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Star Trek Adventures: Klingon Core Rulebook

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GLORY TO YOU AND YOUR HOUSE!

“WE DO NOT FIGHT MERELY TO SPILL BLOOD, BUT TO ENRICH THE SPIRIT.” – EMPEROR KAHLESS II

THE KLINGON EMPIRE core rulebook for the Star Trek Adventures Roleplaying Game takes you to the final frontier of the Galaxy, where new worlds and new civilizations await bold Klingon warriors hungry for glory and honor. Your duties may take you to the edges of known space, to Klingon colonies in need, to the borders of neighboring galactic powers, or into the eye of interstellar phenomena. Your warship and crew represent the best-trained and honorable of Klingon warriors, and your cunning and abilities are needed now more than ever.

A new threat looms from across the Gamma Quadrant, representing a worthy opponent for the worlds of the Alpha and Beta Quadrants. Tensions are high and it remains to be seen how the Klingon Empire will get involved. It is a volatile time for the Empire as her brave warriors and bold crews ready for battle against whatever foes present themselves.

This 400 page full color PDF Star Trek Adventures core rulebook contains:

  • Guidance on how to create your own Klingon-focused Star Trek stories of honor and glory on the final frontier.
  • A complete and updated version of the Star Trek Adventures 2d20 game system.
  • An extensive study of the Klingon Empire, including its history, culture, worlds, society, warships, technology, and more.
  • Guidelines for novice and experienced gamemasters on how to run Star Trek-themed adventures and campaigns of conquest and exploration for the daring crew of a Klingon warship.
  • A large selection of Klingon NPCs from all eras of play, as well as many antagonists, including Federation, Cardassian, Romulan, Borg, and Dominion characters and vessels.
  • An introductory adventure designed to quickly get you and your fellow players playing brave Klingon warriors.
  • Historical excerpts, personal logs, and intercepted communications, providing a new perspective on Star Trek lore and events.
  • Brought to you by an expert Star Trek development team, including award-winning Star Trek novelists, editors, and game designers

Please note the final version of the PDF is now available for purchase. If you pre-ordered this title, you should have automatically received the updated files."

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Cody A October 04, 2021 9:55 pm UTC
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I don’t know if it’s just a problem for me, but the pdf’s table of contents doesn’t link to most of the entries, starting halfway through chapter 3. They just take me back to the first page/cover. Is anyone else having this problem?
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Jim J October 05, 2021 1:51 am UTC
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I checked the master PDF and the main table of contents is linked all the way through. I did notice that the individual chapter TOCs aren't linked, though. I'll add that to the queue to be revised at some point as a nice-to-have. Sorry to hear about the issue with your file--thanks for the note.
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Bryan A June 07, 2021 2:05 am UTC
I had been thinking of running an all Klingon game. Sort of a Sword & Planet affair set in the dawn of the Empire. I was going to find a system to adapt when I stumbled onto this so, yeah, cool.
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Bryan A June 07, 2021 2:53 am UTC
Garrett. I accidentally posted before asking if "Klingon Core Rulebook" meant that this was a complete Core rulebook or do I need another book?
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Jim J June 07, 2021 3:22 am UTC
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Yes, this is a complete core rulebook. If you want to run Klingon campaigns with Klingon player characters, this book has everything you need.
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Dume F October 19, 2020 5:30 pm UTC
For those who have the PDF: does this new Core book incorporate the miniatures rules from Operations Division / Red Alert and the social combat and admiralty level campaigns rules from Command Division? Own the main Core in PDF and am considering buying this one physically, but want to know if ALL the rules are now centralized here.
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Jim J October 19, 2020 5:44 pm UTC
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The supplemental rules contained within the Operations and Command books weren't added to the Klingon core, mostly because the supplemental contents aren't required for play .
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Nicholas R September 02, 2020 10:18 pm UTC
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As this is a "preview", when the work is finished will it become the full book? Or is this simply a buy-in beta test?
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Jim J September 03, 2020 11:39 am UTC
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The preview file will be replaced by the final PDF when it’s ready.
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Nicholas R September 04, 2020 11:09 am UTC
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Thank you for the clarification. Could I suggest that you add that to the sales page? That was the last factor in deciding if several of my friends and I would buy in now or later.
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Ross S November 04, 2020 5:53 pm UTC
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Got a Modiphius update email saying the printed book is starting to ship this Fri 11/6, so when does the pdf get updated?
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Jim J November 09, 2020 2:12 pm UTC
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All pre-order customers should have received the updated PDFs.
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Yann E November 09, 2020 2:17 pm UTC
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Hi! What's inside the update ?
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Jim J November 09, 2020 2:21 pm UTC
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Final version of the core rulebook, printer friendly version of the core rulebook, character sheets, and a short document explaining how to adapt the alternate reputation/advancement rules for a Starfleet game.
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Florian F August 01, 2020 6:00 am UTC
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Jim J November 09, 2020 2:12 pm UTC
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Qapla'!
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Guillaume E July 27, 2020 6:34 am UTC

Hello there, really excited by this new release.
I have two questions :

I don't have anything related to this game yet. Will I be able to run a Federation game with this rulebook or is this better to buy the original rulebook ?

If I want a physical copy, can I order one even if I live in Canada ?

Thank you for your incredible job at following up with players.
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Jim J July 27, 2020 1:38 pm UTC
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If you pair it with the free online character generator, you could probably get by. There's very little Starfleet information, species options, or starships in the book, though, since it's focused on Klingons. I'd suggest the Starfleet core, honestly.

Modiphius.net ships physical copies all around the world, so yes, you'd get it shipped to Canada eventually. Print edition won't be available until late 2020ish.
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Guillaume E July 27, 2020 7:26 pm UTC
Thank you very much for your answers :)
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Andrew P July 26, 2020 7:48 pm UTC
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Loving the book but I think I’ve found some typos and maybe (?) consistency errors (it depends on whether I interpret the Honor Day panel you folks did aright). Is there a right place to put them?
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Jim J July 27, 2020 4:48 am UTC
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You can email them to me at jim at modiphius.com. Final edit pass is underway before we send the final to the printers.
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Andrew P July 23, 2020 11:59 am UTC
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So the "no backgrounds" and regular files differ in size by about 19MB but they both have a white background. Is something wrong with my download or the files?
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Jim J July 23, 2020 12:16 pm UTC
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The no background version removes some of the distressed texture layers to make it a little faster to load. The final version will be optimized for digital viewing.
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Andrew P July 23, 2020 2:23 pm UTC
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OK! Thanks for that answer. Will it be black border with black background like the other STA books?
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Jim J July 23, 2020 4:07 pm UTC
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Nope! All new layout and design. The final will be dark text on a light background as you see in the preview. The distressed look and feel will be there but optimized for digital viewing. Klingons don't use the LCARS format so we created a new design for their book.
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Andrew P July 23, 2020 4:29 pm UTC
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Sweet! Thanks again!
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Florian F July 23, 2020 7:35 am UTC
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Great variant to the old Core Rulebook! I do prefer the new rules explanations and the Klingon focus is honorable indeed.

One thing that I do not dig at all, though, is how the PDF is put together. Not in terms of style, that part is very suitable, but in terms of the image layers. It does come in two versions, with and without background images, but both versions, even the one without backgrounds, loads like molasses for me, especially on my pad, which is my main mode of usage. Between many of the pages the load times are uncomfortably long. I severely hope that Modiphius will release an optimized version at some point. Patience and waiting are not part of the honorable Klingon skill set after all...
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Jim J July 23, 2020 12:15 pm UTC
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The final file will be optimized for digital viewing. The current file is just a shorter preview of the final.
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Florian F August 01, 2020 6:00 am UTC
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Great to know! Thanks for the positive feedback. Much appreciated.
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Erik F July 10, 2020 8:50 pm UTC
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Nice work. One thing that does seem to be missing in the equipment chapter is the hand agonizer that we saw in "Day of the Dove."
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Barry W July 09, 2020 7:29 pm UTC
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Is a physical copy available, and if not now, when will one be available?
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Jim J July 09, 2020 10:09 pm UTC
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Physical copy pre-orders are available on Modiphius.net. There'll be a standard edition and leatherette-bound collector's edition (interiors the same). Print editions should be available in Q4 2020.
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Jodi C July 09, 2020 3:56 am UTC
Are there any Klingon campaigns written yet? I'm GMing but not quite at the level of being able to create my own campaigns... I'd love to try out a few pre-written ones first as I get used to playing as Klingons but not sure where to find them. Any suggestions?
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Jim J July 09, 2020 4:13 am UTC
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The book contains a short introductory adventure to get your crew of Klingon warriors started, and the chapter on gamemastering Klingon campaigns provides detailed advice on planning and running a Klingon campaign, and also provides a dozen 1-page mission briefs that can be used as starting points for new missions.

We haven't yet published any Klingon-specific adventures beyond that, though most of the existing adventures for the game could be adapted for use with a Klingon crew.
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Jodi C July 11, 2020 5:06 pm UTC
That's fair; thanks for the response! I just started making my way through the rule book so will definitely look for the quick campaign and the starting of scenarios. I love The Living Campaign and have almost finished making my way through GMing it. It has become a godsend for learning how to GM and how to work things in/what kinds of problems could arise and possible scenarios of how to resolve those problems. Eventually I'll be brave enough to create some of my own scenarios but for now, I've appreciated having the step-by-step process to ease us into it. I would love to see more of those - especially Klingon ones to help us get started! :)
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Jim J July 11, 2020 8:51 pm UTC
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You'll see Klingon standalone adventures eventually, as well as more on the Shackleton Expanse.
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Laszlo S July 16, 2020 7:25 am UTC
Same feeling here. Nowadays I only buy RPGs that come with complete campaigns. I simply don't have the time anymore to write my own (or takes ages to do that) and / or I need some detailed inspiration. So once there is a full campaign out, my interest will be much higher.
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Yann E July 06, 2020 11:43 pm UTC
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Does the reputation and advancement rules are for Klingons only or should they be used for Federation also ?
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Jay W July 07, 2020 12:21 am UTC
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There is a small file that tells how to use the revised reputation rules with Starfleet characters.
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Jim J July 07, 2020 1:09 am UTC
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Correct. The rules are optional for Starfleet; each gamemaster or group would decide whether to use them or not.
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Yann E July 07, 2020 2:32 pm UTC
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Is it possible to have this file without buying the PDF. I already have bought the Core book several times : english hardcover, english PDF, french hardcover and french
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Chris B July 07, 2020 3:00 pm UTC
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Hi it's a completely new product with all new content on top of the rules, it's not just the original core book
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Yann E July 07, 2020 9:34 pm UTC
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Hello Chris, I have fully understood your point. The point is that I'm only interested on the revised rules, not the new contents on top of the rules...
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Jim J July 08, 2020 5:19 pm UTC
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The advancement and reputation rules in the Klingon book are alternative rules to those presented in the Starfleet core rulebook, not replacements. There are no current plans to provide the alternative advancement and reputation rules by themselves.
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Yann E July 08, 2020 6:07 pm UTC
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I have finally bought the product. Maybe I will run a Klingon campaign after the Starfleet campaign who knows... ,
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Chris S July 06, 2020 10:01 pm UTC
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Just an observation: There don't seem to be any Discovery references in the book. No Klingon Cleave Ship stat block, not even "T'Kuvma" or "Voq" as example PC names.

Not a complaint, just an odd thing to note considering we're two seasons into Discovery's run.
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Jim J July 06, 2020 10:05 pm UTC
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Modiphius doesn’t currently have the license to Discovery, thus there’s no Discovery content in the book.
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Chris B July 06, 2020 10:55 pm UTC
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Just adding that the book's contents are based on the Next Generation, DS9, Voyager, Enterprise and pre-reboot movies (as well as the Original Series).
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Laszlo S July 06, 2020 5:24 pm UTC
"A complete and updated version of the Star Trek Adventures 2d20 game system." what exactly does it mean? What are the changes?
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Jim J July 06, 2020 6:23 pm UTC
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Updated versions of the reputation rules and advancement rules, plus new rules specific to Klingon Houses. We also added more example text and overhauled the rules chapters to make them clearer to follow (hopefully). The ruleset itself is largely unchanged; just clarified.
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