Classic Traveller stats conversions

Introduction

This broadly explains how to map character attributes and tasks to the Classic Traveller (Books 1-3) characteristics and skills.

There is no character generation sequence as per CT – characters attributes are rolled for and then derived. 

Characteristics

The spreadsheets player characteristics are all generally in the range of 2,3 or 4, indicating the number of dice rolled for tasks.  2 is poor, 3 is average and 4 is good.  Sometimes a characteristic may be 1 or 5.

Spreadsheet	CT
Physical	Strength
Agility	Dexterity
Mind	Intelligence and Education
Reputation	Endurance
Circle	Social Standing
Interaction	Administration, Streetwise and/or Leader skill

Notes:

Reputation is from Two Hour Wargames (THW) and is the default that all other characteristics are generated from.  My Rep is one lower than the THW rep (so my REP 3 is equivalent to THW REP 4).

THW Future Tales (and other similar games) have 5 Circles that is your level on influence in the world.

                                            

Skills

The spreadsheet has nine skills that broadly map to the Classic Traveller (Books 1-3) skills.

There is no equivalent to Jack of All Trades and I have not considered Gunnery.

Spreadsheet	CT
Brawler	All Blade Combat-2
Crack Shot	All Gun Combat-2
Survival	Vacc Suit-2, Forward Observer-2, Tactics-2
Technical	Computer-2, Electronics-2, Engineering-2 ,Mechanical-2
Medical	Medical-3
Vehicle	all transport skills-2, Navigation-2 Pilot-2
Larceny	Forgery-2, Gambling-2
Trading	Steward-2 Bribery-2
Investigative	No mapping – an alternative to high intelligence

                                                           

Note that other CT skills could be mapped into these 9.   Most Player characters will have 1 skill, some will have 2, rarely none. Most NPCS will have 0 or 1 skill.

Due to the way tasks work (roll dice = characteristic +1 die if have the relevant task), characters also normally have high characteristics and so operate as though they have skill level-0 in all other skills.  Many NPCs may have lower characteristics and so may be thought as not having skill level-0 in all other skills.