Bread and Circuses (Star Trek: The Original Series) entertainment. In the episode, Captain Kirk and his companions are forced to fight in gladiatorial games on a planet resembling the Roman Empire, but possessing mid-20th century Earth technology. The Federation starship USS "Enterprise" is on routine patrol when it finds wreckage of the SS "Beagle". The "Beagle" was under the command of Captain R. M. Merik (William Smithers), whom Captain Kirk (William Shatner) knew during his academy days. First Officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy) traces the path of debris back to a planet in the previously unexplored system 892. The "Enterprise" picks up a 20th-century-style television news broadcast, reporting in
Starship Troopers: The Roleplaying Game Starship Troopers: The Roleplaying Game Starship Troopers: The Roleplaying Game is a role-playing game produced by Mongoose Publishing in 2005. The game is based upon the book "Starship Troopers" by Robert A. Heinlein, two movies ("Starship Troopers" and "Starship Troopers 2"), and cartoon series (""). While it is impossible to seamlessly merge all three different interpretations, this RPG does not pick one over the other, instead merging the three as best it can. There are two editions of the game; the original hardcover book, published in 2005; and a softcover pocket edition, published in 2006. Mongoose Publishing have released the