Star Fleet Officer's Manual

Real world article

(written from a production point of view)

Editor(s):	Jordan K. Weisman
Publisher:	FASA
Series:	Star Trek: The Role Playing Game
Published:	1983
Pages:	40
Timespan:	23rd century

United Federation of Planets Star Fleet Officer's Manual.

Contents

Introduction for New Cadets

• What Are Role Playing Games?
• Role Play In The Final Frontier
• About The Officer's Manual

Defining a Character

• Attributes
  • Attribute Ratings
  • Attribute Descriptions
• Skills
  • Skill Ratings
    • Basic Proficiency Level
    • Professional Competency Level
    • Expert Level
  • Skill Areas
• Using Attributes And Skills

Creating Player Characters

• Assigned Ship, Rank, And Position
• Choosing A Race
• Creating Attribute Scores
  • Initial Dice Roll
  • Racial Modifiers
  • Bonus Points
• Creating Endurance Statistics
  • Maximum Operating Endurance
  • Current Operating Endurance
  • Inaction Save Level
  • Unconsciousness Threshold
  • Wound Healing Rate
  • Fatigue Healing Rate
• Character Aging

Training Player Characters

• Pre-Academy Experience
• Joining Star Fleet
• Star Fleet Academy
  • Academic Curriculum
  • Outside Electives
  • Advanced Study
• Branch School
  • Curriculum
  • Outside Electives
  • Advanced Study
• Cadet Cruise
  • Cruise Assignment
  • Cruise Results
• Department Head School
  • Department Head School Curriculum
  • Advanced Training
• Command School
  • Command School Curriculum
  • Advanced Training
• Post-Academy Experience
  • Number of Tours Served
  • Tour Assignments
    • First Tour Assigned
    • Officer Efficiency Reports
    • Other Tour Assignments
    • Special Final Tour Posting
  • Tour Length
  • Skill Advancement
• Combat Statistics
  • Action Points
  • Base To-Hit Numbers
    • To-Hit, Modern
    • To-Hit, Hand-To-Hand
  • Bare Hand Damage
• Character Age

Tactical Movement and Combat

• Visualizing The Action
  • Tactical Maps
  • Counters
• Using The Tactical Movement System
  • Action Points (AP)
    • Calculating AP
  • Using AP
  • Action Explanations
    • Position Change
    • Movement
    • Equipment And Weapon Use
    • Combat And Emergency Evasion
  • Movement Restrictions
    • Movement Through Doors
  • Play Sequence
    • Determining Tactical Advantage
  • Opportunity Actions
  • Recording AP Usage
• Combat
  • Range
  • Line-Of-Sight And Concealment
  • Calculating The To-Hit Numbers
    • Base To-Hit Number
    • Range Modifiers
    • Size Modifiers
    • Position Modifiers
    • Concealment Modifiers
    • Target's Movement Modifiers
    • Aiming Modifier
    • Attacker's Movement Modifier
    • Adjusted To-Hit Number
  • Determining Successful Hits
    • Grazes
    • Thrown Weapons Or Objects
    • Firing Arcs
  • Damage
    • Damage Effects
    • Determining Damage
    • Armor
    • Shotgun Hits
• Special Vulcan Attacks
  • Psionics
    • Using Psionics
  • Nerve Pinch

Injury, Medical Aid, and Recovery

• Operating Endurance (OP END)
  • Maximum Operating Endurance (MAXOPEND)
  • Current Operating Endurance (CURR OP END)
• Injury
  • Taking Wound Damage
  • Taking Temporary Damage
  • Recording Damage
• Unconsciousness
  • END Saving Roll
  • Unconsciousness Save Level (INACT SAVE)
  • Unconsciousness Threshold (UNC THRESH)
• Mortal Injury And Death
• Restoring Health
  • Healing Wound Damage
  • Regaining Temporary Damage
  • Emergency First Aid
  • Vulcan Pain Reduction

Background information

This book is part of the Basic Set (FASA 2004) along with the Cadet's Orientation Sourcebook and Star Trek: The Role Playing Game Operations Manual. All three of these books, combined with the Star Trek: Starship Tactical Combat Simulator made up the deluxe set (FASA 2001).