Quote from: GeekyBugle;1106903Suggestions for a system to play a Ringworld campaign?

Any rules you like. Since Ringworld is just a setting.

Quote from: jeff37923;1106925For an alternative, you should consider either Traveller or Cepheus Engine.

I had thought of Cepheus, think I'll see if I can stat a few species fast. After all the PDF is legal and free.

Quote from: jeff37923;1106925For an alternative, you should consider either Traveller or Cepheus Engine.

Yeah, if you'e a Traveller fan, it'd be worth putting the work into it.
It's still worth getting the Ringworld RPG though, as it has so much setting information.

Quote from: GeekyBugle;1106924Nice, it's a d100 based game yes? Do you need any other dice?

Yes. It's mostly d100 for skill rolls, but in some places like damage and random effects it uses d4, d6, d8, d10, and d20.

'2d20, 1d8, and 2d6 are all the dice necessary for play.'

I went ahead and downloaded it myself, since I haven't looked at it in about 25 years either

They do throw in some d20 rolls just for shits & giggles I guess. Sadly the d12 was left high and dry, as usual

Quote from: danskmacabre;1106929Yeah, if you'e a Traveller fan, it'd be worth putting the work into it.
It's still worth getting the Ringworld RPG though, as it has so much setting information.

And even owning all the novels, my memory isn't what it used to be.

Quote from: jhkim;1106931Yes. It's mostly d100 for skill rolls, but in some places like damage and random effects it uses d4, d6, d8, d10, and d20.

Thanks again, reading it as we speak

One more thing before my lunch break is over. The Ringworld RPG came out when there were only two Ringworld books out. There have been three more published since then and roughly twenty books expanding Known Space since then. So there is plenty of background material to draw from. There was also an article with the stats for Louis Wu, Speaker to Animals, and Nessus (I have a PDF of the article at home).

Quote from: yancy;1106933'2d20, 1d8, and 2d6 are all the dice necessary for play.'

2D20 for this game meant two 20-sided dice numbered 0-9 twice on them. They were used a lot as percentile dice.

Quote from: jeff37923;1106937One more thing before my lunch break is over. The Ringworld RPG came out when there were only two Ringworld books out. There have been three more published since then and roughly twenty books expanding Known Space since then. So there is plenty of background material to draw from. There was also an article with the stats for Louis Wu, Speaker to Animals, and Nessus (I have a PDF of the article at home).

Louis Wu and his motley crew?

Quote from: Shawn Driscoll;11069412D20 for this game meant two 20-sided dice numbered 0-9 twice on them. They were used a lot as percentile dice.

So those can be exchanged by 1d20 and the usual 2d10.

Quote from: GeekyBugle;1106957Louis Wu and his motley crew?

That's the one!

Quote from: jeff37923;1106959That's the one!

Found it, got it, thanks for the tip.

Quote from: GeekyBugle;1106958So those can be exchanged by 1d20 and the usual 2d10.

Just by d10 and/or percentile dice. The d10 was not a common thing yet back then. And percentile dice did not exist cheaply.

Quote from: Shawn Driscoll;1106973Just by d10 and/or percentile dice. The d10 was not a common thing yet back then. And percentile dice did not exist cheaply.

So the system doesn't use a d20?