Star Trek Voyager RPG d20 System

Known Species
The Star Trek Universe is expansive with a plethora of races and cultures (and even subcultures)
available. The given Species are chosen for the amount of exposure Humanity had with them
between the years 2140 and 2165.
Now it is easy to believe that all Nausicaans are outlaws, all Orions are pirates and Risans are all preoccupied
with gratification but truth to be told, you can find all kinds within each of the galactic
Species.
That being said, it would be perfectly acceptable to find a mixed crew on a cargo ship or a privateer
but if the campaign you play is set around an official organization (Earth Starfleet, Vulcan High
Command, Andorian Imperial Guard, Klingon Imperial Fleet) it would be prudent to keep all the PCs
the same Species for the sake of a certain level of authenticity. After all, a Nausicaan gunner on a
Vulcan ship wouldn’t make much sense.
Some exceptions can be made (ahem, T’pol?) but only after consultation with the Game Master. If
you’re game is set after 2161 and the birth of the Federation then you are allowed to have a ship with
any Federation Member or Affiliate Species on it. Each Species description will give you a brief outline
of the Species, a list of other Species that they have good or bad relations with, the pros and cons of
the Species in
terms of game mechanics and what languages they would have the opportunity to learn (Universal
Translator technology is haphazard at best).
You can play a character from any of the races listed in this Chapter. The Species descriptions given
are an explanation of the majority of that Species’ population but if you wish to play you character in a
different way go right ahead (just check with your Game Master first). Just keep in mind the
understanding that your character is breaking the societal norms of their Species and that others of
their kind may react to that.