New characters for DCC?

[MrHemlocks]

Hello

Are there any plans for DCC to add more characters/races to the game? I like the ones we have but my players always require more. I understand that DCC does not want book/edition wars like D&D has gotten themself into but maybe a 1-2 small books, less than 25 pages, a year with added rules and possible characters/races would be neat and profitable.

[beermotor]

CRAWL! just put out an issue with 4 new classes.

[sheriffharry]

...including a mischievous GNOME/illusionist + very innovative Bard, Paladin and Ranger.

[MrHemlocks]

...including a mischievous GNOME/illusionist + very innovative Bard, Paladin and Ranger.

These are all great I am sure but not official DCC classes/races. I was wondering if DCC was going to put out anymore books that will expand on the rules/classes/races.

[beermotor]

Pretty sure that answer is no. There's so many ways to customize characters, particularly with interesting ARRPEE, that I think extra classes are superfluous, but that's just me.

[Colin]

...including a mischievous GNOME/illusionist + very innovative Bard, Paladin and Ranger.

These are all great I am sure but not official DCC classes/races. I was wondering if DCC was going to put out anymore books that will expand on the rules/classes/races.

Not unless such material appears in one of the Annuals, and to be frank, I think Joseph prefers that such material is produced by 3PPs. One of his big goals with DCC RPG was to specifically avoid creating a ruleset that became ever more bloated with more splats, more rules, more stuff in general. It's like the anti-3r/4e/Pathfinder model; Joseph clearly wants to focus on giving Judges adventure ideas and support. Besides, you do know that all 3PP material is personally vetted by Joseph, don't you, so that there's no rubbish? Don't be too quick to ignore something just because it's 3PP.

Colin

[sniderman]

Besides, you do know that all 3PP material is personally vetted by Joseph, don't you, so that there's no rubbish? Don't be too quick to ignore something just because it's 3PP.

Colin

Bingo. If you see this on the cover:



...it means Joseph himself reviewed the material, judged it to be worthy of the game's "voice", and has allowed the logo to grace the product. Can't get much more "official" unless Joseph wrote and published it personally.

[Colin]

Yep. Plus, some of us who've written 3PP material are also involved in writing official material too (so it's really odd to say, "I like your work in this official product but will not even look at it in this 3PP Joseph-approved product."). Nope, I ain't saying anything; I'm under NDA.

Colin

[MrHemlocks]

Nice to know. If I see the DCC logo it is good to go)