Creating Your Character

Building a character in Star Trek Adventures is a seven-step process. By the end, you'll have a fully realised Starfleet officer ready for their first mission.

Step 1: Choose a Species

Select a species from the Species catalogue. Each species provides:

• Attribute Bonuses — adjustments to your base attribute scores.
• Discipline Bonuses — adjustments to your base discipline scores.
• Special Abilities — unique traits and talents.

Species bonuses are applied after you assign your base attribute and discipline scores.

Step 2: Assign Attributes

You have 6 Attributes, each representing a core aspect of your character:

Attribute	Represents
Control	Precision, poise, fine motor skill, composure
Daring	Boldness, bravery, initiative, risk-taking
Fitness	Physical health, endurance, raw strength
Insight	Perception, awareness, intuition, empathy
Presence	Charisma, willpower, leadership, confidence
Reason	Logic, intellect, analytical skill, memory

Assigning:

1. Start each Attribute at 7.
2. Distribute 18 additional points among them.
3. No Attribute may exceed 12 (before species bonuses).

This gives you a total Attribute pool of 60 points (6 × 7 + 18).

Step 3: Assign Disciplines

You have 6 Disciplines, each representing a field of professional training:

Discipline	Focus
Command	Leadership, strategy, authority
Conn	Navigation, piloting, alertness
Engineering	Technical systems, repairs, operations
Security	Combat, threat assessment, tactics
Science	Research, analysis, scientific method
Medicine	Healing, diagnosis, biological sciences

Assigning:

1. Start each Discipline at 1.
2. Distribute 12 additional points among them.
3. No Discipline may exceed 5 (before species bonuses).

This gives you a total Discipline pool of 18 points (6 × 1 + 12).

Step 4: Pick Values

Your Values are personal beliefs and principles — core statements that define who your character is. They serve a mechanical purpose: you can invoke a Value during play to gain Determination.

Choose 2 Values. Examples:

• "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few."
• "I will not abandon my crew."
• "Knowledge is worth any risk."
• "My honour is my life."
• "Every life has value."
• "There is always a solution."

Each Value is a statement your character genuinely believes. When you act in accordance with a Value and face a difficult choice, the GM may allow you to Invoke it.

Step 5: Pick Focuses

Focuses are areas of expertise — specific skills or knowledge domains where your character excels. When you make a skill check using a relevant Focus, you add +2 to each die in your pool.

Choose 4 Focuses:

Discipline	Sample Focuses
Command	Diplomacy, Inspiration, Morale
Conn	Piloting, Alertness, Shipboard Ops
Engineering	Communications, Warp Field, Transporters
Security	Energy Weapons, Hand-to-Hand, Stealth
Science	Computer Ops, Xenobiology, Physics
Medicine	Surgery, Emergency Medicine, Pharmacology

Step 6: Pick Talents

Talents are special abilities — extraordinary skills or traits that set your character apart. Choose 2 Talents from the Talent list. Some Talents have prerequisites (minimum Attribute or Discipline values).

Step 7: Background and Career Event

Write a brief Background (2–3 sentences) covering where your character grew up, what motivated them to join Starfleet, and a formative experience.

Then choose a Career Event:

1. Joined Starfleet against family wishes.
2. Survived a disaster that claimed many lives.
3. Developed a new technology or procedure.
4. Led a successful first contact.
5. Was decorated for bravery.
6. Faced a moral dilemma that changed their perspective.

Final Checklist

• Species chosen, bonuses applied
• 6 Attributes assigned (total 60, max 12)
• 6 Disciplines assigned (total 18, max 5)
• 2 Values written
• 4 Focuses selected
• 2 Talents chosen
• Background written
• Career Event chosen