Adventures in Fiction: Manly Wade Wellman
Adventures in Fiction: Manly Wade Wellman by Michael Curtis Our Adventures in Fiction series is meant to take a look at the writers and creators behind the genre(s) that helped to forge not only our favorite hobby but our lives. We invite you to explore the entirety of the series on our Adventures In Fiction home page. May 21 marks the anniversary of the birth of Manly Wade Wellman, a unique contributor to Appendix N....
Adventures in Fiction: Roger Zelazny
Adventures in Fiction: Roger Zelazny and the Chronicles of Amber by Steve Bean Our Adventures in Fiction series is meant to take a look at the writers and creators behind the genre(s) that helped to forge not only our favorite hobby but our lives. We invite you to explore the entirety of the series on our Adventures In Fiction home page. The idea of space gods seems somewhat commonplace today, but Roger Zelazny is the...
Sanctum Secorum Airs on Twitch Tonight
Sanctum Secorum is back with an all-new live show tonight on Twitch! Join Jen and Bob Brinkman as they take a deep dive into the tomes of Appendix N. The Sanctum Secorum show plumbs the depths of Appendix N as it applies to DCC RPG. Each show reviews one piece of Appendix N media — be it literature or film — and then discusses how to bring aspects of it to the table for your DCC game. They explore how the selected piece might already...
Adventures in Fiction: Turning the Khlit Stories of Harold Lamb into RPG Adventures
Our Appendix N Archeology and Adventures in Fiction series are meant to take a look at the writers and creators behind the genre(s) that helped to forge not only our favorite hobby but our lives. We invite you to explore the entirety of the series on our Adventures In Fiction home page. Adventures in Fiction: Turning the Khlit Stories of Harold Lamb into RPG Adventures! by Julian Bernick Spoiler Alert: What...
Adventures In Fiction: Stanley Weinbaum
Our Adventures in Fiction series is meant to take a look at the writers and creators behind the genre(s) that helped to forge not only our favorite hobby but our lives. We invite you to explore the entirety of the series on our Adventures In Fiction home page. Adventures in Fiction: Stanley G. Weinbaum by Ngo Vinh-Hoi Not many authors can be credited with changing the entire trajectory of a genre, yet Stanley Grauman...
A Look at Andre Norton’s Witch World
A Look at Andre Norton’s Witch World by Fletcher Vredenburgh Born in 1912, Alice Mary Norton worked as a teacher, a librarian, and finally a reader for Gnome Press before becoming a full-time writer in 1958. By then she’d already had a dozen books published, including such classics as Star Man’s Son, 2250 A.D. and Star Rangers. Based on their easy style and simpler characterizations, most of her early books...
Adventures in Fiction: August Derleth
Our Appendix N Archeology and Adventures in Fiction series are meant to take a look at the writers and creators behind the genre(s) that helped to forge not only our favorite hobby but our lives. We invite you to explore the entirety of the series on our Adventures In Fiction home page. Adventures in Fiction: Arkham House, Ithaqua, and In-Jokes: The Influence of August Derleth by Bradley K. McDevitt Most of...
Adventures in Fiction: Margaret St. Clair
Our Appendix N Archeology and Adventures in Fiction series are meant to take a look at the writers and creators behind the genre(s) that helped to forge not only our favorite hobby but our lives. We invite you to explore the entirety of the series on our Adventures In Fiction home page. Adventures in Fiction: Margaret St. Clair by Michael Curtis Margaret St. Clair was born on February 17, 1911. Her work...
Sanctum Secorum Live Airs Tonight
Sanctum Secorum is back with an all-new live show tonight on Twitch! Join Jen and Bob Brinkman as they take a deep dive into the tomes of Appendix N. The Sanctum Secorum show plumbs the depths of Appendix N as it applies to DCC RPG. Each show reviews one piece of Appendix N media — be it literature or film — and then discusses how to bring aspects of it to the table for your DCC game. They explore how the selected piece might already...
DCC + Your License Plate = Free Gen Con Badge!
Hey DCC fans! With our triumphant return to Gen Con this year we wanted to remind all of our amazing fans out there about a special offer we’ve got on the books. It’s a well-known fact that you guys are the best, most supportive fans in the world, so naturally this is the sort of thing we know you’ll love! Anyone who gets an official, state-provided license plate celebrating Dungeon Crawl Classics for their vehicle,...
Adventures in Fiction: Philip Jose Farmer
Our Appendix N Archeology and Adventures in Fiction series are meant to take a look at the writers and creators behind the genre(s) that helped to forge not only our favorite hobby but our lives. We invite you to explore the entirety of the series on our Adventures In Fiction home page. Adventures in Fiction: Philip José Farmer by Jeff Goad Today we are celebrating the birthday of Philip José Farmer. While he...
Adventures in Fiction: Abraham Merritt
Our Appendix N Archeology and Adventures in Fiction series are meant to take a look at the writers and creators behind the genre(s) that helped to forge not only our favorite hobby but our lives. We invite you to explore the entirety of the series on our Adventures In Fiction home page. Adventures in Fiction: Abraham Merritt by James Maliszewski Of all the literary influences on D&D and DCC RPG, Abraham...