Help Locating POD CE Variant Closest to '77 CT

[RossWinn]

I might need to learn how to print the booklets from my FFE PDFs using a print service like Lulu or similar…

It’s probably not an option for a commercial company. Printing copy written works is problematic. However not a thing is stopping you from buying some A5 paper and printing a version for yourself. I did that with an A5 binder and it works great.

 

[ThrorII]

I think Cepheus Light could fit the bill. There's also a PWYW editable (.docx) version so you can have a look at the rules before going for the POD.

2nd vote for the 109 page Cepheus Light rules.

 

[Sci-Fi Neophyte]

2nd vote for the 109 page Cepheus Light rules.

Greetings Throrll,

I enjoy Stellagama products, and Cepheus Light is a homebrew ruleset I appreciate and often use to inspire my gaming table (I’ve even reached out to Omer to get a collection of errata for my printed Stellagama products in a separate thread/DM). However, it will not replace CT’77 for several reasons.

This doesn’t mean I don’t appreciate Omer and Josh for their work and contributions to CE, but they aren’t the best fit for the project I have in mind.

There are too many modifications to the CT’77 rules for this product (CL) to fit the bill for this project. While Cepheus Light (CL) does have less cruft than Cepheus Deluxe, CL still has more complexity/unnecessary rules, IMHO, and takes the user/reader down a modern RPG design path, whereas CT’77, being over 40 years old and firmly rooted in a completely different design ethos, does not.

Further explanation would be well beyond the scope of this thread.

 

[Takei]

As an aside, this thread has nudged me into starting to re-read my CT'77 books. I seem to have forgotten quite a bit over the years and editions!

 

[RossWinn]

There are too many modifications to the CT’77 rules for this product (CL) to fit the bill for this project. While Cepheus Light (CL) does have less cruft than Cepheus Deluxe, CL still has more complexity/unnecessary rules, IMHO, and takes the user/reader down a modern RPG design path, whereas CT’77, being over 40 years old and firmly rooted in a completely different design ethos, does not.

I guess I’d just strip off the Characteristics and conflict mechanics and go.
Can I ask what your setting and tropes are?

 

[mike wightman]

One of the things aqbout CE is that you can re-write 77 using it

Thread 'Retclone critical situation throw'

Jun 4, 2017

As I posted in the skills thread, my thinking is that skills are more than just 'skills' - they are a measure of training, experience, and yes, skill. They should be broad and applicable in many situations, not just the situation the skill name suggests.

Nor do I think you should be using skills as 'tasks' - players should role play and the referee and players only turn to the dice to resolve a critical situation.
In a critical situation the player or referee could find an unexpected reason why a particular skill could affect the outcome.

To that end there is no task system, rather...

• mike wightman
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• Forum: Cepheus General

Thread 'Retclone skill list'

Jun 2, 2017

My first stab at trimming the skill list down to something more CT like:

admin
computer - include programming robots/cybernetics
electronics - includes fixing the electronic bits of robots/cybernetics
engineering
forward obs/recon - this is the one skill I want to rename
gunnery
jot
mechanical - includes fixing the mechanical bits of robots/cybernetics
medic
navigation
pilot
steward
streetwise
tactics
vac suit
vehicle - cascade that also includes ship's boat and battledress/mecha
weapon - brawling, 1h-melee, 2h-melee, bow, handgun, rifle

The idea is that each skill be made as broad...

• mike wightman
• Replies: 15
• Forum: Cepheus General

CT Only: Thread 'The uses of dice rolls'

Oct 31, 2021

What follows are the sections from The Traveller Adventure on the uses of dice rolls.

But first the most important section of 77 CT that was absent from future revisions of CT:

"Skills and the Referee: It is impossible for any table of information to cover all aspects of every potential situation, and the above listing is by no means complete in its coverage of the effects of skills. This is where the referee becomes an important part of the game process. The above listing of skills and game effects must necessarily be taken as a guide, and followed, altered, or ignored as the...

• mike wightman
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• Forum: Referee's Lounge

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[RossWinn]

Have you looked into Zozer’s 2d6 70s Retro Rules?

 

[Sci-Fi Neophyte]

Yes, I have. This version of CE homebrew (Zozer's Retro Rules) has been mentioned many times in this thread. I have performed my own search for reviews on this product, and based in part on Paul’s website, various reviews, and product descriptions found around the web, I have decided to purchase this in paperback from Lulu as soon as funds (and perhaps a discount code) permit.

Cheers!

 

[Sci-Fi Neophyte]

I guess I’d just strip off the Characteristics and conflict mechanics and go.
Can I ask what your setting and tropes are?

I think Wikipedia provides the best answer to your questions concerning my homebrew campaign inspirations regarding settings, tropes, and lore:

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Cthulhu Mythos is a mythopoeia and a shared fictional universe, originating in the works of American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft. The term was coined by August Derleth, a contemporary correspondent and protégé of Lovecraft, to identify the settings, tropes, and lore that were employed by Lovecraft and his literary successors. The name "Cthulhu" derives from the central creature in Lovecraft's seminal short story "The Call of Cthulhu", first published in the pulp magazine Weird Tales in 1928.

 

[Takei]

In which case I can recommend A Quick Stop in Weird Space. Not exactly Mythos but Mythos adjacent

 

[Sci-Fi Neophyte]

In which case I can recommend A Quick Stop in Weird Space. Not exactly Mythos but Mythos adjacent

IDK, Takei. The fact that it comes with a warning label and has no reviews may be telling. I will have to do some more digging on that one.

However, I did just come across this…Chthonian Stars Core Setting for Traveller from WildFire on DTRPG. It's for Mongoose Traveller, but I could probably convert it to CT’77. We’ll see.

Thanks for your recommendations.

 

[casquilho]

However, I did just come across this…Chthonian Stars Core Setting for Traveller from WildFire on DTRPG. It's for Mongoose Traveller, but I could probably convert it to CT’77. We’ll see.

I own and have used Chthonian Stars. Bought it and used MT1e to run it. It lacks a core rule set, it does say it needs "Traveller" to play. But it would be super easy to convert it over to CT or to one of the Cepheus rule sets. No matter how you go, it will require some tweaks. But it is quite the fun background/setting.

For those who do not know about it:

DriveThruRPG

www.drivethrurpg.com