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A great article on the various Traveller/Cepheus Engine games.

https://mtb-za.github.io/says-who/thoughts/2026/06/cepheus_hacks/

#TTRPG #TravellerRpg #Traveller #CepheusEngine #Cepheus #ClassicTraveller

A great article on the various Traveller/Cepheus Engine games.

https://mtb-za.github.io/says-who/thoughts/2026/06/cepheus_hacks/

#TTRPG #TravellerRpg #Traveller #CepheusEngine #Cepheus #ClassicTraveller

Huge RPG poll.

https://forms.gle/A8TBNsCWq9XeQ6KB7

Specifies 9 versions of D&D, only lists one for Traveller. 😝

I voted Other: Praxis Black Monk

#TTRPG #Traveller #TravellerRpg #ClassicTraveller #Traveller5 #Praxis #jimpinto #StoryGames #PbtA

Huge RPG poll.

https://forms.gle/A8TBNsCWq9XeQ6KB7

Specifies 9 versions of D&D, only lists one for Traveller. 😝

I voted Other: Praxis Black Monk

#TTRPG #Traveller #TravellerRpg #ClassicTraveller #Traveller5 #Praxis #jimpinto #StoryGames #PbtA

I hate Mongoose, but that’s a story for another time. But I have to give them props for dropping a Classic Traveller adventure today.

(The freelancers they hire are cool people who are passionate about Traveller.)

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/566257/adventure-14-travel-hazards

#TTRPG #Traveller #TravellerRpg #ClassicTraveller

I hate Mongoose, but that’s a story for another time. But I have to give them props for dropping a Classic Traveller adventure today.

(The freelancers they hire are cool people who are passionate about Traveller.)

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/566257/adventure-14-travel-hazards

#TTRPG #Traveller #TravellerRpg #ClassicTraveller

I wasn’t going to back the D&D Traveller project because I’m not particularly happy with the World’s Largest team and I like Mongoose even less, but $350 for four books is ridiculous.

If I wanted to run Traveller more like D&D I’d hack Nimble, but I prefer a Frankenstein made of Classic, T5, and Cepheus anyway.

#TTRPG #T5 #Traveller #T20 #TravellerRpg #ClassicTraveller #Cepheus

I wasn’t going to back the D&D Traveller project because I’m not particularly happy with the World’s Largest team and I like Mongoose even less, but $350 for four books is ridiculous.

If I wanted to run Traveller more like D&D I’d hack Nimble, but I prefer a Frankenstein made of Classic, T5, and Cepheus anyway.

#TTRPG #T5 #Traveller #T20 #TravellerRpg #ClassicTraveller #Cepheus

In trying to explain Traveller to the OSR discord I spent way too much time on this chart.

Short answer: support indie creators there’s awesome stuff in the Cepheus space. And this is the tip of the iceberg.

#TTRPG #Traveller #TravellerRpg #Cepheus #CepheusEngine #ClassicTraveller

In trying to explain Traveller to the OSR discord I spent way too much time on this chart.

Short answer: support indie creators there’s awesome stuff in the Cepheus space. And this is the tip of the iceberg.

#TTRPG #Traveller #TravellerRpg #Cepheus #CepheusEngine #ClassicTraveller

On a discord, trying to explain Classic Traveller to D&D people:

So Classic Traveller is like Original D&D. It started as 3 small books that give enough to be a game, but with a lot of unanswered questions. So each supplement adds a little something new, either new rules or expanding the setting or both. But instead of making a few supplements and then combining and revising and unifying it to make B/X, you just add hundreds of supplements for 10 years.

#TTRPG #Traveller #ClassicTraveller

On a discord, trying to explain Classic Traveller to D&D people:

So Classic Traveller is like Original D&D. It started as 3 small books that give enough to be a game, but with a lot of unanswered questions. So each supplement adds a little something new, either new rules or expanding the setting or both. But instead of making a few supplements and then combining and revising and unifying it to make B/X, you just add hundreds of supplements for 10 years.

#TTRPG #Traveller #ClassicTraveller

Conversation on discord has me thinking about Traveller again. (Still?)

More precisely, ship sizes. I definitely prefer a smaller ship universe. By MT battleships are 500-700k tons. But even mid CT after high guard things like the Azanti is 60k.

But if we go back to where the Kinunir is a Cruiser at 1,200 tons, and a light mercenary cruiser is 800 tons, what size should we cap battleships and carriers?

#TTRPG #TravellerRpg #ClassicTraveller #Traveller5 #Traveller #Fleets #Starships

Conversation on discord has me thinking about Traveller again. (Still?)

More precisely, ship sizes. I definitely prefer a smaller ship universe. By MT battleships are 500-700k tons. But even mid CT after high guard things like the Azanti is 60k.

But if we go back to where the Kinunir is a Cruiser at 1,200 tons, and a light mercenary cruiser is 800 tons, what size should we cap battleships and carriers?

#TTRPG #TravellerRpg #ClassicTraveller #Traveller5 #Traveller #Fleets #Starships

Saw a link to this cool set of terraformed moon maps.

https://idraluna-archives.itch.io/a-terraformed-lunar-hex-atlas

#TTRPG #SciFi #Traveller #TravellerRpg #ClassicTraveller #Traveller5 #Maps

Saw a link to this cool set of terraformed moon maps.

https://idraluna-archives.itch.io/a-terraformed-lunar-hex-atlas

#TTRPG #SciFi #Traveller #TravellerRpg #ClassicTraveller #Traveller5 #Maps

I’ve been listening to Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks. It definitely feels a bit like a Traveller adventure, he keeps getting knocked from one bad situation to another. Good read so far.

#Reading #SciFi #ConsiderPhlebas #Culture #IainMBanks #Traveller #TravellerRpg #ClassicTraveller

I’ve been listening to Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks. It definitely feels a bit like a Traveller adventure, he keeps getting knocked from one bad situation to another. Good read so far.

#Reading #SciFi #ConsiderPhlebas #Culture #IainMBanks #Traveller #TravellerRpg #ClassicTraveller

I thought I’d try this new version of Traveller.

#TTRPG #NSR #Mothership #TravellerRpg #ClassicTraveller

I thought I’d try this new version of Traveller.

#TTRPG #NSR #Mothership #TravellerRpg #ClassicTraveller

@deinol
I rather like #T5 rules, but the whole #Megatraveller thing really annoyed me.

As a result I use an extension of the #GurpsTraveller universe, and, to some extent the #MoongoseTraveller rules.

But #ClassicTraveller is what I grew up with, so that is my home.

@deinol
I rather like #T5 rules, but the whole #Megatraveller thing really annoyed me.

As a result I use an extension of the #GurpsTraveller universe, and, to some extent the #MoongoseTraveller rules.

But #ClassicTraveller is what I grew up with, so that is my home.

I was curious if anyone else ever talks about #Traveller5 on here. At least in the feed connected to my server, no. 😅

I know it’s not the most popular edition, but I really love how its rules for building ships and other equipment at all tech levels.

Anyway, if there are other #T5 fans out there, ping me and I’ll give a follow.

I also love #ClassicTraveller of course.

#TTRPG

I was curious if anyone else ever talks about #Traveller5 on here. At least in the feed connected to my server, no. 😅

I know it’s not the most popular edition, but I really love how its rules for building ships and other equipment at all tech levels.

Anyway, if there are other #T5 fans out there, ping me and I’ll give a follow.

I also love #ClassicTraveller of course.

#TTRPG

@Robert_Brandt @zuthal @chakatfirepaw

I did a rough calculation for 4 TLs, since the classic Scout is TL-C. All 200 ton Far Recons, with fuel for two jumps. So they can jump away from the fleet and return even if the enemy controls fuel sources. Two crew each.

TL-C Talos Class J3 M5
TL-D Malibu Class J3 M6
TL-E Echo Class J4 M6
TL-F Toshiko Class J4 M6

Of course I named them after pets past and present.

#TTRPG #Traveller5 #FFW #ClassicTraveller

@Robert_Brandt @zuthal @chakatfirepaw

I did a rough calculation for 4 TLs, since the classic Scout is TL-C. All 200 ton Far Recons, with fuel for two jumps. So they can jump away from the fleet and return even if the enemy controls fuel sources. Two crew each.

TL-C Talos Class J3 M5
TL-D Malibu Class J3 M6
TL-E Echo Class J4 M6
TL-F Toshiko Class J4 M6

Of course I named them after pets past and present.

#TTRPG #Traveller5 #FFW #ClassicTraveller

Every once in a while I ponder making a website that would manage the Fifth Frontier War. Or any large Traveller conflict.

The trickiest part is the propagation of information. I’d need to track what info each fleet knows about and how old it is.

Not that I should be starting projects for hypothetical games.

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#TTRPG #ClassicTraveller #Traveller5 #TravellerRpg

Every once in a while I ponder making a website that would manage the Fifth Frontier War. Or any large Traveller conflict.

The trickiest part is the propagation of information. I’d need to track what info each fleet knows about and how old it is.

Not that I should be starting projects for hypothetical games.

1/2

#TTRPG #ClassicTraveller #Traveller5 #TravellerRpg

An interesting take on a classic Traveller adventure.

https://theweepingstag.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/taking-a-postcolonial-approach-to-a-classic-traveller-adventure/

#TTRPG #Traveller #TravellerRpg #ClassicTraveller #FASA #PostColonial

An interesting take on a classic Traveller adventure.

https://theweepingstag.wordpress.com/2025/12/30/taking-a-postcolonial-approach-to-a-classic-traveller-adventure/

#TTRPG #Traveller #TravellerRpg #ClassicTraveller #FASA #PostColonial

Last weekend I refereed #ClassicTraveller on a little (private) #osr retreat. Sadly the adventure was really bad and I had not enough time to prep another module. The module in question was "The Legend of Sky Raiders". Best CT adventure of all times according to James Maliszewski/Grognardia. If someone knows how he came to that conclusion, let me know. My best guess is childhood memories and nostalgia.
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#ttrpg #indiettrpg #pnpde #mothership #mothershiprpg #traveller

SONNTAG:
Am Sonntag habe ich bei @wandererbill eine Runde #ClassicTraveller gespielt. Die Runde war das zweite Teil des Duneraider Abenteuers und war super spannend. Wir haben 2 Stunden ein Entermanöver geplant, zwischendurch zwei gegnerische Raffineriefahrzeuge in die Luft gejagt und dann gleichzeitig AirRaft-Gefecht und Enter-Kommando ausgespielt - über des Travveler Kampfsystems haben @HeyeBodo @wandererbill @dereisenhofer und ich in einem Thread von Bodo auf Mastodon schon geschwärmt.

10/X

SONNTAG:
Am Sonntag habe ich bei @wandererbill eine Runde #ClassicTraveller gespielt. Die Runde war das zweite Teil des Duneraider Abenteuers und war super spannend. Wir haben 2 Stunden ein Entermanöver geplant, zwischendurch zwei gegnerische Raffineriefahrzeuge in die Luft gejagt und dann gleichzeitig AirRaft-Gefecht und Enter-Kommando ausgespielt - über des Travveler Kampfsystems haben @HeyeBodo @wandererbill @dereisenhofer und ich in einem Thread von Bodo auf Mastodon schon geschwärmt.

10/X

Kosmos 68 - a RPG setting in the glorious Soviet far future. It's a fun setting for Classic Traveller.

I've modified my Classic Traveller character sheet to match the setting

Download it here: https://polyhedralnonsense.com/2025/07/23/kosmos-68-a-character-sheet-for-the-soviet-sci-fi-setting/

#TTRPG #ClassicTraveller #Traveller #Kosmos68

Just arrived from LuLu - Kosmos 68 the Classic Traveller setting based on Soviet sci-fi.

Love that they used the old Little Black Book format.
#TTRPG #Traveller #ClassicTraveller #Kosmos68

Classic Traveller / Battlestar Galactica Season 1 – Lessons Learned

https://chgowiz-games.etinerra.com/2025/04/18/classic-traveller-battlestar-galactica-season-1-lessons-learned/

I can't tell you how much fun it is to see my PCs delve through a Cylon Basestar! The many elements in my head for 2 years now coming together. I count at least six influences across both BSG series and other sci-fi properties. So much fun to mash and meld together! I'll detail it after they're done.

Session ended with them having encountered an area that looks something like this... see if you can identify this movie without looking it up!

#ttrpg #ClassicTraveller #BattlestarGalactica

I can't tell you how much fun it is to see my PCs delve through a Cylon Basestar! The many elements in my head for 2 years now coming together. I count at least six influences across both BSG series and other sci-fi properties. So much fun to mash and meld together! I'll detail it after they're done.

Session ended with them having encountered an area that looks something like this... see if you can identify this movie without looking it up!

#ttrpg #ClassicTraveller #BattlestarGalactica

It wasn't an in depth search, but after 30 minutes or so, I'm shocked to find that nobody did a deck plan of the 1978 Cylon Basestar.

Guess I'm rolling up my sleeves and getting out the old graph paper...

#ttrpg #BattlestarGalactica #Traveller #ClassicTraveller

It wasn't an in depth search, but after 30 minutes or so, I'm shocked to find that nobody did a deck plan of the 1978 Cylon Basestar.

Guess I'm rolling up my sleeves and getting out the old graph paper...

#ttrpg #BattlestarGalactica #Traveller #ClassicTraveller

Auf itch habe ich zwei Vorarbeiten zu dem Versuch geposted, eine Cyberpunk Kampagne mit Classic Traveller zu spielen. Geklappt hat das erstmal nicht, aber vielleicht kann trotzdem jemand etwas damit anfangen:

1. On setting up a long-term Cyberpunk campaign LINK: https://itch.io/blog/682205/on-setting-up-a-long-term-cyberpunk-campaign

2. Cybernetics for Classic Traveller LINK: https://itch.io/blog/830830/cybernetics-for-classic-traveller

#pnpde #ttrpg #cyberpunk #ClassicTraveller

Heute hat das Zock-Bock-Radio was ganz besonderes: Ein (erstes) Interview mit Marc Miller himself, dem Spieldesigner und Autor von Traveller -- einem der besten RPGs der Welt. *Kermit-ausrast-gif*

(Interview in Englisch)
https://pesa-nexus.de/2024/11/08/episode-58-marc-w-miller-pt-1/
#pnpde #osr #rollenspiel #ClassicTraveller

But one thing I noticed about the T5 rules is while pop code is used when looking for passengers, it isn’t for determining availability of speculative cargo.

One world they visited has a population of 60, I determined it was a mostly automated factory creating TL 13 Vargr Battle Suits. So I figured they could easily figure out supplies to sell there. But available trade goods? Probably not.

#TTRPG #Traveller #ClassicTraveller #Traveller5 #SciFiRpgs #Foreven #CepheusEngine #TravellerRpg

#TravellerRpg

Finally caught up on the record keeping for my Traveller game. In session I was focusing on adventures, the normal buy and sell I put off for a few months.

I’ve been using the T5 speculative trade prices, and very rarely is it not a net positive to buy at one system and sell at the next, although there was once where I held the cargo. After 200 days, 11 jumps, 7 systems they made ~½MCr.

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#TTRPG #Traveller #ClassicTraveller #Traveller5 #SciFiRpgs #Foreven #CepheusEngine

#Traveller

Ran my nephew Traveller game today. Having finished up the Great Hunt and received a nice payout, they did some shopping at the Vargr Capital, buying Battle Dress for their Vargo crewman.

Savage Vole, a contact from the Hunt, hired them to go investigate a distress report from an experimental gas giant mining platform.

Bugs in the System (Star Frontiers) begins.

#TTRPG #ClassicTraveller #Traveller5 #StarFrontiers #Foreven #Vargr #BugsInTheSystem #TravellerRpg

For any fans of the #ClassicTraveller #TTRPG, I designed a space fleet using its #HighGuard ship design and #TrillionCreditSquadron fleet construction rules.

I've seen lots of ship designs for High Guard, but the only complete Trillion Credit Squadron fleet I ever saw was the tournament-winning computer-designed Eurisko fleet used by Doug Lenat. I never tried designing a full fleet before, so decided to make one as a reference (and experiment). 🧵

#Traveller

Thinking about the economics of fleet maintenance.

2715 Gvaerlik A838441-C Ni { 2 } (C37+1) [165G] - CK - 932

The only system with a class A starport that can build jump 3 ships. Soung is higher tech, but the lack of asteroid belts means fewer resources, so might contribute flagships. But the bulk of the fleet is built at Gvaerlik. Population only 90k. How many ship tons can it build a year?

#TTRPG #TravellerRpg #ClassicTraveller #Traveller5 #ForevenSector #FifthFrontierWar #Vargr

Via Reddit, a good summary of a GM’s experiences running his first, 9-month #ClassicTraveller campaign, and what he'd do differently next time around, including tips on getting into the mindset and implied setting behind CT: https://mythicmountainsrpg.substack.com/p/what-i-would-do-differently-as-a/ #traveller #TravellerRPG #ttrpg

Thinking about my Vargr exclave, ran some population numbers.

The population is a little over 16.6 Billion, probably 85% Vargr, 7% Zhodani, 5% Vilani, and 3% other.

The vast majority of people are on the capital Okhokferr (9B) and Rekhzor (7B). Only other major planet is Ghaerlag (0.4B), gateway to Zhodani.

Okhokferr is a theocracy run by Kukh Akaiya, “Members of Akaiya’s Pack”. Led by Roukh Vaergvue, “Emperor Dragon”.

#TTRPG #Traveller #TravellerRpg #ClassicTraveller #Traveller5 #Vargr