D&D 4E 4e Descendants Online - Let's compile them

Garthanos · Oct 7, 2018

Open4e actually looks more interesting than when I first took a gander.

Open 4e
http://open4e.wikia.com/wiki/Open_4E

13th Age
http://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/category/products/13th-age/

Forerunner
https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?834919-Forerunner-A-Game-Construction-Framework-Inspired-by-4E

Strike
https://www.strikerpg.com
https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3656713

4 Sons of Rising Dawn
https://wiki.rpg.net/index.php/4SRD:Main_Page

4th Trifold
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aWExHY2EvsohZRtYpsLcwOiWZjuUU5tZ0EERPAT7gwI/edit

Project Pumpkin
http://srgrvsalot.tripod.com/pumpkin.pdf

4e Magic Sword: Fourth Edition Reborn
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cmR98aBLI4-voJCr2_wvnx9HUeNtPcBdrm08Rx8ByN0/edit?usp=sharing

Heros Of Myth And Legend
Yay!! @AbdulAlhazred

JeffB · Oct 7, 2018

Scroll down for the 4E clones/Descendants.

http://taxidermicowlbear.weebly.com/dd-retroclones.html

13TH AGE* for sure- moreso a descendant of 4E than 3E

*and my preferred "modern" D&D ruleset

Emryys · Oct 9, 2018

Forerunner:
https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?834919-Forerunner-A-Game-Construction-Framework-Inspired-by-4E

Garthanos · Oct 9, 2018

JeffB said:
Scroll down for the 4E clones/Descendants.

http://taxidermicowlbear.weebly.com/dd-retroclones.html

13TH AGE* for sure- moreso a descendant of 4E than 3E

*and my preferred "modern" D&D ruleset

Included most of that in the original post now - had my own link that was dead on the original to 4e Magic Sword.

Garthanos · Oct 9, 2018

Can someone convince me to include 13th Age?

Garthanos · Oct 9, 2018

or 5e for that matter... Might really take effort

JeffB · Oct 10, 2018

Garthanos said:
Can someone convince me to include 13th Age?

I'm not sure I can convince you, but it certainly is a descendant. You can check out the 13TH AGE SRD if you are unfamiliar with it.

Certainly the AEDU power structure is there in spirit with tweaks (per battle, per day, and at-wills). Though some classes have very unique mechanics which drive these powers (Rogues, for example)

It uses a similar easy to understand and laid bare "math formula" interlocked with PC Level Tiers of play.

Everything mechanical is easily re-skinned: powers-monsters, etc.

Designed for Scenes/Acts and Encounter Areas in mind as opposed to traditional D&D style adventures with massive maps and tons of rooms.

Designed with a similar "cinematic" or "heroic" level of power for PC's. They start out much better than average inhabitants of the world and become quite epic.

Designed to handle larger battles "scenes" if you will, and includes minion level foes.

Lots more "small things". e.g. Staggered= Bloodied, and things that trigger when one becomes Staggered

Players roll the dice as Attacks vs a defense. Rather than a classic "saving throw"

Death/Dying saves are similar mechanic to 4E (And 5E)

Garthanos · Oct 10, 2018

JeffB said:
Lots more "small things". e.g. Staggered= Bloodied, and things that trigger when one becomes Staggered

That small thing is bigger for me than it might seem.

Garthanos · Oct 10, 2018

A badass Warlord is on my list of requirements for a fully fleshed game is to be considered a 4e Descendent ... (I am thinking the now available Commander from 13th age qualifies)

Garthanos · Oct 10, 2018

JeffB said:
I'm not sure I can convince you, but it certainly is a descendant. You can check out the 13TH AGE SRD if you are unfamiliar with it.

I am unfamiliar... I am being weirded out right now by recharge rolls.

and more weirded out by inconsistent rules about something so core.

Now I am reading about class balance from some more math oriented souls bless their hearts.