Recent content by Argyle King

Re Firefly: I agree that the browncoats (and the civil war of that show in general) have parallels to the Confederacy from the US Civil War. Though, I would also say that there are elements of the Second Boer War mixed in, as the primary point of contention in Firefly's (fictional) conflict is...

Something cool that I discovered today: The softcover version of the core rulebook that I have has a different adventure in it than the hardcover version. The softcover that I have contains "The Portal Under the Stars" (the same funnel that is in my hardcover). However, the other adventure in...

It's tough to convey things like feel and tone through a message board, but I think it would be a setting and maybe some alternative class/race options. Like many people, I do enjoy Tolkien and his influence on fantasy. But, for a lack of better words, what attracted me to DCC was that it was a...

Are there OSE (or OSE compatible) resources for more of a sword & sorcery vibe?

At some point, I will likely pick up the Advanced OSE set, as it sounds as though I will still get a lot of use out of that even with other things that I play. I prefer the smaller booklet format, so I hope that's still an option for Advanced. I vaguely recall seeing a comment that it may not...

Last I heard, the GG version includes extra material that is based upon the Elder Bob's notes and addendums. From the FAQ: "...In addition, the lead authors had access to Bob Bledsaw Sr.’s handwritten original manuscript for CSIO, which contains some material that has never before been seen...

I know some of that from reading, but I appreciate the extra depth and experienced opinion that comes from conversation, so thank you. I did not fully understand the BX-BECMI divide. My first time playing D&D was the beginning of D&D 3.5. (I had some 3.0 books but never actually got to use them...

After some discussion on the General forum (where DCC was being compared to OSE,) I decided to pick up a few materials. I felt that increasing my knowledge of the product -by actually looking at it and trying to understand it- would allow me to have a more educated opinion, rather than relying...

OSE and Necrotic Gnome are what I've seen specifically called out as "better" layout. I've looked at a few so as to not limit my opinion to one example. Most recently, I read Halls of the Blood King. It was a good adventure to look at to see how more complex ideas (ex: the library bookshelves...

I have been thinking about this a lot lately due to discussion earlier in the thread because I am someone who strongly dislikes the OSE layout (or at least the adventure pushed forward as the best example of it). While I certainly see the merits of keywords and such, there are a lot of times...

That's true. I think it will be tough to compare the two campaigns. While both are DCC and D&D 5E, the two campaigns are also both very different products. City-State... ended with $597,530 and 2,478 backers. That's quite impressive, but it is also worth noting that the smallest possible...

The prices for the pinball campaign are (imo) very reasonable. With the special clamshell box, it's around 80 (plus shipping) for the 5 adventures. For the regular (non clamshell) box, it's $56 (plus shipping) for all five adventures. PDF Bundle for all 5 adventures is $40. The book for the...

I don't imagine that, in 2026, there are a lot of fans of old pinball machines. When I was very young, my dad owned an arcade/billiards hall, so I have some fondness for old games. I do not remember any of the specific games being used for this, but I do like pinball machines and pinball...

You could try making saves and ability checks a roll-under system: 3d6 vs ability score, rolling less than the relevant score is a success.

I just watched some of the recent preview videos for the set of adventures based upon old pinball machines. The "clamshell box" option is pretty cool.