D&D (2024) What Licensed IP Do You Want For 5E?

[dave2008]

As someone who has PTSD from his experience with the great d20 glut of the early 21st century, I can still acknowledge there were a lot of surprisingly good adaptations. One of the best d20 products was Call of Cthulhu d20. If this was anyone's first introduction to CoC, they lucked out, because this product was a homerun. It might be nice to see a decent horror game adapted to 5th edition.

Sandy Petersen already did a 5e CoC conversion. It is quite good IIRC.

Sandy Petersen’s Cthulhu Mythos for 5e Fantasy

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

You are the first person I have ever seen say CoC D20 was good.

I don't own the book, but I saw and see this opinion a lot.

 

[dave2008]

I would be surprised if they did not try at least a couple items before deciding whether to scrap the idea.

Given demographics, i wonder if something like one Piece would fly?

I mean techinically LotR already is on DndBeyond: The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying

 

[DarkCrisis]

I don't own the book, but I saw and see this opinion a lot.

Again my feelings are biased having played the regular version first. When I played the D20 version it felt like I was playing a super weak D&D character. IDK, it just felt wrong.

I also think pretty much any not D&D/Fantasy RPG should stay away from "levels". Heck, I'm at a point where I could never play a level based system again and be happy about it. But I know I will because I love D&D sigh

 

[Reynard]

I mean techinically LotR already is on DndBeyond: The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying

That's not really what this is supposed to be, I don't think. That's just opening beyond to 3PP.

 

[Micah Sweet]

As big a franchise as Potter is and how they are not ashamed to slap their logo on any kind of product (Harry Potter the Flame Thrower!) I am actually shocked there hasn't been an official Potter RPG in the past 20 years.

I've heard Rowling doesn't approve of RPGs.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I also think pretty much any not D&D/Fantasy RPG should stay away from "levels". Heck, I'm at a point where I could never play a level based system again and be happy about it. But I know I will because I love D&D sigh

I definitely think there are franchises it makes little sense for. I am waiting to hear the reviews of Welcome to Nightvale, because I cannot wrap my head around people in that franchise "leveling up." The whole point is that they're ordinary-ish people in genre world.

 

[Reynard]

I've heard Rowling doesn't approve of RPGs.

If anyone ever deserved to be banished from their own creation,it's her.

Hopefully someone less horrible comes along and creates something to eclipse it forever.

 

[MGibster]

You are the first person I have ever seen say CoC D20 was good. I whole heartedly disagree, and I bought it day one. Much like WoD D20 it was just... not good.

I'm certainly not the first person I know of to express positive opinions about CoC d20. Do I like it better than classic CoC? No. But the d20 version by Monte Cook and John Tynes is a pretty good book. I've certainly seen plenty of others who agree, even if, like me, they prefer classic.

 

[DarkCrisis]

I definitely think there are franchises it makes little sense for. I am waiting to hear the reviews of Welcome to Nightvale, because I cannot wrap my head around people in that franchise "leveling up." The whole point is that they're ordinary-ish people in genre world.

Nightvale is so wacky it can literally be anything and it works. I can definitely see some odd event there that makes people "level up". Anything goes in Nightvale.

I mean next your going to tell me that corn isn't imaginary.