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Dragon Kings Reunites the Original Dark Sun Creative Team for a New Edition of Timothy Brown’s Savage Fantasy RPG

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Timothy Brown’s Dragon Kings

Strange Owl Games has announced the release of Timothy Brown’s Dragon Kings in a brand-new edition suitable for 5E play, with conversion rules for 2E included. Brown, the award-winning co-creator of the Dark Sun universe, has further refined the desperate, savage world of Khitus, his spiritual successor to those exciting tropes and themes.

Brown reunites with Troy Denning, and Brom for the project. Veteran TSR designers Bill Salvicsek and Rich Baker are also part of the Dragon Kings team.

This crowdfunding campaign for Dragon Kings includes the Core Book with the entire setting and 5E-compatible rules, 2E conversion, maps, adventures, setting-appropriate dice, game master’s screen, and audiobook.

Dragon Kings crowdfunds on BackerKit, beginning September 22, 2026.

The Dragon Kings crowdfunding campaign includes:

  • The Dragon Kings Core Book with the complete setting and 5E-compatible rules
  • Conversion rules for 2E
  • Maps
  • Adventures
  • Setting-appropriate dice
  • Game Master’s screen
  • Audiobook
  • 30+ new creatures
  • 60+ pieces of commissioned original interior artwork

Inside the hardcover:

  • A complete 5E-compatible game with setting and rules in one book
  • Six ancestries native to Khitus
  • Classes, subclasses, and integrated psionic rules
  • Sorcery that is rare, dangerous, and alive
  • Survival, travel, and scarcity systems
  • A regional gazetteer filled with adventure hooks
  • 30+ new creatures
  • More than 60 original pieces of interior artwork created by human artists

Traveller, the Most Influential Science Fiction RPG of All Time, Is Coming to 5E

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Traveller 5E

Traveller, the most influential science fiction RPG of all time, is coming to 5E. A landmark conversion brings nearly five decades of iconic science-fiction roleplaying to the world’s most popular tabletop system.

Traveller, first published in 1977, is officially being adapted in a new project led by veteran game designer Timothy Brown, in full coordination with Mongoose Publishing. The project aims to bring the depth, scope, and creative freedom of classic Traveller to a new generation of players.

Designed for groups interested in science-fiction storytelling using familiar tabletop mechanics, Traveller 5E preserves what made the original game legendary while making it accessible to a wider audience. The result is a complete science fiction roleplaying experience centered on interstellar travel, trade, jump space starships, and sector-level worldbuilding, allowing groups to create entire universes on their own.

Traveller 5E supports a wide range of play styles and science-fiction themes, offering tools for:

  • Iconic character creation
  • Designing original worlds, sectors, and interstellar settings
  • Building starships, vehicles, and alien creatures
  • Campaign play focused on exploration, commerce, and discovery

The crowdfunding campaign for Traveller 5E will launch on March 31.