Crows, James Introcasos MCDM Dungeon Crawler RPG

[Aldarc]

Abrasive hardline positions rarely persuade nor does it win you many friends here.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Last James talked about it, he talked about it being survival horror. The monsters in the dungeons being unknown horrors. Toying with the idea of not having names for the monsters, only art, and have the players name the monsters as they encounter them.

A post-apocalyptic world with isolated settlements where you use the wealth from the dungeons to do base building in your local settlement.

All speculative at this point, of course.

That all sounds good, but also not novel. (Having every monster be unique is something DCC tried in the core book, although the players eventually demanded full bestiaries.)

EDIT: The later post included all of the novelties. Definitely shares a lot of the same idea space as a lot of other dungeon crawlers, but with enough interesting bits to make something new, as expected.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

"Crows" gives me big Abercrombie vibes for some reason. MCDM's take on the OSR/Shadowdark niche?

With lots of clean-cut shirtless guys showing off their perfect abs for the art?

Wait, wrong Abercrombie ...

 

[Reynard]

With lots of clean-cut shirtless guys showing off their perfect abs for the art?

Go on...

 

[AdmundfortGeographer]

With lots of clean-cut shirtless guys showing off their perfect abs for the art?

Wait, wrong Abercrombie ...

That game will be called Chads, it’s about taunting enemies that they’re all betas.

 

[mamba]

With lots of clean-cut shirtless guys showing off their perfect abs for the art?

So, Critical Role on Amazon?

 

[el-remmen]

I am more interested in this than I am Draw Steel! - (though I hope to try Draw Steel soon).

 

[TiQuinn]

What's the elevator pitch for Crows? Anyone know? Because calling it "dungeon crawler rpg" tells me nothing, really.

Because they haven’t even given the elevator pitch yet. Sheesh.

 

[TolkienThePiss]

More from the MCDM subreddit...

*Crows * is a dungeon-crawling, survival horror RPG. Player characters are adventurers in a desolate world who dive into horror-infested ruins to find gold, gems, and other valuable treasures to make your home village bigger and better.

*Crows * is unfair. It doesn’t care about your character’s level. Charge at a behemoth without a good plan to take it down, and you’re probably going to end up as a puddle of gore. This game’s math hasn’t been balanced to ensure that players will win most of the time. But this game’s unfairness goes both ways. Come with a clever plan to defeat that behemoth, like dropping the cave ceiling on their head while they slumber or sneaking by them while they're distracted, and you can win the day without a fight. A good plan or clever thinking won’t just save your life, it’ll get you paid—and that’s the whole point.

Someone else over there said they got to do a playtest in November and has answered a few questions in the comments.

 

[Mannahnin]

Someone else over there said they got to do a playtest in November and has answered a few questions in the comments.

That's cool. Another little motivator for "I should try to make it to PAX Unplugged this year".