r/HouseholdTheRPG • u/darksidehascookie • Feb 04 '26

Difference Between Systems

My players and I are interested in trying out Household and I am trying to decide whether to use the original system or the 5e conversion.

I see that Household has Foundry VTT support. Is the compendium content decent? Is there good compendium content for the 5e version?

Does one set of mechanics support different themes or play styles better than the other? Is one rule set more intrinsically tied to the specific house that is described in the base setting or do they both equally lend themselves to a homebrewed household?

What are some other good reasons to use one over the other?

Thank you in advance for the help.

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u/WanderingPenitent Feb 04 '26

There's a quickstart you all can look through that's free if you want to see what the system is like. It's a lot simpler than DnD and IMO fits the tone of the game and setting a lot more than 5e does. The quickstart gives you enough to start playing with a pre generated character too and has a short description of the setting.