[conversion] zombie apocalypse

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#1

DolinIronhead

Jan 26, 2015 13:15:31

Hey guys,

  everyone here is much more knowledgable than I. I am trying to get a group of friends to play DnD but they aren't into fantasy. Therefore, I am going to put together a zombie apocalypse instead. I was planning on using Amythesist (Dias Ex games) but no it's 5th and they only have that supplement for 4th ed. Any recommendations on how much I can face lift and change things visually in 5th ed. to be modern but on my DM side it would all be regular DnD. Example: hobo globlin monster would be a construction worker zombie. Just reskin everything. Guns would be bows and crossbows. A maul might be a crowbar. Short sword is machete. Etc. thanks for any input !!

#2

ChrisCarlson

Jan 26, 2015 15:12:20

I don't want to come off as too nay-sayery, but...

 

Mayhaps, if your players aren't interested in 5e, you should just find a system better suited that they do like?

 

Just seems like you are trying to foce a square hole into a round peg.

 

Is the pay off gonna be worth it? I'm not sure it would be. What you describe sounds a bit forced.

 

I mean, there are a ton of awesome horror/zombie RGPs out there that do a great job of emulating the genre.

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DolinIronhead

ChrisCarlson wrote:
#4

DragnDave

Jan 27, 2015 7:58:13

It would work fine in 5E. The DMG gives options for changing weapons such as bows to guns, and re-flavoring monsters and character classes and keeping stats is easy enough.....though there is plenty of horror rpg options.

#5

Noctaem

Jan 27, 2015 9:01:08

DolinIronhead wrote:
#6

ChrisCarlson

Jan 27, 2015 9:17:00

Fantasy Flight just released a brand new one. I'm eager to check it out, myself.

 

Otherwise, the go-to for me would be the award winning All Flesh Must Be Eaten.

 

Also, there's this little gem called Outbreak: Undead.

 

Those are just a few. There are dozens of zombie apocolype rpgs out there. Just a google away.

#7

Noctaem

Jan 27, 2015 9:18:59

ChrisCarlson wrote:
#8

ppaladin123

Jan 27, 2015 9:22:30

DolinIronhead wrote:
#9

rmn498

Jan 27, 2015 21:56:34

When I'm not playing D&D, I'm partial to GURPS because it can cover just about anything by selectively applying the right sets of optional rules. You can find the basic (GURPS Lite) rules at http://www.warehouse23.com/products/SJG31-0004 for free. They recently released a supplement specifically about Zombie campaigns. It can be found at http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/zombies/. There's also a supplement called GURPS Horror that covers all sorts of creepy supernatural things you could include in the campaign. It can be found at http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/horror/ .

#10

DolinIronhead

Jan 28, 2015 0:42:47

I really appreciate all the feedback. I had no idea there were so many options. I had checked a few out before and they seemed weird but I had never heard of the ones you guys described. I'll check them out for sure. Thanks a million !!