Star Wreck Roleplaying Game
Star Wreck Roleplaying Game
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Star Wreck Roleplaying Game - Star Wreck RPG for short - is a table-top RPG game created and designed by Mike Pohjola, and published by Energia Productions in 2006.
Description[edit | edit source]
The RPG's events are set in the original timeline, beginning shortly after Star Wreck V: Lost Contact. The Korg have attacked all across the galaxy. After the Kickstart manages to stop the Korg at Earth, the invaders retreat to regroup. Now everyone in the galaxy must fight for survival.
Who lives by the sword[edit | edit source]
After the RPG was released, either Mike Pohjola or Antti Hukkanen wrote an example campaign entitled "Who lives by the sword". In the campaign, the crew of a P-Fleet starship, receives orders to travel to the Lapponia system in the Neutral Zone and respond to a distress call. Along the way they encounter Plingons and Romuclans, and have to tread lightly in order to negotiate a favourable mining treaty all the while not provoking a new war.
Credits[edit | edit source]
- Author - Mike Pohjola
- Designer - Mike Pohjola
- Editor - Antti Hukkanen
- Playtesters and commenters: Gerard van der Akker, Stina Almered, Raoul Ermans, Jari Formulahti, Joni Formulahti, Tomi Formu-lahti, Jenny Fornell, Ian E. Holdsworth, Niku Husu, Martin Jordö, Steven Kaas, Peter McKeown, Jere Koskela, Topias Laatu, Mika Loponen, Mikko Pervilä, Juhana Pettersson, Andi van der Putten, Sipho van der Putten, Niko Suominen, Teemu Suontaka, Tuukka Suontaka, Carl Syrén, Ville Takanen, Dare Talvitie, Arnoud de Vries
- Publisher - Energia Production
- Based on Star Wreck by Samuli Torssonen
Technicalities[edit | edit source]
As is stated in the Rulebook, Mike Pohjola expanded the Star Wreck Universe by parodying the Trek canon and Trek role playing games as much as he could.
According to the rules, one player assumes the role of Game Master, describes the in-game world and how other players' decisions affect it, and also role plays the supporting non-player characters. The other players can assume any desired role as guided by the Rulebook.
In contrast to ability scores that measure a character's strengths in traditional games, Star Wreck characters have 'Inability' Scores (Stupidity, Obliviousness, Clumsiness, Repulsiveness, and Weakness) that they have to overcome in order to succeed at a given task. As opposed to character classes, the game has four general archetypes that correspond to various characters from the movies. They are Incompetent Idiot (Captain Pirk), Annoying Nerd (Cmd. Info), Frustrated Grouch (Lt. Swagger), and Psychotic Loud-mouth (Lt. Dwarf).
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- A lot of characters are referred to using female pronouns, even those that aren't necessarily female. It is unclear why, give that the game is supposed to be played by everyone. Perhaps it is an oversight on the writer's and/ or editor's side.
- In 2006, Energia Productions released a compilation DVD, Star Wreck: Legacy, and as a cross-promotion, hired Mike Pohjola to create Star Wreck: The Role-Playing Game. Since the game would be released internationally, the decision was made to release it in English rather than Finnish.
- It was first played at the Finnish game convention Ropecon in 2006, and was subsequently released for sale.
- In 2006, Star Trek role-playing game designer Kenneth Hite called Star Wreck the second best licensed role-playing game of the year.
- Since the mainline series began to move away from its Star Trek roots starting with 'In the Pirkinning', it is likely that the RPG is no longer considered canon. At the same time, as it was commissioned and published by Energia Productions - the official company for all things Star Wreck - the game might still be canon, although no longer relevant to the universe.
- Albums Mike Pohjola listened to while writing the Star Wreck Roleplaying Game:
- William Shatner – Has Been
- Älymystö – Atomgrad
- Ursula 1000 – Kinda Kinky
- Ultra Bra – Vapaaherran elämää
- The Metasciences – Pencils Down
- Turun romantiikka – Rock’n’rollin viimeinen dandy
- Voltaire – Banned on Vulcan
- Selfish Shellfish – Puutarhurin pikku apulainen
- Scissor Sisters – Scissor Sisters
- Lordi – The Monsterican Dream
- Lightwave – Tycho Brahe
- Aavikko – Derek!
- The Blues Brothers – The Blues Brothers
- Messer Für Frau Müller – Allo, Superman!
Links[edit | edit source]
- Official website (defunct)
- At RPGGeek (requires registration)
- "Who lives by the Sword" on pirk-o-pedia
