The Star Trek: The Original Series - Narrator's Toolkit is a TOS sourcebook resource for the Last Unicorn RPG. It complemented LUG's Star Trek: The Original Series Core Game Book and was released in 1999 by Last Unicorn Games.
Description[]
- The essential resource for Star Trek narrators
- Energize your adventures with this toolkit full of advice, tips and instructions on narrating Star Trek adventures. Creating and controlling adventures in the Star Trek universe becomes easier with the discussions of storytelling and narration found here, along with key charts and tables from the rules in a handy reference screen. Experience the added thrills of creating and directing your very own Star Trek roleplaying adventures.
- The Narrator's Toolkit includes:
- Storytelling fundamentals
- The art of description
- The supporting cast
- Damage control
- Eight episode design techniques
- Constructing a series
- A complete, ready-to-play episode.
Adventure[]
Stopping at the Beast[]
- Twenty years ago, a Federation science ship was lost, deep on the fringes of known space, at the distant outward edge of what is now the Klingon Neutral Zone. While on a mission of exploration in these distant reaches of space, the Crew discovers the wreck of the lost ship, in a stable orbit around an uncharted world. Exploration leads to the survivors, led by Dr. Ian Deacon, living planetside in an ancient ruin. Deacon and his two fellow survivors are fighting for their lives against the menace of a band of Klingons who are also stranded on the planet...
References[]
Characters[]
Stopping at the Beast characters[]
- James Borley • Angela Deacon • Ian Deacon • Klageth • Sean Lochard • unnamed Klingons (Klageth's landing party)
- Referenced only
- Caswell • Ellen Deacon • Lavok
Other characters[]
- Referenced only
- Raymond Chandler • Doroth Gale • Jogath • Kollos • Harry Mudd • Nomad • Bela Oxmyx • Richards • Khan Noonien Singh • V'Ger • Yuvar
Starships and vehicles[]
- USS Karl Braun (science vessel) • shuttlecraft • IKS Vree-Lak (destroyer)
- Referenced only
- USS Enterprise (Constitution-class)
Locations[]
- Alpha Quadrant • Ceti Alpha V • Deep Space Station K-3 • Equila • Federation-Klingon Neutral Zone • Galakor II • Gamma Naturalis (Gamma Naturalis II) • Gochoran IV • Lestiliis Prime • Lyricon IV • Psi 2000 • Ral-Kava • Sigma Iotia II • Starbase 4 • Vanaris sector
Races and cultures[]
- Klingon
- Referenced only
- Andorian • Bahn Vorth • Centauran • Gorn • Medusan • Orion • Romulan • Tellarite • Vulcan
States and organizations[]
Science and classification[]
- Kakkor-class Klingon defense probe • cloaking device • communicator • computer • d'k tahg • disruptor • distress beacon • distress signal • evolution • force screen • forced evolution machine • laboratory • mek'leth • phaser • phaser • power-crystal • self destruct • sensor • shields • star map • transporter • transporter pad • tricorder • viewscreen • warp drive • warp three
Occupations and titles[]
- archeologist • captain • doctor • ensign • first officer • helmsman • lieutenant • officer • physician • professor • scientist • subcommander • warrior
Other references[]
- alien • atmosphere • beam • bone cancer • bridge • cave • city • civilization • class M planet • continent • culture • decade • energy • engineering • Equilan tukuru flower • flower • food • grass • hour • kilometer • landing party • lifeform • medical • metal • meter • minute • month • ocean • orbit • Organian Peace Treaty •plant • plastic • radiation • red dwarf • rock • second • second planet • sector • shuttle bay • space • Starfleet uniform (2240s-2265) • statue • technology • tree • volcano • year
Appendices[]
Background[]
The adventure's title came from a quote from Samuel Taylor Coleridge: "If a man is not rising upward to be an angel, depend on it, he is sinking downward to be a devil. — He cannot stop at the beast."
Connections[]
External links[]
- Star Trek: The Original Series - Narrator's Toolkit article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.