Investments System for FASA Star Trek Role-Playing Game

Ok, this is rough.

I've been trying to design an economic system for FASA's Star Trek for about 30 years. Nothing really works well.

Feel free to use or add this as you see fit. Oh, you'll need to add to it, because it's nowhere near finished.

Investments

If a character receives credits they can purchase property and businesses. Investments can be made to improve the annual profit.

Land/Properties

Half of the planet Taylor’s World – 1,500,000
                Annual Profit: 200,000

1,000 acres on Kramar – 80,000
                Annual Profit: 10,000

12,000 acres on Rigel IV – 200,000
                Annual Profit: 50,000

1,000,000 acres on Arbazan – 2,000,000
                Annual Profit: 300,000

50 acres on Earth – 1,000,000
                Annual Profit: 100,000

Space station in orbit around the planet Drayma – 1,000,000
                Annual Profit: 150,000

Small office building on Earth – 5,000,000
                Annual Profit: 250,000

Medium size office building on Earth – 10,000,000
                Annual Profit: 1,500,000

Large office building on Earth – 15,000,000
                Annual Profit: 4,000,000

Small house on Earth – 100,000
                Annual Profit (if rented out): 50,000

Medium size house on Earth – 500,000
                Annual Profit (if rented out): 100,000

Large house on Earth – 1,000,000
                Annual Profit (if rented out): 200,000

Small office building on Xelatia – 100,000
                Annual Profit: 25,000

Medium size office building on New Paris – 1,000,000
                Annual Profit: 200,000

Large office building on Yaraka – 5,000,000
                Annual Profit: 1,000,000

Businesses

Bar on Starbase 54 – 50,000
Annual Profit:
1-10 – 100,000
11-30 – 70,000
31-50 – 50,000
51-80 – 25,000
81-100 – Loss: 10,000

Restaurant on Earth – 150,000
Annual Profit:
1-10 – 300,000
11-30 – 225,000
31-50 – 150,000
51-80 – 75,000
81-100 – Loss: 50,000

Bar on Celes – 25,000
Annual Profit:
1-10 – 50,000
11-30 – 40,000
31-50 – 25,000
51-80 – 10,000
81-100 – Loss: 5,000

Software Company (offices on Argolis and Earth) – 400,000
Annual Profit:
1-10 – 800,000
11-30 – 600,000
31-50 – 400,000
51-80 – 100,000
81-100 – Loss: 80,000

Textile Company (factory on Taibor) – 100,000
Annual Profit:
1-10 – 200,000
11-30 – 150,000
31-50 – 100,000
51-80 – 50,000
81-100 – Loss: 40,000

Gold Mine on Mazar – 2,000,000
Annual Profit:
1-10 – 4,000,000
11-30 – 3,000,000
31-50 – 2,000,000
51-80 – 1,000,000
81-100 – Loss: 800,000

Computer Component Company (office on Betazed) – 50,000
Annual Profit:
1-10 – 100,000
11-30 – 70,000
31-50 – 50,000
51-80 – 25,000
81-100 – Loss: 30,000

Advertising Company (office on Dakala) – 150,000
Annual Profit:
1-10 – 300,000
11-30 – 225,000
31-50 – 150,000
51-80 – 75,000
81-100 – Loss: 50,000

Freightliner Company (offices on Mars, Andoria and Vulcan) – 1,000,000
Annual Profit:
1-10 – 2,000,000
11-30 – 150,000
31-50 – 1,000,000
51-80 – 250,000
81-100 – Loss: 150,000

Dr. Solkar - A FASA Star Trek Role-Playing Game Character

I created this character to test out some of my FASA Star Trek house rules. 

I'd love to play him, but that doesn't seem likely. All I do is game master other systems now, so not much time to play or teach someone the old 10d Star Trek system.

Dr. Solkar

Civilian doctor, pathologist and politician

Age: 90.5

2341 – Born

Mother -  Kyzandor (Deltan)  - Death: 2396 at the age of 92

Medical Doctor, expert in Vulcan Medicine

Father – Sovak (Vulcan) – Age: 153

Lawyer/Politician/Historian, held several local offices but made his career in non-elected positions. Currently Vulcan’s Deputy Attorney General

Grew up on Vulcan

2359 - Attended University of New Paris – 4 years
Majored in Genetics and Bionics
Minored in Computer Science and Cybernetics

2363 - Attended Starfleet Academy – 4 years

2367 - Attended Medical Branch School – 3.5 years
Majored in Vulcan and Human Medicine
Minored in Surgery and Biology

2371 - First Cadet Cruise, Col Ops: USS Balboa

2372 - Second Cadet Cruise, Merchant Marine: USS Jarvis

2372 - Third Cadet Cruise, Merchant Marine: USS Chang

2373 - Fourth Cadet Cruise, Merchant Marine: USS Zuu

Promoted to Ensign

2373 - First Tour, 1 year, Col Ops: USS Bird – Medical Officer

2374 - Second Tour, 1 year, Gal Ex: USS Zeus – Medical Officer

Promoted to LT. JG

2375 - Third Tour, 3 years, Terraforming: Aaronson Base, Petrous II – Genetics Specialist

2378 - Attended Department Head School – 1 year

Promoted to LT.

2379 - Fourth Tour, 3 years, Galaxy Class: USS Enterprise-E (under Captain Picard) – Medical Officer

2380 – Married – Midshipman Maria de Luna (Human) Captain Picard preformed the ceremony aboard the USS Enterprise-E

2382 - Fifth Tour, 2 years, Starfleet Academy: Assistant Professor of Genetics

2383 – Birth of Son – Sorvak, Ph.D.

Micro-Chemical Engineer, Head of R&D at Poly Syn Tech. Married (Human), 4 children

2384 - RESIGNED STARFLEET: Offered a Fellowship at The Daystrom Institute

2384 - Attended The Daystrom Institute – 6 years
School of Pathology

2385 – Birth of Son – Captain Tristan de Luna

Retired Starfleet Cmdr./Freighter Captain, rose to first officer in Starfleet but resigned seven years ago. He now owns and operates a freighter. Never married, two sons, half Betazoid and half Human

2389 – Birth of Daughter – Olivia de Luna, Ph.D.

Professor of Nanotechnology at MIT, married (Human), one daughter

2390 - First Civilian Tour, 1 year, Research Group: Celgene – Medical Research Fellow

2391 - Second Civilian Tour, 4 years, Starbase Command: SB 106 - Disease Prevention Task Force – Assistant Team Lead

2393 – Birth of Daughter – Akeya, Ph.D.

Archeologist, Specialist in the Promellian and Menthar cultures, Director of Excavations on Signus B47, a joint endeavor of the Daystrom Institute and Harvard University.  Never married, no children

2395 - Third Civilian Tour, 3 years, Starfleet Gal Ex: USS Osiris – Directed Pathologies Team - Lead

2396 – Birth of Daughter – Victoria de Luna

Novelist, playwright and actress, currently writing her fifth novel from her home on Rigel, Married, 2 children

2396 – Mother Dies

2398 - Fourth Civilian Tour, 2 years, Public Exploration Vessel: SS Stockwell – Experimental Materials Group – Genetic Material Analyst

2400 - Fifth Civilian Tour, 2 years, Starfleet Academy: Professor of Pathology

2400 - Birth of Daughter – Lt. Cmdr. Isabella de Luna

Starfleet officer, Ops on the USS Ajax, never married, no children

2402 - Sixth Civilian Tour, 3 years, Elected Gov: Mayor of Stokal – pop: 50,000

2405 - Seventh Civilian Tour, 2 years, Non-Elected Gov: Vulcan Ministry of Health – Research Lead

2407 - Eighth Civilian Tour, 1 year, Starfleet Gal Ex: USS Demeter – Virus Probe Team – Head

2407- Wife – Captain Maria de Luna – Killed in the line of duty on Tantor III

2408 - Ninth Civilian Tour, 4 years, Non-Elected Gov: Federation Ministry of Health – Policy Advisor/Analyst

2412 - Tenth Civilian Tour, 1 year, Non-Elected Gov: Chief of Staff to Vulcan Representative on Fed Council

2413 - Eleventh Civilian Tour, 1 year, Starbase Command: SB 145 – Bacteriology and Medical Director

2413 – Married – Ambassador Alani Morageth (Betazoid)

2414 - Twelfth Civilian Tour, 4 years, Private Colonization: Hatanaka Virus Vaccine Team Director

2415 – Birth of daughter – Solara (¼ Deltan, ¼ Vulcan, ½ Betazoid), student

2416 – Wife – Alani Morageth – Dies of Hatanaka Virus

2418 - Thirteenth Civilian Tour, 4 years, Research Group: ViroTech – Vice Chair of Research and Virology Studies Director

2422 - Fourteenth Civilian Tour, 4 years, Research Group: SolGen – Executive Research Director, Experimental Pathologies and Genetics

2426 - Fifteenth Civilian Tour, 2 years, Public Exploration Vessel: SS Archimedes – Paleopathology Team and Chief Medical Director

2428 - Sixteenth Civilian Tour, 4 years, Elected Gov: Member Vulcan High Council

2432 - Seventeenth Civilian Tour, Starfleet Gal Ex: USS Enterprise-I - Special Research Assignment, Heads his own Research Group

A Blast From The Future: Star Frontiers RPG

Star Frontiers Cover Art

My First Role-Playing Game

When I was first introduced to role-playing games (more years ago than I care to admit), my best friend introduced me to Star Frontiers. 

We spent countless hours every weekend lost in adventures on alien worlds playing Star Frontiers. 

It was then, and has remained all these years, my absolute favorite of the traditional pen and paper (or tabletop) RPGs.

A Bit of Star Frontiers History

Star Frontiers was released by TSR in 1982 (according to the wiki), and still retains a loyal, if somewhat limited, fanbase. Though, it has been out of print for years.

All new Star Frontiers materials are fanworks, but many of them are first class and worth taking a look at.

Fan and Role-Playing Game Websites

There are many good websites dedicated to this classic game (some of which are listed at the end of this piece) but one of my personal favorites is starfrontiersman.com. 

Star Frontiers Rule Book Art

Starfrontiersman has a lot of really great fan art as well as PDF files of the original rule books.

In addition to maps, all available with permission of Wizards of the Coast, the current owners of SF, according to the disclaimer on the website. 

Short of owning original copies of all vintage Star Frontiers materials, starfrontiersman may be the BEST resource for fans of this awesome game.

One of my favorite resources at starfrontiersman is their PDF newsletter called Star Frontiersman, currently on issue #22. 

Star Frontiers Space Explorer

It is a slick production, full of good art and great information, and all back issues are available for download (free of charge) from their website.

Learn More About Star Frontiers

Other Star Frontiers websites that may be of interest are:

Starfrontiers.com

Starfrontiers.us

Starfrontiers.info

Frontierexplorer.org

Rpggeek.com

If you are or were a fan of Star Frontiers, please check out starfrontiersman to relive the glory. If you've never played Star Frontiers, PLEASE check out starfrontiersman.

You'll thank me.

Enjoy and happy gaming,

Enigma