A tip of the hat to the real heroes amongst us...
Monday, July 20, 2009
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With the release of JJ Abrams' 2009 STAR TREK film, it's a great time to look back at the history of how Trek
has been adapted for tabletop roleplaying games over the past 30+ years. Join me on a voyage back in time as I
unbox and peruse the best and the worst of what happened when the Final Frontier met the dining room table.
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- Robert Saint John
- --- Marketing professional in the interactive television industry. Father to a chihuahua and indeterminate number of cats. Avid fan of most things geek (sci-fi, tabletop games, etc), reading and writing, and music all over the map.
Reach me by email at robert AT! robertsaintjohn.com
groknard
grok : (grŏk) to share the same reality or line of thinking with another physical or conceptual entity. As in "I grok Spock".
grognard : (grŏg-nahrd) a soldier in Napoleon's army, particularly a member of the Old Guard. In tabletop roleplaying games and wargames, someone involved in the hobby for a long period.
grognard : (grŏg-nahrd) a soldier in Napoleon's army, particularly a member of the Old Guard. In tabletop roleplaying games and wargames, someone involved in the hobby for a long period.
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- Star Trek II - New and Expanded Soundtrack Released!
- One Small Step Toward the Final Frontier
- Trek and The Great RPG Debate
- Regarding Groknard's Auction of the Week
- Trek RPG Auction of the Week - 7/15/09
- Star Trek TOS, Storytelling and Timelessness
- This Bud's for Them - 6 Months
- Trek RPG Auction of the Week - 7/8/09
- New Enterprise MSD - Almost Done
- David R. Deitrick Follow-up
- Star Trek Lives... at Origins 2009!
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It was a young Robert Saint John (3rd grade, a little older than in the picture above) who played a huge role in turning me onto space: both real astronomy and sci fi.
ReplyDeleteIt's great to see this blog, Robert, and very apt that your commemorated the moon landing as part of it. May 9-year-olds today still become so enchanted by the final frontier.
--Brian S.