Dreaming of the Final Frontier: I'm officially a published Star Trek adventure writer!

Remember that episode of Star Trek:  The Next Generation where Data experiments with dreaming? He sees a series of disconnected visions that include a blacksmith and a bird's wing and then he has to piece together what those symbols mean. It's trippy stuff.

Well, one of my own dreams recently came true, and it's got its own Star Trek twist.  A tabletop rpg adventure scenario that I conceptualized and wrote will appear in an officially licensed Star Trek book. For a lifelong Trekkie and tabletop enthusiast, it feels like I just got promoted to captain of the Enterprise after only recently graduating from Starfleet Academy.

My adventure, titled "Biological Clock," is set to ship as part of a beautifully designed hardcover collection called These Are The Voyages:  Mission Compendium Volume1. The pdf is available now for a measly $15, and it's been a consistent top-5 seller at DriveThruRPG.com since it was released several weeks ago.

The book, published for Modiphius Entertainment's brand-spankin' new Star Trek Adventures rpg, also features seven other fascinating scenarios ready for your table. So please beam over to your nearest game store and ask about STA. You won't regret it.

"Biological Clock" poses an ethical dilemma for a Starfleet crew who make first contact with a pair of new species on an unexplored world. Does the Prime Directive allow the players to intervene in a situation where one intelligent species appears to enslave another? Can the Starfleet crew find a way to communicate with a race of aliens who originate beyond the confines of space and time? Well, that's up to you and your gaming group to decide.

I can't stress enough how grateful I am to Star Trek Adventures line editor Sam Webb for his guidance throughout the process of making "Biological Clock" a reality. It was an incredible thrill to see my name listed as an author on such a great-looking and well-designed book.

Here's a teaser image from my adventure. You'll have to read the whole thing to figure out what's going on here. But you can be sure of this:  I'm going to keep writing about Star Trek -- and I'm going to keep dreaming. Game on, and LLAP!