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 Content Packs exist to help GMs translate People, Places, and Things from other systems into No-Dice Actors. Content Packs exist to help GMs translate People, Places, and Things from other systems into No-Dice Actors.
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 +__They:__
 +  * define People, Places, and Things
 +  * include item lists, creatures, factions, environments
 +  * recommend (but do not enforce) Extensions
 +  * translate external RPG material into No-Dice Actors
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 +> **Content Packs may depend on Extensions.**
 +> **Extensions never depend on Content Packs.**
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 +This one-way dependency keeps the ecosystem sane forever.
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 ===== Content Pack Organization ===== ===== Content Pack Organization =====
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 **Tier 0: Core Rules** **Tier 0: Core Rules**
 +The always-on content that is generic, genre agnostic, and can be used in any game setting, or without another Foundation Pack to keep the game simple. 
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 **Tier 1: Foundation Packs** **Tier 1: Foundation Packs**
-  * Fantasy +Pick one or two of these genres as a basis for your game world: 
-  * Science Fiction +  * **[[.:foundation:fantasy:start|Fantasy]]**--A mythic or pre-industrial world where the supernatural exists but is rare, dangerous, or costly, and survival is never guaranteed. 
-  * Modern+  * **[[.:foundation:science-fiction:start|Science Fiction]]**--A future or alternate reality defined by advanced technology, scientific assumptions, and environments hostile to unprepared humans. 
 +  * **[[.:foundation:modern:start|Modern]]**--A contemporary world grounded in familiar technology, institutions, and social structures, serving as a baseline for realistic play 
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 **Tier 2: Mode Packs** **Tier 2: Mode Packs**
-  * High Fantasy +Pick one of these to give your game the more specific feel you're going for: 
-  * Sword & Sorcery +  * **[[.:mode:high-fantasy:start|High Fantasy]]**--A fantasy world where magic is systemic, cultures are larger than life, and conflicts often carry epic or cosmic significance. 
-  * Hard Sci-Fi +  * **[[.:mode:sword-sorcery:start|Sword & Sorcery]]**--A gritty, pulpy fantasy mode focused on personal survival, moral ambiguity, and magic that is corrupting, alien, or feared. 
-  * Space Opera +  * **[[.:mode:hard-sci-fi:start|Hard Sci-Fi]]**--Science fiction constrained by real or near-real physics, where resources, time, and environmental hazards are central pressures. 
-  * Cyberpunk +  * **[[.:mode:space-opera:start|Space Opera]]**--A cinematic science-fiction mode emphasizing heroic individuals, interstellar politics, and emotional drama over scientific realism. 
-  * Western +  * **[[.:mode:cyberpunk:start|Cyberpunk]]**--A near-future mode where technology amplifies inequality, corporations rival governments, and identity is shaped by gear and data. 
-  * Espionage+  * **[[.:mode:western:start|Western]]**--A frontier mode defined by isolation, fragile law, scarce resources, and violence with lasting personal consequences. 
 +  * **[[.:mode:espionage:start|Espionage]]**--A modern or near-modern mode where information, deception, leverage, and social manipulation are more decisive than open violence. 
 +  * **[[.:mode:superhero:start|Superhero]]**-- focuses on characters with extraordinary powers, advanced technology, or exceptional skills who protect the public, fight crime, and battle villains, creating a contrast between "normal" humans and "superhuman" beings. 
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 **Tier 3: Overlay Packs (optional)** **Tier 3: Overlay Packs (optional)**
-  * Horror +Overlays are optional color to fine tune your game setting: 
-  * Gothic / Urban Fantasy +  * **[[.:overlay:horror:start|Horror]]**--An overlay that heightens tension by restricting information, slowing recovery, and emphasizing fear, loss of control, and vulnerability. 
-  * Mythic +  * **[[.:overlay:gothic:start|Gothic / Urban Fantasy]]**--A hidden-world overlay where supernatural beings exist alongside modern society, sustained by secrecy, hunger, and social masquerade. 
-  * Post-Apocalyptic+  * **[[.:overlay:mythic:start|Mythic]]**--An overlay that elevates characters and conflicts into the realm of legends, gods, and symbolic actions with lasting world impact. 
 +  * **[[.:overlay:post-apocalyptic:start|Post-Apocalyptic]]**--An overlay where civilization has collapsed or is collapsing, making scarcity, salvage, and survival the dominant forces of play. 
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 +===== Mapping Popular RPGs → Content Pack Combos =====
 +Below are recommended Content Pack combinations for converting material into No-Dice RPG. These are intentionally modular—GMs can swap overlays to taste.
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 +**__Dungeons & Dragons (5e, Pathfinder)__**
 +  * Fantasy + High Fantasy
 +  * Optional: Mythic (for epic tiers), Horror (for Ravenloft-style play)
 +
 +**__Old‑School Essentials / Basic D&D__**
 +  * Fantasy + Sword & Sorcery
 +  * Optional: Horror
 +
 +**__Conan__**
 +  * Fantasy + Sword & Sorcery
 +  * Optional: Mythic (for legendary heroes)
 +
 +**__Vampire: The Masquerade__**
 +  * Modern + Gothic / Urban Fantasy
 +  * Optional: Horror
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 +**__Call of Cthulhu__**
 +  * Modern + Horror
 +  * Optional: Mythic (for pulp variants)
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 +**__Traveller__**
 +  * Science Fiction + Hard Sci-Fi
 +  * Optional: Space Opera (for cinematic campaigns)
 +
 +**__Star Wars RPG__**
 +  * Science Fiction + Space Opera + Mythic
 +
 +**__Cyberpunk RED__**
 +  * Modern + Cyberpunk
 +  * Optional: Horror (for body-horror or dystopian emphasis)
 +
 +**__Shadowrun__**
 +  * Modern + Cyberpunk + High Fantasy
 +  * Optional: Horror
 +
 +**__Boot Hill__**
 +  * Western
 +  * Optional: Horror (for Weird West variants)
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 +**__Deadlands__**
 +  * Western + Horror + Gothic / Urban Fantasy
 +
 +**__Top Secret__**
 +  * Modern + Espionage
 +
 +**__Delta Green__**
 +  * Modern + Espionage + Horror
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 +**__Numenera__**
 +  * Science Fiction + Mythic
 +  * Optional: High Fantasy
 +
 +**__Blades in the Dark__**
 +  * Fantasy + Gothic / Urban Fantasy
 +  * Optional: Horror