GURPS Federation 2020 Revision Is Available

The galactic good guys have a book dedicated to them and the United Federation of Planets. With background on the history, politics, and culture, you will have everything you need to play campaigns set during any time period. Want to be part of a budding colony? There is information about the process of colonization.

There is a new template for an experienced Federation Marshal so that players have something to worry about should they break the law. Two armored vehicles are presented with statistics to help you play them with the GURPS vehicles rules you are familiar with.

There are more species: Antareans, Fralli (with their racial skill of Sparking), and Mantorese. And there are detailed surveys of the planets where the best known species in the Federation reside.

Discover more about the Federation military (Star Fleet and Marines), Star Fleet organization, and the Federation Express.

Even more personal weapons are now available, including the Fralli pole-whip.

Read about even more Federation ships including the deck plans for the Federation Burke-class frigate.

Of interest are the story and its sample characters, adventure hooks, and the Donjebruche Trading Post, a perfect spot for roving adventurers to explore.

This is a revision of the 2010 book, updating it to the information presented in the 2020 GURPS Prime Directive volumes. If you purchased the original volume as a PDF through Warehouse 23, the revision is already in your library.

You will need GURPS Prime Directive volumes 1 and 2 to effectively use this book.

Get your copy from these sources:

Warehouse 23: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/ADB8402

DriveThru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/312669/

It is also available in print: https://www.starfleetstore.com/gurps-prime-directive-c-90_91/gurps-federation-2020-p-775.html

By Jean Sexton Beddow (Jsexton) on Friday, July 10, 2020 - 06:04 pm: Edit

Our latest (free) newsletter is out with news for all our games! It has two (free) extras:

ACTASF - Gorn Double-Wing Destroyer
FedCom Orion X-War Destroyer

Read it here: http://www.starfleetgames.com/federation/Newsletter/July-2020/index.html

By Jean Sexton Beddow (Jsexton) on Tuesday, August 04, 2020 - 04:05 pm: Edit

ADB Releases Ships for August, 2020

On August 3, 2020, ADB released a total of 25 new items to its shop on Shapeways with over 2,200 items available in total. Notably, we added more ships in the 7000 Scale that is designed to allow you to play with multiple ships on a "regular" map with 5/8-inch hexes. Please note that all ships are available in both 3788 and 3125 scales unless specifically noted, and then they are only available in the scale noted.

The Gorns have their Heavy Destroyer Dreadnought in both the regular and refitted versions.

The Orions gain their Gunboat/PF Tender.

The Hydrans gain their Hun Fast Medium Cruiser. In the 7000 Scale, they get two collections: Legacy Cruisers Collection and New Cruisers Collection. The Legacy Cruisers Collection has the Horseman Light Fusion Cruiser, Traveler Light Hellbore Cruiser, Dragoon Heavy Hellbore Cruiser, and Ranger Heavy Fusion Cruiser. The New Cruisers Collection has two Mongol Fusion War Cruisers, two Tartar Hellbore War Cruisers, one Mohawk Fusion New Heavy Cruiser, and one Iroquois Hellbore New Heavy Cruiser.

The Lyrans and their wayward county of the Lyran Democratic Republic gain the Leopard-M Minesweeper. Note that LDR ships are only in the 3125 Scale. The Lyrans also get the same ship in a "refitted" version with aztecking in the 3788 Scale.

The WYNs gain their Orca-F Fast War Cruiser.

Empires from the Omega Octant continue to have new additions. The Logistics Base is the latest addition to Probr fleet. The Trobrin get their Small Station.

The Old Galaxy Pirates from the M81 Galaxy, the home galaxy of the Tholians, are a new addition. They gain their Pirate Raider.

Continuing to build the new Tournament Ships category, the 7000 Scale gets two more Tournament Collections with the ships that are used in Star Fleet Battles tournaments. The fourth collection contains the Romulan Tournament King Eagle, Romulan FireHawk Tournament Cruiser, Seltorian Tournament Heavy Cruiser, Frax Tournament Command Cruiser, Flivver Tournament Heavy Cruiser, and Vudar Tournament Heavy Cruiser. The 4A collection has the same ships with the FireHawk designed in the "cranked arrow" style.

Check all these out here: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/amarillo-design-bureau-inc
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By Jean Sexton Beddow (Jsexton) on Friday, August 14, 2020 - 12:52 pm: Edit

Hailing Frequencies for August is now out! It has scenarios for Federation Commander and for Star Fleet Marines. The latter uses the counters in Star Fleet Marine: Counter-Attack. The Destruction of Battle Group Kurzan is part of the Battle of Kobol's Rock. The Federation Commander scenario is The Fast and the Furriest (Lyrans attack an Alliance fleet).

Read it here: http://www.starfleetgames.com/federation/Newsletter/August-2020/index.html

By Jean Sexton Beddow (Jsexton) on Wednesday, September 02, 2020 - 12:23 pm: Edit

ADB Releases Ships for September, 2020

On September 1, 2020, ADB released a total of 46 new items to its shop on Shapeways with nearly 2,300 items available in total. Please note that all ships are available in both 3788 and 3125 scales, except when noted.

The Romulans now have their K5R Frigate which is noticeably different from the Klingon original by its change in weaponry and scallops on its wings.

The Gorns gain X-ships with the appearance of the Advanced Destroyer and Advanced Battle Destroyer in both the regular and refitted versions.

The Kzintis have their Drone Bombardment Destroyer and Destroyer Leader, ships that will be in Captain's Log #54.

The Lyrans and their wayward county of the Lyran Democratic Republic gain the Black Cheetah Heavy Frigate, Black Leopard Heavy Destroyer, and Frigate Scout. Note that LDR ships are only in the 3125 Scale. The Lyrans also get the same ships in a "refitted" version with aztecking in the 3788 Scale.

The Borak, neighbors of the Hydrans (according to Hydran disinformation, in reality they were conquered by the Hydrans), show up in force. They gain their Frigate, Destroyer, Light Cruiser/War Cruiser (the ship only varies by what weapon is mounted in its turret and both weapons are attached to this miniature), and Heavy Cruiser. The Frigate and Destroyer are also available in a sprue of two ships.

The Paravians were thought to have been wiped out by a sun snake that destroyed their sun while the Gorns had them blockaded on their homeworld. (The Gorns had good reason to do this as the Paravians had decided the Gorns were demons and needed to be eliminated from the galaxy.) They gain their Frigate, War Destroyer, War Cruiser, and Heavy Cruiser. Coincidentally, the Omega Paravian versions of these ships will be in Captain's Log #54.

Check all these out here: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/amarillo-design-bureau-inc

By Jean Sexton Beddow (Jsexton) on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 02:26 pm: Edit

Captain's Log #54 Is Now Available

"Captain, we appear to have struck a rift in spacetime ..." – Bridge of the USS Darwin, 3 August Y195

Captain's Log #54 is one of the strongest issues we have done, starting with "Return of the Darwin" by Gary Carney. Just as the USS Darwin discovers the secret behind the Andromedans' rapid travel, it is sucked into a rift in time. As the history of the Alpha Octant grows bleaker, the Darwin pops out in that future. The desperate battle to save the galaxy goes down to the very last second.

Captain's Log #54 includes information for all of our games including updates, new ships, information about tanks in the Star Fleet Universe, history about disinformation put out by the Klingon Office of Strategic Deception, a report about the Andromedans' Rapid Transit Network, and new scenarios.

Star Fleet Battles: This game gains seven new scenarios, two Sapphire Victory articles (one by Peter Bakija and the other by Bill Schoeller), an update on Operation Unity for the simulator empires, a primer about the Zosman Marauders' ships, Proposals Board, Ask Admiral Vanaxilth, Battle Groups, Term Papers, an article on the space tarantula (a deadly new creature), background questions, an article on converting Tholian ships to other empires' technology, and new ships: Kzinti destroyer leader, destroyer minesweeper, drone destroyer, and commando destroyer; Romulan W-Kingbird Command Cruiser and Y-Royalbird Command Cruiser; Neo-Tholian advanced technology destroyer and advanced technology frigate; Federation corvette; Lyran Cheetah-S Frigate Scout; Orion strike cruiser and battle carrier; and the Omega Paravian antiproton heavy cruiser, war cruiser, war destroyer, and frigate.

Federation Commander: You will find five new scenarios, Battle Group tactics by players, and a preview of rules for gunboats (which ties into the final scenario). To support the new rules, there are gunboats for the Klingons, Kzintis, Hydrans, and ISC. In addition to those, there are ship cards for the Orion strike cruiser and Klingon B8 battleship.

Federation & Empire: This game has Tactical Notes, Q&A, Proposals Board, new rules for shipyards and for balance factors, and a new scenario that switches the location of the Lyrans and Romulans.

Starmada: This section includes a look at the new rules for the Vudar (scheduled to appear in 2021's Rumors of Wars) along with two ships for them (the war cruiser and War destroyer). Also included are two new Klingon battleships: the B10-T Emergency Battleship and B8 Combined Dreadnought

A Call to Arms: Star Fleet has a new Call Out Note, a new scenario designed for the Federation and Orion Pirates, and two new ships: the B8 Insolent-class Dreadnought and B10T Improbable-class Emergency Battleship.

And there are still more articles: Starline miniatures, Star Fleet Awards, Command the Future, Input Guide, Galactic Conquest, Prime Directive, Star Fleet Marines (a large assault featuring the units in the two Star Fleet Marines titles, Counter-Attack and Counter-Strike), and the creature special event cards (including the space tarantula) for Star Fleet Battle Force.

What is especially important in this issue is that elements we introduce are linked across the game systems. The new ships introduced in this issue not only in multiple game systems but are also in our shop on Shapeways as is the space tarantula. Federation Commander gets the scenarios for the story and battle groups (Star Fleet Battles already had them).

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

The Supplemental File (which includes background information and lots of proposals for ships for Star Fleet Battles) is free as a PDF and for a nominal fee in print.

Order Captain's Log #54 here: https://www.starfleetstore.com/issues-5154-c-17_107/captains-log-54-p-1278.html

By Jean Sexton Beddow (Jsexton) on Wednesday, September 16, 2020 - 03:17 pm: Edit

New Release in Our Shop on Shapeways!

A new sort of space creature started showing up in the off-map "coreward" parts of the Alpha Octant. What became known as space tarantulas finally showed up in the well-mapped portions of the Federation toward the end of the General War. Gorns and Kzintis confirmed encounters with these creatures. Genetically related to space spiders (see Captain's Log #50), these space tarantulas may have been changed by the Radiation Zone. In some ways, they are certainly more deadly.

Space tarantulas are nearly impossible to detect at over 40,000 kilometers away. When they are within 30,000 kilometers, they can cast a strand of web at a ship and then jump on the ship itself. The space tarantula then "kills" its prey by using its dozen legs and six fangs to damage the shields of the ship and then the ship. Even its web strands can damage the ship!

Even worse for non-spacefaring worlds, the space tarantula's webs reflect light. When it builds its 5,000-kilometer radius nest for its eggs, it severely impacts the weather on the planet. Even worse, when the the space tarantula babies hatch, they will ravage the planet as they look for metal, which is what they "eat."

The space tarantula is available in four scales: 7000 Scale (1/7000) which can be used as baby space tarantulas, Omni which can be used for the young space tarantulas, 3788 Scale (1/3788) which while scaled to accompany the 3788 Scale ships, can be used as young adult space tarantulas, and 3125 Scale (1/3125) which matches our 3125 Scale ships and can be used as the adult space tarantula.

The space tarantula is available in a variety of materials. The creatures are unpainted, use standard flight stands available from many sources (the 7000 Scale version has a stand that is built in), and, while designed for gaming, make fine display pieces.

Much thanks to Matthew Lawson for making the space tarantula come to life!

Check out the space tarantula miniatures: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/amarillo-design-bureau-inc?sort=newest

By Jean Sexton Beddow (Jsexton) on Monday, September 21, 2020 - 04:27 pm: Edit

Have you seen Hailing Frequencies, our free newsletter? The latest copy is now available with the SFB scenario "The Return of the Darwin," which is the basis of the fiction in Captain's Log #54. For Federation Commander, there is the ship card for the Romulan Decurion Interceptor and the rules you need to fly it. Enjoy!

http://www.starfleetgames.com/federation/Newsletter/September-2020/index.html

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Monday, September 28, 2020 - 08:54 am: Edit

A bit of an update since CL54 and the newsletter...

The GURPS TANKs thing will be bigger, and will be GURPS STAR FLEET VEHICLES.

STAR FLEET MARINES COUNTER-PUNCH is finished and sent for upload.

STARMADA BATTLESHIPS is done and we are just waiting on a cover to be created.

STAR FLEET MARINES COUNTER-SUIT remains lost.

By Nick Blank (Nickgb) on Monday, September 28, 2020 - 04:32 pm: Edit

What about Fed Com booster pack 39 with the plasma empire leader variants? I was waiting on ordering 37 and 38 to get them all together...

By Steve Cole (Stevecole) on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 - 01:35 am: Edit

We haven't sold enough 37 and 38 to get Leanna to spend the money to print 39. It's gotten closer but not there yet. Those cards are outrageously expensive to print and boosters don't sell as well even when they are all new cards.

By Jean Sexton Beddow (Jsexton) on Friday, October 02, 2020 - 04:24 pm: Edit

ADB Releases Ships for October, 2020

On October 1, 2020, ADB released a total of 37 new items to its shop on Shapeways with over 2,300 items available in total. Notably this month we released our first armored vehicles and tanks in 285 Scale; these are for the Klingons and Romulans. Please note that all ships are available in both 3788 and 3125 scales, except when noted.

The Klingons gain their B8 Combined Dreadnought. With more aztecking, it is also available as the B8K Combined Dreadnought. The name for the Klingon armored vehicles is "Kral." The vehicles and tanks are all in 285 Scale and in sprues of four except as indicated. The Klingons have Armored Personnel Vehicles (APVs), Ground Assault Vehicles (GAVs), Ground Combat Vehicles (GCVs), Ground Weapon Vehicles (GWVs), and Air Defense Vehicles (ADVs). The Combat Engineer Vehicles (CEVs) and Command Vehicles (CPVs) are combined with two of each on the sprue. The Kraz'Nik Tank also comes in 285 Scale with four to a sprue.

The codename for the Romulan armored vehicles and tanks is "Cassowary" after the ground-based bird. The vehicles and tanks are all in 285 Scale and in sprues of four except as indicated. The Romulans have Armored Personnel Vehicles (APVs), Ground Assault Vehicles (GAVs), Ground Combat Vehicles (GCVs), Ground Weapon Vehicles (GWVs), and their Tanks. The Combat Engineer Vehicles (CEVs) and Command Vehicles (CPVs) are combined with two of each on the sprue.

To bring in supplies for all those armored vehicles and tanks, there is the General version of the Ground Cargo Truck. In the 285 Scale, these are four to a sprue.

Space Tarantulas appeared in Captain's Log #54 as a danger to shipping, planets, and to smaller warships. Miniatures of these creatures are available in increasingly larger sizes in 7000, Omni, 3788, and 3125 scales.

The Borak, neighbors of the Hydrans (according to Hydran disinformation, in reality they were conquered by the Hydrans), gain more ships. They now have their Destroyer Scout, Destroyer Leader, Fast Destroyer, Gunship, and Battlecruiser. They also have two types of fighters: the Fighter-Destroyers which are manned and the Hunter-Killers which are not. Two types of gunboat flotillas are also available: the regular Gunboats and Assault Gunboats.

The Paravians were thought to have been wiped out by a sun snake that destroyed their sun while the Gorns had them blockaded on their homeworld. (The Gorns had good reason to do blockade them as the Paravians had decided the Gorns were demons and needed to be eliminated from the galaxy.) The Paravians gain their Fleet Raiding Collection which includes a heavy cruiser, war cruiser, two war destroyers, and two frigates in 7000 Scale.

Check all these out here: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/amarillo-design-bureau-inc