Starship Valkyrie Mechanics
Xander Hark, T.A. LeedermanThis blog, run by SSV Mechanics Lead Robert Prag, discusses writing the rules and managing the various games of Starship Valkyrie.
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The Defensive Meta
Taken at the Starship Valkyrie Basic game “Kackistocracy” at the May 2026 Strategicon show, Gamex. Many thanks to Christian for coming out, and to all our amazing players!
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The Offensive Meta and Evolution by Error
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[Picture taken at the end of “Starship Valkyrie Basic: Kackistocracy” at Strategicon Gamex, May 2026. United and Strong!]
One of the worst places where a game master can find himself is staring down a roo...
The Captain Isn't the Main Character
[Photo compliments of Tara, who has way too many Janeway memes for any sane person.]
The captain is not the main character in Starship Valkyrie.
It’s a common mistake but bears repeating: the captain is not the main character in a Starshi...
The Hell is Starship Valkyrie?
[Picture taken at Orccon 2026, Strategicon’s February show, at the Starship Valkyrie Basic game, “Praezor Dalenda Est” written and run by game managers Robert Prag and T.A. Leederman.]
Starship Valkyrie is a collection of game systems and...
Starship Valkyrie Campaign Play: Role Design and Social Dependence
[Picture of the Orccon 2026 Starship Valkyrie Basic game players and GMs, including me and my wife, who’s in the front.]
My wife and I now run Starship Valkyrie, having taken the game over from the original creator Christian Brown during t...
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T.A. Leederman is a PhD in English Literature and author of science fiction and sci-fi romance. She is Social Media and Marketing Manager at Tender and Tempting Tales, and central fiction writer for Starship Valkyrie, a sci-fi crisis-simulator game.
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