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- Tue Apr 07, 2020 5:00 pm
- Forum: DCC College - New Judges Start Here
- Topic: Ability checks and difficulty levels
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15253
Re: Ability checks and difficulty levels
Yes, you can do this with other abilities. It all depends on how you like to roll....pun intended. I, personally, do not let them know the DC most times. But to some extent this depends on how you handle luck. I tend not to tell them how much luck a character would need to expend to turn a failure i...
- Mon Apr 06, 2020 5:03 pm
- Forum: Magic and Spells
- Topic: New Spell - Whispering Worms of Absolom
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10369
Re: New Spell - Whispering Worms of Absolom
NiceArchade wrote: ↑Sun Apr 05, 2020 7:48 pm Hey guys! Been a while since I've been on the boards, but I seem to have time on my hands … here's a new spell I wrote up.
https://archadestower.blogspot.com/2020 ... solom.html
Cheers!
- Mon Mar 30, 2020 5:25 am
- Forum: Rules discussion
- Topic: Random encounters?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 29879
Re: Random encounters?
Since 1978, these have been my go-to methods. First from B1...
...then from the DMG...
- Tue Mar 10, 2020 10:49 am
- Forum: Magic and Spells
- Topic: Lack of a cleric spell
- Replies: 18
- Views: 52619
Re: Lack of a cleric spell
Being attached to a Patron should be a burden. That Patron will have things they want you to do, and that's "want" as in "do this or you will regret it"... Herein lies the crux of the issue. DCC does this in several places - some subtle (like this one) and some not so. But nothi...
- Tue Mar 10, 2020 9:11 am
- Forum: Characters
- Topic: DCC Halfling only class that's worse than Basic D&D source
- Replies: 71
- Views: 409406
Re: DCC Halfling only class that's worse than Basic D&D source
I’m super late to this party, but I figure I’ll still throw in a few coppers. In most cases, the halfling is perhaps not as an inspiring combatant as the warrior or dwarf, but not all cases. For those interested in the efficacy of the halfling combatant, you may find the following noteworthy: Given...
- Tue Mar 10, 2020 9:11 am
- Forum: Characters
- Topic: DCC Halfling only class that's worse than Basic D&D source
- Replies: 71
- Views: 409406
- Tue Mar 10, 2020 4:23 am
- Forum: Characters
- Topic: DCC Halfling only class that's worse than Basic D&D source
- Replies: 71
- Views: 409406
Re: DCC Halfling only class that's worse than Basic D&D source
I was fortunate enough for my first DCC con game to be at Goodman’s table play testing a funnel (that unfortunately never saw the light of day) . Of my 4 PCs, 3 died pretty quickly, but my halfling barber survived! With twin razors he made Sweeney Todd look like a pansy! He dominated until the fina...
- Fri Feb 28, 2020 4:47 am
- Forum: Judges' Forum
- Topic: Dice woes
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12656
Re: Dice woes
I'm not sure I ever really gave a crap about what dice people were using and why - except for the DCC Tournament sessions, where were were provided a set of dice for everyone at the table to use. If someone really thinks they have hi and lo dice - hell, even if they do - I'm not sure I believe or ca...
- Thu Feb 27, 2020 4:59 am
- Forum: DCC RPG General
- Topic: Resources for In-game Pricing and Economy
- Replies: 4
- Views: 22670
Re: Resources for In-game Pricing and Economy
While working on the online DCC campaign I'm running, which has become oddly focused on commerce and economics, I realized I needed some kind of reference on how much certain things should cost (a longship relative to a horse or a house, etc). I came across a few resources I thought I would share i...
- Thu Feb 27, 2020 4:58 am
- Forum: DCC RPG General
- Topic: Introductions Thread - Join the Band!
- Replies: 556
- Views: 3065968
Re: Introductions Thread - Join the Band!
My name is Brent, and I live in the northern suburbs of Chicago. I have been an RPG player for over 30 years, but just got introduced to DCC. I love it! The flexibility and "rules light" flavor makes it my new game system of choice! which northern suburbs? Jim, I am in the Round Lake area...
- Wed Feb 26, 2020 7:47 am
- Forum: Magic and Spells
- Topic: Frequency of Mercurial Magic
- Replies: 12
- Views: 27776
Re: Frequency of Mercurial Magic
I ran a couple games once for a group, and one guy playing a Wizard was very disappointed in his spells, primarily because of MM. Then in the first encounter, he realized he could cast the force wall thingy and get a shower of frogs (centered on himself) that fell so hard they did damage.... When h...
- Tue Feb 25, 2020 1:14 pm
- Forum: Magic and Spells
- Topic: Frequency of Mercurial Magic
- Replies: 12
- Views: 27776
Re: Frequency of Mercurial Magic
I agree with both of you. I agree that MM is one of the awesomely unique things about DCC. As is often said about DCC, it's about RULINGS, not RULES. I have just found that, playing the MM rules as written, a wizard may find himself with a lot of spells he really doesn't want to use, due to all of ...
- Tue Feb 25, 2020 11:11 am
- Forum: DCC College - New Judges Start Here
- Topic: mighty deed disadvantage
- Replies: 14
- Views: 70350
Re: mighty deed disadvantage
I tell players with warrior/dwarf characters that if they aren't declaring a mighty deed every round, they are missing out on what makes a warrior powerful.
Every. Round.
Every. Round.
- Tue Feb 25, 2020 5:13 am
- Forum: Magic and Spells
- Topic: Frequency of Mercurial Magic
- Replies: 12
- Views: 27776
Re: Frequency of Mercurial Magic
One of the interesting things about DCC is about how at its core it is an embodiment of conflicting concepts. What this does is create a game a that can go in a thousand directions at once, and hold up. For example, it is at once simple and complex. Mercurial Magic is a great example. On its surface...
- Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:58 am
- Forum: DCC RPG General
- Topic: Introductions Thread - Join the Band!
- Replies: 556
- Views: 3065968
Re: Introductions Thread - Join the Band!
which northern suburbs?DivineWannabe wrote: ↑Sat Feb 22, 2020 6:53 pm My name is Brent, and I live in the northern suburbs of Chicago.
I have been an RPG player for over 30 years, but just got introduced to DCC.
I love it! The flexibility and "rules light" flavor makes it my new game system of choice!
- Mon Feb 24, 2020 4:57 am
- Forum: Magic and Spells
- Topic: Frequency of Mercurial Magic
- Replies: 12
- Views: 27776
Re: Frequency of Mercurial Magic
Yes...yes it is.DivineWannabe wrote: ↑Sun Feb 23, 2020 7:29 pm I am saying that with a result of 41-60, it is a very small margin for someone to learn a spell with no extra MM effects.
By intention.
- Tue Feb 18, 2020 5:18 am
- Forum: DCC RPG General
- Topic: Skull & Crossbones Classics
- Replies: 3
- Views: 17755
Re: Skull & Crossbones Classics
If I'm not mistaken, isn't there something in the GaryCon event schedule for this? Hold on a sec... Bob is running two session of this: "A storm-tossed ship on the wine-dark sea... Castaways on a island, far from the shipping lanes... The feeling that you are not alone... Sometimes, even the ha...
- Fri Feb 14, 2020 5:48 am
- Forum: DCC College - New Judges Start Here
- Topic: How to handle player losing all their characters
- Replies: 11
- Views: 46680
Re: How to handle player losing all their characters
Also, one last thing. DCC is meant to conquer fear. That sounds a bit hyperbolic, but let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up. Lean In. That is not my advice. It is advice from the inestimable Brandon LaSalle (and Harley Stroh)! The meaning is this (at least to me): That thing you fear?...
- Fri Feb 14, 2020 5:41 am
- Forum: DCC College - New Judges Start Here
- Topic: How to handle player losing all their characters
- Replies: 11
- Views: 46680
Re: How to handle player losing all their characters
Things to remember: A) When you're playing a 1st level adventure, 10 XP is a pretty low bar. It will likely be like two or three encounters. 2) If a player is suddenly characterless, having them roll up a few 0's who, as mentioned in the suggestions below, become part of the group. It is not as burd...
- Wed Feb 05, 2020 4:51 am
- Forum: ---> CHECK THIS OUT NOW <----
- Topic: The *New* Forum Begs A Moment From You...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 56150
Re: The *New* Forum Begs A Moment From You...
Personally, I'd throw Characters and Magic and Spells under Rules discussion, particularly since character "builds" are...uhhh...not really a focus of DCC. Because I would think that you'd want GFA and Lankhmar in the top tier at the very least. MCC, too. Perhaps The thing about forums is ...
- Wed Feb 05, 2020 4:44 am
- Forum: ---> CHECK THIS OUT NOW <----
- Topic: The *New* Forum Begs A Moment From You...
- Replies: 10
- Views: 56150
- Sat Feb 01, 2020 8:04 pm
- Forum: Rules discussion
- Topic: Thief Action Dice
- Replies: 12
- Views: 21975
Re: Thief Action Dice
I allow thieves to backstab when (1) they are not in front of the enemy (flanking works too), and (2) the enemy is either unaware or distracted with something else, such as fighting someone else or performing an action (e.g., holding the gates open, casting spells). Action As for thief skills, I th...
- Sat Feb 01, 2020 8:01 pm
- Forum: Rules discussion
- Topic: Spell power progression scale
- Replies: 24
- Views: 47377
Re: Spell power progression scale
If you have to stop the round of combat to read more than three sentences to introduce something to the action, something is wrong. This is a statement of opinion masked as a statement of fact. So that you don't think I'm speaking from a lack of experience or understanding (which I think you do by ...
- Fri Jan 31, 2020 10:51 am
- Forum: Rules discussion
- Topic: Thief Action Dice
- Replies: 12
- Views: 21975
Re: Thief Action Dice
I have two thieves. One of them, just out of humor during play starting talking about, like tumbling out of falls or something. Every. Time. I had already changed the way Thief Skills work (making it a generic progression by just giving them the points and letting them allocate with no more than thr...
- Fri Jan 31, 2020 9:31 am
- Forum: Rules discussion
- Topic: Thief Action Dice
- Replies: 12
- Views: 21975
Re: Thief Action Dice
Now I'm interested in the discussion about how often the thief can use backstab. What are the opposing views? "When attacking a target from behind or when the target is otherwise unaware". Whenever this happens, the backstab happens. A good Thief/Warrior duo has the warrior use her Deed t...