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STAR TREK ADVENTURES

ALTERNATIVE TRUTHS
BY MICHAEL DUXBURY

01.00 Introduction 3
01.10 Act 1: Inconvenient Facts 5
01.20 Act 2: Fallout 9
01.30 Act 3: No Traveller Returns 13
01.40 Conclusion16
01.50 Mission Brief:
“Jailbreak from Rura Penthe” 17

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INTRODUCTION
01.10

 SYNOPSIS Kassi puts the characters in a difficult position. Her

accusations are hard to prove, and levelling such charges
against a respected House could fracture the precarious
Environmental catastrophe has struck the heart of the
peace between the Klingons and Starfleet. But if they do
Klingon Empire. Praxis, the moon orbiting the Klingon
not help, they could be accused of abetting a conspiracy
homeworld Qo’noS, has exploded, bombarding the capital
of silence.
planet’s ozone with pollution and debris. If left unchecked,
oxygen supplies on Qo’noS will expire within 50 years.
One way or another, Kassi is going public, and Starfleet will
The Klingons – with the assistance of their new “friends” in
be smeared with the House of Kern’s counter-allegations.
Starfleet – are determined to avert this fate.
The characters may work to corroborate Kassi’s account,
prove Starfleet’s innocence, or stay above the fracas – but
But even as the prospect of annihilation looms, a cover-up
the pressure of public opinion eventually forces them to
is in full swing. It is widely believed that overmining and
make an account before the Klingon High Council itself. As
insufficient safety precautions caused the destruction of
the tension escalates, and political skullduggery gives way
Praxis. But there is a darker secret too – that the House
to attempted assassination, the characters will discover the
of Kern, which oversaw energy production on Praxis, was
cost of truth…but also the cost of lies.
warned of the possible risks years beforehand but chose to
bury the findings. Now the Klingon scientist Kassi, author
of the report, is determined to bring the truth to light.

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 HISTORICAL CONTEXT
“Alternative Truths” is set shortly after the events of Star
Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Whether players are
familiar with the film or not, it’s worth recapping its key plot
points, to put the scenario in context. Before starting play
or during the first scene, gamemasters should recount the
following:
z Seventy years of violence between the Federation
and the Klingon Empire have recently ended. Per
the Khitomer Accords, both interstellar powers
have agreed to their territorial borders and begun
dismantling the Neutral Zone between them.
 DIRECTIVES
In addition to the Prime Directive, the Directives for this
mission are:
z Peace with the Klingons must be upheld.
z The first duty of every Starfleet officer is to the truth.
The gamemaster begins this mission with 2 points of
Threat for each player character in the group.
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z The inciting event for this peace was the destruction of
the Klingon moon Praxis due to incautious energy mining.
The Empire does not have the necessary resources to
both purge their homeworld’s atmosphere of celestial
debris and sustain an interstellar war with the Federation.
z Peace was controversial and hard-won. Some Klingons
would prefer glorious extinction to shameful capitulation;
some Starfleet officers believe the Klingons will never
co-exist peacefully. These factions conspired together to
sabotage the Accords after trying to frame Captain Kirk
for the assassination of Klingon Chancellor Gorkon.
Unsurprisingly, political tensions between the Klingons and
Federation remain strained. No one is sure the peace will
hold, and some are convinced it won’t.
ADAPTING THIS MISSION
TO OTHER ERAS
The central dilemma of this scenario is whether or not the crew will
risk a precarious peace to expose a dangerous truth. Options to
explore this quandary in alternate eras include:
z A high-ranking Federation ambassador is accused of being a
choH’a’ Klingon infiltrator in disguise, allegedly working for the
new Chancellor L’Rell (circa 2258).
z A Cardassian legate, key to negotiating an end to the
Union’s war with the Federation, is accused of orchestrating
atrocities against colonists stranded in the demilitarized zone
(circa 2368).
z Romulan intelligence discovers evidence of a false flag
operation by deniable Federation assets, which brought
the Romulans into the Dominion War under false pretenses
(circa 2377).
SPOTLIGHT ROLES
Social conflict is at the heart of this adventure. Commanding
officers and communications officers who specialize in diplomacy,
persuasive argument, or public relations will perform especially
well. Other specialists can assist by providing evidence that
corroborates their negotiator’s arguments – most usefully
science officers (to peer review Kassi’s account), helm officers (to
traverse the remains of Praxis), or security officers (to infiltrate the
House of Kern).
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ACT 1:
01.20
INCONVENIENT FACTS
CAPTAIN’S LOG
“Stardate 9562.3. The Klingon homeworld of Qo’noS remains on
the tipping point of ecological catastrophe. Fallout from the Praxis
disaster consumes the planet’s oxygen supply at a horrifying rate.
Our mission is to provide the Klingons humanitarian relief and fly
the flag for Starfleet to promote peaceful co-existence. Despite the
tireless efforts of the crew to aid our former mortal enemies, our
assistance is accepted only grudgingly…”
 ENCOUNTER:
OLIVE BRANCHES
Qo’noS was always a world of tempestuous storms
and slumbering volcanoes, as belligerent as its Klingon
inhabitants. Yet it has become even more hazardous
since the Praxis disaster. Celestial debris blasted from
the moon streaks through the dense upper atmosphere,
polluting the ozone layer and burning through supplies of
oxygen. Gravimetric disturbances have triggered ecological
catastrophes, awakening volcanoes long thought dormant
and threatening coastal cities with mile-high tidal waves.
The characters cannot resolve this climate crisis alone.
Saving Qo’noS will be a decades-long operation,
demanding close cooperation between Starfleet and the
Klingons. But the characters can certainly do their part for
the wider effort.
Begin the adventure by outlining the scale of the Praxis
fallout and asking the characters how they are helping. The
players will probably suggest a plan that synchronizes with
their crew’s particular specialties. If they seem unsure, you
could suggest one of these options:
z The crew is coordinating the evacuation of a Klingon
city ahead of an upcoming tsunami. This involves mass
transporter operation, instilling calm to prevent panic,
and negotiating with quarrelsome Klingon elders who
refuse to be evacuated.
z The crew is managing a temporary refuge for those
displaced by natural disasters, housed within a
repurposed gladiatorial arena. This involves providing
medical aid to the injured, expanding the space to
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accommodate new arrivals, and settling arguments
between agitated refugees.
z The crew is installing a new atmospheric filtration
station in Qo’noS’s stratosphere. This involves charting
a course around raging storm clouds, tuning the
sensitive filtration equipment, and securing the facility
against future climatological interference.
z The crew is monitoring the flow of starship traffic
through the Qo’noS system. This involves directing
essential supplies to where they are needed on the
surface and anticipating opportunistic pirates who
might prey on refugees fleeing Qo’noS with their most-
prized possessions.
Whatever operation the characters attempt is an extended
task. The Work track of this task is triple the number of
players, and the Magnitude is 2. Each character contributes
with one Difficulty 2 task using any relevant attribute and
discipline. Because the crew is working for and alongside
Klingons, who only recently considered Starfleet deadly
enemies, the Resistance for the extended task is 1. If the
crew are especially hated enemies of the Empire – or have
conflicting values that reflect their distrust of Klingons
(but could earn them Determination) – this Resistance is
even higher.
If, after each character has attempted a task, the crew
have achieved two Breakthroughs, they gain the advantage
Begrudging Respect in future scenes. If they don’t
achieve any Breakthroughs, they gain the complication
Hardly Helping instead.
Once each character attempts a task, they may take a
short leisure break – which is when a stranger comes
looking for them.
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THEY KNEW Another suggested her findings were “unpatriotic” and

The crew is approached by a Klingon scientist named
Kassi. If the characters are on Qo’noS, Kassi’s presence is
not conspicuous as many Klingon technicians are currently
working alongside Starfleet; if the crew remained aboard
their ship, Kassi formally requests to be transported
aboard to discuss how she can assist their efforts. Only
when Kassi meets the characters face-to-face does she
insist on a private meeting about a matter of grave political
sensitivity.
Kassi is a middle-aged, no-nonsense woman with
extravagant eyebrows and hair cut unusually short for a
Klingon. She constantly emits an aura of exasperation, as
though everyone in the room is stupider than her – she’s
often right, but her attitude has won her few friends. A
successful Difficulty 2 Insight + Security task reveals she
has little respect for Starfleet officers but is here to request
help, not cause trouble. A science officer may attempt
a Difficulty 4 Insight + Science task to know Kassi’s
academic reputation. She’s an expert in the field of energy
mining, and while most of her research was classified
during the cold war with the Federation, enough is publicly
known to credit her as a respected authority on the subject.
After the crew reassures Kassi she is somewhere safe
and unsurveilled, she immediately levels her accusation:
the Praxis disaster, and the catastrophic loss of life that
followed, was the result of deliberate criminal negligence.
Kassi knows who is responsible and believes they are
covering up their involvement through destruction of
incriminating evidence.
“dishonorable” in content.
z Enraged, Kassi forced her way into a meeting with
General Tolk, patriarch of the House of Kern, and made
the case to him directly. Tolk promised to investigate
the situation as his top priority. She never heard back
from him either.
z After the Praxis disaster, Kassi attempted to contact
Tolk, her superiors, and anyone else who saw her
team’s safety assessment. Everyone Kassi spoke to
about the report now flatly denies ever reading it. Tolk’s
office won’t take her calls. Even scientists who worked
on the assignment are cutting ties – Tolk’s goons are
leaning on them.
z Kassi has approached other influential figures in the
Klingon government to make the truth known, but even
the House of Kern’s political enemies refuse to help,
seemingly fearing violent retaliation.
z Kassi is certain she is being followed by Tolk’s
enforcers. She’s not sure if they’re trying to intimidate
her into silence or just kill her.
z Two days ago, Kassi visited her long-neglected office
in the capital to recover corroborating evidence.
Since then, she has been locked out of her office and
dismissed from service.
Kassi’s request is simple: she wants the crew to broadcast
the truth to the Federation, the Empire, and the rest of
the universe. Tolk and his cronies are responsible for the
most terrible disaster in Klingon history and its attempted
cover-up. The dead deserve justice.

FROM THE TOP

With her cards on the table, Kassi explains the whole story:

z Two years ago, Kassi and her team of Klingon scientists

performed a complete safety assessment of the House
of Kern’s energy mining facilities on Praxis.
z The survey results were damning. Kassi’s scientists
correctly predicted that the current rate of mining,
combined with lax, out-of-date security measures,
would inflict irrevocable geological damage that
compromised the structural integrity of Praxis itself.
z Kassi delivered this report to her superiors, along
with recommendations for averting this catastrophic
course. Though the measures would be expensive to
implement and slow the rate of energy production,
they would ensure long-term sustainability of mining
on Praxis and prevent the looming calamity.
z Kassi never received a response. After months of
fruitless persistence, she realized her report had
been deliberately suppressed. One superior officer

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 I HAVE QUESTIONS
Before levelling such an incendiary accusation against
a Klingon Great House, the crew will very likely want to
know more. Kassi answers their questions with increasing
impatience.
z So…there are Klingon scientists? Characters who
have only interacted with Klingons from the sharp
end of bat’leths might be surprised to learn sciences
are studied within the Empire. Kassi rolls her eyes
and explains slowly, as though to a child, that all
the disruptors, spaceships, and warp drives used
by the Empire don’t build and maintain themselves.
Some Klingon scientists imagine themselves as
unconventional warriors, battling against ignorance and
bringing glory to their people through technological
advancement. But Kassi considers such rationalization
to be absurd and infantilizing. She’s an academic with
credentials to prove it and expects the characters to
respect her judgement.
z Can you prove these allegations? Kassi has a copy
of her science team’s report and a data trail of the
report’s submission. She can’t prove her superiors
actually read the report. She also can’t prove that
she met with General Tolk because the meeting was
never officially scheduled through his office. See the
Corroboration section if the characters attempt to peer
review Kassi’s findings.
CORROBORATION
Kassi’s safety report is long, thorough, and dense in technical
detail about alien energy mining. A team of scientists worked
for months to put it together, with access to mining records that
have since been destroyed in the Praxis disaster. Peer reviewing
the whole paper is a truly daunting task!
During the adventure, technically-minded characters can review
Kassi’s report, to ascertain whether it will withstand public
scrutiny. This is an extended task with a Work track of 20 and
a Magnitude of 3. Characters can contribute to the extended
task with a Difficulty 3 Reason + Engineering or Science task.
Each attempt requires days of meticulous analysis – this is best
conducted between full scenes of roleplay rather than as a
scene in its own right.
A single Breakthrough directs attention to the specific mining
techniques the Klingons used on Praxis. If the unsafe methods
described were still being used at the time of the disaster,
spectral analysis of the moon’s fragmented core will reveal
it. Unfortunately, obtaining this proof is impossible without
entering the Exclusion Zone (page 10) around the shattered
moon’s remains.
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z What do you know about Tolk and the House of
Kern? Tolk’s family have been on the Klingon High
Council for generations, their position secured by
profitable energy mining operations on Praxis. Since the
moon’s destruction, their political position is vulnerable,
but they have clung on by denying any responsibility
for the disaster. Tolk was not implicated in the Khitomer
Conspiracy and apparently supports peace with the
Federation.
z Why have you brought this to us? Kassi does
not pretend to respect Starfleet. She considers the
organization just as responsible as the Klingon Defense
Force for the last 70 years of pointless, expensive,
avoidable conflict. But she’s run out of allies and fears
no one will take her seriously if she goes public alone.
Sarcastically, she reminds the characters that duty to
the truth is allegedly the guiding principle of Starfleet –
who else would she turn to?
z How can we stay in touch? Tolk’s agents are on
the hunt, but Kassi claims she can look after herself
by staying on the move. If the characters want to
contact her again, she instructs them to encrypt their
communications for safety (a Difficulty 3 Control +
Engineering task). Persuading Kassi to instead stay
with the crew for her own protection is a Difficulty 4
Presence + Security task.
A second Breakthrough is sufficient for characters studying
the report to become fluent in the field of Klingon energy
mining procedures. This Subject Matter Knowledge can be
used as an advantage in future tasks, but not in the extended
task itself (the Difficulty is already reduced by acquiring the
Breakthrough).
A third Breakthrough provides the characters with full
confidence that Kassi’s paper meets reasonable standards
of scientific analysis. It isn’t 100% accurate, but the House
of Kern cannot credibly claim the report to be fraudulent,
ambiguous, or compromised in its methodology or
conclusion.
It’s possible the characters will not have time during the
adventure to fully corroborate Kassi’s research. If they fail
to achieve all three Breakthroughs, they have a choice:
place their faith in Kassi’s evidence and hope for the
best or implement a strategy that depends on alternate
evidence instead.
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TRUTH OR PEACE
After meeting with Kassi, the crew discusses what to do
with her report. Ideally, there should be some disagreement
or discussion within the party before they commit to a
decision. If this doesn’t occur naturally, you can offer
Determination to two players to make an impassioned
argument on behalf of the mission’s conflicting Directives.
Alternatively, you can debate the party with friendly non-
player characters, such as other senior bridge crew or a
representative of the admiralty.
Some good reasons for Starfleet to go public with Kassi’s
report include:
z Starfleet is founded on the principle of free
dissemination of knowledge, and the intrinsic value
of truth. There is no organization better positioned
to tell Kassi’s story, to make sure she is heard and
understood.
z If the crew deliberately conceals politically inconvenient
data, it will make a mockery of Starfleet’s principles and
implicate them in a conspiracy of silence.
z The Praxis disaster caused atrocious cost of life, and
the House of Kern is to blame. The families of the dead
deserve to know why they died, and the guilty parties
deserve to be held accountable.
z If the House of Kern gets away with disregarding
the environmental cost of their actions, others will
repeat their crimes in the future. Only punishing those
responsible can prevent another disaster on this scale
from reoccurring.
z The truth always comes out anyway. If it’s discovered
Starfleet knew the truth and did nothing, the political
fallout will be even worse.
On the other hand, the crew might hesitate to help Kassi for
any of the following reasons:
z Peace between the Federation and Klingons is
desperately precarious. Rocking the boat at this stage
– by “meddling” in internal Klingon politics or helping
depose a pro-Federation councilor – could accidentally
restart the war and cause even greater loss of life.
z Even if peace holds, political turmoil or anti-Federation
resentment could seriously curtail Starfleet’s
organizational capacity to assist innocent civilians
struggling with the Praxis disaster’s fallout.
z Non-interference in the natural development of non-
Federation societies is also an important Starfleet
value. Kassi has her own voice and can speak to
anyone in the Empire about what she witnessed. There
is no ethical obligation for Starfleet to get involved – it’s
none of their business.
z The Imperial justice system is infamously corrupt.
There’s no guarantee revealing the House of Kern’s
crimes would result in fair punishment. Even if it did, it
will come as cold comfort to the families of the dead.
Their loved ones aren’t coming back.
There are, of course, other options besides going public
with the report or refusing to help:
z The crew could bring Kassi’s allegations directly to
the Klingon High Council without going public. While
this sounds like a less drastic course of action, the
accusations are so inflammatory that they will very
quickly leak into the public sphere (the crew can
anticipate this with a Difficulty 3 Insight + Command
task). Kassi nonetheless follows the crew’s lead.
z The crew could help indirectly by providing
corroborating evidence or contact with a sympathetic
news agency but refuse to support Kassi publicly. Kassi
sourly accepts whatever aid she’s offered. It’s possible
the House of Kern’s spies might still detect (and
announce) Starfleet’s involvement, however, unless the
characters succeed at relevant tasks to conceal their
activities.
z The crew could perform an independent inquest into
the disaster, separate from Kassi’s report. This will be
extremely difficult, since most of the relevant data was
destroyed in Praxis’ destruction, but some evidence
can be recovered from the Exclusion Zone (page 10).
If the crew cooperates with the Klingons, the House of
Kern will do everything in their power to sabotage the
inquest; if the crew refuse to work with the Klingons,
Tolk will decry it as a politically motivated, anti-Klingon,
witch hunt. But at least Kassi herself will be safer out of
the spotlight.
z The crew could promise to help in the future when the
civilians of Qo’noS are safe and political tensions with
the Empire are less sensitive. Unfortunately, Kassi is
unwilling to accept any delays. She is convinced that
if the truth is not revealed immediately, the House of
Kern will succeed in destroying any evidence of their
involvement.
If the crew agrees to help, they craft a message with Kassi
that reveals her story to the world. If the crew explains they
cannot help Kassi, she curses them for their cowardice
and vows to release the report herself. Short of helping
the House of Kern to silence the belligerent scientist, there
is nothing the crew can do to delay or prevent Kassi from
releasing the report.
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ACT 2:
01.30

FALLOUT

 SCENE 1:  SCENE 2:
ALLEGATIONS COUNTER-
ALLEGATIONS
A few days later, Kassi’s report is revealed to the universe
– either because the characters helped her manage the
Once Kassi has gone public, the characters might assume
release or because Kassi (working alone or with less
their role in the affair is over. They could continue to provide
reputable allies) manages the release herself.
the Klingon scientist with security or keep working on
corroborating research. They might be instructed to explain
If the characters are helping, they can shape the message
their actions to Starfleet superiors, or they might simply
somewhat:
return to the humanitarian efforts they began in Olive
Branches (page 4). Though many Klingons are incensed by
z They can arrange for Kassi’s report to be supported by
the House of Kern’s crimes, plenty of refugees can’t spare
corroborating evidence (see Corroboration page 6).
attention for anything outside of the ongoing struggle to
z They can bargain with multiple major media networks
survive the Praxis fallout.
to synchronize the broadcast, extending its reach (a
Difficulty 3 Presence + Command task).
In less than a day, though, the House of Kern is prepared to
z They can attempt to expose the evidence privately to
answer Kassi’s allegations, with extraordinary allegations of
the House of Kern or the Klingon High Council rather
their own:
than the public. The story is too incredible to remain
secret for long, but a Difficulty 3 Control + Command
z The House of Kern rejects outright any responsibility
task buys a day or two grace period.
for the Praxis disaster. They claim they never received
z They can try and convince Kassi to redact parts of
Kassi’s report and that the version now being circulated
the report that would be especially inflammatory or
is fraudulent. They also dismiss the report as factually
difficult to corroborate (another Difficulty 3 Presence +
inaccurate; it references dangerous mining techniques
Command task).
that had not been used in the House’s energy mining
facilities for decades before the catastrophe.
If the characters are working with Kassi secretly, they must
z The House of Kern slanders Kassi as a disgruntled
tread carefully to avoid detection by the House of Kern’s
ex-worker with an axe to grind and an overinflated
spies. The relevant task depends on what secret actions
sense of her own importance. The lies she peddles are
the characters are attempting – Control + Engineering
a predictable attempt to recover her own shattered
to hide a data trail of corroborating evidence, Control
reputation. After all, if the Praxis disaster was caused
+ Security to provide discrete counter-intelligence
by unsafe mining practices, who could be more
support, etc.
responsible than the site’s safety inspector?
z Most explosively, the House of Kern claims (without
If the characters do not provide Kassi with a respected,
evidence) that the true culprits of the Praxis disaster
wide-reaching platform from which to make her allegations,
were Starfleet Intelligence officers who sabotaged
they trickle into general discourse under a cloud of
the Praxis mining facilities to deliberately induce an
uncertainty. Some scientists champion her position, but
environmental disaster.
many laymen dismiss the story as sensationalist nonsense.
Eventually, the story picks up enough momentum to
If the characters are publicly associated with Kassi – or if they
demand action from the Klingon High Council, but by
failed to keep their association secret from Tolk’s spies –
then, the House of Kern has had plenty of time to craft a
they are personally identified by the House of Kern as the
response and cover their tracks.
Starfleet saboteurs of Praxis. These allegations are levelled
even if the characters have cast-iron alibis that prove they
could not possibly have been near Praxis at the time of the

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disaster. This “revelation” casts Kassi’s reputation in an
even murkier light since she appears to be a mere stooge
of Starfleet. Create the complications Starfleet is the True
Enemy and Kassi is One of Them.
If the characters refused to help Kassi or successfully
concealed their involvement, the House of Kern does not
identify the Starfleet saboteurs specifically. Nonetheless,
the unsubstantiated insinuations ring true for a sizeable
minority of Klingons who never hesitate to assume the
worst about the Federation and its intentions. Create the
complication Old Prejudices.
If Kassi’s announcement caught the House of Kern
by surprise because the characters acted swiftly and
secretly and broadcasted from multiple well-respected,
public-facing media outlets, their counter-allegations are
especially tenuous. They might inflame the passions of a
mob, but they’re unlikely to fool anyone inside the Klingon
High Council. Create the trait Dubious Proof.
If the House of Kern had plenty of time to prepare their
response because the characters were sloppy, their
allegations leaked slowly, or Kassi was acting alone,
their counter-allegations are supported by manufactured
evidence (fraudulent mining records, complaints against
Kassi by fellow scientists, etc.). Create the complication
Manufactured Evidence.
COUNTERING
COUNTER-
ALLEGATIONS
The consequences of the House of Kern’s announcement
are immediate and devastating. Across Qo’noS, Klingon
disaster relief organizations that previously cooperated
closely with Starfleet sever all ties, fearing reprisals from
their own people if association continues. This occurs even
in situations where Starfleet’s involvement is integral to the
well-being of displaced Klingon refugees. Until this war
of words is resolved, a lot of innocent people are going
to suffer.
While the characters might be tempted to leave the Qo’noS
system – to protect themselves, Kassi, and the broader
humanitarian effort – they are ordered by their superior
officers to remain. In Starfleet’s absence, saber-rattling
factions in the Klingon High Council might win out, and
peace between the Federation and the Empire could
collapse. However risky continued intervention seems,
running away would be interpreted as admission of guilt
and would surely make things worse.
It is now the characters’ job to defend the integrity of
Starfleet. The entire quadrant is watching.
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 ENCOUNTER:
EXCLUSION ZONE
To substantiate Kassi’s account, the crew can seek out
more evidence to support her findings and prove that the
House of Kern is lying. While conventional peer review
methods provide some value (see Corroboration page 6),
the “smoking gun” evidence can only be found amongst
the remains of Praxis itself.
Unfortunately, the debris cloud around the shattered moon
is so thick that spectral analysis is only possible within the
blast area itself. Moreover, for reasons of personal safety,
the Klingon High Council have designated the space
around Praxis as an exclusion zone. Entering the exclusion
zone is a capital offense for any ship that has not received
explicit authorization from the House patrolling the border –
which is, of course, the House of Kern.
Any attempt to abide by due process and formally request
access to the exclusion zone is flatly rejected. The
characters can appeal the House of Kern’s rejection by
petitioning the Klingon High Council directly, but even with
diplomatic pressure, they should not expect an immediate
response. They’ll get their chance to make their case to the
High Council soon enough.
Alternatively, the crew could willingly flaunt the exclusion
protocol and attempt to enter the zone undetected. This is
a multi-stage operation:
z First, the characters must slip past the B’rel birds-of-
prey (core rulebook, page 260) that patrol the outer
limits of the exclusion zone, using chaff from the debris
cloud as cover. This is a Control + Conn task, assisted
by Engines + Conn. The Klingon patrol opposes
with Sensors + Security, assisted by a Talented
crew (attribute 10, discipline 3). If the characters are
detected, they are given one warning: reverse course,
or be fired upon.
z If the characters make it past the blockade, they must
negotiate the dense cluster of moon fragments and
other celestial debris that block a sensor sweep of
Praxis’s remains. This is a Difficulty 3 Daring + Conn
task assisted by Sensors + Conn. Failed tasks inflict a
Breach on a random system (core rulebook, page 226).
z Finally, the characters must hold course and perform
a full spectral analysis of Praxis’ remains. This is
an extended task with a Work track of 10 and a
Magnitude of 2. Characters can contribute to the
extended task with a Difficulty 2 Reason + Science
task assisted by Sensors + Science. If the extended
task is successful, they have recovered valuable
evidence of the House of Kern’s reckless energy
processing and gain the Gross Negligence advantage.
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Once the crew have the data they need, they must
repeat the first two steps in reverse order to achieve a
clean getaway.
Whenever characters spend Momentum to Obtain
Information while investigating the exclusion zone, they
discover they are not the only ship exploring the moon’s
ruins. A D7 House of Kern battle cruiser (core rulebook,
page 259) haunts the wreckage, sending out periodic
sensor sweeps and occasionally transporting material to
or from the shattered lunar surface. Unless the characters
diligently keep their distance, the battle cruiser becomes
aware of the characters when they generate a complication
while inside the exclusion zone.
The Klingon crew accuses the characters of tampering
with evidence (exactly as they are doing) before opening
fire. The characters can choose to destroy the Klingons
before they doctor the record further, then gather what
intelligence they can before exiting the exclusion zone or
flee to avoid a diplomatic incident. If the D7 battle cruiser
is left to continue its mission without interference, its
destruction of useful evidence creates the complication
Ambiguous Data.
 ENCOUNTER:
HOUSE RULES
Another way to gather corroborating data is to infiltrate the
House of Kern itself. This is risky because if the characters
are caught, it will confirm all the Klingons’ worst suspicions
about Starfleet conspirators interfering in Klingon business.
But if the characters can gather intelligence without
revealing their presence, they’ll have access to information
that would otherwise be impossible to obtain.
Incriminating correspondence between the House of Kern’s
senior leadership can only be found at the fortress and
residence of General Tolk himself. The patriarch’s personal
computer is filled with oblique references to cover-ups,
pay-offs, and other dodgy dealings. While the characters
can’t use any of this evidence directly without revealing
their infiltration, knowing who knew what and when could
be vital to taking apart the wider conspiracy.
Getting to Tolk’s computer requires an infiltrator and is a
multi-stage operation:
z First, the characters must break into the general’s
fortress. Outwitting the garrison and sneaking in
under cover of darkness is a Difficulty 2 Control +
Security task; other characters might help by staging a
distraction that draws the sentries away from potential
infiltrators. Alternatively, if the characters undergo
temporary surgery to disguise themselves as Klingons
(a Difficulty 3 Control + Medicine task), they could
convince the guards they have a valid reason for being
there with a Difficulty 2 Presence + Security task.
z The characters then need to access the general’s
quarters. Whatever excuse the characters use to talk
their way into the fortress won’t be good enough to
get them into Tolk’s personal quarters. This stage
will almost certainly involve stealth and a Difficulty 3
Control + Security task to avoid Tolk’s bodyguards
and his ambitious lieutenants.
z Once inside, the character must bypass the general’s
computer security. With the right equipment, this is a
Difficulty 3 Daring + Engineering task and downloads
all the incriminating information onto a personal drive.
When the crew review this correspondence later, they
create the advantage By Your Own Hand.
A character who fails any of these tasks is spotted by a
Klingon Warrior (core rulebook, page 317), who marks
them as an intruder. Unless the character can spin a very
convincing deception or eliminate the warrior quickly and
quietly, the guard triggers the security alarm. Minutes later,
the infiltrator will be surrounded by a hundred well-armed
Klingon soldiers thirsty for revenge. Exposed characters are
recommended to transport out of the fortress before they
make things even worse or the fortress shields are raised to
cut off their escape.
If any of these tasks generate complications, either General
Tolk (page 14) or his personal assassin Grota (page 15)
enter the scene. Unless the task was also a failure, they do
not immediately identify the characters as intruders, but
might engage them in tense conversation or investigate
the shadows for a while. Infiltrating characters might even
be able to turn this into a useful opportunity by tailing Tolk
or Grota into conversations with other senior Klingons that
reveal more of their agenda.
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01.40 ALTERNATIVE TRUTHS

ACT 3: NO
TRAVELLER RETURNS
 ENCOUNTER: HIGH 1. The characters demand to speak to the Klingon

COUNCIL High Council – Because they have information requiring

Whatever additional evidence the crew discovers to reveal
the cause of the Praxis disaster, it is worthless without a
forum in which to state their case. Returning to the same
media outlet used by Kassi is not effective – the House
of Kern has smeared that platform as a mouthpiece
for Federation propaganda. Clearing the reputation of
Kassi and Starfleet requires the characters to make
their case directly to the Klingon High Council and a
broadcast audience.
There are two ways the characters can arrive at the
adventure’s climax:
the Council’s attention or because they intend to issue
demands (like access to the exclusion zone).
2. The Klingon High Council demands the characters
are arrested and forced to stand trial – Because they
were caught violating the exclusion zone, were captured
infiltrating Tolk’s fortress, or the House of Kern’s counter-
allegations have gone unanswered so long that the mob
demands action.
Again, the characters are ordered to stand tall and make
an account for themselves and Starfleet in public. Running
and hiding is not an option.

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PREPARATIONS
Before making their case to the Klingon High Council, the
characters can attempt a Difficulty 2 Insight + Command
task to anticipate what will happen:
z Klingon law and Klingon politics are fiercely adversarial.
Whatever allegations the crew make, General Tolk will
be present to answer them in person and vice versa.
z In addition to Tolk, representatives of the other Great
Houses will attend and be vocal about who enjoys their
support. While none of these proud warlords are willing
stooges in Tolk’s campaign of misinformation, they
each have a political agenda with their own perspective
on the House of Kern, the Praxis disaster, and the
peace with the Federation. Inflaming their passions
is as important as presenting them with convincing
evidence.
z Ultimately, the sentence passed on the characters or
General Tolk will be determined by Chancellor Azetbur
herself. She is a reasonable woman, protective of
the peace her father forged with the Federation – but
she remains Chancellor only while she enjoys the
confidence of the Great Houses, and she knows it.
RAMIFICATIONS
The traits in play during the social conflict depend on
decisions made earlier in the adventure, though it’s
possible the party may have taken action to mitigate
negative consequences. As a guide, see the table below for
traits that may be in play.

PRIOR EVENTS EFFECTS ON THE CREW

The crew provided valuable aid to Klingons-in-need through humanitarian works. Begrudging Respect (advantage)

The crew failed to provide useful assistance to Klingons-in-need following the

Hardly Helping (complication)
Praxis disaster.

The crew carefully peer reviewed Kassi’s research and can speak confidently on
Subject Matter Knowledge (advantage)
the topic.

The crew are personally slandered as Starfleet saboteurs, due to their known
Starfleet is the True Enemy (complication)
association with Kassi or their crimes committed in the Qo’noS system.

The crew helped Kassi release her report to the public and failed (or did not attempt
Kassi is One of Them (complication)
to) conceal their involvement.

The House of Kern had little time to prepare a defense against Kassi’s allegations. Dubious Proof (advantage)

The House of Kern had plenty of time to prepare a defense, manufacture evidence,
Manufactured Evidence (complication)
and intimidate witnesses.

The crew completed a full spectral analysis within the exclusion zone, which proves
Gross Negligence (advantage)
the use of unsafe mining techniques.

The House of Kern’s battle cruiser was not prevented from manufacturing evidence
Ambiguous Data (complication)
inside the exclusion zone.

The crew obtained copies of Tolk’s personal correspondence, suggesting his

By Your Own Hand (advantage)
involvement in a cover-up

The crew have killed Klingon warriors or fired upon Klingon ships during their
Killers Without Remorse (complication)
investigations.

Kassi is alive, on good terms with the crew, and is willing to testify alongside them. Expert Testimony (advantage)

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GENERAL TOLK, SON OF KERN [MAJOR]
Steely, menacing, remorseless. Tolk is patriarch of the House of Kern, a Great House that has held a seat on the Klingon High
Council for generations. Though well-tutored in the murky business of Imperial politics, Tolk’s privilege blinds him to the troubles of
his subjects and the consequences of his decisions. Until recently, the House of Kern’s status was secured by a controlling interest
in the energy production facilities on Praxis. Tolk knows the Praxis disaster threatens to ruin his House and will fight like a cornered
animal to preserve its prestige.

TRAIT: Klingon STRESS: 13 RESISTANCE: 1 (Armor)

VALUES: ATTACKS:
z My underlings should know their place z Unarmed Strike (Melee, 5 A, Knockdown, Size 1H,
z Progress demands sacrifice Non-lethal)
z The House of Kern must endure z D’k tahg Dagger (Melee, 5 A, Vicious 1, Size 1H, Deadly,
z The truth is what I say it is Hidden 1)
z Escalation Bat’leth (Melee, 7 A, Vicious 1, Size 2H)
ATTRIBUTES
SPECIAL RULES:
CONTROL 10 FITNESS 09 PRESENCE 12 z Brak’lul: Tolk’s Resistance is increased by 2 against
non-lethal attacks.
DARING 10 INSIGHT 09 REASON 09 z Do Not Disappoint Me: Tolk can provide assistance
to any characters acting under his direct orders even if
DISCIPLINES Tolk is not present in the scene.
z Plausible Deniability: When a character Obtains
COMMAND 04 SECURITY 04 SCIENCE 02 Information about Tolk by spending Momentum, each
question costs 2 Momentum (instead of 1).
CONN 02 ENGINEERING 02 MEDICINE 02 z Warrior’s Spirit: When Tolk attempts a melee attack
and purchases one or more additional dice with Threat,
FOCUSES: Battlefield Strategy, Deception, Hand-to-Hand Combat, he may re-roll any number of d20s.
Politics, Rabble-Rousing, Slander

SOAPBOX z Remember that the Difficulties of all persuasion tasks

Finally, the crew are ushered into the High Council
chambers. The impassioned speeches and furious rhetoric
the players then roleplay are interwoven with an extended
persuasion task while General Tolk races to complete his
extended persuasion task first.
will be influenced by the traits currently in play.
z Both extended persuasion tasks have a Magnitude
of 4. Whichever side is the first to achieve four
Breakthroughs wins the argument, in a storm of yells
and cheers from the assembled Klingons.

z The crew’s extended persuasion task has a Work The chaos that follows the end of the social conflict makes
track of 15 and a Resistance of 1 (or higher if the crew it impossible for Azetbur to pass judgement in the moment.
are infamous in the Empire). By default, characters Instead, she dismisses the High Council and vows her
contribute to the extended task with a Difficulty 2 sentence will be passed shortly. The confused characters
Presence + Command task. However, gamemasters are ushered from the room by Klingon guards and
should allow characters to use whatever disciplines deposited outside the High Council chambers.
are credibly relevant to the task – Security to expose
Tolk’s underhanded dealings, Engineering or Science to
explain complicated mining processes, etc.
z Each time a character undertakes a task, Tolk follows
with one of his own. His extended persuasion task also
has a Work track of 15 but with no Resistance. Unless
baited to adopt a different approach, he attempts a
Difficulty 2 Presence + Command task each time with
a focus in Deception or Slander.

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 ENCOUNTER: LOW Grota strikes from a concealed position, catching the crew

CUNNING
If the argument in the High Council chambers does not feel
sufficiently climactic, the gamemaster can raise the stakes
with a physical confrontation. As the characters stumble
towards the exit, trying to work out what just happened, a
Klingon assassin named Grota strikes.
Grota has a couple of possible motives:
z If the characters lost the social conflict, Grota is
under orders to enact their death sentence herself to
prevent them interfering in Klingon business again and
send a message to the other Great Houses.
z If the characters won the social conflict, Grota’s
motive is revenge, pure and simple.
by surprise. It will take a while for guards inside the High
Council chambers to intervene. Her main target could
be Kassi or a specific player character, but she is not
shy about killing indiscriminately if necessary to achieve
her mission.
While Grota has served faithfully as Tolk’s agent for years,
the General’s response to the Praxis disaster has caused
her to question whether he deserves her loyalty. It’s hard
to negotiate while fending off a Klingon assassin, but a
successful Difficulty 4 Presence + Command task can
convince her to stay her hand at least for a second. Further
persuasion tasks can erode Grota’s resolve by offering her
an honorable way out of her current employment. With
enough reassurance, she might even provide evidence
against her former master.

GROTA, KLINGON ASSASSIN [MAJOR]

Solemn, sinister, murderous. Grota is the right hand of General Tolk, an elite assassin and ultimate deterrent for those minded to
oppose the House of Kern. Despite her legendary reputation, she has avoided prosecution by killing everyone who could identify
her along with her actual targets. While some Klingon infiltrators resent the inglorious nature of their work, Grota believes her
actions bring glory to the House of Kern. Since the Praxis disaster, though, she has begun to question her loyalties, and might be
persuaded to betray her former master.

TRAIT: Klingon STRESS: 16 RESISTANCE: 1 (Armor)

VALUES: ATTACKS:
z A leader must be worthy of his followers z Unarmed Strike (Melee, 6 A, Knockdown, Size 1H,
z All shall fear my blades Non-lethal)
z Leave no witnesses z Modular Disruptor Pistol (Ranged, 7 A, Size 1H,
z My work brings honor to my house Cumbersome, Hidden 2, Inaccurate)
z Kut’luch Dagger (Melee, 6 A, Vicious 1, Size 1H, Deadly,
ATTRIBUTES Hidden 1)

CONTROL 10 FITNESS 11 PRESENCE 07 SPECIAL RULES:

z Brak’lul: Grota’s Resistance is increased by 2 against
DARING 12 INSIGHT 10 REASON 09 non-lethal attacks.
z Threatening 4: Grota begins each scene with 4 Threat,
DISCIPLINES which can only be used to benefit her tasks, and is
separate from the general Threat pool.
COMMAND 03 SECURITY 05 SCIENCE 02 z Twist of the Knife: When Grota attempts a melee
attack and spends Threat to inflict extra Stress, each
CONN 02 ENGINEERING 02 MEDICINE 02 Threat spent inflicts 2 extra Stress (instead of 1 extra
damage).
FOCUSES: Ambush, Escape, Hand-to-Hand Combat, Infiltration, z Warrior’s Spirit: When Grota attempts a melee attack
Intimidation, Surveillance and purchases one or more additional dice with Threat,
she may re-roll any number of d20s.

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01.50 ALTERNATIVE TRUTHS

CONCLUSION
Shortly after the social conflict ends, Chancellor Azetbur
announces her ruling. There is little opportunity to change  CONTINUING
her mind, even if the crew convinced Grota to turn on VOYAGES…
her master.

Assuming the characters were not imprisoned upon Rura

z If the crew were first to four Breakthroughs and
Penthe, they have several options for where to go next
Tolk only generated one or zero Breakthroughs, the
– including remaining on Qo’noS. There is plenty of relief
characters have completely cleared their name and
work still to do (if the Klingons let them), and Federation-
shifted responsibility onto the House of Kern. The other
Klingon relations remain precarious even if the characters
Great Houses sense blood in the water and petition
cleared their names. No one would judge the crew if they
their Chancellor to execute General Tolk for his crimes.
asked to be assigned anywhere else. But if they choose to
Unless the characters request otherwise, Azetbur
stay, fallout from Praxis and the continued machinations of
grants this request. Tolk is sentenced to death, and the
the House of Kern will certainly keep them busy.
House of Kern lose their seat on the Klingon High Council.
z If the crew were first to four Breakthroughs, but
If Kassi received a discommendation, the life she built
Tolk generated two or three Breakthroughs, the
for herself on Qo’noS is over. If she remained on good
House of Kern is held responsible for the destruction of
terms with the crew, they might be able to offer her a new
Praxis but Tolk retains enough influence amongst the
life. Kassi could lead her new friends to adventures on
Great Houses to cling to power. The House of Kern is
the forefront of scientific discovery, joining the crew as a
instructed to pay exorbitant reparations to the families
technical advisor. Alternatively, if Kassi avoided censure
who suffered worst in the Praxis disaster. But the
by the High Council, the crew now have a loyal friend on
general’s schemes are not at an end. The characters
Qo’noS who will gladly aid their humanitarian efforts.
have cleared their name but made a powerful enemy.
z If Tolk was first to four Breakthroughs, but the
If the House of Kern retains their seat on the High Council,
crew generated two or three Breakthroughs, Tolk
Tolk swears terrible vengeance against Starfleet. Even with
and the House of Kern get away with their crimes.
his power is diminished, he is a dangerous threat to the
Political inertia wins out over verifiable truth, and
player characters, not to mention a disturber of the peace.
corruption at the heart of Klingon government remains
If Grota has joined the characters, her advice is frank – until
the status quo. For political reasons, Azetbur stops
Tolk is eliminated and his House dismantled, the crew will
short of condemning Starfleet or the crew, instead
never resolve their feud with the House of Kern.
characterizing the destruction of Praxis as a terrible
tragedy that will never be explained. She is much
No matter how poorly the characters perform, the events of
less reticent to condemn Kassi, though. The Klingon
this adventure cannot prevent the peace between Starfleet
scientist receives a discommendation, exiling her
and Klingons that emerges by The Next Generation
from the House of Kern, and is sentenced to life
era. But this does not mean the crew’s actions have no
imprisonment on the Klingon penal colony of Rura Penthe.
consequences. If the adventure ends in exacerbated
z If Tolk was first to four Breakthroughs, but the crew
tensions, the characters will witness firsthand years of
only generated one or zero Breakthroughs, Kassi
political instability and cracks in the road to long-term
and the crew are convicted of lying to the High Council
peace that needlessly cost thousands of lives. But if the
and committing crimes against the Klingon Empire. In
characters succeed, they will have the satisfaction of
an apparent show of mercy, she does not sentence
knowing the cooling of Federation-Klingon relations was at
them to death, but to life imprisonment upon Rura
least partially due to their hard work and sacrifice.
Penthe. Supporting characters could help the convicted
to escape from Rura Penthe’s frozen hellscape in a
follow-up adventure (see the mission brief on page 17).

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 “JAILBREAK FROM RURA PENTHE”
Suggested Era of Play: 2294–2375
Suggested Spotlight Role: Security officer
 SYNOPSIS
The crew aids an unjustly imprisoned convict in escaping
from the Klingon penal colony of Rura Penthe, a deadly ice
world known as “the alien’s graveyard.”
 MAJOR BEATS
LIFE MEANS LIFE
Despite the paperwork the characters bring with them, the
Klingon warden refuses to release any prisoners into their
custody. No one leaves Rura Penthe without the warden’s
approval, and he refuses to be persuaded otherwise. If the
crew continues to protest, the warden’s goons unlawfully
imprison them on Rura Penthe too.
STRANGE
BEDFELLOWS
With legal channels exhausted, the crew must resort to
subterfuge. Though Rura Penthe is heavily patrolled by
Klingon guards, crew in orbit can try and lead their targets
to safety while characters trapped inside the prison could
cooperate with other prisoners to plot an escape. Some
characters might even deliberately get arrested to more
effectively cooperate with the inmates.
FIGHT FOR FREEDOM
The dilithium mines of Rura Penthe are surrounded by
a magnetic shield that transporters cannot penetrate.
Fugitives must bribe, incapacitate, or otherwise bypass
their guards and then survive the frozen chill of the surface
long enough to make it beyond the shield’s boundaries.
 MINOR BEATS
Behind the Empire’s back, the warden of Rura Penthe
is selling dilithium crystals on the black market and
intimidating life-sentence prisoners into helping him do
so. He fears the Empire will learn his secret if any “lifers”
escape. If the characters discover the truth, they might
blackmail other guards into helping them to avoid being
implicated in their warden’s crimes.
OPENING LOG ENTRY
“Stardate 9640.0. After exhaustive diplomatic efforts, we have
received written authorization from Chancellor Azetbur to commute
our target’s imprisonment upon Rura Penthe. We need only
consent from the facility’s warden before leaving this wretched
hellhole behind us.”
 KEY NON-PLAYER
CHARACTERS
Use Klingon Warriors and Veterans as Rura Penthe’s
guards and Moq’var son of Koloth as a basis for the
Klingon warden (core rulebook, page 317–319). Any
Starfleet, Klingon, Romulan, or Cardassian minor NPCs
might appear as fellow prisoners.
 CONCLUSION
If the crew help the fleeing prisoners beyond the magnetic
shield, they can be transported to their waiting ship and
flee Rura Penthe’s orbit. The prison warden has run the
colony as his personal fiefdom for years, trusting that no
one was paying attention. Now that at least one of his
victims has escaped, they can reveal the warden’s crimes,
and give him a taste of Klingon justice.
ADDING THIS MISSION
TO YOUR CAMPAIGN
If the character failed to persuade Chancellor Azetbur in
“Alternative Truths,” this mission follows naturally as an attempt
to rescue Kassi and any main characters who were convicted by
the High Council (players may roleplay supporting characters for
this mission). If “Alternative Truths” was a success, the characters
might rescue a non-player character unjustly imprisoned by the
Empire, whose expertise could help respond to the Praxis disaster.
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