[video] Why DCC is Awesome

[Finarvyn]

Kind of a neat 25-minute video about what makes the DCC RPG such a cool game

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmuSiUM4_mQ

Here are his major points.
1. Easy to learn
--> DCC compared to 3E and 5E.
2. Emphasis on player skill over character builds
--> Resource management and a lot of discussion about the “luck” stat.
3. Magic is unpredictable.
--> Random charts, spellburn
4. Game is deadly.
--> Most of the modules written are deadly if you aren’t careful.
5. Fantastic first and third party support.
--> Goodman has dozens of modules to pick from, other companies have many as well.
--> Settings include Lankhmar, Mutants, Transylvania, Dying Earth, Hubris, Purple Planet, Empire of the East.
--> Free quick start PDF online, $5 quick start print, $25 softback, so cheap to get started.

[Finarvyn]

Here's another video that is pretty fun. It's aimed at folks who have never played DCC, but it does a pretty good job of selling the good points of the game. This one is also around 25 minutes in length.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yXv_jLtJ-E

Some highlights:

"It's by no means a perfect system but if you love chaos, rulings before rules, and completely unbalanced play, Dungeon Crawl Classics may be for you."

Art and Layout: Lots of variety; conveys the tone of the game. Most of the game is art and tables, so not as many rules as it looks like.

You can download a "quick reference" of all of the key tables. It's on the Goodman Games website.

Classes and tiers of play: Zero level "funnel" and regular level play. Zero level is a lot like folks on a game show. Zero level character generator on purplesorcerer.com to print out sheets. Level play is similar in philosophy to most other RPGs.

Luck stat -- thieves can get luck back quickly and roll luck dice to do stuff.

Magic -- chaotic and unpredictable; spells get stronger with higher dice rolls.

Elf, Dwarf, halfling are classes of their own. Similar to B/X in that regard.

Lots of free options at Purple Sorcerer games. Character generators, dice rollers, etc.

Discussion of options for online play. (Fantasy Grounds, Foundry, etc.)
---> Foundry has a $25 online package that has the full core rulebook, drag-and-drop options, etc. Highly recommended by video.

[phantomtim]

These are great resources. Thanks for sharing them. I'm going to pass them along in one of my favorite Discord servers, where folks were recently discussing checking out DCC.