuvers (compatible with Starfleet Operations Manual ) by Scott Rhymer
• Shattered Stars Supplement: Fleet Recon Expanded Character Generation by Roger L. Taylor II
• Starfleet Life Support Belt by Geoff Loggans
• Various pieces of Starfleet equipment from the 2250s by Geoff Loggans
• Vulcan Interspecies Exchange Programs by Patrick Goodman

Narrator's Guide Resources

The Narrator's Guide was the second of the core books for Decipher Star Trek RPG released. It's as well-organized as the Player's Guide was disorganized. Loaded with advice on how to run and organize a Star Trek RPG series, as well as the CODA rules system and systems for creating worlds, sectors, starships, creatures, and aliens, the Narrator's Guide is one of the finest GM tools I've ever used in nearly 40 years of gaming.

• Decipher's Narrator's Guide Preview Images
• Missing Original Series Crew Stats by Calastir (PDF put together by Tomcat from Calastir's forum posting)
• Rules crib sheet in color and grayscale by Renny
• Series Profile Sheet (Printer Friendly) recreated by Robert Saint John
• Starship combat crib sheet by Renny
• Starship combat range bar in color and grayscale by Renny

Starships & Starships Resources

This is, by far, the most popular section of this site, and the area that gets the most regular contributions. I've been working on a scheme to get them organized, and for the time being I've settled on sorting them by era/century, and then by the government who designed the ship. I've also separated out the individual starships, which make up most of this section, from the remaining starship resources. Compilations of ships appear with other starship resources in the final subsection.

Individual Starships

• Doomsday Machine by Iltharanos

21st Century

• Earth Ares class survey ship by Somaticon
• Earth BBI series deep space surveyor by Somaticon
• Earth Valiant class surveyor by Somaticon
• Vulcan Vahklas class frigate by Iltharanos

22nd Century

• Andorian Kumari class cruiser by Iltharanos
• Federation Bonaventure class cruiser by Iltharanos
• Federation Daedalus class upgraded light cruiser by Iltharanos
• Federation NX class 2162 refit cruiser by Roger L. Taylor II
• Klingon D2/K2 class bird of prey by Geoff Loggans
• Klingon D4 class heavy scout by Iltharanos
• Klingon D5 class cruiser by Iltharanos
• Klingon D5 class tanker variant by Iltharanos
• Orion interceptor by Iltharanos
• Romulan Bird of Prey class cruiser by Iltharanos
• Romulan drone ship by Iltharanos
• Romulan fighter by Iltharanos
• Suliban Cell Ship fighter by Iltharanos
• Tholian warship by Iltharanos
• United Earth Daedalus class light cruiser by Iltharanos
• United Earth Emmett class starship by Somaticon
• United Earth Intrepid class light cruiser by Iltharanos
• United Earth NC class transport by Iltharanos
• United Earth Neptune class escort by Iltharanos
• United Earth NX class refit cruiser by Iltharanos
• Vulcan D'Kyr class battle cruiser by Iltharanos
• Vulcan Sh'ran class battle cruiser by Iltharanos
• Vulcan Surak class exploratory cruiser by Iltharanos
• Vulcan Tal'Kyr class support ship by Somaticon
• Xindi-Aquatic warship by Iltharanos
• Xindi-Insectoid warship by Iltharanos
• Xindi-Reptilian battle cruiser by Iltharanos

22nd Century (Mirror Universe)

• Terran Empire NX class battle cruiser by Iltharanos

23rd Century

• Federation Aakenn class freighter by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Akula class destroyer by Iltharanos
• Federation Akyazi class light cruiser by Iltharanos
• Federation Andor class cruiser by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Antares class survey ship by Somaticon
• Federation Anton class cruiser by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Ares class battlecruiser by Geoff Loggans
• Federation Baker class destroyer by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Chameleon class survey ship by Somaticon
• Federation Chandley class heavy frigate by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation civilan surveyor by Geogg Loggans
• Federation Cochrane class colonial transport by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Constellation class exploratory cruiser by Don Mappin (now nicely laid out, complete with art; the original version with some developer commentary can be found here )
• Federation Constitution class heavy cruiser by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Constitution class refit heavy cruiser by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Derf class tender by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Detroyat class heavy destroyer by Iltharanos
• Federation Excelsior class battleship by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Federation class dreadnought by Iltharanos
• Federation Greyhound class warp shuttle by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Hermes class scout by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Larson class destroyer by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Liberty class freighter by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Loknar class frigate by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Lotus Flower class tanker by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Miranda class frigate (pre-refit) by Iltharanos
• Federation Mission class courier by Somaticon
• Federation Nelson class scout by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Northampton class frigate by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Okinawa class frigate by Somaticon
• Federation Oracle class intelligence ship by Somaticon
• Federation Pearl class mobile repair facility by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Pulsar class warp shuttle by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Ptolemy class transport/tug by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Pyotr Velikiy class light cruiser by Iltharanos
• Federation Remora class escort by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Saladin class destroyer by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Samson class tug by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Soyuz class frigate by Sonny Smith (aka TheAndorian or CypherWest) - Note: This ship is also part of the "Three Federation Starships" compilation in the last sub-section; you don't need to download this if you've already downloaded the compilation
• Federation/Vulcan Tai class warpshuttle by Somaticon
• Gorn BH-2 class battleship by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Gorn MA-12 class cruiser by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Gorn MD-8 class cruiser by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Gorn SS-3 class destroyer by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Klingon Administrator class gunboat by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Klingon Death Stalker class scout by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Klingon Enforcer class gunboat by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Klingon Ever Victorious class battleship by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Klingon Fat Man class battleship by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Klingon Gull class destroyer by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Klingon Kalath class gunboat by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Klingon Pathmaker class scout by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Klingon Unseen Creeper class surveyor by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Klingon W2 class warp shuttle by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Klingon W4 class warp shuttle by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Klingon Watcher class fast attack gunboat by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Orion Lightning class blockade runner by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Orion Wanderer class blockade runner by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Romulan Bright One class destroyer by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Romulan Gallant Wing class cruiser by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Romulan Nightwing class assault ship/troop transport by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Romulan Nova class battleship by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Romulan Nova class battleship variant by K.G. Carlson ( Starships compatible)
• Romulan Praetor class warp shuttle by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Romulan Ras Lovah class warp shuttle by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Romulan Tal Shaia class battlecruiser by Patrick Goodman
• Romulan Whitewind class battlecruiser by K.G Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Romulan Wing of Vengeance class light cruiser by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Romulan Winged Defender class light cruiser by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Romulan Wings of Justice class troop transport by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)

23rd Century ( Kelvin Alternate Universe)

• Federation Constitution class explorer by Iltharanos
• Federation Kelvin class deep space surveyor by Iltharanos

24th Century

• Bajoran Assault Ship by Iltharanos
• Borg Diamond by Iltharanos
• Borg Probe by Iltharanos
• Borg Transwarp Prototype by Iltharanos
• Cardassian ATR-4107 "Dreadnought" class fast attack ship by Iltharanos
• Cardassian Galor class battlecruiser (Type 3) by Iltharanos
• Cardassian Hideki class escort by Iltharanos
• Cardassian Hutet class battleship by Iltharanos
• Devore Warship by Iltharanos
• Federation Achilles class heavy cruiser by Erahard
• Federation Allegiance class explorer by Roger L. Taylor II
• Federation Ambassador class (Yamaguchi refit) heavy cruiser by Iltharanos
• Federation Cantell class frigate by Erahard
• Federation Challenger class light cruiser by Iltharanos
• Federation Cheyenne class heavy destroyer by Sonny Smith (aka TheAndorian or CypherWest) - Note: This ship is also part of the "Three Federation Starships" compilation in the last sub-section; you don't need to download this if you've already downloaded the compilation
• Federation Decker class destroyer/escort by Roger L. Taylor II
• Federation Discovery class exploratory cruiser by Erahard
• Federation Excalibur class heavy explorer by Iltharanos
• Federation Excelsior class battle cruiser ( USS Lakota refit) by Iltharanos
• Federation Excelsior class battleship (refit) by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Eximius class heavy cruiser by Erahard
• Federation Freedom class heavy destroyer by Iltharanos
• Federation Frontier class tactical cruiser by Roger L. Taylor II
• Federation Galaxy class refit heavy explorer by Brian Kreuzinger
• Federation Hokule'a class heavy destroyer by Sonny Smith (aka TheAndorian or CypherWest)
• Federation Insignia class heavy cruiser by Iltharanos
• Federation Katana class heavy frigate by Erahard
• Federation London class transport by Iltharanos
• Federation Luna class explorer by Cut
• Federation Mars class fighter by Iltharanos
• Federation Merced class escort by Sonny Smith (aka TheAndorian or CypherWest) - Note: This ship is also part of the "Three Federation Starships" compilation in the last sub-section; you don't need to download this if you've already downloaded the compilation
• Federation New Orleans class heavy frigate by Sonny Smith (aka TheAndorian or CypherWest)
• Federation Norway class cruiser by Sonny Smith (aka TheAndorian or CypherWest)
• Federation Nova class refit frigate by Iltharanos
• Federation Ronin class light explorer by Iltharanos
• Federation Saber class light cruiser by Sonny Smith (aka TheAndorian or CypherWest)
• Federation Sovereign class (Enterprise refit) heavy explorer by Iltharanos
• Federation Steamrunner class heavy frigate by Sonny Smith (aka TheAndorian or CypherWest)
• Federation Vesta class heavy explorer by Iltharanos
• Federation Vesta class heavy explorer  by Geoff Loggans
• Federation Vigilant class heavy escort by Iltharanos
• Hirogen destroyer by Iltharanos
• Jem'Hadar Battleship by Iltharanos
• Jem'Hadar V class battleship by Iltharanos
• Jyn Faisha city ship by Roger L. Taylor II
• Jyn Faisha series 6 courier by Roger L. Taylor II
• Kazon Predator class battleship by Iltharanos
• Klingon Qang class battle cruiser by Iltharanos
• Klingon Vor'Cha class battlecruiser by Eric Ross
• Krenim Warship by Iltharanos
• Romulan Algeron class battleship by Iltharanos
• Romulan Cuirass class frigate by Roger L. Taylor II
• Romulan Griffin class cruiser by Brian Kreuzinger
• Romulan Hunter class frigate by Roger L. Taylor II
• Romulan Kerchan class battleship by Iltharanos
• Romulan Maratha class battlecruiser by Roer L. Taylor II
• Talarian Warship by Iltharanos
• Tamarian Darmok class battleship by Iltharanos
• Zalkonian Warship by Iltharanos

24th Century ( Kelvin Alternate Universe)

• Romulan Narada class battleship by Iltharanos

24th Century (Mirror Universe)

• Klingon-Cardassian Regency class battleship by Iltharanos

25th Century

• Federation Ascension class heavy explorer by Geoff Loggans
• Federation Aquarius class armored transport by Geoff Loggans
• Federation Avenger class light cruiser by Iltharanos
• Federation Dynasty class heavy explorer by Patrick Rowe
• Federation Emissary class exploratory cruiser by Iltharanos
• Federation NX-91001 class heavy explorer by Iltharanos
• Federation Odyssey class heavy exploratory cruiser by Geoff Loggans
• Federation Rapier class light cruiser by Felipe Martins
• Federation Shi'Kar class light cruiser by Geoff Loggans

26th Century

• Federation Universe class heavy explorer by Iltharanos (uses expanded rules available below)

31st Century

• Federation Urashima class temporal heavy explorer by Patrick Rowe

Individual Space Stations

• Federation Alamo class defense outpost by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Federation Alamo class defense outpost by Patrick Goodman ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible [coming soon])
• Federation K class medium outpost by Iltharanos
• Federation Watchtower class heavy starbase by Iltharanos
• Klingon Z4 class defense outpost by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Romulan Aviary class defense outpost by K.G. Carlson ( Narrator's Guide or Starships compatible)
• Cardassian repair facility heavy spacedock by Iltharanos
• Jem'Hadar Trelka class heavy defense station by Iltharanos

Compilations & Other Resources

• Additional starship systems for starship construction by Geoff Loggans
• Additional warp drive systems for starship construction by Geoff Loggans
• Expanded Spacecraft Operations by KillerWhale (ZIP file with sourcebook and additional materials)
• Expanded Starship Construction Rules by Iltharanos
• Four Klingon freighters and transports by Somaticon
• Four Vulcan Starships from the 21st and 22nd centuries (D'Kyr, Sh'ran, Surak, and Vahklas classes) by Iltharanos. These starships are also listed individually in the section above.
• Gorn Shipbuilding Guidelines by Geoff Loggans
• Planetary Facilities construction guide by Somaticon
• Prototype Trait Clarifications by Geoff Loggans
• Ships of the Starfleet 2245-2293 by Davy Jones
• Starfleet Lifeboats from several eras by Geoff Loggans
• Starship Basics Cheat Sheet by Darth Sarcastic
• Starship Combat Optional Rule (Propulsion Systems) by Geoff Loggans
• Starship Combat Sheet by KillerWhale
• Starship Creation Aid 3.2.3 by Karg
• Starship Creation Aid 3.4 by Karg, modified by ILikePike
• Starship Maneuver Cards by Tomcat
• Starship Maneuvers compilation by Chris Barnes
• Starship Profiler 2.51 by Matthew Kearns
• Starship Quick Sheets by Tobian
• Starship Record Sheet ( Print-only and Form versions) by MrZoink
• Three Federation Starships (Cheyenne, Merced, and Soyuz classes) by Sonny Smith (aka TheAndorian or CypherWest). These starships are also listed individually in the section above.
• Three Klingon Starships from the 22nd century (D4, D5, and D5 tanker variant) by Iltharanos. These starships are also listed individually in the section above.
• Three Kobayashi Maru designs for different eras by Geoff Loggans
• Two Starbases by Somaticon

Aliens Resources

Many of these are species that have shown up once or twice in Star Trek and then been forgotten. Some are originals from various RPG series. A few of them are non- Trek species that have been adapted from other sources.

Individual Species

• Aesceti by Roger L. Taylor II
• Bijani by Roger L. Taylor II & Rex Rouviere
• Brikar by Roger L. Taylor II & Brian Bailey
• Caitians by Roger L. Taylor
• Daa'Vit by Rogel L. Taylor II
• Denobulans by Patrick Goodman & Don Mappin
• Edoans by Roger L. Taylor II
• Ethaya by Roger L. Taylor II
• Genara by Roger L. Taylor II
• Jyn Faisha by Roger L. Taylor II
• Rihannsu by Roger L. Taylor
• Saeda by Roger L. Taylor II
• Tynari by Roger L. Taylor II
• Alien Compilation 1 by Geoff Loggans
• Alien Compendium 1.0 by Scott Rhymer
• Artilects (Androids and Artificial Intelligences) by Scott Rhymer & Daniel Potter
• Caitians and alternate takes on several other species by Davy Jones

Creatures Resources

Looking for some creatures for this section.

Worlds Resources

Worlds would have been the seventh hardcover release from Decipher, but their behind-the-scenes problems prevented that from ever happening. It was, eventually, released as a PDF-only document.

• System Readout 1.0 star system generation tool by Leo LaDell
• Worlds Preview (Decipher) by Eric Burns, Kenneth A. Hite, and Doug Sun

23rd century

• Be Not Afraid (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II
• Blood and Honor, Part 3: Burdens of Proof (Klingons) by Roger L. Taylor II
• Edge of the Abyss (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II
• Homefront (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II
• The Intruders (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II

23rd Century (Alternate Universe)

• Discovery on Saldana IV (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II
• All the King's Horses (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II
• Decipher - Ordeal on Gamma Elster IV (Quick Start Rules/Adventure) (Starfleet) by Doug Sun (now with rules-legal pregenerated characters, with additional pregenerated characters by Chris Huth)
• Decipher - Perdition's Flames (includes maps) (Starfleet) by Doug Burke & Don Mappin
• Decipher - Pieces of You (Starfleet/Bajoran) by Dave Biggins
• Decipher - The Crusoe Effect (Starfleet) by Dave Biggins
• The Icarus Effect (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II
• The Sentinel Mini-Campaign (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II
• The Shattered Stars Campaign Setting Narrator's Guide by Roger L. Taylor II
• Shattered Stars 01 - Legacy (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II
• Shattered Stars 02 - Ring of Fire (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II
• Shattered Stars 03 - Fool's Errand (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II
• Shattered Stars 04 - The Taste of Ashes (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II
• Shattered Stars 05 - Ascendancy (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II
• Shattered Stars 06 - At What Price Peace? (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II
• Shattered Stars 07 - Unauthorized Entry (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II
• Shattered Stars 08 - Border Run (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II
• Shattered Stars 09 - Frostbite (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II
• Shattered Stars 10 - Echoes of a Tattered Past (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II
• Shattered Stars 11 - Fracture Lines (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II
• Shattered Stars 12 - Conflict of Interest (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II
• Shattered Stars 13 - The Tomb Raiders (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II
• Shattered Stars 14 - Borderline (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II
• Shattered Stars 15 - Sins Darker Than Night (Starfleet) by Roger L. Taylor II

Other Fan Publications & Resources

• Boomers and Merchant Captains by Somaticon
• Enterprise Sourcebook (Black & White) or (Color) by Space Cadet et al
• Enterprise Sourcebook (Unreleased by Decipher) by Don Mappin
• House Rules by Georg Witrisal
• House Rules by IKI
• House Rules by Jason Carroll
• House Rules by K.G. Carlson
• Insurrection Supplement by Sonny Smith (aka TheAndorian or CypherWest)
• Nemesis Supplement by Sonny Smith (aka TheAndorian or CypherWest)
• Through A Glass Darkly: The Mirror Universe Preview (Decipher) by Matthew Colville, Kenneth Hite, Steven S. Long, Don Mappin, Christian Moore, and Owen Seyler

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Quote from: HinterWelt;259434 However, I would be interested in hearing what makes star Ship Combat rules "good"? I am currently rewriting mine and my current philosophy is to make it as much like character combat as possible. Bill

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• D&D 's 2024 Player's Handbook brings back the concept of Bloodied, which was introduced in DnD 4e.
• The Bloodied descriptor in the 2024 Player's Handbook provides an easy way to communicate a creature's health status during combat.
• The 2025 Monster Manual could make monsters more interesting with abilities triggered once they're Bloodied.

The fourth edition of Dungeons & Dragons wasn't a fan-favorite overall, but it had some good ideas, and the 2024 Player's Handbook is finally bringing one of 4e's best concepts back. DnD has been sustained by the 2014 Player's Handbook for a decade now, with the fifth edition of the game proving to be popular and accessible in a way that's expanded its reach further than ever before. The 2024 Player's Handbook updates the rules while promising backward compatibility with the last ten years of content, and it looks to the past for some key points of inspiration.

DnD 4e had the unenviable task of following up DnD 3.5e, a compelling iteration of the game that had grown both impressively complex and potentially overwhelming with a surplus of supplements. Its tactical approach to combat still has loyal fans, but it could feel too homogeneous for those who like unique specialization or a focus on systems outside of combat. Although 5e's take on the formula simply makes more sense for a lot of game tables, it's been a shame that some effective 4e ideas didn't make a return .

There's always been an answer out there, but putting it in the book for the first time could settle a lot of arguments about how to play.

Bloodied Returns In D&D's 2024 Player's Handbook

A useful 4e term is finally back.

Although it's not a focus in DnD 's 2024 Player's Handbook , the inclusion of the Bloodied descriptor is one that's likely to attract the attention of 4e loyalists. Bloodied applies to characters and creatures who are at half of their total hit point pool or less , providing an easy way to clarify when someone's starting to dip into dicey territory. The new Player's Handbook introduces the concept in the section on " Damage and Healing " in the first chapter, but anyone who skips over this bit can quickly clarify what it means by checking the "Rules Glossary " in the back.

Bloodied isn't officially a condition in DnD , unlike statuses like Blinded, Frightened, and Restrained, but it's a useful term to have on hand. Even ignoring any official implementation of Bloodied in the rules for DnD , it's a great way to communicate a sense of progress in combat without having to talk numbers that are better off staying behind the scenes. If a DM says that players have Bloodied a monster, they can get a good idea of how much work is left (and whether the situation is potentially deadly) in a way that balances immersion with reliable statistics.

The 2024 Player's Handbook Doesn't Fully Commit

Bloodied doesn't matter as much as in 4e.

DnD 4e was the first introduction of Bloodied, but the 4e Player's Handbook didn't shy away from committing to the concept. Many 4e features and abilities were based around characters and creatures being Bloodied , serving to intensify things and open up new options as battles stretched on. Considering how long 4e combat could sometimes take, having an extra way to freshen things up was certainly welcome, and centering things around one consistent trigger made it easier to keep track of the rules and communicate when things were shifting in the course of combat.

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D&D's 2025 Monster Manual Could Make Bloodied Count

Bloodied traits & abilities make monsters more interesting.

Despite the lackluster showing so far, it's still possible that the revamped rules could end up making Bloodied matter again. The one other use of Bloodied in the 2024 Player's Handbook, found in the "Creature Stat Blocks " appendix, better showcases the potential for more opportunities. Boars have a new trait called Bloodied Fury , which gives them advantage on attack rolls once they're Bloodied, something that wasn't present in the 2014 Player's Handbook.

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The updated Monster Manual isn't set to arrive until February 18, 2025 , so it's hard to say yet if reworks like this will be common. The new book is intended to maintain the current challenge rating of monsters while making them more interesting and varied, and tossing in new Bloodied abilities would be a good way to do so. There are already 5e monsters with abilities that trigger after health loss, but Bloodied offers a simple way to toss the concept onto even minor enemies like boars.

The glimpses that have been shown so far of the 2025 Monster Manual make no reference to Bloodied, but considering one of the sample spreads focuses on skeletons, it might be more surprising if they did.

In any case, it's nice to see DnD taking some inspiration from 4e's better ideas. The relative unpopularity of the edition (exacerbated by the rapid spread of Pathfinder as a successor that forked directly off of DnD 3.5e) resulted in 5e going back to the drawing board again, and it ultimately bears more resemblance to earlier editions in many ways than to its direct predecessor. With the passage of a decade, the need for 5e to aggressively distinguish itself from 4e has faded , and being willing to incorporate good concepts shows off the game's stronger footing.

5e never completely abandoned the concept of Bloodied, briefly establishing that dropping beneath half of a character's health would start to show visible signs of wear. Without any codification, though, it was a lot harder to use that concept in a meaningful way, and plenty of DMs have continued to simply call creatures and characters at half-health Bloodied. With the 2024 Player's Handbook , Dungeons & Dragons finally opens the door to make that really mean something again, but whether the game follows up on the concept will depend on the 2025 Monster Manual.

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💀 Necro   Star Trek alternative systems

• Thread starter General_Tangent
• Start date Mar 1, 2020
• Tags star trek star trek adventures system suggestion

General_Tangent

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• Mar 1, 2020

While I have pretty much all of the books for Star Trek adventures I find the 2d20 system not to my taste I was seeing what alternative systems people have used to recreate adventures in the Star Trek universe.  

RobertEdwards

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Going back, there's Starships and Spacemen . Dr. Kanterman for the win.  

I have a Savage World Adventure that I have used really well. I took some inspiration from Stars Without Numbers Starship combat rules to update how space combat works and it was great during the game.  

Brad J. Murray

I would play Dogs in the Vineyard with a very thin paint job to do old series Star Trek .  

DeathbyDoughnut

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I've used Savage Worlds for that pulp action to emulate the TOS and the TNG movies. Star Trek in Fate works really well, especially if you organize your sessions like episodes. Geordi Creating Advantage by working on a project in engineering, later to be invoked during the climax of the episode, feels very familiar to the show. Plus there are a bunch of fan resources for Star Trek in Fate with a quick Google search. Genesys/Star Wars RPG is another system I've briefly played Star Trek with, but the group fell apart having nothing to do with the setting or system. SWRPG has a lot of great social, crafting, and capital ship level rules that are directly transferable to Star Trek. Age of Rebellion's Duty rules are perfect for Starfleet officers, and if you want to emulate the psionic powers frequently found in Star Trek, the Genesys magic system works just fine.  

Borbetomagnus

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Prime Directive , the official Star Fleet RPG powered by GURPS is an option. Years ago there was a unofficial Star Trek adaptation, GURPS Final Frontier, but I don't know if it's still available.  

I too use Savage Worlds for my Star Trek campaign. It's worked well. Fr space battles I just use a Quick Combat but that's rare as most action is on worlds or inside ships or stations.  

The Unshaven

The Atomic Robo RPG has fantastic systems for Star Trek games. There's a brainstorming mechanic which means the Gm doesn't need to know the solution to a problem or mystery before the game starts, since the characters will come up with a solution during the game. In Trek games, my current theory is that it's functionally impossible to complete a brainstorm without reversing the polarity of the deflector dish, but that may be us. There's also good rules for inventing new technology in-game while being shot at. Plus, character generation is fast, fun and intuitive.  

garmonbozia

DeathbyDoughnut said: Star Trek in Fate works really well, especially if you organize your sessions like episodes. Geordi Creating Advantage by working on a project in engineering, later to be invoked during the climax of the episode, feels very familiar to the show. Plus there are a bunch of fan resources for Star Trek in Fate with a quick Google search. Click to expand...

I bet you could do ST in Fate with three skills: Command , Operations , and Science .