Running adventures in systems that they were not designed for.

[kenada]

This is off the top of my head:

• Hollow’s Last Hope in 4e (partially, we never finished)
• We Be Goblins Too! in 5e
• Winter’s Daughter in Pathfinder 2e
• Halls of the Blood King in Worlds Without Number
• The Incandescent Grottoes in my homebrew system

I have some other OSE adventures I could use with my homebrew system if they fit the situation — compatibility (in the form of convertibility) with B/X material is one of the goals. Nothing calls for it currently though, so I’m not going to (and, per the system’s intent, shouldn’t try) force it.

 

[jdrakeh]

The oddest mix I did is nearly 2/3 of the way through the Age of Worms campaign in 3.5 I had to bring it to an early end due to some real life demands that needed attention. A few years later most of the same group returned to the adventure path, but I ran it in Dresden Files via modern day Chicago. The new PCs were all echos of their earlier selves. Given how PC driven that game is I cannot say it followed the adventure path exactly, but I did keep using it to help me develop obstacles for the group to overcome. Sadly we never got to play the final session due to more real life issues so now my Dresden campaign had Kyuss ruling Chicago....

Oh, yeah! That's what I'm talking about!

 

[Reynard]

I have never done it, but I have always wanted to find a good cyberpunk adventure (Shadowrun or CP20**) and run it in Eberron using the Dragonmarked houses in the place of whatever megacorps are involved. I know Eberron says pulp action on the tin, but it gives me big cyberpunk vibes in the same way the show Arcane did.

 

[jdrakeh]

I have never done it, but I have always wanted to find a good cyberpunk adventure (Shadowrun or CP20**) and run it in Eberron using the Dragonmarked houses in the place of whatever megacorps are involved. I know Eberron says pulp action on the tin, but it gives me big cyberpunk vibes in the same way the show Arcane did.

That's a great observation re: Eberron and I absolutely agree.

 

[Thomas Shey]

I don't use adventures much, so I can't speak from personal experience, but I'd postulate that the biggest issues would be adventures dependent on the presence--or lack--of certain technological or magical systemic features.

 

[jdrakeh]

I don't use adventures much, so I can't speak from personal experience, but I'd postulate that the biggest issues would be adventures dependent on the presence--or lack--of certain technological or magical systemic features.

This is less an issue than you'd think, dependent upon the system and adventure. For instance, in the case of Witchburner, it assumes the presence of magic, but not with specificity (so any old magic system will do). I think the same is probably true of the Age of Worms conversion previously mentioned, as well (I'm sure some adaptation was required, but I'm also sure it wasn't especially difficult). And, of course, Shadowrun is basically D&D set in a dystopian future, so adventures for that system would probably be right at home in Eberron.

 

[Thomas Shey]

This is less an issue than you'd think, dependent upon the system and adventure. For instance, in the case of Witchburner, it assumes the presence of magic, but not with specificity (so any old magic system will do). I think the same is probably true of the Age of Worms conversion previously mentioned, as well (I'm sure some adaptation was required, but I'm also sure it wasn't especially difficult). And, of course, Shadowrun is basically D&D set in a dystopian future, so adventures for that system would probably be right at home in Eberron.

Yes, but a SR scenario would assume certain technological/magical resources available that very well might have no equivalent in a low-magic fantasy game or a modern period game without super technology or magic. Conversely, the higher magic of Shadowrun might well bypass one or more obstacles in adventures done for those games without effort.

 

[jdrakeh]

Yes, but a SR scenario would assume certain technological/magical resources available that very well might have no equivalent in a low-magic fantasy game or a modern period game without super technology or magic. Conversely, the higher magic of Shadowrun might well bypass one or more obstacles in adventures done for those games without effort.

That's fair, but nobody made the case for using Shadowrun adventures in a low-magic fantasy game or modern period game without super technology or magic. In fact, the exact opposite case was made. ¯\(ツ)/¯

 

[TheSword]

I’m having a lot of fun running various D&D adjacent games in the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay system. Notably Skull and Shackles from Pathfinder 1 is much more fun in that grittier system. Currently converting Dragonheist and Keys from the Golden Vault for similar reasons.

I’ve also converted many Paizo games to D&D 5e. That’s pretty easy, as is converting most things to 5e.

 

[jdrakeh]

I’m having a lot of fun running various D&D adjacent games in the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay system. Notably Skull and Shackles from Pathfinder 1 is much more fun in that grittier system. Currently converting Dragonheist and Keys from the Golden Vault for similar reasons.

I did something similar with Rolemaster several years ago. The adventures are still very playable, but RM's deadlier combat definitely changed how they played at the table.