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Posted: 5/21/2020
That Which Is Unknown Part 2
Finally, Some Diplomacy!
The U.S.S. Aster is in hot pursuit of 2 Klingon Birds-of-Prey. They are suspected of stealing a top-secret weapon right from under the noses of the Federation and the weapon’s creator, Dr. Ja’bren. However, there are just too many unknowns in all of this. Why would the Klingons risk war over something like this? Why are they making a bee-line towards the Romulan Neutral zone? And most worrisome of all, what’s with all this Delta Radiation?
Posted: 4/16/2020
That Which Is Unknown Part 1
Full Power to Shields!
After some much needed shore leave, the U.S.S. Aster has been requested by the Takaran government to oversee a live fire test of their new Quantum Torpedo. As an avid starship designer, Captain Toyak is excited. As an avid connoisseur of explosions, Lt. Cortez is ALSO very excited. Things go precisely according to plan and in no way is this episode worth listening to….
Posted: 3/26/2020
Forest of the Night Part 3
Playing Councilor to a Rogue AI
On board the Grif Balata, the players are fighting to find their lost crewmate. Fortunately, she is not far and finding her is easy. However, the crew of the U.S.S. Aster quickly runs face to face with a few dilemmas about what is right and wrong when dealing with alien technology. Will they be able to save themselves and still keep their Starfleet ideals intact?
Posted: 3/5/2020
Forest of the Night Part 2
Does This Smell Like Plot To You?
The crew of the U.S.S. Aster has stumbled upon a technological marvel. A world-ship seeming to contain an entire biosphere from a dead planet. The only problem being that their chief science officer is missing and they have to find her! (Also convenient as Ann couldn’t make the game session!) Will this be a walk in the park? Or will the away team succumb to the alien biosphere deep within enemy territory?
Posted: 2/13/2020
Forest of the Night Part 1
Not What They Expected
As the heroic crew of the U.S.S. Aster embarks on their covert mission deep into Romulan space, we get to take a step back and learn a bit about who these brave men and women of Starfleet really are. They will need all the help they can get as they make preparations and boldly go into the unknown. Needless to say, what the find is not at all what they expected.
Posted: 1/16/2020
A Message from Spock
The Metaplot Returns!
After all this time running around the sector chasing subplot after subplot, the players finally get a message from Ambassador Spock. In our exciting returned to the main storyline, we learn some things about our secondary characters, and uncover a secret that could change the fate of the entire quadrant.
Posted: 12/19/2019
Entropy's Demise Part 2
Through Time and Space, We FIGHT!
Now that the players have captured a Romulan agent and learned more about the Tachyon emissions of that are plaguing Carina VII, it is time for the players to do something about it. Upon reaching the 10th planet in the system, they will stumble upon the secret that the federation has been hiding for more than 100 years. Hopefully they won’t lose any important crew members in the process…
Posted: 11/21/2019
Entropy's Demise Part 1
Everyone Loves Temporal Anomalies
After the extensive Section 31 debriefs and other discussions that in no way ever happened, The U.S.S. Aster is sent to the Carina System to investigate some strange anomalies. Children born on the colony are aging rapidly, plants grown for winemaking are rapidly withering and structures meant to last decades are only lasting a year or two. A solution to this problem must be found soon or the entire system might become uninhabitable.
Posted: 10/24/2019
The Final Secrets of the Bassen Rift
All is Made Clear
The U.S.S. Aster has been though a lot within the Bassen Rift. They have discovered 2 new species, investigated strange phenomena, and succeeded in a battle of wits against a merciless weapon system. With all obstacles behind them, the team finally has a chance to dig deep into the heart of the Podell conflict and find an answer to a question that has been on the minds of Star Trek fans for 29 years.
Posted: 9/26/2019
Unorthodox Solutions
Peace through Superior Firepower
With the ship trapped in the Podell graveyard and the Echo Papa 607 threatening to tear the ship apart, the crew of the U.S.S. Aster is in a jam. Fortunately, the quick thinking crew has some ideas on how to get to safety that would put any Star Trek writer to shame…Assuming it works.
Posted: 9/5/2019
Ships in a Bottle
The Hazards of Exploration are Many
After their encounter with the Romulans within The Neutral Zone, The U.S.S. Aster is finally heading back into the Bassen Rift in search of the Podell Homeworld. Upon arriving at the designated coordinates, they find the entire system surrounded in a much-more-intense version of the Rift’s usual shroud. What will they find as they boldly (and blindly) go into the system? Let’s find out as the next adventure of the U.S.S. Aster gets underway!
Posted: 8/8/2019
Border Dispute
Receiving Incoming Distress Call from Starfleet
Fresh off of their latest patrol of the Neutral Zone, the U.S.S. Aster is on course to return to exploring the Bassen Rift. While en-route, they receive a signal from Starfleet that their sister ship, the U.S.S. Nightingale, has entered the Neutral Zone due to a navigational error. It appears that the Romulans have attacked the small ship and plan to tow it back to Romulus as a trophy. But something doesn’t seem quite right. How did the Nightengale ALSO disable the much larger D’deridex warbird? And why is the Romulan commander so anxious to play for time?
Posted: 7/18/2019
Starfleet Salvage
One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure
The crew of the U.S.S. Aster has discovered a mysterious ship of unknown manufacture within the Bassen Rift. This derelict seems to hold many questions and few answers. What happened to the crew? Why are their 200 year old Klingons aboard? What is this weird tree thing on the bridge? Time to apply science to it until we discover the truth…or blow up the Aster in the process.
Posted: 6/27/2019
Where No One Has Gone Before
“Not All Who Wander are Lost” –J.R.R. Tolkien
Welcome to the Final Frontier! These are the voyages of the Starship U.S.S. Aster, a unique modular test bed for new technologies and ideas. Her mission: to explore the Bassen Rift, a unique and mysterious region of space that has been very difficult for Starfleet to investigate due to the EM fouling in the area. What will these intrepid explores find? Find out in our new Star Trek Campaign: Cowboy Diplomacy!