space opera 3.5???

[carrdrivesyou]

Yea, so I've got a new DM trying to convert 3.5 to a space opera theme. Magic becomes cybernetics and ****. I've told him it isn't really the best system for it, suggesting shadow run and traveller. He won't listen. Any ideas to help in either direction?

[Bullet06320]

d20 Modern has books that work with that
d20 Modern: Future and d20 Modern: Cyberscape are the direction to point him in

[Andezzar]

If he wants to go into a less technology based space faring campaign, Spelljammer might interest him. Not sure how much 3.5 content is out there though.

[Bullet06320]

If he wants to go into a less technology based space faring campaign, Spelljammer might interest him. Not sure how much 3.5 content is out there though.

http://www.spelljammer.org/

all your spelljammer needs fulfilled there

[Allanimal]

There is always T20, the traveller conversion to the d20 system...
Books are kinda hard to find though...

[Yora]

Star Wars Saga Edition is Space Opera 3.6

[BWR]

Dragonstar is D&D in space, with lasers and blasters and FTL ships and robots and cybernetics and computers etc.
It also has all the normal D&D stuff like dragons (they got tired of being killed by adventurers so they took over a lot of the galaxy), mind flayers, drow, magic, outsiders, etc. There's a lot of magitech stuff too, but if you want just plain non-magical stuff it should be easily refluffed.
It's for 3.0, however, but the conversion shouldn't be too hard and I wouldn't be at all surprised to learn that people have made conversion handooks.

[prufock]

Star Wars Saga Edition is Space Opera 3.6

Seconded. It is a fantastic system, and pretty well balanced (though force users can still get out of hand). I would say take the classes, talents, feats, vehicles, droids, skills, weapons, refluff the races, and maybe cut back on the force aspect unless you want "magic in space." Note: Magic in space is very fun!

[BWR]

It is a fantastic system

Well now. To give a slightly less glowing view of SWSE: I detest the skill and Force systems and think they should be burned at the stake of Bad RPG Mechanics. The rest is pretty decent.