D&D 5E Non fantasy setting book or books for 5th edition

[ColinChapman]

The wastelands would be riddled with monsters (caused by magical fallout from the war) and ruins, roving gangs of orc bikers, goblinoid hijackers, etc. And that most precious resource, magic, is constantly sought, to be broken down and harnessed to power the corroding remains of magitech.

 

[EtherealWatcher]

I'd support Gamma World. I liked Gamma World's system a lot better than 4e's. It flowed better to me.

 

[dwayne]

Looks like some one has done a wild west one and a conversion of star frontiers, the links are on the main page. And after looking they did a good job so far.

 

[aramis erak]

D&D is not a generic system, I don't think any of these genres would work well with the rules we have.

I can easily see doing Star Trek or Star Frontiers with this core system. Very different classes and features, and a few different skills, but readily playable.

 

[The Mirrorball Man]

I can easily see doing Star Trek or Star Frontiers with this core system. Very different classes and features, and a few different skills, but readily playable.

Star Frontiers is space D&D, with space Elves and space Wizards and space Orcs, so yeah, you could do that, but it would be like changing the desktop theme: you would still play D&D. Star Trek is something different. I don't think a system with hit points, classes and short rests is really what you'd need to reproduce the Star Trek experience.

 

[aramis erak]

Star Frontiers is space D&D, with space Elves and space Wizards and space Orcs, so yeah, you could do that, but it would be like changing the desktop theme: you would still play D&D.

You are obviously confused as to what Star Frontiers is. TSR, 1981, purple box, 4 races: Humans, Yazirians (flying primates), Dralasites (Blob-men), and Vrusk (mantis-men), with a 5th NPC race, the Sathar.

You've obviously confused it with Warhammer 40K. And while 40K could be done, It does just fine with its WFRP derived mechanics. And seriously shortchanged the setting and its differences.

Star Trek is something different. I don't think a system with hit points, classes and short rests is really what you'd need to reproduce the Star Trek experience.

Funny, but I've run a lot of Starships & Spacemen, which is very much class and level Star Trek...

 

[The Mirrorball Man]

You are obviously confused as to what Star Frontiers is. TSR, 1981, purple box, 4 races: Humans, Yazirians (flying primates), Dralasites (Blob-men), and Vrusk (mantis-men), with a 5th NPC race, the Sathar.

You've obviously confused it with Warhammer 40K. And while 40K could be done, It does just fine with its WFRP derived mechanics. And seriously shortchanged the setting and its differences.

I used to play Star Frontiers in the 1980's, I'm not confused about anything, thank you very much.

 

[ranger69]

I believe that the framework of 5E can be adapted to other genres. There have already been some done and can be found elsewhere in EnWorld, Gamma World would be my favourite to adapt.

 

[dwayne]

Might be cool to see the ranger adapted for a Indian scout or frontier bear hunter or trapper.

 

[dwayne]

Or a road warrior from the paladin class