Switching my group to DCC
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2020 9:37 pm
A hair over two weeks ago I switched my group to DCC, and I have to say we are having a blast!
This is a group of somewhat new players who had just finished their previous campaign last month. We had tried several systems during the course of the year-long campaign, starting with Fantasy Age (which didn't even last the first session), through Open Legend (which was good, but all the characters just seemed to run together), and finally to Basic Fantasy RPG.
Now, I'm not knocking the previous systems, don't get me wrong, but nothing.. and I really mean NOTHING, could have prepared us for DCC. My magic user is happier because he feels powerful (and slightly scared of corruption), my warriors are loving mighty deeds, and I have one very happy cleric who loves playing the healer of the party.
But what I find most interesting is that our host's 6 year old son got into the action this previous Saturday. This is an ADHD boy on the spectrum who, while liking that we came over, has not shown an interest in gaming with us. In previous sessions he's on the couch, in the lazy-boy, or crawling under the table. In short, doing everything but paying attention to what's going on on the table.
But during the funnel two weeks ago (Portal Under the Stars) he sat and listened to the entire adventure for 3 hours, and this last Saturday he wanted to play a character. It was a 6 hour session, so he wasn't able to stay at the table the entire time, but he was engaged a LOT more than anyone, including his parent's, expected. We were able to do 2/3 of Doom of the Savage Kings before real-world caught up with us.
This is a fantastic system that I wish I had been using since the beginning. Thank you to everyone who has, and continues to make it what it is.
This is a group of somewhat new players who had just finished their previous campaign last month. We had tried several systems during the course of the year-long campaign, starting with Fantasy Age (which didn't even last the first session), through Open Legend (which was good, but all the characters just seemed to run together), and finally to Basic Fantasy RPG.
Now, I'm not knocking the previous systems, don't get me wrong, but nothing.. and I really mean NOTHING, could have prepared us for DCC. My magic user is happier because he feels powerful (and slightly scared of corruption), my warriors are loving mighty deeds, and I have one very happy cleric who loves playing the healer of the party.
But what I find most interesting is that our host's 6 year old son got into the action this previous Saturday. This is an ADHD boy on the spectrum who, while liking that we came over, has not shown an interest in gaming with us. In previous sessions he's on the couch, in the lazy-boy, or crawling under the table. In short, doing everything but paying attention to what's going on on the table.
But during the funnel two weeks ago (Portal Under the Stars) he sat and listened to the entire adventure for 3 hours, and this last Saturday he wanted to play a character. It was a 6 hour session, so he wasn't able to stay at the table the entire time, but he was engaged a LOT more than anyone, including his parent's, expected. We were able to do 2/3 of Doom of the Savage Kings before real-world caught up with us.
This is a fantastic system that I wish I had been using since the beginning. Thank you to everyone who has, and continues to make it what it is.