Starship Tempest
132 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 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 18: The Tempest Tossed (Epilogue)
February 17, 2021 08:00 - 5 minutes - 6.99 MBJoin Brian, Ryan, Tara, and Travis for the game's very first XP spend, where they change the ramifications of the "Tempest Tossed" mission and change the fate of one character significantly...
Episode 17: The Tempest Tossed (Part 2)
February 17, 2021 08:00 - 46 minutes - 64 MBThe Tempest faces down an emboldened Cardassian enemy while wrestling with the dilemma of what to do with the refugees and smuggler in their midst.
Episode 15: The Tempest Tossed (Prologue)
February 03, 2021 08:00 - 19 minutes - 27 MBAnd we're off with the second half of season 1! Before we jump into the story of mission 6, The Tempest Tossed, here's a quick prologue that introduces the homebrew XP system Brian created for this campaign and introduced to the players at the start of this mission. A couple players end up spending some points right at the end of the mission, so you'll want to make sure you give this a listen before the mission's conclusion.
Episode 16: The Tempest Tossed (Part 1)
February 03, 2021 08:00 - 55 minutes - 75.9 MBAnd season 1 is back underway! The second half starts with mission 6, The Tempest Tossed, where a boring patrol suddenly turns very interesting as the Tempest crew must decide not only the fate of a group of refugees but also the freighter captain transporting them, who maybe a smuggler with a heart of gold...
Bonus: Our Treks to Trek
January 27, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 97.3 MBJoin Ryan, Tara, Brian, and Matt as they talk about...well, a whole lot of things, but one of them is their personal journeys into Trek fandom. Come for the nostalgia and reminiscing, stay for the cats and toddlers mucking up the recording session!
Bonus: Talking Picard Season 1
January 20, 2021 19:44 - 1 hour - 121 MBJoin Brian, Ryan, Tara, Travis, and Travis' partner Keeley as they talk about their thoughts and reactions to the first season of Star Trek: Picard.
Bonus: Talking Discovery Season 3
January 13, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 109 MBJoin Brian, Ryan, and Tara as they talked about what they liked and didn't like about the most recent season of Star Trek: Discovery, which just wrapped up its third season.
Bonus: Ryan and Brian Discussion
January 06, 2021 19:02 - 46 minutes - 63.6 MBRyan and Brian talk about what makes Star Trek special, moments that stuck out to them over the course of recording season 1, and an old fanfilm idea that and how it may yet see the light of day.
Bonus: Interview with Aliza Pearl
December 30, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 123 MBAliza Pearl, T'Lan from Geek and Sundry's "Shield of Tomorrow" series and now GMing her own Klingon based campaign on Queue Times on Twitch, joins Brian for an interview about Star Trek and Star Trek Adventures, roleplaying games and GMing, race and social issues in the space, and a webseries from 10 years ago that it turns out they both worked on without realizing it until this interview.
Bonus: Becoming RPG Players
December 23, 2020 08:00 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MBJoin Brian, Tara, Ryan, Travis, and Matt as we reflect on diving into RPGs for the first time for most of us and what we've learned and adapted to over the course of the first season.
Bonus: Tempest Lore
December 16, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 66.5 MBIn this bonus supplemental episode, Ryan, Brian, and Tara are joined by listener and Patreon supporter - but not a prior long time Star Trek fan - about what aspects of the Tempest campaign and how it fits into the larger timeline and universe of the Star Trek franchise.
Bonus: Discussing Lower Decks Season 1
December 09, 2020 16:00 - 55 minutes - 50.4 MBIn this bonus episode, Brian, Ryan, and Travis discuss their thoughts on the first season of the Star Trek animated series "Lower Decks."
Bonus: How to Play Star Trek Adventures 2
December 02, 2020 08:00 - 7 minutes - 10.4 MBIn this bonus episode, Brian dives further into the nitty gritty of how to play Star Trek Adventures, laying out some of the finer points of mechanics that affect a player's odds of success.
Bonus Episode: Discussing a Listener Email
November 26, 2020 00:07 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MBIn this first supplemental episode, Brian, Ryan, and Tara discuss an email from a listener about a tendency of the male players to talk over the only female one, what it means, and how to improve as players and people moving forward.
Bonus: Discussing a Listener Email
November 26, 2020 00:07 - 30 minutes - 41.7 MBIn this first supplemental episode, Brian, Ryan, and Tara discuss an email from a listener about a tendency of the male players to talk over the only female one, what it means, and how to improve as players and people moving forward.
Episode 14: Sabotage on Station 7 (Part 3)
November 18, 2020 08:00 - 1 hour - 107 MBThe pieces are starting to come together for the Tempest crew but will they put the right culprit in the brig before time runs out?
Episode 13: Sabotage on Station 7 (Part 2)
November 02, 2020 08:00 - 53 minutes - 73.4 MBThe plot thickens aboard Sentry 7 as the Tempest crew investigates both the station and its crew and begin to find details that don't add up.
Episode 12: Sabotage on Station 7 (Part 1)
October 21, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 86.7 MBSentry Station 7, one of the Federation's crucial first lines of defense against the Romulans, has been sabotaged. The Tempest crew must discover the culprit and find out if the sabotage is a prelude to a Romulan invasion.
Episode 11: Incident at Ivex (Part 3)
October 07, 2020 07:00 - 58 minutes - 80 MBThe Tempest crew brave the caverns of Ivex II to find the last piece of the delicate political/ethical dilemma facing them and have to make a choice between their commitment to seeking out new life and keeping the Federation safe...
Episode 10: Incident at Ivex (Part 2)
September 23, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 67.2 MBThe crew meet the Klingon next door neighbors, but are surprised by the welcome they receive. And another complication may be lurking just around the corner...
Bonus: How to Play STA - Core Mechanic
September 12, 2020 18:29 - 5 minutes - 5.02 MBLearn the bare bones of how to play Star Trek Adventures in under six minutes. This bonus episode walks you through the game's core mechanic - Tasks - in its most basic form, as well as the basics of spending and earning Momentum.
Episode 9: Incident at Ivex (Part 1)
September 09, 2020 07:00 - 54 minutes - 75 MBThe Tempest arrives in the Ivex system, where a delicate diplomatic situation is brewing. The Tempest must keep the peace between two rival dilithium mines - one Federation and one Klingon - while also upholding Federation ideals.
Episode 8: Border Dispute (Part 3)
August 26, 2020 07:00 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MBThe Tempest crew work to uncover the real source of the Ellesmere's malfunction before the culprit can make an escape with invaluable intelligence.
Episode 7: Border Dispute (Part 2)
August 12, 2020 08:00 - 59 minutes - 81.8 MBSuspicious that there's more to the Ellesmere's situation than meets the eye, the crew of the Tempest work to repair the stranded ship while also uncovering the truth of the Ellesmere's predicament.
Episode 6: Border Dispute (Part 1)
July 29, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 85.7 MBThe Tempest crew comes to the rescue of another starship that has accidentally crossed into the Romulan Neutral Zone. But the Romulans have other plans and the entire situation may not be as accidental as it first seems...
Episode 5: That Which Is Unknown (Part 2)
July 15, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBThe Tempest races to chase down the thieves and recover the prototype before they can return to the safety of enemy space.
Episode 4: That Which Is Unknown (Part 1)
July 01, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBThe Tempest arrives in the Angosia system to witness the demonstration of a new torpedo technology but suspicions arise almost immediately about ulterior motives on the part of the project's chief scientist.
Episode 3: Entropy's Demise (Part 3)
June 17, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes - 57.4 MBThe Tempest away team races against time to find the weapon plans before the Hamilton disintegrates around them.
Black Lives Matter
June 10, 2020 07:00 - 1 minute - 1.39 MBIn support of the ongoing protests and in coordination with other podcasts, we are delaying our scheduled episode release and instead releasing this brief statement. Make sure you're registered to vote at vote.org.
Episode 2: Entropy's Demise (Part 2)
May 27, 2020 17:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBThe Tempest crew tracks the source of the anomaly to an old abandoned starship adrift farther out in the solar system. But the enemy may have beaten them to the scene...
Episode 1: Entropy's Demise (Part 1)
May 13, 2020 09:00 - 55 minutes - 51.4 MBThe Tempest embarks on her first mission and investigates a series of strange phenomena on a Federation colony and in the process, discovers an old enemy lurking in their midsts...
Episode 0: Intro and Characters
May 13, 2020 03:26 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBAn introduction to the podcast premise, format, and a quick overview of the Star Trek: Adventures rule system. Followed by an introduction to each of the player characters. If you want to dive straight into the first mission, jump to Episode 1: Entropy's Demise (Part 1).