DCC: Suggestions (all welcome)

yell0w_lantern · Post by **yell0w_lantern** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:36 am

I started this just as one thing I would personally like to see published in the DCC line but I'd like to see other people's thoughts for this fantastic bunch of modules. Please feel free to post your suggestions/wish lists or whatever about stuff you'd like to see in Dungeon Crawl Classics.

I suppose my favorite aspect of the DCC product line is that many of the adventures are homages to 1st ed AD&D modules with a new twist or even set of new twists. There have been several with haunted locales such as crypts, caves, and even a light house (btw, will this be released in print to the public at large some day?) but as far as I know (which, admittedly, is not that far) there has not been a classic Haunted House adventure. I would love to see one of these.

JediOre · Post by **JediOre** » Thu Apr 06, 2006 12:56 pm

Hey yell0w_lantern,

Welcome on board the Goodman Games forums.

Your request may have already been fulfilled in Dungeon Crawl Classics #20: Shadows in Freeport.

Since you asked, I'm always interested in the basics: orcs, goblinoids, giants, etc. Of course, I'm a sucker for these silly things and have got every DCC to date (except 3.5)

Whizbang Dustyboots · Post by **Whizbang Dustyboots** » Mon Apr 10, 2006 3:35 pm

I love that we've seen a DCC inspired by the Tomb of Horrors and will soon see one inspired by the Keep on the Borderlands. I'd love to see The Village of Hommelet receive a similar treatment (the moathouse was probably the adventure site I played the most back in the 1E days) as well as the giant, drow and slaver series. They wouldn't need to be a series (although that'd be great, too), but simply doing a site-based adventure featuring storming a giant's fortress (although I suppose the Stormbringer modules might count as this, but I'd rather see something like a stone giant's mountain castle), raiding a drow cavern complex and organizing a breakout from a slaver's citadel.

Alarick · Post by **Alarick** » Tue Jun 06, 2006 7:07 pm

i love to see one like the old module isle of dread

Post by **Jengenritz** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:27 pm

War Rafts of Kron....anyone remember that one?
Not exactly old-school, but it was one of the first good modules I ever played.

Drone · Post by **Drone** » Sun Jun 25, 2006 11:09 am

A while back, AEG and Fantasy Flight Games made mini-adventures. They cost only $2.50-$3.00 US and were handy little things to add to your campaign when you wanted to have something happen to the PCs "on the road" or to try and level them before the next adventure.

Although the AEG ones weren't very good, I think this idea still has some merit. Just little 4 or 5 encounter mini-adventures (or as they call them in Dungeon magazine, SideTreks). Nothing fancy, just ideas that can't be made into full-blown DCCs.

Maliki · Post by **Maliki** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:05 pm

Jengenritz wrote:War Rafts of Kron....anyone remember that one?
Not exactly old-school, but it was one of the first good modules I ever played.

I remember that one, never had the chance to either run or play it, but it did make for some good reading.

Maliki · Post by **Maliki** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:06 pm

JediOre wrote:Hey yell0w_lantern,

Welcome on board the Goodman Games forums.

Your request may have already been fulfilled in Dungeon Crawl Classics #20: Shadows in Freeport.

Since you asked, I'm always interested in the basics: orcs, goblinoids, giants, etc. Of course, I'm a sucker for these silly things and have got every DCC to date (except 3.5)

I like adventures with the common monsters as well, humanoids are my favorite creature type to throw at my PCs.

groodude · Post by **groodude** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 12:18 pm

If I had a vote to throw out, I'd put mine down for the slavers series (A1- A4).
There are people that I'm gaming with who have barely even heard of these adventures. That's just not right!

Renshai · Post by **Renshai** » Tue Nov 21, 2006 2:20 pm

I agree, a Slavers series would be great.

JediOre · Post by **JediOre** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 5:59 am

We need more modules that rely upon mankind as being the main foe. Of course they should have some monster allies or lackeys and they may be praying to a demon-god or such, but having man as the main foe (with humanoids) just seems to be in keeping with the old golden age of fantasy. Almost every game I've ever heard about has man as the most common race. It stands to reason that they, like evil humanoids, would get the lion's share of villainous roles.

Many of the classic AD&D modules include this theme:

The Slaver series
The Temple of Elemental Evil
Parts of the Desert if Desolation
The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh

These are examples that come to mind. Also, the most dangerous villains in The Keep on the Borderlands were demon-worshiping clerics.

That's my two more cents worth.

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 3:52 pm

Well Jedi, I'll have to hit you up to buy my module when it finally gets printed. Probably another year from now. They have at least a half dozen modules ahead of mine, and mine will be a 3 part deal. Maybe more. It may remind you a little of the Desert of Desolation series, mostly because mine is set in arid plains and desert areas, and mountains. About a 600 square mile area. Its actually based on teh terrain around my home. So when I am describing enocunter areas it will be based on terrain I actually looked at and decided to use.

moriarty777 · Post by **moriarty777** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 8:48 pm

Treebore wrote:Well Jedi, I'll have to hit you up to buy my module when it finally gets printed. Probably another year from now. They have at least a half dozen modules ahead of mine, and mine will be a 3 part deal. Maybe more. It may remind you a little of the Desert of Desolation series, mostly because mine is set in arid plains and desert areas, and mountains. About a 600 square mile area. Its actually based on teh terrain around my home. So when I am describing enocunter areas it will be based on terrain I actually looked at and decided to use.

Sounds really cool Treebore! I'll spend my gaming dollar on that when it (they) come out!

Moriarty the Red

Nahat Anoj · Post by **Nahat Anoj** » Sun Nov 26, 2006 10:37 pm

It may be sacrilege to suggest this, but one thing you might try is a more social oriented dungeon. Now, before anyone shouts "Hang him high!", I *don't* necessarily mean getting into character or artsy fartsy "ROLEplaying versus ROLLplaying." What I mean is, having a dungeon where mutliple factions are vying for a prize and spelling out faction motives, interests, plans, reactions to possible events, etc. Something like competing elemental factions from the ToEE, intrigues in the Criestine court, etc. Navigating this "social dungeon" could even use something like dramatic challenges from SpyCraft to make social interaction more crunchy and quantitative.

But I understand why this wouldn't be in the cards. They are, after all, "Dungeon Crawl Classics," not "Roleplaying Interaction Classics."

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Mon Nov 27, 2006 11:46 am

Two things, I want to make sure everyone knows/understands that Necromancer Games is publishing my module, Not Goodman.

Jonathan,

You may like my module. It involves several factions with their own agenda's. In essence its a political powerplay and DM's can definitely go much further than what will be in the modules.

Plus "The Coils of Set" may be something you can work with as well. That is by Ryan Henry, also via Necromancer.

Grey Citadel, even though 3.0, may be up your alley as well.

Argamae · Post by **Argamae** » Sat Dec 02, 2006 7:07 pm

Don't know whether that has already been suggested (in one of the other threads) but what I would like to see are some nation or region specific sourcebooks - much in the line of the old "Gazetteers" of the MYSTARA setting for D&D (you know the ones, don't you: ELVES OF ALFHEIM or MINROTHAD GUILDS et. al.)
Top of the wish list would be "CRIESTE" and "THEOCRACY OF THE LANCE"!

Nahat Anoj · Post by **Nahat Anoj** » Mon Dec 04, 2006 8:26 pm

Treebore wrote:Jonathan,

You may like my module. It involves several factions with their own agenda's. In essence its a political powerplay and DM's can definitely go much further than what will be in the modules.

Plus "The Coils of Set" may be something you can work with as well. That is by Ryan Henry, also via Necromancer.

Grey Citadel, even though 3.0, may be up your alley as well.

Thanks! I'll check them out.

trancejeremy · Post by **trancejeremy** » Mon Jan 01, 2007 10:04 pm

How about some solo adventures? While they weren't many of these for D&D (a few, using invisible ink), they were quite popular for Tunnels and Trolls and the Fantasy Trip.

(In fact, that's what prompted me to think of it - a company - Dark City Games sent me review copies of a couple of their modules, which are very much inspired by those Fantasy Trip adventures from Metagaming. Not that I want someone to step on their toes, so to speak, but they use very different rules than D&D, closer to Gurps)

mythfish · Post by **mythfish** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:45 am

trancejeremy wrote:How about some solo adventures?

I always thought some DCC adventures designed for one GM and one player would be fun. Something in the style of the Thief's Challenge/Fighter's Challenge/Priest's Challenge D&D adventures from 2nd ed.

Jet Jaguar · Post by **Jet Jaguar** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:44 am

A solo DCC would be so cool. The player could be like Fafhrd or the Gray Mouser, fighting evil and grabbing treasure in the sewers beneath some city. I'd buy it!!!!

Cardinal · Post by **Cardinal** » Thu Jan 04, 2007 6:21 am

another vote for a solo DCC adventure!

...however, what I'd also like to see:

Give us an all-new mini-campaign series of 3-4 "linked" DCCs, either as a campaign starter (levels 1-6) or as a highlight for the "mid-range" levels (7-12) of an ongoing campaign.

Eryx · Post by **Eryx** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 3:40 am

A series of books in the vein of the old Book of Lairs from 1st ed would be a great addition.

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