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05-19-2022, 10:27 AM | #72 | |
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But that's not really relevant to Star Trek, and while I enjoy punching Nazis as much as the next guy, I'm with Bill and Qoltar that it's something that's more appropriate in a setting of the appropriate time period. Sometimes Space Nazis (tm) can be an option as well, but seem... lazy.
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Though "Patterns of Force", "A Piece of the Action", "Bread and Circuses", and "The Omega Glory" do have issues. "Patterns of Force" requires John Gill to have kept rolling 18s on his history check. "A Piece of the Action" there are so many other books the other starship could have left behind that would have made things even more of a mess (Captain, have you seen my copy of Lord of the Rings?). "Bread and Circuses" and "The Omega Glory" push suspicion of disbelief off the nearest cliff and directly conflict Spock's claim in "A Piece of the Action" that a culture so similar to a period in Earth's history was "fantastically slim".
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"Naked Time" is a weird one as it seems to be a safer method of time travel than the sling shot around a sun and hope you don't burn up but no mention of it in any later official material is ever made. Neither is the implications of having two Enterprises for three days.
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On the TL one must remember that ^ means superscience which as even Ultra-Tech relates "there is no reason superscience can’t appear earlier."
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Because it's GURPS, the option is always there if the GM really wants it but "Star Trek + WW2 + Parallel Earths" sounds like the old game of "choose three random GURPS books" to create a cool game world. Last edited by Pursuivant; 05-19-2022 at 03:14 PM. |
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That said, I agree mostly agree with you, but . . . I could see a GM ripping off an episode and making some changes as the start point for a ST campaign, especially if you switch the time period and the characters. It's also a chance for the GM to correct some of the teeth-achingly bad plot holes or bad writing in certain episodes. If the GM wants to be completely cheesy and acknowledge source material, give the characters a chance to make a History skill roll to notice the parallels. ("Didn't Captain Archer face a similar situation once? Computer, access NX-01 Enterprise captain's logs for Earth Year 2153.") I could also see a near complete ripoff of a classic episode as a one shot adventure for people who aren't familiar with all 800+ episodes. |
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05-19-2022, 03:14 PM | #79 | |
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Early 22nd century is late TL9^/early TL10^. Mid-to late 22nd c. is TL10^. 23rd century is TL11^. 24th to early 25th century is 12^. After that, assume TL12^ as a base, but with an increase in TL for purposes of miniaturization, power generation, prices, etc. every ~150 years. |
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05-19-2022, 03:39 PM | #80 | |
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The only way that Star Trek time travel would work well in GURPS is if you stay away from Earth history or major canon events. Instead, have suitably genetically modified characters go back in time on Vulcan, Andoria, Quonos, or some other planet. That way just about anything the PCs do is "fated" by history. ("Going on campaign with Kahless the Unforgettable was amazing, but if I ever see another bowl of gagh it will be too soon!") Alternately, have them go back in time to a previous ST era, on the edge of some canon event, with strict orders to not screw up the timeline (e.g., DS9: "Trials and Tribble-ations" ). That allows players who want their PCs to meet canon characters, but not be upstaged by them, a chance to get their fan freak on. |
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