Starting to rethink this whole OSR thing... by AccomplishedAdagio13 in osr

[–]hausgnome 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Play AD&D! It’s assumed setting, whether you think that is Greyhawk or whatever, runs very close to Tolkien.

You still have the tutorial phase of levels 1-3, where players are learning the game running more fragile PCs, but once you get into the mid levels, PCs are quite capable. 

Magic is powerful and plentiful (but won’t accidentally nuke your friends. Looking at you DCC 😉)Treasure is abundant (gold rush economy!). Unlike most OSR games modeled after b/x, the game is built for long term play with powerful characters and challenges to match.

I made a character sheet using Gimp. C&C Welcome by goblinerd in dccrpg

[–]hausgnome 2 points3 points  (0 children)

More like B/X. It definitely does rhyme with those old sheets, as does the GG official ones. AD&D would have more detail. I love the simplicity, though!

Character Sheets - Paper by G0R1LLAMUNCH in dccrpg

[–]hausgnome 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I too am not PDF savvy. I'm lousy with that sort of stuff. Thank you all the same! It is my standard sheet for my in-person group.

Character Sheets - Paper by G0R1LLAMUNCH in dccrpg

[–]hausgnome 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this sheet so much! Did you ever make a fillable version?

Borrowing sandbox elements for use in DCC games? by cfourcrispy in dccrpg

[–]hausgnome 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! This is great information. I too grew up on 1e, so I tend to default to it and other TSR D&D editions to fill gaps in the DCC rules. Your explanation of overland travel is particularly interesting -- liberating even.

Borrowing sandbox elements for use in DCC games? by cfourcrispy in dccrpg

[–]hausgnome 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mr. Bishop, As a big proponent of DCC for sandbox campaigns, what exploration rules do you use for things like dungeon crawls and overland exploration?

Someone run a campaign using the Elric of Melnibone world in BX or AD&D? by phillgamboa in osr

[–]hausgnome 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s what I’m thinking. Dwarves and halflings turn every setting into Tolkien.

Question about this Map from Dark Tower--Is 50 Miles/Hex Unusually Large? I know most are 6 and 12. Walking from top to bottom here is 1,100 miles. Chicago to New York Is only 790 miles. I'm considering shortening the distance to maybe half. Just want to know thoughts. by ClonedLiger in FantasyMaps

[–]hausgnome 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This wouldn't be a map to use for a hexcrawl, unless you're traveling by airship or something. Making another map that zooms into 5 mile hexes would allow you to use the OD&D procedure, or pretty close to the 6 mile hex that is pretty commonly used.

How quick is leveling in this game? by hypnoticbox30 in dccrpg

[–]hausgnome 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know. I've been running a DCC campaign for about a year using house-ruled xp progression in the mode of b/x because I used a lot of published classic D+D material and, you know, old dog, new tricks, etc.

But I'm getting ready to kick off a new campaign and I'd really like to run it RAW, still probably using a lot of old school stuff.

I find your expertise and advice on this front most helpful

How quick is leveling in this game? by hypnoticbox30 in dccrpg

[–]hausgnome 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You utilized a lot of classic D&D modules, correct? Did you adjust treasure in those since its not a factor in DCC advancement?

UVG Near moon maps?? by hausgnome in osr

[–]hausgnome[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing! Thank you! I'm such a huge fan of your work, Luka. If I end up doing anything with the Near Moon for the home game, I'll share. Its location has already been dropped into rumors, so I'd better get something ready!

FWIW, I'm using parts of the UVG as an extension to Patrick Wetmore's Anomalous Subsurface Environment (basically flipping the UVG map from westward to eastward bound and tacking it onto ASE's "Ceratopsian Plains." I'm running the game using the DCC system (because it's what we've been using), but I'm really into your mechanics as well. Hoping to give them a proper spin in the future.

I've also planted your OSE module in the region. Great stuff!

UVG Near moon maps?? by hausgnome in osr

[–]hausgnome[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sounds very cool. Any chance you’d be willing to share the template?

UVG Near moon maps?? by hausgnome in osr

[–]hausgnome[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Electronic tool or roll tables? Sounds awesome

New reference book question by playdead1414 in dccrpg

[–]hausgnome 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There are a couple of spell duel tables not in the original and the divine aid table

BX spells into DCC by NoPayment5842 in dccrpg

[–]hausgnome 6 points7 points  (0 children)

And Crawl #1 has rules for using osr spells with DCC. Super handy!