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Join Starfleet๐Ÿ–– | Explore the Shackleton Expanse

Join Starfleet๐Ÿ–– | Explore the Shackleton Expanse

Star Trek Adventures - Second Edition | Campaign

About the adventure

Join the crew of a starship on the final frontier for its continuing mission. This campaign will explore the Shackleton Expanse, an new territory on the edges of Federation space. The adventure will begin with a 12 mission "season" of adventures. It will include both published adventures and stories of our own design entirely! I use a wealth of immersive play aids to teach the game and make the hardest reals feel easy. You can see those here: https://imgur.com/a/OrBlhCX ๐Ÿš€ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ a starship on the final frontier. ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ ๐„๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ž๐ซ solutions that push the possibilities of known physics. ๐Ÿงช ๐‘๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก cutting edge discoveries that make the galaxy better. ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ ๐’๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž peace and prosperity for the United Federation of Planets And of course, ๐†๐จ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ where no one has gone before. Each adventure in this ongoing series will last 1 to 2 sessions and present a new challenge, ethical dilemma, or mystery! After every 12 missions, we will check in with the crew and decide what changes to make for the next set of adventures, much like seasons of a TV show.

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(20)

Podcaster

Less than a year on StartPlaying

60 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Teacher, Inclusive

Average response time: 2 hours

Response rate: 100%

Game Master Reviews (20)

Proficiencies

Players say this GM is great at:

Creativity

Teacher

Inclusive

Eigengrau avatar

Eigengrau

New review

Played 1 sessions

This was my first time playing with Alex and my first time playing Mothership. He had a lovely manner and created a game full of atmosphere, not only with his GMing, including descriptions of what's going on and gentle hints to help us when we seemed stuck, but also a masterful use of the VTT and audio clips. I'll be telling other GMs how he did things. I'm looking forward to future games with him.

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Allan

Played 1 sessions

Alex was great! I really like his teaching by playing method. We learned the system as we went and it made for a really great session, where we got to play a full session while learning the system. He was very creative and I liked that he would roll with our ideas and was willing to change and adapt to our choices seamlessly.

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Matt Lefferts

Played 1 sessions

I had an absolute blast playing Star Trek with Alex! He made it feel like a genuine episode all while walking us through how to play. It was a really good authentic time. Alex was great at running with just about everything we wanted to do as a crew.

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Kat Kruger

Played 1 sessions

Alex is a fantastic teacher for learn to play who is patient without slowing down game play. He also ensures each player has their moment to shine at the table.

Jessie avatar

Jessie

Played 6 sessions

Alex does a fantastic job drawing out each player's creative problem solving ability, and really plays on the strengths and motivations of your character. This allows everyone at the table to uniquely contribute in a meaningful way to the collaborative storytelling.

Patrick avatar

Patrick

Played 1 sessions

I had an absolute blast playing Star Trek Adventures 2e with Alex as my GM. He kept things moving, and kept everyone involved as well. His knowledge of the rules and the setting made the one-shot session I was in very enjoyable. I encourage anybody wanting to get a taste of the game in the hands of a skilled GM to sign up for one of Alex's sessions; you won't be sorry.

Additional details

How to prepare

You will need: - A microphone - A camera is *required* - A free account on discord.com - A free account on playrole.com - A reasonable internet connection - Joining with a desktop or laptop computer is recommended

What I provide

I will provide: - Knowledge of how to play the game and plenty of experience in teaching the system so you can start playing confidently from session 1 - Pre-made characters so you can pick up and play. - Guidance on character creation and how to get the most from the game. - A custom room on playrole.com will all the tools necessary to jump in and play.

Gameplay details

This one-shot will be kept a safe space from any harassment, bigotry, or toxic behavior. To assist in moderating the game's content and to make sure everyone is having fun, the following content safety tools will be used. ๐๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ: During session 0, we will set up basic lines and veils. Please message me ahead of time if you have any questions about my content warnings. But in general, my Lines & Veils setup is: Lines: - No rape - No child abuse Veils: - Sex and torture can be referenced in vague terms and never described in detail. It can happen off camera or fade to black if necessary. Finally, we will use the Stars and Wishes system to encourage the kinds of content we DO want to see! Our initial stars and wishes will be discussed during session 0 and returned to as play goes on! ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ: X, N, and O cards will be available via Discord chat. You will always be able to pause play or change something, no questions asked!

Content warnings

โ€ข Alcohol Use

โ€ข Blood

โ€ข Death

โ€ข Guns

โ€ข Racism

โ€ข Violence

Safety tools used

โ€ข Breaks

โ€ข Lines and Veils

โ€ข Open Door

โ€ข Session 0

โ€ข Stars and Wishes

โ€ข X, N, and O Cards

How will character creation work

We will create characters together during a session 0 and discuss everyone's role in the crew. In addition, we will build our own starship with which to venture into the stars. Character creation instructions and a blank character sheet on playrole.com will be provided! 6 Premade characters will also be available to choose from.

Players can expect

Combat / Tactics

Low

Roleplay

High

Puzzles

Medium

Experience level

Open to all

Platforms used

โ€ข Role

โ€ข Discord

โ€ข Owlbear Rodeo

4 NEEDED TO START
$25.00

/ Session

Each player will be charged when a session starts.

Details

Weekly / Friday - 11:00 AM UTC

3-3 Hour duration

0 / 5 Seats filled

Requirements

Experience required: Open to all

Age: 18+

This game will begin once 4 players have joined