Description
Fascinating ...
"It is the unknown that determines our lives. We are constantly searching, not only for answers to our questions, but also for new questions."
- Commander Benjamin Sisko
This Science Department Rules Expansion provides game directors and players with a wealth of new material for Star Trek Adventures, especially for characters in the Science Department.
The Science Department Rules Expansion contains:
- A detailed description of the Science Department, including both the Science and Medical Departments, as well as details on the Exploration Department and Starfleet Medical Services.
- An expanded list of focuses and additional talents for science characters and medical personnel, as well as new character options for cybernetic and genetic enhancements.
- Hints on incorporating completely alien and unique species, as well as explanations on how space anomalies, parallel universes, the Q and time travel can be incorporated into missions.
- A listing of medical equipment and pharmaceuticals, including rules on how to use them in the game.
- Instructions on how to create plot components for your missions that are tailored to scientists and medical personnel, as well as background information on how to use ship counsellors in the game.
- Rules for creating entirely new, completely alien species, how to integrate hazards and dangerous environments into scenes, as well as new game mechanics for diseases and other biological hazards.
- Detailed descriptions and game values for numerous NPCs and supporting characters who specialise in science or medicine, including Carol Marcus, Noonian Soon and Zefram Cochrane.
This book requires the Star Trek Adventures Basic Rulebook.
