MGT Only: Anyone converted the FASA ships for Mongoose Traveller?

[Graham2001]

I was wondering if anyone had converted any of the ships from the FASA Deck Plan Modules or the Adventure Class Ships series for use with Mongoose Traveller or had any advice on how to do so.

I will admit to having been tempted to include the 'Fenris' and her 'Valkyrie (Cobra MkIII)'s in the 'Pirates of Drinax' campaign.

 

[infojunky]

I was wondering if anyone had converted any of the ships from the FASA Deck Plan Modules or the Adventure Class Ships series for use with Mongoose Traveller or had any advice on how to do so.

I will admit to having been tempted to include the 'Fenris' and her 'Valkyrie (Cobra MkIII)'s in the 'Pirates of Drinax' campaign.

Specifically, No.

But I have used the provided final stats converted to MgT terms.

 

[Graham2001]

Specifically, No.

But I have used the provided final stats converted to MgT terms.

Do you know if there is a document available that covers this conversion?

 

[infojunky]

Do you know if there is a document available that covers this conversion?

Not really.

Mostly it was assigned the ship hull and structure as per the MgT rules. And using the MgT rules for weapon performance.

 

[whulorigan]

I was wondering if anyone had converted any of the ships from the FASA Deck Plan Modules or the Adventure Class Ships series for use with Mongoose Traveller or had any advice on how to do so.

I will admit to having been tempted to include the 'Fenris' and her 'Valkyrie (Cobra MkIII)'s in the 'Pirates of Drinax' campaign.

MgT Alien: Zhodani (by Don McKinney) includes MgT-converted stats for many of the Zhodani vessels included in the FASA deckplan publications.

 

[Graham2001]

MgT Alien: Zhodani (by Don McKinney) includes MgT-converted stats for many of the Zhodani vessels included in the FASA deckplan publications.

Thanks, I'm still surprised that no one has created a conversion document. I'd found some notes I'd started to make towards a listing of ships featured in Traveller publications which indicated what edition they had been created for, I might revive it.

Graham

 

[infojunky]

MgT Alien: Zhodani (by Don McKinney) includes MgT-converted stats for many of the Zhodani vessels included in the FASA deckplan publications.

I had so totally forgotten that set. But I only read the book once.

 

[GypsyComet]

The CT Zhodani ships in print include:

Vlezhdatl (2000 ton Strike "Cruiser") FASA-Z.I.S.M.V. Vlezhdatl
"Dazhia" (2000 ton ZF Council Cruiser) GDW-Alien Module 4
Shivva (600 ton Patrol Frigate) GWUK-Leviathan
Tiaflfiet (600 ton Patrol "Cruiser") GWUK-IISS Ship Files
Zhdits (400 ton Destroyer Escort) FASA-Adventure Class Ships V.1
Stedlas (400 ton System Defense Boat) FASA-Adventure Class Ships V.1
Fanzhienz (200 ton Free Trader) FASA-Adventure Class Ships V.2
Chatl (150 ton Leader Scout) FASA-Adventure Class Ships V.1
Ninz (100 ton Scout) FASA-Adventure Class Ships V.1
Kia (50 ton Heavy Fighter) FASA-Adventure Class Ships V.1
Vlezhdest (30 ton Fighter) FASA-Z.I.S.M.V. Vlezhdatl
Intruder Shuttle (30 tons ) Paranoia Press-SORAG

and the "generic" ZS Scout (100 tons), ZM Trader (400 tons), ZR Liner (800 tons),
ZE Escort (600 tons), and ZC Courier (200 tons) GDW-Alien Module 4

 

[Antony]

This was something I was looking at doing. I was also looking at converting many of my old TNE designs (www.skaran.net) using Mongoose HG2 but most of these have spinal and parallel mounts fitted to smaller hulls then Mongoose rules would allow. For these I was considering replacing them with bay weapons of various sizes.

 

[GypsyComet]

...most of these have spinal and parallel mounts fitted to smaller hulls then Mongoose rules would allow. For these I was considering replacing them with bay weapons of various sizes.

I think that was the intent all along. In smaller ships, spinal mounts take up about the same volume that bays did in CT/MT.

 

[Graham2001]

From The Third Imperium Fanzine, the original source of the material DGP/Mongoose used in their Trojan Reach suppliments.

Issue 2
Aslan Fighter (Yeawel Class) - Designed using High Guard/No deck plans
Aslan Troop Carrier (Hoeywea Class) - Designed using High Guard/No deck plans
Aslan Destroyer (Keawehei Class) - Designed using High Guard/No deck plans
Aslan Light Cruiser (Iroieah Class) - Designed using High Guard/No deck plans

http://thirdimperiumfanzine.info/issues/Third Imperium Issue 2.pdf#page=18

Issue 11
Imperial Assault Cruiser (Hammer Class) - No Deck Plans, was apparently going to be the centerpiece of a never published AHL type booklet.

http://thirdimperiumfanzine.info/issues/Third Imperium Issue 11.pdf#page=19

There is also issue 8 which was the original source for the Florian League and their ships.

http://thirdimperiumfanzine.info/issues/Third Imperium Issue 8.pdf