Tenkar's Tavern: Finalizing the Idea for the July DCC RPG Free Loot Contest

Monday, July 2, 2012

Finalizing the Idea for the July DCC RPG Free Loot Contest

Over on G+, James Aulds had the following ideas for DCC RPG contests:

a new zero level occupation with weapon and trade good, a monster, statted and described, more lucky signs/ star signs names.

Then Jon Marr from Purple Sorcerer made the following offer:

If you do the 0-level occupation contest, then I'll compile them into a list and add a "Tenkar's Occupation List" to the 0-level party generator. :)

I think we know what July's contest will will be: 0-level occupation contest with weapon and trade good. Get thinkin'! Don't post until the contest goes live, which probably be closer to the end of the month. I'll also mention this one on the DCC Forums over at Goodman Games, which I didn't for the last one. The last contest sort of took on it's own life ;)

Should be fun :)

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Tim ShortsJuly 2, 2012 at 12:43 PM
Should be very fun. I'm already thinking of occupations. Once I get past all the dirty ones I get to work on it.
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Erik TenkarJuly 2, 2012 at 9:45 PM
yes, i expect it will be a blast :)
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Why "Swords & Wizardry?"

Believe me when I say I have them all in dead tree format. I have OSRIC in full size, trade paperback and the Player's Guide. I have LL and the AEC (and somewhere OEC, but I can't find it at the moment). Obviously I have Basic Fantasy RPG. Actually, I have the whole available line in print. Way too much Castles & Crusades. We all know my love for the DCC RPG. I even have Dark Dungeons in print, the Delving Deeper boxed set, Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea. BOTH editions of LotFP's Weird Fantasy and some dead tree copies of the Greyhawk Grognards Adventures Dark & Deep

I am so deep in the OSR when I come up for breath it's for the OSR's cousin, Tunnels & Trolls

So, out of all that, why Swords & Wizardry? Why, when I have been running a AD&D 1e / OSRIC campaign in Rappan Athuk am I using Swords & Wizardry and it's variant, Crypts & Things, for the second campaign? (Actually, now running a S&W Complete campaign, soon to be with multiple groups)

Because the shit works.

It's easy for lapsed gamers to pick up and feel like they haven't lost a step. I can house rule it and it doesn't break. It plays so close to the AD&D of my youth and college years (S&W Complete especially) that it continually surprises me. Just much less rules hopping than I remember. (my God but I can run it nearly without the book)

I grab and pick and steal from just about all OSR and Original resources. They seem to fit into S&W with little fuss. It may be the same with LL and the rest, but for me the ease of use fit's my expectations with S&W.

Even the single saving throw. That took me longer to adjust to, but even that seems like a natural to me now. Don't ask me why, it just does. Maybe it's the simplicity of it. At 45 52, simplicity and flexibility while remaining true to the feel of the original is an OSR hat trick for me ;)

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Monday, July 2, 2012

Finalizing the Idea for the July DCC RPG Free Loot Contest

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