It’s no secret thatDungeons and Dragonsis having a major renaissance right now, thanks in part to the huge popularity of actual play streams likeThe Adventure ZoneandCritical Role. Many more people are discovering or rediscovering tabletop roleplaying games and using homebrew and official content to flavor their campaigns. Wizards of the Coast has released a plethora of sourcebooks and adventures, and the homebrewing community is thriving, with lots of people sharing ideas on social media.
However, not everyDungeons and Dragonsplayer shares the same tastes and interests, and every group has to decide how to balance combat, roleplay, dungeon crawling, and exploring according to what is most fun for the people involved. Beyond meting out those basic elements that make up every game, some people want to try something new beyond the classic medieval European fantasy-inspired setting of classicDnD.
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Some people like genre-bending orexploring other regions inDnDinspired by places beyond medieval Europe, like in samurai-era Japan or the American Wild West. Others like bringing in other franchises from their favorite video games, and the more popular series have seen large-scale conversions, so here are some of the most ambitious and fleshed-out homebrew conversion projects forDnD 5e.
Star Wars 5e
Star Wars 5e, often abbreviated asSW5e, is one of the most detailed and developed conversions forStar WarsandDnD. It includes a ton of resources, including a redoneDnDPlayer’s Handbookwith race support for Twi’leks, Wookies, and more, and ten reskinned classes. Some are familiar to vanillaDnDfans, like the Fighter and Monk, although they have a specificStar Warsfocus. There are also other “books” available for free:Scum and Villainy, a guide to enemies and creatures forSW5elike Jawas and Imperial Guards;Starships of the Galaxy, a vehicle guide for those wanting to fly their own Millennium Falcon; andWretched Hives,which provides cities, factions, gear, and items.
There are a ton more resources available on theSW5ewebsite, including feat and background reskins and guides for DMs and players to homebrew their ownStar Wars-themed content.
Dungeons and Destiny
Dungeons and Destiny,also known asD&Destiny, is a project that has grown to include a ton of passionate creators, all with the goal of crossing over DnD with theworld ofDestinyandDestiny 2. The project usesDnD’s core rules but adds in nine new classes based offDestiny’s lore, like the Gunslinger and Sunbreaker, and a weapon system rehaul. It also adds in the Technology skill and gives characters a Light level alongside their spellcasting ability. The resources are free due to copyright law, and according toDungeons and Destiny’s website, Bungie gave the fans its blessing as long as they stay within certain guidelines. The project supports itself with a Patreon that enables patrons to have pre-release content and join the playtest.
All the resources can be accessed onDungeons and Destiny’s website, and there is also contact information available if players have questions or feedback.
Unofficial Elder Scrolls TRPG
This conversion project is also calledUESTRPG, and takesDnD 5einto the world of Tamriel forfans ofThe Elder Scrolls. Like many other conversion projects, the classes, races, and backgrounds are reskinned, and the birthsigns mechanic has been added in. The website notes that racial and birthsign bonuses make characters much more powerful even at level 1 than vanillaDnDcharacters usually are, which DMs should keep in mind when creating challenges.UESTRPG’s resources are available for free throughout the website, and there’s an option for players to download “books” via Dropbox with an optional donation. The books includeBasic Rules, Enemies of Elsweyr, Monsters of Murkmire, Bestiary of Summerset,andBlessings and Curses.
The resources and Dropbox link are hosted onUESTRPG’s website, and bookmarking the site is a good idea as the creators continue to update with more content, like stat blocks for Nixads and Liches.
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