Re: Mongoose Traveller or Cepheus Engine

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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