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 STAR TREK

THE NEXT GENERATION

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CREATING ACADEMY CADETS

   In the past you may have played Vulcan science officers, Tellarite engineers, or human captains, but at Starfleet Academy you build your character from the ground up.  You start at the beginning of your career, developing the skills and abilities that will one day serve you well as Starfleet officers.

For now you'll be playing "plebes," fresh-faced, expectant, and more than a little "green," at Starfleet Academy.  Camaraderie, brash youthfulness, and a little help from the groundskeeper replace your lack of experience.  Your skill, aptitude, and willingness to better yourself got you into Starfleet Academy, and those same traits will help you succeed in your adventures.

  Many of you will play "wet behind the ears" kids from across the Federation, looking to take their first steps into a world of excitement and adventure.  Others may have already grown up as part of a dangerous or taxing childhood.  Some may come from a long line of distinguished Starfleet officers.  Whether your character is a reflective idealist, a cautious defender, or a flamboyant romantic, you can be assured that your years spent attending Starfleet Academy will be memorable ones!

 Character Creation

  As with any Star Trek: The Next Generation game setting, players should begin the character creation process with a firm concept.  In a typical series, you create a character based on your concept---if you want a capable science officer, you can choose the science officer Overlay and buy a lot of science skills.  You start with an idea of who your character is, then go back and create his past.  How did your science officer become an expert in planetology?  What kind of adventures did he have prior to starting play?  In an Academy series you start with a blank slate, and through play establish who your character will be.

  Who is your cadet? Why did he enroll at the Academy? What does he want to do in Starfleet? These are important questions to answer before you begin creating your character. Think about your character's hopes and aspirations. This can involve your character's eventual goals---one day to be a starship captain, engineer, or diplomat---or your character's outlook---perhaps you joined Starfleet to better yourself, or to challenge your abilities. This concept should guide you during your character's years at the Academy, determining the choices you make, from your class schedule to the choices you make during play.

   When roleplaying your Academy days, you're not limited to your initial concept; you can always change your initial concept as you play. This is the time to experiment, where every experience shapes your development. You might begin your career at the Academy intending to become a security officer, but discover over the course of the series that you'd prefer to go into the sciences. You can always make a midcourse correction and choose a different major. Similarly your choices during play can affect your academic career.

B'Elanna Torres discovered she didn't like the Academy's rules and regulations and eventually dropped out, while Cadet Kirk participated in the Axanar peace mission and earned a commendation. The Academy is all about self-discovery, about the choices you make and how they affect your development.

  But it's not all looking forward to the day your character receives a commission in Starfleet. Your character has already done a fair amount of living and has had many childhood experiences. Who are your parents? Where did you grow up? What did you study in the 24th-century equivalent of high school? Perhaps your parents were Starfleet officers, and you grew up moving from starship to starship. Then your cadet might already know a fair amount about Starfleet. Your character, despite his young age, should also have a fully fleshed out personality. Do you like to play sports? Do you hate broccoli? Are you a whiz with computers? All these elements tell you who you are.

   After deciding on an initial concept, you can begin to create your character. You will be asked to make decisions based on your character concept and will receive Development points to spend on your character's attributes, skills, advantages, and disadvantages. The important thing to keep in mind about cadet characters is they are just beginning their Starfleet careers, so they are correspondingly less capable then experienced Starfleet officers; cadets start out with only the most basic skills. Hence your character Development points.

Character Development points

         Test Modifiers

 

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DEFAULT RENOWN DIFFICULTIES

 

Difficulty	Description
3-5	Routine: Your Ship
6-8	Moderate: Starfleet
9-11	Challenging: Your Home Planet, The Sector
12-14	Difficult: The Federation, The Quadrant
15+	Nearly Impossible: Across Known Space
Additional Modifiers
Situation                                                 Modifier to Target's Renown Test
Same Species	no modifier
Different Friendly Species (Humans & Vulcans)	+1 Difficulty
Different hostile species (Humans & Cardassians)	+2 Difficulty
Different alien species (Humans & Anticans)	+4 Difficulty
Both Characters operate on same planet	-2 Difficulty
Both Characters operate in same immediate region of space (system or group of systems)	-1 Difficulty
Both Characters operate in same sector	no modifier
Characters normally operate far from one another (across a quadrant)	+1 to +5 Difficulty
Opposing Characters would probably know target (he has read or studied him, heard stories from his compatriots, etc.)	-1 to -3 Difficulty
Opposing Characters would probably not know target (a backwater miner trying to recognize a Starfleet officer, ect)	+1 to +5 Difficulty
STARSHIP MANEUVERS
Maneuver	Difficulty
Turn to port / starboard	Routine (4)
Clime / dive	Routine
Clime / dive and turn	Moderate
Hard to port / starboard	Moderate
Steep clime / dive	Moderate
Steep clime / dive and turn	Moderate
Steep clime / dive and hard turn	Challenging
Immediate Actions (acts which take no time in combat)
Dropping a weapon Shouting an order; brief communication ("We come in peace!") Casually observing the surroundings Making an Initiative Test Certain Attribute Tests
Timed Actions (acts which take time and require action in combat)
Drawing a weapon. It takes an action to draw a weapon. A character can draw a weapon and fire it during the same round, but this counts as a Multiple Action Combat Maneuvers. Movement Maneuvers. Reloading. Most weapons have an ammunitions supply (which determines how many times the weapon can fire before it is exhausted or requires reloading). Unless specified otherwise in the weapons game statistics, reloading (if possible) takes an action. Stun setting. Most energy weapons have variable damage and range settings. A Character can switch a weapon's setting without making a Skill Test, but doing so takes an action. Taking a tricorder or sensor reading.  Taking a basic tricorder or sensor reading requires an action; more detailed or difficult scans may take multiple actions, at the Narrator's discretion. First Aid.  Applying first aid to an injured character takes action. Making a Test.  Making most Skill Tests requires an action; Attribute Tests may or may not require an action. However, it is always up to the Narrator to decide whether a particular roll is a timed action or an immediate action.
COVER
Cover	Armor
Thin wooden door	6
Wooden door	8
Thin, unarmored metal door	10
Reinforced metal door, large rocks	14
Armored bulkhead (wall)	20
Heavily-armored security door	24
PSIONIC SKILLS MODIFIERS
Circumstance	Difficulty Modifiers
Environmental interference
Strange energy fields that warp psionics                                             +1 to +3
Using Psionic Skill through large amounts
of rock (or like substance)                                                                     +1 to +2
Large number of minds thinking or feeling
the same thing (Receptive Skills only)
2 minds                                                                                              -1
3 - 4 minds                                                                                         -2
5 - 8 minds                                                                                         -3
9 - 16 minds                                                                                       -4
17 - 32 minds                                                                                      -5
33 - 64 minds                                                                                      -6
65 - 128 minds                                                                                    -7
129 - 256 minds                                                                                   -8
257 - 512 minds                                                                                   -9
513 - 1,024 minds                                                                                -10
... and so on
Character or target injured                                                         See Wound Level Table
Character is in combat                                                                             +1
Extremely strange, bizarre, or unusual minds                                      +1 to +3
Character cannot see target directly                                                        +1
TERRAIN MODIFIERS
Terrain Type	Modifier
Swampy	+3
Mountainous / Steep	+2
Wet / Slick / Icy	+2
Water (2" or higher)	+2
Obstacles, many / large	+2
Obstacles, few / small	+1
MOVEMENT TABLE
Type of Movement	Rate		Difficulty
Crawl	5m per action		no roll
walk	10m per action		no roll
run	15m per action		Routine (5)
sprint	20m per action		Moderate (7)
swim	3m per action		Routine (4)
jump	2m forward, 1m up		Moderate (6)
climb	2m per action		Moderate (7)
LIFTING
Weight		Difficulty
Up to 20kg		no roll required
21 - 50kg		Routine
51 - 150kg		Moderate
151 - 300kg		Challenging
301 - 500kg		Difficult
over 500kg		nearly impossible
Experience Point Awards
Points      Circumstance
1 to 2         Characters accomplished the goal(s) of the rollplay.
-1              Characters accomplished the goal (s) of the rollplay, but
did so poorly or caused additional problems.
+1            Characters accomplished the goal (s) of the rollplay in
exemplary and clever fashion.
1            Characters failed to accomplish the goal (s) of the rollplay
but nevertheless did their best and learned from their
failures.
+0            Characters were rollplayed properly
+1 to +2      Characters were rollplayed well
-1 to -2       Characters were rollplayed poorly
+1 to +2     Characters did or accomplished something which was of
extraordinary service or benefit to Starfleet, the Federation
or its citizens, or which required great personal sacrifice
on the Characters part.
+1           Characters triumphed against overwhelming odds or
overcame tremendous obstacles.
MOVEMENT TABLE
Type of Movement	Rate		Difficulty
Crawl	5m per action		no roll
walk	10m per action		no roll
run	15m per action		Routine (5)
sprint	20m per action		Moderate (7)
swim	3m per action		Routine (4)
jump	2m forward, 1m up		Moderate (6)
climb	2m per action		Moderate (7)
LIFTING
Weight		Difficulty
Up to 20kg		no roll required
21 - 50kg		Routine
51 - 150kg		Moderate
151 - 300kg		Challenging
301 - 500kg		Difficult
over 500kg		nearly impossible
Experience Point Awards
Points      Circumstance
1 to 2         Characters accomplished the goal(s) of the rollplay.
-1              Characters accomplished the goal (s) of the rollplay, but
did so poorly or caused additional problems.
+1            Characters accomplished the goal (s) of the rollplay in
exemplary and clever fashion.
1            Characters failed to accomplish the goal (s) of the rollplay
but nevertheless did their best and learned from their
failures.
+0            Characters were rollplayed properly
+1 to +2      Characters were rollplayed well
-1 to -2       Characters were rollplayed poorly
+1 to +2     Characters did or accomplished something which was of
extraordinary service or benefit to Starfleet, the Federation
or its citizens, or which required great personal sacrifice
on the Characters part.
+1           Characters triumphed against overwhelming odds or
overcame tremendous obstacles.
Opposed Test Modifiers
Situation	Modifiers
Small Advantage (sun in opponent's eyes)	+1 to Test Result
Moderate Advantage (opponent has very bad footing)	+2 to TR
Significant Advantage (opponent has suffered significant relevant injury)	+3 to TR
Dominating Advantage (opponent is blinded and badly injured)	+4 to TR
Small disadvantage (a loud noise momentarily distracts you)	-1 to TR
Moderate disadvantage (you are in poor position to face your opponent; significantly below him, on fluctuating terrain, etc.)	-2 to TR
Significant Disadvantage (you are caught completely of guard; your opponent is cheating, possesses important information which you do not, etc.)	-3 to TR
Dominating Disadvantage (you have suffered major damage or injury)	-4 to TR
Degree of Injury
Degree of Injury	Difficulty to Diagnose/Heal
Stunned	Routine (4)
Injured	Moderate (7)
Wounded	Challenging (8)
Incapacitated	Difficult (13)
Near Death	Impossible (15)
Awards STARFLEET Phaser Expert   This award is presented to the Cadet who best represents the best Marksmanship in overall Fleet or Chapter Phaser exercise. (Paint Ball)        STARFLEET PhaserRifle Expert   This award is presented to the Cadet who best represents the best Marksmanship in overall Fleet or Chapter PhaserRifle exercise. (Paint Ball)       STARFLEET E RIBBON   This award is presented to the Cadet who best represents the efficiency in overall Fleet or Chapter Duties.       ACADEMY HONOR   Academy Bar Honor       TOP of CLASS   Academy Bar Top of Class Honor       OUTSTANDING CADET MERIT   This award is presented to the Cadet who best represents the ideals and philosophies of "Star Trek" and the STA in his/her chapter.       OUTSTANDING CADET of the YEAR   This award is presented to the Cadet who best represents the ideals and philosophies of "Star Trek" and the STA in his/her chapter.   OUTSTANDING CADET of the Quarter   This award is presented under the same criteria as the Cadet of the Year award, except it is based on a 3 month period.   OUTSTANDING CADET of the Month   This award is presented under the same criteria as the Cadet of the Year award, except it is based on a period of one month.   CADET COMMENDATION for SERVICE   This award is approved by the chapter Commander for a Cadet that goes beyond the call of duty, or who displays outstanding loyalty or contribution during a Fleet or Chapter activity.   PLEBE   presented to Cadets between the ages of 5 to 7.   MID SHIPMAN   presented to Cadets ages 8 to 10.   JUNIOR CADET   presented to Cadets between the ages of 11 to 12.   SENIOR CADET   presented to Cadets ages 13 to 14.
Study the above information, soon we will go to the next page.      Admiral
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