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From: Kyonshi <gmkeros@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Mongoose Traveller or Cepheus Engine
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 09:52:24 +0200
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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).

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kyonshi - @kyonshi@dice.camp - gmkeros.wordpress.com - @kyonshi@pixelfed.de