Star Trek Article Resources
by Dale Meier & Scott Conner

While pawing through my collection of gaming magazines, I thumbed through some issues of Challenge and found a number of articles for the old FASA Star Trek RPG. While they may be old, they're certainly not useless to anybody who doesn't mind converting stats over from FASA's game to LUG's version. At any rate, here's a list of useful magazine articles for STTNG players and GMs. Some are plain generic articles which could apply to just about any game while others are Star Fleet Battles scenarios which show some potential for roleplaying adventure seeds.

This is by no means a list of all the articles published for the old FASA Star Trek RPG. There are other mags, such as Vortext, Stardate and SpaceGamer/FantasyGamer which I am sure ran articles for the game. If anyone has access to copies of those mags and would like to add to the list, please feel free--I'm sure your fellow Trek fans would appreciate the assistance gained by such a listing.

"Spaceports in the Star Trek Universe" by Pete Rogan.
Challenge #35--An article covering different types and quality-levels of spaceports and how spaceports work in the Star Trek universe.

"Doppelganger" by Marcus L. Rowland.
Challenge #36--An adventure(?) for FASAs Star Trek RPG.

"Warp Factor Equivalency Tables" by John A. Theisen.
Challenge #37--An article on warp speed.

"Beta Antarae Sector" by Dale L. Kemper.
Challenge #38--Background on a sector near the infamous "Triangle" in FASA's Star Trek RPG.

"Marc-Class Passenger Liner" by Mohn A. Theisen.
Challenge #40--An article detailing the Marc-class Passenger Linger for FASA's Star Trek RPG.

"Charles-Class Commercial Transport" by John A. Theisen.
Challenge #40--An article detailing the Charles-class Commercial Transport for FASA's Star Trek RPG.

"Shasta-Class Robot Fighter" by John A. Theisen.
Challenge #40--An article detailing the Shasta-class Robot Fighter for FASA's Star Trek RPG.

"New Lynn-Class Passenger Liner" by John A. Theisen.
Challenge #40--An article detailing the New Lynn-class Passenger Liner for FASA's Star Trek RPG.

"Dragon¹s Flight" by C.W. Hess.
Challenge #41--An adventure(?) for FASA's Star Trek RPG.

"The Next Generation" (parody) by Sam Bowne.
Challenge #42--Description unavailable.

"Operation: Cormorant" by John A. Theisen.
Challenge #42--An adventure(?) for FASA's Star Trek RPG.

"Operation Piledriver" by John A. Theisen.
Challenge #42--An adventure(?) for FASA's Star Trek RPG.

"Federation Merchant¹s Log" by John A. Theisen.
Challenge #42--Description unavailable beyond title.

"Stardate Chronology of the Enterprise" by John D. Wrbanek.
Challenge #43--Making heads and tails of the Stardate system in Star Trek.

"Starfleet Tactics" by Michael J. O¹Brien II.
Challenge #45--The military tactics of Starfleet.

"CommsLink Gambit" by Jeffrey Groteboer.
Challenge #48--An adventure(?) for FASA's Star Trek RPG.

"Abaddon" by Jeffrey Groteboer.
Challenge #49--An adventure(?) for FASA's Star Trek RPG.

"Tribble Maker" by Marcus Rowland.
Challenge #50--An article or adventure revolving around what else? Tribbles.

"Gaming with the Prime Directive" by Charles G. Weekes.
Challenge #51--How to handle the Prime Directive and the penalties for violating it in FASA's Star Trek RPG.

"Ferengi" by James P. Gee.
Challenge #52--Background on the Ferengi for FASA's Star Trek RPG.

"Murder on Space Station K-"" by John A. Theisen.
Challenge #53--A murder mystery adventure for FASA's Star Trek RPG.

"Eltanin the Avenger" by James L. Cambias.
Challenge #55--An NPC or adventure for FASA¹s Star Trek RPG.

"Roleplaying in The Next Generation" by James P. Gee.
Challenge #56--Roleplaying suggestions for gaming in the universe of Star Trek:TNG.

"Last Generation" by Michael C. LaBossiere.
Challenge #59--An adventure(?) for FASA's Star Trek RPG.

"Enlisted Character Generation" by Charles G. Weekes.
Challenge #60--Guidelines for generating enlisted characters in FASA's Star Trek RPG.

"The Pel-Ah Incident" by Jeffrey Groteboer.
Challenge #62--A Star Fleet Battle scenario with plenty of roleplaying potential.

"Dooley¹s Doughnuts" by Charles G. Weekes.
Challenge #63--An adventure(?) for FASA's Star Trek RPG.

"Mudd in Your Eye" James L. Cambias.
Challenge #64--An article or adventure revolving around scoundrel and con artist Harcourt Fenton Mudd.

"Cogito Ergo Pakled" by James Swallow.
Challenge #66--An adventure revolving around those technological misfits known as the Pakleds.

"Quarantine Field" by Brian Holmes.
Challenge #72--An adventure for FASA's Star Trek RPG. The PCs must face a deadly virus picked up during an archaeological dig.

"Thorns of a Silicon Rose" By Michael Todd.
Challenge #78--An adventure for FASA's Star Trek RPG.

"The Kzinti Have Landed" by Jon Slobins.
Dragon #103--Information on the Kzinti for FASA's Star Trek RPG.

"A Final Frontier of Your Own" by John J. Terra.
Dragon #150--Creating and running campaigns in FASA's Star Trek RPG.

"Technobabble" by Curtis Craddock.
Shadis #20--How to talk like the Chief Engineer of a starship and actually know what you¹re talking about.

Voyages SF #12 "S-16 Patrol Shuttlecraft/Mk. I" pp. 18-19 by Gary A. Kalin

Voyages SF #17 "Federation Starships: A-401 Class I Assault Boat and Coral Sea Class VIII Assault Carrier" pp. 20-23 by Gary A. Kalin

Game News #2 "The Korellian Caper" (adventure) pp.8-9 by Patrick Larkin

Stardate #3/4 "Safari in Violet" (adventure) pp. 5-8; 42-50 by Guy W. McLimore Jr. and Greg K. Poehlein

Stardate #3/4 "Getting Some Readings On Sensors" pp. 11-14 by William Blakely

Stardate #3/4 "Personnel File-UFP" pp. 19-21by Guy W. McLimore Jr.
(this article has stats for races from the Animated episode "The Jihad")

Stardate #3/4 "Understanding Warp Drive" pp. 22-25 by Pete Rogan

Stardate #3/4 "The Contact Team" pp.27-28 by J. Andrew Keith

Stardate #3/4 "Making Your First Million: Clarifications and Additions for Trader Captains and Merchant
Princes" pp. 29;50 by Greg Poehlein

Stardate #3/4 "Tau Omega III: Planetary Summary" pp. 35-36 by Michael A. DeLuca

Stardate #3/4 "Deneva Deception Character Errata" pp. 54-56 *no credits*
(data accidentally omitted from Stardate #2)

Stardate #3/4 "Swift Solaria (OSB-1190) Orion Slaver/Blockade Runner" pp.61-62 by Dale Kemper

Stardate #3/4 "Silverstrike Class IV Mining Scout" pp. 62-63 by Dale Kemper

Stardate #7 "Critical Hits in STIII Starship Combat" pg.12 by Blaine Pardoe

Stardate #7 "ST Menagerie" (tree barracudas) pg.13 by Pete Rogan

Stardate #7 "Bridge Hits in ST:RPG2" pp.20-21 by Kevin Keohane

Stardate #7 "More Bad Blood: The Orion/Human Hybrid for ST:RPG2" pg.23 by Jeffrey K. Mills

Stardate #7 "Quartermaster Corps" pp.24-26 by B.E. Barnett & Dale L.Kemper

Stardate #7 "Role Playing In The Final Frontier" pp.28-33 by Fantasimulations Associates

Stardate #7 "Tangent Class Destroyer" (Fed.) pg.44 by Terry Atkins

Stardate #7 "L-20 Class Fast Battleship" (Klingon) pg.45 by John J. Stevens & Forest Brown

Stardate #8 " Operation Shadowfall" (adventure) pp.10-17 by Blaine Pardoe & Dale L. Kemper

Stardate #7 "Wizard Class Starship" (Fed.) pp.20-24 *no credits*

Stardate #7 "Star Bases: The Federation's Handmaiden" pp.32-38 by Pete Rogan

Stardate #7 "Some Star Bases: A Profile" pp.39-42 by Pete Rogan

Stardate #9 "ARAL (OSB-0762) Orion Blockade Runner" pp.16-17 by David Miles&Dale L.Kemper

Stardate #9 "Ticondergoa Class Lt. Cruiser" pp.18-19 by Matt Burke & Dale L. Kemper

Stardate #9 "The Barrier Of Essais" (adventure) pp.26-37 by Michael A. DeLuca II

Stardate #9 "Quartermaster Corps" (equipment) pg.50 by Pete Rogan

Stardate #10 "Orion Rising" (adventure) pp.26-31 by J. Andrew Keith

Stardate #10 "The Care and Feeding of Shuttlecraft" pp.44-47; 62 by Danny Gentry

Stardate #10 "Mackenzie Class IX Frigate" (independent) pp.46-47 by Dale L. Kemper

Stardate #10 "Ohmera Class IV Patrol Ship" pp.50-51 by Dale L. Kemper

Stardate #10 "Ceti Eel" pp.58-61 by Pete Rogan

Stardate Vol.3 #3 "Romulan V-24 (Great Bird) Class Cruiser" pp.186-187 by Josh W. Spencer

Stardate Vol.3 #3 "Romulan P-8 (Deathsting) Class Corvette" pp.188-189 by Josh W. Spencer

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