Goodman Games

I think you need to start by writing out a narrative of what the Monk in your campaign is. A paragon of discipline and virtue channeling inner mystic energy? A commoner touched by fate to have amazing powers of unarmed combat? A religious adherent touched by greater powers to demonstrate their essen...

I've read all the D&D Next materials, haven't tried it yet. A few broad comments relative to DCC: While both games have a hint of the "return to 'old school'", they are quite different in tone and there is definitely a place for both. Both games have good advice to the GM about setting...

I'll admit that while I like most of the DCC rules, this one is where I'll most likely house rule. I want characters to be distinctly more survivable if they are fortunate enough to go up levels. I hate it when players roll sub-standard hit point dice. Most likely I'll let folks roll and then give t...

Am I asking for too much? :lol: Only your Patron from beyond the electrons John Goodman can answer that. Be hopeful you like his response! What I'd like to see : 1) A "DCC Basic" book . I'm not sure if levels 0-2 is what I'd go with, but I would like to see something closer to Joseph's or...

Some say it is better to be lucky than good. Play fast and hard with her and see what comes of it. If she succeeds in a few adventures you might be having a lot of fun with the slightly thickheaded elf who still manages to get by because her patron bails her out. And wondering what will happen when ...

Not to pick on this particular response, but it does represent a general trend I see in the attitudes about how DCC should be run. I'm definitely in support of the game not giving players success on a silver platter. Risk of failure should ever be present. Likewise, no character should be able to en...

One thing I've considered (that isn't in TA/TG) is Saves against spells. I think they're fine for the PCs. It gives them a last defense and all. But I don't much like them for Monsters/NPCs. A player rolls a modified 23 on a spellcheck and the LAST thing they want is to have that effect nullified b...

I give non-warriors an either/or attack choice. The advantage of Mighty Deeds of Arms is that you can hit and do good damage plus get a cool additional effect (which happens to coincide with the high extra damage from the high deed die roll). For non-warriors I let them attempt the same sort of effe...

I personally wouldn't allow multi-classing (in part because race==class and some, such as elves, already have a touch of that feel). But, for a very small group I'd have no problem with players running more than one character.

Somewhere I posted my regret that we talked Joseph into making the game 10 levels instead of 5. The added space for spells needing 5 levels instead of 3 probably contributed to the need to tighten up the spell formatting. Ironically, I was also against the single spell per page idea and now kind of...

When I get a high constitution score, I immediately check to see if I'm smart enough to be a marginal wizard. I don't have enough DCC experience, but in most systems I find that it is actually the wizard's hit points, not spell adjustments for intelligence, that determine effectiveness and survivabi...

goodmangames wrote:...patience is a virtue.

Unfortunately, it isn't clear that DCC is for the virtuous!

Can't wait to get my hands on a copy.

I have no problem filling in this information myself. I was asking more from a sense of what is already "established" in other DCC adventures, setting discussion, etc. It sounds like I may need to track down 35...

Right now I find table 1-5 serviceable, but what I really want is something with a bit more nuance between the gods and their beliefs. Not a lot, but the following: God Name The basic domain and tenets of the god summed up in 1-3 sentences. Description of holy symbology. Preferred weapon(s), impleme...

It is a pretty reasonable house rule. It reduces both the chance of hitting an enemy or an ally and it mitigates the penalty of hitting the ally. In total it reinforces to the player that missiles into melee are usually not worth it, while being less punitive to the player who decides to attempt it....

caveman, I have to say I'd be a bit annoyed by that as a player. Characters are really fragile in DCC, you don't need to nerf them to preserve the possibility they may die at a moment's notice. I believe starting luck is an extremely important ability by design. After all, it is only through luck th...

I like this reverenddak, particularly with the automatic permanent -1 in an ability every time you hit 0 hp. I don't think I'd allow training to increase ability score though. Make them buy XP and then do the ability scores when they reach a level. With 10 xp required to reach level 1, I think the 1...

Armor check penalties are a tough thing to overcome. I put a couple DC 5 climbing and jumping challenges into a low level beta adventure, and sure enough it was the characters in chain mail who ended up dangling by fingertips and needing help back up. So, at least part of the advantage of less armor...

The rules show a -1 modifier and then if the attack is a miss a 50% chance of hitting an ally instead.

Glad I checked this site, Google thought it was spam.

There is always this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE0ukoL7sW8

Thanks for the legwork Harley. I just did my upgrade and it was all set!

Is the Shipping and Handling also $4 more for the black cover version. When I try to add the $30 upgrade to my cart it is tacking on $4 for S&H bringing the upgrade to $34 total. The original pre-order price actually incorporated S&H into the listed value, so I'm wondering if this is uninten...

Congratulations! Have you and your wife signed and numbered (1/1) him yet?

Great report! And, I think you have a good point about players seeing your fumbles have a negative effect on the NPCs. I also roll almost everything in view of the players.