Dragonhelm
Knight of Solamnia
The first D&D campaign I played in was a homebrew AD&D 2e science fantasy game. The DM was awesome about blending vanilla D&D with Spelljammer, Star Wars, and a ton of GURPS. This campaign sparked a lifelong love of science fantasy RPGs.
For years, I’ve tried to find a more modern way of replicating that feel, but nothing seemed to fit. I could find things like Dragonstar, which added on to D&D, but nothing fully integrated.
Then Starfinder came along. Suddenly, here was a science fantasy setting that seemed to integrate D&D into sci-fi. Thematically, it’s a lot of what I want. Plus those skittermanders are so adorable!
However, my preferred game system of choice is D&D 5e. It just clicks with me. I enjoy it and love the lore. The problem is, there’s not a 5e-compatible science fantasy system/setting that really grabs me.
I played a little Pathfinder 1e, but not Pathfinder 2e. The newer edition kind of makes my head spin when I look at it. The idea of PF 2e and SF 2e being compatible with each other is great and allows for more of the types of characters I would like to play, but again, my head is just spinning.
I like Starfinder as a setting, but I’m not anxious to learn a new system for it. Heck, I don’t even fully know the current system. Never had much opportunity to play it.
I’ve looked at 5e alternatives. Esper Genesis is nicely done, but I’m not enthusiastic about the setting or the races. It’s more of a pure sci-fi game. Dark Matter appears to be a decent add-on to D&D 5e, but it’s not quite got that setting I want.
So what do I do? How do I approach this?
For years, I’ve tried to find a more modern way of replicating that feel, but nothing seemed to fit. I could find things like Dragonstar, which added on to D&D, but nothing fully integrated.
Then Starfinder came along. Suddenly, here was a science fantasy setting that seemed to integrate D&D into sci-fi. Thematically, it’s a lot of what I want. Plus those skittermanders are so adorable!
However, my preferred game system of choice is D&D 5e. It just clicks with me. I enjoy it and love the lore. The problem is, there’s not a 5e-compatible science fantasy system/setting that really grabs me.
I played a little Pathfinder 1e, but not Pathfinder 2e. The newer edition kind of makes my head spin when I look at it. The idea of PF 2e and SF 2e being compatible with each other is great and allows for more of the types of characters I would like to play, but again, my head is just spinning.
I like Starfinder as a setting, but I’m not anxious to learn a new system for it. Heck, I don’t even fully know the current system. Never had much opportunity to play it.
I’ve looked at 5e alternatives. Esper Genesis is nicely done, but I’m not enthusiastic about the setting or the races. It’s more of a pure sci-fi game. Dark Matter appears to be a decent add-on to D&D 5e, but it’s not quite got that setting I want.
So what do I do? How do I approach this?