D&D 5E Alternative 5e Player's Guides

[AmerginLiath]

Isn't the free Core Rules document pretty much built for this, with its lack of things like subclasses and feats?

 

[Over the Hill Gamer]

Isn't the free Core Rules document pretty much built for this, with its lack of things like subclasses and feats?

I think you're right. But who wants to play using a "core rules document?" Can you even buy a printed version? I like what Dungeonesque did -- they took the core rules document as you suggested, added art, made it OSR-cool, and provided people like me who like the 5e chassis but want want a stripped down, grittier game.

 

[Over the Hill Gamer]

weird parallel dimension

odd

While only slightly offended by the snark I am more mystified that you would find my perspective apparently weird and out of the mainstream. I think there is a great diversity of opinion and taste when it comes to RPGs -- and none of it is weird or odd. As the organizer of a rpg meetup with over 200 members, many of our members enjoy a great variety of light systems like Labyrinth Lord, Black Hack, S&W, B/X, etc. So I don't find it at all weird that someone would be interested in a version of 5e that is a bit lighter. It's a matter of personal taste.

 

[CapnZapp]

While only slightly offended by the snark I am more mystified that you would find my perspective apparently weird and out of the mainstream. I think there is a great diversity of opinion and taste when it comes to RPGs -- and none of it is weird or odd. As the organizer of a rpg meetup with over 200 members, many of our members enjoy a great variety of light systems like Labyrinth Lord, Black Hack, S&W, B/X, etc. So I don't find it at all weird that someone would be interested in a version of 5e that is a bit lighter. It's a matter of personal taste.

I'm afraid this forum does not moderate potshots taken against a thread's premise, and so this kind of behavior has become endemic here in my personal opinion.

I would advise you to ignore it, if at all possible, and I hope you enjoy your game

 

[TwoSix]

While only slightly offended by the snark I am more mystified that you would find my perspective apparently weird and out of the mainstream. I think there is a great diversity of opinion and taste when it comes to RPGs -- and none of it is weird or odd. As the organizer of a rpg meetup with over 200 members, many of our members enjoy a great variety of light systems like Labyrinth Lord, Black Hack, S&W, B/X, etc. So I don't find it at all weird that someone would be interested in a version of 5e that is a bit lighter. It's a matter of personal taste.

I'm not mystified by the preference for a lighter OSR-style D&D. I own several of them, actually. It's just your initial post was focused on the "endless stream" of material that was causing you an issue, which came across as you liking baseline 5e but objecting to the current state of 5e materials. Since the conventional wisdom is that 5e as of December 2016 hasn't changed much since core rule 5e, your take is somewhat contradictory, that's all.

 

[Over the Hill Gamer]

I'm afraid this forum does not moderate potshots taken against a thread's premise, and so this kind of behavior has become endemic here in my personal opinion.

I would advise you to ignore it, if at all possible, and I hope you enjoy your game

Thanks, I will take your advice going forward.

 

[Istbor]

While only slightly offended by the snark I am more mystified that you would find my perspective apparently weird and out of the mainstream. I think there is a great diversity of opinion and taste when it comes to RPGs -- and none of it is weird or odd. As the organizer of a rpg meetup with over 200 members, many of our members enjoy a great variety of light systems like Labyrinth Lord, Black Hack, S&W, B/X, etc. So I don't find it at all weird that someone would be interested in a version of 5e that is a bit lighter. It's a matter of personal taste.

Are we really sure there was even snark intended in either of the posts? Saying something seems odd is just stating something. I guess choose to get offended as you may.

 

[Waterbizkit]

I think the phrase "endless stream" is what's causing all the confusion here. If you meant that you simply wanted someone to point you in the direction of a more stripped down version of the game you could have chosen your words a little better is all. I'm glad some people caught on and pointed you in the right direction. My personal take would be that there's no need for 3rd party products to provide a stripped down system because it's quite easy to gut the system yourself, though I suppose having others do it for you is a nice convenience.

Anyway, there's been no endless stream of anything for 5E except maybe threads from a particular poster who shall go unnamed... which is mildly ironic since most of those threads harp on about the lack of content in this edition .

Regardless I'm glad some folk have given you a little of what you were hoping for.

 

[Horwath]

I love the 5e rules set but have become increasingly frustrated with the endless stream of feats, powers, skills, abilities, spells, etc that can dominate play. I hunger for a grittier, less powered version of 5e.

I recently purchased Adventures in Middle-earth Player's Guide and adored its simpler take on core character classes.

I wonder if others might be aware of player's guides with a similar philosophy.

Thanks!

Remember, the less options in the long run, as you create and your party creates more and more character they become very similar to each other. Stream of feats and spell and features give some diversity.

Yes there will always be some "cornerstone" feats to take but others will get mixed in and you won't have same characters.

Also PHB assumes that game can be played with no feats, so...