tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post6447620314126328454..comments2024-03-26T15:35:56.004-04:00Comments on Delta's D&D Hotspot: Modern/Future QuestionDeltahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-55178998854642102562012-02-03T14:09:17.971-05:002012-02-03T14:09:17.971-05:00Get Stars Without Number NOW. You'll probably ...Get Stars Without Number NOW. You'll probably LOVE it.Omer Golan-Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242085820257230639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-67031034595192168252012-02-03T10:35:16.030-05:002012-02-03T10:35:16.030-05:00I think Carcosa actually has the seeds of a "...I think Carcosa actually has the seeds of a "modern" setting version of D&D in many ways, or at least, a good indication of what can be cut.Joshua L. Lylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358762663581842879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-55159533220754613442012-02-01T20:41:37.198-05:002012-02-01T20:41:37.198-05:00SWN, definitely. :)SWN, definitely. :)Anthony N. Emmelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14017952532295866111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-82530815783911324022012-02-01T13:50:16.082-05:002012-02-01T13:50:16.082-05:00X - Plorers kinda works like that for Space Opera ...X - Plorers kinda works like that for Space Opera type stuff.BigFellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052419088140204154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-30813023994355585272012-02-01T13:46:48.871-05:002012-02-01T13:46:48.871-05:00Great comments; thanks for the advice, guys. I sup...Great comments; thanks for the advice, guys. I suppose if someone could give me the Future part then I'd let it slide without requiring a Modern-specific part.<br /><br />I'll take the chance to look more closely at Terminal Space and Stars Without Number. And Matt, if you get your project going, I'd love to see that, too.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-40680728624297918632012-02-01T11:53:00.076-05:002012-02-01T11:53:00.076-05:00I'm going to work on something similar after I...I'm going to work on something similar after I get a few other projects out of the way. Called Action X, it's going to be based loosely on the Modern SRD.John Matthew Staterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02310914386482078369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-74054047222679338362012-02-01T11:34:02.829-05:002012-02-01T11:34:02.829-05:00Stars without numbers.Stars without numbers.UWS guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01277557128674527225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-13931735476562070992012-02-01T10:26:54.574-05:002012-02-01T10:26:54.574-05:00SWN is not OGL at all, just standard copyright.SWN is not OGL at all, just standard copyright.Joshua Macyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838733328132877699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-22777868960603105902012-02-01T10:11:56.049-05:002012-02-01T10:11:56.049-05:00I'll need to look at SwN more closely. Downlo...I'll need to look at SwN more closely. Downloaded the free version but haven't really looked at it. Is it fully, or at least mostly OGL?Reese Laundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225208626688676372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-43340601005323929442012-02-01T08:54:51.816-05:002012-02-01T08:54:51.816-05:00I think Stars Without Number would be a great star...I think Stars Without Number would be a great start for a modern game; yes, if you didn't have psionics you'd drop one of the classes, but the basic structure of D&D plus background and professions is easily re-skinned without the specifically space opera skills.Joshua Macyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10838733328132877699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-10401339446092832962012-02-01T08:47:11.041-05:002012-02-01T08:47:11.041-05:00The style of play is much more rules dependent tha...The style of play is much more rules dependent than genre. The problem is people take a loose free-form system and try to use it for a crunchy, hard game that just happens to be sci-fi. (or various other poor combinations)<br /><br />GURPS, Rolemaster, and OD&D are all universal systems. In that you can play any genre with them. But they very much aren't universal across gaming styles. <br /><br />Many people tend to equate modern and sci-fi with more "realistic", detailed, crunchy, simulationist combat and mechanics. And want or are willing to accept less of all of that in fantasy. You aren't gonna find a decent system that bridges those "style" gaps.Norman J. Harman Jr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01319655075997712313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-33616026671028133172012-02-01T08:26:09.196-05:002012-02-01T08:26:09.196-05:00I haven't found anything specifically "mo...I haven't found anything specifically "modern". Like JB points out, what we've seen has been post-apoc or space based to my knowledge. It seems like you could draw from a combination of Mutant Future, Eclipse Phase, maybe X-Plorers and have a good start. Not sure.<br /><br />I've wanted to do the same thing, and one of my projects is to do a retro thing with B/X or LL mechanics that lets me run Shadowrun with D&D rules. That would be somewhat cyberpunk, obviously, but is essentially modern era and not too advanced from the current tech. Drop the actual cyber, and it's now since 80's future tech is here for the most part.<br /><br />I'd love to see what you come up with, no doubt!Reese Laundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225208626688676372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170237526012357403.post-27734064479349838062012-02-01T08:13:38.752-05:002012-02-01T08:13:38.752-05:00Chgowiz was working on an "OD&D modern&qu...Chgowiz was working on an "OD&D modern" for his personal amusement...I'm not sure if he put together an actual product.<br /><br />The difficult thing (I think) is we don't usually think of "modern" and "future" settings in generic terms. A lot of the OSR products (which generally use the B/X edition as a base, itself a "streamlined version" of OD&D) are more specific: Mutant Future is post-apocalyptic, Stars Without Number is space opera (with supplements for cyberpunk, etc.), Great Kahn was working on a WWII version of B/X...the last of which would count as "modern" but is very different from, say, "spies" or "western."<br /><br />"Terminal Space" is a good, free product that is based on OD&D and is kind of a "D&D in space" game. You can still download it here:<br /><br />http://terminalspace.blogspot.com/JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.com