Players of the original FASA Star Trek RPG system

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Comment by Kurgar on May 6, 2009 at 9:18pm

(Out of Character)

Back in 1988 a little game group in Orlando FL started up a FASA RP based in the Klingon Empire. The ship class we used was an L-42B; the IKV Rac’Tov Mortma (later IKV Rac’Tov SIch when we got Okrand’s dictionary). We had a good Klingon campaign that met every Sunday. It was during this game a good friend of the GM out of New York came down an asked, “You guys wanna be in a Klingon Fan club?!?” “Sure” we replied…”What do we do?”

From that KLAW 4th Fleet was formed in late 1989; in my view they (FASA and John M. Ford) gave some good structure to our RP. Now 20 years later, (gee some of youse are lookin old) we need to mix more of the canon in and less of the fanon; however I will always tip my ridge to FASA for trying their damnedest to fill in the gaping black holes in the Star Trek Universe.



Kevin Howard
Playing Captain Kurgar
IKS Kotar
Krios Sector

Comment by Wil Hostman on May 1, 2009 at 3:51am

Now, I haven't run FASA STRPG since 1990... but I've run campaigns of it. 3, I think. Plus a convention pickup game (UAA Minicon), and a couple of standalone adventures.

My preference is DTrek and Prime Directive 1st Ed, but I still have both editions of FASA STRPG, and the TNG materials.

As for the 3 armed race: the Edoans. They are from the Animated Series. (As are the Caitians, and the Kzinti...)

Comment by D. on December 6, 2008 at 1:18am

Great group. I still enjoy the Fasa RPG. I even create stats for some of the kits I build:

http://kitbash.net/scifi/ant/antaresfasa.pdf

http://kitbash.net/scifi/ireland/Irelandclassfasa.pdf

Glad I found you guys ;)

Comment by Terry LeSure on October 27, 2008 at 7:53pm

I just found one of the old plastic starship game pieces w/ stand in a storage box from when my Wife and I got married.
I still have all my old Star Trek strategy board games, when I get the family room together I'll post pics.

Comment by Breimh on September 11, 2008 at 11:55am

The thing to do is find a place near where you live, where they're willing to let you set up a demo game, whether it be a pizza parlor or other restaurant, a comic/hobby shop, or a convention site. It doesn't matter where, just get permission to do it on a day you have free, and go set up. Players will come to you. Once they see how easy it is to play with a pre-done character, then present them with the idea of starting regular game sessions.

That's what I've done with various RPGs, and it's worked out incredibly well, even for the older games that you typically can't find being sold on the store shelves.

Comment by Roger Kuiper on September 10, 2008 at 10:29am

I still have most of the original books for the FASA system. Not many people want to play anymore, but it used to be a lot of fun.

Comment by Lt. Tonia Barrows aka Paula on July 31, 2008 at 7:33pm

T'Bree I'm in the same boat and I own the game, but could never get anyone to play it with me, either. A friend of mine bought it for thinking it was a ST Trivia game.

Comment by Breimh on May 23, 2008 at 7:43pm

Luke, I know what you mean. For me, I didn't just make up characters, but have the ship builder's guide as well, so I love to do up new ships for the game too. World and Alien building is also a lot of fun, to me. Once i have the basics down, I tend to get into the depths of culture, religion/phylosophy, technology levels (weaponry and otherwise), flora and fauna... all manner of details. It's a passion, as much as a hobby for me.

Greg, I know what you mean about building up in rank and experience with your character. I love that aspect of the game, as well. Seeing the player characters, and even NPCs evolvling is a load of fun, and quite thirlling at times, too.

Nymira, and anyone else looking for players for the game, I'd suggest just doing up a flier and posting it in various places: school hang-outs, clubs or malls, game or comic/hobby stores, online... where ever you think you can pull people's interest. Make it something colorful and full of details about the kind of game you want to play in, as well as contact information, and that should garner some interest. That's how I typically do it.

Comment by Nymira on May 14, 2008 at 1:01pm

I just got it... but I need people to play it with...

Comment by Capt. Greg T. Trenton on May 13, 2008 at 11:26am

my dad and i got 2 of the TCS games so i went throu the books and got a good fleet of ships for the Federation as of the Klingons, Romulans, Gorns, Orions, i never really had the ship names but 1 klingon ship that i had a 2nd Char for it was a built ship called ath I.K.V Gamera it was a L-13 class Battleship

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