Starships is a roleplaying game supplement published by Decipher in 2003.
It had articles about many starships and classes featured in the past decade or so of Star Trek production, as well as a great deal of information about how to create, score and play space vessel centered role-playing sessions.
Contents
- From the book jacket:
- All I need is a tall ship and a star to steer her by...
- - Kirk to McCoy, "The Ultimate Computer"
- These are the fleets of the Galaxy.
- 'Enterprise... Excelsior... Stargazer... Their names and exploits have taken on the mantle of legend. Over two centuries' worth of starship engineering comes together in this comprehensive volume. Whether charting the unknown or battling hostile empires, starships from the Vanguard of exploration and discovery for every starfaring species. So open hailing frequencies and prepare to deploy these starships in your own Star Trek RPG series!
- Starships includes :
- - Over forty different starship designs, complete with illustrations, history, and technical data. Vessels include Starfleet designs such as the Prometheus and Nova classes, as well as threat vessels such as the implacable Borg cube and the Breen warship.
- - Additional maneuvers for the starship combat system allow you to perform the Riker Maneuver, Scorpion Evasives, and many other tactics.
- - Starship and system design rules for every type of vessel - UFP, Klingon, Romulan, Dominion, and others - allow you to create dozens of new ship systems and build any starship you can imagine!
- Excerpts of copyrighted sources are included for review purposes only, without any intention of infringement.
Introduction
Starships
Starfleet
- USS Krotus
- In 2344, the Krotus intercepted a Romulan incursion across the Neutral Zone.
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- USS Agincourt
- Commanded by Captain Christian Summers; defeated Tholian task force at Catalina Station in 2355.
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- USS Blackthorne (NCC-76719)
- Under the command of Captain Thann Pentis, the Blackthorne destroyed a Dominion battle cruiser in the Styx Rift, prior to the Second Battle of Vulcanis.
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- NX class
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- USS Sovereign
- The prototype was mentioned to have the registry NX-90201, which conflicts with the more likely NX-73811 seen in Star Trek: Bridge Commander games.
- USS Sovereign
- Talon-class Scout
- Class III Tanker
- Type-1 shuttlepod (Shuttlepod (22nd century))
- Class F shuttlecraft
- Class G shuttlecraft
- Type-6 shuttlecraft
- Type-10 shuttlecraft
- Aeroshuttle
- Delta Flyer
Klingons
- Template:ShipClass (Far Scout)
- D7 class (Battle cruiser)
- Template:ShipClass (Battle cruiser)
- Template:ShipClass (Light cruiser)
- Negh'Var-class (Dreadnought)
- Template:ShipClass (Scout)
- Template:ShipClass (Battle cruiser)
Romulans
- Romulan Bird-of-Prey (23rd century) (Fast attack warship)
- Template:ShipClass (Battleship)
- Theta-class Shuttle / Surveyor (Romulan scout ship)
Cardassians
- Groumall-class (Cargo carrier)
- Template:ShipClass (Battle cruiser)
- Template:ShipClass (Battle cruiser)
Other vessels
- (Earth) DY-100 class (Transport)
- (Earth) DY-500 class (Transport)
- Borg Cube (Dreadnought)
- Borg Scout (Heavy Escort)
- Borg Time Sphere (Light Explorer)
- Breen Battle cruiser
- Ferengi Template:ShipClass Marauder (Armored Transport)
- Ferengi Pod
- Jem'Hadar Attack Ship (Fast attack ship)
- Jem'Hadar Warship (Battle cruiser)
- Kazon shuttle
- Orion Harmony-class (Fast Escort)
- Species 8472 Bioship (Battleship)
- Vulcan T'Plana Hath-class (Surveyor)
Index
Credits
- Development and Editing: Jess Heinig & Ross A. Isaacs
- Proofreading: Bill Maxwell
- Additional Research: Christian Moore
- Line Developper: Jess Heinig & Ross A. Isaacs
- Creative Direction: Christian Moore & Owen Seyler
- Product Development: Paramount Pictures - John Van Citters
- Visual Creative Direction: Dan Burns
- Art Direction: Jesse Cassem
- Production Design: Burns, Glover & Seyler
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