Starwars game in DnD style

[Weffi]

I wonder if it could work, considering how big the universe is in it and how much lore there is, not sure could be good or horrible bad hehe.

[alanc9]

KotOR says hi.

[Weffi]

Originally posted by alanc9:

KotOR says hi.

yeah I know played both of them, but they are old, I do wish for a new one hehe, and they aint realy DnD style, elements yes though.

[Captain_Narol]

Barrelmancy with the Force would be a cool combo !

Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if one of Larian's next projects delves into SF, maybe they want to get out of the Fantasy niche after 5 years working on BG3

[ruppe27]

Originally posted by Weffi:

Originally posted by alanc9:

KotOR says hi.

yeah I know played both of them, but they are old, I do wish for a new one hehe, and they aint realy DnD style, elements yes though.

It literally uses 3d edition d&d rules.

[Senyaak]

Originally posted by ruppe27:

It literally uses 3d edition d&d rules.

Not rly 3d dnd - its d20 which is used in 3d dnd

[Niliu]

Star Wars 5E

[Captain_Narol]

I'm not sure that Disney is easier to work with than Hasbro, however, and I have the feeling that Larian feels the need to work on its own IPs for their next projects.

Their reputation is so high after the success of BG3 that they probably don't feel the need to use a popular IP to extend their audience...

[Ereghor the Enigmatic]

Please no, not with the current D&D or SW.

One's heart can only take so much.

[Dusk_Army]

Originally posted by Senyaak:

Originally posted by ruppe27:

It literally uses 3d edition d&d rules.

Not rly 3d dnd - its d20 which is used in 3d dnd

It's specifically Star Wars d20, which was derived from the 3.0e or 3.5e D&D rules. That said, KotOR doesn't really feel like it's based in D&D as a result of the game having real time with pause mechanics instead of being actually turn based (like, say, the Temple of Elemental Evil game was); it's all under the hood, so the player doesn't really see it.

While it would be interesting to see a new Star Wars game with 5e based rules, to my knowledge the tabletop version was never updated to newer rulesets. It would take a lot of work for someone to do that, not to mention the licensing hassle. I'd go out on a limb and say that Disney wouldn't want to touch D&D with a 90ft pole after the OGL debacle; not with how litigious they are.

[hornsounder97]

Glup Sh*tto main character would be tits.

[seeker1]

They are not going to use outside IP, so it won't be Star Wars. And yeah, after dealing with Hasbro, they definitely AIN'T jumping to deal with Disney. Many people THINK one of their next games are going to be sci-fi.

Question is, will it be a space exploration game, like the Star Wars games, Mass Effect. Starfield, and Rogue Trader? I wouldn't mind that, I found Starfield to be a massive letdown after all the hype building it up.

Or will it be a more 'terrestrial' cyberpunk type game, maybe even with a touch of fantasy, like Shadowrun? Given that they've mostly only done fantasy games up until this point, this seems more up their alley. And honestly what I'm hoping for. But nobody knows.

[EricHVela]

There is a group that reskinned 5e (2014) with all Star Wars terminology. Was an interesting watch, but that could be because all the characters were required to be loyal to the Empire in the campaign.

There are framework systems out there (like 5e SRD, d20, and Savage Worlds) that are intended to be reskinned and expanded into other settings within certain (and sometimes strict) monetization limits.

The original question didn't mention Larian doing it. So, I'm guessing this is just a general discussion of whether D&D (of any edition) can be reskinned as Star Wars.

tl;dr: Yes. It's possible and has been done.

To include Larian: Yes. The Divinity Engine can be used for a Star Wars skin, but how will it works is up to what the players expect to do and how well someone can legally manipulate the engine. Larian is unlikely to do it.

[seeker1]

Well, if we are talking about tabletop, I'm not sure the wheel requires reinvention.

Instead of adapting D & D to SW, you could just play this ... there already IS a Star Wars based TTRPG.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Roleplaying_Game_(Fantasy_Flight_Games)

Now: could it be adapted to a Star Wars CRPG? I'm sure someone could, but we all know Larian, at least for their next 2 games, is NOT going to do that, as they've said they intend to stick only with their own IP. The problem is making a SW video game probably not only needs the license from FFG, but also permission from Disney - and there's gonna be the real problem.

AFAIK, the Old Republic MMORPG is, as many MMOs often do, using its own in-house brewed-up system.

[Popsicles]

I'd rather have a Alien or Bladerunner style game. Star Wars jumped the shark a long long time ago.

[MekaDovah]

Originally posted by Weffi:

Originally posted by alanc9:

KotOR says hi.

yeah I know played both of them, but they are old, I do wish for a new one hehe, and they aint realy DnD style, elements yes though.

As long as it isn't KotoR 2. One reason I like BG3 so far is it just feels better written. Good guys can actually accomplish something, our party members are actually likable, we don't have some author mouthpiece always whining about everything we do and how much they hate everything they were hired to write about, and we're not constantly being told "oh the bad guys had to kill billions of people to prepare for new bad guys."