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One thing I'd like to see is a mechanic for interrupting a spellcaster. Well, right now the DCC RPG requires a spellcasting roll of 10(?)+ to minimally get the spell off with a cumulative penalty when casting the same day . I can tell you that, after playing in one of the test games, it's very diff...

The more iconic monsters do have their own crit tables. Stat blocks are a very simple, stripped-down version of 3E, usually 2-3 rows long. And yes, I do recall that "simplified stat blocks" was also one of the early selling points of 4E! Don't worry, DCC RPG will actually deliver on this....

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goodmangames wrote:Interesting idea, though I do like Aereth. But, as a slight variant to your point, there are spots of it that could be expanded still...

KQ seems to be doing something similar though as a patronage project.

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finarvyn wrote: Hell, I'd love to see what the DCC RPG can do with psionics...!

Is psionics Appendix N?

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geordie racer wrote:If you really want to engage your customers for the long run...

Ah, my vision. When I first read this I swore you wanted to "enrage" the customers.

LOL. Actually, that's easy. Just say, "4th edition is not real D&D...."

An interesting comment from Jeff Dee, artist and co-writer of the original and current Villains and Vigilantes rpg: JD: What tabletop gaming really needs right now is a really solid, really accessible introductory role-playing game. The trend lately has been for older, simpler games to become increa...

Borders is on its last legs and the collective impact of Kindle and iPad is knocking on Barnes & Noble's doors. Luckily B&N has the Nook going for it but November is far enough away that I'm not quite sure what the book store landscape will look like by then... Dislike, but it's the reality...

So, I'm definitely open to suggestions at the moment. :) My take? Focus on whole new mods for the DCC RPG like you did with your 4e line. Backwards-compatibility to 3.x is The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game's shickt. Fans of the DCC RPG will, soon enough, post guidelines on converting prior 3.x DCC mo...

JRR wrote:Wilderlands, Wilderlands, and more Wilderlands. Did I mention Wilderlands?

Isn't it, though, locked in with C&C?

Joseph mentioned about opening up the DCC RPG to 3PP to develop additional material.

What would you like to see from 3PPs? I'd like an Asian supplement.

You didn't have to keep up with much from TSR in the early days -- maybe one hardback a year, and of course lots of modules from which you could pick and choose. Well, I like that model. It keeps it simple. Will the DCC RPG be sold in mainstream bookstores (the ones that survive, that is) as well a...

goodmangames wrote: P.S. Monsters can crit, too. Dragons, demons, giants, and undead have their own custom tables. Dragons rip out limbs, shatter sternums, and splatter spittle laced with breath weapon. Undead tend to transmit grave rot and necrotic diseases. And so on.

I just had a nergasm

goodmangames wrote:Very little complexity...you roll to attack, something special generally happens on a 1 or 20,

Details! I'm assuming there are critical failure and success charts, with the latter progressively becoming more lethal as the PC or the monster is a higher level/HD.

GnomeBoy wrote:Since Aereth has been defined under 3.x and 4e, what if the DCC RPG was Old Aereth, Aereth ages ago...?

Huh. Kinda like the current Glorantha by Mongoose Press? Like.

Something I've played with is letting lower-level casters take higher-level spells. Since a level 2 spell requires a higher check result to be successful (minimum DC 14 vs. DC 12 for level 1)...well, if a level 1 wizard wants to take a level 2 spell right off the bat, why not? It's harder to get an...

Tavis wrote:I created a Facebook page for the DCC RPG. I think this link will take you there, or else you can search for it within FB. Let's use this to post about upcoming playtests, link to announcements, and generally let our friends know we're excited about it!

Nice.

http://www.wolflair.com/index.php?context=hero_lab Hero Lab is a rather cool character generation software. Is there any possibility of working with Lone Wolf to get support of DCCRPG added? :D If what Joseph says is true, it takes five, maybe ten minutes, tops to create a PC in the DCC RPG by hand.

goodmangames wrote:Interesting idea, though I do like Aereth. But, as a slight variant to your point, there are spots of it that could be expanded still...

Contest to fill in a region of Aereth? That'd be cool.

goodmangames wrote:But you can play it at DunDraCon, GenghisCon, GaryCon, and probably some others that we'll announce as the year goes on!

Any of the Strategicons in LA? Comic-Con in San Diego

The following is pure speculation here:

What would be the logistic issues if Goodman Games was to host a contest for a brand new campaign world for the DCC RPG? Copyright issues? Royalties? Etc.?

DCC RPG will be supported by a lot of adventure modules. And maybe one rules expansion a year, if that. Think of it as an "annual," that will contain whatever cool rules ideas came up in the prior year. There's room for OGL/licensed support, and I'm sure some of the licensed products will...

And THAT is why races are classes in this game. If you're an elf, you will be one of a very few in the known world, and one of the very few that your party will ever encounter. You're already special and unique. You don't also need a class. *weeps* That...is one of the best explanations I've ever r...

Will there be rules in the book? Or wait until the first supp?

dar wrote:So could I play out my Pathfinder adventure paths using these rules? Or my big boxed 'City of Brass' set with it? I think that's what it says, am I right?

It does?