Pretty much all the patrons are evil, and while a lawful patron is possible, it is hard to write, since it is the horrific consequences of these pacts that are a major balancing factor in the magic system. But how many games call for ritual bloodletting or bargaining one's soul to a demon as a core mechanic? How many games have Cthulhu has a merely "neutral" god, and tempt you to BE the cultist? It yanks the game down a very dark path, one that many people will find uncomfortable or worse, and greatly limits its versatility. It really does look fun, in the same way it's fun to go insane in Call of Cthulhu.
The sample demons and patrons are interesting and evocative, and the whole system is directly engaging. Mechanically and fluff-wise, I think this is well done, and captures the literature they are trying to emulate (Elric, etc). DCC relies explicitly on pacts with dark gods and demons, and these are hard to avoid. This is the game I always felt AD&D 1E wanted to be with its cacodemon and spiritwrack. It's a minor detail, but dice are a big deal and they matter.
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Plus when you inevitably lose only one (cat!!), you're up a creek, so I need redundant sets of odd dice. I already have players peering uncertainly at their dice trying to decide if its the right one, I can only imagine when you have a dozen varieties that all look similar. If they left it at that I'd be thrilled, but three glaring things detract from it:įirst, it uses usual dice: d3, d5, d7, d14, d24, etc. The monster stat blocks are beautiful in their concise brevity, while still being interesting. The system boils down to a very lightweight 3E/d20. I consider it worth a buy just as an art book and inspirational reading.įor play, I'm not sure. This game has wonderful art, and a lot of attitude. The authors really brought together a complete package in one book – a player’s guide, a spell compendium, a monster manual, and a GM guide, plus a couple modules thrown in for free! So whether you buy the hardbound or PDF, you are ready to head off on a grand quest to slay horrible monsters, discover strange new places, and grab all the gold you can carry!ģ out of 5 rating for Dungeon Crawl Classics It certainly isn’t trying to market to all D&D and fantasy gamers of every edition, but then again, DCC RPG seems to know what it is and makes no buts about it. It’s “old school”, like it or leave it, but they made it fun enough that I think a lot of D&D gamers would like it, regardless of edition.
And I can respect the unapologetic mindset to the game. And some of the new mechanics really add a horror element to the heroic fantasy which you find quite prevalent in novels of the genre since Howard’s Conan first started hacking up demons and undead wizards decades ago. What I really appreciate is that the authors created the old edition experience, but with some surprising and interesting mechanics that make every character feel special as part of an adventuring group. And while I am definitely a 4E fan at heart, I must admit I want to run a mini-campaign or two of DCC RPG for my gaming groups, just for the sheer fun of early edition swords and sorcery roleplaying. Having played through the “old school” era of D&D, as well as numerous other fantasy RPG systems over the years, I can definitely say that Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG pushes all the right buttons for recreating that nostalgic feel of heroic fantasy games from the 70s and 80s. 5 out of 5 rating for Dungeon Crawl Classics
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