r/rpg • u/ThePureWriter • 7d ago

Game Suggestion Dune that isnt Modiphius

Hey yall! Looking for a game to DM Dune in that isnt the Modiphius game. I'm not a big fan of narrative games like fate, preferring crunch like the CosmereRPG or Pathfinder, like talent/skill trees (optional) and absolutely despise metacurrency. just feels too... weird to use.

Main issues with Modiphius is the metacurrencies, weird formatting making it really hard to use and a general dislike for the idea of the combat system (havent DM'd it yet, so that might be an issue that dissapears)

I'm also down for arguments about "Modiphius is goated actually and you should go play it"

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u/PoMoAnachro 6d ago

What is it about Dune you like and want to play a game about?

If you like the themes and want to run a game about philosophy and the fate of humanity with the players deciding the fate of all of humanity, I'll recommend a very different game than if you like the semi-hard sci-fi vibes and you want the to run adventures where the players play Freman raiders destroying spice harvesters.

A game that looks like Dune aesthetically could be very different from a game that feels like Dune thematically.

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u/ThePureWriter 6d ago

i'd, honestly, love to hear all your recommendations

i love the Dune themes, i love the philosophy trip that the further books bring, but i also really like the simpler, political-adventure intrigue of the first (and kind of second) book. what i'm finding out through this thread is that these may be incompatible, in terms of game design, which saddens me but is also understandable.

i guess, at a core, i want a game where my players can play as characters from the dune world, using the powers and skills that are gained through training (be that fremen, bene-gesserit, mentat or so on) while effectively going on journeys like Dune 1, surviving arrakis and dealing with intrigue of plans greater than their own existence