Scars and Trauma in STA

About this episode

The episode explores the themes of scars and trauma in character development within Star Trek Adventures.

Al Spader and Alex Boer join Jim and Michael to explore Scars and Trauma in STA. Featured in the 23rd Century Sourcebook, scars and trauma can deepen your characters' back stories and make for amazing storytelling. Time to riff! https://linktr.ee/studiotembo

People in this episode

Hosts: Jim, Michael

Guests: Al Spader, Alex Boer

Topics covered

• scars
• trauma
• character development
• storytelling
• Star Trek Adventures

Keywords

• scars
• trauma
• Star Trek
• character backstory
• storytelling

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Studio Tembo

Books & works: 23rd Century Sourcebook

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