Modiphius opened pre-orders for Star Trek Adventures The Roleplaying Game Second Edition Core Rulebook. From the product description:
SPACE, THE FINAL FRONTIER...
“There’s no such thing as the unknown–only things temporarily hidden, temporarily not understood.”
- Captain James T. Kirk
The Star Trek Adventures roleplaying game takes you to the final frontier!
From the 21st through to the 32nd century, join Starfleet, the Klingon Empire, the Romulan Star Empire, and countless other civilizations, and journey across the Star Trek universe with your crew. Explore strange new worlds, encounter fantastical alien life-forms, and engage in dramatic adventures in a detailed and immersive Galaxy.
Tell your stories and unravel the mysteries of the unknown!
The 376-page, full-color, hardcover Star Trek Adventures Second Edition Core Rulebook contains:
These are the voyages of your ship, your crew. Live it together.
- A complete and updated version of the 2d20 System rules, designed for an authentic Star Trek experience.
- An extensive primer on Star Trek, including details on a range of societies, worlds, species, and the scientific concepts that underpin this timeless universe.
- 14 player character species to choose from, including Andorian, Cardassian, Klingon, Orion, and Vulcan.
- Guidelines for both novice and experienced gamemasters, offering advice on challenging your players with dramatic and thoughtful gameplay, unique to the Star Trek universe.
- Game statistics and graphics for 15 playable starship classes, including Federation, Klingon, and Romulan vessels.
- Dozens of non-player characters, starships, and creatures to populate your missions, including Federation, Klingon, Cardassian, and Dominion.
- Historical excerpts, personal logs, and intercepted communications provide fresh perspectives and insights from across the Galaxy.
- Created by an expert Star Trek development team, including a diverse mix of experienced and new artists, designers, editors, and writers.
The hardcover will ship in August 2024 with a retail price of £50.00 from the UK store or US$63.99 from the US store. A complimentary PDF will be sent out to all pre-order purchasers as soon as it is available.
For those playing the current edition, lead designer Nathan Dowdell posted a blog entry discussing compatibility between First and Second Editions. Also included are general guidelines for updating player characters, NPCs, starships, and more to the Second Edition rules.
Additionally, Modiphius released the Star Trek Adventures 2e Quick Start for free on DriveThruRPG this past week featuring a TOS-era adventure “The Celestial Algorithm” plus rules and seven pre-generated characters to introduce new players to the game or introduce the new rules to returning players.