Captain's Log (ADB)

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Captain's Log is a biannual magazine produced by Amarillo Design Bureau Inc., designed to feature gaming and background material relating to the various systems of the Star Fleet Universe. While originally focussed on the likes of Star Fleet Battles and Federation and Empire, as the number of games produced by ADB has grown, the magazine has increased the range of games it supports (including the likes of the recent Federation Commander game system.)

1 Layout
2 See also
3 Further information

[edit] Layout

Each issue is generally divided into a number of sections:

[edit] History

This section contains at least one fiction story set in the universe, a number of smaller (one-page) articles featuring specific data on certain aspects of the universe (such as medals used by a specific race's military, for example).

[edit] Communications

This section presents news on upcoming products, after-action reports on previous releases, as well as question-and-answer articles.

[edit] Scenarios

Mostly featuring new scenarios for SFB - usually including a scenario tied to the fiction pieces included in the issue - recent issues have also included similar scenarios for FC.

[edit] Shipyard

Each issue includes new ship SSDs for SFB (and recently, including preview Ship Cards for FC), as well as background data relating to each new ship introduced.

[edit] Database

Including supplementary background information, as well as new articles for Star Fleet Battle Force and Prime Directive.

[edit] Venues

Covering the play-by-mail, play-by-email and online gaming aspects of the universe, as well as occasional articles covering the Star Fleet Command PC games.

[edit] Tactics

This section goes from detailing victories in tournament play (such as at Origins), racial 'primers' (overviews of new factions, to aid players in understanding what they have to offer), as well as Term Papers (advice for using specific tactics in play for certain ship types and weapons etc).

[edit] The Department of Strategic Studies

This section provides a one-stop-shop for features involving F&E - with news of upcoming products, tactical notes, experimental rules and scenarios, and so forth.