Continuing Conversations: Sci-Fi Storytelling & Star Trek Adventures
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Where does the game end and the story begin? Continuing Conversations is your weekly deep dive into the art of Science Fiction storytelling, narrative design, and the creative process—hosted by Michael Dismuke and Jim Johnson.
While our roots are firmly planted in the Star Trek Adventures RPG, our mission has expanded. We are exploring how Sci-Fi worlds are built, how characters are forged, and how stories are told across every medium. Whether you are a Gamemaster crafting a campaign, an aspiring novelist, or a fan of deep lore, we bring you the insights you need to fuel your imagination.
Produced by Studio Tembo, this show is dedicated to "Infinite Stories in Infinite Combinations." Whether you're rolling dice or writing chapters, let's continue the conversation.
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Lessons Learned in RPGs and Writing
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Sep 11, 2026 |
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Riffing Random Tables
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Sep 10, 2026 |
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How to Market Your RPG
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Aug 28, 2026 |
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Dynamic writing duo Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly (the Hive Mind)
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Aug 21, 2026 |
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LIVE from ST:LV 2026
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Aug 17, 2026 |
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The World of Sequential Art
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Aug 07, 2026 |
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STA Weapons and Gear
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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Where does a great RPG design begin?
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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Allies and Adversaries Sourcebook
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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LIVE at Shore Leave 46
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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Star Trek Book Club
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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Building an Episodic Campaign
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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Can the captain be an NPC?
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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Star Trek Author Dayton Ward
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Roleplaying Unlocks Creativity
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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Running a one-shot Star Trek Adventures RPG
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May 29, 2026 |
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Scars and Trauma in STA
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May 22, 2026 |
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Developing Your Voice Across Mediums with Award-Winning Creator Derek Kirk Kim
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May 15, 2026 |
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From Novel to Film Deal with Author Nova McBee
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May 08, 2026 |
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Star Trek Timelines: The Ultimate 60th Anniversary Guide | DK Books Reveal & RPG Tips
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May 01, 2026 |
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Mirroring Our World: How Science Fiction Illuminates Reality with Dr. Una McCormack
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Apr 24, 2026 |
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Sci-fi Storytelling Craft
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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15 years of Star Trek Online
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Apr 10, 2026 |
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Star Trek Voyager comics from IDW Publishing
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Apr 03, 2026 |
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From Star Trek to Gilmore Girls: A Life in Pop Culture with Laurie Ulster
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Mar 27, 2026 |
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Star Trek legends Bonnie Gordon and John Billingsley
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Mar 20, 2026 |
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Sci-Fi Writer Dylan Johnson
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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Star Trek Comics Insider Preview
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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An Innovative Reimagining of the Extended Task Mechanic
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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TwylaBeth Lambert
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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Writing Star Trek Adventures with Cory Belote & Marco Rafala
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Feb 13, 2026 |
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Star Trek’s Living History: A Conversation with Larry Nemecek
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Why Your Choices Matter in Star Trek: Resurgence (feat. Dan Martin)
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Inside the Star Trek Adventures Species Sourcebook (w/ the Writers!)
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Jan 24, 2026 |
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Why We Love Happy Endings: Writing Cozy Romance with Alys Murray
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Jan 16, 2026 |
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How Star Trek Comics Are Made: From Pitch to Print w/ Heather Antos
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Jan 09, 2026 |
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Star Trek at 60 – Writing, Editing, and the Future of Trek Stories
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Jan 02, 2026 |
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2025 In Review
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Dec 26, 2025 |
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Continuing to Continue: The 200th Episode
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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Mapping Character Growth: Tracking Values and Determination in Star Trek Adventures
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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Star Trek Adventures: Awards, Accolades, and Character Development
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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Anna Margaret on Star Trek, Magic, and the Importance of Failure
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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One Off Characters
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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Building a 5-Year Star Trek Adventures Campaign: Lessons from USS Pioneer
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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The Magic of Star Trek RPGs: Intentionality and Positive Impact
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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Beyond Sci-Fi: Genre-Bending in Star Trek RPGs
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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From TOS to Strange New Worlds: The 23rd Century in Star Trek Adventure
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Kira Nerys: Modeling a Complex Character in Star Trek Adventures RPG
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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5, 4, 3, 2, 1: A Quick & Easy Character Development Guide for RPGs & Writing
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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Unleash Your Creativity: Solo RPGs and the Power of Storytelling
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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From Star Trek to Saucers: Aaron Pallier's New RPG Projects
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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Star Trek Adventures Character and Ship Creator app
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Create Memorable Missions
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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Star Trek Adventures 2e Exploration Guide
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Politics and Factions
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Designing Dramatic Stories - Part Two
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Designing Dramatic Stories - Part One
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Building Character Arcs
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Integrating the Technical Guide into your Star Trek Adventures and Captain's Log games
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May 30, 2025 |
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Keith R.A. DeCandido
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May 16, 2025 |
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The Conversation Continues
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May 09, 2025 |
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Author Lou Anders - Part 2
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May 02, 2025 |
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Author Lou Anders - Part 1
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Romulans
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Let's celebrate the artists!
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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New Technical Manua
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Apr 05, 2025 |
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Bedlam on Bahan: Part 3
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Bedlam on Bahan: Part 2
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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Bedlam on Baham: Part 1
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Guy Sclanders (How to be a Great GM)
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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Let's talk about Trills
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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STA Creator App Update!
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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AMA with Kelli Fitzpatrick
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Creating Stories
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Leadership in Star Trek
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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Cardassians among us!
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Let's Talk Nausicaans!
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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Star Trek Adventures Second Edition Starter Set
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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Fan Expos, Blogs, & Kate Mulgrew
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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STA 2024 Year in Review
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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Mike “The Birdman” Ashkewe (Fixed Audio)
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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Farragut Forward
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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Ben Heisler, ENNIE-Award winning Associate Producer of RPGs for Renegade Game Studios
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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Interview with Al Spader, the creator of Sentience.
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Empaths & Telepaths
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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Pros & Cons of Using Online Platforms
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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All About Andorians!
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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Let's Talk About Tellarites!
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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U.S.S. Challenger - Let's Play STA 2e - Part 6
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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U.S.S. Challenger - Let's Play STA 2e - Part 5
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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U.S.S. Challenger - Let's Play STA 2e - Part 4
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Ultimate Crossover Event: Dune Meets Star Trek
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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STA Game Toolkit
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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STA 2e Core Book: Chapters 5-9
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Sep 20, 2024 |
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Star Trek Adventures 2e: Core Book Chapter 4
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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A deeper look at the STA 2.0 Core Book
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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Converting Characters and Ships Between 1e and 2e: Part 2
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Converting Game Mechanics Between 1e and 2e: Part 1
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Aug 23, 2024 |
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Klingon Culture
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Aug 16, 2024 |
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Let's Play: STA 2.0 - Act Three
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Aug 09, 2024 |
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Let's Play: STA 2.0 - Act Two
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Aug 02, 2024 |
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Let's Play: STA 2.0 - Act One
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Jul 26, 2024 |
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One Hit Wonders
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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RPG as Education!
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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Getting the Most out of Supporting Characters
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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The Cross-Over Event of the Season!
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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How to Play a non-Starfleet/non-Klingon Game
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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FREE RPG DAY!!
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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Traits in Star Trek Adventures 2e
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Jun 07, 2024 |
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Threat and Momentum in Star Trek Adventures 2e
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May 31, 2024 |
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BC Holmes & Online Tools
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May 24, 2024 |
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The Power of the Gaming Convention!
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May 17, 2024 |
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Using the full toolkit
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May 10, 2024 |
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The Khitomer Accords
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May 03, 2024 |
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Making Your Game More Inclusive
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Let's Play the Federation-Klingon War Tactical Campaign, Part 3
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Let's Play the Federation-Klingon War Tactical Campaign, Part 2
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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Let's Play the Federation-Klingon War Tactical Campaign, Part 1
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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The Federation-Klingon War Tactical Campaign | Part 3
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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The Federation-Klingon War Tactical Campaign | Part 2
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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The Federation-Klingon War Tactical Campaign | Part 1
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCMENT
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Star Trek Adventures for Kids (and Teens)
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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Heather Antos Interview
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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The Continue Adventures of the U.S.S. Saratoga
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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Making Ship Combat Easy
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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Chris Birch: Publisher and Founder of Modiphius
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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Eric Campbel Returns
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Where to Start
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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Mental Health in Gaming
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Sawft Science
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Star Trek Adventures 2023 YEAR IN REVIEW!!
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Star Trek comics (IDW Publishing)
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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From Antagonists to Allies
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Star Trek: Saratoga - Episode Two
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Maurice Broaddu, and Derek Tyler Attico
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Captain’s Log: Lessons learned
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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Enrich Your Gaming Experience
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Nov 18, 2023 |
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Dice in Mind
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Celebrate 100 Episodes
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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Trevor Devall
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Star Trek: The Animated Series Supplemental Guide
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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Michael Duxbury
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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More USS Saratoga Play
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Full Transparency
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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TableTop Journeys
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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Star Trek: Tempest Returns
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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U.S.S. Pioneer
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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BC Holmes is Back to Talk about Updates to the Star Trek Adventures Character Creator
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Adventures of the USS Saratoga
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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The Probability Matrixes!
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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Captain’s Log: Chapter Six
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Michael’s First GenCon Bonus Episode
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Captains Log Chapter 5
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Captain’s Log: Ships of the Game
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Character creation in Captain’s Log!
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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STA in Solo Play
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Interview: Dr. Erin McDonald
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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Lower Decks: Chapters 8 & 9
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Lower Decks: Chapter 7
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Lower Decks: Chapter 6 (Fixed Audio)
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Lower Decks: Chapter 5
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Lower Decks: Chapter 4
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Lower Decks: Chapter 3
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May 26, 2023 |
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Lower Decks: Chapter 2
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May 19, 2023 |
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Lower Decks: Chapter 1
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May 18, 2023 |
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Take Advantage of Character Focuses
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May 17, 2023 |
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Interview with writer Chris McCarver
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Meet Michael and Jim
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Making Your Adversaries Come Alive!
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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The Star Trek: Tempest Crew
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Troy Mepyans interview
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Creating and Using a ”Show Bible”
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Using Threat
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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Playing Non-Starfleet Characters
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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The Ship as a Character
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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Playing the Communications Officer
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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Playing the Security Officer
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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Playing the Helm Officer
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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Playing the Engineer
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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Playing the Science Officer
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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Playing the First Officer
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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Playing the Captain
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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“What can I do with my doctor?”
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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Star Trek Adventures Character Creator Tool
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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More Fan Questions Answered
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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Fan Questions Answered!!
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Star Trek Adventures Graphic Designer Leigh Woosey
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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One Year of Continuing the Conversation
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Super Fan Michael Freeman
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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The man behind Majel the Discord Bot, John Nguyen
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Celebrating of Star Trek Adventures | S2E49
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Riff Challenge 2 | S2E48
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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The ”Really Dicey” Interview with Manny Ortiz
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Star Trek Year Five
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Chapter 4 of the Star Trek Adventures Utopia Planitia Starfleet Sourcebook
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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What makes a class of starship?
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Digging Into the Utopia Planitia Sourcebook
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Interview the writers of the Utopia Planitia Starfleet Sourcebook
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Minimizing Violent Storytelling
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Sep 16, 2022 |