star trek themed character.

[beveri8469]

okay ive been watching st:ds9 on P+ and it got me thinking about making an ST themed character on coh. and honestly im having a hard time trying to come up with something. i need some suggestions on what would be some good powers and what kind of archtype to play. would love some suggestions. please and thank you

 

[TheOtherTed]

Not an easy question.  First, we don't have anything to approximate an iconic phaser pistol (at least, not to my knowledge).  Second, future tech and non-human aliens place you squarely in the space of "anything goes."  But off the top of my head, here are some powersets that might work for a good old fashioned human that, IMO, would fit in from TOS to DS9:

 

Beam Rifle (Blaster, Corruptor, Defender, Sentinel)

Devices (Blaster)

Martial Arts (Brute, Scrapper, Stalker, Tanker)

Martial Combat (Blaster secondary)

Ninja Training (Blaster secondary)

Ninjitsu (Scrapper, Sentinel, Stalker)

Traps (Defender, Controller, Corruptor, Mastermind)

Street Justice (Brute, Scrapper, Stalker, Tanker)

Super Strength (Brute, Tanker)

* Super Reflexes (Brute, Scrapper, Sentinel, Stalker, Tanker)

Willpower (Brute, Scrapper, Sentinel, Stalker, Tanker)

 

In addition, any armed melee set not mentioned here would work for enthusiasts, as well as human-adjacent aliens with martial traditions.

 

 

Edited March 6 by TheOtherTed
* Forgot one. Thanks to everyone for reminding me how important it was in TOS.

[ThaOGDreamWeaver]

Keep thinking a ToS themed Robot Mastermind would be fun, if they ever let us customise Minions.
(Helluva wear and tear on the shirts, though.)

[TheOtherTed]

Wear and tear?  How do you mean?

 

 

Edited March 5 by TheOtherTed
Words. Words are hard.

[Excraft]

Something like Martial Arts or Street Justice as a primary and Willpower as a secondary would make a good Kirk-type scrapper.  Of course, MA or StrJ doesn't hold a candle to the sheer awesomeness of the Kirk-fu style of combat.

 

 

[ThaOGDreamWeaver]

2 hours ago, TheOtherTed said:

Wear and tear?  How do you mean?

 

 

 

Starfleet uniform: -DEF, -RES.

[Techwright]

8 hours ago, beveri8469 said:

okay ive been watching st:ds9 on P+ and it got me thinking about making an ST themed character on coh. and honestly im having a hard time trying to come up with something. i need some suggestions on what would be some good powers and what kind of archtype to play. would love some suggestions. please and thank you

 

As long as you're making homages, cool.  You might consider asking @Trike for some insight.  Trike made some pretty effective Trek homages a while back.

 

 

"Old security men never die.  They just wander over the hill, scream, and never return." - Some old Starfleet admiral somewhere.

 

Me?  I have The Walking Red.  Beam Rifle/Energy Aura sentinel   I consider it a reasonable equivalent to a phaser rifle with a personal force field.  Admittedly the latter is a rarely-used conceit in Star Trek, but it has been done before, such as the Star Trek: Elite Force video games.  My character was meant as a parody, and I only rarely play it, though it's pretty fun.  As I'm working up the security ranks, I've been adding...what else...teleporter tech to him, and I keep a stocked supply of jetpacks handy.

 

[InvaderStych]

50 minutes ago, ThaOGDreamWeaver said:

Starfleet uniform: -DEF, -RES.

 

Apparently the ToS Red ones also come with a massive +Taunt/+Threat as well.

[TheOtherTed]

13 hours ago, Techwright said:

As long as you're making homages, cool.  You might consider asking @Trike for some insight.  Trike made some pretty effective Trek homages a while back.

 

 

"Old security men never die.  They just wander over the hill, scream, and never return." - Some old Starfleet admiral somewhere.

 

Me?  I have The Walking Red.  Beam Rifle/Energy Aura sentinel   I consider it a reasonable equivalent to a phaser rifle with a personal force field.  Admittedly the latter is a rarely-used conceit in Star Trek, but it has been done before, such as the Star Trek: Elite Force video games.  My character was meant as a parody, and I only rarely play it, though it's pretty fun.  As I'm working up the security ranks, I've been adding...what else...teleporter tech to him, and I keep a stocked supply of jetpacks handy.

 

Awesome.  Even the hair is iconic.

[TheOtherTed]

13 hours ago, InvaderStych said:

 

Apparently the ToS Red ones also come with a massive +Taunt/+Threat as well.

"Always it is the brave who must die.  The soldiers."

 

 

[WanderingAries]

Careful what color top you put on them. May have to reroll them more often than usual. 😛

[Trike]

On 3/5/2025 at 6:49 PM, Techwright said:

As long as you're making homages, cool.  You might consider asking @Trike for some insight.  Trike made some pretty effective Trek homages a while back.

I have been summoned!

 

Unfortunately my video card imploded last November so I don’t have access to my PC, but here are a couple Star Trek posts.

 

For Uhura of the Mirror Universe (or in my version, O’Hiya from the Reflected Universe) I used dual knives because she was all about cutlery. For Spock (Dr. Logic) I went with Mind Control/Time Manipulation. For everyone else I used Beam Rifle.

 

 

 

[Jacke]

It's too bad we can't get the Star Trek TOS fight music in game.  😞

 

 

[biostem]

On 3/5/2025 at 8:31 AM, beveri8469 said:

an ST themed character on coh

 

You could go with a character styled after Elite Forces and roll something like a beam rifle/energy aura sentinel, with the armor set reflecting your character's personal shielding.

[Techwright]

10 hours ago, biostem said:

 

You could go with a character styled after Elite Forces and roll something like a beam rifle/energy aura sentinel, with the armor set reflecting your character's personal shielding.

😄 *points up to my previous post* ⬆️   Yes, I agree. Nice to be confirmed! 😁

 

And now that I'm thinking on it, I'd really appreciate a retooling of those two Elite Force games, with better graphics and some improved mechanics.  Those were fun games for their day.

[Skyhawke]

Back on live, I had an Empathy defender named Shins McGillicutty. He took the Medicine pool and used Teleport as his travel power. They don't all have to be damage dealers. What's an away team without a medic?

[BrandX]

I'd say go...

 

Beam Rifle or Dual Pistols

 

From there I'd say go Energy Aura (Sentinel), Martial Arts (Blaster), Devices (Corruptor, Defender, Blaster)

 

Teleport for travel power.  Explained away as access to a shuttle craft perhaps?  Maybe even a star ship?  Trapped in the past?

 

May want Medicine Pool for that tri-corder.

[Techwright]

12 hours ago, BrandX said:

I'd say go...

 

Beam Rifle or Dual Pistols

 

From there I'd say go Energy Aura (Sentinel), Martial Arts (Blaster), Devices (Corruptor, Defender, Blaster)

 

Teleport for travel power.  Explained away as access to a shuttle craft perhaps?  Maybe even a star ship?  Trapped in the past?

 

May want Medicine Pool for that tri-corder.

 

Dual pistols actually has several possible looks for a Star Fleet phaser:

 

Praetorian Resistance Blaster - might be the strongest analog

Celestial Pistol - another fairly close analog

Crey Pistol

Sidereal Sidearm

Quartermass Pistol (2 variations)

Plan 9 Pistol (2 variations)

 

One problem with dual pistols in this context is that the audio is of a bullet being fired, rather than an energy beam.  @Solarverse created a mod for a "Star Wars"-type energy effect substitution, which was quite good, though I'm not aware of whether it is still available or not, nor whether it is tied into the City Mod.  Even so, the sound would be on your side only.  Your teammates would hear a bullet sound, unless they too have installed the energy sound mod.