Loving this concept

[bigironvault]

Hi everyone, been reading a ton of reviews and some of the free PDFs. I'm really liking this game a lot. It's totally after my own heart in terms of it's brutality and just level of difficulty. The random-ness is perfect. I've even taken a stab at making my own RPG very similar to this (and sold quite a few copies) but I think DCC takes it to another level. Can't wait for my copy and the modules to arrive in the mail.

Good job Goodman!

[tovokas]

Welcome aboard!

[IronWolf]

Welcome, though I am a newcomer myself.

We played our about 6 level 0's through the included funnel adventure just to play with the rules a bit. It was great fun!

[bigironvault]

You know at the basic level,

1. Critical/Fumbles
2. Charts for all spells
3. Rolling different types of dice

... all equal awesome!

[IronWolf]

3. Rolling different types of dice

... all equal awesome!

You know I hear some people complain about the funny dice. I think it is great! It was sort of fun tracking down the unusual dice I didn't have in my collection. It is hard to recapture that feeling when I opened my Moldvay Basic box and saw these funny looking dice, but I think DCC is recapturing that - along with many other things from those early days of gaming.

[finarvyn]

And if you don't like funky dice, there are some easy fixes.
1. Roll a larger die and roll over (e.g. use a d8 for a d7, re-roll 8's)
2. Use a smaller die and a control die to double the range (e.g. use a d12 and d6 to simulate a d24; do nothing if the d6 comes up 1-3 and add 12 if the d6 comes up 4-6)

My first playtest games all took place without the special dice. Not a really big deal at all. (Of course, now that I have several sets I don't want to go back... )

[IronWolf]

And if you don't like funky dice, there are some easy fixes.
1. Roll a larger die and roll over (e.g. use a d8 for a d7, re-roll 8's)
2. Use a smaller die and a control die to double the range (e.g. use a d12 and d6 to simulate a d24; do nothing if the d6 comes up 1-3 and add 12 if the d6 comes up 4-6)

My first playtest games all took place without the special dice. Not a really big deal at all. (Of course, now that I have several sets I don't want to go back... )

Yeah, I've been using normal dice with control dice and such as mentioned on here. I have my "funky" dice ordered and on the way though! Can't wait until they get here.

[TheNobleDrake]

And if you don't like funky dice, there are some easy fixes.
1. Roll a larger die and roll over (e.g. use a d8 for a d7, re-roll 8's)
2. Use a smaller die and a control die to double the range (e.g. use a d12 and d6 to simulate a d24; do nothing if the d6 comes up 1-3 and add 12 if the d6 comes up 4-6)

My first playtest games all took place without the special dice. Not a really big deal at all. (Of course, now that I have several sets I don't want to go back... )

An interesting note is that DCC can actually be played just fine with a single d10 (used as d30, d20, d10 and d5) a single d12 (used as d24, d12, d6, d4 and d3) and a single d8 (used as d8 and d16... also able to sub in as a d7 and d14).

It takes only 3 dice if you want... and none of them are particularly hard to find, either.

[finarvyn]

An interesting note is that DCC can actually be played just fine with a single d10 (used as d30, d20, d10 and d5) a single d12 (used as d24, d12, d6, d4 and d3) and a single d8 (used as d8 and d16... also able to sub in as a d7 and d14).

It takes only 3 dice if you want... and none of them are particularly hard to find, either.

Ah ... a minimalist!

Seriously, that is an awesome observation and a wonderful counter to the argument that DCC is unplayable because of the dice requirement.

Three dice. Heh!

[IronWolf]

An interesting note is that DCC can actually be played just fine with a single d10 (used as d30, d20, d10 and d5) a single d12 (used as d24, d12, d6, d4 and d3) and a single d8 (used as d8 and d16... also able to sub in as a d7 and d14).

But I *want* to roll funny looking dice!

[TheNobleDrake]

Ah ... a minimalist!

Yeah... a minimalist... that's me. Yeah, right! I am the guy that bought 6 lbs of assorted Gamescience dice + one 7 piece set for each of my 8 players and a 12 piece set for myself, and snagged a 7 piece set from a friend that bought them and then thought they were "ugly".

...oh, and sometime, probably soon, I am going to pick up about 8 more d30s and d3s... you know, just to cover the bases.

Seriously, that is an awesome observation and a wonderful counter to the argument that DCC is unplayable because of the dice requirement.

Three dice. Heh!

It was an observation I happened upon while a player was asking "which dice do I need to play this Halfling?" and my gut reaction, being heavily sarcastic by nature, was to say the strangest sounding thing I could think of... and it turned out that I was right about managing every die asked for in DCC with just 3 frequently under-used die types.

But I *want* to roll funny looking dice!

Me too! I especially like the "teardrop" d3s, "tri-force" d5s, and d16s... though oddly, I'd rather roll a Gamescience d14 for both d14 and d7 results than use an actual d7... apparently it is "too weird" for me.

[bigironvault]

I think the bottom line is that this is the game I would have written if I could. Love it.