Adventures in Fiction: Andre Norton
Adventures in Fiction: Andre Norton by Jim Wampler Famed fantasy and science fiction author Andre Norton was born 106 years ago today, on February 17, 1912. Join us, as we celebrate her birthday by taking a look at her works and their influences on both adventure gaming and genre fiction. Born as Alice Mary Norton in 1912, Norton started writing while she was still in high school in Cleveland, Ohio. In fact, she completed her first...
Get Your Road Crew 2018 Swag Right Here!
It’s time to start earning your swag! Once again Dungeon Crawl Classics calls to the faithful to bring 1974 gaming to the masses! Join the Road Crew and help us spread the good news: gaming is awesome again! The Goodman Games 2018 World Tour is now officially up and running! Run games for any of the Goodman Games product lines and get cool stuff like bookmarks, dice, dice bags, character sheet pads, the coveted belt buckle, and maybe...
Get Pregens for New Year’s Evil!
New Year’s Evil is almost here! Celebrate the holidays with the latest DCC Xcrawl adventure — and get these pregenerated characters for FREE! Xcrawl, the live-on-pay-per-view death sport RPG, now powered by the unstoppably old-school Dungeon Crawl Classics rules! And this holiday season, Xcrawl is breaking open a bottle of over-the-top dungeon crawl insanity, and serving it up for some New Year’s Evil! Shipping starts soon, so buy...
Spanish DCC Publishers Win an Rolea Award!
We would like to heartily congratulate our sister company Other Selves for winning the Rolea award for best role playing game of 2017 for the Spanish language version of DCC RPG! We are proud to announce that Clásicos del Mazmorreo (the Spanish version of Dungeon Crawl Classics) has received the “Rolea 2017 game of the year” award! This award is given to the best RPG that was released in Spain since the previous Rolea con...
PAX Unplugged / U-Con Recap
Goodman Games was out in full force this weekend at two great conventions — PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia, PA and U-Con in Ypsilanti, MI! Of his U-Con experience, Xcrawl creator and DCC RPG writer Brendan LaSalle said: “U-Con 2017 did not disappoint! Once again Ann Arbor welcomed a hoard of enthusiastic gamers and geeks to a weekend of fantastic games, discussions, and general nerdery. Huge thanks to all the organizers and fans...
“Appendix N” Podcasts!
With the holidays approaching and cold winter days spent indoors beside a toasty fire, it’s going to be a great time to brush up on your Appendix N reading! Appendix N is the classic bibliography of D&D inspirational sources that Gary Gygax printed in the 1979 edition of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. There are a lot of books on that list, so if you want to someone to help guide you – and perhaps a community to read them with...
The Fine Art of the Role Playing
The Fine Art of the Role Playing by Jim Wampler The American Fantasy Classics art show is running in the Basketshop Gallery at 3105 Harrison Ave. Cincinnati, OH through November 11, 2017. Gallery hours are Monday – Saturday 1:00 PM-6:00 PM, Sundays 2:00 PM-6:00 PM. On Saturday, October 21, I was invited to participate in a singular experience that was part art installation, part performance art, and part role playing game. Two...
Drinking & Dragons Recap
Reporting in from the field, we have this game recap by Judge Brendan J. LaSalle: Drinking & Dragons 7 was a huge success! The new location was fantastic and Goodman Games made the scene. We had great games, great food, And raised money for the Guardians of the Purple Heart. Thank you to all the organizers and participants for making this such a memorable event! Check all the action for yourself: [Show...
Designer’s Diary: Black Sabbath and DCC RPG
Black Sabbath and DCC RPG By Brendan J. LaSalle Spoiler alert! For everything I have ever written for DCC, and a few things I have yet to write. DCC is the most metal game I have ever played. And to me, the music of the book is every incarnation of Black Sabbath. My first encounter with Dungeon Crawl Classics as a fully-formed thing was a pair of playtests Joseph Goodman ran at a hobby shop in Atlanta. We played the adventure that...
Community Publisher Profile: ROCK GOD DEATH-FUGUE
ROCK GOD DEATH-FUGUE is a one-shot adventure that uses the DCC RPG rules to turn players into a rock band on the German leg of its 1st world tour! The PCs are “Rock Gods,” weaving musical “magic” and indulging in all the x dangerous habits and debaucheries of the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle. To make matters worse, the PCs all show up listening to Writhe Through Shadow — the posthumously released album by the band Atramentous – believed by...
Maps for Portal Under the Stars!
That’s right, miniatures enthusiasts! Third Party Publisher Black Scrolls Games has got your back with these scintillating map tiles for the original DCC RPG adventure from the core book — Joseph Goodman’s The Portal Under the Stars. You get 29 double-sided map tiles with 1″ grid overlays and area descriptions, all beautifully painted in full color. Each map is UV-coated and you can even draw on them with wet-erase...
Drinking & Dragons with Brendan LaSalle
This time Drinking & Dragons moves from the tavern to a wilderness adventure! Once again the organizers of Drinking & Dragons are crawling out of the basements, and into the streets to celebrate thier collective love for adventure, conquest and libations! NLC-RPG is proud to present Drinking and Dragons 7, With 15 different adventures planned, and 12 different gaming systems there is sure to be something for everyone —...