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@morganth@social.tchncs.de

2026-03-25 20:13 UTC

Hey, friends who play D&D, question for you: Has anyone developed a system that can adapt existing D&D settings and characters with radically simplified rules? I've been DMing for a quarter century now, and I'm getting increasingly exhausted by the complexity of the rules and the time I have to devote to them. I'm increasingly drawn to games like Dread with very simple rules. But my current campaign has been going for well over a decade, so my players have a lot invested in their characters--spells, gear, all of that--that I don't want to take away for them. Also I'm not done with the story yet so I don't want to just end the game. Some kind of "instead of this, do that" rules document would be brilliant, if it exists. Boosts welcome. #dnd

Replies (3)

  • @Rackhir@mastodon.pnpde.social 2026-03-25 20:18

    @morganth@social.tchncs.de Maybe this one by @Seba@rollenspiel.social fits your bill? Or any number of OSR retroclones... https://sebahahn.itch.io/mini-d20-easy-osr

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  • @chgowiz@dice.camp 2026-03-25 20:19

    @morganth@social.tchncs.de I haven't done anything with a separate system, but have you looked to using an earlier version? Something like 1974 D&D/0e - or one of the retroclones like Swords & Wizardry? Much more simple rules, but I think would be able to lift/shift their gear and stuff to the simpler rules and be able to DM-rule on how things work.

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  • @zenbeater@beige.party 2026-03-27 06:28

    @morganth@social.tchncs.de Switching TTRPG systems is notoriously difficult due to the different gameplay philosophies inherent to different systems. This might not be what you're looking for, but it's worth considering. Here are two nice pieces on converting 5e to the Cypher system: https://www.patreon.com/posts/26232673 https://angelscitadel.com/2021/05/10/converting-to-the-cypher-system/ What could work is a plot device of going to an alternate reality, like after defeating a boss, his final revenge is to cast the PCs to a world familiar, but different. And then, in agreement with your players, you do the transition to a different system governed by different incentives.

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