04-28-2012, 10:14 AM
DCC is fun, but it's not designed to be a parody RPG. (Of course each GM gets to pick his or her own style, so games may turn parody.)
The game starts off a little light with the level-0 dudes dying like crazy, but the intent of the game is to move into a much darker adventure style more like the books found in Appendix N. While spell mishap could be slapstick, the intent is to make magic dangerous and hard to predict. Again, individual games could be fun slapstick but this wasn't the intent.
Consider, for example, Gamma World. GW can be run serious or gonzo. I always played it serious, but most gamers seem to have gone gonzo. The rules can allow both but the individuals really determine the style.
If you haven't gone to the goodman boards, take a peek at the threads in the 3PP section. There is a Transylvanian Adventures campaign being developed in the vein of vampire fiction. There is a Frawgs adventure being written that reminds me a lot of Arneson's Temple of the Frogs. Lots of neat products on the horizon. 8)
The game starts off a little light with the level-0 dudes dying like crazy, but the intent of the game is to move into a much darker adventure style more like the books found in Appendix N. While spell mishap could be slapstick, the intent is to make magic dangerous and hard to predict. Again, individual games could be fun slapstick but this wasn't the intent.
Consider, for example, Gamma World. GW can be run serious or gonzo. I always played it serious, but most gamers seem to have gone gonzo. The rules can allow both but the individuals really determine the style.
If you haven't gone to the goodman boards, take a peek at the threads in the 3PP section. There is a Transylvanian Adventures campaign being developed in the vein of vampire fiction. There is a Frawgs adventure being written that reminds me a lot of Arneson's Temple of the Frogs. Lots of neat products on the horizon. 8)
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Member of The Regency Council
Visit my Blackmoor OD&D board
OD&D since 1975
"Don't ask me what you need to hit. Just roll the die and I will let you know!"
- Dave Arneson