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<blockquote data-quote="Paul Farquhar" data-source="post: 8287998" data-attributes="member: 6906155"><p>The original <em>Star Frontiers</em> rules weren't very good. They where quite simple though. I think most people are interested in the setting - pulpy soft science fiction space opera. The rules? Throw out the old ones, the more like 5e, the better.</p><p></p><p>I think <em>Alternity</em> is far too big, serious and complicated for there to be much demand. People want a straightforward game where they can zap aliens and take their credits, not an elaborate universe-building toolset.</p><p></p><p><em>Starfinder</em> failed to scratch the itch because it is too complicated to be accessible to non-gamers, and only did half the job by failing to reskin magic as space magic.</p><p></p><p><em>D20 Modern</em> was a bland toolkit that failed to catch anyone's imagination.</p><p></p><p>Do I think WotC are actually likely to make Star Frontiers 5e? Realistically, no, not whilst the market for D&D is still growing. I don't think there will be any spin-offs that don't use the D&D core rulebooks. They are more likely to do something fully D&D compatible, based on Spelljammer.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Paul Farquhar, post: 8287998, member: 6906155"] The original [I]Star Frontiers[/I] rules weren't very good. They where quite simple though. I think most people are interested in the setting - pulpy soft science fiction space opera. The rules? Throw out the old ones, the more like 5e, the better. I think [I]Alternity[/I] is far too big, serious and complicated for there to be much demand. People want a straightforward game where they can zap aliens and take their credits, not an elaborate universe-building toolset. [I]Starfinder[/I] failed to scratch the itch because it is too complicated to be accessible to non-gamers, and only did half the job by failing to reskin magic as space magic. [I]D20 Modern[/I] was a bland toolkit that failed to catch anyone's imagination. Do I think WotC are actually likely to make Star Frontiers 5e? Realistically, no, not whilst the market for D&D is still growing. I don't think there will be any spin-offs that don't use the D&D core rulebooks. They are more likely to do something fully D&D compatible, based on Spelljammer. [/QUOTE]
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