D&D General The Best Non-D&D System for Each D&D Setting

[Laurefindel]

The new 7th ses rules would work superbly for an Eberron game actually. Culture/nation oriented, very pulpy, encourages bravardo, does noir/intrigue well, character-driven mechanics. All you’d need is a more D&Desque magic touch...

 

[Ancalagon]

Didn't know about this system. Sounds trippy

I highly recommend both the system and the setting (which is meant to be OSR systems compatible)

 

[Ancalagon]

Savage Worlds is great, especially for low-magic/sword & sorcery settings. There are a few products for that genre too: Beasts and Barbarians, Lankhmar, and Solomon Kane to name a few.

SW is great for any low-magic setting really. The magic system is incredibly modular and not tied to classes (SW uses skill-based advancement) so it's really easy to tailor the rules so the setting.

The warhammer frpg rules (especially the 2nd edition) work great for that too. I mean the warhammer setting is great, but you can use the rules outside the setting.

 

[Aldarc]

Birthright: Sword Chronicle (aka Game of Thrones RPG)

 

[John R Davis]

Played some Dragonlance using rolemaster ( as wide range spell themes match the alignment colours).

 

[Voadam]

Birthright: Sword Chronicle (aka Game of Thrones RPG)

Huh, I had not known Green Ronin had genericized their A Song of Ice and Fire system. I guess the Game of Thrones license ran out since I don't see the RPG books anymore.

 

[Fenris-77]

I haven't tried this, but I would quite happily use Mythras for a Theros game, or for a more low-magic game in any generic setting. For more lyrical or saga feeling games I'd probably use a modified Dungeon World rules set.

 

[Viking Bastard]

It would require a fair amount of hacking, but Mage: The Ascension has a lot of tonal fit with Planescape (factions jockeying for their philosophy to take control of reality), and everyone being some kind of caster fits better with the setting, I think.

The last campaign I ran before going full in on 3e upon its publication was exactly this and I found it to be a really snug fit. I don't remember much on how we rigged the rules and such, it was over 20 years ago, but I don't think there was any major surgery. We just kinda figured what mage traditions aligned best with what Sigil factions and then just kinda squinted. I also remember working the D&D alignment system into the spell casting in some capacity, but I can't remember much how.

 

[Greg K]

For Forgotten Realms, Greyhawk, Dark Sun, Ravenloft, and Al Qadim, I would go with Savage Worlds, Rolemaster, and, maybe, even Tiny Dungeons 2e.

 

[Istbor]

See... I think Eberon could totally be pulled off with the Iron Kingdoms ruleset. WarJacks would make pretty intimidating "Warforged".