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Dungeons and dragons... in space!

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#1
brochacho
Feb 27, 2012 8:29:55 Hey guys! Me and my friends are thinking about starting a new D&D campaign but with a twist! In the distant future. I've looked everywhere online and I can't find any templates or anything so I think we may have to start from scratch unless any of you know of anything.

We're looking to have a feel sort of like Mass Effect. Also, with some space combat via dog fighting in space crafts and things like that.

also, we play 3.5
#2
cha-ika
Feb 27, 2012 14:33:03 There are a lot of things you can do on this one.... check out D20 modern, it has some more tech baed rules to go off of. Also (probably gonna get yelled at for this one) look into the Star Wars RPG. There's some good stuff there and some interesting stuff on dog fighting. I like the ambition here but this is something that's not gonna be an easy tranfer...

One problem your probably gonna run into is Tech V. Magic. mainly because how special is magic when u have technology that can mimic it in some form.
#3
randomvirus
Feb 27, 2012 20:26:58 Wouldn't Savage Worlds be better for this than DnD? Or something else. There's plenty of rpgs that operate in space, Alternity comes to mind for one.

Just seems to me that if you want DnD in space, it'd be more work trying to run a dnd into a total conversion than it would be to just pick up another RPG that exists in that genre with an already established rule-set and mythos.

Also Gamma World and the D20 game system and its expansion / campaign addendum D20 Future.
#4
w00f
Feb 28, 2012 20:00:32 I'd agree with the two above posters. There are plenty of scifi RPGs out there that would probably fit this campaign better than 3.5 DnD would. Sure you have to get new books and learn a new system, but it would save you lots of work.

If your heart's set on it though, I seem to recall that there are a few scifi weapons (and possibly other stuff) detailed in the DMG somewhere. Also, you could check out the Spelljammer campaign setting. It has to do with sailing magical ships (i.e. boats) through space.
#5
brochacho
Feb 29, 2012 8:45:10
We've decided to go for broke!

In lieu of trying to adapt 3.5 into a space campaign or trying to find the perfect sci fi RPG for ourselves we will instead be spending time to develop our own. I mean, what better way to find the perfect game for yourself than to just create it. And don't worry, it won't be the first time we've done this.

Thanks anyways guys, wish us luck.
#6
solandras
Mar 18, 2012 9:32:55 You know there is a system that is EXACTLY this, called Dragonstar. Made by Fantasy Flight Games for 3.0 Has I think somewhere around 10 books for it.
#7
bone_naga
Mar 20, 2012 20:16:38 Also check out Amethyst. The 3e pdf is really cheap. It's not space but it is futuristic tech. It also comes in 4e and (soon) Pathfinder flavors as well.
#8
Lord_Ventnor
Mar 26, 2012 2:37:05 Wasn't there a DnD setting called Spelljammer that was basically "DnD in space?"
#9
ajmuszkiewicz
Mar 27, 2012 11:35:16 Yes, there is always Spelljammer. It actually received a pretty good update writeup in an old issue of Polyhedron (back when Poly was the last half of Dungeon magazine before Paizo took over both Dungeon and Dragon magazines).

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 brochacho Feb 27, 2012 8:29:55	Hey guys! Me and my friends are thinking about starting a new D&D campaign but with a twist! In the distant future. I've looked everywhere online and I can't find any templates or anything so I think we may have to start from scratch unless any of you know of anything. We're looking to have a feel sort of like Mass Effect. Also, with some space combat via dog fighting in space crafts and things like that. also, we play 3.5
#2 cha-ika Feb 27, 2012 14:33:03	There are a lot of things you can do on this one.... check out D20 modern, it has some more tech baed rules to go off of. Also (probably gonna get yelled at for this one) look into the Star Wars RPG. There's some good stuff there and some interesting stuff on dog fighting. I like the ambition here but this is something that's not gonna be an easy tranfer... One problem your probably gonna run into is Tech V. Magic. mainly because how special is magic when u have technology that can mimic it in some form.
#3 randomvirus Feb 27, 2012 20:26:58	Wouldn't Savage Worlds be better for this than DnD? Or something else. There's plenty of rpgs that operate in space, Alternity comes to mind for one. Just seems to me that if you want DnD in space, it'd be more work trying to run a dnd into a total conversion than it would be to just pick up another RPG that exists in that genre with an already established rule-set and mythos. Also Gamma World and the D20 game system and its expansion / campaign addendum D20 Future.
#4 w00f Feb 28, 2012 20:00:32	I'd agree with the two above posters. There are plenty of scifi RPGs out there that would probably fit this campaign better than 3.5 DnD would. Sure you have to get new books and learn a new system, but it would save you lots of work. If your heart's set on it though, I seem to recall that there are a few scifi weapons (and possibly other stuff) detailed in the DMG somewhere. Also, you could check out the Spelljammer campaign setting. It has to do with sailing magical ships (i.e. boats) through space.
#5 brochacho Feb 29, 2012 8:45:10	We've decided to go for broke! In lieu of trying to adapt 3.5 into a space campaign or trying to find the perfect sci fi RPG for ourselves we will instead be spending time to develop our own. I mean, what better way to find the perfect game for yourself than to just create it. And don't worry, it won't be the first time we've done this. Thanks anyways guys, wish us luck.
#6 solandras Mar 18, 2012 9:32:55	You know there is a system that is EXACTLY this, called Dragonstar. Made by Fantasy Flight Games for 3.0 Has I think somewhere around 10 books for it.
#7 bone_naga Mar 20, 2012 20:16:38	Also check out Amethyst. The 3e pdf is really cheap. It's not space but it is futuristic tech. It also comes in 4e and (soon) Pathfinder flavors as well.
#8 Lord_Ventnor Mar 26, 2012 2:37:05	Wasn't there a DnD setting called Spelljammer that was basically "DnD in space?"
#9 ajmuszkiewicz Mar 27, 2012 11:35:16	Yes, there is always Spelljammer. It actually received a pretty good update writeup in an old issue of Polyhedron (back when Poly was the last half of Dungeon magazine before Paizo took over both Dungeon and Dragon magazines).