Assessing NPC attributes in Mongoose Traveller

[l_c_jackson]

MegaTraveller had a task for assessing the values of NPC (or player character) attributes. What is the equivalent task/skill in Mongoose Traveller please? I can find no equivalent rule.

Many thanks in advance.

Lindsay Jackson.

 

[fschiff]

MegaTraveller got fairly fetishistic with the tasks. You got a definite idea that every single task was the most important thing in the world, you shouldn't alter them, you should put them on index cards for handy reference, etc. Mongoose Traveller is a bit more laissez-faire about it.

There are no interpersonal tasks in Mongoose, but they are just a page or so, of the MegaTraveller rules, and are nothing special. If you want to use those tasks in Mongoose, just use them. Hey, I give you permission. OK

 

[E.D.Quibell]

MegaTraveller got fairly fetishistic with the tasks. You got a definite idea that every single task was the most important thing in the world, you shouldn't alter them, you should put them on index cards for handy reference, etc. Mongoose Traveller is a bit more laissez-faire about it.

Well if you think that about MT you read it wrong. MT is eminatly flexable and very easy to use. The bit about the index cards was to help you build up a library so to speak to help make task creation easer in the future not to be prescriptive about them. Read the bottom of page 14 of the Refs Manual.

There are no interpersonal tasks in Mongoose, but they are just a page or so, of the MegaTraveller rules, and are nothing special. If you want to use those tasks in Mongoose, just use them. Hey, I give you permission. OK

And for your easy adaption from any Traveller set to any other try:

http://www.bitsuk.net/Archive/GameAids/files/BITSTaskSystem.pdf

and for T20 additon to the above pick up a middle issue of Stellar Reaches.

Best regards,

Ewan