Being a look back at cards from the Star Trek CCG, and what I thought of them back when they were fresh and new... in EPISODE order. In a way the big card from The Schizoid Man...
PICTURE: Well, the brown background has distracting features and kinda blends the whole image together, but Selar is her cold self which does count for something. Kinda average at 3.
LORE: Yeech, not much meat on those bones! Though she was only seen once, Selar's name was mentioned on a number of occasions across TNG's run, so the "many years" line makes sense and is a nice tip of the hat to that. Otherwise, it's pretty shabby lore. What, no in-joke about the actress also playing K'Ehleyr? Maybe something like "Never liked Worf much"? A boring ol' 2.7.
TREK SENSE: As a Vulcan doctor, she obviously gets MEDICAL and Mindmeld (that darn racial skill really keeps Vulcans from ever being worthy mission specialists). The staff icon corresponds to her relatively low rank, and she certainly wasn't CMO at the time. The Computer Skill is reasonable though not entirely medical-related (where are those other medical skills here?) and would presumably help her use a tricorder and run simulations. It's okay. The Integrity is on the low end for a Federation doctor, but she had no bedside manner to speak of. Cunning is naturally high, and Strength is representative of her species. Not very interesting at 3.1.
STOCKABILITY: Only two skills, including one that's almost worthless in passing dilemmas and solving missions... it doesn't look good for this fan favorite (fans of New Frontier, at least). While "Vulcan" is practically a skill unto itself (with Nerve Pinches, Lander staffing and Mindmelds to name but a few possibilities), most Vulcans are more useful than Selar. And even if MEDICAL and Computer Skill are both good skills, it's just not enough to save our gal from the dreaded binder, evenwith Assign Support Personnel in play. A lowly 2.4.
TOTAL: 11.2 (56%) I would have loved to see a new Selar in Enhanced Premiere.
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