“These are the voyages of the

Ginny’s Delight . . .”
An adventuring starship for
STAR TREK®: The Role-Playing Game
by Dale L. Kemper

©
1985 by Dale L. Kemper Some games fill this gap with “adven- Contractor: Belter Industries

ture-class” vessels published in various Cost: 29.23 MCR

Many science-fiction gamers enjoy
supplements or magazines. This article
creating adventuring parties which go Overall length: 48 meters
presents one such ship for the STAR
from planet to planet in their own small Overall width: 34 meters
TREK game, and it is ideal for adventur-
starships. If no such ships are available Overall height: 15 meters
ing parties of up to four characters. The
in the game, then the game master or Deck ceiling height: 2.5 meters
STAR TREK game is not just for those
one of the players with an interest in Cargo units: 90
who wish to be Star Fleet officers or
starship design will have to create them. Metric tonnage (empty): 8000
Klingon Naval personnel. Only
The supplements already published for
imagination should limit what charac- Warp engines
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the STAR TREK game that deal with
ters can do. Type: One FWA
starships (such as the Klingon and Fed-
Movement point ratio: 1/1
eration Ship Recognition Manuals) are
Power units available: 6
quite limited in their presentation of
Tramp Trader Ginny’s Delight Stress charts: F/G
vessels that could be run by a small
Max. safe cruising speed: Warp 7.5
band of adventurers. The manuals are Vessel Class: Tramp trader, small
Emergency speed: Warp 9
instead concerned with the larger ships Vessel Type: Merchantman

of Star Fleet and the Klingon Imperial Designer: T.P. Hodekker Impulse engine

Navy, ships that usually have 300-400 Vessel name: Ginny's Delight Type: FIA

crewmen aboard them. Hull number: MM 13920 Power units available: 2

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 Shields and damage control beneath the forepart of the warp sometimes of an illegal nature. Found

Superstructure points: 5 nacelle. Being in such close proximity to mainly in the Federation/Orion border

Deflector shield type: None the warp drive, the mount cannot be areas, she is well known in some of the

detected by most standard sensors, and major ports there. She is easily recogniz-

Armaments the Delight has surprised a number of able by her unique forward-positioned

Type: FP-2 photon torpedo mount unwary pirates, eager for an easy kill. warp nacelle on her upper hull and by

Location: Bow No deflector shields have as yet been the large cargo hatch aft. The old-style

Firing chart: 3 installed, but Captain Barnes has fre- sensor array and swept-back atmo-

Power to arm: 1 quently announced his intention to spheric winglets, combined with her

Damage: 6 worn appearance, complete the picture.

There are no passenger facilities, but

Other data
Captain Barnes has been known to take

Gi n n y ’ s
Transporters: One standard 2-person
on a “paying” crewman or two, usually
model
being smuggled into one system or
Shuttlecraft: None
another.
Tractor beams: None

Delight is a
The Delight was constructed by one of
Crew requirements: 1-4*
the smaller ship construction yards,
Passenger facilities: Varies

one-of-a-kind
Belter Industries, located amid the aster-
Damage chart: A
oid field surrounding Dicameron VI.

* — Captain, navigator, engineer, assist-
ant engineer. One person may operate
the ship, however.
The tramp merchant trader Ginny’s
Delight is a one-of-a-kind vessel, cur-
rently owned and operated by Captain
vessel...
Named by her designer after the mem-
ory of a pleasant leave spent on the
pleasure asteroid Alovar, she continues
to be one of the most interesting tramp
mount some eventually. Because of the
merchantmen amid the thousands that
currently poor defensive capabilities of
ply their trade within the Federation
the vessel, her usual tactic, when
Exploration Zone.
approached by any suspicious vessel, is

Ontario Barnes and various free-lance to make an emergency warp out of the

crew personnel picked up at starbase area and to ask questions later. This has The deck plans for the Ginny’s Delight

bars and flop houses. Built some thirty been very effective in keeping the ship have been placed on the four center

years ago, the ship has acquired a num- in one piece. pages of this magazine. Simply bend

ber of “special modifications” along the The Ginny’s Delight is streamlined and back the staples, pry the deck plans

way that make her unique. One of the capable of planetary landings. With her loose, and lay them out flat for use in
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most important alterations is the Type low cargo capacity, she usually is found your STAR TREK gaming with minia-

FP-2 photon torpedo mount situated transporting smaller, high-profit cargoes, ture figures or cardboard counters.

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Each square on this map is 1.5 meters across.

Starboard

Map Key

11. Ship’s stores and armory

12. Captain’s quarters

13. Transporter room

14. Crew quarters (2)

15. Sick bay

16. Recreation room

17. Ladder up P o r t

18. EVA stores

19. Airlock

20. Stairway up (2)

21. Impulse drive engineering controls

LOWER
22. Cargo bay

23. Warp drive engineering controls

Deck Plans for the
GINNY’S DELIGHT
An ARES™ Section Special
©
1985 by Dale L. Kemper

Map Key

1. Sensors

2. Bridge

3. Sensors

4. Dining room Port

5. Computer room

6. Lounge

7. Ladder down

8. Stairway down (2)

9. Upper half of cargo bay (no floor)

UPPER
10. Impulse engine
 Each square on this map is 1.5 meters across.

Starboard

DECK
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