Cepheus Medieval Fantasy

[atpollard]

This may seem like a silly question, but I was wondering if anyone ever actually published a "D&D" type game based on the Traveller 2D6 game Mechanics (as found in Cepheus)?

You know ... Fighters and Mages and dragons and Platemail armor and spells ... with Traveller-like Chargen and roll 8+ on 2D6 mechanics.

 

[Ildefonse]

Yes, there are a few I'm aware of: Sword of Cepheus (which is more sword & sorcery, but does have a small supplement to add fantasy races), Westlands and Of Realms Unbounded are the three I own. There are two which I'm aware of and don't own: 1520: HRE and Jarnheimr, Holy Roman Empire and post-Ragnarok respectively, which might be modified to add D&D tropes. Also curious if there are others I've missed, since I much prefer the 2D6 Traveller system to D&D's default. Also, Worlds Apart: I always forget this one...took the whole Classic Traveller conceit and ported it to a fantasy setting, so you have islands in the "forever sea", which you have to "jump" to in your "voyager ship". Tables for rolling up random islands (complete with trade items, the Universal Island Profile, etc.). The magic system is the weakest part of the system, in my opinion, but the basic concept is intriguing.

 

[Timerover51]

There is also Barbaric by Stellagama Publishing which has the sword and sorcery elements along with provision for other races such as elves, dwarves, and lizardfolk. Then you have rules by Alegis Downport for Cepheus Engine Fantasy Rules with links located here https://alegisdownport.wordpress.com/2018/08/01/cepheus-engine-fantasy-rules-part-1-basic-chargen/ and here https://alegisdownport.wordpress.co...e-fantasy-traveller-part-2-character-classes/

Then there is QUANTUM SORCERY also by Alegis Downport. Zozer Games has published Fast Magic for use with the Cepheus Engine. Jason "Flynn" Kemp has published Flynn’s Guide To MAGIC IN TRAVELLER, written to be compatible with Mongoose Traveller.

These would all be games using Traveller or the Cepheus Engine for fantasy gaming.

 

[Ildefonse]

Thank you, I have all of these. Two more I haven't seen you consider in the other thread: Tales and Legends (a 2d6 fantasy system, with a simple magic system using a combination of mana points and roll-to-cast) and Chainmail (which uses 2d6 for casting spells, and could be combined with OD&D's spell lists).