Comments on: Roleplaying in the Dune universe

By: d7

d7 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:25:02 +0000

I’ll second the mention of Burning Sands: Jihad. It’s Dune with the serial numbers very lightly filed off, written by fans of Dune to be Dune without calling it “Dune”.

Of course, it helps if you like the Burning Wheel mechanics and play philosophy, but even without it the free PDF is worth looking at for inspiration.
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By: Stargazer

Stargazer — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:09:22 +0000

I agree that Fading Suns is very Dune-like. A friend of mine has run a couple of sessions for us and as far as I remember everyone at the table had a lot of fun. When I am not mistaken, I have the Fading Suns RPG in my collection and there was even a d20 version for everyone who didn’t like the FS rules.
But I think I would still prefer a proper Dune game.

By: Stuart

Stuart — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:05:15 +0000

Deadgod is right. The answer is Fading Suns.

Fading Suns has its own setting, but it is VERY Dune-like: an epic space opera setting with noble houses, galactic guilds, mysticism, and secret societies. When I first read it, my initial thought was that it would be near-perfect for Dune.
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By: DeadGod

DeadGod — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:54:47 +0000

There is a game called Fading Suns. It is not specifically a Dune RPG, but you can tell it provides a lot of inspiration. It would be very easy to run a Dune campaign with it.
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By: Bartoneus

Bartoneus — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:21:44 +0000

Stargazer: what about the potential for a Dune RP game on Wave? This is something I might be really interested in, feel free to e-mail me about it if you’re interested!
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By: Jonathan Hicks

Jonathan Hicks — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:18:31 +0000

I’d love to, but more as a player – I’d like someone who was knowledgable about the Dune universe to GM the game so that I can be immersed in it. I don’t know enough about it to run it myself, but the setting opens up plenty of roleplaying opportunities.

By: Stargazer

Stargazer — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:15:47 +0000

@Elias: Thanks for the link. I will check it out later.

@Bartoneus: A true Dune game could be a lot of fun but also a lot of work for any GM. That’s why I would prefer playing in a Dune game instead of running one.

By: Bartoneus

Bartoneus — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:07:23 +0000

Oh man, I’d love to RP in the Dune world! Actually Dark Sun fills a lot of that realm for me with regards to D&D, but I’d be really intrigued to play in a true to Dune game and see how it goes. I think it’d have to focus strongly on Arrakis, obviously, but allow the players some travel to other worlds and interactions with all of the major factions. I think it could be REALLY fun!
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By: Elias Eight

Elias Eight — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:00:11 +0000

There’s also Burning Sands: Jihad
http://tinyurl.com/yfghkgn

Looks very nice and it’s available for free from the Burning Wheel wiki:
http://www.burningwheel.org/wiki/images/0/08/Jihad.pdf

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