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Goodman Games' Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC) RPG is Joseph Goodman's entry into the roleplaying game industry as a game system designer. Mr. Goodman has stated that he wanted to "create the Dungeons and Dragons game as Gygax and Arneson would have created if there had already been 30 years of...

Though I signed up for the playtest and was sent the email to take part, I was never able to access the website and download the materials. I never got a second email that fixed the bug in the first email. So, though I have a legitmate reason to have the materials, the only reason why I've had...

Thanks for a great review of a great game!

Actually, English is my first language (one way you can tell is that I capitalize the word because it is a proper noun). I even know fancy words like: dupe [doop] noun 1. a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull. 2. a person who unquestioningly or unwittingly serves a cause or another...

A good way to reduce HP bloat is to simply have fewer levels like they do in DCC RPG. By only having 10 levels, the numbers bloat of HP, AC, ability scores, and the rest is greatly reduced. Having 10 levels doesn't mean that the game is less epic. It just means that an epic monster doesn't...

The pre-orders have already gone out. It is supposed to be on the shelves during the week of May 22. So hopefully yours will get to you about that week as well. You might want to ask over at the Goodman Games site and see if they can give you a better answer. Welcome to Appendix N!

Rough day at the office?

I still have mine from 1978. I'm good.

I prefer this to Vancian magic as well.

Oh I fully agree that the amount of randomness in DCC RPG is not for everyone. The new rules (I have the pre-order books) allows for characters to pick some of their spells instead of making it entirely random. So, what I do is let my players pick half of their spells and roll for the rest...

I prefer the magic system in DCC RPG. In that system, each spell has a casting DC based on the level of the spell. If the caster makes the DC then the spells goes off but minimally. The better the roll, the powerful the effect. So, a basic Magic Missile shoots one missile that does 1 point...

If you're looking for system in which ability scores really matter, then look over here. Ability scores have a bigger impact on attack and damage bonuses and, other than the Thief class, all other classes use an ability score modifier for skill checks. Characters can burn ability score points...

I got my DCC RPG book in for pre-order and a nifty set of funky dice.

I vote "No". First, I don't really think they're going to be able to deliver on all of their promises, so I think the question is moot in the first place. Second, I don't like WotC as a company and I don't want them to get anymore of my money. As I've said in other places, DCC is my DDN and I...

If you're looking for a game written by adults and for adults, then look over here.