Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG from Goodman Games

[jaerdaph]

It also utilizes Zocchi dice. All of them. Including the d5, d7 and d24. - Goodman Games

The only thing that troubles me about the extra dice is that only one company* makes those specialty dice, and it might be a limiting factor for some who want to play the game if they can't get those dice easily. If this was a boxed set RPG I could see including the specialty dice inside and this being less of a problem, but it's listed as a hardcover.

*albeit Zocchi, probably the best dice maker there is out there.

 

[Jeff Wilder]

Uh ...

d5? d10/2. d7? d8, reroll 8s. d24? d6 (high/low) plus d12.

Not gonna be an issue, really.

 

[jaerdaph]

True, but...

Uh ...

d7? d8, reroll 8s.

That could be annoying.

 

[Remathilis]

Meh.

I used to love Goodman, and its "back to the dungeon" feel. This, however, leaves me cold.

I had hoped from its initial reading that it would a C&C styled "D&D but simplified/Old School" game. That said, it would kinda compatible; at minimum with 3e. (A 3e without skills, feats, or elven paladins, but a 3e nonetheless). When I read it had no intention of keeping the classic six ability scores (Luck is a score) nor traditional fire-and-forget casting, it fell from "Possible Pathfinder replacement" to "Yet Another Fantasy Heartbreaker".

Seriously Goodman; swallow your pride and release OGL-compatible modules again. The 4e thing isn't working out for you, and making your own D&D clone is just going to put you behind the curve in a world with Hackmaster, D&D 4e, and Pathfinder (as well as dozens of free retros) have got a good lock on the former 3e marketplace.

 

[Jeff Wilder]

That could be annoying.

All of them could be mildly annoying, I agree. (I, personally, would want the d5, d7, and d24. And, BTW, what? No d30?!) Interestingly, the "reroll 8s" is the one I would probably find least annoying.

 

[renau1g]

The 4e thing isn't working out for you,

Just curious. Did they ever say that 4e wasn't working out well? I don't typically keep up too much with 3PP

 

[Remathilis]

Just curious. Did they ever say that 4e wasn't working out well? I don't typically keep up too much with 3PP

I recall a year back Goodman soliciting input about whether they should remain 4e, go back to 3e, do OSRIC, or try something new. The conjecture I draw from this is that 4e sales weren't strong enough, and they were unsure where to go next. If 4e sales had been strong, I don't think they would've asked questions like this...

 

[renau1g]

THanks, missed that.

 

[DaveMage]

I'll certainly check it out during the free beta, but if I were to remove skills and feats from 3E/Pathfinder, well, I'd rather simply go back to a retro clone.

The skills and feats are what keeps me *playing* 3.5/Pathfinder. I love 'em!

 

[Harley Stroh]

(I’m not privy to sales, so take this with a grain of salt, but …)

The DCC RPG is first and foremost the fantasy game that Joseph wants to run and play, rather than the game that is going to make him money.

//H