DCC World

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 1:22 pm

Where are these pdf's available at? Drivethrurpg? Are they high quality pdf's, or scans?

Renshai · Post by **Renshai** » Fri Sep 29, 2006 7:30 pm

There aren't any PDFs available for purchase other than the DCCs that are currently out. The Known Realms has not been released to PDF yet. That was just me begging for it to be released.

jason.richardson · Post by **jason.richardson** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:59 am

I was hoping for another PDF preview of the boxed set today. Maybe not?

Post by **goodmangames** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:16 pm

Not today, but look for another one this Sunday...

Renshai · Post by **Renshai** » Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:51 pm

After my first game too. Curses!

Thank you though, for the previews.

jason.richardson · Post by **jason.richardson** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:59 am

goodmangames wrote:Not today, but look for another one this Sunday...

Mr. Goodman,

Thanks. That's great news, I look forward to it. You've already shared enough to be honest, but more previews are cool.

I pre-ordered this from my LGS yesterday and the owner is giving me 20% off.

Now I sit staring at the phone...

Renshai · Post by **Renshai** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:06 am

I'm right there with you Jason.

jason.richardson · Post by **jason.richardson** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 6:41 am

Renshai wrote:I'm right there with you Jason.

haha, man I'm so hyped. I haven't been this excited about a setting in a very long time. I typically use Greyhawk or a setting of my own design I called World of Jaessar (my world, my initials are J.S.R.). Anyway, I love the anticipation, it is a feeling I miss lately.

What system are you planning to use? D&D v.3.5? I'm starting a new AD&D campaign with the boxed set.

cheers,

jason

Renshai · Post by **Renshai** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 7:20 am

I know the feeling man. I haven't been this motivated by a setting since I purchased the original 1E Grey Forgotten Realms boxed set.

I've never had time to make my own setting unfortunately. I always found myself over-detailing certain parts and feeling bogged down after a month or so of work.

I will actually be running two games in the Known Realms. The first will be for a group of four (and in January that goes to five) friends using D&D 3.5. I will only allow the core rules plus a few house rules I've created.

The other game is for my 12 year old. I will be using Castles and Crusades for that campaign. I find it much easier to run on the fly than D&D 3.5.

You can find details about my 3.5 campaign in this forum, by the way

Ren

Post by **Harley Stroh** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:49 am

jason.richardson wrote:
Renshai wrote: I'm starting a new AD&D campaign with the boxed set.

Wow. That is SO cool. We need to get you to come to GenCon and run some 1e games. Same with you, Ren, with C&C. Very cool.

//H

jason.richardson · Post by **jason.richardson** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:06 am

Harley Stroh wrote:
jason.richardson wrote:
Renshai wrote: I'm starting a new AD&D campaign with the boxed set.
Wow. That is SO cool. We need to get you to come to GenCon and run some 1e games. Same with you, Ren, with C&C. Very cool.

//H

You know, I've been gaming since I was 9 years old and I'm almost 36 now and I've never once been to a gaming convention. I don't know why really, I just never have.

However, knowing I'd be involved with this setting and Goodman Games as part of the convention might just get me to get off my butt and go next year.

I love DMing, I prefer it to playing a character and I'd love to run an AD&D First Edition adventure at the GenCon. I'm very knowledgeable about First Edition AD&D.

Anyway, thanks for the suggestion.

Post by **Harley Stroh** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:22 am

Jason,

TacoJon ran a bunch of 1e games for us. I believe they were very well attended. (I sat in on some of the games, and the players were loving the action --- even though many of their PCs bit the dust.)

If you're near Indy, this is something to think about, for certain.

//H

tacojohn4547 · Post by **tacojohn4547** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 3:35 pm

jason.richardson wrote:

I'm starting a new AD&D campaign with the boxed set.

Very cool indeed, Jason. Just be warned, though. The little nudge I got from Harley last winter "to come to GenCon and run some 1E games" sounded a lot like this:

We need to get you to come to GenCon and run some 1e games. Same with you, Ren, with C&C. Very cool.

My convention-going experience was much like yours - very little. Until this year, that is. Now, of course, I feel like I need to go to GenCon every year and run 1E sessions. GenCon is a great experience. It certainly exceeded my expectations.

I'll echo Harley's suggestion - if you're anywhere near Indy, you should try to make it. I know I'm going back next year. And I'll be running something in 1E AD&D. (I don't know what it is that I'm going to run yet - I'm kind of waiting to see what Harley is going to write and have published in the next year before deciding.)

There is a lot of love for 1E AD&D events at GenCon, I can assure you. The more quality 1E DM's that come (or come back) the better for everyone.

cheers,

tacojohn4547

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:25 pm

I'll be at GenCon next year. Right now it looks like my whole family will be with me. If so I don't want to commit to a scheduled event, but I'll be happy to do some pick up games of a DCC using Castles and Crusades. Meaning I'll run them. Probably one of the ones in the 2nd to 6th level range. Maybe as high as 8th. The Mysterious Tower would be a fun one, and it is already converted to C&C.

jason.richardson · Post by **jason.richardson** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 4:11 am

goodmangames wrote:Not today, but look for another one this Sunday...

I'm not sure if this is the case for everyone, but I can't open the latest PDF preview. It opens about 90% of the way and then an error happens and freaks out Acrobat.

Anyone else having this problem?

Post by **Harley Stroh** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 5:51 am

Yup, it's not just you. I have the same problem. We'll see if we can't get another file uploaded in its place.

//H

Renshai · Post by **Renshai** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 11:04 am

It worked just fine for me. Its a great preview too, by the way. It offers some great advice for running the DCCs as an Adventure Path.

Also, I'm mentioned in the last paragraph of the preview, which is pretty cool!

(Thanks Harley!)

Post by **goodmangames** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:06 pm

jason.richardson wrote:
goodmangames wrote:Not today, but look for another one this Sunday...
I'm not sure if this is the case for everyone, but I can't open the latest PDF preview. It opens about 90% of the way and then an error happens and freaks out Acrobat.

Anyone else having this problem?

Are you using a version of Acrobat before v6? That may be the source... the file was very large so I downsampled it to reduce the size, but it also increases the version compatibility requirements...

kenwig · Post by **kenwig** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:04 am

I'm just itching to get the Known Realms PDF too! I've purchased all mine from RPGnow.com. They are all high quality pdf's & I recommend them.

jason.richardson · Post by **jason.richardson** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:28 pm

goodmangames wrote:
jason.richardson wrote:
goodmangames wrote:Not today, but look for another one this Sunday...
I'm not sure if this is the case for everyone, but I can't open the latest PDF preview. It opens about 90% of the way and then an error happens and freaks out Acrobat.

Anyone else having this problem?
Are you using a version of Acrobat before v6? That may be the source... the file was very large so I downsampled it to reduce the size, but it also increases the version compatibility requirements...

Hello,

I'm running adobe reader 7.0. However, I saved the PDF preview to my desktop and I can open it with no problem from there.

The preview is nice. Thanks.

Renshai · Post by **Renshai** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 6:45 pm

Will the PDF be released at RPGNow and Drivethru this week?

Post by **Harley Stroh** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:10 pm

So last night I was working on a DCC project and reached for the GM's guide and accidentally pulled out a module, whose back cover image I didn’t recognize: two PCs climbing a spiral staircase as a troll threatens to cast them into the abyss below.

Heh. Turned out it was “Vault of the Thief Lord,” one of the 2 adventures included in the boxed set. I’ve been so focused on the Gaz. books that I’d forgotten about the adventures.

jason.richardson · Post by **jason.richardson** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:12 am

Okay, so tonight is the first session of my new AD&D First Edition campaign set in the Known Realms.

So far I only have what's been posted on these boards about the Known Realms to go by, so I printed one of the posted maps and designed an introductory adventure to start things off.

I have six players. Only two of them are familiar with First Edition, so I made sure this first adventure was simple, straight forward and gave them a few opportunities to see how the game plays.

The adventure starts with the PCs all arriving at a road-side inn located on the road between Archbridge and Dundraville. After they arrive and spend some time in the tavern, they learn (from local gossip, etc.) that sheep herders from the hills to the north are reporting that something is stealing their sheep in the night. They also learn that "old man Quiper was found dead in his pea garden." Well, long story short, later that same night goblins attack the inn. After the battle the locals and innkeeper offer the PCs 250gp to find these monsters and put an end to their menace.

After some tracking they follow the goblins to an old ruined keep in the hills to the north, enter the keep and either kill or run-off the goblins within or meet a bloody end and roll up new characters.

Short and sweet. I should be able to run this in one session. The start of tonight's session will be helping the players get their 1st level characters ready to adventure. I will post on my blog (at my myspace) how everything turns out.

Wish them luck!

Post by **Harley Stroh** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:24 am

Awesome. Sounds like a fun game.

What's the link to your blog?

//H

Edit: I should have checked your profile first:

http://www.myspace.com/jason_richardson

Renshai · Post by **Renshai** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:28 am

Good luck with your game Jason!