Any Dnd 5e compatible Thieves world style city setting out there?

danskmacabre · March 31, 2018, 03:21:29 AM

So yeah, as the title.

Looking for a city set up much like Thieves world (Or a Thieves world conversion would be great).

Is there anything like that out there?

Would be nice to have maps, NPCs, city history, plots etc etc.

S'mon · March 31, 2018, 07:17:13 AM

Zobeck - https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/streets-of-zobeck-for-5th-edition/

Zobeck Gazetteer though is for Pathfinder - https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/?s=Zobeck+Gazetteer+&post_type=product

Rhedyn · March 31, 2018, 11:34:31 AM

https://www.peginc.com/store/savage-worlds-test-drive-lankhmar/

Lankmar fits that kind of setting and here is a free sample, buuut it's not D&D 5e, just a different mid crunch RPG.

Patrick · April 01, 2018, 12:33:25 PM

I can't vouch for how good they are, only let you know they exist:
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/211634/Ebonclad--A-Thieves-Guild-Setting--Adventures
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/207823/Dusk-City-Outlaws-Core-Game?term=Dusk+city&test_epoch=0

danskmacabre · April 02, 2018, 08:04:03 PM

Thanks for the replies, I really appreciate it.
Zobeck looks like a bit too much of a buy in really, particularly as the core book is pretty much a required purchase.

Whilst Lankhmar would be nice, Savage worlds is a very different system from 5e, so it feels like too much work to convert for me at this stage. Although I love the Lankhmar setting, so it's a shame.
I thought there was a DnD rules set for Lankhmar, but I think that was in the ADnD days many years ago.

I'll probably go with Ebonclad, as it's pretty cheap for the PDF and looks/feels a lot like Thieves world, even the cover looks like it's based on the Thieves world cover.

S'mon · April 03, 2018, 05:00:38 AM

Quote from: danskmacabre;1032574Thanks for the replies, I really appreciate it.
Zobeck looks like a bit too much of a buy in really, particularly as the core book is pretty much a required purchase.

Well I stripped Streets of Zobeck for parts, using the NPCs & locales in a couple cities of my own campaign. One of my better recent puchases I think. I found the actual adventures a bit over plotted & you may be right about buy in.

Rhedyn · April 03, 2018, 08:21:47 AM

Quote from: danskmacabre;1032574Whilst Lankhmar would be nice, Savage worlds is a very different system from 5e, so it feels like too much work to convert for me at this stage. Although I love the Lankhmar setting, so it's a shame.
I thought there was a DnD rules set for Lankhmar, but I think that was in the ADnD days many years ago.

I only recommended it because the crunch level is similar (though not as lopsided) to 5e and the test drive gives you a good look at the rules.

Sadly if you were doing this in 3.5 or PF, there are automatic NPC converters to Savage Worlds. (Which weirdly makes Savage Worlds more compatible with 3.5 and PF than they are with each other)

You aren't the only one I've talked to that thought converting from 5e to Savage Worlds would be too much work. I'm curious as to what all goes into 5e prep that makes people feel so locked in.

Nerzenjäger · April 03, 2018, 09:36:11 AM

Quote from: Rhedyn;1032622I'm curious as to what all goes into 5e prep that makes people feel so locked in.

The fact that you have to do it at all.

I don't mind converting to 5E because it's super easy. I do it on-the-fly. But I can understand wanting to have everything statted out beforehand.

S'mon · April 03, 2018, 11:14:15 AM

I think with a 5e monster manual handy you could use the 1e Lankhmar books in 5e with no conversion needed.

Spellslinging Sellsword · April 03, 2018, 06:06:39 PM

Maybe Wizard's 5E conversion PDF + Green Ronin's 3D books (Player's Manual/Gazeteer) or the old Chaosium one with AD&D stats?

danskmacabre · April 03, 2018, 06:15:32 PM

Quote from: Rhedyn;1032622You aren't the only one I've talked to that thought converting from 5e to Savage Worlds would be too much work. I'm curious as to what all goes into 5e prep that makes people feel so locked in.

It's not 5e specific.
I just don't really like Savage worlds as a system. So it just lose interest when something is using Savage worlds.

danskmacabre · April 03, 2018, 06:17:07 PM

Quote from: S'mon;1032645I think with a 5e monster manual handy you could use the 1e Lankhmar books in 5e with no conversion needed.

If you mean 1e DnD, yeah I kind of remember it was about many years ago. I think I even owned it many years ago. but I can't find a PDF of it atm, otherwise I would have happily used that.
I'm pretty sure there was a Fafhrd and Grey Mouser DnD setting book for DnD too many years ago.

danskmacabre · April 03, 2018, 06:18:16 PM

Quote from: Spellslinging Sellsword;1032703Maybe Wizard's 5E conversion PDF + Green Ronin's 3D books (Player's Manual/Gazeteer) or the old Chaosium one with AD&D stats?

Oh yeah I had that Chaosium version too a long time ago (No more) and I used it with "RuneQuest Cities", which was a great supplement with Thieves world.

S'mon · April 03, 2018, 06:41:45 PM

Quote from: danskmacabre;1032706If you mean 1e DnD, yeah I kind of remember it was about many years ago. I think I even owned it many years ago. but I can't find a PDF of it atm, otherwise I would have happily used that.
I'm pretty sure there was a Fafhrd and Grey Mouser DnD setting book for DnD too many years ago.

Oh, the 3e City State of the Invincible Overlord is light on stats, should work with 5e ok - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/1360/City-State-of-the-Invincible-Overlord?it=1&

danskmacabre · April 03, 2018, 07:06:53 PM

Quote from: S'mon;1032715Oh, the 3e City State of the Invincible Overlord is light on stats, should work with 5e ok - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/1360/City-State-of-the-Invincible-Overlord?it=1&

Yeah I kind of remember this setting.
I'll take a look thanx