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STAR TREK ROLEPLAYING GAME ENTERPRISE SOURCEBOOK 111 This e-book is a non-profit venture and for the promotion of the Star Trek RPG line by Decipher. Star Trek and related are the property of Paramount Pictures, a Viacom company. The Coda engine for which the RPG uses is also the property of Decipher, Inc. No copyright infringement is intended. CREDITS and THANKS Volker Maiwald (for allowing a port of his Enterprise Sourcebook for Icon) Don Mappin, Steve Long, Jesse Heinig, and the rest of the crew for the creation of the Star Trek RPG line for Decipher, Inc. N.B. If you like to contribute to this endeavor please email me at [email protected] or if you see any discrepancies, also contact me. 2 WRITERS : J. GALLOPS EINAR RICHTER VOLKER MAIWALD “ANTONSB214” “SPACE_CADET” “SNAKE_PLISKEN” “ICEGIANT” 3 INTRODUCTION 5 SETTING 6 ALIENS 12 DENOBULANS 13 KZINTI 15 XINDI 17 EQUIPMENT 21 PERSONAL 22 WEAPONS 23 SHIP SYSTEMS 25 SHIPS 26 STARFLEET 27 VULCAN 29 ANDORIAN 31 KLINGON 32 XINDI 38 SULIBAN 45 THOLIAN 50 INDEPENDENT 51 GAMEMASTERING 55 APPENDIX 58 TABLETABLE OF OF CONTENTS CONTENTS TABLETABLE OF OFCONTENTS CONTENTS FIRST EDITION 4 INTRODUCTION So why role-play in the 22 nd century? Well, it offers a chance for players a challenge not usually present when role-playing in the latter centuries. Technology and science is not quite advanced and therefore not the usual savior in the game. The history and inter-species relations are not yet established, which opens non-trek gamers to the Star Trek RPG who usually don’t have knowledge of Star Trek universe. The attitudes and politics of space faring civilizations are less mature, not to mention that Starfleet personnel are like modern day humans in mannerisms. The galaxy is like the “wild the west” waiting to be explored. The purpose of this sourcebook is to provide information on running a campaign in the 22 nd century in one e-book. Unfortunately, the Player’s Guide and Narrator’s Guide by Decipher came out around the time Enterprise first premiered, our first glimpse into the 22 nd century of the Star Trek universe, so information is limited. Ultimately, several sourcebooks touched upon this century. Any stats or information already present in the current line will not be touched upon in this sourcebook. To fully use this material, you must already have the Player’s Guide and Narrator’s Guide . Starships is also required if you need stats on 22 nd century ships along with guidelines on building your own starship. Starship has the stats for the NX-01, Raptor class, Shuttlepod One, and a few more ships. Aliens contains information on most of the relevant aliens featured on Enterprise including the Suliban, and The Starfleet Operations Manual contains some brief information on 22 nd century Starfleet and related equipment, like the universal translator. 5 SETTING EARTH century A.D., the Middle Ages or more appropriate the Dark Ages began. Humanity Earth, the once to be capital of the UFP, is raged in war against each other and several quite different from what it will be in the powerful Empire rose and fell during that future. With the World War III not too long time. In the 16th century, humanity ago, the long lasting effects of this war are remembered its philosophical ideas of still sensible. Thanks to the Vulcans the ancient times and it began to develop more dramatic side effects of nuclear scientific interest and with it centers of weapons could be prevented, as they research and made new developments. helped to stop genetic mutations and vicious Although still several wars broke out, diseases like cancer. humanity began to use reason to judge situations, rather than some supernatural HISTORY influences or emotion. This process caused the industrialization and e.g. the French Revolution that influenced other countries as well, e.g. the later United States of America. But Earth had not seen its darkest times yet. In the early 20th century, the first World War began causing several millions Earth had several more or less advanced dead and much more suffering. Although high cultures in the past, among them the after that time the first steps towards Earth’ Egyptians, the Romans and Aztecs. After Union began, only 20 years later World War the fall of the Roman Empire in the 5th II started and lasted for half a decade. 6 Genocide and other crimes were part of that which caused the first human ship, equipped war, but at least caused several conventions with a warp five engine to launch, to set up international laws to prevent that in Enterprise, captained by Henry Archer’s the future, including the installment of the son, Jonathan Archer. so-called United Nations. In the late 20th century, a new conflict arose. Humanity had TECHNOLOGY discovered genetics and what first was used Earth is at the edge of the technology level for medical care, was then misused as 6, to describe its technology shortly. The method to enhance human abilities and humans have made several new create a caste of 'super-humans’. These developments in the past decades since the super-humans began to rise up against their Vulcans arrived on Earth for the first time. masters, overthrew the governments and Medical technology has rendered most began battling themselves as warlords. In illnesses harmless and there are no longer 1996 humanity was able to get rid of these problems like famines or pollution. Energy warlords and ended the Eugenic Wars. In production is based on fusion engines and mid 21 century the third and last World War communication is already accomplished at broke out. It was a nuclear war and killed high speed, making it possible to more people than the other two world wars communicate with Mars or other outposts in combined. During the aftermath of this war, real-time, with the help of plasma monitors. which had thrown Earth into new Middle Additionally there are slower ships, Ages - diseases, which had been overcome especially freighters who travel between the since decades, were fatal again. few human colonies and also Vulcan. Transportation on the planet is done by MagLev Trains, using a magnetic field to travel at speeds of 800 kph. There are flying transports either connecting the continents with each other. But there are also less advanced types of transport, like ships or automobiles using solar energy. A few shuttles have set up regular travels between A new hope arose. In 2063 the inner-system colonies. Zephram Cochrane modified a nuclear missile and built Earth’s first warp vessel, GOVERNMENT the Phoenix. Its maiden voyage was more than historic. During that flight, first contact with the Vulcans was made and a time of peace and welfare began. Earth recovered from the war with the help of the Vulcans and soon the long lasting effects were forgotten either. Additionally humanity explored space more than in the times before and the SS Valiant launched in 2064 as the first deep space starship. Half a century later the first colony of Earth settled Earth is governed by a democracy based on Mars, lead by the Picard family. In 2113 upon a constitution. The government’s head the American and European continent is the President, holding the executive founded the United Earth Republic and with power. The Republic Council, the it the United Earth Space Probe Agency. parliament, makes most decisions, e.g. The last continent to join was Australia, about laws and economic conditions or which did so in 2150. Thanks to the union scientific developments. Additionally there is process, humanity was able to coordinate its the Board of Ministers, secretaries that have exploration of space and in early 22nd certain special tasks, like economy, century the so-called ‘Warp 5 complex’ was education, defense and the like. The founded in San Francisco under the lead of judicative power was given to the Republic Henry Archer. In 2151 Earth made first Court. Membership in the Earth Republic contact with the Suliban and the Klingons, 777 makes the individual states as members of there are some scientific outposts in the an economic, scientific and military alliance. system. There is a small outpost at Pluto The Republic’s constitution holding only 20 persons and scanning guarantees all human rights to its different space phenomena from there. It inhabitants. After whole Earth was part of coordinates in-system traffic and sends the Republic, all military was dissolved and welcome messages to all unknown vessels Starfleet was entrusted with the former reaching the system. There are colonies on military duties. Additionally there is a military Mars and Earth uses several satellites to and civil intelligence service working e.g. monitor its sun and other planets. against anti-Vulcan movements or possible extra-terrestrial threats. Local security STARFLEET services are responsible for criminals and the like. LOCATIONS Most important on Earth is Paris, its capital. It has a history of around two millennia and was home to kings, emperors and other leaders. There are many historic buildings, e.g. the Eiffel Tower or the Arc de Triomphe. A large cone-like tower holds the President’s office at its top as well as several conference rooms, embassies and lower bureaucrat’s offices. INHABITANTS Starfleet is Earth’s science and exploration Earth’s native species are Humans, a corps alike. It is the counterpart of the humanoid species. They developed some United Earth Space Probe agency and was several millennia ago and became the founded the same year. While UESPA is the dominant species on the planet.