12 February 2026

Star Trek via Ghostbusters: Characters

In our experimantal Star Trek via Ghostbusters role-playing game, all of the essential character information fits on one side of an index card. Specializations are listed toward the top with the modifier "+2"; Talents are listed in parentheses next to their governing Traits with the modifier "+2"; Powers are listed in braces near their governing Traits with their full value (Trait + Power). Here is the game-related data for several crewmembers of the Enterprise:


James T. Kirk (Captain, Commanding Officer, USS Enterprise, Human)

Command +2, Navigation +2

Intellect 5 (History +2)
Physique 4 (Hand-to-Hand Combat +2)
Coordination 3 (Acrobatics +2)
Composure 4 (Bluffing +2)

Spock (Commander, First Officer, Science Officer, USS Enterprise, Vulcan)

Science +2

Intellect 6 (Trivia +2) {Mind Meld 10}
Physique 3 (Endurance +2) {Remarkable Strength 7}
Coordination 3 (Musicianship +2) {Nerve Pinch 7}
Composure 4 (Coolness Under Fire +2) {High Pain Threshold 8}
Limitations: Interspecies Social Awkwardness, Logical to a Fault, Code to Preserve Life

Montgomery Scott (Lt. Commander, Chief Engineer, USS Enterprise, Human)

Engineering +2

Intellect 5 (Inventiveness +2)
Physique 3 (Hand-to-Hand Combat +2)
Coordination 4 (Musicianship +2)
Composure 4 (Coolness Under Fire +2)

Leonard McCoy (Lt. Commander, Chief Medical Officer, USS Enterprise, Human)

Medicine +2

Intellect 5 (Medicine +2)
Physique 3 (Alcohol Tolerance +2)
Coordination 5 (Bartending +2)
Composure 3 (Carousing +2)

Uhura (Lieutenant, Chief Communications Officer, USS Enterprise, Human)

Communications +2

Intellect 4 (History +2)
Physique 4 (Health +2)
Coordination 4 (Musicianship +2)
Composure 4 (Singing +2)

Hikaru W. Sulu (Lieutenant, Chief Helmsman, USS Enterprise, Human)

Helm +2, Science +2

Intellect 4 (Horticulture +2)
Physique 5 (Fencing +2)
Coordination 4 (Marksmanship +2)
Composure 3 (Carousing +2)

Pavel Chekov (Ensign, Navigator, USS Enterprise, Human)

Navigation +2

Intellect 4 (Cartography +2)
Physique 4 (Endurance +2)
Coordination 3 (Concealment +2)
Composure 3 (Debating +2)

Christine Chapel (Ensign, Head Nurse, USS Enterprise, Human)

Medicine +2, Science +2

Intellect 4 (Vulcan Studies +2)
Physique 3 (Endurance +2)
Coordination 3 (Cooking +2)
Composure 4 (Counselling +2)

Janice Rand (Ensign, Yeoman, USS Enterprise, Human)

Operations +2

Intellect 4 (Administration +2)
Physique 4 (Running +2)
Coordination 3 (Hiding +2)
Composure 3 (Etiquette +2)

N.B. Some of these characters were created with 16 points instead of 14 to reflect their greater experience.

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