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Traveller

Mongoose 2nd Edition
Classic sci-fi adventure across the stars
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scifi
SandboxSimulationExplorationDeadlyCharacter BuildingFaction Play
Languages: English, German, French
Dice2d6
System FamilyTraveller
Cost$$
LicenseTraveller Fair Use Policy
PublisherMongoose Publishing
Year2022
Complexity Medium
Accessibility High
Runnability Very High

Core Mechanic

Roll 2d6 + skill + modifier ≥ 8 to succeed. Character generation is a mini-game.

Best For

Hard sci-fi sandbox campaigns with trading, exploration, and realistic space travel.

Highlights

Comprehensive sci-fi toolkit, lifepath character creation, detailed trade/travel systems

Considerations

Lifepath character creation rolls for aging and career mishaps, so a Traveller can leave chargen weakened or pushed onto an unwanted path. Subsystem rules are spread across multiple supplements, so the core book leaves several procedures without full depth. Characteristics are recorded as a hexadecimal Universal Personality Profile string, an unusual notation newcomers must learn before they can read a stat block.