Captain's Log #44 Now Available from Multiple Sources

Everyone feared that the day would come.
No one ever knew that tomorrow would be the day.

Join us for Captain's Log #44 and answer "A Call to Arms." The Klingons have crossed the border and attacked the Federation, destroying several battle stations in the defense line, along with a dozen starships. The Federation is now at war!

Captain's Log #44 includes fiction and information for all of our games including updates, new ships, information about the Gorn government, a history of the Lyran Democratic Republic Navy, and new scenarios.

Star Fleet Battles: This game gains seven new scenarios, information on space boars, campaign updates to account for the Peladines, Proposals Board, Ask Vanaxilth, Platinum Victory by Peter D. Bakija, Triangulum Galaxy Primer, Battlegroup and new ships (jumbo auxiliary cruiser, jumbo auxiliary heavy carrier, jumbo auxiliary battle carrier, jumbo auxiliary PF tender, jumbo auxiliary space control ship, jumbo auxiliary troop transport, variant jumbo auxiliary cruiser, and civilian jumbo ore carrier).

Federation Commander: You will find three new scenarios and new battle tugs for the Klingons (BT7), Lyrans (Cougar), Kzintis, and Federation. Patrick Doyle wrote his Command at Origins 2011 article. There are also Command Notes by players.

Federation & Empire: This game announces that ISC War is available. The Klingon Eastern Marches scenario gets updated.

Starmada: Two ships for Starmada Admiralty and two ships for Starmada Nova are provided.

A Call to Arms: Star Fleet is introduced.

And there are still more articles: Ten questions, Awards, Command the Future, Input Guide, Why, Proposals Board, Background Questions, Galactic Conquest, Prime Directive (the Borak), and six new Borak ship cards for Star Fleet Battle Force.

Supports Federation Commander, Star Fleet Battles, Federation & Empire, Prime Directive, Star Fleet Battle Force, SFB Galactic Conquest, Starmada, A Call to Arms: Star Fleet, and Star Fleet Warlord.

The colorized SSDs from this issue are sold separately as is the Supplemental File (which includes more battle groups, more tactical notes, after-action reports, and more new ships for Star Fleet Battles and Federation Commander).

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Also available in print from your local game store or from ADB: http://www.starfleetstore.com/issues-3052-c-17_45/captains-log-44-p-820.html

Available separately is the Captain's Log #44 Supplemental File filled with new content.

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Print version from ADB: http://www.starfleetstore.com/supplements-c-17_57/cl-44-supplement-p-825.html

Also available separately (and only as a PDF) are the color Star Fleet Battles SSDs and Federation Commander and Starmada ship cards from this issue:

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Good gaming to you!

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Thursday, March 08, 2018 - 02:13 pm: Edit

Nexus #1 Is Released in PDF

NEXUS: The bond, link or tie existing between members of a group; a means of connection.

The word "nexus" doesn't come up in conversation very often. Its most common use is also its most dramatic: "the nexus of events," where great actions come together to form a point in history.

The first issue of Nexus, published in April-May 1982, is wide ranging. From the historical to the fantastic, there's something here for every taste. It is provocative; the feature article on role-playing by Eric Goldberg (designer of SPI's Dragonquest) will certainly raise a few eyebrows (perhaps a few people's blood pressure, as well). There is an entire section on the Star Fleet Universe. There are articles on strategies for Swordquest, background for Battlewagon, and information on Armor at Kursk. Reviews include Barbarian Prince, Intruder, Dragon Tiles, The Compleat Tavern, and Albion: Land of Faerie.

This PDF is provided by Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc. with the kind permission of Allen D. Eldridge. It includes ads and offers from 1982; these are no longer valid.

Get your copy from these vendors:

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADBNM01

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By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Thursday, March 08, 2018 - 03:45 pm: Edit

Yes, all 18 will be done.

Allen and I agreed that these needed to be available to collectors and completists.

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Friday, March 16, 2018 - 02:00 pm: Edit

Captain's Log #45 Now Available from Multiple Sources

Things that happen once in a million years, those things are truly new wonders, unpredicted by scientists who thought they knew how the universe actually worked.

Join us for Captain's Log #45 and see what happens in a "Race to Confrontation." It is peacetime and four captains meet on a purely scientific mission to study a new stellar event. What could be simpler? What could possibly go wrong with four warlike captains who have faced combat too many times? Other stories focus on a Klingon police officer who is now a squire paladin and on Ketrick and his cat.

Captain's Log #45 includes fiction and information for all of our games including updates, new ships, information about the Kzintis, a history of the Seltorian ships, and new scenarios.

Star Fleet Battles: This game gains five new scenarios, information on mulakee, campaign updates to account for the Borak, Proposals Board, Ask Vanaxilth, Master Victory by Kerry Mullan, Nicozian Primer, Battlegroup and new ships (Q-ships, Kzinti police cutters, Tholian Home Galaxy ship variants, and Neo-Tholian Milky Way Galaxy variants).

Federation Commander: You will find two new scenarios and scout cruisers for the Federation, Kzintis, Vudar, and Tholians. Patrick Doyle wrote an article on drone tactics. There are also Command Notes by players.

Federation & Empire: This game has F&E Why, Tactical Notes, Q&A, and playtest materials for the Seltorians.

Starmada: Six ships are provided.

A Call to Arms: Star Fleet has playtest rules for scouts.

And there are still more articles: Ten Questions, Awards, Command the Future, Input Guide, Why, ADB Games You'll Never See, Background Questions, Galactic Conquest, Prime Directive (the Bi'sen), and six new special action cards for Star Fleet Battle Force.

Supports Federation Commander, Star Fleet Battles, Federation & Empire, Prime Directive, Star Fleet Battle Force, SFB Galactic Conquest, Starmada, A Call to Arms: Star Fleet, and Star Fleet Warlord.

The colorized SSDs from this issue are sold separately; the Supplemental File (which includes background information and information on cons) is free.

Get Captain's Log #45 from the following:

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Also available in print from your local game store or from ADB: http://www.starfleetstore.com/issues-3052-c-17_45/captains-log-45-p-864.html


Available separately is the Captain's Log #45 Supplemental File which is free as a PDF!

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Print version from ADB for a nominal price: http://www.starfleetstore.com/supplements-c-17_57/cl-45-supplement-p-867.html


Also available separately (and only as a PDF) are the Star Fleet Battles SSDs and Federation Commander ship cards (both in color) and Starmada and A Call to Arms: Star Fleet (both in B&W) ship cards from this issue:

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADB5745-3C

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Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/237023/

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 - 05:16 pm: Edit

Nexus #2 Is Released in PDF

He who travels changes only his skies, not his soul. -- Horace

Ever since the legendary Icarus took to the skies on his wax and feather wings, Man has desired to fly. And for nearly as long, he has wanted to expand that flight to the planets and the stars beyond. With that in mind, it is not surprising that the highly popular Starfire was featured in this issue.

Doubtless, Horace's quotation will still apply when Man changes not merely his skies but his planets. It seems that a part of the human soul is rooted in conflict; and so, when Man goes to the stars, warfare seems destined to follow. Thus, Starfire (and the Star Fleet Universe) deals with warfare.

Along with the focus on Starfire, there is a section on Star Fleet Battles (including a new scenario and information on Klingon battlecruisers) as well as reviews of various games and information on Armor at Kursk and Warsaw Pact.

This PDF is provided by Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc. with the kind permission of Allen D. Eldridge. It includes ads and offers from 1982; these are no longer valid.

Get your copy from these vendors:

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADBNM02

DriveThru RPG: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/237574/

Wargame Vault: http://www.wargamevault.com/product/237574/

By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 - 05:03 pm: Edit

Star Fleet Battles: Module S1 - Scenario Book #1 Is Now Available as a PDF

More than 50 Scenarios!

This exciting module for Star Fleet Battles adds 51 scenarios to the SFB game system. Scenarios are the meat and potatoes of the Star Fleet Universe, the place where history is told and battles are fought. Virtually all of the scenarios in this book are reprinted from the Commander's Edition; all of these were revised to meet the Captain's Edition rules. The layout of this PDF may vary slightly from the print edition as we went back to the old files and made the book searchable.

You will find general scenarios that happened regularly in many empires through the Alpha Octant. You may have to rendezvous with a repair ship that is under attack, raid a survey camp, destroy a pirate raider, or rescue a trapped freighter. Be alert for intruders on board your ship!

There are 31 historical scenarios including the Pleiades Turkey Shoot, The Cassini Incident, Strike at Rigel IV, Mutiny on the Demonslayer, and Border Incident. Discover the history of the Star Fleet Universe!

There are monsters here, too, from the alien artifacts Igneous and Death Probe to the Energy Monster and Arastoz. Can you defeat them?

How does a frigate captain become a cruiser captain? There is a frigate captain campaign included.

We have recreated the asteroid belt map in both B&W and color. These are both included.

You must have the SFB Basic Set to use this material. Some material may require other products, including Advanced Missions, Modules C1 and C2, Module J and Module K.

Get your copy from these sites:

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By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Wednesday, April 04, 2018 - 03:40 pm: Edit

Nexus #3 Is Released in PDF

"The Greek heroes are ... treacherous and self-sacrificing, generous and greedy, vengeful and just, humorous and gloomy -- in other words human, and many times all too human."

Join us in 1982 when Nexus #3 was published. It focuses on the "new" Heroes of Olympus roleplaying game based on Greek mythology. Here you will find an Aegyptian extension to the game, as well as a who's who on the Argo.

Of course there is the Star Fleet Universe section where Ray Olesen's scenario "The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing" is introduced. Richard Kerr also lets people know how to change the Klingon D7 and F5 minis to the KR and KF5R.

There is an article on roleplaying, another with modifications for Moon Base Clavius, and a final one with four high-tech additions for Starfire. You'll find reviews of Man, Myth and Magic; Swashbucklers; and Pirates & Plunder. There is also a look at the "new" world of computer gaming, focusing on Starweb.

This PDF is provided by Amarillo Design Bureau, Inc. with the kind permission of Allen D. Eldridge. It includes ads and offers from 1982; these are no longer valid.

Get your copy from these vendors:

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADBNM03

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By Jean Sexton (Jsexton) on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 - 05:56 pm: Edit

Hex Map Pack #1 Is Available in PDF

This Hex Map Pack contains three maps in two different formats. One format is a single large PDF that can be taken to a professional printer and expanded to approximately 19.5" x 32.5". The other format is designed to be printed using a normal computer printer on six pieces of letter-sized cardstock and pieced together.

The maps are blank, but different color combinations. There is a low-toner version (white background with black lines that will go with the B&W version in the PDF version of Star Fleet Battles: Module S1), a deep space map (black background with white lines), and a blue one that is designed to match the blue asteroid map in Star Fleet Battles: Module S1. These maps may be used for Star Fleet Battles, Federation Commander, or any other hex-based game.

Get your copy at these online vendors:

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By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Thursday, April 12, 2018 - 10:15 am: Edit

Really should have pointed out the hexes are numbered. My bad.