I vaguely remember seeing a fantasy RPG that someone created using Traveller as a basis...does anyone have any idea what I'm talking about or did I just imagine it?

I remember one thread at some forum where a guy asked "who wants to see me make a Travellerbased fantasygame" or something similar. I believe the only thing "Traveller" about it was the covers and font, and the thread died soon if my memory serves me right.
There are rules for an ancient greece/roman type trading-setting, somebody will post a link I´m sure.
But I´m surprised nobody have made Dnd Traveller yet (at least I dont know about it).

Zozer Games has some good stuff, for pure fantasy check out these downloads but also chdck out Mercator by the same author (Paul Elliott).

Of Realms Unbound is a six page 2018 release by Michael Brown. It is currently  $1.50 on DriveTruRPG. He also has 2d6 Magic and 2d6 Martial Arts available.

There are actually a couple of fantasy Traveller rulesets floating around, and no you didn't imagine them.

The set I have the most experience with is Adventurer and it is a good representation of what you're looking for.
Here is a link to Adventurer, which contains the following:

• Characters & Conflicts
• Sorcery & Super-science
• Races. Realms, & Riches

The following is a fantasy Traveller Ruleset called Wanderer and it is definitely worth a look:

• Wanderer Book 1: Characters and Conflict
  
• Wanderer Book 2: Wizardry and Demi-Humans
  
• Wanderer Character Sheet
  
• Wanderer Blank Map
  

Our fellow member Rob Conley, who normally does Majestic Wilderness stuff, made the following useful extras to either Fantasy 2d6 system:

• Sandbox Fantasy: Random Human Village Determination
  
• Sandbox Fantasy: Random Elven Settlement Determination
  

Oh, and poke around his blog a bit. He occasionally touches on Traveller topics, which could be modified for Fantasy Games.

Another treatment on Wanderer can be found in this CotI Thread.

Because these fantasy systems are 2d6 Traveller based games, I can't recommend enough supplementing Rule68A for task resolution. The Thread has discussion pertaining to the rule and how to nest use it. A Great Read.

Along the same lines, you can't go wrong giving Paul Elliott's 1970s 2D6 RETRO RULES a look-see too. While it pertains to Traveller and/or Cepheus Engine, both are 2d6 systems - and it's a FREE download.

Finally, speaking of Mr.Elliott, I need to Include Paul's ZOZER Games' other GREAT contributions to 2d6 Traveller based Fantasy-like Games.

• Fast Magic is the supplement I use for Magic systems because it is widely open to player's imaginations and very simple to implement into either Adventurer or Wanderer or tacked onto any of the following contributions made by Paul.
  
  
• Mercator deals with the Roman Empire, Sailing, Economies, and Trade. Very Cool.
  
• Zenobia offers a simplified  ... everything to 2d6 Fantasy Roleplaying in The Desert Kingdoms. Extremely well done and has a few outstanding  supplements worth checking out.
  
• 43 - Roleplaying in Roman Britain and, to me, it's essential supplement:  Warband Make for a great Dark Ages game that's fairly close to what the Pundit might call it: "Dark Ages Authentic" as it is pretty grim and is pretty hardcore.
  

Now the great thing about all that I have listed above is they are all largely comparable and/or compatible with one another; allowing you to cherry-pick the rules you like and modify the game to suit your idea of a 2d6 Traveller Based Fantasy Roleplaying Game - which is just a little bit of work, but extremely satisfying.

Hope that all this helps!!!

Stellagama Publishing will be putting out "Sword of Cepheus", a 2D6 Sword and Sorcery rpg built on the Cepheus Engine. I actually think it's supposed to be on a "Christmas of 2019" schedule, so keep your eyes open.

Runequest MgT is alright, if you like D100.

Chaosiums Thieves World-supplement have stats for Traveller, including a Magic skill, but no explanation as how to use it (the magic skill).
I have some loose notes on using TSR´s Conan magic system, but the pc´s aren´t even close to that world, and we play like 2 or 3 times a year, so I´m not likely to need to elaborate them anytime soon.
I do have a Musketeer career (I suggested Lasereer or Blastereer, but everoyone thought it sounded stupid in swedish translation), but it´s not anything special ruleswise.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/78450/Flynns-Guide-to-Magic-in-Traveller

Quote from: JMiskimen;1114617The following is a fantasy Traveller Ruleset called Wanderer and it is definitely worth a look:

• Wanderer Book 1: Characters and Conflict
  
• Wanderer Book 2: Wizardry and Demi-Humans
  
• Wanderer Character Sheet
  
• Wanderer Blank Map
  

Is Wanderer hosted anywhere else? When I try to log in to CotI it tells me I've been perma-banned for 'no reason was specified'... despite my having never posted there, just lurking.

I wrote a Traveller Fantasy RPG many years ago and ran it for a while, about 60 sessions of playtests. Fun, but frustrating in many ways. In retrospect, I was stupid for not publishing it, but the frustrating aspects kept me from being satisfied with it.

Here's my experience. It satisfied neither the Traveller or D&D fans, but the RuneQuest fans enjoyed it. The Traveller fans felt constrained by the lack of tech and the D&D fans were shocked by the lethality. But back then I believed that 50% of the playtesters liking the game "as is" wasn't good enough to publish. That was dumb.

Also, I based magic on Traveller's psionics which was a mixed bag. Most PCs choose to have a bit of magic (like RQ), but the magic is much less combat oriented and freeform-ish which was a contention point for some players, especially because some magic became exponentially powerful whereas skills did not. AKA, Enchantment-4 vs. Sword-4 vs. Courtly Arts-4 was never a good balance which peeved players craving balance.

But it was a lesson learned. Every system produces a certain play result which appeals to players seeking a certain playstyle. You will never please everyone.

Quote from: Spinachcat;1114844I wrote a Traveller Fantasy RPG many years ago and ran it for a while, about 60 sessions of playtests. Fun, but frustrating in many ways. In retrospect, I was stupid for not publishing it, but the frustrating aspects kept me from being satisfied with it.

Here's my experience. It satisfied neither the Traveller or D&D fans, but the RuneQuest fans enjoyed it. The Traveller fans felt constrained by the lack of tech and the D&D fans were shocked by the lethality. But back then I believed that 50% of the playtesters liking the game "as is" wasn't good enough to publish. That was dumb.

Also, I based magic on Traveller's psionics which was a mixed bag. Most PCs choose to have a bit of magic (like RQ), but the magic is much less combat oriented and freeform-ish which was a contention point for some players, especially because some magic became exponentially powerful whereas skills did not. AKA, Enchantment-4 vs. Sword-4 vs. Courtly Arts-4 was never a good balance which peeved players craving balance.

But it was a lesson learned. Every system produces a certain play result which appeals to players seeking a certain playstyle. You will never please everyone.

If you want pulpier, less deadly games, I firmly believe that any Fantasy Traveller should employ the Classic Traveller rules for untrained NPCs (-5 to-hit penalty) and endurance in melee. These tilt the odds strongly in the player's favor. I always find it odd that CT referees seem to forget these two rules exist.

Skill-0 is a big issue in Traveller that most new players don't understand and often new GMs forget that NPCs don't have that bonus. I tried to include Endurance in Melee, but it became too fiddly in actual play and mostly didn't matter. By the time a PC or NPC would suffer Melee END issues, they would have gotten hit and taking 2D or 3D damage was a much bigger issue.

Midway through my playtests, I made 7+ the base success for PCs and 8+ for NPCs & monsters and 9+ for mooks. That shifted the math significantly for PCs, but I was still dealing with the potency of magic vs. skills.

Quote from: Spinachcat;1114915Skill-0 is a big issue in Traveller that most new players don't understand and often new GMs forget that NPCs don't have that bonus.

In GAMERS, I dealt with this by making the first level of a skill +3 rather than +1. The default is 0, first level is +3; this is mathematically identical to -2/+1, but avoids the "oh I forgot" issue. The "specialty" skills - the hydra skills of science, crafting, etc - have no defaults, if you don't have them you can't do them.

A lot to go over now...thanks for all the replies.