DCC Day 2020 DCC Open Tournament Results
At DCC Days Online 2020, Goodman Games ran the DCC team tournament, The Greatest Thieves in Lankhmar, once again pitting teams against the deadly challenges of the fabled city of Lankhmar, City of Sevenscore Thousand Smokes. Over the course of three fantastic virtual nights and as many hard-fought rounds, dozens of PCs fell to the deadly traps and cunning puzzles that made up this year’s adventure, and a number of teams were wiped out in TPKs before two emerged as champions, the first place Puttin’ on the Fritz and the runner-up Rat Finks.
We now present the official tournament stats, including all the judges, rooms and authors that contributed to this year’s amazing event. Where appropriate, the stats have been updated to include the additional games run during DCC Days Online!
Round 1 Results
| Place | Team | Round Score | Players | Judge |
| 1 | Puttin’ on the Fritz | 160 | Gary D McBride Kris Vezner Steven Danielson Geoff Knox Keith Haddad | Eric Daum |
| 2 | Rat Finks | 126 | Michael Nusbaum Frank Alonso Tim Spahr Ozz Barta | Tim Deschene |
| 3 | Ice Pack | 116 | Joe Cirillo Sean Smith Cole Niblett Jeff F brett bolen | Haley Skach |
| 4 | Gongfarmer Murder Chapter 55 | 70 | Nathan Groon Jeff Slater William Walters Justin Hamilton Jake Solie | Marc Bruner |
| 5 | Dougernauts | 62 | Christian Ovsenik Stephanie Ovsenik Douglas Walls Kyle Thorson Scott Nash | Jim Skach |
| 6 | Rat-Tail Geeks of Vehement Thrash | 19* | Maezar the Mad J.M. J.M. Donna Klein Cliff Boler David Whatley | Terry Olson |
| 7 | Cold Trio Featuring Trevor | -40* | Dustin Flesher Stefan Ristic Svebor Midzic Trevor Russ | Mike Bolam |
Round 2 Results
| Place | Team | Round Score | Players | Judge |
| 1 | Puttin’ on the Fritz | 137 | Gary D McBride Kris Vezner Steven Danielson Geoff Knox Keith Haddad | Tim Deschene |
| 2 | Rat Finks | -65* | Michael Nusbaum Frank Alonso Tim Spahr Ozz Barta | Terry Olson |
| 3 | Ice Pack | -129* | Joe Cirillo Sean Smith Jeff F brett bolen | Mike Bolam |
Round 3 Results
| Place | Team | Round Score | Players | Judge |
| 1 | Puttin’ on the Fritz | 38 | Gary D McBride Kris Vezner Steven Danielson Geoff Knox Keith Haddad | Marc Bruner |
| 2 | Rat Finks | -31* | Michael Nusbaum Frank Alonso Tim Spahr Ozz Barta | Harley Stroh |
TPKs by Round and Judge (Including results from Gen Con 2019)
| Round | TPKs | Teams | TPK % | Top TPK Judges |
| 1 | 12 | 27 | 44% | Tie – Jeff Goad, Aaron Koelman, Jim Skach, and Haley Skach (2) |
| 2 | 3 | 8 | 38% | Mike Bolam (2) |
| 3 | 3 | 4 | 75% | Harley Stroh (2) |
Deadliest Round (Including results from Gen Con 2019)
| Round | Ratio of Fatalities to Total Number of Players | Total PC Fatalities* | Total Players |
| 3 | 1.8:1 | 33 | 18 |
| 1 | 1.4:1 | 175 | 129 |
| 2 | 1.2:1 | 43 | 37 |
Deadliest Rooms by Round (Including results from Gen Con 2019)
| Round | Room | Author | % of Total PC Fatalities* in Round |
| 1 | Area 1-6 – The Thieves’ Road and the Telekinetic Sponge | Terry Olson | 34% |
| 2 | Area 2-5 – The Wall | Alasdair Cunningham | 34% |
| 3 | Area 3-8 – The Overlord’s Whipping Post | Terry Olson | 82% |
Deadliest Judges (Including results from Gen Con 2019)
| Judge | Ratio of Fatalities to Total Number of Players | Total PC Fatalities* | Total Players |
| Aaron Koelman | 2.5:1 | 25 | 10 |
| Terry Olson | 2.2:1** | 42 | 19 |
| Harley Stroh | 2.0:1** | 28 | 14 |
| James Wall | 1.9:1 | 17 | 9 |
| Mike Bolam | 1.8:1** | 42 | 23 |
| Jeff Goad | 1.6:1 | 23 | 14 |
| Jim Skach | 1.5:1 | 22 | 15 |
| Marc Bruner | 1.1:1 | 31 | 28 |
| Haley Skach | 0.6:1 | 8 | 13 |
| Tim Deschene | 0.4:1** | 9 | 24 |
| Eric Daum | 0.3:1 | 4 | 15 |
** Judges that moved up in the rankings based on their DCC Days Online games!
Deadliest Tournament Modules
Updated for DCC Days Online 2020—the Count Dante Tournament Rating System! Because tournament modules are played at conventions over a large sample of tables and judges, we are able to quantify their danger level. Based on this quantification we have a rating system to use as a guide when selecting your next adventure to run. Here are the ratings for this year’s tournament The Greatest Thieves in Lankhmar, along with our previous tournament adventures, Riders of the Phlogiston and The Black Heart of Thakulon the Undying. Future tournament modules will also use this rating system once they are put through their paces at Gen Con or other large gaming events!
| Adventure | Count Dante Dungeon Rating* | Ratio of Killed PCs | Total PCs Killed | Total Players, Including Rounds 2 and 3 |
| Riders of the Phlogiston – Gen Con 2018 | IV | 0.62:1 | 83 | 134 |
| The Greatest Thieves in Lankhmar – Gen Con 2019 and DCC Days Online 2020 | III | 0.54:1 | 100 | 184 |
| The Black Heart of Thakulon the Undying – Gen Con 2017 | II | 0.35:1 | 23 | 65 |
• Type I – 0.0 to 0.2:1
• Type II – 0.2 to 0.4:1
• Type III – 0.4 to 0.6:1
• Type IV – 0.6 to 0.8:1
• Type V – 0.8 to 0.99:1
• Type VI – 1:1, or 100% lethal!
Most Popular Pre-gens:
- Lankhmar wizard (L3) – 22
- Lankhmar warrior (L3) – 18
- Cold Wastes thief (L4) – 15
- Lankhmar thief (L3) – 14
- (Tie) Cold Wastes warrior (L3) – 12
- (Tie) Cold Wastes warrior (L4) – 12
- (Tie) Eight Cities wizard (L4) – 11
- (Tie) Mingol thief (L3) – 11
- Eastern Lands warrior (L4) – 8
- Mingol thief (L4) – 6
Notable Team Compositions:
- Redundancy, Inc.: Teams with three or more warriors – 2
- Power magic-users: Teams with two wizards – 8
- Levels, smevels: Total number of level 3 vs level 4 characters – 77 vs 52
Complete Stats by Room
Round 1
| Room | Author | PC Fatalities | % of Total PC Fatalities in Round |
| Player Start | Harley Stroh | 0 | 0% |
| 1-0 – Paths of Woe | Harley Stroh | 22 | 13% |
| 1-1 – Smoke, Ghosts & Sentinels | Terry Olson | 12 | 7% |
| 1-2 – The Doorless Vault | Marzio Muscedere | 30 | 18% |
| 1-3 – A Gift from Mog | Terry Olson | 23 | 13% |
| 1-4 – Undead Mess | Mike Bolam | 2 | 1% |
| 1-5 – Trapped Hallway/Bones of the Guild Masters | Tim Deschene | 6 | 4% |
| 1-6 – The Thieves’ Road and the Telekinetic Sponge | Terry Olson | 58 | 34% |
| 1-7 – Escape! | Harley Stroh | 18 | 11% |
Round 2
| Room | Author | PC Fatalities | % of Total PC Fatalities in Round |
| 2-1 – The Rooftop Warrens | Marc Bruner | 1 | 2% |
| 2-1a – Poison Pit | Terry Olson | 4 | 10% |
| 2-1b – Glue Basin | Terry Olson | 1 | 2% |
| 2-1c – Oily Roof | Terry Olson | 0 | 0% |
| 2-1d – Shingle Beast | Terry Olson | 0 | 0% |
| 2-1e – Launch Pad | Terry Olson | 1 | 2% |
| 2-1f – Mind the Gap | Marc Bruner | 2 | 5% |
| 2-1g – Rooftop Fane | Marc Bruner | 4 | 10% |
| 2-1h – The Pigeon Keeper | Marc Bruner | 0 | 0% |
| 2-2 – The Tile Masters | Julien Bernick | 10 | 24% |
| 2-3 – Underpants Alley | Alasdair Cunningham | 1 | 2% |
| 2-4 – A “Quick” Drink at the Blighted Bloom | Bob Brinkman | 3 | 7% |
| 2-5 – The Wall | Alasdair Cunningham | 14 | 34% |
Round 3
| Room | Author | PC Fatalities | % of Total PC Fatalities in Round |
| 3-1 – The Pleasure Gardens of the Mad Overlord | Marzio Muscedere | 0 | 0%# |
| 3-2 – The Crystalline Ball | Harley Stroh | 0 | 0%# |
| 3-3 – Menagerie of the Moon | Marc Bruner | 1 | 3%# |
| 3-4 – Hall of Mirrors | Harley Stroh | 0 | 0%# |
| 3-5 – Servants of the Secret Slime | Terry Olson | 0 | 0%# |
| 3-6 – Sticks and Rods | Marc Bruner | 0 | 0%# |
| 3-7 – Doorway of the Hates | Thorin Thompson | 2 | 6% |
| 3-8 – The Overlord’s Whipping Post | Terry Olson | 27 | 82% |
| 3-9 – The Flames | Marc Bruner | 3 | 9% |
| 3-10 – Tessellations and Combinations | Marc Bruner | 0 | 0%* |
| 3-11 – The Black Sloop | Harley Stroh | 0 | 0%*# |
* Rooms that no teams reached during the tournament at Gen Con 2019
# Rooms that no teams reached during the tournament at DCC Days Online 2020. At DCC Days Online, Round 3 teams started in Area 3-7 to limit the overlap with Gen Con 2019 specifically for the tournament finals.
All-Time Stats for Judges
| Judge | Tournament Games Judged | Ratio of Fatalities to Total Number of Players | Total PC Fatalities* | Total Players | Years Active |
| Tim Deschene | 12 | 1.0 | 61 | 60 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Marc Bruner | 11 | 1.3 | 74 | 56 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Mike Bolam | 10 | 1.4 | 70 | 50 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Terry Olson | 7 | 2.3 | 84 | 36 | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Jeff Goad | 6 | 2.1 | 67 | 32 | 2018, 2019 |
| Harley Stroh | 6 | 1.6 | 44 | 28 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Eric Daum | 5 | 0.7 | 18 | 26 | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Aaron Koelman | 5 | 1.5 | 36 | 24 | 2018, 2019 |
| Rick Hull | 4 | 0.9 | 18 | 20 | 2017, 2018 |
| Haley Skach | 3 | 0.6 | 8 | 13 | 2019, 2020 |
| Jim Skach | 3 | 1.5 | 22 | 15 | 2019, 2020 |
| David Baity | 3 | 1.7 | 24 | 14 | 2017 |
| James Walls | 2 | 1.9 | 17 | 9 | 2019 |
| Jonathon Perkel | 0 | Mathematically undefined! | 0 | 0 | 2018 |
