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Starship Tempest

131 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago -

A Star Trek roleplaying game podcast using the Star Trek Adventures roleplaying system published by Modiphius. Set in the Star Trek universe in the year 2339, 25 years before the start of Star Trek: The Next Generation.

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Episodes

Episode 80: Deadlier Than Hate (Part 3)

March 27, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 87.3 MB

The crew reaches the Romulan defector but find more surprises than they bargained for.

Episode 79: Deadlier Than Hate (Part 2)

March 20, 2024 07:00 - 55 minutes - 76.6 MB

The Tempest crew goes undercover in a Romulan colony to extract one defector and save another from a life threatening poisoning.

Episode 78: Deadlier Than Hate (Part 1)

March 13, 2024 07:00 - 58 minutes - 80.1 MB

The Tempest crew is enlisted in another mission to help bring a Romulan defector to safety. But are the previous defectors operating with an agenda of their own?

Tempest Talks: Star Trek Cruise 2024

March 11, 2024 12:00 - 53 minutes - 73.6 MB

Join Brian and Travis and special guests Keeley and Markus as they discuss their first experiences on the Star Trek Cruise and whether you should consider climbing on board in 2025!

Episode 77: If Two Are Dead (Part 3)

February 28, 2024 08:00 - 52 minutes - 72.8 MB

The Tempest crew zeroes in on the culprit responsible for the destruction of the Reserve Fleet ships, but what they find defies their wildest expectations.

Episode 76: If Two Are Dead (Part 2)

February 21, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 84.3 MB

The crew investigates a potential answer to the mystery of mysteriously self destruction reserve ships.

Episode 75: If Two Are Dead (Part 1)

February 14, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 87.2 MB

The Tempest investigates the mysterious destruction of ships in Starfleet's Reserve Surplus Fleet -- one of its most vital strategic resources.

Episode 74: If Angels Governed Men (Part 2)

January 31, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 109 MB

Having escaped from their cells, the Tempest crew must join forces with the Section 31 to find a way off the alien ship and back home through the wormhole.

Episode 73: If Angels Governed Men (Part 1)

January 24, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 87.9 MB

Starship Tempest's first cliffhanger begins its resolution as the crew find themselves imprisoned aboard an alien battleship, where they also find an old adversary as their new cellmate.

Episode 72: The Mandate of Heaven (Part 3)

January 10, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 92.3 MB

Events come to a head in the Bajor system when the Tempest crew and Federation VIPs have to make a decision about the fate of the Bajoran people.

Episode 71: The Mandate of Heaven (Part 2)

January 03, 2024 08:00 - 1 hour - 88.4 MB

The Tempest crew escorts important Federation VIPs behind enemy lines and conducts crucial intelligence that will determine the success or failure of any attempt to free the people of Bajor.

Episode 70: The Mandate of Heaven (Part 1)

December 27, 2023 09:00 - 47 minutes - 65.7 MB

Season 3 resumes with part one of "The Mandate of Heaven" -- where the crew is called upon to escort some of the highest ranking members of Starfleet and the Federation Council behind enemy lines to decide whether or not to commit the Federation to war and determine the fate of an entire planet in the process.

Tempest Talks: DragonCon Hot Takes Panel

December 20, 2023 08:00 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MB

Join the crew as they host the Star Trek Hot Takes panel at DragonCon 2023. What do you think about our hot takes? Is Brian right? Is Matt wrong? Is Matt the opposite of right?

Tempest Talks: DragonCon One Shot Live Play!

December 13, 2023 08:00 - 55 minutes - 76.7 MB

Join the crew for their very first one-shot live play, performed at DragonCon 2023. In this one-shot GMed by Matt, Brian plays as an inventor giving the Tempest crew their first experience on a holodeck when surprise surprise, the holodeck goes haywire!

Tempest Talks: Kobayashi Maru Wrap Up, Starbase Indy, and More!

December 06, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 96.9 MB

Join the crew as they discuss their experiences with Travis' new Kobayashi Maru one shot series, including Travis briefly summarizing a couple of patron sessions that were lost due to technical difficulties. Then the crew discusses their recent experience attending Starbase Indy and answers a few questions that they didn't have a chance to answer at the convention. Finally, the episode caps off with an announcement when you can expect the second half of season 3 to start!

Tempest Talks: The Final New Kobayashi Maru!

November 29, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 90.7 MB

Join Starship Tempest super fan Cole for the last session of Travis' new Kobayashi Maru one shot scenario!

Tempest Talks: More Patrons Take the New Kobayashi Maru!

November 22, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 78 MB

Patron supporter Katie is up next in Travis' ongoing series of Kobayashi Maru one shots!

Tempest Talks: Patrons Take the New Kobayashi Maru!

November 08, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 93.9 MB

Travis' new Kobayashi Maru one shot series enters a new phase as he moves from other cast members to Tempest patrons! See how our fans stack up against the cast in Travis' mind bending scenario!

Tempest Talks: Patrons Take the New Kobayashi Maru!

November 08, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 93.9 MB

Travis' new Kobayashi Maru one shot series enters a new phase as he moves from other cast members to Tempest patrons! See how our fans stack up against the cast in Travis' mind bending scenario!

Tempest Talks: Ryan Takes the New Kobayashi Maru!

November 01, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 118 MB

The Tempest's player captain finds himself reassigned as a newly minted ensign in the next installment of a new series of special one shots.

Tempest Talks: Tara Takes the New Kobayashi Maru!

October 25, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 71.7 MB

It's Tara's turn in the hot seat as she navigates her way through Travis' new Kobayashi Maru one shot scenario!

Tempest Talks: Matt Takes the New Kobayashi Maru!

October 18, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 104 MB

Travis' new Kobayashi Maru series continues with Matt now in the hot seat. Will he figure out his own character's hidden nature?

Tempest Talks: A New Kobayashi Maru One Shot Series!

October 11, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 96.3 MB

Join Brian and Travis as Travis launches a new round of Kobayashi Maru one shots with Brian as his first victim. Brian plays as a lower decks ensign on a routine assignment -- but is there something more to his situation than meets the eye?

Episode 69: Theory and Practice (Part 3)

September 27, 2023 16:50 - 55 minutes - 76.2 MB

Maddox confronts one of the panelists harboring a dark secret that may decide the mechanism's ultimate fate.

Episode 68: Theory and Practice (Part 2)

September 20, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 81.3 MB

Maddox wrestles with his own personal feelings about the mechanism's personhood while a familiar face appears once again to throw another wrench in the works.

Episode 67: Theory and Practice (Part 1)

September 13, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes - 75 MB

The Tempest returns to Earth and the crew find themselves caught up in philosophical intrigues that will determine the fate of a unique lifeform.

Episode 66: In the Long Run (Part 2)

August 30, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 112 MB

The Tempest crew and their Ferengi guests reach the planet where their treasure may or may not still be. Now it's a race against time to find and recover the treasure before other, less friendly Fereengi arrive.

Episode 65: In the Long Run (Part 1)

August 23, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 102 MB

The Tempest crew help some familiar aliens to get out of a mess of their own creation.

Episode 64: What We May Be (Part 2)

August 09, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 101 MB

The true nature of the Romulan plot, and what the Tempest crew will have to do to foil it, becomes clear.

Episode 63: What We May Be (Part 1)

August 02, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 92.7 MB

The Tempest crew become embroiled in high stakes political intrigue when unseen forces attempt to meddle in a Federation member's secession vote.

Episode 62: Dying of the Light (Part 3)

July 19, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 91.3 MB

Events come to a head as the crew struggles to find a way home without Dr. Thorndyke's help and before strange creatures strand them in the intergalactic void forever.

Episode 61: Dying of the Light (Part 2)

July 12, 2023 07:00 - 56 minutes - 77.5 MB

The crew does their best to work with the abrasive Doctor Thorndyke and carry out the tests of a new prototype engine.

Episode 60: Dying of the Light (Part 1)

July 05, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 84 MB

A starship engineer with an infamous reputation comes aboard to test a prototype that could revolutionize faster than light travel -- if it works.

Episode 59: Gaze of the Abyss (Part 2)

June 21, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 97.8 MB

The Tempest crew pushes deeper into the deserted Klingon space station and discovers a familiar culprit.

Episode 58: Gaze of the Abyss (Part 1)

June 14, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 103 MB

The Tempest answers a distress call to find a deserted Klingon space station.

Tempest Talks: Picard Season 3

June 01, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 66.3 MB

Join the crew as they discuss their thoughts on Picard season 3 now that the season has finished.

Tempest Talks: Worldbuilding in Star Trek (Dragon Con 2022 Panel)

May 17, 2023 07:00 - 54 minutes - 74.4 MB

Relive another of Starship Tempet's DragonCon 2022 panels where the cast and crew discuss building new stories in the established Star Trek lore.

Tempest Talks: How to Produce an Actual Play Podcast (DragonCon 2022 Panel)

May 03, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 82.1 MB

Relive one of the panels from DragonCon 2023 where the cast and crew of Starship Tempest discussed how to go about producing an actual play podcast.

Tempest Talks: Talking Prime Directive With Kyle Sullivan

April 19, 2023 07:00 - 59 minutes - 82.2 MB

Join Brian as he interviews Kyle Sullivan from Trekspertise.com in a deep dive discussion about the anthropological and colonial origins and implications of Star Trek's Prime Directive.

Tempest Talks: Answering Fan Questions

April 05, 2023 16:51 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MB

Join the cast as we answer fan questions submitted through our Discord channel.

Tempest Talks: Picard Season 3 (so far)

March 22, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 84.9 MB

Join Brian, Tara, Ryan, Matt, and Travis as they discuss their thoughts about season 3 of Picard so far, halfway into its final season.

Episode 57: Flight of the Recreant (Part 3)

March 08, 2023 08:00 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MB

Season 2 comes to an exciting conclusion as the Tempest leads a task force of starships to either help a powerful new Romulan ship successfully defect to the Federation or prevent it from wreaking havoc on Federation worlds.

Episode 56: Flight of the Recreant (Part 2)

February 22, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 66.9 MB

The Tempest crew races against time to locate the rogue Romulan warbird and determine whether the Romulan fleet has ulterior motives, running into an old foe along the way.

Episode 55: Flight of the Recreant (Part 1)

February 08, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 82.9 MB

The Tempest crew, with the help of an unlikely ally, leads a task force to stop a Rogue Romulan commander flying a powerful new warbird before he can potentially wreak havoc on Federation worlds.

Episode 54: Wavelength of Evil (Part 2)

January 25, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 91.3 MB

The crew of the Tempest races to rescue the Petrov survivors, including their old comrade Ru, before time runs out.

Tempest Talks: Cooking With Eele!

January 15, 2023 08:00 - 9 minutes - 13.7 MB

As a special celebration of reaching fifty thousand downloads, join Tara for a silly cooking segment as everybody's favorite transporter chief, Lieutenant Eele!

Episode 53: Wavelength of Evil (Part 1)

January 11, 2023 08:00 - 1 hour - 115 MB

The Tempest races to the last known location of the starship Petrov, which has failed to check in while on a mission deep into uncharted space. When they arrive, the quickly realize they have to rescue the Petrov survivors from a familiar enemy.

Episode 52: Showdown at Eureka Draw (Part 3)

December 28, 2022 08:00 - 47 minutes - 64.6 MB

The crew fights for their lives in the strangest of settings, facing down an alien pirate and his conjured, but still very deadly, Ancient West gang.

Episode 51: Showdown at Eureka Draw (Part 2)

December 14, 2022 08:00 - 50 minutes - 69.8 MB

As the players come to grips with the environment they've found themselves in, they meet the mysterious entity responsible for bringing them there and prepare for the inevitable confrontation ahead.

Episode 50: Showdown at Eureka Draw (Part 1)

November 30, 2022 08:00 - 48 minutes - 65.9 MB

In the midst of chasing down a Nausicaan pirate, the Tempest crew are transported to a recreation of an Old West town, where they must fight for their lives using only what they can find in the environment around them.