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Struggling with System. (lemmy.world)
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Hi, I was writing a campaign setting that was meant to be a heavy metal, sword and sorcery, Robert Howard style setting.

Trouble is I'm stuck for a system, initially I went with DnD 5e just cos it has so many tools for making monsters and encounters, but then I picked PbtA as a particularly troperific system.

Now I'm kinda stuck, cos PbtA doesn't seem to have as much meat on it. Anyone have any advice or suggestions for systems?

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[–] NumberNine@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

mork borg bills itself as light on rules, heavy on everything else, I wouldn't recommend it for what you're thinking of but it's a great game that's always worth checking out.

swords of the serpentine is a gumshoe system built from the ground up for sword and sorcery. definitely worth checking out.

If you want something in the vein of Robert Howard and Michael moorcock, barbarians of lemuria takes heavy inspo from both