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There's no such core spell. I'd think the spellcheck results for Demon Summoning could be adapted pretty easily. There are also Raise Elemental and Command Elemental spells in the Empire of the East setting book, though the flavor's a bit different.

Pg. 116 of the core rulebook, under Corruption: "Luck to avoid corruption: A wizard that suffers corruption may burn a point of Luck to avoid the corruption. The Luck can be burned after the player rolls to determine the specific corruption result. Note that Luck cannot be burned to avoid a spe...

Here's a workaround that I think will be good for everyone. CapnZapp, take a Sharpie and cross out all the lines in the rulebook you don't like. Everyone else, play the game as you prefer to play it. Winning.

In my experience, the rules as written do not discourage players from firing into melee.

Transylvanian Adventures (a setting without magical healing) has some added rules for hit point recovery: A character recovers 1d4-1 hp immediately after an encounter. A character can take Stamina damage to recover 1d6+level hp. After a good night's rest the character recovers their level in hp, mod...

No additional setting lore, just the usual meaning of pus diviner. Apply the old-school paradigm: take the random thing you've been given and run with it.

Sounds cool!

Could you post a link to the zine? Any other online presence for the project?

The line is intended to present the original content, with a faithful conversion to 5e rules. I only skimmed the latter (I don't play 5e), but I agree with points raised in that review. From what I've heard from folks lately, efforts are underway to pivot towards sensitivity in future products. Thes...

Giants are are scary! A warrior shouldn't want to get up close with one (unless enlarged ?). Ranged attacks, magic, mighty deeds, good tactics. Smart players might try effects that hamper the giant's attack. The one time I threw a giant at a 4th level party, she fumbled her first attack and was quic...

So, which books for DCC (so, not from the pre-DCC series) can I find some setting info about Aereth in? DCC #35 https://goodman-games.com/store/product/dungeon-crawl-classics-35-gazetteer-of-the-known-realms/ would be the single biggest resource (pre-DCCRPG, adventures therein are 3.5 rules). Many ...

I wouldn't allow further backstabs -- the opponent is most definitely aware of the Thief's attack. Starting the next round under grapple rules sounds reasonable. Hmmm, there's the ensnaring (low-damage) garrote in place, but the target's hands are free. So maybe the opponent could either 1) opposed ...

ScoobyThulu wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 8:49 am Dude, how about if I feel patronized and talked down to then I feel that way.

Of course you're free to go out of your way to take offense at a straightforward response to your query. Seems constructive.

I might give a situational bonus for a nat 20 save, depending on what's going on. Maybe a Wizard's Will save for an enemy's spell allows them to channel that energy into a spell check bonus. Maybe a Thief's 20 Ref save gives them an insight into the trap and can disarm it with a die bump. Maybe the ...

Every die has a 1 on it. Don't want them using Enlarge all the time? There are lots of places getting big would be a bad idea: rope bridge, narrow ledge on a cliff face, airship, treehouse, regular house, rookery, canoe ... not to mention the low ceilings and narrow passages they might find on a dun...

I would add (in my interpretation) that a Bond isn't something to be undertaken lightly. It's a considerable investment of resources, and forges a near-permanent link with a much more powerful entity. Trying to update the Bond with a better spell check may be a valid strategy, but should be rarely a...

The -2 at range makes sense, but yeah, the +2 melee is odd. Effectively it's AC 14 ranged or AC 10 melee.

I think it would be more DCC to apply -1d to ranged attacks.

I'd allow up to a d14 if the player can convince me the character has relevant knowledge/experience.

There you go, my friend! It is my own Google Doc character sheet for DCC. A free printable version is available on DrivethruRPG, if the need ever rises. I hope you find it useful. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yDb35e4U-XgNfEGyyS_xV5T1TKNM1SseBWOLMId_-bc/edit?usp=sharing This is just what I ne...

1) There are a great many threats that are not enemies swinging a weapon. 2) You could rule that the Disarm attacks the weapon and does not damage the wielder. 3) Why is this a problem? Maybe the repetition is boring for you, but that's what the player likes, and it shouldn't always be the optimal c...

Does anyone have a generic DCC character sheet in Google Docs? Or MS Word that I could convert?

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Warlords of the Purple Planet. Rules are floating about, but I haven't seen anything about an official release.

There's some early info here http://www.goodmangames.com/forums/view ... hp?t=46463 and there http://dougkovacs.com/dkblog/?p=1125

I think there was more stuff on G+ over the years; I don't know if it exists anywhere now.

There are, perhaps, things the party could do other than run up to foes and attack them. Is melee combat the only option in your game? Do they even out more with ranged attacks? A "walking tank" may not be the best at running over rooftops or wading through sewers, either (esp. if they're ...