Goodman Games

What? No TPK? Louis, I'm ashamed of you!

Enough talk. Release the playtest rules!

Huh. That's a major mindswitch from today's games. Do you think it may put off newbies, especially those use to post AD&D systems? I ran into this at a con playtest. A boy had trouble thinking past, "I make a Search check." But I asked him to describe how he was searching and he caugh...

goodmangames wrote:Nothing else to add at the moment. Conceptually I still like the idea supporting multiple systems...but logistically, it's much harder and more resource-intensive than it sounds.

I can imagine. Have to hire more folks at least, and update the online systems to support the increased load.

goodmangames wrote: * It's funny to call ideas from 1974 "new." I mean "new" in the sense that these ideas weren't as pronounced in some more recent editions and variants of D&D.

*Chuckle*. I'm amused how, these days, DJs say Madonna's 80's stuff to be "classic".

For some activities, role-playing substitutes for a skill check. For example, we've all spent years searching for secret doors by rolling a Search check. But -- and I thank Tavis Allison for pointing out this out in a very good, concrete example at a GaryCon playtest last year -- you can also have ...

Here's something I've been thinking about. What if a DCC were written in "native 4E" but there were downloads to support other systems? Or...what if the DCC had generic stats ("Orc, 6 hp, axe, chainmail")...and ALL detailed stats were available as a download? So if you play 4E y...

How are skill checks handled in the DCC RPG? If I remember correctly from that one playtest in Anaheim, CA, certain classes have skills (e.g., thieves/rogues) as part of their abilities while most don't. I do vaguely remember making some sorta skill check where Joseph would give a DC and we'd have t...

mythfish wrote:Jeez...I've played the game and that little write up got me all excited for it!

I participated in one playtest and already heart the rpg. The above write-up -- and the fact that min-maxers are gonna hate the game (good riddance) -- just gave me a nerdgasm.

So, I'm definitely open to suggestions at the moment. :) My take? Focus on whole new mods for the DCC RPG like you did with your 4e line. Backwards-compatibility to 3.x is The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game's shickt. Fans of the DCC RPG will, soon enough, post guidelines on converting prior 3.x DCC mo...

I know it's early, Joseph, but any thoughts of support products for the DCC RPG? Example: Will it be set in Aerth? Or a new world entirely?

For example, if one goes with a unified XP table for all classes, when a character levels up perhaps the player could select a new class from any of the four. Yes...if one does that. :) In my mind, the single most important defining difference between game design in 1974 and game design now is the ...

But I like magic to be MAGICAL. So in addition to the randomized table for each spell, every wizard has unique traits associated with their own casting of a spell. Without getting into too much detail, this is where one mage can be inherently more powerful at casting magic missile than another. Bot...

goodmangames wrote:For all the people who refer to D&D magic as "Vancian," how many people have actually read all the books in Vance's Dying Earth series? And then read the Harold Shea series by de Camp & Pratt?

Read the former (in its entirety), not the latter. I'll have to check it out.

The basic format for DCC RPG will be a hardback book. I'm in talks with suppliers to also provide a dice set as a separate product. Based on feedback in this thread and other places, I will also investigate releasing some sort of limited-edition boxed set for those who are interested. Any hints on ...

I'm sure this is waaaaay early to know for sure, but I'm curious as to how much thought has been put into the way the DCC RPG will be packaged. Thoughts so far, questions, and a wishlist for the game: I assume a boxed set. My guess is that the rulebook will be a standard 8.5x11" size, but it w...

The RPG club I organize, Dead Gamers Society and our local gamestore, DiceHouse Games in Fullerton hosted Joe's DCC playtest in October. For many of the playtesters, it was a introduction to "old school" style of roleplaying. It was a good time and I'm looking forward to seeing the final ...

there were a couple forum threads on the OSR boards...but I don't recall the links. Just a follow-up for anyone interested but too lazy to google this stuff.... :P Some informative DCC RPG Sites : Jeff’s Gameblog http://jrients.blogspot.com/2010/03/images-from-gary-con-2.html and http://jrients.blo...

goodmangames wrote: Fall RPG Rendezvous at Dicehouse Games
October 24, Fullerton, CA (outskirts of LA)
Judge: Joseph Goodman
http://www.meetup.com/Dead-Gamers-Socie ... r/14901802

Thanks for running it at DiceHouse, Joseph. The players had fun.

Sunsword wrote:

goodmangames wrote: For those of us who can't make it to some of these cons, any chance of an Open Playtest in the same vein as what Paizo & Green Ronin have done with Pathfinder & Dragon Age Set 2?

+1!

Sunsword wrote:I'm dying to try out the DCC RPG. Unfortunately, I'm in KY, not CA. Could we get more information? Are spells still a roll with the result determining the effect? Is there a skill system or is it Attribute based? Are Save based on Reflex, Fortitude and Will?

Yes. None. And yes.

Still beating?

Yes, that was fun! You guys were a great group. And only a 25% death rate -- not bad for your first session. :) Thanks. And the deaths occurred close to the climatic battle. If we'd only had a little more time.... Any idea when you'll run DCC RPG again? Oh! Here's info on Strategicon . You have unt...

Had a BLAST playing. Thanks for the playtest, Joseph.

"I hurl a chicken at it. "