The Drifting Ring is a roleplay module for Tsukuda Hobby's Japanese RPG game Enterprise: Role Play Game in Star Trek. Featured in its own book in the boxed set released in 1983, it was the game's only module. In the adventure, the USS Enterprise encountered a massive generation ship in Federation space that was headed for the Klingon Empire.
Summary[]
Log entries[]
- Captain's log, stardate 3205.6
- We are in pursuit of a spectacle beyond compare. The Enterprise discovered it while exploring within UFP territory near the Klingon border. It possessed a remarkable velocity that, in many ways, could not be believed. Spock judged that it must be an artificial satellite powered by some kind of technology.
- But the size! It did not seem conceivable to me that this was a ship, dozens of times larger than our own Enterprise. Once it was before our eyes, however, our suspicions were confirmed. Now this enormous torus with a diameter larger than 10 kilometers is before us. Bones calls it "The Drifting Ring".
- However, "The Ring" is hurtling toward Klingon territory. This is our pretext, and we have no way of knowing how they’ll react. We must investigate and stop the Ring. And we must do it as quickly as possible..."
References[]
Characters[]
- Pavel Chekov • Hadama • Hawana • Kaku • Kanikusu • James T. Kirk • Nekon • Nonbu • Periu • Pusuru • Ritomo • Samini • Sario • Hikaru Sulu • Taan • Taminike • Tasslith • Tosumisu • Tosumisu's wife • Touminio • Tsupiu • Tsurisupu
- Referenced only
- Leonard McCoy • Spock • Teperiu • Toumi
Starships and vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Klingon border • the galaxy
- Referenced only
- Earth
Shipboard locations[]
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Science and classification[]
- arrow • ax • biological weapon • biology • bow • communicator • computer • electricity • force field • hibernation • life support • matter-antimatter reaction engine • medical tricorder • medipouch • navigation • phaser • power plant • rifle • stasis • sword • technology • transporter • tricorder • wooden club
Occupations and titles[]
- blacksmith • captain • chief executive • commander • guard • pilot • politician • rebel • ring master • sub-master
Lifeforms[]
- ring beast • ring demon • ring killer • ring monkey
Other references[]
- animal • armory • artificial gravity • bacteria • book • captain's log • Celsius • city • claustrophobia • conference room • crew • culture • fang • farming • fauna • flora • food • forest • government • grass • gravity • gymnasium • history • hour • humanoid • kilometer • kitchen • laboratory • language • library • life • log entry • meteorite • military • mountain • movie • planet • poison • quarters • revolt • space • spaceship • sport • statue • stun • supernova • talon • telepathy • year
Appendices[]
Related media[]
- TOS novel: The Galactic Whirlpool – In 2267, the USS Enterprise located Wanderer, a lost Earth generation ship 25 kilometers long and 10 kilometers in diameter that spun to create artificial gravity, in which the inhabitants were unaware they were on a spacecraft.
- TOS comic: "The Savage Within" – In 2274, the USS Enterprise encountered a huge derelict generation ship in which the inhabitants were unaware they were on a spacecraft.
Images[]
Module cover.
Connections[]
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier |
TOS roleplay modules | Next story: Ghosts of Conscience |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous adventure: Art of War Star Trek: The Manga |
Memory Beta Chronology | Next adventure: Sam |
External links[]
- Enterprise: Role Play Game in Star Trek article at RPG Geek.