What to run when you are done with D&D?

[Staffan]

Except I explicitly want those things I mentioned.

To expound since that was a bit terse: I want to run a dungeon fantasy game specifically. Not just a general fantasy campaign. But I am frustrated with 5e specifically and D&D broadly. That why my ask in the OP was for "D&D like" which may have thrown people.
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Hmm. You might want to give Forbidden Lands a shot. It uses the engine from Mutant: Year Zero, but is fantasy-based and focused on exploring a region that's been unreachable until just recently because of Reasons. There's quite a bit of both hex-crawling, base-building, and dungeon exploration in it.

One thing it doesn't have is the explosive character growth of D&D. I think you'd be hard-pressed to find that outside of D&D and its variants (e.g. Pathfinder, 13th age).

 

[Reynard]

Hmm. You might want to give Forbidden Lands a shot. It uses the engine from Mutant: Year Zero, but is fantasy-based and focused on exploring a region that's been unreachable until just recently because of Reasons. There's quite a bit of both hex-crawling, base-building, and dungeon exploration in it.

One thing it doesn't have is the explosive character growth of D&D. I think you'd be hard-pressed to find that outside of D&D and its variants (e.g. Pathfinder, 13th age).

I love the YZ engine and own Forbidden lands. it has been on my list to try for a while but I was artly worried it might be too married to its specific setting.

 

[Staffan]

I love the YZ engine and own Forbidden lands. it has been on my list to try for a while but I was artly worried it might be too married to its specific setting.

The setting is, I think, pretty sparse and more of a "mood" (exploring a mostly uninhabited land and dealing with the perils there) than one having a bunch of specifics (specific cities, nations, and so on). I think the game (much like MYZ) has a built-in campaign, but I don't know how much into specifics that goes (since another player in my gaming group has expressed interest in running it).

 

[TheSword]

Give WFRP the Enemy Within or Ubersreik Adventures (I and II) a go and leave the endless combats a rest for a bit and immerse yourself in great characters and stories! Perfect antidote to D&D

The Enemy Within Campaign Journal (Spoilers)

So after discussing WFRP and it’s rules on a few other threads I thought I would post the campaign journal on how we get on. This will be from a DMs perspective and like all campaign journals will contain spoilers. However if you comment please don’t reveal stuff from the campaign that my...

www.enworld.org

 

[Reynard]

Give WFRP the Enemy Within or Ubersreik Adventures (I and II) a go and leave the endless combats a rest for a bit and immerse yourself in great characters and stories! Perfect antidote to D&D

The Enemy Within Campaign Journal (Spoilers)

So after discussing WFRP and it’s rules on a few other threads I thought I would post the campaign journal on how we get on. This will be from a DMs perspective and like all campaign journals will contain spoilers. However if you comment please don’t reveal stuff from the campaign that my...

www.enworld.org

I presume these are full of dungeon exploration?

 

[TheSword]

I presume these are full of dungeon exploration?

Nah, but it’s still good. Plus what’s a dungeon when it comes down to it, but a series of choices.

In all seriously, if you’re set on dungeons, WFRP isn’t a great fit. It has some, but in general its far more NPC based. But it really is a great antidote to D&D For anyone else wanting an alternative for a bit.

 

[Mezuka]

Haven't played D&D for 2 years now. These are the games I GMed:

• Fantasy AGE. No setting, do want you want.
• Symbaroum. Rich setting. Post-cataclysm setting corrupted land.
• Shadow of the Demon Lord. Grimdark setting.

SotDL hit the right spot for me and my players. It's a modernized AD&D 1e mixed with Warhammer Fantasy.

 

[payn]

Hmm. You might want to give Forbidden Lands a shot. It uses the engine from Mutant: Year Zero, but is fantasy-based and focused on exploring a region that's been unreachable until just recently because of Reasons. There's quite a bit of both hex-crawling, base-building, and dungeon exploration in it.

One thing it doesn't have is the explosive character growth of D&D. I think you'd be hard-pressed to find that outside of D&D and its variants (e.g. Pathfinder, 13th age).

My online group is about to dive into Forbidden Lands. Session zero is on thurs. I'll report back on how it goes.

 

[Hex08]

EDIT because it seems to be getting lost: I am talking about wanting to do the whole dungeon fantasy thing, but not with any version of D&D.

More specifically, what do you run when you are done with D&D specifically, but still want something "D&D like" -- dungeons, monsters, traps, treasure, etc...?

Well, I am done with D&D and occasionally run Castles and Crusades instead. It's certainly "D&D like" since it's part of the Old School Revival (OSR) but you might consider that a version of D&D (since it really is). Otherwise, I would recommend Savage Worlds. It easily works for a fantasy game and even has some excellent settings like Hellfrost, Shaintar and Lankhmar available.

 

[Argyle King]

EDIT because it seems to be getting lost: I am talking about wanting to do the whole dungeon fantasy thing, but not with any version of D&D.

More specifically, what do you run when you are done with D&D specifically, but still want something "D&D like" -- dungeons, monsters, traps, treasure, etc...?

Hope drastic of a departure from D&D mechanics are you open to learning/playing?