[This article is in support of my project to design an unofficial (and free)
Fudge role-playing game adaptation of the original
Star Trek.]
Thinking further about the previous article, I have decided on the following terms to describe the
Star Trek universe, which will be used in my comments and probably in the game as well:
- Alternate Star Trek Universe
- Classic Star Trek Universe
- Expanded Classic Star Trek Universe
It is in the Alternate Star Trek Universe that one may find all the movies and spin-offs that comprise the current official
Star Trek canon. The Classic Star Trek Universe pertains only to those things that have been depicted or mentioned in episodes of
Star Trek: The Original Series and
Star Trek: The Animated Series. The Expanded Classic Star Trek Universe is the same as the Classic version, with the addition of most of the information found in the
Star Fleet Technical Manual by Franz Joseph, some elements described in other games (q.v.), and original material that I shall be contributing in order to expand the setting by logical extrapolation from what has been presented before (with the original series being considered the primary source and authority where there is conflicting data).
A quick note about the advantages of adapting material from secondary sources such as the
Star Fleet Technical Manual,
Star Fleet Battles,
Federation Commander, et al: In choosing to acknowledge the existence of Franz Joseph's starship designs (the world's first published examples of Federation starships other than
Constitution class starships such as the
Enterprise), I am now free to use miniatures based on those designs in my own game. I can use Gamescience miniatures to represent the Heavy Cruisers, Destroyers, Scouts, Transport/Tugs, and Dreadnoughts, FASA miniatures of the
Reliant to represent Light Cruisers, and various other Amarillo Design Bureau miniatures to represent new ship classes I have designated. Thus, I have no reason not to continue collecting miniatures.
[Originally posted in Fudgery.net/fudgerylog on 30 June 2007.]
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