Starfleet Academy

Core Curriculum

The Academy program typically lasted four years... (TNG: "The First Duty", "Conundrum"; TOS: "Bread and Circuses")

The 8 points in this template must be spent as stipulated. E.g. you must put one point into Computer Operation skill even if you already have one point in Computer Operation from a previous lens, e.g. TL11 Everyman Lens. I.e. Your training at the Academy results in you putting an additional point into your Computer Operation skill. In this example, make sure you add a point to your existing Computer Operation skill; do not add a second Computer Operation skill to your character sheet–something you might accidentally do if you're just blithely adding templates and lenses via the GURPS Character Sheet program. (Of course, nothing prevents you from revisting your Everyman Lens and choosing different skills.)

All tech skills are tech level 11, except for First Aid which is tech level 9. Note the Survival skill requires you to choose a specialty.

The above Starfleet Academy Template represents only about the first two of your four years at the Academy. You should next choose your Academy Degree and your first Department Certification. (You should already have your Species Template and the TL11 Everyman Lens.)

Survival Specialties [B224]

Land-dwelling Species choose from:

Arctic, Desert, Island/Beach, Jungle, Mountain, Plains, Swampland, Woodlands

Aquatic Species choose from:

Bank, Deep Ocean Vent, Fresh-Water Lake, Open Ocean, Reef, River/Stream, Salt-Water Sea, Tropical Lagoon

Tech Skill Specialties

The skills below require you to choose a specialty; each specialty is treated as a different skill.

The proper GURPS skill for the design, repair, and/or use of Federation equipment and technology is not always obvious. The listing below (and the TECH SKILL TRIADS table) shows exactly what equipment and technology is contained within the scope of various GURPS skills and their specialties.

ARMOURY/TL11 (a repair skill)

Force Shields [B178]

Deflector Shields

Navigational Deflector

i.e. high energy/gravic-based screens external to the ship

Heavy Weapons [B178]

Drones/Missiles

Phasers (shipboard)

Photon Torpedoes

Tractor Beams

Small Arms [B178]

Phasers (personal)

Vehicular Armor [B178]

Hull and Superstructure of Shuttles (including Fighters) and Starships

ARTILLERY/TL11 (a use skill)

Guided Missiles [B178]

Drones/Missiles

BEAM WEAPONS/TL11 (a use skill)

Pistol [B179]

Hand Phasers--type I and type II (includes familiarity with Klingon disruptor pistol if learned at the Academy)

Projector [B179]

Hand Phasers in wide beam mode--a useful stun and heat setting

Rifle [B179]

Hand Phasers--type III aka phasor rifle (includes familiarity with Klingon disruptor rifle if learned at the Academy)

ELECTRONICS OPERATION/TL11 (a use skill)

Communications [B189]

Electronic Warfare [B189]

cloaks (SS1:13 & house rules)

defensive ECM (SS1:14)

tactical ECCM (SS1:15)

Force Shields [B189]

deflector shields

navigational deflector

Matter Transmitter [B189]

transporters and replicators

Medical [B189]

Scientific [B189]

Tricorders

Security [B189]

Force Fields, i.e. low energy/gravitic-based technology internal to the ship (manipulating artificial gravity, inertial dampers, and the structural integrity field, but not Force Shields)

Life Support (altering environmental controls)

Security Systems (tracking major shipboard activities, diverting and prioritizing power)

Sensors [B189]

long range, lateral, and navigational shipboard sensors

Surveillance [B189]

ELECTRONICS REPAIR/TL11 (a repair skill)

Communications [B190]

Computers [B190]

Electronic Warfare [B190]

cloaks (SS1:13 & house rules)

defensive ECM (SS1:14)

tactical ECCM (SS1:15)

Matter Transmitter [B190]

transporters

replicators

Medical [B190]

Scientific [B190]

Tricorders

Security [B190]

Force Fields, i.e. low energy/gravitic-based technology internal to the ship (includes artificial gravity, inertial damper, and the structural integrity field, but not Shields)

Life Support (environmental controls)

Security Systems (tracking major shipboard activities, diverting and prioritizing power)

Sensors [B190]

long range, lateral, and navigational shipboard sensors

Surveillance [B189]

ENGINEER/TL11 (a design skill)

Artillery [B190]

Drones/Missiles

Photon Torpedoes

Electrical [B190]

Batteries

Electro-Plasma Systems

Shipboard Phasers

Electronics [B190]

Communications equipment

Computers

Electronic Warfare systems

Medical equipment

Scientific equipment, e.g. tricorders

Security systems

Sensor suites

Surveillance systems

Gravitic [new specialty]

Force Fields (includes artificial gravity, inertial dampers, structural integrity fields)

Anti-Grav (used in anti-grav sleds, hovercars, shuttlecraft, and starships)

Shields (deflector shields, navigational deflector)

Tractor Beams

Matter Energy [new specialty]

Transporters

Replicators

Nuclear [new specialty]

Antimatter Reactors aka Warp Cores

Fusion Reactors aka Impulse Reactors

Small Arms [B190]

Hand Phasers (includes familiarity with Klingon disruptors if learned at the Academy)

Starships [B191]

Hull & Superstructure

Life Support (environmental controls)

Thrusters

Warp Drives aka Stardrives, e.g. Stardrive Engine [GURPS Spaceships, p. 25]

and integrating all of the above, and many other systems, e.g. Electrical, Gravitic, Nuclear, etc., into a functioning Shuttlecraft, Shuttlecraft, or Fighter

GUNNER/TL11 (a use skill)

Beams [B198]

Shipboard Phasers

Tractor Beams

Cannon [B198]

Photon Torpedoes

MECHANIC/TL11 (a repair skill)

Antimatter Reactor (aka Warp Core) [B207 as per power plant type]

Aerospace [B207 as per vehicle type]

as listed below, but only for ordinary problems endemic to Shuttlecraft including Fighters

Anti-grav systems

Antimatter Reactors aka Warp Cores

Force Fields (includes artificial gravity, inertial including, structural integrity fields, but not shields)

Hull and Superstructure

Impulse Drives aka Fusion Engines, e.g. Super Fusion Torch [GURPS Spaceships, p. 23]

Life Support (environmental controls)

Thrusters

Fusion Engine (aka Impulse Drive) [SS1:23]

Fusion Reactor (aka Impulse Reactor) [B207 as per power plant type]

High-Performance Spacecraft [B207 as per vehicle type]

as listed below, but only for ordinary problems endemic to interstellar starships

Antimatter Reactors aka Warp Cores

Force Fields (includes artificial gravity, inertial damper, structural integrity field, but not shields)

Fusion Reactors aka Impulse Reactors

Hull and Superstructure

Impulse Drives aka Fusion Engines, e.g. Super Fusion Torch [GURPS Spaceships, p. 23]

Life Support (environmental controls)

Thrusters

Warp Drives aka Stardrives, e.g. Stardrive Engine [GURPS Spaceships, p. 25]

Stardrive (aka Warp Drive) [SS1:25]

PILOTING (a use skill)

Aerospace [B214]

Shuttlecraft including Fighters, surface to orbit

Contragravity [B214]

Shuttlecraft including Fighters, when maneuvering near populated areas

High-Performance Spacecraft [B214]

Starships, outside of gravity wells

PROFESSION SKILL/TL11 (a use skill)

Reactor Operator [new specialty]

Antimatter Reactors aka Warp Cores used in starships

Fusion Reactors aka Impulse Reactors

Impulse Drives aka Fusion Engines, e.g. Super Fusion Torch [GURPS Spaceships, p. 23]

Warp Drives aka Stardrives, e.g. Stardrive Engine [GURPS Spaceships, p. 25]

Tech Skill Triads

Technical skills govern three distinct classes of activity: design, repair, and use. DESIGN includes inventing, redesigning, and reverse engineering. REPAIR includes troubleshooting, repairing, overhauling, upgrading, installing, and customizing. USE includes operating and maintaining. E.g. To fire a hand phaser, use Beam Weapons (Pistol); to modify it to increase the amount of energy discharged per shot, use Armory (Small Arms); to build a phaser from parts found in an alien planet’s high-energy research lab, use Engineer (Small Arms). [paraphrase from B190] (This table was inspired by GURPS: Prime Directive, 3rd. ed. pp. 112-113.)

The following technologies have design-repair-use skill triads. After each technology the appropriate GURPS skills with their correct specialization (if required) are given. Use this table and the TECH SKILL SPECIALIZATIONS listings to help you choose the specializations you want for your technical skills. A technology level of 11 is assumed. The following abbreviations are used: A Armoury, ART Artillery, BW Beam Weapons, ENG Engineer, EO Electronics Operation, ER Electronics Repair, G Gunner, M Mechanic, PS Professional Skill

Extracurricular Activities

You did more than study at Starfleet Academy.

While optional, these lens are recommended to characters that want a colorful Academy experience. Most students will acquire three of these lenses during their time at the Academy. It is recommended that no more than 4 points be spent on any one of these lenses; any more than that and your extracurricular activity is becoming too much of a distraction.

Characters with the Laziness disadvantage [B142] may only choose one lens that is not Partying or Underworld.

Many of these skills are also options in other templates and lenses. Remember to always add character points to an existing skill, don't have two of the same skill on your character sheet. It's okay to go back and make changes during the character creation process; just make sure you're always meeting all the requirements of the required templates and lenses. As these lenses are not required, they should be considered sources of inspiration, not restriction.