Crawljammer fanzine -- feedback

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I recently bought a subscription to Crawljammer and thought it would be nice to have a thread where folks could leave comments and suggestions.

Overall, I enjoyed issue #1. I like the fact that there are some scifi and planetary romance style resources for DCC, since the core RPG doesn't really address those genres much.

I like the fact that I get both PDF and print copies. That's a nice perk and allows me to print off specific parts if I want them.

Great job so far! My only objection is that the text goes pretty close to the edge of the page. Not such a problem on the outer pages, but sometimes the text gets really close to the fold and staple near the center.

Anyone else have any thoughts about Crawljammer?
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In three words: I love it.

I mean, I know, it's a little early in the game, what with only a single issue out and all, but I am really jazzed by the advent of Crawljammer, and it is going to help satisfy a Leigh Brackett/Edgar Rice Burroughs/C L Moore/Andre Norton/Jack Williamson/Frederic Brown itch that reading all this Appendix N fiction created.

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Issue #1 was cool. I don't know if my the setting would appeal to my player's tastes, but it is a great idea.
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We played a lot of Spelljammer back in the day.

How close is Crawljammer to that? I hope it's more than just ELVESSSS IN SPACE!
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The Appendix N vibe of Crawljammer is pretty clear. It seems to deal with more ERB-style planetary action than 2e D&D-style.
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Yeah, the "jammer" in the title may evoke images of Spelljammer, but so far the content doesn't remind me much of that setting. Much more like ERB and others.
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I'd like to chime in as well, Crawljammer has been a fun read and I like the lizardman mercenary class a bunch! Great work, Tim!
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