paigeoliver Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Are there any Hero writeups anywhere of the Star Trek original series characters? How about TNG or DS9 characters as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters No. JG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters there are various suggestions for writing up Star Trek characters among the archives at the star hero fandom site, but no direct writeups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Liaden Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters Actually, the terrific detailed PDF translation of the FASA Star Trek game that Eodin created has HERO writeups at the end for Kirk, Spock, McCoy and Sulu. There are also Hero Designer prefabs for Kirk and Spock, as well as Sisko and Kira. I'm not sure if the other "Trek HERO" PDF covering Next Gen and DS9 includes those writeups or any other characters from those series, but it would certainly be worth a look. All those items are available for free download from this section of the great "Star Hero Fandom" website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted May 4, 2005 Report Share Posted May 4, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters Before I look at the site, can you tell me if Kirk has CSLs that only work when his shirt gets ripped. We want accuracy to the prtrayed character after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eodin Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters No, but he's got enough Combat Luck to make sure his shirt DOES get ripped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paigeoliver Posted May 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters Ok, the ones in there are good starts, but the characters are certainly missing limitations. Most of the Trek characters have a bunch of them, but those writeups did not reflect that. I have been watching the entire Original Series on my computer at work the past week or so (can't watch any tonight, forgot the AC adaptor for my laptop, I'd be out of juice before I finished one episode). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eodin Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters I had forgotten about that, it's been so long since I put those together... but any real 'Trek fan should be able to add McCoys' Psych Lim about Transporters, Kirk's need to seduce every pretty alien woman, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paigeoliver Posted May 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters Kirk's need to seduce every pretty alien woman' date=' etc.[/quote'] Doesn't even have to be a woman, watch "Miri" from season one, where Kirk treats a 12 year old girl pretty much exactly the way he treats all the alien women, he just doesn't kiss her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheImperialKhan Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters That "12-year-old" is actually several centuries older than Kirk is. She just never learned how to act like an adult. Anyway I hate that episode almost as much as I hate And the Children Shall Lead. Friggin' kids and starships don't mix! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters where does Clint Howards character from the Corbomite Maneuver come in, there were lots of brats in the original series, I'm not sure if Trelaine qualifies in this or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paigeoliver Posted May 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters That "12-year-old" is actually several centuries older than Kirk is. She just never learned how to act like an adult. Anyway I hate that episode almost as much as I hate And the Children Shall Lead. Friggin' kids and starships don't mix! Yeah, but end result is that Kirk is still staring into a little girls eyes like he is about to start making out with her. That one also suffered from a big TOS problem, way too much overlap with other episodes. Oh look another exact clone of earth, what this is like the 19th one (Bread & Circuses and countless other episodes), oh look adults all dead, kids are alive (and the children shall lead), oh look they live forever (various episodes, thinking mainly of another earth clone one, the one with the nice Asians living in the villages and all the white people come and attack and we find out that it is an Earth clone and they are the Americans.), oh no a deadly disease, I hope McCoy can find a cure in time (used at least two other times, probably more like 8 or 9), they stole the communicators (every 3rd episode). The only props I give that episode is that I seem to recall the red shirt living through it. That episode also had plot problems, such as the fact that a good half of the "children" were in their mid teens. That episode COULD have been a lot better, but the few other "children" besides Miri with speaking roles were more annoying than anything else, you didn't like them, you didn't hate them, you just wanted the scene to change to something else. (Well technically other episodes later overlapped it). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austenandrews Posted May 5, 2005 Report Share Posted May 5, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters Yeah, but Miri had True Grit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters That "12-year-old" is actually several centuries older than Kirk is. She just never learned how to act like an adult. Anyway I hate that episode almost as much as I hate And the Children Shall Lead. Friggin' kids and starships don't mix! "The Empath" is easily the most hateful episode of TOS. JG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Ciaramella Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters "The Empath" is easily the most hateful episode of TOS. I think episode is right up there, but my most hated episode has to be "Spectre of the Gun". Ick ick ick ickity ick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vondy Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters Don't Forget The Following Standard Starfleet Officer Psychological Limitations: Brash Recklesness Ethnocentric Arrogance Ethical Impairment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters I think episode is right up there' date=' but my most hated episode has to be "Spectre of the Gun". Ick ick ick ickity ick.[/quote'] I liked that one. You could drive a tank through the plot holes, but not as bad as the Empath or the Friendly Angel episode. JG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheImperialKhan Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters "The Empath" is easily the most hateful episode of TOS. JG Well it certainly had the lowest production values. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheImperialKhan Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters Gary and James, two words.... SPOCK'S BRAIN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paigeoliver Posted May 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters Anyone ever written up the red-shirted ensign physical disadvantage? I assume it would be like this. Physical Limitation "Red shirted Ensign, danger magnet, opponents and danger both intelligent and unintelligent will target this character above others." Common, Total. 20 Points Red Shirt. Susceptability to being off the enterprise in any situation where the plot would allow death. Very common, damage per 5 minutes, 10d6 (Body AND stun). Total 110 points (per 4th edition rules, I don't have 5th edition handy at the moment). Red shirted Ensign: Hunted, dangers of opportunity. -14, More powerful, extensive noncombat influence, Harshly punish/kill, limited geographically to Alien planets. Total 25 Points. All 3 pretty much do the same thing, I like the susceptability one best. Allows the GM/writer to let the Red Shirt live if it serves the plot, otherwise he dies in 5 minutes (just like the show). Plus, I think being fated to die 5 minutes into the mission is worth more than 20 or 25 points. The Physical Limitation version doesn't seem dangerous enough, characters might survive this far too long, while Star Trek redshirts have been known to walk right into bottomless pits all on their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Gillen Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters Gary and James, two words.... SPOCK'S BRAIN! No, that falls into the "so bad it's good" category. "Brain, brain! What is brain?" I mean, it's obvious that that poor girl had no clue what a brain was! JG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austenandrews Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters That episode with Abraham Lincoln always made me cringe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcat1313 Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters No, that falls into the "so bad it's good" category. "Brain, brain! What is brain?" I mean, it's obvious that that poor girl had no clue what a brain was! JG Brain? closer to Pinky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheImperialKhan Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters There were quite a few clinkers in the third season weren't there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eodin Posted May 6, 2005 Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Re: Star Trek TOS characters There's the Good, Bad, and Ugly... Good Trouble with Tribbles, Mudd's Women, The Enterprise Incident, etc. Bad Spock's Brain, Let That Be Your Last Battleground, etc. Ugly And The Children Shall Lead, The Way To Eden, The Squire Of Gothos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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