Dungeons and Dragons is one of the most popular and widely recognized tabletop RPGs in the world. Involving a group of players creating their characters with pens and paper and traveling a world based purely on the Dungeon Master's imagination, it's safe to say that Dungeons and Dragons allows for a lot of customization. With tons of secrets about lore from official sources, and players being able to create an entire world of their own design, gameplay in Dungeons and Dragons is seen by many as limitless.
Now, one small business is putting that to the test by creating a Dungeons and Dragons and Destiny crossover all in one. Velvet Fang, the company behind the crossover, officially created the version 1.0 of its Destiny crossover in December 2020, which features 9 new classes for players to pick from, hundreds of exotic items working as replacements for Dungeons and Dragons' magic items, and 150 monsters for players to fight in the setting. What started off as a simple homebrew Dungeons and Dragons conversion project has become a vast undertaking.
There are three core rulebooks for Dungeons and Destiny, which is the official title of Velvet Fang's crossover setting. There's a Player's Guidebook, Architect's Guide, and Bestiary of the Wilds. All of these three books, which include help on how to play, how to act as the game master, and the monsters players can fight are all available for free download from Velvet Fang's official website. For any tabletop gamer, especially for one who wants to try out a new sci-fi setting, Dungeons and Destiny seems a great way to get started. Existing Destiny players can even throw themselves into the lore of the setting in a new way through this crossover.
It's clear that the creators of Dungeons and Destiny are huge Destiny fans, and this is shown in more than just the Dungeons and Dragons crossover. The website also produces a fan-made magazine for Destiny, showing the commitment of the Destiny community to the games. The first volume covers fans' memories of the first Destiny game, rather than covering new events like the upcoming Witch Queen expansion.
While Dungeons and Destiny may be a good way for Destiny fans to explore the setting they've known from the games, for Dungeons and Dragons fans the crossover may be a departure from what the game focuses on primarily. As a fantasy title, Dungeons and Dragons rarely takes anything that could be considered sci-fi on board, with only the Artificer class and Warforged race being remotely sci-fi. So, the jump to a Destiny setting may be a bit much for some players.
