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A Guide to Trek, from the RPGs
I've been a Star Trek nerd from way back, and although I've never really been into TOS-era Trek before ST XI, I've been playing RPGs and email sims set in the Trekverse for many years.
( part 0: the backstory! )
So, given that I have a lot of this stuff lying around my house, I thought I'd summarise some of the details likely to be particularly useful for fic writers. Of course, many of these books are set during the TNG-DS9 era, and of course Star Trek XI is a reboot anyway, but it may prove helpful.
Relatedly, I also highly recommend Memory Alpha, which is kinda Wikipedia-for-the-Trekverse. Highly recommended as a fact-checking/canon-checking resource.
So, the posts in this series are compiled from: the Star Trek RPG sourcebooks I own (published variously by Last Unicorn Games and Decipher), various wikis such as Memory Alpha and its expanded universe sister site, Memory Beta, and any other sources I have to hand (like the Technical Manuals, Encyclopaedias, and so on).
All posts in this series will be tagged with the canon:star trek tag, to aid in finding 'em.
( part 1: this way to the first instalment: our solar system )
Whew! Okay. Hope people find that useful; I shall continue summarising as I pore through my stacks of books. I need more desk space.
I've been a Star Trek nerd from way back, and although I've never really been into TOS-era Trek before ST XI, I've been playing RPGs and email sims set in the Trekverse for many years.
( part 0: the backstory! )
So, given that I have a lot of this stuff lying around my house, I thought I'd summarise some of the details likely to be particularly useful for fic writers. Of course, many of these books are set during the TNG-DS9 era, and of course Star Trek XI is a reboot anyway, but it may prove helpful.
Relatedly, I also highly recommend Memory Alpha, which is kinda Wikipedia-for-the-Trekverse. Highly recommended as a fact-checking/canon-checking resource.
So, the posts in this series are compiled from: the Star Trek RPG sourcebooks I own (published variously by Last Unicorn Games and Decipher), various wikis such as Memory Alpha and its expanded universe sister site, Memory Beta, and any other sources I have to hand (like the Technical Manuals, Encyclopaedias, and so on).
All posts in this series will be tagged with the canon:star trek tag, to aid in finding 'em.
( part 1: this way to the first instalment: our solar system )
Whew! Okay. Hope people find that useful; I shall continue summarising as I pore through my stacks of books. I need more desk space.
A Guide to Trek, from the RPGs: 2. Ranks
Before I go on to the big info dump about the Academy, let's have a quick look at ranks in Star Trek.
( Part 2: Ranks in Starfleet )
Before I go on to the big info dump about the Academy, let's have a quick look at ranks in Star Trek.
( Part 2: Ranks in Starfleet )
A Guide to Trek, from the RPGs: 3. The Academy
Everyone in Starfleet - with perhaps a few special exceptions - has graduated from Starfleet Academy. So, what do we know about it?
( Part 4: Starfleet Academy )
Everyone in Starfleet - with perhaps a few special exceptions - has graduated from Starfleet Academy. So, what do we know about it?
( Part 4: Starfleet Academy )
Sekrit message to my fellow WoW players:
May. 17th, 2009 10:21 pmOMFG they awarded me Valanyr! Two fragments! \o/
So happy. *emo sniffles*
So happy. *emo sniffles*