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(TFT) Attribute Conversions for TFT Traveller



So far this has proved rather fun and accurate for converting Classic
Traveller NPCs. Thought you might like.

Michael 

Attribute Conversions
The Traveller UCP lists character attributes in the following order:
Strength-Dexterity-Endurance-Intelligence-Education-Social Standing.
These convert easily to TFT attributes as follows:

Traveller Characteristics               TFT Attributes
Strength +3                                                     ST
Dexterity +3                                                    DX
Endurance                                                       Endurance
Talents (see below)
Intelligence +3                                         IQ
Education                                                       Education
Talents (see below)
Social Standing                                 Social Standing Talents
(see below)

Traveller 
Endurance       TFT Endurance Talents (IQ/Cost/Total Cost with
Prerequisites)
2                               Hemophiliac (-4) Handicap
3                               Fat [1-2], Old [3-4], or Asthma [5-6] (-3)
Handicap
4                               Fat [1-2], Old [3-4], Lame [5] or Milksop
[6] (-2) Handicap
5                               Fat [1-2], Old [3-4], or Wimp [5-6] (-1)
Handicap
6                               Laziness (-2) Handicap
7                               No Talents or Handicaps from Endurance
8                               No Talents or Handicaps from Endurance
9                               Jogging (8/1; +1 MA)
10 (A)          Running (8/2; +2 MA) or Toughness (8/1; HS 1) if ST 12+
11 (B)          Contortionist (8/1) [1-3] or Climbing (9/2) [5-6]
12 (C)          Athletic Runner (9/2/4; +4 MA) or Racing (9/3/5, +4 MA) if
ST 12+
13 (D)          Marathon Runner (9/2/8, +6 MA) or Warrior (9/2, HS 1) if ST
14+
14 (E)          Olympic Runner (9/2/10, +8 MA) or Veteran (9/3/5; HS 2) if
ST 16+
15 (F)                  Olympic Runner or Campaigner (13/3/8, HS 3) if ST
20+ and DX 14+

Traveller 
Education       TFT Education Talents  (IQ/Cost/Total Cost with
Prerequisites)
2                               Moronic (-4) Handicap
3                               One-Track Mind [1-3] or Rube-Goldberg Mind
[4-6] (-3) Handicap
4                               Denseness [1-3] or Watch Traps [4-6] (-1)
Handicap 
5                               Victim [1-3] or Gullible [4-6] (-1)
Handicap
6                               Pigeon (-1) Handicap
7                               Childhood Toys/Games, Cooking/Housekeeper &
2 Hobbies Talents (6/1)
8                               Literacy * [1-3] or Lab Techniques [4-6]
Talent (8/1)
9                               Librarian [1], Scribe [2], Shorthand [3-4]
or Typing [5-6] Talent (9/1)
10 (A)          Storyteller [1-2], Teacher [3-4], or Willpower/Questioning
[5-6] Talent (9/2)
11 (B)          Street Wise (10/1) or Sage/Scholar (13/2/2 or 3) if IQ 13+
12 (C)          Business Sense [1-2], Computers [3-4], or Literacy II [5-6]
Talent (10/2)
13 (D)          Scholar/Local History (13/1)
14 (E)          Scholar/(General History or Law, or Math) (13/2)
15 (F)                  Scientist/Scientist (13/3; needs Literacy)
* Improved Literacy (8/1) if Literacy is free in the campaign

Traveller 
Social 
Standing                TFT Social Standing Talents (IQ/Cost/Total Cost
with Prerequisites)
2                               Stuttering (-4) [1-2], Kleptomaniac (-3)
[3-4] or Choleric (-3) [5-6] 
                                Handicap
3                               Cowardly (-3) [1-2], Odious (-2) [3-4] or
Reputation (-2) [5-6] Handicap
4                               Cuteness [1-3] or Groveling [4-6] (-2)
Handicap
5                               Insect Followers [1-3] or Slob [4-6] (-1)
Handicap
6                               Jerk [1-3] or Loudmouth [4-6] (-1) Handicap
7                               No Talents or Handicaps from Social
Standing
8                               Bureaucrat (7/3) [1-3] or Farming (8/1)
[4-6] Talent
9                               Acolyte [1-2], Dancing [3-4], or Fisherman
[5-6] Talent (9/1)
10 (A)          Charisma [1-2], Cook [3-4], or Gardener [5-6] Talent (9/2)
11 (B)          Diplomacy (10/1) Talent
12 (C)          New Followers [1-3] or Speaker [4-6] Talent (10/2)
13 (D)          Courtly Graces [1-2], Culture [3-4], or Manners, Myths and 
                                Traditions [5-6] Talent (11/1)
14 (E)          Alien Followers [1], Monster Followers [2], Acting [3],
Heraldry [4], or                                Detection of Lies [5-6]
Talent (11/2)
15 (F)                  Orator (13/3)

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