Posted by pandabrett on Nov 12, 2019
The Music of DCC Is Chaos!
The release of DCC #100: The Music of the Spheres (is Chaos) is on the horizon, so Dieter Zimmerman takes a look at the relationship between DCC RPG and music in a series of blog posts appropriately titled “The Music of DCC (is Chaos).” Join him as he decides which Goodman Games person has the most embarrassing taste in music, as he interviews some bands associated with DCC RPG, and as he examines songs that specifically reference Appendix N authors and some that are written by Appendix N authors! THE MUSIC OF DCC (IS CHAOS) #1: The Goodman Games Playlist By Dieter Zimmerman Dungeon Crawl Classics has always had a special relationship with music. Wherever DCC players turn up, sooner or later the question will come up: “What music do you listen to for DCC inspiration?” It’s been discussed on the Goodman Games forums many times, and there was even a G+ group specifically for DCC music. A search for DCC RPG on Spotify reveals a number of playlists by creators and fans. DCC RPG and the associated modules have some pretty specific artistic vibes, but different people musically interpret those vibes in a variety of ways. I asked a bunch of DCC RPG writers, artists, and editors to give me five songs that they most associated with DCC, and then I mashed them all into a playlist for you to enjoy! Not surprisingly because of the sword and sorcery angle, metal bands and prog-rock bands get mentioned a lot. Black Sabbath, Hawkwind, The Sword, High on Fire, Iron Maiden, Blue Oyster Cult, Jethro Tull, Manowar, and Slayer get mentioned a lot in particular. Other bands such as Glitter Wizard and Saint Karloff get mentioned because they have specific ties to the DCC RPG community. Heavy metal band The Sword peforming at The Music Hall of Willliamsburg in Brooklyn, NY on August 18th, 2013. But it’s not all doom and acid trips! We “adventure like it’s 1974” right? Some of the artists and writers involved with DCC aren’t metalheads at all, and their playlists hearken back to more popular music of the 70’s and early 80’s: classic rock and even a little disco and pop. The Cars, Kansas, the Moody Blues, Led Zepplin, Styx, and Steppenwolf are the staples of these playlists. Still, others prefer tracks that could conceivably...
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