D&D General Besides Nimble, are there other stripped down versions of 5e...

[jdrakeh]

Besides Nimble are there other stripped down versions of 5e that aren't limited to covering levels 1-5 only (I own a few of those)?

 

[jayoungr]

Just use the PHB only, no supplements. Boom, done.

 

[jdrakeh]

Just use the PHB only, no supplements. Boom, done.

That's plain old RAW 5e, not stripped down anything. Which is not what I'm looking for.

 

[Distracted DM]

What would you consider stripped down, and what would you consider still 5e? Are you talking Nimble 1e or 2e?
Does Shadowdark count, for example? What about something like 5 Torches Deep or one of the other OSR-5e's?

 

[Tigris]

I was also thinking about shadowdark. It has some changes (mostly spellcasting) but to big degrees its just 5e stripped down (with more focus on dungeon crawling).

 

[Wolfram stout]

Thank you OP, I have been contemplating opening a thread like this myself.
Specifically I am looking for something inbetween Shadowdark and 5e. Something like 5e without subclasses.

 

[TheWyrdOne]

It has built-in flavor (grimdark fantasy), but maybe Deathbringer fits your needs?

It's 5e-compatible. Definitely a stripped down ruleset. Quite brutal, though!

 

[Cruentus]

Bugbears and Borderlands by Rod Waibel is a rules lite take on 5e (levels 1-10). It is on its second edition. Written by @Sacrosanct here on ENWorld.

There is even a 2e starter box.

 

[darjr]

@mearls has something called Moldvay.

I think @SlyFlourish has a couple things. My memory is not working at the moment.

Ben talking about Nimble 5e, if people want to know more about it.

 

[dave2008]

Besides Nimble are there other stripped down versions of 5e that aren't limited to covering levels 1-5 only (I own a few of those)?

Mike Mearls (@mearls ) is working on a stripped down version of 5e called Moldvay. You can download the working documents on his patreon page: Mike Mearls Games | Patreon