A couple of months back I took a Paternity Leave for our new son, Caden. When we all finally came back to play more Star Trek Adventures, I was embarrassed by how much I had forgotten.
What are all the actions you can take in combat? What Discipline goes with what Attribute for that action?
My mind was a blank.
We found ourselves flipping back and forth between pages and spending as much time looking things up as we did playing the game. And that’s no fun for anyone.
So the challenge became to make something the players could put in their binders to give them most of the information they needed at a glance.
It took a little trial and error but so far the players really like these references. Not only do they help them remember what to do, they inspire them to try different tactics and use their momentum and threat spends to influence the game.
After all of that, I wanted to share them with the world in case they might help other groups playing.
Give us the sheets!
One of the things we’ve struggled with is remembering that each station has a certain role in STA. In a game, players should focus on their station to help give the team an advantage and succeed.
With that in mind, the sheets are divided into combat actions by bridge station. This really helped focus the players on their roles in encounters and how they can best help the team. It’s not all about firing phasers.
There’s also a separate sheet for personal combat encounters, for when those encounters get… personal. I’ve split the Attack Task into its own section since there are so many options for how an attack can play out.
The sheets also have spots where players can write their stats in. Try laminating them and using wet erase markers so they can change their values after milestones.
I hope they help you as much as they’ve helped us in our adventures. If you have any feedback I’d love to hear it as well.
