Help with a Conversion

[Sir Brad]

Trying to Convert the Irklan Sect Member by: Keith Douglas found in JTAS #23 from Classic to Mongoose.

anyone had any luck trying this in the past?

 

[FreeTrav]

Conversion SHOULD be relatively straightforward; why not post what you've got and where you're having problems?

 

[Sir Brad]

A lot of it goes back to Conceptual Level, Like what do I do with Position Rolls? Keep or Ditch? these guys are all about the Skills they need them to counter balance their Philosophy and their TL penalty, also their is a skill that doesn't start Kicking till you get it to Rank 4 you Need the two Skills you score on Position to get things moving.

next is the Personal Development Table I feel like I should leave it as is like about half the Core Careers, or should I mod it like the other half?

on Service Skills What about Blowgun? in the past I've treated it as Non-firearm Ranged Weapon cascade, but that's not a part of the Rules I have for Mongoose ed. then their are some new skill that should go on to the Service or Education Skills lists, but without putting together Cascade Groups (that apart from one or two aren't in MGT) their is no room for them.

We Finely get around to the Advanced Education skill table, it requires Position to be eligible for, not a minimum Education like other Careers and has the Careers "Special Ability" Skill on it.

 

[FreeTrav]

A lot of it goes back to Conceptual Level, Like what do I do with Position Rolls? Keep or Ditch? these guys are all about the Skills they need them to counter balance their Philosophy and their TL penalty, also their is a skill that doesn't start Kicking till you get it to Rank 4 you Need the two Skills you score on Position to get things moving.

If I'm reading things correctly, Position in CT was for those careers that weren't military, and military careers had "Commission" instead. In Mongoose Traveller, it appears that non-military careers would just roll for Advancement, and you would ignore rolling for Position.

next is the Personal Development Table I feel like I should leave it as is like about half the Core Careers, or should I mod it like the other half?

I'd say "go with your guts". If you feel it should be modded, mod it; if not, not. The first rule of the role-playing game is always, ALWAYS "An ye like it not, change thou it as ye will.".

on Service Skills What about Blowgun? in the past I've treated it as Non-firearm Ranged Weapon cascade, but that's not a part of the Rules I have for Mongoose ed. then their are some new skill that should go on to the Service or Education Skills lists, but without putting together Cascade Groups (that apart from one or two aren't in MGT) their is no room for them.

See previous paragraph. I'm not sure, but I think at one point I recalled seeing a cascade called 'Primitive Weapons' or 'Low-Tech Weapons'; my gut reaction is to say that this is a better cascade choice than something like "non-firearm ranged weapons".