Star Trek: Forgotten Frontier

About the adventure

The Obsidian Drift…a wild, dangerous frontier. Dominated by the Imperial Klingon State, a pirate empire that lurks behind the mysterious Driftwind, ready to strike. Populated by Vulcan renegades who have plotted to reclaim their lost homeland for decades, prospectors hunting for exotic minerals and artefacts and sybaritic Orion merchants dreaming of past glories in the ruins of their civilization. Starfleet holds the line, but for more than a decade, attacks by the Borg, the Klingons and the Dominion have caused the Federation’s focus to lie elsewhere, only an aging cruiser left to defend this region of space, based out of a Starbase from the last century, many of its mysteries left unsolved. Now, this is about to change; the U.S.S. Cygnus, a refitted Nova-class Scout, has been assigned to the sector, on a mission to investigate the Driftwind itself and the relics of the ancient, lost civilizations that are scattered across the region, a mission that will take you through the tumbling rocks of the Hawking Belt, to the brutal desert world of V’Keth, the ancient ruins of Zyraxis, the shadowy streets of Klinzhai, and into the heart of the mysterious Driftwind itself. A mission that will see you match wits with rogue Klingon warriors, avaricious Orion pirates, savage Vulcan barbarians and enigmatic Alien wanderers. This campaign will be in the style of Star Trek: The Next Generation, set five years after the conclusion of the Dominion War, in 2380. The focus will be on intrigue, investigation, diplomacy and exploration, as the group ventures across the Obsidian Drift, though there will be times when phaser, or sword, will be required. The characters will constitute the command crew of the U.S.S. Cygnus, primarily Starfleet but with some civilian ‘specialists’ aboard her. Characters with a focus on intrigue, intelligence, archaeology and exploration are recommended; Vulcans, Humans, Klingons and Orions feature heavily in the campaign, though any species from the Core Book is suitable for the campaign. This campaign will be run weekly on Saturdays, 1900 GMT (to be adjusted for Daylight Savings when the clocks go forward at the end using a Discord server. I've run dozens of sessions of Star Trek Adventures (Second Edition), have been running games for decades (and now I feel old), and am a Star Trek fan going way, way back - expect lots of fun tit-bits of lore to creep into the campaign! If you're interested, please get in touch and tell me about your experience with gaming, preferred styles, and RPG experience.