Category: DCC RPG

Ring Side Report- RPG Review of Space Station M – Monster Manual Zines for 5e, DCC RPG, SURVIVE THIS!!, and System Neutral rulesets

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Product– Space Station M – Monster Manual Zines for 5e, DCC RPG, SURVIVE THIS!!, and System Neutral rulesets

System- 5e, DCC RPG, SURVIVE THIS!!, and System Neutral rulesets

Producer– Bloat Games

Price– $10.00 here https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/434966/Space-Station-M–Monster-Manual-Zines-for-5e-DCC-RPG-SURVIVE-THIS-and-System-Neutral-rulesets?src=hottest_filtered&affiliate_id=658618 

TL; DR-Solid retro player toys and monsters 97%

Basics– Time to fire the cold beam and then fire some missiles!  Space Station M is a love letter to Metroid video games, being both a monster manual and an armory with art and creature breakdowns for all the classic monsters you find in almost every Metroid game.

Mechanics or Crunch– This book gives you the crunch of Metroid!  You have the monsters you expect and they do the things you think they should do.  I didn’t feel anything was broken or game breaking in either the foes you face or the toys they drop when they die.  I am impressed that this is both the monster manual and the treasure vault for these in one.  5/5

Theme or Fluff– If you know what you are getting, you are going to get a solid product.  This is NOT an adventure.  It’s monsters.  If you expect a story you can play through, you will have a bad time.  But, the book says that explicitly, so it’s not a trick on their part.  What is here is solid, and the monsters feel like they should.  The equipment is almost everything you would expect, but I miss the grapple beam and the ball power ups.  4.75/5

Execution– PDF? Yep.  Hyperlinked?  No….. Solid Art?  Yep.  Good layout? Yes.  Overall these are a solid books with good art, layout, and a fun art style.  The things that I miss are hyperlinks and maybe pictures for all the equipment.  Nothing is horrible and it’s a perfectly good product, but I’ve grown to expect hyperlinks.  4.75/5

Summary– This is a solid product, if you know what you are getting.  I thought there would be an adventure.  That is completely on me.  It makes no claim to that.  Once I got over that, I saw the product for what it is:  solid, retro game vibes and modern mechanics for my favorite sci-fi franchise.  I’d like a few more toys and hyperlinks, but you will enjoy this if you want monsters and items to throw into your 5e, Survive This, and DCC/MCC games.  97%

Daily Punch 5-17-23 Curse cleric spell for DCC RPG

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Time to make some people pay!

Level 1 Cleric Spell

Level 1 Cleric Spell

Curse

Level: 1 Range: Touch Duration: 1 turn or more Casting time: 1 action Sava: Will

General The cleric asks their god to bestow a horrible curse upon the enemy causing the enemy to fail actions or other misfortunes.

Manifestation Roll 1d4: (1) foul purple light surround the target; (2)the area around the target dims; (3)demonic crows smash into the target; (4) discordant music fill the area round the target.

ResultOutcome
1-11Failure
12-13The target has a -1 penalty to all attack rolls for 1 round
14-17The target gains a -1 penalty to all attack rolls for 1 turn
18-19The target gains a -1 penalty to all rolls and last for 1 turn.
20-23The target gains a -2 penalty to all rolls for 1 turn.
24-27The target gains a penalty to all rolls equal to 1d3+CL and last for 1 turn. In addition all targets friendly to the target with in 5′ gain the same curse while in the area.
30-31The target gains a penalty to all rolls equal to 1d3+CL and last for 1 turn. In addition all targets friendly to the target with in 10′ gain the same curse while in the area.
32+The target is unmade and removed from the stream of time as it is punished for its sins. Only the favor of another god can restore the target to existence. This may upset other gods and powers and the caster may choose a lower result instead.

Ring Side Report- RPG Review of Dungeon Crawl Classics Dying Earth #0: The Black Obelisk

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Product– Dungeon Crawl Classics Dying Earth #0: The Black Obelisk

System- DCC RPG

Producer– Goodman Games

Price– $7 here https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/393054/Dungeon-Crawl-Classics-Dying-Earth-0-The-Black-Obelisk?affiliate_id=658618 

TL; DR-Short and Sweet! 97%

Basics–  Time for the trip!  You are all traveling for a possibly once in a lifetime religious trip across the dying earth.  Will you survive and thrive or will you die along the way?  What will your god have to say about the things you do along the way?

Mechanics or Crunch– This is a fun multichoice adventure, but it’s short.  There are three paths the players can take, but the paths might need a bit more.  I like what’s here, but if your players don’t roleplay a ton, you will get this done in about two hours.  That’s pretty short!  4.5/5

Theme or Fluff– This does feel like DCC, and now I want to read some Vance.  I didn’t read a ton of Jack Vance before this.  I know its where DnD magic comes from, but that was the extent of my knowledge.  After reading this, I feel its themed enough to feel like a DCC funnel as I kill loads of PCs, but I also feel like I want to learn more about the world this comes from.  5/5

Execution– PDF? Yep.  Funnel?  Yep.  Hyperlinked?  Yep. Solid Art?  Yep.  Good layout?  This is what I expect from Goodman Games and a funnel.  Solid work Goodman games!   5/5

Summary–  This was a fun adventure to get my players into the world of the Dying Earth.  Heck it got ME into the world of the Dying Earth!  I want to read more of this to get deeper in, so mission accomplished there adventure!  The crunch is good with the only real problem being the length of the adventure.  It’s not bad by any stretch, but it is short.  At a con on the last day, that might be a godsend for BOTH the GM and the players as you want to keep having fun, but you need a rest.  But, as a start, it’s a few points off.  That said, if my only real complaint about this product is I want more, then this is a solid product!  97%

Ring Side Report-RPG Review of DCC Day #2: Beneath the Well of Brass

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Product– DCC Day #2: Beneath the Well of Brass

System- Dungeon Crawl Classics

Producer– Goodman Games

Price– $6.00 here https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/352617/DCC-Day-2-Beneath-the-Well-of-Brass?term=beneath+the+well+of+brass?affiliate_id=658618

TL; DR– Great intro fun with some crazy story elements. 97%

Basics–  Dragged by a brutal “king”, you have to find the secret of immortality or your village dies.  You are nobodies when you go into the volcanic tunnel under a mountain, but you will emerge heroes if you survive!

Mechanics or Crunch-This is a great adventure for starter heroes.  The players will get a kick out of this adventure as they get the basics overall.  One issue is that there isn’t much combat here.  There are traps, some crazy bits, and a finale, but not a ton of fights.  A bit more would make this more fun.  Also, most of my players get through this adventure in about three hours, so it’s a bit short.  A few more fights might help this one.  But what is here is nicely balanced, and a fun intro for your newer players.  4.5/5

Theme or Fluff– Oh DCC, never change!  This story is crazy as you just get dumped into the dungeon, and then planar transport before level 1!  Solid crazy stuff here; hellknights, a city of djinn, and a thug who needs killing all feature into this adventure.  This adventure is just crazy gonzo fun for your players.   5/5

Execution– PDF? Yes.  Hyperlinked?  Yes.  THIS IS LESS THAN 20 PAGES AND IT HAS HYPERLINKS!  Goodman games knows how to put out some solid stuff.  It has crazy, old school art.  It’s easy to read.  It’s fun to read on its own.  It’s all the things I want in an intro adventure.  5/5

Summary-Solid work here for DCC Game Day.  If you want to have some quick intro fun for your players to enter the world of DCC RPG.  This is a well written, well crafted, easy to read adventure that is something almost every DCC gamer and honestly every RPG player should try.  Check this one out quickly!  97%

Daily Punch 3-2-21 Weakness spell for DCC RPG

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How about one more version of this spell?

Weakness
Level: 1Range 50 feetDuration: 1 round per CLCasting time: 1 actionSave: Fort save
GeneralThe caster bistows weakness on a character
ManifestationRoll 1d4: 1-The target’s skin begins to crack and flake off; (2)The target begins to bleed from its nose, mouth, and eyes (3) The targets joints begin to lock in place; (4) the target begins to be pelted by a migrane
CorruptionRoll 1d4:(1)The caster’s teeth begin to rot with cavities; (2) The casters hair begins to fall out (3) The caster’s begins to dripple constantly. (4) The caster begains to limp
MisfireRoll 1d4:(1)The caster’s mouth fills with blood and sours to the point he gains a -2 attack rolls, saving throws, spell checks, and to initiative; (2) The caster’s bones begin to break easily causing double damage for 1d6 rounds. (3) The caster begins to go blind for 1d3 hours (4) The caster’s limbs become so week he can’t use them for 1d6 turns.
1Lost, failure, and worse! Roll 1d6 modified by Luck: (0 or less) corruption + patron taint + misfire; (1-2)corruption; (3+) misfire.
2-11Lost, failure
12-13You curse the target with weak saves. they take a -1 penalty to all saves.
14-17You curse the target with breakable bones. They take an additional 1d4 damage from each attack.
18-19You cure the target with weak body. They take a 1d6 penatly to all checks and attacks.
20-23You bring all three curses upon them! They take a 1d6 penalty to all saves, checks, and attacks, and any damage on them does an additional 1d6 points of damage.
24-27You weaken them completely. Any attack on the target uses a d24 as a base and any roll above 20 counts as a critical hit.
28-31You decimate the body. Each round the target takes 1d20 damage at the start of their turns, and any attack on the target rolls a d30 with any result over 20 on the die being a critical hit.
32+The target is on death door. All attack on the target use a d30, score a critical hit on an attack that scores over 20 and hit, and all targets add an additioanal d12 to the critical table to determin the effect.

Daily Punch 1-7-21 Smack Can tech item for Mutant Crawl Classics RPG

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Ok, we need one more system with a can to smack an idiot!

Smack Can
Tech Level: 2 Complexity Modifier: 2
Range: 10’ radius, special
Damage: 6d10 main, 6d6 others
Special: wielder immune
Power: Self
Smack cans are highly compressed depleted uranium cans. A wielder makes a melee attack on someone instead of throwing the can. If it hits, the main target takes damage as above, but then the can explodes and hits all creatures in the area with acid-based damage except the person who swung the can.

Thoughts?

Daily Punch 12-28-20 Santa’s Little Helpers spell for DCC RPG

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want to make a Santa patron, so we need some Santa spells!

Santa’s Little Helpers
Level: 2Range 30 feetDuration: 1 nightCasting time: 1 turnSave: N/A
GeneralThe caster brings forth servents of the master to do what must be done!
ManifestationRoll 1d4: 1-The caster stomps his staff and snow forms into the creatures summoned. 2-the caster flicks his wrist and creatures always there step into view. 3-when the caster claps his hands a blizzard springs forth and the creatures step forth. 4-the caster winks and the creatures appear.
CorruptionRoll 1d6: 1-4 minor, 5-6 major
MisfireRoll 1d4:(1)The caster’s mouth fills with sour taste to the point he gains a -4 attack rolls, saving throws, spell checks, and to initiative; (2) The caster’s bones turn to candy and break easly causing double damage for 1d6 rounds. (3) Everything tasts like candy so the caster tries to eat everythign and everyone for 1d4 rounds. (4)The caster must make a DC 10 Fort save or he turns into a cookie gingerbread man for 1d6 rounds. He can move freely as this cookie, but has a 1 for Strengh, Agiligy, and Stamina until the spell ends.
1Lost, failure, and worse! Roll 1d6 modified by Luck: (0 or less) corruption + patron taint + misfire; (1-3) corruption; (4) patron taint (or corruption if no patron); (5+) misfire.
2-11Lost, failure
12-13failure, but the spell is not lost.
14-15You summon forth a 1HD elven creature. this creature has a bonus to crafting things, climbing, and hiding equal to 1/4 your spell check result. these creatures follow you commands to the best of their ability. They build anything you want in 1/4 the time it normally takes.
16-19You summon forth 2d4 elven creatures as described below.
20-23You summon forth a 3HD flying reindeer.
24-30You summon forth eight 4HD flying reindeer and a sleigh. the sleigh is large enough to accommodate seven regular humanoids. the sleigh also comes with one elven creature as described below. all follow your commands. While at rhe helm of the sleigh, you see through all darkness and storms, noth magical and mundane.
31+You summon forth one 16 HD demon. this demon carries a cage and a whip. it is immune to fire and cold. ot can also teleport from darkness to darkness. It gains one step up the dice chain for any action against a creature that has performed an evil act in the last week.

Daily Punch 12-21-20 Candy Crush Spell for DCC RPG

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DCC needs a Santa Claus patron. Let’s work on that! First, some spells for that patron.

Candry Crush
Level: 1Range SelfDuration: 1 round per CLCasting time: 1 actionSave: N/A
GeneralThe caster crushes a piece of candy and gains powers based on his control of the candy!
ManifestationRoll 1d4: 1-The caster unraps a piece of candy and eats it; (2)the caster crushes a piece and blows it into the wind; (3) The caster swips into the air and glowing pieces of candy flash before everyone; (4) The caster reaches into the air and from between joined hands pulls a glowing candy cane out and waves it like a wand
CorruptionRoll 1d4:(1)The caster’s teeth begin to rot with cavities; (2) streaks like candy canes appear on the caster’s body. (3) the caster gains pieces of candy imbedded in their skin. (4)the caster’s food turns into candy corn
MisfireRoll 1d4:(1)The caster’s mouth fills with sour taste to the point he gains a -4 attack rolls, saving throws, spell checks, and to initiative; (2) The caster’s bones turn to candy and break easily causing double damage for 1d6 rounds. (3) Everything tastes like candy so the caster tries to eat everything and everyone for 1d4 rounds. (4)The caster must make a DC 10 Fort save or he turns into a cookie gingerbread man for 1d6 rounds. He can move freely as this cookie, but has a 1 for Strength, Agility, and Stamina until the spell ends.
1Lost, failure, and worse! Roll 1d6 modified by Luck: (0 or less) corruption + patron taint + misfire; (1-2)corruption; (3+) misfire.
2-11Lost, failure
12-13You shot a piece of candy at an enemy doing 1d4 points of damage. No save
14-17You summon forth a sword made of pure candy cane. the sword does 1d6 + intelligence modifier damage upon a hit and counts as magic. Any damaged tissue is turned to candy and can only be healed by magic. You may choose a lower result if you so choose.
18-19Throw three pieces of candy each doing 1d8 points of damage to a target. No save. You may choose a lower result if you so choose.
20-23You or someone of your choosing within 30 feet gain the armor of the candy knight. You gain plate armor with an additional +4 bonus to AC. You may choose a lower result if you so choose.
24-27You target one enemy you can see and they crush from the outside in like the candy between your fingers. The target takes 2d24 crushing damage. This damage my only be healed via magic. If the enemy dies from this damage, it explodes into candy. You may choose a lower result if you so choose.
28-31You or another ally becomes the candy knight. Gain plate armor with a +4 extra bonus as well as the candy sword that does 1d8 damage that can only be healed via magic as the wound turns to candy. You are also immune to any fire damage as you no longer melt in any hand. You can choose a lower result if you so choose.
32+Choose a target in range with less than 60 HP total. That target instantly explodes into hundreds of pieces of candy

Daily Punch 10-12-20 Elf and Halfling racial template for Star Crawl

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How about some more racial templates for star crawl?

Elf: Long lived, graceful, and aloof, elves have lived long enough for some of the oldest of them to see elves go from living in forest homes to living among the stars. The other races think them haughty, but honestly you deserve to be better then the rest as you are just better.
Stat Adjustments: Stamina -1, Intelligence +2, Agility +1
Special Abilities: Long-lived(Elves live up to 500 years), Magical ( choose one level one wizard spell that you cast as a wizard of your level)

Halfling: Adorable and short, halflings are the vagabonds of humanity. These small explorers took to the skies like fish to water as they drive space caravans across the stars.
Stat Adjustments: Stamina -1, Ability +2, Personality +1
Special Abilities: Lucky( when you spent a point of luck, you gain +1d4 instead), small( you are small sized)

Thoughts?

Daily Punch 10-7-20 Dwarf racial template for Star Crawl/DCC RPG

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Why not bring the old races back!

Dwarf: Short, built, and hardy, dwarves are the bedrock of any group they are part of. Haling from under the earth, they find the transition to space hard, but fit in well into spaceships where a crew might not see open sky for months at a time.
Stat Adjustments: Stamina +2
Special Abilities: Burly(add 1/2 Level (minimum +1) to Fortitude Saves)

Thoughts?