Path: ...!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!ereborbbs.duckdns.org!.POSTED.192.168.18.6!not-for-mail From: Kyonshi Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.misc Subject: Re: Mongoose Traveller or Cepheus Engine Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 09:52:24 +0200 Organization: EreborBBS InterNetNews Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 07:52:16 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: ereborbbs.duckdns.org; posting-host="192.168.18.6"; logging-data="21886"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ereborbbs.duckdns.org" User-Agent: Betterbird (Windows) Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: Bytes: 2442 Lines: 29 On 6/20/2024 10:07 PM, Alex Schroeder wrote: > I have run Mongoose Traveller, the first one; years later I ran Classic > Traveller and it felt similar but also a bit weirder because the civil > careers aren’t there. But that betting element during character creation is > there, of course. I don’t know if many people play that way, however. > People click on generators until they get a character they like, I fear. > > I started thinking about a short Traveller replacement based on > conversations with Frotz. I never had any concrete plans and so it never > went anywhere. > > https://alexschroeder.ch/pdfs/Halbardier.pdf > Yeah, I have to say the character generation system really is one of the best parts of Mongoose Traveller, as it gives you a fully-fledged backstory. It's not quite OSR though, as it involves too much investment into the character at the beginning. It does work as a sort of party game though: everybody sits around the table and tries to create their character, and sometimes you manage to get connections with the other players. That's all very neat and easy, and I think it would be a great way to spend a first session. I was recently thinking about maybe playing Traveller Adventure 4: Leviathan in MgT, as that is a very nice sandbox adventure (with a moving base). -- kyonshi - @kyonshi@dice.camp - gmkeros.wordpress.com - @kyonshi@pixelfed.de