[quote=@Illogical Jim]
I actually really like what you've got down already, but I do have some questions.

I take it the PCs are to be humans, or are aliens an option? I'd sooner play a human myself, but diversity among the crew would certainly be interesting.

The paranormal abilities are also interesting- are they to be universal across the PCs, or will only some characters possess them? And how would ESP, particularly its precognitive aspect, function? Would the character using such an ability have to concentrate in some way, or is it more of a passive awareness?

And one last question (or a few related ones), how does FTL work in this setting? You mentioned hyperdrives in the OP, I think- so the ship would pop into another dimension to bypass Einsteinian physics, then? That's a perfectly reasonable way to go, but how long does it take to get from point-A to point-B? Say, for the sake of argument, how long would a Sol to Alpha Centauri (about 4.4 light years) take? Is it instantaneous, or does it take a bit?

I hope I'm not coming across as demanding, but I'm just curious.
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I'll start as both a Human captain and his Thalleen wife, though:
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He'll die in the assault, leaving her the owner of the ship.
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so aliens are fine.  A Chigani or a Vs'Ks'Thi will have to prove that they aren't our enemy, maybe even that they are an ally, before even stepping aboard, though.

Any character can have powers, though you don't have to if you don't want to.  Power can work anyway you want them to as long as they aren't OP, as you are designing them.  In the case of ESP, they could work either way.  Passive would probably be weaker, though, or may give you less info.  For example, if you have Psychometry and you pick up a gun, you might know that it's killed many people, but if you concentrate, you would see them being shot.  Also, not every power from a set needs to be opened at once, and the more powerful ones may be harder to unlock.

The travel time would depend on the ship, but for us Sol to Alpha Centauri is a few hour trip.  For a Chigani ship, maybe ten to fifteen minutes.  You can't be attacked while in hyperspace, unless you bring the attacker with you and they remain close enough to stay with you, or you lock your fields together in real space before jumping.  Different drives are built off by enough to keep someone from intersecting your field (they have to match a 5 dimensional location with you moving and no way to track your exact coordinates, as one dimension is based on the drive and fluctuates a bit).

Asking questions is fine.  In fact, I hadn't thought over the hyper-drive as much until you asked about it.