Can You Save The Kobayashi Maru?

The Kobayashi Maru -- the 'no-win" scenario that every Starfleet cadet must go through while somehow not knowing it's a no-win scenario, first appeared in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. And now you can take the test yourself for free in Star Trek Adventures!

Test Your Mettle Against the Classic No-Win Scenario!

Attention, cadets! Now is your chance to step up and attempt the most important test of your Academy career. When a disabled freighter near the Klingon Neutral Zone sends out a distress signal, you and your crew must respond. How will you fare during the Kobayashi Maru scenario?

This standalone 15-page PDF adventure by Jo Kreil is for the Star Trek Adventures Roleplaying Game and is set during The Original Series era. This adventure also contains advice for adaptation for use in campaigns based in other Star Trek eras.

 

[lyle.spade]

Just downloaded and read it - it presents the KM as the great SF Academy challenge that it is, and with an added plot twist to make this group of cadets' experience with it unique. It's a short adventure, too - I can't see it taking any more than 60-90 minutes, in fact, unless players get really deep in the weeds with wild ideas of how to do things or nutty hypotheses about what's going on. But they never do that, right?

 

[Blackrat]

I like it. I’ve been planning on starting a campaign with the KM test, and this seems like a perfect fit for what I have planned.

 

[imagineGod]

I like it. I’ve been planning on starting a campaign with the KM test, and this seems like a perfect fit for what I have planned.

Ran an inspired one shot along these lines. Modiphus has a superb game in Star Trek Adventures and The Klingon Empire Core Book is the cherry on top.

 

[Joseph Nardo]

It first appeared in a computer game in 1985. Then in 1986, it was in a star trek novel. EDIT..... Wrath came out earlier!. Damm, I was young then!

 

[Morrus]

It first appeared in a computer game in 1985. Then in 1986, it was in a star trek novel.

Star Trek II was released in 1982.

 

[Joseph Nardo]

Star Trek II was released in 1982.

Son of crap!.. I'm old!!!!!

 

[Joseph Nardo]

Kahn!!!!!.....kahn!......kahn!.....

 

[Henry]

KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!

 

[Weiley31]

Do players get an option to cheat?