How most people look when their “April Fool’s Joke” goes off.
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account and the @STrekQuotes Bluesky account for the week of March 30th through April 4th. Note: Because Twitter/X will use posts to train AI, we will no longer be posting on that platform. This is out of respect for the owners of Star Trek.
March 30 “I’ve about given up on learning the truth from you, Garak.” Dr. Bashir- The Wire, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #Quote
March 31 “I can’t believe that you’re telling me that you’ve never tried to pull something even on April Fools’ Day?” Dr. Crusher- Brothers, Stardate: 44085.7 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #Quote
“Take the helm.” Kirk “Sir?” Rand “Take the helm!” Kirk “Yes, sir.” Rand- The Naked Time, Stardate: 1704.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #Quote
April 2 “The procedures for restarting the reactor are in the database.” T’Pol “You’re suggesting I read the manual?!” Dr. Phlox- Doctor’s Orders, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #Quote
April 3 “The drones produce a fluorescent enzyme that’s activated by the Queen.” Mezoti “Drones and Queens? I thought we were trying to get these children away from the Borg.” Janeway “The project was Mezoti’s idea. I didn’t want to discourage her individuality.” Seven- Child’s Play, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #Quote
“Our fight for freedom continues! But it will take place here in the streets.” Damar- The Dogs of War, Stardate: 52861.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #Quote
April 5 “The face of war has never changed, Captain. Surely it is more logical to heal than kill.” Surak- The Savage Curtain, Stardate: 5906.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #Quote
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Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account and the @STrekQuotes Bluesky account for the week of March 23rd through March 29th. Note: Because Twitter/X will use posts to train AI, we will no longer be posting on that platform. This is out of respect for the owners of Star Trek.
March 23 “Questions are the beginning of wisdom…the mark of a true warrior.” Worf- Rightful Heir, Stardate: 46852.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #Quote
“Are you stuck in a time loop right now, Stamets?” Reno “What? No. What?” Stamets “Just messing with you. Don’t bury your mind in the abstract for too long. You’ll turn into a Rothko painting.” Reno- Face the Strange, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDSC #IDIC #Quote
“The Klingon Empire will remember what has happened here. You have sided against us in battle and this, we do not forgive… or forget.” Gowron- The Way of the Warrior, Stardate: 49011.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #Quote
“I can’t control it. I’ve let something out. Rage. Pain.” Spock “It’s your emotions.” Chapel “My mind has gotten weak.” Spock “No. No. It doesn’t make you weak, Spock. It makes you human.” Chapel- All Those Who Wander, Stardate: 2510.6 #StarTrek #StarTrekSNW #IDIC #Quote
March 27 “I wish to ask you a personal question.” Seven “Shoot.” Torres “You have an appealing coiffure. What is your grooming regimen?” Seven “You’re asking me what I do with my hair?” Torres- Human Error, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #Quote
March 28 “Might be a good idea for you to go, too. It might be fun, and a little fraternizing couldn’t hurt.” Archer “I don’t understand how sitting silently in a darkened room constitutes fraternizing.” T’Pol “It’s a communal experience.” Archer- Horizon, Date: January 10, 2153 #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #Quote
“I must admit, I always wanted to play the part of the “Mysterious Stranger.”” Troi- A Fistful of Datas, Stardate: 46271.5 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #Quote
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And another wonderful SaltCON is in the bag. Let me take this opportunity to thank the gaming coordinators, the volunteers and the people I met for helping to make this an enjoyable weekend. I had some disappointments, but they were far and few between. I also had a roleplayer come up to me to say “Hey you want to see my convention backpack?” after he had read about the backpack that I use at conventions. It was interesting to compare the two of them. Last year, I really needed the emotional support after some real-life events. This year I was providing the emotional support to others (and I was glad to give out the hugs when needed). It reminded me of the quote from Saru on Star Trek: Discovery.
“Before we can care for others, we must care for ourselves.” Saru- New Eden, Stardate: 1027.32
I was able to pick up a lot this year. The convention theme for 2026 is pirates (last year was a cyberpunk theme) and there were several articles of clothing that combined gaming and pirates together. My zip-up Star Trek hoodie (that looked like a uniform) was starting to get a little threadbare, so I decided to replace it with a black SaltCON pirate hoodie that says “Dead men play no games.” I also picked up the regular con shirt for spring which was a pirate riding a fish guiding it with a D20. The SaltCON GameMaster’s Guild shirt that I got for free said “Release the Kraken” And speaking of free shirts, Evil Genius Games provided me with an Evil Gamemaster shirt for running one of their games. On the sleeve is a bonus rule that allows the GM to make a player re-roll a D20 two times during a game. I didn’t use this at the con, but a friend who also got the same shirt did.
Some of the gaming loot that I picked up at the con.
As is usually the case with SaltCON, they give you free games when you pick up your registration badge. The free games this year included an interesting card game called Tacta and a humorous looking game called Riot at the Round Table. I’ll have to subject the family to these and see how they play. At the Saturday morning swap meet someone brought in the Star Trek Super-Skill Pinball that was still sealed and was a low price. So I snagged it. I really wish that more people brought their RPG books to this Saturday morning event. At the regular game swap (which is 99% board games) I did find an unusual looking RPG called Arzium which appears to be a fantasy game. And one of my thank you gifts for running quite a few RPG sessions was the Werewolf The Apocalypse Core Rulebook. Both of these I’ll be using in the 2027 Character Creation Challenge.
Smaller loot from the con.
There were a couple more giveaways that I had received at the convention. The first was the SaltCON RPG pin which showed a kraken wrapping itself around a pirate ship. There was also a pin I got for running the Evil Genius game for Nacho Haus that came from the Origins Game Fair. I don’t know what that represents. I reached out to my contacts at EGG and I’ll report back what I find out. Another free gift was a small 3D printed dice tower that fit nicely inside my leather dice tray. Usually dice towers are too unwieldy or big, but this one worked just right. This was given to a GMs at the con and was provided by Scorehaven which appears to be some sort of gaming meet up group. A local young artists had a booth at the con and from her I purchased a set of dice that glow under a ultraviolet light (I’ll blog more about that later) and a special coffin box for the Geek Wife who loved it. Plus we wanted to support those who created with their hands and not tried to use AI.
For the four games that I ran at SaltCON Spring 2026 I think I must have picked a bad time-slot for Basic Fantasy. Only one person had preregistered for the game and they backed out the morning of the con. But this only gives me a chance to polish up this self-written adventure for a future event. The next day I ran Everyday Heroes: Escape from New York (for the prizes seen above). This game had a full complement (five pre-gen characters) and we had fun. However I may have disappointed a player who was playing an RPG for the first time. She chose a character that was a manipulator instead of a fighter. However the first part of the game (that was all we could do in the four hour slot) didn’t get to the point where she could use her talents. I let them name their own characters at the table, so Lady Lockbreaker, if you are reading this, I should have let you manipulate the guards you were trying to approach. I had thought about it later and I realized then what you were trying to do. I hope your future RPG sessions go a little better. For any GMs running some of the Cinematic Adventures from Evil Genius Games, be prepared to shorten the material to get it into a convention gaming slot. Friday I ran Star Trek Adventures 2nd Edition with the Thursday’s Child game written by Roger Taylor. This ran very well and challenged the characters in a Star Trek way. There were lots of compliments at the end of the session (that ran longer than we were expecting, but it was the last game at that table for the day). On Sunday I ran the Star Wars D6 RPG from West End Games. While there were a couple of first time players who wanted to see what the fuss was all about, there were also several players who loved the original game. They loved the theater of the mind and how I used an opening script to get them all into character. Thank you to my players who showed up and had fun.
I was really looking forward to the two Cowboy Bebop games, but they didn’t happen. One was with Lasers and Feelings and the other was the official RPG that I had backed on Kickstarter. The GM fell ill and wasn’t able to return for the two games. I know another player who had signed up for both who was disappointed as well. Another player volunteered to run Lasers and Feelings for us and we pushed our way through it as an improv game. Thanks to that player for stepping up and showing how the community supports each other. To the GM that was running the early Sunday morning Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 1st Edition game, I apologize for pulling out the night before. With how late my STA game ran, I didn’t think I was going to get there on time for the early morning session. I hope you found a replacement player and I thank you for bringing one of the classics to the con. I have a bit of a conundrum on the Tunnels and Trolls game. It wasn’t actually Tunnels and Trolls, it was a retro-clone called the Leopard Empress or something. Another player who also wanted to really try T&T had even brought his books from home. I think we got an idea how the system works with the clone, but I was also wondering if I would have signed up had it been advertised under the actual game name. I don’t know, am I thinking about this too hard? If I had advertised my Basic Fantasy game as BECMI and someone showed up expecting to play that, would they be giving me the side eye? The other game that I was able to play is called DC20, which turned out to be a beta version of the game that was backed by Kickstarter years ago. It made sense, but I could see where some of the betaness of the game came into play as the players had a few questions about things. We had fun. But the IT side of my brain kept saying “Beta version, wait for full release.” The most fun I had was with the Paranoia game. Because there was a long line to get into the con (and I had to stop to help a friend at the ER beforehand) I was a little late getting there. The GM was actually having the players create their own characters. Since I had missed the first of this process, I asked if I could just use the character I had recently created in the Character Creation Challenge, and the GM agreed. So bonus points for me to use a character that I had created manually. I want to say that the Paranoia game lives up to its reputation if you have a GM and players with the right mindset (and warped sense of humor). Good job. Overall I had fun in the games that I actually played and thanks again to the GMs for their efforts.
Again, if you are looking for a good gaming convention, I can’t recommend SaltCON enough. There are a ton of board games, card games, roleplaying games and the Artemis Bridge Simulator ran by Starship Frontier was always full. The next two conventions at the Davis Conference Center in Layton, Utah are June 5-7 and September 4-6. I already have an idea for my next Star Trek Adventures game that I want to try out.
So was I putting to much thought into the Tunnels and Trolls concern? Did I do the new player in Escape from New York wrong by not letting her play to her character strengths? Do you have any questions about the convention weekend? This article is open for discussion on the TardisCaptain dot Com Discord server. You can also email me at Carl (at) TardisCaptain.com with any comments.
A big thank you to all of the volunteers at SaltCON this past weekend.
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account and the @STrekQuotes Bluesky account for the week of March 16th through March 22nd. Note: Because Twitter/X will use posts to train AI, we will no longer be posting on that platform. This is out of respect for the owners of Star Trek.
March 16 “We are Pakleds. Our ship is the Mondor. It is broken. We are far from home. We need help.” Grebnedlog “Let me guess. Their rubber band broke, right?” LaForge- Samaritan Snare, Stardate: 42779.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #Quote
March 17 “Not every problem has an immediate solution.” Chakotay- Scorpion, Stardate: 50984.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #Quote
“A vital mission, impossible odds, and a ruthless enemy. What more could we ask for?” Martok- Sons and Daughters, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #Quote
“Sometimes the only way to find out where you fit in is to step out of the routine, because sometimes where you really belong was waiting right around the corner all along.” Burnham- Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad, Stardate: 2136.8 #StarTrek #StarTrekDSC #IDIC #Quote
“Our missions are peaceful, not for conquest. When we do battle, it is only because we have no choice.” Kirk- The Squire of Gothos, Stardate: 2124.5 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #Quote
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When someone realizes that what I was saying was right.
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account and the @STrekQuotes Bluesky account for the week of March 9th through March 15th. Note: Because Twitter/X will use posts to train AI, we will no longer be posting on that platform. This is out of respect for the owners of Star Trek.
March 9 “Our mission is to seek out new and different life-forms and you certainly qualify as one of the most unique I’ve ever encountered.” Picard- Q Who, Stardate: 42761.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #Quote
March 10 “Even when her science fails right before her eyes, she still has full confidence in it. Now there’s a leap of faith.” Nechani Old Man #2- Sacred Ground, Stardate: 50063.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #Quote
“Do you know that scotch was actually invented by a little old lady in Russia? Not many people know.” Chekov- Star Trek: Into Darkness, Stardate: 2259.55 #StarTrek #StarTrekFilm #IDIC #Quote
March 12 “Malcolm and I plan to broaden our cultural horizons.” Tucker “Is that all you two think about?” Hoshi “Well, how we choose to relax is our own business.” Tucker- Two Days and Two Nights, Date: February 18, 2152 #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #Quote
March 13 “I’m a doctor, not a bricklayer.” Dr. McCoy- The Devil in the Dark, Stardate: 3196.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #Quote
“You’re a good man Benjamin Sisko but you’ve got a lot to learn about women—especially this one.” Yates- Indiscretion, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #Quote
“We are at war. Logic dictates that each farewell may be our last. Do not regret loving someone, Michael.” Sarek- The War Without, The War Within, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDSC #IDIC #Quote
“Whether or not you were a miracle, Doctor Culber, you are only human. You need to allow yourself time to rest, as you advise your patients.” Kovich- The Examples, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDSC #IDIC #Quote
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Some of the games that I’ll be running at SaltCON Spring 2026.
Wow, 2026 is flying by already. In less than a week I’ll be at SaltCON Spring at the Davis Convention Center in Layton to throw some dice and see some friends. This will run from March 12-15 and is the largest of the three SaltCON conventions held at this location.
I volunteered to run four different games this year. I’m also signed up to play in four games that I’ve never played before and I’ll be re-visiting a game that I haven’t played since my early days of gaming. I will also be packing my Convention Backpack that I have documented about in a previous blog post.
Once again, my Sunday game has filled up first. But this shouldn’t surprise me because it’s the classic Star Wars D6 RPG by West End Games. I’m certain that all of the players probably remember (or heard about) how well this game ran. I’ve also followed up with some games that I’m getting known for, Basic Fantasy 4th Edition (The Guildmaster’s Quest Part II) and Star Trek Adventures 2nd Edition where I’ll be running a scenario written by my late friend, Roger Taylor that I converted over to 2e. I think that Roger would have loved 2nd edition. Another first for me is running the Everyday Heroes cinematic adventure, Escape from New York. What is especially interesting about this last game is that it will be a sanctioned play recognized by the publisher. I’ll get some swag for running the game and the players can get some points as well if they sign up online. The publisher had one of their convention coordinators reach out to me and ran me through a quick online session about a month ago.
I’ve signed up to play in six games. The one that I’ve played before is Advanced Dungeons and Dragons 1st Edition (role play like it’s 1979). In 2025 I did see a couple of pick up 2nd edition games start. If I hadn’t already been booked for another session, I might have joined them. The remaining games are all new to me. I am really appreciative of the opportunity to try new games. There are 5th Edition/Pathfinder games at all of the local gaming stores, I want to try other things. The first game is the new Paranoia All New Shiny Edition (aka “Perfect Edition”). I recently had the opportunity to make a character for this in the 2026 Character Creation Challenge. I’ve really wanted to try this game ever since I first heard about it back in the 90s. I’m not certain what version it is, but another game that I’ve signed up for is Tunnels and Trolls. Yea, speak about old-school. This was another game that I saw advertised over the gaming publications at the time. I’ll have more to report about this later. There is a sci-fi game out there called Lasers and Feelings which looks like it was inspired by Star Trek. This game has had several hacks published for it to cover other genres and this one will cover the Cowboy Bebop anime. And speaking of Cowboy Bebop, someone will be running the official RPG at the con and I’ve signed up for it. After backing the Kickstarter for this and being very disappointed (see my review) I’ll get a chance to play it at the table. Will this opportunity change my mind? We’ll see. My final game that I signed up for is called DC20, which is a 5e variant. I had seen it scheduled at SaltCON in the past, but the schedules never lined up for me to try it. So I’m taking another plunge to see what it’s like. This game will actually have the players make their character at the start of the game instead of using pre-generated characters.
I’m looking forward to geeking out and forgetting about how bad this year has been so far (again). If you are going, feel free to come up and say Hi. Seeing friends is exactly what I need right now. And a way to help myself is to help others. So let me know if you need a hug as well.
What should I be on the look out for? Any recommendations for the games I’m going to be playing? This article is open for discussion on the TardisCaptain dot Com Discord server. You can also email me at Carl (at) TardisCaptain.com with any comments.
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account and the @STrekQuotes Bluesky account for the week of March 2nd through March 8th. Note: Because Twitter/X will use posts to train AI, we will no longer be posting on that platform. This is out of respect for the owners of Star Trek.
“When we found you, you were dying. I saved your life.” Dr. Crusher “Why?” Hugh “It’s my duty to help those who are hurt.” Dr. Crusher- I, Borg, Stardate: 45854.2 #StarTrek #StarTrekTNG #IDIC #Quote
“You are Vulcan? Famous for your logic, yes?” Brax “Indeed.” Spock “Then your voice is also a part of the Federation?” Brax “All members of the Federation have a voice in its governance.” Spock- Spock Amok, Stardate: 2341.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekSNW #IDIC #Quote
“Well like you always say, if something’s important, you’ll make the time.” Scotty- Star Trek Generations, Stardate: 48650.1 #StarTrek #StarTrekFilm #IDIC #Quote
March 4 “When the captain asked you to take charge of these children, you assured her that you could maintain order.” Tuvok “Controlling them is proving more difficult than I anticipated. They’re highly unpredictable.” Seven- Ashes to Ashes, Stardate: 53679.4 #StarTrek #StarTrekVOY #IDIC #Quote
“I don’t wish to contradict Captain Archer, but learning from one’s mistakes is hardly exclusive to humans.” T’pol- Shockwave Part II, Date: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekENT #IDIC #Quote
March 6 “The commencement of a new business relationship is the most special occasion for any Ferengi.” Quark- The Maquis, Part I, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekDS9 #IDIC #Quote
“xBs?” Picard “Former Borg. It’s what we call ourselves.” Hugh “Ah” Picard “A new name can be the first step to a new identity. I learned that on the Enterprise all those years ago.” Hugh- The Impossible Box, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekPIC #IDIC #Quote
March 8 “These people are from another place. They have come among us. Welcome them.” Akuta- The Apple, Stardate: 3715.3 #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS #IDIC #Quote
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Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account and the @STrekQuotes Bluesky account for the week of February 23rd through March 1st. Note: Because Twitter/X will use posts to train AI, we will no longer be posting on that platform. This is out of respect for the owners of Star Trek.
“What the hell?! You can’t hit people!” Mariner “They can either be your crew or your friends!” Becky Freeman “Weird, ’cause I don’t hit either one!” Mariner- Dos Cerritos, Stardate: Unknown
“I gave all my latinum to Major Kira for the Bajoran War Orphans Fund. She kissed me.” Rom “Oh, Rom. You did that for me?” Leeta “I did it for us. Now we have nothing but our love.” Rom “That’s all we need. That and my salary from Quark’s.” Leeta- Ferengi Love Songs, Stardate: Unknown
February 27 “I do not know. Not even a Vulcan can know the unknown, Captain.” Spock- Return to Tomorrow, Stardate: 4768.3
February 28 “I’ve run every diagnostic I know and I can’t seem to isolate the problem.” Torres “Gremlins.” Janeway “Excuse me?” Torres “In the early days of aviation, engineers blamed imaginary little creatures called gremlins for malfunctions they could not explain.” Janeway- Live Fast and Prosper, Stardate: 53849.2
March 1 “You’re Captain Archer.” Lissan “You can read minds.” Archer “We have a strict law here, Captain. No one may enter another’s thoughts without permission. I know your name because the Andorian Chancellor contacted us.” Lissan- The Aenar, Date: Unknown
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Some of you may be wondering why there was a kickstarter for a quickstart? The goal was to provide the internal art for the book and pay the artists for their work. Third Kingdom Games has made the pledge to not use AI generated graphics in their publications. And since that’s a subject very close to my heart, I had to back them. Besides the PDF, I received a print-on-demand from DriveThruRPG. I’ve reviewed some POD publications previously.
So the softcover book that I received in the mail has a full color cover and interior black and white art. Probably in a callback to the older RPG books that we use to collect. The ISBN number is 2370022620158 and the book has 50 pages. It was written by Todd Leback. The cover art is by Juan Ochoa with Perplexing Ruins and Dyson Logos providing some of the interior art. There are two sections for Players and GMs. Six short chapters for the players (The Basics, Character Classes, Gear and Gold, Magic, Adventuring and What Comes Next) and three for the GMs (Intro Adventure, Monsters and Treasure). One interesting note, the book measurements are slightly taller than other books. I took a photo of the Quickstart rules with the Basic Fantasy core rulebook which is standard sized.
Side-by-side comparison with a normal sized book both level at the bottom.
As a retro-clone, it might be easier to say what the differences are to the other publications that we are all well aware of. Bree-YARC uses Ancestry (aka race) as a Class just as it would back in the B/X days. In this quickstart there is only Humans, but they do have classes like Thief, Fighter, Cleric and Magic User. On DriveThruRPG, the publisher has been releasing PDFs of other Ancestries and Classes for free. These include the Dwarf, Goblin, Owlfolk and Tiefling. For the new Human classes they have Ranger, Bard, Berserker, Hexblade and Sorcerer. It is mentioned that more classes and ancestries will be presented in the Core Rulebook when it is released.
All characters have their 0-level HP that they roll before they obtain the 1st level HP+CON adjustment roll. Savings Throws use the older terminology (Wands, Breath Attack, etc.) but are calculated differently. There are skill checks that require meeting/beating a DC rating. Lawful, Neutral and Chaotic is the alignment system presented. XP bonuses are given for playing characters with lower ability scores instead of higher ability scores. Each class has their own special abilities and each character gets a Knack or special ability. It appears that this game is using Ascending Armor Class (thank you). There is Advantage/Disadvantage. Experience points for treasure is only earned when the party returns with it to a safe place. There are also opportunities to earn XP through exploring. Before a character moves up a level, they have to complete a certain amount of Downtime in a safe location. This could include item crafting, research, carousing, hiring, etc. And finally each character will have a Renown rating that represents their reputation in the game world. Whew.
The room descriptions in the intro adventure looked interesting. At a glance the GM knows what’s in the room with additional details described below the chart. This can include lighting, secrets, sounds, exits, etc. The monster stats are found in the adventure with the monster section mostly describing the stat description breakdown, morale conversion table, XP chart for creating monsters, etc. The treasure section describes the types of treasure and the value of a treasure horde.
The back cover.
Conclusion: When I first got the physical book, I wondered if I’d be happy backing this Kickstart campaign when I saw how thin it was. I had forgotten that it was just the quickstart book. But I wasn’t too worried because the support levels were very reasonable for a publication of this size. I really dislike the Kickstart campaigns where they want a bunch of money for an unverified product. The smaller prices usually entice me to pull the trigger. However, once I started reading this book for this review, it reminded me why I had backed their earlier Kickstart campaigns. I can tell that the effort put into the Bree-YARC Quickstart Guide had a lot of thought behind it. They were providing an interesting twist to the OSR game instead of a bunch of fluff. When the core rulebook comes out, I’ll be very tempted to purchase it (or back it if it’s a Kickstart campaign). Even if the core rulebook isn’t available by the time the 2027 Character Creation Challenge rolls around, I can still use this quickstart book to make a Human character. Usually RPG quickstarts don’t include character creation steps.
Do you have any questions about the Bree-YARC Quickstart Guide? Have you backed any Kickstarters lately? Tell me about it. This article is open for discussion on the TardisCaptain dot Com Discord server. You can also email me at Carl (at) TardisCaptain.com with any comments.
Here are the Daily Star Trek Quotes that will appear on the @STrekQuotes Mastodon account and the @STrekQuotes Bluesky account for the week of February 16th through February 22nd. Note: Because Twitter/X will use posts to train AI, we will no longer be posting on that platform. This is out of respect for the owners of Star Trek.
“Ha. Works every time. First officer’s log. As usual, my grasp of the lower-decker mind has proven to… Oh, er carry on, Ensign.” Ransom “I know you just pretend to be an idiot to trick us into getting along.” Moxy “Are you gonna tell anyone?” Ransom “No. I think it’s cute. Plus, everyone thinks you’re a doofus. Nobody would believe me.” Moxy “‘Cause I’m just that good at the job.” Ransom- Upper Decks, Stardate: Unknown #StarTrek #StarTrekLDS #IDIC #Quote
February 18 “You said you wanted freedom. It’s time you learned that freedom is never a gift. It has to be earned.” Kirk- The Return of the Archons, Stardate: 3156.2
February 19 “It won’t bite. It’s called a tribble.” Dr. Phlox- The Breach, Date: Unknown
February 20 “Open your eyes, Krola. We are part of a larger community. We cannot ignore it.” Mirasta Yale- First Contact, Stardate: Unknown
“Federation rules, Federation nobility, Federation compassion? Do you understand? If this had been a Cardassian ship, we would be home now.” Seska- State of Flux, Stardate: 48658.2
“I still can’t believe Starfleet saw fit to give a thief, a pirate and a spy their own ship.” Musiker “Bunch of ne’er-do-wells and rule breakers really.” Jack Crusher “What could possibly go wrong?” Seven- The Last Generation, Stardate: Unknown
Happy Birthday to Celia Rose Gooding. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Celia_Rose_Gooding #StarTrek #StarTrekSNW
“I never told Hemmer, but he reminded me a lot of my dad. Always pushing me to see things from a new perspective. Do better, be better.” Uhura- All Those Who Wander, Stardate: 2510.6
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