Traveller 5E

[rinku]

All good points. But there's one important role of SOC, which is very much baked into game, and that's to regulate and affect careers.

For an 18 year old it's important to know if they're strong, or smart, or clumsy... and what their social standing is.

As one of the six rolled for (or point allocated) stats, it has that character generation function.

 

[mavikfelna]

All good points. But there's one important role of SOC, which is very much baked into game, and that's to regulate and affect careers.

For an 18 year old it's important to know if they're strong, or smart, or clumsy... and what their social standing is.

As one of the six rolled for (or point allocated) stats, it has that character generation function.

It is always my dump stat and the only time I have every used it is in making a Noble character.

 

[Vormaerin]

As written, it is definitely one that serves little purpose to give a middling value. Either high (for certain careers) or low because it hardly ever affects anything. As pointed out, if you actually have a Social skill to fit into that group, you can almost always use a different stat with it.

 

[rinku]

Classic Traveller is just roll up and see where it takes you. SOC is as free and independent as INT or DEX. It doesn't really matter if it's used very much in the game or not - STR is very often not used much for some charcaters, except as a hit point soak.

 

[mavikfelna]

Classic Traveller is just roll up and see where it takes you. SOC is as free and independent as INT or DEX. It doesn't really matter if it's used very much in the game or not - STR is very often not used much for some charcaters, except as a hit point soak.

At least STR has a use that comes up occasionally.

 

[rinku]

SOC has its uses. But it's not a general charisma stat. That tends to throw off the D&D crowd a bit.