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Modern D&D

Hello, I'm trying to DM a modern DnD campaign. I came across D20 Modern but must say that I can't seem to adapt well to it and I find it personally very intuitively and odd.  Are there any good reference sheets and guidelines for D&D 5e for a modern setting that pays during our time?
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Manny L.
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Hi, I've dipped into that myself in the past and agree with your comments that although it's d20-based it's heavily 3.0/3.5E and even then ... it's a weird version that is not very compatible with later versions. You could do conversions but I'm guessing you'd rather just get stuck in :-) Specifically for 5E, I would suggest taking a look at the following: 1. "Cryptids Inc." which is a modern 5E setting available from Lewis Publications on DriveThruRPG for $29.95. 2. "Modern Arsenal" is a collection of modern rules from Christian Maund on DMSGuild for $3.49.
Manny L. said: Hi, I've dipped into that myself in the past and agree with your comments that although it's d20-based it's heavily 3.0/3.5E and even then ... it's a weird version that is not very compatible with later versions. You could do conversions but I'm guessing you'd rather just get stuck in :-) Specifically for 5E, I would suggest taking a look at the following: 1. "Cryptids Inc." which is a modern 5E setting available from Lewis Publications on DriveThruRPG for $29.95. 2. "Modern Arsenal" is a collection of modern rules from Christian Maund on DMSGuild for $3.49. thanks! I have also seen other TTRPG games in modern settings, is there any that you know of and reccomend?
Check out Modern Age from Green Ronin. It's a 3d6 system use the AGE system.
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Manny L.
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Void said: Manny L. said: Hi, I've dipped into that myself in the past and agree with your comments that although it's d20-based it's heavily 3.0/3.5E and even then ... it's a weird version that is not very compatible with later versions. You could do conversions but I'm guessing you'd rather just get stuck in :-) Specifically for 5E, I would suggest taking a look at the following: 1. "Cryptids Inc." which is a modern 5E setting available from Lewis Publications on DriveThruRPG for $29.95. 2. "Modern Arsenal" is a collection of modern rules from Christian Maund on DMSGuild for $3.49. thanks! I have also seen other TTRPG games in modern settings, is there any that you know of and reccomend? My favourite modern RPGs are: -- lower tech --     - Call of Cthulhu (Chaosium 5th edition). Tentacles.      - Deadlands (Pinnacle Entertainment Group). Tons of fun gunslinging adventures, but does need a little bit of TLC to speed things up. -- higher tech --     - Cyberpunk 2020 (Atlas Games). Golden oldie for corporate shenanigans.     - Gamma World (Original TSR version, or the d20 conversion "Omega World" from Dungeon Magazine #94). Fallout meets RPGs. Written waaaay before Fallout was released.     - Shadowrun (Catalyst Game Labs 5th edition). Corporate shenanigans, with dragons and trolls.     - Star Wars (Fantasy Flight Games). Amazing adventures and a really cool game system.     - Star Trek (2d20, Modiphius). Took me a while to get used to the system but it is a  blast, and really encourages team play. Probably better for groups that enjoy the Star Trek universe. If your group want something more light-hearted I highly recommend Paranoia, which is just totally amazing.  Hope that helps a bit to give you some inspiration!