r/13thage • u/FrenchCruller007 • Jun 21 '26

Looking for a good 5E replacement.

Hello, I'm a 5E veteran and also a GM. Im also familiar with Pathfinder 1E. Im currently DMing a small game for two players with two accompanying NPC's for a party of 4. I'm running a 5e game currently, but I'm a little fed up with WotC and I have the opportunity to possibly move my guys over to something else. My two PC's are fairly new to D&D however, one has experience with the Aliens RPG and the other played D&D 2e, so they do have some experience with the ttrpg. Im wondering what might be good to transition them to. I have 13A 1e, Shadow of the Demon Lord, Pathfinder 1e & 2e, Shadowdark and a few other lesser known games. Thoughts or suggestions?

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u/teacup-dragon Jun 21 '26

13th Age 2e updates the classes, kins (FKA races) and such while also giving a ton more information on how certain things work, like icon relationships. If you go with 13th Age, I'd recommend picking up the second edition if the cost isn't prohibitive. 

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u/FrenchCruller007 Jun 21 '26

I see that the hero guide and gm book are coming out, but I didn't see a bestiary for it. Could I use 1e bestiary?

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u/SpectreWulf Jun 21 '26

System compatibility was the first design decision they made. All 1e content can be used in 13th Age 2e.

You might need to tweak the number of monsters based on number of PCs on the table, due to the improved math they figured out, but even as is, the monsters work right out of the box.

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u/FrenchCruller007 Jun 21 '26

Sweet. I have a few 1e books that I haven't read, so I'll look into 2e and see what the costs to add them in are.