Mongoose Traveller V2 Character Creator Plugin Details

Description

This plugin adds a shortcode to add a sandpit for character creation experimentation. This allows for a new character to be created. The characters are saved locally in the browser (only) and can be exported in a format importable into Fantasy Grounds Unity.
[mongooseTravellerV2CharacterCreator /]

The following (minor) rules interpretations, clarifications and modifications have been made by this plugin:

Three of the initial stat rolls are made with a boon (i.e., roll 3D6 and take the best two).
Mishap 2 is always severely injured.
Skill specialisations are chosen at the end of character creation (rather than as you acquire level one in the base skill). This was to avoid overwhelming the player with options. However that does mean where you should be awarded a specialisation in a skill you, initially, get a level in the base skill instead. Also those skills which can be specialised are allowed to go above four until you reach that specialisation step.
In a few places where the official rules allow you to choose a skill in the skill tables these has been replaced by providing an entry for each skill in that table (making it have seven rows and a 1D7 roll).
The 'Any talent' entry in the Psion service skill table has been omitted (making that table have five rows and hence a 1D5 roll).
Connections do not allow the choice of any psionic talent (unless the character is Zhodani).

Version: 3.319.0
Author: David Vines
Last Updated: 2025-09-13T14:40:12Z
Requires WordPress Version: 4.0 or higher
Tested up to: 6.8.2
License: Contains materials from Mongoose which are used by following the Mongoose fair use policy. The code elements were written solely by myself.
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Change Log

3.319.0 - 13 September 2025

Bug fix: citizen mishap 4 missing text

3.314.0 - 10 September 2025

Add retrieve button to homeworld page

3.311.0 - 07 September 2025

Fix regular expression used to validate UWP

3.310.0 - 01 September 2025

Bug fixes:

Exception after choosing connections if you have psionic skills
Exception gaining fourth level of a psionic skill
Dice roll for psionic community hidden
GM Mode always ticked after page reload

3.309.0 - 31 August 2025

(Hopefully) fix generated PDF so that it is readable in Adobe Acrobat

3.308.0 - 30 August 2025

Bug fix: Exception 'no active control' when winning the duel in noble event 3

3.307.0 - 30 August 2025

Bug fix: Exception when processing end of term for characters who have the School of Hard Knocks precareer. Correct spelling of 'Streeetwise'

Show hidden stats in GM Mode

3.306.0 - 29 August 2025

Bug fix: exception on a failed aging roll

3.305.0 - 29 August 2025

Accept UWP copy/pasted from travellermap.com, fix handling of anagathics when aging

3.304.0 - 29 August 2025

Add a stats reroll if in GM mode

3.303.0 - 29 August 2025

Add GM (aka Cheat) Mode, save initial decisions in session storage (so it persists over a page reload)

Add Chronor as the default homeworld for Zhodani characters and Saurus as the default for Saurian characters

3.302.0 - 29 August 2025

Correct enlistment criteria for university and militray academies (too generous by one and two points respectively)

Also fix survival and advancement rolls that are based on END (this characteristic was being ignored)

3.301.0 - 28 August 2025

Reenable and fix the 'no active control' check

3.300.0 - 28 August 2025

Change the 'no active control' check from an exception into a console.log

3.299.0 - 28 August 2025

Add precareer options from Traveller Companion

3.298.0 - 28 August 2025

Bug fix: Sigh - fix awarding of TAS Membership (and fix description of Vargr stat changes)

3.297.0 - 28 August 2025

Bug fixes: Unknown Benefit Award: END +1, exception when generating PDF and character is a member of TAS.

3.296.0 - 28 August 2025

Bug fix: Exception if only one choice of specialisation

3.295.0 - 27 August 2025

Bug fix: scout event 10 failing with no element with id

3.294.0 - 26 August 2025

Bug fix: prevent negative total of benefit rolls, correct prisoner event handling

3.293.0 - 22 August 2025

Add additional races

3.292.0 - 21 August 2025

Fix unable to proceed after choosing the skill for scholar event 8

3.291.0 - 15 August 2025

Fix some promotion bonuses

3.290.0 - 15 August 2025

Bug fix - javascript error when you get promoted with a bonus!

3.289.0 - 15 August 2025

Add benefit roll on promotion even if you don't get any other bonus

3.288.0 - 03 August 2025

Bug fix - javascript error for citizen mishap 4

3.285.0 - 19 May 2025

Bug fix - javascript error when gaining advanced training

3.283.0 - 16 May 2025

Bug fix - javascript error for some agent events

3.282.0 - 12 May 2025

Add ability to choose how many characterestics are rolled with boon

3.279.0 - 25 December 2024

Fix to FGU export xml file (cosmetic fix)

3.278.0 - 18 November 2024

Bug fix - Adjust scout mishap3's contact and enemy counts. Provide enemy text on Scout event 3, Fix Typo's, Stop several events overwriting career event

3.277.0 - 18 November 2024

Fix typo. Add full life event list to the Notes of the FGU export

3.276.0 - 15 November 2024

Lock skills in the FGU file, Wording fixes, Bug fixes (citizen mishap4 and event3)

3.275.0 - 10 November 2024

Typo and small bug fixes. Rework the display of advancement options

3.274.0 - 08 November 2024

Added ability to embed text in the initial page (between the notes and the copyright notice)

3.273.0 - 08 November 2024

PDF Generation added

3.272.0 - 03 November 2024

Add Psionics

3.271.0 - 30 October 2024

Bug fixes

3.270.0 - 28 October 2024

Reword mishaps and events so that mishaps caused by events do not imply you leave the career is almost all cases. Add Anagathics

3.269.0 - 25 October 2024

Allow medical bills for injuries

3.268.0 - 25 October 2024

Add save and view options, add a free format field

3.267.0 - 24 October 2024

Fix multiple specialisations!

3.266.0 - 21 October 2024

Allow for multiple specialisations

3.265.0 - 18 October 2024

Added the remaining careers (apart from Psion) and the draft

3.264.0 - 12 October 2024

Add the army career

3.263.0 - 06 October 2024

Bug fixes

3.262.0 - 06 October 2024

Add more careers

3.261.0 - 27 September 2024

Add mustering out, export of characters, bug fixes

3.259.0 - 23 September 2024

Initial Version - pre-alpha (no mustering out, connections, end of character or export. Only pre-careers and rogues implements so far

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